Facilities & Rentals

Our Facilities

St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish is blessed with wonderful facilities available to our parish community.  These facilities are used as venues for many of our most special celebrations and gatherings.

Not only does the Parish community gather in our facilities, but individual parishioners and others can rent our venues for their special gatherings as well.  We have a number of rooms available for gatherings like weddings, anniversaries, baptisms, confirmations, graduations, funerals and business meetings.  Among the wonderful facilities available at St. John the Baptist are:

The Panel Room The Panel Room is St. John the Baptist's signature room.  It was constructed as part of the new school expansion project, opening in 1950.  Not only does it serve to feed our school children, but The Panel Room also doubles as an important gathering place for many parish functions.  In addition, the Panel Room for years has been a popular venue for wedding celebrations, seating parties ranging in size from 225 to 250 people.     The Panel Room is shown at left, ready for a party.

The Mural Room One of the two meeting rooms designed into the second phase of school expansion back in the early '50s, The Mural Room gains its name from wall-spanning natural scene on eastern wall.  The Mural Room provides a wonderful option for gatherings requiring all of the hospitality, but not quite the space of The Panel Room.  Gatherings in The Mural Room seat anywhere from 80 to 100 people.     Here is our Mural Room at the right.  It has hosted reunions, anniversaries, golf outing parties and funerals.

The Founder's Room Our Founder's Room is the second of the two meeting rooms built into the final phase of school expansion completed in 1955.  Gaining its name from the series of portraits residing on the fireplace wall remembering the clerical leadership of St. John the Baptist throughout the years, The Founder's Room provides a more intimate setting than The Panel Room or Mural Room and is perfect for smaller meetings or gatherings.  The Founder's Room  is perfect for serving gatherings of 40 to 50 people.   Over the years, St. John the Baptist has been blessed to have many artisans in the parish family who have contributed their talents to fit various parish needs.

The artistry around the facilities of St. John the Baptist is one example of the stewardship principles of time, talent and treasure in action.  In The Founder's Room, most of the portraits are the work of long-time parish artist William Sabol.  Fr. Kalicky's portrait was done by current parishioner and accomplished artist Mrs. Betty Delinck.  Covers of many web site source materials like the School Addition Commemoration Program and the 75th Jubilee Year Anniversary Book were the work of the late Mr. Joseph Gerba, Sr.  Many parishioners without artistic gifts still helped bring beauty to St. John the Baptist Parish.  A close look at the many stained glass windows and statuary in the church will reveal the names of parishioners who made donations to bring those works of art into our parish.  And a look at some of the old films of our school under construction will show many of the parishioners who themselves provided time and craftsman talent to bring the project to fruition and provide the wonderful facilities we have available to host parish and private functions today.

Menu options and rates

PANEL ROOM PRICE LIST EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008

FUNERAL LUNCHEONS

One Meat             $11.00 per person
Two Meats            $13.00 per person
Three Meats          $15.00 per person

Meat Choices: 

Chicken
Meat Loaf
Sausage with Kraut

Sheet Cake Yellow or Chocolate $27.00 (cut into 60 slices)

All meals are served buffet style and include: meat choice, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, salad,
homemade bread, coffee, tea and/or milk

PARTIES
Entrée Choices:  

Chicken   
Beef
Sausage with Kraut
Stuffed Cabbage
Roast Pork
   
Any (1)  $15.75 per person
Any (2)  $17.25 per person
Any (3)  $18.25 per person

Chicken Breast with Rice Pilaf  $12.25 per person

Buffet Service: $1 per plate less

All meals include: meat choice, home made bread, salad, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, dessert, coffee, tea and/or milk. A 15% service charge will be added to the invoice for the use of the Panel Room.

For Bar Service: Setups, glassware and bartenders are available at a cost of $55 per bartender. No juices or liquor are furnished.  We do not have a liquor license.  The party requesting such must furnish any and all liquor.

MEETINGS & ROOM RENTALS
Room Rental (Saturday and Sunday only)  

$  250.00 / 4 hour (minimum) Mural or Founders Room
       $    50.00  each additional hour

Coffee       

$ 35.00/ 100 cup pot
$ 25.00 /  55 cup pot
$   4.00 / 12 cup carafe
Punch Bowl                  $ 11.00 ea.
Punch Bowl w/sherbet   $ 14.00 ea.

The Panel Room is a NO SMOKING facility. 

Prices do not include taxes and gratuities

Extra food of 10% up to a maximum of 5 extra plates will be prepared to account for estimate errors. 
Maximum charge is number of people served, or number of meals requested, whichever is larger.
The invoice will be presented at the conclusion of the function and payment is expected at that time.

Contact info

In order to check for facility availabilities and make reservations for your celebration or event, please phone the Panel Room office at 219.659.3041.  Or, you can send an e-mail right now to Carol Vargo, our Panel Room Director at csvargo@sjbcatholicparish.org.

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