Rev. Jeffery Walker
Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Delphos;
St. John the Baptist, Landeck;
St. Patrick, Spencerville
Dear Friends,
To our Blue Jays—past, present, and future—I extend a warm welcome on behalf of St.
John’s Parish. Our mission at St. John’s is to lead the people of our community to Jesus
Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:15). As the largest ministry of
St. John’s Parish, our Catholic School is an important and wonderful way of advancing
that mission and bringing the children and teenagers of our community
to an encounter with Jesus.
Striving for academic excellence, our students are seekers of truth. The truths of history
and the sciences, the truths of the arts and the humanities—all integrated into a pursuit
of the Truth that comes from God. Encountering the Word made flesh, our students find
the fullness of Truth in the person of Jesus Christ, the One who called
himself The Truth.
Our school serves the needs not only of the mind, but also of the heart, teaching not
only facts but a whole way of living. In the hallways or in the church, on the field or on
the court, in works of mercy and in their lives at home, our students seek to learn a way
of living rooted in love of God and neighbor and encompassing the whole human
person. They do this by learning from the One who called himself The Way.
Our school seeks to prepare students for life after graduation. We recognize that we are
preparing the future leaders of our community, the future leaders of our Church, and the
future leaders of families. Recognizing that we were made for Heaven, our school also
prepares students for Eternal Life. Indeed, St. John Paul II reminds us that “the ultimate
goal of all Catholic education is salvation in Jesus Christ.” Our students succeed in this
life and in the life to come because they know the One who called himself The Life.
Parents are the first and foremost educators of their children. When you choose St.
John’s Catholic School, we take seriously our responsibility to partner with you in the
education of your children. For over a century, St. John’s has been educating the
children of our greater Delphos community and we welcome you to be part of this next
century of excellence as part of our Blue Jay family.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery Walker
Pastor