About
We are a Roman Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Rockford serving the pastoral needs of Catholics in the Village of Johnsburg, under the direction of the Congregation of the Resurrection .
We, the Parish of St. John the Baptist, loving God, redeemed by Christ, afire with the Holy Spirit, are a family of faith called together by our Baptism, bound to each other through love and dedicated to the evangelical call of Jesus.
Like Franciscans or Jesuits, Resurrectionists bring a special gift to the Church. Their gift to the Church is reminding people through preaching and teaching of Jesus’ message of hope for the world. By the power of God’s grace, Resurrectionists bear the gospel of hope to those in need of conversion. It all starts by reminding people of God’s great love in Jesus Christ for each one of us.
The Congregation of the Resurrection was founded in Paris France in 1836. By the late 1850’s, Resurrectionists were ministering in Texas, Michigan, Ontario and, eventually, Chicago. In the U.S., they have spread to Alabama, Florida, California and Missouri, as well as Illinois. Worldwide, they work in seventeen countries.
Their chief work is in parishes, where they focus attention on the Eucharist as the organizing principle around which all other parish activities revolve. They also serve in high schools and colleges; formation of youth is a large part of their ministry.
