Holy Disciples Parish at St. John the Evangelist Church

In an Apostolic Letter on September 30, 2019, Pope Francis instituted Sunday of the Word of God to be observed on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

He noted the following:

“May the Sunday of the Word of God help his people to grow in religious and intimate familiarity with the sacred Scriptures.”

To support the observation of Sunday of the Word of God, the United States Conference  of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)  has provided the following links to provide background and 5 video seminars on the following topics:

Who actually wrote the Bible?

What are the Synoptic Gospels?

What parts of the Bible are also read by our Jewish and Protestant friends?

How is the Catholic approach to reading the Bible different than other approaches?

How can I practice the Lectio Divina method of Scriptural meditation?

Click on the links below for access to these materials

Sunday of the Word of God USCCB page

Sunday of the Word of God seminar videos

Effective January 2023, our Parish Office and Parish Life Office will be located at Academy Hill in Watertown.  The Parish Office will be open on Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm.  Phone:  860-274-8836

The Oakville Office will only be open on Mondays from 10 am to 2 pm.  Phone:  860-274-9273.  On Tuesday through Thursday no one will be there - all matters must be handled at the Holy Disciples Parish Office located at 21 Academy Hill, Watertown.

Faith Formation Offices will be located at 9 Academy Hill.  Check the Faith Formation page for hours. 

Phone:  860-274-4123 or 860-274-1955

Phone messages will be checked daily.

Make a Joyful Noise!  Come Sing with our Choirs!

 Join the St. John Youth Choir!!

Come sing on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30 pm and then one Sunday a month at St. John the Evangelist Church. We need singers!!

Contact Mark Ryan at [email protected] for more information.

Join the St. Mary Magdalen Adult Choir!!

St. Mary Magdalen Choir  rehearsal is from 9:40-10:30 am on Sunday mornings, followed by singing at the 10:30 am Mass.  We need singers, especially male voices!  Join us!  Questions? Contact Jacqueline Coté at [email protected] .

As we move forward transitioning to our new parish, Holy Disciples, some things will take a longer period of time to convert than others. One such item is our Finances.

We ask that current parishioners who worship at St. John the Evangelist continue to write checks payable to St. John the Evangelist and likewsie, those who worship at St. Mary Magdalen contiunue to write checks payable to St. Mary Magdalen. You may continue to use your existing envelopes and on-line giving until further notice.

If you have any questions on this matter, please don't hesitate to contact the parish office.

Click on the button above if you would like to make an online donation. All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found at https://archdioceseofhartford.org/appeal/ No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.