{"id":769,"date":"2022-08-25T13:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/?page_id=769"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:06:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"769\" class=\"elementor elementor-769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4353a5e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4353a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd69337\" data-id=\"fd69337\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433bb2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"433bb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to St John the Baptist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9507013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9507013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catholic Parish and School<br>Preparing The Way<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2491b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd2491b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe are a growing Catholic faith community\nwhose members seek to live and share\na Eucharistic love of Jesus Christ\nthat is centered in prayer, Adoration,\nReconciliation, education and community service.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a32b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a32b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesharegiving.org\/app\/giving\/WeShare-3278?tab=home\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/button-giving-home.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2775\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4bdc0f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4bdc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6052c\" data-id=\"8b6052c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6787b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d6787b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjohncatholicedgar\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11060\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-fb-parish-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StJohnCatholicSchoolEdgar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11062\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-fb-school-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"\/><\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61590184351793\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11061\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-fb-yg-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sja.youthgroup\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11060\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-insta-yg-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f0c040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f0c040\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d47ae2\" data-id=\"2d47ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46391c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46391c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">IT'S COMING!! The Annual St John's Trunk or Treat!! Oct 31st!  Find more info on slides below. \/\/  THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL! Our  Loaded Baked Potato &amp; Taco Bar event this past Wednesday was WONDERFUL!  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d467108 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"d467108\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce617f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bce617f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesharegiving.org\/app\/giving\/WeShare-3278?tab=home\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/edgarcatholic.org\/stj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/button-giving-home.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2775\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144228a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144228a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e80592\" data-id=\"46e80592\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f62cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f62cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e2075\" data-id=\"e1e2075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ad307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ad307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>MASS TIMES<\/h6><p><strong>Weekend Masses<br \/><\/strong>Saturdays 5:30 pm<br \/>Sundays 8:30 am<\/p><p><strong>Weekday Masses<br \/><\/strong>M, W, F\u00a0 @ 8:00 am<\/p><p><strong>Communion Services<\/strong><br \/>None at this time.<\/p><p><strong>Confessions<\/strong><br \/>Saturday: 4:30-5:00 pm<br \/>Sunday: 8:00-8:20 am<\/p><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f786fb7\" data-id=\"f786fb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a819541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a819541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>ADORATION\/CONFESSIONS<\/h6><p>Mondays from 4:30-5:30 pm<br \/>First Friday, 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elementor-element-b4c6b55\" data-id=\"b4c6b55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f91cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f91cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Parish Office Hours:<\/strong><\/h5><h6><strong>Monday-Friday 9am-4pm<\/strong><\/h6><p><strong>Pastor:<\/strong> Father Alan Wierzba<br \/><a href=\"mailto:pastor@stjohnedgar.org\">pastor@stjohnedgar.org<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Parish Rectory:<\/strong> 715-352-3011<br \/><strong>Church Dining Hall:<\/strong> 715-352-3111<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:parishoffice@stjohnedgar.org\">parishoffice@stjohnedgar.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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