St. John the Evangelist Church

Pastor's Corner

Fourth Sunday of Easter 05/11/25-05/12/25

The first reading offered for the Fourth Sunday in Easter is, of course, taken from Acts of the Apostles and speaks of the contribution of Paul and Barnabas to burgeoning Christianity...continue reading

PARISH OFFICE NEWS

On the weekend of March 22nd and 23rd, the 2025 Catholic Appeal officially launched. Watch a message from our new Archbishop Richard Henning requesting your support of the 2025 Catholic Appeal. https://vimeo.com/1054277276

Visit the Archdiocese webpage for more information. click here

Congratulations to those from St. John’s who made their First Communion on Sunday, May 4th at the 11:00 am Mass, here at St. John’s Church. Please pray for our St. John’s Parish children as they receive their First Communion. May they always know the peace of Jesus and the light of His love in their lives. Ella Joujoute Charlotte Leon

Haitian First Communion: Congratulations to those from St. John’s Haitian community students who will make their First Communion this Sunday, May 11th at the 4:30 pm Mass, here at St. John’s Church. Please pray for our St. John’s Parish children as they receive their First Communion. May they always know the peace of Jesus and the light of His love in their lives. Mayelly Desjardins, Andy Felix, Robenshina Murat, Fred Sincère, & Soraya Volcin

Build your business and help us grow a vibrant faith community. Mike Cunnie from LPI, our bulletin printer, will be securing new ads for our church in the coming weeks. As a valuable member of the business community, we invite you to expand your reach and grow your business with a print ad in our parish bulletin and/or a digital ad featured on Parishes Online.com.

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Have you noticed all the beautiful stain glass windows that are part of our church? Have you seen our chapel?

Take a virtual tour of our stained glass windows HERE
Take a virtual tour of our Main Church HERE
Take a virtual tour of our chapel HERE

Photos courtesy of Joseph Turner Photography

Phone: 781-439-7334

Email: JoeTurner607@aol.com

Devotional Votive Candle Stand: Be sure to stop and pray at our Devotional Votive Candle Stand in front of the Blessed Mother Statue located on the left side of the main altar.

The stand holds 36 electric candles and the cost is $2.oo per candle and the candle will stay on for 2 hours.

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Mass Scheduling Book for 2025: Will be Available October 22nd Beginning Tuesday October 22nd the new book will be available for scheduling Mass intentions for 2025. Please note we honor two intentions per Mass. As always, we will do our best to accommodate all Mass intention requests. If you would like to book a Mass intention at any time during the year of 2023-2024 you may do so by email info@stjohncombridge.org or calling the rectory at 617-547-4880

Religious Ed: If you have any questions regarding the Religious Ed program, you can contact the office at 617-547-4880 or send an email to: info@stjohncambridge.org. To download a copy of St. John's Religious Education Registration form.....click here

Baptisms: Please call the office at 617-547-4880 for information. Baptism are usually held at the 4 pm Mass on Saturdays, but exceptions can be made if required.

Prayer Corner

Please visit our Prayer Corner page for those in need of our prayers and thoughts including those who are presnetly on active duty.

If you would like to have someone remembered in our community prayers, please call the rectory at 617-547-4880 or email info@stjohncambridge.org. We will add their name to our prayer list.

pray **Faith and parish support helped Plymouth teen on road to recovery after brain aneurysm. Read the story in the Pilot about John Brennan whom we have been praying for. Click here

Useful Links

Ways to give to St. John the Evangelist Parish! We’re excited to announce that we now offer text, online, and in-app giving, read about it here!! That means you can give instantly, in-service, at home, or on the go. In a minute.

Read the FAQs here

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Office Hours

OFFICE HOURS as of 7/1/2024
Monday 10:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am-4:00pm
Thursday Closed
Friday 10:00am-4:00pm

Mass Times

Weekend Masses are held Saturdays at 4 PM (cantor), Sundays at 9 AM (cantor) and Sundays at 11 AM (choir- except summer) all in the upstairs church.
NOTE: If needed, We have Gluten Free Host available upon request
Creole mass Sundays at 4:30 PM in the upper church.

Daily Mass will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in the LOWER church. Communion Service Friday 7:00 AM in the LOWER church.

Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturdays 3:30-3:50PM in the upper church..

Charismatic Prayer Sponsored by the Haitian Community: Thursday 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Masses on Boston Catholic TV are broadcasts on Comcast channel 268, RCN channel 85, Verizon channel 296 at 10 a.m., and 4, 7 and 11:30 p.m. Sunday Spanish Mass airs live at 8 a.m. and is rebroadcast at 5:30 and 10 pm.

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Mass at nearby Parishes

St Peter Church
https://saintpetercambridge.org/
100 Concord Avenue Cambridge MA 02138-2297
Mass & Confession Schedule
Weekend Masses (starting Monday of Labor Day)
Vigil Mass: Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 and 11:30AM & 5:00PM
Weekday Mass: Monday thru Friday 8:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 PM

St. Paul Church Harvard Square
https://www.stpaulsharvardsquare.org/
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM and 12:10 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM (vigil)
Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 11:00 AM