First Friday Holy Hour
2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Eucharistic Adoration
Join us for Solemn Exposition, Eucharistic Adoration, and Benediction as we pray for a renewal of faith in the truth of Jesus’ Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament and to praise the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in the monstrance. Confession will be offered, and we will pray Vespers together. Handouts will be provided for Vespers. All are invited to join us in joyfully adoring our Eucharistic Lord!

72nd Annual St. John Christmas Bazaar
2025-12-06 08:30 - 15:00 | St. John Catholic School, 45 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
A Carroll County Christmas Tradition!
Join us for this annual holiday marketplace benefitting St. John Catholic School! Featuring unique and affordable gifts, delicious homemade desserts, a 50/50 raffle, and much more. Click here to sign up to volunteer!
Free Admission | Free Parking

FOOD
School Cafe
Breakfast from 8:30am – 10:30am (Coffee and Donuts)
Lunch from 11am – 2pm (Pizza, Hotdogs, Drinks)
Lunch in the Portico (11am – 2pm)
Food made by our Hispanic Ministry and pit ham, beef, and turkey from Big Dogg BBQ!

FUN
The Nutcracker (11:30am in the Portico)
The beloved ballet performed by the Carroll County Dance Center!
School Choir Performance (1pm in the gym)
50/50 Raffle – Get your tickets at the Bazaar! Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. Drawing is Sunday, December 14 after 6pm Mass
First Prize: $4,000
Second Prize: $3,000
Third Prize: $2,000
PLUS a Train Garden, Gingerbread Houses, Face Painting, and a Christmas Photo Booth!

OUR ROOMS
Christmas Rooms
Books & Videos
Fudge, Cakes, Cookies
Jewelry Boutique
Religious Items
Toys & Stuffed Animals
Plants & Posies
North Pole Candy
Mini Mall
Gifts to Go
Rudolph Run Silent Auction (9:30am – 1:30pm)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration
2025-12-11 19:00 - 2025-12-12 00:00, 2025-12-12 19:00 - 22:00
Celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) with a variety of bilingual events honoring the Patroness of the Americas!
Thursday, December 11
Serenade to Our Lady | 7pm – Midnight
All are welcome to join us in the church for the joyful Hispanic tradition of a serenade! Featuring various choir and music performances (in both English and Spanish).
Friday, December 12
Bilingual On-Campus Procession | 7pm
Bilingual Mass | 8pm
Join us after Mass in the Portico for a potluck meal! Please bring a dish to share.

Simbang Gabi
2025-12-21 15:00
A Filipino Christmas Tradition

Join our Filipino Ministry as they anticipate the arrival of Christmas with this special evening Mass! Simbang Gabi is a centuries-old Catholic tradition from the Philippines consisting of nine devotional Masses leading up to Christmas. Our Filipino Ministry is excited to share a part of this custom with our whole parish family!
A potluck dinner will follow in the Portico. Please bring a dish to share and join in on the camaraderie and fun!

Cor Mens Group
2025-12-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-15 19:00 - 21:00
Formation, Fraternity, and Prayer
Taking its name from the Latin word for heart, Cor is a men’s group sponsored by the Knights of Columbus that provides an opportunity for the men of our pastorate to foster friendships while deepening their relationships with God. All men are welcome to join and do not need to be a Knight!
Meetings are typically on the third Sunday of the month from 7pm – 9pm in the St. John Portico. For more information, email Marty Salter at salterwm@msn.com. RSVP to the next meeting here.
Get more info about Cor and check out past meeting highlights here.

Pierogi Easter Orders
2026-01-14 00:00 - 2026-03-15 23:00
Pierogis are back for Easter!
Celebrate St. Stanislaus’s feast day (April 11) a little early with delicious pierogis and more Polish cuisine for your Easter dinner! Place your order by Sunday, March 15. All homemade by the volunteers at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Baltimore!
MENU:
Potato Pierogis – $15 per dozen
Sauerkraut Pierogi – $15 per dozen
Sausage & Sauerkraut Platter – $9 each
Borscht (Red Beet Soup) – $8 per container
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – $10 (2 rolls per order)
Completed order forms and payment should be turned into the Parish Center.
Food pick-up is Friday, March 27 from 4pm – 7pm in the Portico.
Note that this food is FROZEN for you to prepare at your convenience.
Email Verna at vkarolenko@gmail.com with questions.
Click here to print out the order form.

Kids Bingo Night
2026-01-23 17:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Sponsored by St. John School HSA
Bring the whole family to this kid-centric bingo night! Wear your pajamas, bring a stuffed animal, and enjoy a wintery evening of bingo games, food, and prizes.
Tickets: $10 each
Doors open at 5pm
Games start at 6pm
SNOW DATE: January 30

Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner
2026-02-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Happy Fat Tuesday!
Join us in the Portico for our annual Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner the night before Ash Wednesday. Enjoy pancakes, eggs, sausage, a variety of toppings, coffee, and more! Plus, brings your old palms to be burned in preparation for Ash Wednesday.
Cost:
$12 Adults
$7 Kids
FREE ages 5 & under
$55 Max immediate family rate
Free will offerings also accepted!

