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.

To Our Parishioners

This past week the Archdiocese of Hartford posted guidelines for the opening up of churches for the public celebration of Mass. There has been some confusion about the exact date this will occur so I just want to clarify this for you.  According to the directives of the Archdiocese we are able to celebrate public Masses starting Monday June 8^th.  Public masses will be for weekdays only at this time, and will be limited to 50 people per Mass.  We will continue to stream Sunday Mass online for the foreseeable future.  Details about the place, time and days of the weekday public Masses will be sent next week prior to June 8^th.  The process of opening up for public Masses will require us to adhere to strict rules of social distancing. Please visit our website  stjohn.weconnect.com to view the guidelines from the archdiocese. 

I look forward to the time we can gather, once again, for the celebration of the Eucharist.

May God bless you and keep you safe.

Sincerely in Christ

Rev. Anthony J. Smith

St John the Evangelist Parish has defined a schedule and guidelines for reopening weekday masses beginning June 8. Please click on the images below to open the complete files and become familiar with the changes.

The Archdiocese of Hartford has published procedural guidelines for opening churches  for public worship of weekday Masses beginning on Monday June 8. Opening day for Sunday Masses will be announced at a later date. Please click the following link to view the guidelines:

Parishioners at St Mary Magdalen Parish are holding a 'Drive Thru' collection of baby shower items to be provided for the babies they have spiritually adopted through Carolyn's Place. If you have the resources, please consider helping this cause on June 7th. See the linked flyer. 

Click the link below to join our live streamed Mass each Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. We had some sound issues last Sunday but they have been corrected.

Link to live-streamed Sunday Mass on our Facebook page

Mass Intentions During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A note to those who have scheduled Mass intentions during this period of restriction on public Masses:

Due to the restrictions on public Masses the Mass intentions currently scheduled for a particular vigil or Sunday Mass will be combined into one Mass which is celebrated at 8:30 and streamed online. We will continue to combine the scheduled intentions while the restriction on public Masses is in place. If you do not wish to combine your Mass intention at this Mass please contact our office and we will find an open date later in the year. Please note that we have weekend Mass intentions already scheduled several months in advance.