First Friday Holy Hour
2025-04-04 18:00 - 19:00 (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!
Holy Hour will be followed by Stations of the Cross at 7pm

First Friday Holy Hour
2025-04-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:00
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!

Stations of the Cross (Spanish)
2025-04-04 20:00 - 21:00
Todos los viernes de Cuaresma
¡Todos son bienvenidos a venir a rezar el Vía Crucis con nosotros como comunidad parroquial!
Las Estaciones (tanto en inglés como en español) del 11 de abril serán transmitidas en vivo.
Nuestras Horas Santas del primer viernes de marzo y abril comenzarán a las 6 p.m.

The Chosen Season 5
2025-04-10 18:00 | R/C Westminster Movies 9, 400 N Center St., Westminster, 21157, United States
St. John at the Movies!
All three screenings are now FULL!
Join the waitlist by contacting Char Lesniak at celesniak@gmail.com or at 443-340-4493.
Join our St. John – St. Joseph pastorate family for three screenings of Season 5 of The Chosen! Sign up for one or all of the following screenings:
Thursday, March 27: Part One (Episodes 1 and 2)
Thursday, April 3: Part Two (Episodes 3, 4, 5)
Thursday, April 10: Part Three (Episodes 6, 7, 8)
All screenings start at 6pm. Sign up here.
In this new season of the hit faith drama, the table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning. But—instead of confronting Rome—he turns the tables on the Jewish religious festival. Their power threatened, the country’s religious and political leaders will go to any length to ensure this Passover meal is Jesus’ last.
Free-will donations will be accepted at the theater.
Location: R/C Westminster Movies 9 at the TownMall of Westminster
400 N Center St., Westminster, MD 21157

Cor Mens Group
2025-04-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-17 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.

National Shrine Grotto Mass
2025-05-24 09:30 - 10:30 | National Shrine Grotto, 16330 Grotto Road, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Outdoor Mass
As we continue to celebrate May as the month of our Blessed Mother, join us for an outdoor mass at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg!
Mass will be held outside at the Grotto Cave. In the event of rain, mass will be moved inside the Glass Chapel.
Click here for more information about the Grotto grounds.
Please note that this mass will replace the 9am mass regularly scheduled at the parish.

Christ in the City
2025-06-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Locust Lane, Westminster, 21157, United States
Bringing Christ to our Community
Join us for an afternoon of outdoor adoration and confession on Locust Lane in the heart of Downtown Westminster! Please bring your own chairs and materials for kneeling.
This inaugural event kicks off a series of Emmaus Encounters we plan to host throughout the coming year. This series will bring the Blessed Sacrament directly into our local community, offer opportunities for reconciliation, and encourage fellowship. We’re excited to enter this new chapter of evangelization!
ADORERS WANTED!
We need scheduled adorers present throughout this event. Click here to sign up!
Location and Parking
Locust Lane is a plaza located on Main Street across from the Westminster library. Parking is available on the street and in the Winchester Exchange parking lot/garage. All city parking is free on weekends.

Pierogi Christmas Orders
2025-08-19 00:00 - 2025-10-06 23:00
Pierogis are back for Christmas!
Place your pre-order for potato pierogis and borscht soup by Monday, October 6. All homemade by the volunteers at St. Michael the Archangel Ukranian Catholic Church in Baltimore!
Pierogis – $15 per dozen
Borscht – $8 per container
Completed order forms and payment should be turned into the Parish Center.
Food pick-up is Wednesday, December 17 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.

Outdoor Movie Night: TOY STORY
2025-09-05 18:00
Sponsored by St. John School HSA
Our entire parish and school community is welcome at this FREE outdoor movie screening of Toy Story! Featuring food trucks, snowballs, and a Kids Corner with crafts, chalk, and bubbles.
Event begins at 6pm
Movie starts at 7:30pm
Bring your own blankets and chairs
Toy Story
1995 | 1 h 21 m | Rated G
A cowboy doll is profoundly jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as the top toy in a boy’s bedroom. When circumstances separate them from their owner, the duo have to put aside their differences to return to him.

