St. John the Evangelist

We, the people of God gathered as Saint John the Evangelist faith community share the life-giving Word, the Eucharist and the sacraments, so that all might come to believe in the Son and have eternal life. Given this abundant life, we feel called to share our gifts and our faith with others.

The disturbing violence on the Capitol steps and under the Rotunda, that ensued from a protest rally, must not determine our destiny or define our character as a free country that is governed by just laws and the rule of order.  The world looks to our country as the model of civility when it comes to transfer of governance.  Our founding fathers gave us the gift of the Constitution that has always facilitated this peaceful transfer.   We must protect the integrity of our democracy that allows for dissent and differing opinions expressed by persuasive words and debate, not by violence. In the end the rule of just laws must determine our civil destiny. 

In this time of strife we must appeal to God for His wisdom and to seek His Will.  We seek the intercession of the patron saint of our country, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, to pray for our common cause and help us see the Will of God even through the murky waters of turbulence. Let us pray for justice and peace for all.

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With the continuation of limitations on Mass attendance and our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our parishioners,  Archbishop Blair has now extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation for all the Faithful of the Archdiocese of Hartford through Sunday, May 23, 2021, which is Pentecost Sunday.

At St. John the Evangelist Church our Mass Schedule will be:

Saturday:  5:00 PM Vigil 

Sunday:  7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM

There will be no 5:00 PM Sunday Mass, at this time. 

Those intentions will be included in another Mass.

Our 9:00 AM Mass will be available through “livestream” on Facebook.

Archbishop Blair has dispensed from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Hartford through Saturday, November 28.  If you are in poor health, elderly, have a pre-existing condition, or are vulnerable to disease for any other reason, please do not plan to attend Mass in person at this time. 

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