Monday, Nov. 2 is the Commemoration of All Souls, a day of prayer for our beloved-departed awaiting their entrance into Heaven. Masses will be celebrated at 6:30a.m., 8:30a.m. and 7p.m. At the 7p.m. Mass, the names of our parishioners who have died in the last year will be read. Music will include a full choir and strings. Please join us!

High school teens, join us for Life Teen, held on Sundays from 6:15—8:15p.m. in the Parish Activities Center. Life Teen nights include dinner, faith, fun, and friendship.

On Sunday, Nov. 1 the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation to remember and honor all saints, known and unknown. All Sunday Masses will fulfill our Obligation, however, the 11a.m. include a full choir, brass instruments, and the organ. Please join us!

Whether you are recently widowed or been single for a while, come share your story with others who have experienced the death of a spouse.   

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

Mark your calendars for SJAA's Oktoberfest on Friday, Oct. 23 from 6:30-9:30p.m. in the school's auditorium. This is an adults-only event, so secure your sitters! Celebrate with Biergarten and Oktoberfest games. Tickets are $35 per person and include snacks, beer, wine, sodas and water. Ticket purchase information will be forthcoming.

High school teens, join us for Life Teen, held on Sundays from 6:15—8:15p.m. in the Parish Activities Center. Life Teen nights include dinner, faith, fun, and friendship.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Bring your furry, feathered or scale-covered friends to St. John the Evangelist for a Blessing of the Animals.

NEW DATE Immediately following the 11a.m. Mass, join us for a fun and fellowship-filled parish-wide potluck picnic! Bring your family and friends and enjoy good food, great company, and time together as a parish community on the patio and playground.

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

The Parish Offices will close today at 11a.m. so that the staff can attend an offsite retreat. We will open again tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 9a.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.

Come pray the Rosary for our country on Saturday, Oct. 10, at noon in Mary's Garden. Join the 23,500 public Rosary rallies held throughout the United States at the same time on the same day.

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

Please join us this fall in our Young Women’s Walking With Purpose Bible study! We will meet on Saturday mornings from 9:30—11a.m. starting Oct. 10. Registration is open to women ages 22-35.

We invite you to “Come and have breakfast!” (John 21:12) and learn about Eucharistic Adoration.

Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. Oct. 18 is the Feast of St. Luke, patron saint of health care. That means we have NINE DAYS from one date to the other!…so let’s pray a Novena. Join the USCCB in praying the Mental Health Novena.

The Parish Offices are closed today so that the staff can attend the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Pastoral Staff Day. We will open again tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 9a.m.

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

The Mental Health Ministry invites you to an 11a.m. Zoom meeting on the first Saturday of the month using Rosary Meditations for People with Mental Illness.

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.

The St. Monica Ministry is a 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.

Calling all manly men of the parish. Let’s get together for beer, burgers, and brotherhood! We supply the burgers; you bring the rest…potluck style. Bring a dish to share (appetizer, side, or dessert) and beverage of choice, and we will provide fresh grilled burgers on our new patio. Come join other men of the parish for an evening of fellowship, and invite a buddy, son, father, grandfather or uncle!

RSVP required by Sept. 25 to ensure we have a delicious burger ready for you.

Altar Server training is open to those in the 5th – 12th grades in the 2026—2027 school year. Must be a registered parishioner who has received Baptism and First Communion. Only six spots available!

St. Peregrine Novena for Cancer Patients - Pray the nine-week novena to St. Peregrine for cancer patients and their families, at 11a.m. in the Good Shepherd Room.

Walking With Purpose kick off its 2026—2027 year with a Connect Coffee on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 9:30a.m., 1p.m. and 7p.m. All women are invited to attend, especially those interested in learning more about WWP.