SCN Missions Blog

ST. JOHN'S/SCN MISSIONS BLOG

St. John's/SCN Mission Partnership: Overview - Read this post first!

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth History & Mission The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCNs) were founded in 1812 by Mother Catherine...

Our First Mission to Belize - St. John's Hollywood House (January 19 - 26, 2014)

The first Belize mission team from St. John's Parish embarked on January 19, 2014, to build the St. John's Hollywood House for a young...

Botswana Mission (April 28 - May 13, 2014)

Shortly after Becky's return from her first mission trip to build a house in Belize, she joined a team of three and traveled to Botswana...

Repairs at the Crow Indian Reservation - Pryor, MT (June 8 - 14, 2014)

Dan traveled to the Crow Indian Reservation in Pryor, MT, to assist three SCNs in several needed repairs in this beautiful part of the...

Bill Schaefer House - Ladyville, Belize (October 18 - 25, 2015)

A team left in October 2015 to build the St. John's Bill Schaefer House for a young mother, Rosa, and her children: Miguel, Leah, Terri...

Painting St. Jude's School - Las Flores, Belize (February 8 - 15, 2016)

After orientation in Nazareth, KY, a team of ten missionaries left for Belize. Part of the mission team would be painting a Catholic...

House Repairs - Dunbar, PA (July 19 - 23, 2016)

In July 2016, the Hicks, Schaefer, and Norris families set out for Dunbar, PA, to assist in painting the mobile homes of three families....

Block Work - Las Flores, Belize (January 23 - 30, 2017)

In January 2017, two individuals from St. John's were requested by Luke Boiarski, SCN, to travel to Las Flores, Belize, to assist in the...

St. John's House - Belize City, Belize (February 19 - 26, 2017)

On February 18, a commissioning ceremony was held to enlist parish support and prayers for the mission team, who were going to build the...

Mississippi Disaster Relief - Durant, MS (May 10 - 12, 2017)

A member of St. John's Parish joined Luke Boiarski, SCN, in a disaster response effort in Durant, MS. A tornado had swept through this...

Monsignor Harris House - Burrell Boom, Belize (March 4 - 11, 2018)

The Commissioning Ceremony for the St. John's team leaving for Belize was held at the 5pm Mass on March 4, 2018. This effort was...

Block Work - Las Flores, Belize (January 7 - 15, 2019)

Over the past few years, several members of our parish have been able to assist Luke Boiarski, SCN, in helping Manuel realize his dream...

Debbie Dugan House - Belize City, Belize (March 24 - 30, 2019)

The Commissioning Ceremony for the St. John’s team leaving for Belize was held at the 5 p.m. Mass on March 23, 2019. This effort was...

Crow Indian Reservation Repairs – Pryor, Montana (September 3 - 10, 2019).

Twelve volunteers, including four parishioners from St. John’s Parish, and three SCNs, set out for Big Sky country at the Crow...

Ortiz House – Las Flores, Belize (January 26 – February 01, 2020)

Nine volunteers, from Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, and Wayne Miedzinski from St. John’s Parish, and Sr. Luke Boiarski, SCN,...

St. John's/SCN Mission Partnership: Overview - Read this post first!