Lenten Fish Fry Fridays
2026-02-20 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-06 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-13 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
St. John Portico
It’s our annual Lenten fish fry, serving up a menu of fish, other vegetarian entrees, sides, kids meals, and more for dine in or takeout. Join us every Friday in Lent from 4pm – 7pm! Plus, enjoy dessert from our bake sale and buy Easter gift baskets.

ADULT MEALS INCLUDE:
CHOICE OF ENTREE: Fried or Baked Fish, Shrimp, or Veggie Lasagna
CHOICE OF TWO SIDES: Potato Nuggets, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Stewed Tomatoes, Corn Pudding, or Macaroni Salad
ROLL & BUTTER
Shrimp baskets are $9 a la carte

KIDS MEALS INCLUDE:
CHOICE OF ENTREE: Fried or Baked Fish
MAC & CHEESE
APPLESAUCE
ROLL & BUTTER
$13 Adults / $9 Kids / FREE ages 5 and Under

FISH FRY VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Adult Volunteers – Click here to sign up for a shift
Student Volunteers – Contact Teresa at 410-857-9639 or trmammarich@gmail.com.
Please be at the Portico by 3:45pm
DRESS CODE: Student volunteers MUST wear athletic shoes (NOT CROCS or sandals), jeans (not shorts), and shirts that cover their shoulders.

Stations of the Cross
2026-02-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-13 19:00 - 20:00
Every Friday in Lent
All are welcome to come pray the Stations of the Cross with us as a parish community!
Our First Friday Holy Hours are canceled for March and April.

Stations of the Cross (Spanish)
2026-02-20 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-27 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-06 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-13 20:00 - 21:00
Todos los viernes de Cuaresma
¡Todos son bienvenidos a venir a rezar el Vía Crucis con nosotros como comunidad parroquial!
Nuestras Horas Santas del primer viernes de mes quedan canceladas para marzo y abril.

Knights Bull and Oyster Roast
2026-02-28 18:00 - 22:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #1393
It’s the annual Bull and Oyster Roast hosted by the Knights in the Portico! This year’s feast is once again catered by Salerno’s and includes a menu of raw, fried, and steamed oysters plus pit beef, fried chicken, mac and cheese, Maryland crab soup, oyster stew, and desserts. Drinks include beer, wine, soda.
Enjoy the meal with music from DJ Steve “Get ‘Em Dancin” Leon!
$65 per person / $120 per couple
For tickets, contact either:
Dan Lech at 410-598-5663 OR dclech76@gmail.com
Lou Harding at 410-218-1400 OR louharding@aol.com

Order tickets by Monday, February 16

Hallow Parish Mission
2026-03-08 14:30 - 2026-03-09 20:30
Renew your faith!
Join us for a great opportunity to strengthen your faith this Lent. Over two days, our parish community will have the opportunity to hear a powerful talk from a guest speaker from the Hallow app and go to confession and adoration.
MISSION SCHEDULE:
Sunday, March 8 (Portico)
2:30pm Spanish Session
7:15pm English Session
Guest Hallow Speaker: Eliana Perez-Rodriguez
Eliana is a Catholic speaker, educator, and advocate for chastity and the dignity of the human person. As a former leader in Corazón Puro—a Spanish-speaking apostolate founded by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, which is dedicated to forming young people in a life of holiness, virtue, and authentic love, Eliana has dedicated her life to forming young hearts in the truth and beauty of the Church’s teachings on love and sexuality. As a former co-host of EWTN’s Ellas lo Dicen, she’s engaged a global audience in conversations centered on faith, identity, and womanhood. Her apostolic work has taken her to numerous communities across the United States and abroad, where she speaks with conviction about God’s transformative love, mercy, and the sacred worth of every human person. In addition to her public ministry, she is a devoted wife and homeschooling mother of three young children. Eliana’s journey is deeply personal—having encountered Christ in a life-changing way, she now shares that hope with others through her speaking, teaching, and witness as a wife, mother, and disciple.
Monday, March 9 (Church)
7pm – 8:30pm
A night of bilingual adoration and confession.

Blood Drive
2026-03-09 12:00 - 18:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Give blood, save lives!
Give the gift of life for the holidays! Our next blood drive with the American Red Cross in the Portico on Monday, March 9 from 12pm – 6pm.
To make an appointment, click here, search for zip code 21157, and scroll down to the St. John drive on November 24! Or call Jim Torretti at 410-848-1487 and leave a message.

St. Patrick's Day Dinner
2026-03-14 17:30 - 20:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Portico with food, music, and fun! Enjoy a delicious menu of corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, veggies, salad and dessert. There will be a cash bar for beer and wine.
Plus, live Celtic and Irish music from the band, Wherligig, a silent auction, and a kids zone make it a great night for the whole family!
Doors open at 5:30pm
Dinner at 6pm
Silent auction from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Hosted by St. John and the Knights of Columbus.
Cost:
$18 Adults
$9 Kids ages 6 – 10
FREE ages 5 & under
