St. John the Baptist Festival is Coming!

St. John the Baptist Church is holding its annual spring festival Friday May 14, Saturday , May 15, and Sunday, May 16.

Come and enjoy live music, great food and exciting rides and games.

Also, you can buy raffle tickets! Prizes are $5,000, $2,000 and $1,000.

Want to save money?

Come to the parish office or visit the table after Mass to buy pre-sale tickets.

Festival Market Place

Want to market your company to the community at a big event?

Contact Martha Hernandez (626) 337-4223 or email sjbsocialservcies@gmail.com for information on having a booth at the St. John the Baptist Parish Festival May 14-16.

It is an opportunity to reach thousands and thousands of visitors in a fun, social event.

Immigration March - May 1

The buses will leave St. John the Baptist at 8:30 to arrive for the march to begin at 10 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles. They will then leave at 12;30 to return to Baldwin Park.

Calendar

Saturday, May 2: Immigration March in downtown Los Angeles

Sunday, May 3: TELACU presentation on free home and apartment repairs and upgrades for qualified residents

May 14-16: St. John the Baptist Parish Festival

Sunday, May 23: Blood Drive for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Tuesday, June 15: Job Fair

Interested in Hiring Workers?

St. John the Baptist Social Services will be hosting a job fair on Tuesday, June 15. Please contact the officer if you would like to participate as an exhibitor for positions in Baldwin Park and elsewhere.

You can also contact the office regarding openings. The program maintains a list of people seeking employment.

May 1 United for Immigration Reform

The march to support immigration rights will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, at Broadway and Olympic in downtown Los Angeles and continue to Temple.

Information:
(213) 353-1784 or (213) 746-6264

Hermandad Mexicana is organizing free bus transportation from Baldwin Park. If you are interested, please contact the Social Services office. Registration is NECESSARY.

May 1 March

Hermandad Mexicana is an immigration rights march on Saturday, May 1, in Los Angeles.

The group is willing to sponsor two buses.

If you are interested in going, please register with the Social Services office.

Fireworks ...

Looking for fireworks this summer?

Keep St. John the Baptist in mind ...

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/TNT-Fireworks/45858558266?ref=ts

Details to come.

Potential Offerings

The Social Services Program is currently evaluating future offerings. Would you be interested in ...

a) twice-weekly aerobics held Monday and Wednesday mornings

b) Spanish-language literacy classes

c) tutoring

d) U.S. Citizenship Exam class (adjusted for language and paces)

Nutrition and Limited Budget

Health is obviously important and nutrition from food is a key component. Here is a story focusing on ways to make nutritious family meals even with a limited budget.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_food_living_on_food_stamps

Blood Drive

St. John the Baptist Social Services and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles will be hosting a blood drive on Sunday, May 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish hall.

Immigration Assistance - April 18

St. John the Baptist Social Services will be hosting an immigration advice session on Sunday, April 18, in the parish hall from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Gloria Saucedo of Hermandad Mexicana will be present to help with questions such as Class U Visas (abuse cases), family petitions, and applying for citizenship for those who have been legal residents for over five years.

Congressional Recognition

The St. John the Baptist Social Services program has received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition which was signed by Representative Judy Chu of the 32nd District.

Immigration Assistance - April 18

St. John the Baptist is hosting an immigration advice session on Sunday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the parish hall.

Job Fair ... June 15!

St. John the Baptist Social Services is hosting a job fair in the parish hall on Tuesday, Juine 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Watch for more information.

Interested in seeking job candidates? Contact the office.

Census Worker on Tuesday

St. John the baptist Social Services will be hosting a Census worker live in the office on Tuesday, April 6 to help fill in the census forms. In addition, workers at the office can help Monday through Friday with the forms and also have forms available in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Russian.