Father Larry Adamczyk will be offering a Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Latin) for those buried at the St. Bartholomew and the St. John Cemeteries. The Mass will be Thursday, November 8, at 9:30am in the St. Bart Mission Church at 3071 Park Avenue, Manchester, MD 21102.
Eternal Rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
In time for Memorial Day, St. John Cub Scout Pack 420 and other volunteers placed flags on the graves of veterans in the St. John Cemetery.
Thank you for remembering those who have served this country!
At our latest meeting on Thursday, March 15, 2012, the following four activities were initiated.
Please note that the “Garage Sale” will require helpers to set-up in advance. Bettie and Shirley Young who are running the quilt auction could use some folks to assist them at the times noted. Please review all activities and let me know which of them you are available to assist.Monsignor Farmer has agreed to the creation of a “St. John Cemetery” fund within our parish budget.
All funds deposited into this fund will be directed solely to the maintenance and future development of the cemetery.
In an effort to capture the attention of the entire parish and all parishioners,
a second collection will be taken at all weekend Masses on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22nd.
All funds collected will go directly into this fund.
The committee, under the direction of Jennifer Seppi, is in the process of preparing a parish bulletin insert consisting of pictures and vital historical data about our St. John Cemetery. This insert will be placed in the Church bulletin the previous weekend of April 14 and 15 – the week before the cemetery fund collection takes place.
A cemetery fund announcement will be included in the announcements at the end of all Masses this same weekend.
Bettie and Shirley Young will be accepting bids on two large handmade quilts that they created themselves. These beautiful quilts are a must see and buy!!! Bids will be accepted in $10 increments with a starting bid at $75. All proceeds go to the newly created St. John Cemetery Fund. Bette and Shirley will be setting up a table at the following events:
Friday, March 23 @ Fish Fry 4:00-7:00 pm
Friday, March 30 @ Fish Fry 4:00-7:00 pm
Sunday, April 2 @ Knights of Columbus
Breakfast 8:00-12:00 noon
Sunday, April 15 @ Hospitality Sunday 8:00-12:00 noon
Sunday, May 6 @ Knights of Columbus
Breakfast 8:00-12:00 noon
Sunday, May 20 @ Hospitality Sunday 8:00-12:00 noon
They will need help. If you can be of assistance at any time in helping take bids at the set-up table at these events, please give them a call at 410-848-8927.
BOTH OF THESE QUILTS ARE FASTASTIC. YOU MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY AND BEAUTY OF THESE HANDMADE ITEMS.
Bettie and Shirley Young will be hosting a huge garage sale on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21st from 8:00 am-3:00 pm.
Furniture, collectibles and housewares are available for sale.
Their address is
807 Fairfield Avenue
Westminster, Maryland 21157
(near Carroll County Hospital)
PROCEEDS (75%) WILL GO TO ST. JOHN CEMETERY
These ladies will need help in setting up for this event. All are asked to assist in helping particularly on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of time.
Please call 410-848-8927 for actual times assistance is needed.
Special recognition is extended to Steve Sinnott who has provided us with a huge amount of his research data consisting of specific facts obtained from personal interviews with individuals who have purchased such structures, pictures, various sizes, installation costs and location of existing structures currently erected at other nearby cemeteries. He has set the stage for investigation into such a structure at our cemetery. Thank you, Steve, for putting in a significant amount of time and data gathering for the committee.
Monsignor Farmer has discussed the possibility of such a structure in our cemetery with me and we have agreed to gather data and begin to research the feasibility / consideration of our parish erecting one. Together with the data supplied by Steve, the committee will expand its fact gathering as well as consult with various manufacturers on site to examine an appropriate location and estimated cost of various size structures and share this information with the Pastoral Council and Monsignor.
This is the first official posting of the St. John Church Cemetery Committee, located in historic Westminster, Maryland.
We have had a busy last several months!
Our committe was formed August 2011 in response to some vandalism: http://player.vimeo.com/video/31297271?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0
The word got out and people got involved: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/crime_checker/carroll_county_crime/vandals-topple-tombstones-at-carroll-county-cemetery
The first official action was an Order for Visiting a Cemetery on All Souls Day led by Rev. Bianco on All Souls Day. The clean up began in earnest by young and old (with help coming from as far as Ocean City, Maryland) over the next several months. With input from Capt. Yeager and Sgt. Benfer, reward fliers were distributed in the neighborhood. The landscape was adjusted according to police recommendations with the result of increased visibility.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace!
St. John Roman Catholic Cemetery 