The Wonder Station: Pop-Up Prototype
2025-09-12 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-13 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-14 13:00 - 18:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Explore our Christian children’s museum prototype exhibits!
Back in 2022, our parish entered an innovation challenge and we won the chance to develop the very first interactive Christian children’s museum in Carroll County into existence. Since then, our design team has prayed and reshaped what began as “St. Nick’s Workshop” to become The Wonder Station: A place where young hearts can play, discover and believe.
We’re excited to present a Pop-Up Prototype of this exciting project to the public! Come to the Portico from September 12-14 to explore, play, and interact with our exhibits, but keep in mind—it’s not the finished product. Some things may not work perfectly, and that’s part of the process!
Our goal for the Pop-Up Prototype is to test our big ideas in the real world. By visiting and inviting others to this experience, you help us discover how the Wonder Station could grow into a permanent children’s museum.
FREE ADMISSION
Click here to reserve your time slot!
Walk-ins are also welcome
HOURS:
Friday, September 12: 12pm – 6pm
Saturday September 13: 10am – 6pm
Sunday, September 14: 1pm – 6pm
Visit thewonderstation.com, follow us on Instagram @the_wonder_station, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/thewonderstation for more information!

Saint Celebration: Potluck and Adoration
2025-09-19 17:30 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Celebrate the Church’s newest saints!
In honor of the canonizations of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlo Acutis on September 7, our parish family is coming together for a potluck meal in the Portico to celebrate these new saints. Main dishes and drinks will be provided by the parish. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share! Sign up to bring food here.
An hour of outdoor adoration follows dinner at 7pm!
Bring your own chairs or blankets. In the event of rain, adoration will be inside the church.

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
Pier was a young Italian man who was affectionately called the “Man of the Beatitudes” by St. John Paul II for his exemplary work of bringing comfort and happiness to those who were poor, suffering, meek, hungry, thirsty, and in need of mercy, and who was himself clean of heart, a peacemaker, and persecuted for the sake of the Gospel (cf. Mt 5:3-10). He died at the young adult age of 24 while in charitable service to the people who were sick and dying in his community. (USCCB)
Bl. Carlo Acutis (1991 – 2006)
An Italian teenager who died from leukemia, Carlo was a gamer and computer programmer who loved the Eucharist, a devotion that inspired him to create a website documenting Eucharistic miracles. He will be the Church’s first millennial saint!

Latin Night (Noche Latina)
2025-09-20 19:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Hosted by St. John Hispanic Ministry!
¡Organizado por el Ministerio Hispano San Juan!
Let the rhythm guide you at this annual dance benefitting our Hispanic Ministry! All parishioners are welcome at this night of delicious food, music, and FUN.
¡Ven a bailar toda la noche en el Pórtico con nuestro Ministerio Hispano! Todos los feligreses son bienvenidos a esta noche de comida, música y DIVERSIÓN.
Dinner includes tacos, tostadas, and pupusas!
¡La cena incluye tacos, tostadas y pupusas!
Cash Bar | Barra en Efectivo
Dress Code (Código de vestir): Casual
TICKETS (ENTRADAS): $30 per person (por persona)
Get tickets at the Parish Center or at the door.
Consiga entradas en el Centro Parroquial o en la puerta.

Blessing of the Animals Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00
Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi
Join us outside St. John for an afternoon of food and fun in celebration of St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day. In addition to our annual Blessing of the Animals, we’ll have great food trucks and vendors both you and your pet will enjoy!
The animal blessing is at 1pm and is open to all pets.
Hosted in partnership with WTTR

Blue Mass
2025-10-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Church, 43 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Honoring Those Who Serve
Join us at St. John for our 9th annual Blue Mass honoring and thanking our community’s police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders. All first responders are encouraged to attend in uniform so that they may be recognized and receive a commemorative St. John Blue Mass challenge coin.
Dinner to follow in the Portico! All are invited.
For reserved seating, call Carmen at 410-848-4744 ext. 237 or email crivadeneira@sjwest.org

Life Chain
2025-10-05 16:00 - 17:00
October is Respect Life Month
Join fellow pro-life advocates for this annual peaceful, prayerful, and public witness for life. Meet around the St. John sign on the corner of Sullivan Road and Route 140 (across from Plum Crazy Diner) to pray for an end to abortion and for all whose lives are affected by abortion. All are welcome and encouraged to come!

