{"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":"2026-11-04T10:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:41:12","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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3773583079481924\" target=\"_blank\">November is a month of THANKFULNESS. God has blessed us in so many ways!  Perhaps during your family meal prayer, you could go around the group to share one thing you are most thankful for today! <\/a><\/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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1024px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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> 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