St. John Roman Catholic Church - Westminster, MD

Beholding Your King
2017-09-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Parish Center, 43 MONROE ST, WESTMINSTER, MD, 21157, United States
“Beholding Your King:” Ladies! Join us for the second Walking With Purpose course in our series! Study will be held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 PM in the parish center. Through the study “Beholding Your King,” we will look at King David, select psalms, the temple, and many Old Testament prophets and see the ways in which they all point to the coming King of kings, Jesus Christ. Register with Kelsey Hughes at ktheuerk@gmail.com or call/text 301-938-9378.

KERMES (A Festival)
2017-08-27 11:00 - 15:00 | MD
This is an amazing festival featuring food, games, prizes and great raffles. There will even be fun for the kiddos! Our hispanic community would like to invite everyone to come on over to the Portico from 11:00am- 3:00pm to have some fun and enjoy authentic spanish dishes from all over Central and South America. It is going to be a wonderful time! Tickets can be purchased when you arrive in the Portico for $1 each. Entrees are approximately $2-3/each. The food is fantastic, so don’t miss it!

Edge Water Olympics Cook-Out
2017-08-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
WATER OLYMPICS COOKOUT: It’s time again for our annual water Olympics! This is a joint event with Life Teen featuring our new and improved 100 foot slip and slide! Join us on the field across from the parish center for all kinds of water fun from 5:00pm -8:00pm on the field across from the parish center. Come hungry for grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelon, chips, salads, etc. Be sure to bring a towel and modest clothes that you can get wet (shorts and dark t-shirt or one piece suit with shorts). Don’t forget a towel, sunscreen, and a change of clothes if you like. Invite a new friend for a chance to win a prize!

Mothering with Grace
2017-08-23, 2017-08-16, 2017-08-09, 2017-08-02, 2017-07-26, 2017-07-19, 2017-07-12, 2017-07-05 | MD
All mothers are invited to attend MOTHERING WITH GRACE on Wednesdays during the summer. The mission of Mothering with Grace is to help mothers grow in holiness through their vocations as wives and mothers. Each meeting will reflect a different virtue and we will discuss how to live that virtue out in the world. Childcare is available (a small donation is requested). Please RSVP to Sarah Kioko via text at 443– 682-2025 or SarahLiz77@gmail.com.

Consoling the Heart of Jesus
2017-08-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-08-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-08-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-08-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-07-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Parish Center, 43 MONROE ST, WESTMINSTER, MD, 21157, United States
Consoling the Heart of Jesus Retreat
Join Father Christopher and the St. John Legion of Mary for a small-group retreat, Consoling the Heart of Jesus by Father Michael Gaitley. This study focuses on trusting Jesus and Divine Mercy. Meeting time/place: Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8 PM at the parish center. We encourage people to come to the class, however for those who have a conflict and cannot attend the sessions, all the resources can be found on www.formed.org excluding the book. Register today with Kelsey Hughes at ktheuerk@gmail.com or 301-938-9378 (call or text)!
Consolando al Corazón de Jesús Retiro Comienza el Martes 20 de Junio!
Únete al Padre Christopher y la Legión de María para un retiro de pequeños grupos de diez semanas, Consolando al Corazón de Jesús por el Padre Michael Gaitley. Obtenemos nuevas perspectivas sobre cómo puede consolar a Jesús; vamos a aprender las claves de la gran santidad de los Santos como Teresa de Lisieux, Faustina Kowalska y la Teresa de Calcutta; y tenemos todas las herramientas que necesitamos a “convertirse en un Santo, un gran Santo y rápidamente”. Hora y lugar de reunión: el martes por la noche de 7 en el centro parroquial, comenzando el 20 de junio. Regístrese para participar con Kelsey Hughes al direccion de correo ktheuerk@gmail.com o 301-938-9378 (texto por favor)!

Life Teen LUAU
2017-08-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
END OF SUMMER LUAU! It’s time for our annual Luau! Dig out your grass skirt and Hawaiian shirt (we’ll have a Hawaiian shirt/outfit contest) and come hungry for some Buffalo Wild Wings Chicken Wraps, BBQ, watermelon, fruit salad, etc. The Kona Ice Truck should be making an appearance for free snowballs! We are meeting after the 6pm Mass until 9:30pm (a little later than normal). We will be gathering in the courtyard of the school across from the field (you’ll see it decorated for the Luau). Please don’t forget to reach out to a friend and invite them to join you! If you have never been to youth group, this is a great night to join us and we would love to have you!

