May - 2020

Sermon: The Death Chosen for You (Passion Sunday, March 26th, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 26th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 19th

Drawn to Repentance and Conversion -- Sermon for III Sunday in Lent

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, March 12th

Original sin, boredom, and the empire of empty desire (Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 26th

Loving Our Enemies (Sermon for Sunday, February 19, 2023)

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, Februrary 19th

Pastor's Weekly Update: Sunday, February 12th

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Announcement Regarding Office Availability

The past few weeks we have been doing everything possible to limit the exposure of parishioners and our employees to COVID-19 while still serving our parish's mission to be disciples and make disciples of Jesus in His Church to bring His hope, truth, and glory to our community. While the office has been closed to the public, our staff members have been working in a combination of ways both remotely and on site. Last weekend, we learned that a member of our parish staff who ha

Sermon: The Heavenly Victory Celebration

Today we celebrate a great victory. “God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the LORD, amid trumpet blasts. God reigns over the nations, God sits upon his holy throne.” Christ’s victory over sin and death that we celebrated with His Resurrection at Easter is finalized today as the Lord ascends into Heaven and His glorious triumph is celebrated by the heavenly choirs: by the angels who never cease to praise God before His throne, and by the holy ones from centuries past who

Sermon: We're Not Going Back to Normal

“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours.” The season of Easter is drawing to a close as we celebrate this Fifth Sunday after Easter. Thursday will mark 40 days since the Lord’s Resurrection and His Ascension into Heaven. Thus, we have been listening to the Lord’s farewell discourse to the Apostles from the Last Supper. Though it might seem out of place on the timeline, the Lord’s words to the Apostles the night

Live Streamed Mass

Thank you for joining us for live streamed Mass! Here you can find all the resources you need to participate: All the liturgies are live streamed on our Facebook and YouTube page: Schedule English: Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Spanish: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Support Those already signed up with St. John's online giving. Those not signed up with St. John's online giving. (Go to the section marked "new giver.") Worship Aids Follow along with all the readings, liturgical texts, and music:

What to expect at Mass starting May 23rd

We are excited to begin the public celebration of Holy Mass once again on May 23rd. Our hearts have been filled with longing for Christ's presence in the Eucharist and for the chance to praise and glorify Him through the celebration of Holy Mass. While our first priority is most emphatically the celebration of the Sacraments according to the mind of Holy Mother Church, we also want to do so as safely as possible. Before coming, then, please be aware of the following points: I

New Confession Procedures

Effective Monday, May 25th: While we continue to implement social distancing protocols, it is necessary for us to use a larger, open space for confessions. We will be using the vesting sacristy (Blessed Mother side). The entrance will be from the sanctuary, expect for during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursday evenings. Please line up on the blue Xs on the side aisle on the Blessed Mother side. The two floor lamps with green and red lights will indicate when you ca

Pastor's Weekly Update: Confession and Adoration resume this week!

(Spanish below. Español por abajo.) May the Lord continue to watch over and protect as we work towards resuming public worship once again! Over the past week we have been working hard to integrate the instructions from the State of Indiana and our Diocese on how we can resume the public celebration of Holy Mass on May 23rd and 24th (the Solemnity of the Ascension). In the meantime, Baptisms, funerals, and weddings are no longer limited to 10 people or less, and Confessions

Now Hiring: Social distancing and sanitization compliance supervisor

St. John the Evangelist Parish seeks a part time employee to supervise compliance with social distancing procedures and cleaning of our facilities during Saturday afternoon and Sunday Masses. Requirements: At least 18 years of age Available weekends Speaks English and Spanish Able to lead teams and supervise others Thorough attention to detail Permission to work in the United States Duties: Hours: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturdays; 6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sundays Additional hours may be n

Sermon: Hearing the Good Shepherd

“Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate.” We have many different images of Jesus with which we are familiar. We see Christ the King, our Lord’s sacred heart, and the Divine Mercy. But the most common image of our Lord used by the first Christians was Christ the Good Shepherd. This is the image we find in the catacombs and the first churches. And this is how we c

Pastor's Weekly Update: Getting St. John's back on track

See an important video update from Father Royce Gregerson on the development of our plan to get St. John the Evangelist "back on track": Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am sure that the first question on your mind is: Now that the State of Indiana has announced its Back on Track plan, when will we have public Mass again? First of all, let me say that we are extremely excited to be working on a comprehensive plan to open our church again for worship. I want to assure yo