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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!
Looking for some great Birthday gift ideas for your Eagle, want to make sure you are outfitted in St. John Spirit gear while cheering on your favorite Eagle Athlete on the sidelines, or are you looking ahead to Catholic Schools Week for Spirit gear items? Well, look no further than the St. John Spirit Gear Store – order now before the store closes. Please note there is not a guarantee that items will be here in time for the holidays, please do not count on purchasing items as Christmas gifts.
We are now taking orders for the 2026 Magnificat. This wonderful prayer and liturgical aid is available for just $33 for a full year subscription. Online ordering available!
Shop Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, online or instore and receive a 10 percent discount, and our school will receive 10 percent. Get your holiday shopping done early!
On Oct. 26, Fr. Erik Arnold shared the parish’s 2025 Stewardship Report & Appeal. The details can be found here.
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.
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.
We are now accepting preorders for Advent wreath kits as well as fully decorated Advent wreaths. Both kits and complete wreaths are in limited supply, so we urge you to order early to ensure that this tradition will continue in your home to help your family prayerfully count down the weeks until the birth of our Savior on Christmas Day.
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!
Our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry will provide Thanksgiving Dinner for at least 75 families this year. In order to do that, they need your help.
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!
Upcoming Events
All Saints Holy Day is not a day of Obligation in 2025. Mass will be celebrated at 8:30a.m.
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.
Keep Christ in Christmas! It's not too early to start thinking about your Christmas cards! The Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council #3413 has a selection of gorgeous religious Christmas cards and puzzles for purchase this year.
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!
November is the month of All Souls, a special time of prayer in the Church for all those who have gone before us in death. The most fruitful way we pray for those who have died is through the offering of the Sacrifice of the Mass as we commend our loved ones to the great love and mercy of Jesus and the sacrifice He offered to save us.
Calling all high school teens! Join us for our dodgeball tournament! It will be a great night of teamwork and competition!
St. John Athletic Association invites youth coaches for an evening of fellowship, where we will discuss harnessing the Spirit of a Champion as it relates to coaching in youth sports. St. John athletics follows the Play like a Champion model of coaching in which the goodness of sports is sought after.
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.
Please join us for the fall cleanup of the flower boxes St. John the Evangelist parishioners tend on the B&A trail. We will meet behind the Big Bean on the trail on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10:30a.m.
Pray with the Mental Health Awareness team in the Parish Office Great Room for those impacted by mental health challenges, including caregivers, family and friends, followed by a guest speaker on Depression before lunch, which is provided by the MHA team.
Join us as we contemplate how struggles in our family life drain our martial intimacy and find ways we can turn to Our Lord for help and guidance. Learn how to view our own families and blessings and how to find ways to reconnect within your own relationship. Join other likeminded-couples for an evening of music, praise and worship centered around healing and renewed hope in our marriages.
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.
Parents, get a jump on your holiday shopping at our Ignatius Book Fair, Sunday, Nov. 9, 10a.m. — 1p.m. in the Parish Activities Center. Ignatius Book Fairs offer a Christian alternative that is unparalleled to any known book fair, teaching lessons of faith, hope and charity to children. Books, crafts and activities are available from early childhood through 13 years of age. Choose from classics like Little Women and The Lord of the Rings, new additions on the lives of the saints like Carlo Acutis, and STEM favorites on robotics and more!
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is seeking faithful Catholic men who feel called to serve the Church as permanent deacons. Deacons are ordained ministers who proclaim the Gospel, assist at the altar, and serve those in need through acts of charity and pastoral care.
All women are invited to attend Advent with Purpose, a night of faith, reflection, and camaraderie.
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 Archdiocese of Baltimore is seeking faithful Catholic men who feel called to serve the Church as permanent deacons. Deacons are ordained ministers who proclaim the Gospel, assist at the altar, and serve those in need through acts of charity and pastoral care. An informational session will be held at St. John the Evangelist on Nov. 12, and other locations around the archdiocese.