**The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary**, highlighting her pure and compassionate love, symbolized by her heart. This month serves as a time to reflect on her virtues and her role in salvation history.

**Mass & Services for August:**

- **August 1 (Friday)**: Saint Alphonsus Mary de' Liguori, Bishop, Doctor (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay Day Off.

- **August 2 (Saturday)**: Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (White/Blue)
St. John's Coffee Morning from 10 AM to 12 PM.
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 3 (Sunday)**: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Solemn Mass at 10 AM @ Christ Church.

- **August 4 (Monday)**: Saint John Mary Vianney, Priest (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 5 (Tuesday)**: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 6 (Wednesday)**: The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast, Gold/White)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church, followed by coffee.

- **August 7 (Thursday)**: Saints Sixtus II, Pope, and his Companions, Martyrs (Red)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 8 (Friday)**: Saint Dominic, Priest (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 9 (Saturday)**: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin, Martyr (Feast, Red)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on annual leave.

- **August 10 (Sunday)**: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
Solemn Mass at 10 AM @ St. John the Evangelist, followed by PCC.

- **August 11 (Monday)**: Saint Clare, Virgin (White)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church.

- **August 12 (Tuesday)**: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (White)
Mass at 7 PM @ St. John the Evangelist, followed by coffee.

- **August 13 (Wednesday)**: Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (Red)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church, followed by coffee.

- **August 14 (Thursday)**: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Gold/Blue)
First Vespers at 6 PM @ St. John the Evangelist
Vigil Mass at 6:30 PM @ St. John the Evangelist.

- **August 15 (Friday)**: The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Solemn Mass, Homily, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30 PM @ Christ Church.

- **August 16 (Saturday)**: Saint Stephen of Hungary (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay Day Off.
St. John's Coffee Morning from 10 AM to 12 PM.

- **August 17 (Sunday)**: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
Solemn Mass & Holy Baptism at 10 AM @ Christ Church.

- **August 18 (Monday)**: Feria (Green)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church.

- **August 19 (Tuesday)**: Feria (Green)
Mass at 7 PM @ St. John the Evangelist.

- **August 20 (Wednesday)**: Saint Bernard, Abbot, Doctor (White)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church, followed by coffee.

- **August 21 (Thursday)**: Saint Pius X, Pope (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay Day Off.

**Parish Pilgrimage** to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham: August 22-24.

- **August 22 (Friday)**: Our Lady, Mother and Queen (Blue/White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on pilgrimage.

- **August 23 (Saturday)**: Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (White/Blue)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on pilgrimage.

- **August 24 (Sunday)**: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
Said Mass & Homily at 10 AM @ St. John the Evangelist.
Celebrant & Preacher: Fr. George Narn-Briggs SSC.

- **August 25 (Monday)**: Saint Louis (White)
No Mass. Fr. Jay on a rest day.

- **August 26 (Tuesday)**: Blessed Dominic of the Mother of God (Dominic Barberi), Priest (White)
Mass at 7 PM @ St. John the Evangelist, followed by coffee.

- **August 27 (Wednesday)**: Saint Monica (White)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church, followed by coffee.

- **August 28 (Thursday)**: Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor (White)
Mass at 12 PM @ St. John’s.

- **August 29 (Friday)**: The Beheading (Passion) of Saint John the Baptist (Red)
Mass at 12 PM @ Christ Church.

- **August 30 (Saturday)**: Saints Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line, and Margaret Ward, Martyrs (Red)
St. John's Coffee Morning from 10 AM to 12 PM.
Mass at 12 PM @ St. John the Evangelist.

- **August 31 (Sunday)**: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
Solemn Mass at 10 AM @ Christ Church.