Please join us July 27 - Aug. 4 as we pray a daily novena to St. John Vianney, patron saint of priests and seminarians.

Join us Aug. 1, as we walk and pray for an outpouring of God’s love and strength into our Archdiocesan priests and seminarians in the midst of the Church’s novena to St. Jean-Marie Vianney, patron of parish priests. We begin in short prayer, usually pray the Rosary as we walk and then journey at our own pace in conversation or quietly the rest of the way.

On Saturday, May 16, parishioner Sem. Ben Oursler and former pastoral year seminarian, Sem. Michael Moore will be ordained deacons in preparation for a June 2027 ordination to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Parishioners Rev. Mr. Stephen Kirby and Rev. Mr. Russ Sullivan, and former pastoral year seminarian Rev. Mr. Connor Schmidt will be ordained to the priesthood on June 20. Please join us as we celebrate with great joy a number of Masses with these young men.

College students! Join Sem. Sam for College Connect, our St. John’s college summer ministry, Sunday, July 12, at 7p.m. in the auditorium. Bring a bible and a snack to share and get ready for fellowship with other college students from the parish. For more information, contact Sem. Sam Huffer at shuffer@stjohnsp.org or visit our website.

RSVP for Bus Transport - limited seats available. Fr. Erik Arnold will celebrate Mass on July 6 at 9a.m. in the crypt of the Basilica. We will then have time for prayer and veneration, followed by a 10:30a.m. tour of the Basilica for parishioners who have never had a tour.

Fun family favorite events return June 26! Pizza on the Playground for families with newborns through fifth graders, and Pizza at the Pit for our middle school and high school youth and teens are back in action. Never been? Want to learn more? We’ve got you covered.

Spiritual Adoption Begins on Mother’s Day, May 10. Everyone loves the beauty and innocence of a baby. As an expression of that love, the Respect Life Ministry announces an adoption program for young and old alike.

St. John the Evangelist is pleased to host a six-week Life in the Spirit seminar. Learn about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and experience a personal Pentecost. Do you want to grow in your relationship with the Trinity? Grow in a deeper spirit of praise and worship? Fan into flame spiritual gifts that perhaps lie dormant? This seminar is for you!

Join our St. John the Evangelist family for Mass, celebrated by Fr. Jeremy, followed by coffee and donuts in the school auditorium. Thank you, Fr. Jeremy for your joyful service with us! We wish you well at St. Mary’s in Hagerstown.

Donations are now being accepted for the June 21 ordination receptions of Fr. Stephen Kirby and Fr. Russ Sullivan. If you can help us celebrate these holy young men we would be incredibly grateful!

Please consider volunteering to help on this very special day for our parish when the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stops here with Jesus. We have multiple opportunities to help from greeting our guests at either the church or the school auditorium or to help guests make the various service project crafts that will be going on in the auditorium that day.

Join us at St. John the Evangelist as we host the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage for an afternoon of prayer on Wednesday, June 10, from 12:15-4:30p.m. in preparation for the Consecration of the Nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Encounter the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Eucharist, experience His love, mercy, and healing with Adoration, confessions, talks, prayer teams, and works of charity. Click here for more information.