St. John Roman Catholic Church - Westminster, MD

May Blessed Mother Crowning
2026-05-10 09:00 (America/New_York) | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
9am Mass on Sunday, May 10, 2026 (Mothers’ Day)
Celebrate Mothers’ Day at this annual Mass that celebrates Our Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven! Festivities include an opening procession of children with flowers for Mary and the crowning of Our Blessed Mother statue. Please note that there will be no post-Mass rosary procession this year.
All children are invited to participate – especially kindergartners, First Communicants, the Junior Legion of Mary, and the Little Flowers Girls Club – in the procession! Parents can sign their children up to participate by clicking here. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own flower(s)! Whether picked from your garden, bought at the store, or crafted out of paper, all flowers are welcome.
Questions? Email Kathy Carter at mail.kathyc.2@gmail.com
MAY QUEEN SEARCH
All middle school girls are invited to apply to be this year’s May Queen and crown the Blessed Mother at the Mass!
To apply, write a paragraph answering: Why would it be an honor to crown our Blessed Mother?
Submit your paragraph by Friday, May 1 to mail.kathyc.2@gmail.com

First Friday Holy Hour
2026-05-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
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!

CommUNITY Bingo: Westminster City Police K-9 Division
2026-04-17 17:30 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
CommUNITY Bingo Night
Join us for bingo with the Westminster City Police K-9 Division! Enjoy the game with yummy food for purchase and you could win cash, designer bag, or Longaberger basket prizes.
K-9 DONATION DRIVE
Donate a pet item = Get $1 off your food!
Donate 2+ pet items = Get $1 off food AND enter our raffle to win a prize!
Game begins at 6:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm). 20 total games with special game cards for purchase at event.
Tickets: $20
If not sold out, tickets available at the door
NO REFUNDS
Supporting our community partner, St. John School, and Faith Formation

Divine Mercy Egg Hunts
2026-04-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Come hunt for eggs!
All children are welcome to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt this Divine Mercy Sunday! Bring your own basket or bag to collect eggs.
Two opportunities to hunt:
– after the 9am Mass
– after the 11am Mass
Each event will also have a designated hunt for very young children.
The hunts takes place on the field outside the church!

Tenebrae Service
2026-03-31 19:00 | MD
A Special Holy Week Service
Join us for this moving and powerful service focused on the last words of Christ. A prayerful meditation on the psalms, the Tenebrae is a unique service that helps us prepare ourselves for Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. Featuring music from members of the Archbishop Curley Choir directed by Mr. Michael Gaffney, our Director of Music!

Stations of the Cross (Spanish)
2026-03-27 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-20 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-13 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-06 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-27 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-20 20:00 - 21:00 | MD
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.

Stations of the Cross
2026-03-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
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.

Lenten Fish Fry Fridays
2026-03-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-20 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-13 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-06 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-20 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.

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

Hallow Parish Mission
2026-03-08 14:30 - 2026-03-09 20:30 | MD
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.

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

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!

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

Pierogi Easter Orders
2026-01-14 00:00 - 2026-03-15 23:00 | MD
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.
