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2021 Sandridge Rd. Alden, NY 14004

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Welcome

Welcome! St. John the Baptist family of parishioners is a faith-filled Catholic Christian community which believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, in His Church and its teachings, under the direction of our spiritual leaders. We watch and pray as we follow His call to love, life, fellowship and holiness.

St. John the Baptist

We Share - Direct and Online Donations

Your continued generosity is important to help our parish maintain financial stability and services. Please consider signing up for online donations at https://stjohnalden.weshareonline.org    If you are having difficulty with this link, or you would prefer to set up your donation directly, please email Tom Liebler [email protected]

Donations (checks only, please do not send cash through regular mail) may also be mailed or dropped off to the office at 2021 Sandridge Rd, Alden, NY 14004. 

Thank you!

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Daily Readings

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 Is 55:6-9

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Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, priestReading 1 1 Tm 6:13-16

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Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 1 Tm 6:2c-12

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Publications

 "Let us ask God to help us set out on a path of true conversion. Let us leave behind our selfishness and self-absorption, and turn to Jesus’ Pasch. Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in need, sharing our spiritual and material goods with them. In this way, by concretely welcoming Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives, we will also radiate its transforming power to all of creation."                                                                 Pope Francis, October 4, 2018

Busted Halo

Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry: Learning From Padre Pio’s Words of Wisdom

Padre Pio was one of my favorite saints growing up. Although I was initially enamored by his gifts of bilocation, stigmata, and the ability to…

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What is Acedia? 6 Ways to Overcome Spiritual Sloth

In the silence of the confessional line, guilt weighed heavily on my conscience. Reflecting on what I was about to confess, I questioned, I knew…

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Offered to Pray for Someone? 5 Fresh Ways to Stick to Your Word

We were sitting in the shade at a playground watching our preschoolers dash from slide to slide when my best friend turned to me and…

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NYS Catholic Conference

Statement on Passage of Abortion Telehealth Legislation

Following is a statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations, regarding the legisature’s passage of legislation (A1709, Reyes/S1066-B, Mayer) providing legal protections to health practitioners who prescribe abortion-inducing medication to out-of-state women. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, New York has sought to become the abortion capital of the United States. Despite allowing abortion […]

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Hospice and Palliative Care Access & Quality

Memorandum of Support Re: A5587 Wallace / S4858 Hinchey Establishes the offices of hospice and palliative care access and quality The above-referenced bill would establish the office of hospice and palliative care access and quality. Sadly, this important legislation was vetoed by the Executive last year. The New York State Catholic Conference strongly supports this […]

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Physician-Assisted Suicide

Memorandum of Opposition Re:  A995-A Paulin/S2445-A Hoylman-Sigal Relates to the medical aid in dying act The above-referenced bill would add a new section of the Public Health Law to allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication for the express purpose of ending a patient’s life. The New York State Catholic Conference opposes this bill […]

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