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First Reconciliation & First Communion 2024-2025
Save the date for the Registration and Information Night for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Confirmation 2024-2025
Save the date for the Registration and Information Night for the sacrament of confirmation in the 2024-2025 school year.
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Life Teen Begins October 3rd!
Learn more about our Life Teen Youth Ministry for Grade 9-12. Registration will open soon!
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EDGE Begins October 10th!
Learn more about our EDGE youth ministry for grade 5-8. Registration will open soon!
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Confirmation 2024-2025
Do you have a child going into grade 7 in the Fall? The Registration and Information Night for...
First Reconciliation & First Communion 2024-2025
Do you have a child going into grade 2 in the Fall? The Registration and Information Night for...
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Catechesis
Word of Good News for Youth & Adults  Come and discover the love that God has for...
Lent Confessions 2024
Lenten Day of Confession  Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:30 am - 11:30 am  2:00...
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Holy Week Schedule 2024
2024 Holy Week Celebrations Sat./Sun. Mar 23/24 Palm Sunday Masses (Saturday) 5pm, (Sunday) 9am, 11am (Sunday...
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Bible and Coffee at Lake
Diving Deeper into Our Faith – Adult Formation Program

Are you interested in learning more about our Catholic faith? Do you...

Sep-18-2024 - Apr-02-2025
St. Peter's Church, 840 Bathurst St.
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Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible

Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., our fall Bible...

Oct-17-2024 - Dec-05-2024
St. Gertrude's Parish, 690 King St., Oshawa or Zoom
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Be Filled Seminar

The Shalom Catholic Community is a vocation within the Catholic Church. In...

Oct-19-2024 - Nov-30-2024
879 St Clair Ave. W., Toronto
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Bible Study on the Book of Prophet Jeremiah

The Mustard Seed Ministry, the Parish Adult Faith Formation Program of St...

Oct-21-2024 - Jun-23-2025
Virtual event via Zoom
Mary and Jesus
Consecration to Jesus Through Mary on Dec. 12, 2024

Everyone is invited to consecrate themselves to Jesus through Mary (or to...

Nov-09-2024 - Dec-12-2024
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 694 Weston Rd., Toronto
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Diving Deeper into Our Faith – Adult Faith Formation Second Series

All are welcome to attend the second of a four-part series...

Nov-13-2024 - Dec-04-2024
St. Peter's Church, 840 Bathurst St.
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A silent Ignatian Retreat for Men & Women - God’s Mother Mary: First Disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ

God’s Mother Mary: First Disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ...

Nov-22-2024 - Nov-24-2024
Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre
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RENEW Toronto 2024

🎉 Get Ready for RENEW Toronto! 🎉 Join us on Saturday, November 23 and...

Nov-23-2024 - Nov-24-2024
Canada Event Centre, 300 Water St., Whitby
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The Great Pain of Grief Retreat

Blessed Trinity Parish welcomes Deacon Curtis Boone and the Side by Side...

Nov-23-2024 - Nov-23-2024
Blessed Trinity Parish
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Palliative Care: The Better Choice

The deVeber Institute presents a free, in-person lecture on palliative care...

Nov-23-2024 - Nov-23-2024
All Saints Parish, Etobicoke
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Day of Reflection - Welcoming the Incarnation with Mary Bastedo, M.Div

Day of Reflection – Advent invites us to a place of deep...

Nov-25-2024 - Nov-25-2024
Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre
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The Origins of the Nation Israel: Biblical, Historical and Archaeological Data

A VIRTUAL EVENT RECOMMENDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN UNITY AND...

Nov-25-2024 - Nov-25-2024
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903 Giffard Street
Whitby, ON
L1N 2S3

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903 Giffard Street
Whitby, ON
L1N 2S3

t:  905.668.3676
e:  stjohntheevangelistwh@archtoronto.org

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Clergy
Rev. Francisco Fernandez Siles
Pastor

Deacon Daniel Humphries
Deacon Assistant

Parish Staff
Mrs. Kristine Blyth
Lay Pastoral Assistant

Mrs. Vicki Morgan
Secretary

Mrs. Cassandra Hamilton
Youth Minister

Mrs. Sue McGee
Bookkeeper

Mr. Francisco Perez
Caretaker

Mrs. Gail Stewart
Cook/Housekeeper

Mrs. Lorraine Thomas
Parish Home Catechism Program Coordinator

Mr. Robert Caley
Music Director

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Parish History
The history of St. John the Evangelist Church and Catholicism in the Durham Region is rich. From the initial Catholics in the area to our current year take a look at some key points in our parish history.
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