Following their Sept. 12, 2026 parish picnic, the faithful of St. John the Evangelist in Paducah gathered for an evening Mass to thank God for all his blessings on the picnic. COURTESY OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
St. John the Evangelist celebrates 65th parish picnic
BY WKC STAFF
On Sept. 12, 2026, St. John the Evangelist Parish celebrated the momentous occasion of its 65th annual parish picnic. The picnic served food from 12 noon to 7 p.m., and included a raffle, live music, fireworks and bingo, among many favorite picnic activities. St. John’s pastor, Fr. Bruce Fogle, celebrated a closing Mass for the picnic at 8:45 p.m. that evening, during which the parish community thanked God for his blessings upon their picnic.
The dinner entrance is shown, as is the start of bingo, during St. John the Evangelist Parish’s Sept. 12, 2026 picnic. It was the Paducah parish’s 65th picnic. COURTESY OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
As the evening goes on, a band plays prior to fireworks at the 65th picnic held by St. John the Evangelist Parish in Paducah on Sept. 12, 2026. COURTESY OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
Originally printed in the October 2026 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
