St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
2400 Mayport Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32233
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
2400 Mayport Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32233
About Us
Office Hours
Office is open Monday- Friday
9AM-4PM.
We Close on all National Holidays
Mass Times
New Mass Times
Saturday 5pm
Sunday - 7am, 9am, & 11am
Sunday- Communion Service 12:30PM
If you can not attend we still offer our
Online Facebook Masses
Times are as listed:
Sunday - 10:00 AM
Tuesday - Friday - 6:00 PM
Sacraments
Confession -
30 minutes prior to Mass or by appointment.
Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation, and Marriage - Please call the office regarding preparation for these Sacraments.
Communion and Anointing of the Sick -
After Sunday Mass, the Eucharist is taken to the Sick. Please call the office to have a parishioner included.
Staff
Rev. Rafael Lavilla, Pastor
In the event of an emergency, call Father Rafael's emergency number (904)-496-2539
Samantha Matthews: SAMatthews.StJohn@outlook.com
Secretary/Director of Religious Education
Kathryn LaPointe: sjcbookkeeper@gmail.com
Bookkeeper
Monica Trinidad: Mtrinidad.stjohn@outlook.com
Administrative Assistant & Outreach
Bill Johnson
Maintenance Supervisor
News & Updates
Religious Education & RCIA
Religious Education & RCIA
Religious Education & RCIA
Religious Education
St John's Religious Education
K-5th Wednesday's 6:15-7:30pm
6th-Confirmation Sunday's 6:15-7:30pm
Samantha Matthews, DRE at SAMatthews.Stohn@outlook.com
RCIA
(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
RCIA Tuesday's 6:30-8:30pm
If you are a parishioner interested in attending an RCIA meeting to refresh your faith please call Parish office for more information.
Lent Schedule
Religious Education & RCIA
Religious Education & RCIA
Ash Wednesday: Feb 17 2021
St. John’s Masses @ 7am, 9am & 7pm
Ash Distribution Service @11am
Stations of the Cross:
Feb 19th @ 7pm: Presented by the Religious Education
Rice Bowl supper to follow: offered by RCIA
Stations of the Cross:
Feb 26th @ 7pm: Presented by the 9am Choir
Rice Bowl supper to follow: offered by the Emergency Assistance Ministry
Stations of the Cross:
March 5th @ 7pm: Presented by the Ladies Guild
Rice Bowl supper to follow: offered by the Knights of Columbus
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph:
March 10-March 17th EVERY EVENING after the 8am Daily Mass in main Sanctuary.
St. Joseph: Feast Day
March 19th 8am Mass
Stations of the Cross:
March 12th @ 7pm: Presented by Couples for Christ
Rice Bowl supper to follow: offered by Couples for Christ
March 19th--Novena Mass for St. Joseph: 8am
Stations of the Cross:
March 26th @ 7pm: Presented by the RCIA
Rice Bowl supper to follow: offered by the Young Church
Parish News
Religious Education & RCIA
Parish News
The Triduum:
Holy Thursday: April 1st Mass @ 7pm
Good Friday: April 2nd @ 3pm Mass & Veneration of the Cross
Stations of the Cross (Fr. Rafael) @ 7pm
Holy Saturday:
April 3rd: Vigil Mass @ 8:30pm (no 5pm Mass!)
Easter Sunday:
April 4th @ 7am, 9am & 11am
12:30 Communion Service
No Penance Service
will be offered at St. John’s this year: Reconciliation/Confessions are offered:
30 minutes before every Mass,
6pm, prior to each Stations of the Cross
or call the office at (904)246-6014 to set up an appointment for a time to meet with Father Rafael.
Easter Sunday Fun:
An Easter Egg Hunt
will be offered by the Young Church
at Noon on the front lawn!
(free fun for all the children of St. John’s!)
Parish News
Ministries
Liturgical Ministries
Education Ministries
Service and Social Ministries
Respect Life
Holiday Dinners
Diocesan Information
To get to the Diocese website click on red tab
2021 Bishop’s Annual Stewardship Appeal
Take Action Now – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. The Equality Act, in many ways, does the opposite and needs to be opposed. Tell your elected officials in the Senate to oppose it.
More information and resources related to the USCCB’s stance on the Equality Act may be found at https://www.usccb.org/equality-act.
Bishop Estévez Urges Catholics to Take Action On Equality Act
The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act in a 224-206 vote on Feb. 25. A couple of days ahead of the vote, the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees said its mandates will “discriminate against people of faith” by adversely affecting charities and their beneficiaries, conscience rights, women’s sports, “and sex-specific facilities.”
Bishop Felipe Estévez has joined his brother bishops in urging Catholics to take action now by telling their elected officials in the Senate to vote against the Equality Act.
The bill, known as H.R. 5 and recently reintroduced in the House, also will provide for taxpayer funding of abortion and limit freedom of speech, the chairmen said in a Feb. 23 letter to all members of Congress. H.R. 5 amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, federal funding, credit and jury duty.
“Human dignity is central to what Catholics believe,” they said, and the church serves “all people, without regard to race, religion or any other characteristic. Rather than affirm human dignity in ways that meaningfully exceed existing practical protections, the Equality Act would discriminate against people of faith,” they said. “It would also inflict numerous legal and social harms on Americans of any faith or none.”
St. John's
Respect Life
Please join FR Rafael and the Respect For Life Committee on the 1st Friday's of the month after the 8am Mass to pray for the culture of life. we begin with the Benediction followed by the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
If you have any questions please contact the Office.
Lenten Season 2021
The 2021 Lenten Season Schedule is on our main page, in the Parish News & Updates section.
Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7pm
Schedule below