SJS Cornhole Tournament at Flood Zone
2025-10-11 12:00 | Flood Zone Brewery, 50 N Main Street, Union Bridge, Maryland, 21791
Sponsored by St. John School HSA
It’s the 1st Annual St. John School Cornhole Tournament! Form a team and register to compete at this exciting family event at Flood Zone Brewery in Union Bridge. Top prizes, raffles, and fellowship will make for a great afternoon!
$50 per team
Two people per team
Must be age 13+ to play
Check-in at 12pm
Bags Fly at 12:30pm

CommUNITY Bingo Nights: Caring Carroll
2025-10-17 17:30 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
St. John Portico
Join us for bingo with Caring Carroll! Enjoy the game with yummy food for purchase and help support Caring Carroll’s network of volunteers who help to meet the non-medical needs of seniors with limited resources. Cash prizes and designer bag and basket packages are all up for the win!
CARING CARROLL DONATION DRIVE
Donate 1 paper product* = Get $1 off your $5 food purchase
Donate 2+ paper products* = Get $1 off your $5 food purchase AND entry into a special basket raffle
*toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, etc.
Game begins at 6:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm). 20 total games with special game cards for purchase at event.
Tickets: $20
Supporting our community partner, St. John School, and Faith Formation

Trunk or Treat
2025-10-24 18:00 - 20:30
Costumes, treats, and more Halloween fun!
All parish and school families are encouraged to join in on the spooky fun! Come in costume and collect some treats from fabulously decorated car trunks in the St. John parking lot. Plus, enjoy food trucks, a costume parade, and a costume contest with prizes for multiple categories!
Event Schedule:
6:15pm: Little Ghouls Costume Contest AND Trick or Treating (for kindergarten and below)
6:30pm: Costume Parade and Contest (for 1st grade and above)
Costume Contest categories – Most Creative, Spookiest, Funniest, Best Duo/Group
6:45pm: Trick or Treating (for all ages)
7:30pm: Trunk Contest winners announced
Trunk Contest categories listed below
SIGN UP YOUR CAR!
Please consider setting up a trunk at this spook-tacular family event. Sign up is FREE!
Please register by October 22.
GUIDELINES:
1. Arrive at 5pm to set up. The lot will close at 6pm.
2. Vehicles must be set up and ready to pass out candy by 6:15pm.
3. Vehicles must remain parked until 8:30pm.
4. If you wish to participate, but cannot stay the entire event, we will have a designated area for table setups as an alternative to trunks.
5. Trunk themes must be family appropriate.
6. Candy must be sealed/wrapped.
Prizes will be awarded for Best Overall Theme, Most Creative/Original, Best Use of Vehicle, Most Interactive, Best Children’s Theme, and Participant Voted Favorite.
Click here to sign up your trunk!

SJS Spaghetti Dinner
2025-11-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Benefitting St. John School
Bring the whole family to the Portico for SJS’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner! Relax, enjoy a meal, visit with friends and classmates, all while supporting our school. Featuring a menu of spaghetti, meatballs, salad, rolls, and desserts. Beer, wine, and sangria for sale from Flying Pig Mobile Bar! Plus, a Kids Corner with extra fun activities for the young ones.
$10 Adults / ages 10+
$6 ages 4 – 9
FREE for ages 3 and under
$40 Family Cap

CommUNITY Bingo Nights: Pregnancy Support Center
2025-11-21 17:30 | Portico at St. John Westminster, 43 Monroe St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
St. John Portico
Join us for bingo with the Pregnancy Support Center of Carroll County (PSC)! Enjoy the games with yummy food for purchase and help support PSC’s mission to support and inform women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. They provide confidential, free health services and collect baby item donations to assist their clients. Cash prizes and designer bag and basket packages are all up for the win!
PSC DONATION DRIVE
Donate 2+ baby items = Get $1 off your $5 food purchase!
Game begins at 6:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm). 20 total games with special game cards for purchase at event.
Tickets: $20
Supporting our community partner, St. John School, and Faith Formation
