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...
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) issued the following statement from president Most Rev. William T. McGrattan:
It is with profound sadness that I join my brother Bishops, as well as the Catholic faithful in Canada and those around...
Easter Sunday is more than just a celebration of an event that happened two thousand years ago. It is an invitation to experience a personal resurrection, to allow the light of Christ to penetrate the darkness within us, and to...
The Easter Vigil, held on Holy Saturday evening, is a profound and rich liturgy, moving us from the darkness to light, from death to life. This night is a powerful reminder of God's enduring promise of liberation and the...
Message for Easter20 April 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
The greatest liturgical celebration of the Church is of course Easter. The enthusiastic and traditional...
On Friday, April 18, Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto presided at the 3 p.m. Good Friday service at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Considered the holiest day of the year for Christians worldwide, Good Friday recounts...
Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto presided at Holy Thursday Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, the three day period that commemorates the Passion, Death and Resurrection of...
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. This prayerful moment during Holy Week brought together more than 450 priests serving in the Archdiocese...
The Archdiocese of Toronto Jubilee 2025 Committee is organizing a week-long pilgrimage to Rome with Cardinal Frank Leo, taking place on November 10 – 17, 2025. The pilgrimage will include visits to Rome’s major basilicas and Holy...
Message to Priests for Holy Thursday17 April 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
Touching Christ’s Body
My dear Brother Priests,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
I am reaching out to you this day...
On Saturday, May 31 – the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – the first annual archdiocesan “A Day With Mary” will be taking place outdoors at Villanova College in King City.
All are invited...
On March 30, 2025, Cardinal Leo led Vespers and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with the youth of the Neocatechumenal Way. Coming from various walks of life across the Greater Toronto Area, this opportunity to express and share...