The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) provides instruction and spiritual formation to anyone 16 years of age and older who are not baptized, or baptized in another Christian community, who would like to become a...
As restrictions continue to lift we would like to encourage parishioners to return to the in person celebration of Mass. With this in mind, St. John the Evangelist Parish will have our final live stream of the Mass this Sunday...
Mass Schedules for Lent will change slightly. Here are the changes:
Ash Wednesday:
8:20am & 7pm
All Fridays during Lent:
6:30pm: Stations of the Cross in English
7pm: Mass
After Mass: Stations of the Cross in Spanish ...
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO CONFIRMED THE END TO RESTRICTIONS IN CHURCHES ON SEATING CAPACITY AND SOCIAL DISTANCE SEATING AS OF TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST. We will no longer require tickets for attendance to mass. As...
ATTENTION ENGAGED COUPLES!
MARRIAGE PREPARATION CLASSES AT ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
903 GIFFARD ST WHITBY
905-668-3676
Email stjohntheevangelistwh@archtoronto.org
Our next Marriage Preparation Course at St. John the Evangelist will be held on 6 Thursday evenings from...
On Thursday, September 30, 2021, across the country, Canadians will be observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. we wish to extend an invitation to join Cardinal Collins for a virtual prayer service on September 30, 2021 at 10...
This June, Cardinal Collins has encouraged parished to pray to the Sacred Heart. Below you can find the pastoral letter that Cardinal Collins has written in connection to the Sacred Heart. At St. John the Evangelist we will be praying...
We are inviting you to take part of our Virtual Fundraising Event on Sunday, May 16, 2021, at 5:00 pm, on our YouTube channel.
For more information on the Redemptoris Mater Seminary and fundraiser please read this letter...
Welcome to the new website for Saint John the Evangelis Parish in Whitby, Ontario. This is our new home on the internet for you to learn more about our parish and the many things that are going on. As the...
On January 22, 2026, a solemn Mass was celebrated at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Mississauga, Ont., to mark the 200th anniversary of the approval of the Constitution and Rules of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate – a foundational...
On January 25, 2026, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo presided over a solemn Mass of celebration at St. Timothy’s Parish in Toronto, in commemoration of the church’s 60th Anniversary and Patronal Feast. He was joined by...
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, pilgrims who traveled to Rome with the Archdiocese of Toronto gathered at St. Clement’s Parish in Etobicoke. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect fondly on the November 2025 Year of Jubilee pilgrimage...
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV summoned the world’s cardinals to Rome recently for an extraordinary consistory. The two-day gathering of prayer, reflection and dialogue began Jan. 7, a day after the closing of the Holy Door...
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, there was a historic merger of two Catholic faith communities in downtown Toronto.
San Juan Bautista, a Hispanic immigrant parish consisting of members from Mexico, Central...
In keeping with the missionary mandate of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, through the Vicar for Ethnic Communities, Most Reverend Bishop Robert Kasun, has inaugurated a new Catholic Community called All Saints Nigerian Catholic Chaplaincy at...
More than 1,000 Catholics from throughout the archdiocese along with parishioners of St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica gathered on December 28, 2025 for a Eucharistic Celebration to close the Year of Jubilee. Attendees included dozens of priests from...
25 December 2025Message for Christmas
His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My dear brothers and sisters,
Praised be Jesus Christ and Merry Christmas to you and to your loved ones.
Each year the birth of our Saviour...
On Dec. 18, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo paid an apostolic visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish – a time marked by prayer, reflection and deep spiritual significance for the parish community.
His Eminence presided over the monthly Covenant...
On Dec. 19, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo visited the Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary Redemptoris Mater, for the celebration of Mass and a dinner with the seminarians and formators.
This pre-Christmas visit was an occasion to pray together, to share...
Earlier this week, the Archdiocese of Toronto learned of an allegation of misconduct against Fr. James Cherickal, a priest in ministry in the archdiocese currently serving as pastor of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in Brampton. On Thursday, December...