XLT Adoration
2017-08-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2017-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
XLT is a once-a-month gathering for ALL of our St. John parishioners. Every XLT has powerful and inspiring talks, a prayerful Eucharistic Adoration accompanied by music, silence, meditation and scripture readings. The idea behind an XLT (exalt) is to provide several different types of prayer to lead the faithful in prayer and draw them together as a community. We begin after the 6:00pm Mass. 🙂 bring the entire family!

Life Teen Bike Trip
2017-08-09 08:15 - 16:30 | North Central Railroad Trail, Sparks, MD, 21152, United States
BIKE TRIP!! It’s time again! We will be biking on the North Central Railroad Trail near Cockeysville and we will leave St John at 8:30am (be there by 8:15) and return around 4/4:30pm. We will be biking a couple hours, eat lunch beside a beautiful stream, and relax/play a while before the return trip. The stream has a little swimming hole, so wear a dark t-shirt and something you can get wet if you like (it always feels great!). The trail is relatively flat and shaded. Everyone needs to bring their bike, a couple water bottles, their lunch, and a small backpack or some way to carry their things. The only cost will be $5.00 per teen for expenses and a couple bucks to buy a treat on the way home. It was a great trip last year and a good way to get some exercise while enjoying God’s creation. Please RSVP as soon as you can to kbrown@sjwest.org or 410-848-8443 x239.

No Life Teen
2017-08-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | MD
Life Teen will not meet tonight, we are planning for the coming year!

St. John's Crab Feast
2017-07-29 | MD
The Knights of Columbus sponsor this great deast every year. This year we are sold out. 🙁

Summer Series with Deacon Mark!
2017-07-26 00:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-19 00:00 - 21:00 | MD
Deacon Mark Ripper will host a summer lecture series on July 19th and 26th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Portico . The series will be on the “Sacraments in Scripture” and will occur over three sessions. Session 2: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Session 3: Marriage and Holy Orders. Bring your Bible!

Know, Love and Serve Series
2017-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
The Knights of Columbus, Westminster Council, will sponsor a talk Tuesday, July 18, at 7 pm in the Portico at St. John’s in Westminster commemorating the tenth anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum. “Summorum Pontificum at 10: The Traditional Latin Mass in the Life of the Church” will explore the effect of this document on the Church world wide, and also look at the growth of the “Extraordinary Form” of the Roman Rite and communities that are nourished by it. For more information, please contact Marc Fisher at marcfisher@msn.com or 443.386.6415.

Child Safety Event
2017-07-15 10:00 - 14:00 | School
Child Safety Community Day
St. John Campus-Saturday, July 15th
10am – 2pm
Don’t miss the opportunity during our FREE Child Safety Community Day, to learn important information, watch demonstrations and connect to valuable resources to keep our children safe.
We will have various local community partners sharing valuable information about important child safety topics such as: sun safety, seat belt safety, bike (helmet) safety, water safety, poison control, personal safety (stranger danger) and much more!
Explore the equipment and tools available to the community to increase awareness and to keep our children safe. Our community partners will have equipment for display, demonstrations, handouts, give-aways and resources available to the public. For example, Westminster Fire Department will have a fire truck on display, the Carroll County Sheriff’s office and Maryland State Police will also have their vehicles on display. Tri-Star Martial Arts will be sharing information on personal safety (stranger danger) and the Carroll Hospital Center will be providing information on how to stay safe in the summer sun and heat.
Call St. John School at 410.848.7455 for additional information, or visit our website: https://www.sjwestschool.org/news/community-safety-event
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ELEVATE: Steubenville Youth Conf.
2017-07-14 - 2017-07-16 | MD
Please pray for our youth.
Notes about going: Please be at St. John Church at least 15 minutes early (6:15 am) for a 6:30 a.m. Mass on Friday. Please arrive with your luggage labelled with your LAST NAME. We will have masking tape and markers for you if you forget. You will put all the luggage in the narthex of the church during Mass. After Mass is over around 7:00 am, we will load the bus and be off.
Arrival Information
When we arrive at Steubenville, we will call St. John and let them know we have arrived safely. Feel free to call (410) 848-4744 after 3:00 p.m. to check. Your teens will also be permitted to use their cell phones this one time during the conference if you would like to hear from them personally.
We will leave Steubenville by 1:00- 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, and will arrive back at St. John at approximately 7:00 -7:30 p.m. When we pass Frederick, the teens will be given the chance to call you with a more specific arrival time. Just as an FYI, we sometimes run into thunderstorms on the drive home that could delay us. Also, your teen needs to save $5-10 for some fast food dinner on the way home.
