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Couples of St. John, have you ever experienced a dryness in your marriage? Are you failing to communicate? Does raising children exhaust you? Have you felt distracted from your spouse or do you just need a restart in your own relationship? Join us as we begin this year’s Marriage Enrichment Series, When the Wine Runs Dry, and turn to Our Lord for his healing when the wine runs dry.
Help others encounter Christ in a personal way by volunteering to help at Discovering Christ. We need food volunteers, help with hospitality, and volunteers to pray for the participants. Click on the image or go to stjohnsp.org/dc-volunteer for more information and to sign up. Thank you!
Join us for peaceful prayer vigils at Planned Parenthood on Saturdays 9a.m.- 1p.m. and Tuesdays 12 - 4p.m. Please consider praying for an hour during the campaign.
Our Advent Market returns on Nov. 22. Applications are now being accepted for handmade crafters and artists. View the day’s schedule or volunteer! We cannot wait to see you!
If you and your spouse were married in a civil ceremony outside of the Catholic Church or a non-Catholic religious ceremony without a Catholic dispensation, we would like to invite you to a special three-day Marriage Convalidation program here at St. John, Oct. 7, 28 & Nov. 4. Our amazing mentor couples and St. John the Evangelist clergy and staff will guide you on your journey to sacramental marriage to bring you, your spouse, and your family into a closer relationship with God and be filled with the graces of the Holy Spirit to faithfully face the joys and challenges of married life.
Our Fall Registration is OPEN! Want to deepen your understanding of Scripture and grow closer to Jesus? Consider joining our women’s Bible study, Walking with Purpose (WWP). Aimed at leading hearts to Christ, WWP is designed specifically for women who yearn for a sense of community and want to grow in faith.
Fall registration NOW OPEN! Our Walking with Purpose Young Women’s Group (for women ages 22—35 only) meets Saturday mornings 9:30—11a.m. Our 2025 fall session begins Oct. 11.
Attention parents and all boys and girls fifth grade and older – Join us for Altar Server Training this fall. Click on image above to register.
We are so excited to begin this Faith Formation year with your family. Thank you for registering your child/children in our program. Classes begin Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 5. Register today!
Registration is now open for IGNITE & BLAZE, faith formation track bible study for 7th and 8th graders. Learn more and register today!
Whether you want to ask more questions about the Catholic Church or are ready to be received into the fullness of the Faith, we are here to help you explore Catholicism. The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) program starts this September and meets weekly on Mondays. Questions? Contact Fr. Jeremy or Judy Tacyn at catholic@stjohnsp.org.
Upcoming Events
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.
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.
Young athletes and their coaches are invited to attend Mass for a special blessing from Fr. Erik. Athletes from all sports, all schools, any league or level are welcome. We will pray for your safety, that you practice good sportsmanship on and off the field and court, you have fun, and ask God to be with you as you play.
Join our Hic Sum Youth Group for pizza, a faith talk or other faith activity, small group, live praise and worship music, and fellowship in the auditorium. All teens are welcome!
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Bring your fury, feathered or scale-covered friends to St. John the Evangelist for a Blessing of the Animals.
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.
Come pray the Rosary for our country on Saturday, Oct. 11, at noon in Mary's Garden. Join the 21,000 public Rosary rallies held throughout the United States at the same time on the same day.
Join our Hic Sum Youth Group for Adoration, Praise & Worship in the church followed by pizza and fellowship in the Gathering Space Meeting Room. All teens are welcome!
Join us for Adoration, Praise & Worship night. Praise: My Weapon Against Darkness. “Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.” Psalm 8:2.
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.
You are invited to a special Life is Beautiful Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. The Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop William E. Lori. During the celebration, St. John the Evangelist parishioner and volunteer, Judith Crowninshield, will be honored with the Culture of Life Medal.
The Catholic Daughters are excited to be celebrating our court's 35th anniversary this fall, and we would like to invite the ladies of St. John the Evangelist for this special celebration of our spiritual, charitable, and friendship endeavors here at the parish and elsewhere. RSVP by Oct. 7.
The Young Professional Catholics are excited to be celebrating their first anniversary as a chapter this fall. All young professionals of St. John are invited to attend a celebration on Oct. 23, at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, from 7 - 9p.m.
All members of our Homebound & Hospital Ministry will meet for a refresher session on Saturday, Oct. 25, immediately following 8:30a.m. Daily Mass in the church. If you are interested in this ministry we would love to meet you at this session. Please join us!
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.
Join our Hic Sum Youth Group for games, fellowship, pizza, and snacks in the auditorium. All teens are welcome!
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.
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.
Join our Hic Sum Youth Group for pizza, a faith talk or other faith activity, small group, live praise and worship music, and fellowship in the auditorium. All teens are welcome!

WE’VE ADDED ANOTHER BUS! SVDP & the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Bartow, Penn. Join us for this family friendly pilgrimage on Oct. 11. Tickets now on sale!