The Two Thousands
2000
- Father Stephen Cooney came to serve in July.
- August 27th, Bishop Bruskewitz gave permission to return the Tabernacle for the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament.
- Ceiling fans were installed on October 8th.
- Bob Zackery built the altar of repose for St. John’s tabernacle and stands for the statues of the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph.
- Sherron Hagan refurbished the B.V. Mary and St. Joseph statues.
- Alyce Miller reported a good catechism program with lay teachers: Mary Jane Gardine, Ann Forster, Barb Foss, Brenda Mahlberg, Teresa Taute, and Nicole Younger.
- Trustees were Robert Hanson, Sharon Leibhart, and Tom Wilcox.
- Music Ministry was led by Jim Leibhart and Laura Svoboda.
2001
- February 10th, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick was celebrated along with the World Day of Prayer for the Sick.
- Robert Engle and Thomas Wilcox were instituted as Acolytes In March.
- Bob Zackery made plaques for the Stations of the Cross and a Tabernacle stand.
- In May, Velma Fox donated outdoor benches in memory of her husband, Dale.
- Oak chairs were ordered for the Sanctuary.
- Dividers were donated by John & Eleanor Boyle.
- Richard Shaughnessy bestowed a donation in his will.
- Disciples in Mission, a three-year Lenten program, was led by Robert and Genevieve Engle.
- Crossing the Threshold Campaign contributed to the parish.
2005
- Father Thomas Lux came to serve.
- Robert Engle and Mary Fertig became Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Sick.
- Myron Wendland was instituted in the Acolyte Ministry
- Saint John participated in the Parish Family Mission led by Father William Gaffney, C.Ss.R.and Mrs. Gloria Anson.
- Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the home was promoted.
- Sherron Hagan refurbished the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue.
- Father Lux, Mary Fertig, Maria and Myron Wendland and Latisha Jones attended World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia with Pope Benedict XVI.
- Votive Candles and Votive Candle Stand donated by Jerry and Alyce Miller.
- The Church roof ridge cap and roof screws were replaced by Bennett Construction.
- Church main doors were replaced by Builders Warehouse of Kearney through an anonymous donation.
- The window inserts in the doors were preserved.
2022
- Father Jay Buhman came to serve.