St. John the Evangelist
Our Mission
To form missionary disciples of Jesus Christ who joyfully live out and share the Gospel.
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Our Faith Formation team recently sat down with parents to find out how St. John the Evangelist can support their entire family to grow in faith together. An overwhelming response was to offer ways to serve together in the community. The Parish Social Ministry of Catholic Charities of Baltimore has created a list of areas of need. Thank you for sharing of your time and talents!
Faith. Family. Academics. is more than a tagline. It’s the foundation of our St. John the Evangelist parish and school community. Today, on Giving Tuesday, learn more about these pillars and how you can support your parish family.
NOW AVAILABLE! Journey through Advent with The Advent of Rescue, Advent reflections brought to you by Fr. John Riccardo and his team at Acts XXIX inspired by The Rescue Project. The devotional provides you with daily Scripture passages, a reflection, questions to consider, and an action to help you focus your prayer time and daily life on Jesus. Sold after the weekend Masses or at the Parish Office during regular business hours. Join us Sunday evenings of Advent at 7p.m. in the church to dive more deeply into the Advent of Rescue. Click here to learn more and for video links to The Rescue Project.
St. Vincent de Paul Giving Tree Is Here! Help us provide support to 100 families and their 250+ children. Thank you for your generosity!
Our St. Vincent de Paul Food Panty will provide Christmas Dinner for at least 75 families this year. In order to do that, they need your help. The need is tremendous this year. Thank you for your generosity.
Prepare for Christmas through the sights and sounds of the Holy Family in Bethlehem, surrounded by all of their visitors that sacred night, including live animals! Walk the pilgrimage around Larsen Field through beautiful images of the 1,700-year-old Nicene Creed, and so much more.
Bless your home Christmas tree and Nativity with these special prayers offered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Winter Relief will be held Dec. 29 - Jan. 5 at St. Andrew by the Bay. Please consider helping with this community outreach – it takes many hands and hearts! Donations need to be dropped off at St. Andrew at the Bay.
At the beginning of each Following Christ & Sharing Christ courses, we provide a time for fellowship over dessert. Help others grow in their relationship with Christ in a personal way by volunteering to provide a sweet treat for the participants. Either store-bought or homemade would be great. Or help with hospitality in serving our guests.
Join us for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Haven't been to confession in a long time? Don't worry; check out these helpful resources.
For the first time ever, Our Lady of Bethesda will bring “Strengthening Your Love, Marriage Renewal Workshop to St. John the Evangelist April 18 - 19, 2026. Registration is now open!
Upcoming Events
The St. Monica Ministry is a new prayer group devoted to prayer and community offering members hope and support for their family members who have fallen away from the Catholic Church. Focus will be on prayers to our Blessed Mother and St. Monica, who prayed 17 years for the conversion of her son, St. Augustine, to Christianity.
Couples married this month are invited to receive a special anniversary blessing during Daily Mass at 8:30a.m. followed by a reception sponsored by our Joy in the Spirit ministry group.
Prepare for Christmas through the sights and sounds of the Holy Family in Bethlehem, surrounded by all of their visitors that sacred night, including live animals! Walk the pilgrimage around Larsen Field through beautiful images of the 1,700-year-old Nicene Creed (what we believe about God). This is an amazing family event!
Normal Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 6 at 5:15p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:30, 9 & 11a.m., 5:15p.m.
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be celebrated on Dec. 8.
Join us at 7p.m. on the Sunday evenings of Advent as we open up this year’s Advent devotional “The Advent of Rescue.” These nights are a good complement to our individual prayer with the daily devotional and will give us a chance to go deeper into our Advent preparation in prayer and reflection.
Holy Day Masses:
Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30a.m., 8:30a.m., 12p.m. and 7p.m.
The Catholic Daughters at St. John are asking you to support their Ledo Pizza fundraiser at the Severna Park location on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 11a.m. to 9p.m. Dine-in, carryout, and online ordering are all supported.
Join us at all Sunday Masses on Dec. 14 & 15 for the annual blessing of the “bambinelli”!
Normal Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:15p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7:30, 9 & 11a.m., 5:15p.m.
Come enjoy fellowship with your St. John community and a tasty donut, as well! After all the morning Masses. Monthly Children’s Masses with special children’s homilies during the 9a.m. & 11a.m. Masses.
Join us at 7p.m. on the Sunday evenings of Advent as we open up this year’s Advent devotional “The Advent of Rescue.” These nights are a good complement to our individual prayer with the daily devotional and will give us a chance to go deeper into our Advent preparation in prayer and reflection.
Join us for our monthly evening of Adoration, Praise, and Worship as we enter more deeply into the season of Advent. Experience the wonder and joy of Jesus, in the flesh, in the sacrament of his body and blood. Make the most of the season of Advent as we draw near to Jesus in the Eucharist.
Normal Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 20 at 5:15p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7:30, 9 & 11a.m., 5:15p.m.
Join us at 7p.m. on the Sunday evenings of Advent as we open up this year’s Advent devotional “The Advent of Rescue.” These nights are a good complement to our individual prayer with the daily devotional and will give us a chance to go deeper into our Advent preparation in prayer and reflection.
JOY TO THE WORLD! Join us for Christmas Mass to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
JOY TO THE WORLD! Join us for Christmas Mass to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
Please join us to celebrate the Feast of St. John the Evangelist following the Vigil Mass on Saturday, Dec. 27. There is a great tradition of blessing wine on the feast of St. John, as well as enjoying a special mulled wine known as the “Love of St. John.”
Please join us as we remember all the children lost through illness, accident, miscarriage, abortion, or any reason. We remember, too, all the little martyred boys killed by King Herod in search of Baby Jesus.
Join us to ring in the New Year in prayerful, peaceful way in the presence of our Lord!
We are excited to share that St. John the Evangelist is a partner in an exciting 24/7 online web-based digital formation outlet called FORMED. Get your free code TODAY!