Fifty Plus Club
The 50+ Club of St. John the Beloved Disciple Parish is for senior members of our parish.
The 50+ Club meets on the second Thursday of the month.
The 50+ Club is a social organization, specializing in monthly lunch gatherings and visiting nearby sites of interest.

Fundraisers
We have five major fundraisers. These are:

• Football Boosters – For over 15 years, St. John the Beloved Disciple has benefitted from the annual sale of Football Boosters. Football Boosters are on sale beginning in July and raise between $25,000-$40,000.
• Grand Slam Baseball – Similar to the Football Boosters, Grand Slam Baseball is a major fundraiser conducted for the first 17 weeks of the Major League Baseball season. Grand Slam Baseball tickets are sold beginning in February through April. We hope to rasie $25,000-$30, 000 annually.
• Parish Picnic – Our Parish Picnic is a long-standing tradition for our parish. This is held on the weekend following Labor Day in mid-September. Our Parish Picnic annually raises $12,000-$17.000.
• Raffle Baskets
• RaiseRight – RaiseRight (formerly known as SCRIP) is conducted throughout the year. This is the sale of Gift Cards for local merchants, restaurants. Participants purchase the cards at face value and receive full-value. The parish receives a discount from our suppliers on our sales. We annually make between $7,000-9,000.00 through SCRIP.

Our annual cycle of these fundraisers, and some smaller fundraisers, raises between $90,000-$110,000.00.

Parish/Community Events

In additions to fundraisers, St. John the Beloved Disciple Parish sponsors a community building events during the year.

• Harvest Festival – This is held in mid-October on the parish ground. This is held in conjunction with the Men’s Club annual Meat Shoot. There are food, games and activities available for the children.
• Spring Fling – The Spring Fling is held in April annually. Food, games and activities for the children are provided.

Parish “Dine-Out” Benefit Night

Texas Roadhouse Parish Benefit Nights (Arnold Location), are typically scheduled on the 4th Thursday each month. These Benefit nights are from 3:30-closing. All those presenting our parish coupon will have 10% of their purchase donated to our parish.

Coupons for these Parish Benefit Nights are available the weekend before they occur after the Weekend Masses in the Church Lobby. They are also available during the week before in the parish office.