Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Indianapolis' original Catholic parish & former pro-cathedral    Founded 1837

   

 

Among the most revered landmarks of Indianapolis is Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the oldest Catholic parish in Indianapolis (and the former pro-cathedral), standing since 1871 in the heart of the downtown business district.  Founded in 1837 largely by immigrants from Ireland, St. John still serves old and young, those from office and home, visitors and residents—all worshipping in an atmosphere of beauty, peace and security. Visitors are always welcome at St. John, where Heritage and Hope meet.

 

The church is open to the public during these hours:
Monday thru Friday, 8:30 to 5:30     Saturday, 10:00 to 6:30      Sunday, 7:00 to 12:30

 

Text Box: Regular Mass Schedule
SATURDAY evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30pm
SUNDAY morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8:00am, 11:00am

WEEKDAYS (Mon. – Sat.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:10pm
Holy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am, 12:10pm, 5:30pm
Non-obligatory holy days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:10pm
National holidays (Monday, May 26) . . . . . . 9:30am only
Thanksgiving & Christmas Day . . . . . . . . .  9:30am only

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church

126 West Georgia StreetIndianapolis IN 46225-1004

 

across from the Indiana Convention Center and the RCA Dome

              South Capitol Avenue at West Georgia Street

 

Mass Times/General Info……………….......(317) 637-3941

Offices/Rectory...............................................(317) 635-2021

FAX..................................................................(317) 635-2014

EMAIL .............................................office@stjohnsindy.com

 

 

    Sacrament of Reconciliation             Liturgy of the Hours
Confessions are heard in the Reconciliation Room in the South                  Taking place each weekday in the St. Patrick Chapel
Transept (on the right, past the Pulpit).                                                         on the south/right side of the Nave.  Anyone is welcome!


Monday thru Saturday          11:15 AM – 12:00 PM                                   Evening Prayer (Vespers)         Monday – Friday  5:15pm
Saturday only                         4:00 PM – 5:00 PM                                      
Morning Prayer (Lauds) is offered only on Holy Days

Confessions are not heard on Holy Days and National Holidays.                                              at 7:30am.

 

 

News of the Week

• We will hold May Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary during the 11:00 Mass on Sunday, May 18.

• On Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) our Mass will be at 9:30 AM only.  There will be no Confessions, no 12:10 Mass, and    no Evening Prayer that day.

St. John’s annual Night Out with the Indianapolis Indians cookout and baseball game is Friday, June 6.

            Reservations required: click here for details.

 

 

This Week’s Parish Bulletin

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This Week’s Homily by Fr. Noah Casey

This Month’s Parish Calendar

Saint John Gospel Newsletter

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Indianapolis Colts 2008 Schedule

Click above to see which Sundays will be impacted by gameday traffic.

 

Parish  Staff  and  Volunteers
(click underlined names to send an e-mail to that person)

                                                                                 
Fr. Noah Casey [ext. 26]                                                            Tom Nichols [ext. 23]
Pastor                                                                                        Director of Music & Liturgy  and

                                                                                                Administrative Assistant

Sally Ann Welch [ext. 24]                                                         

Parish Secretary and Sacristan                                                       T.A. Hungate, Martha Ardis, Ron Wick

                                                                                                Assistant Sacristans

Linda Semler [ext. 25]                                                                              
Religious Education Coordinator                                                   

 

Ed Johnston [ext. 37]                                                                

Maintenance  [Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:00]                                                     

 

Lynette Koffskey [ext. 32]                                                                        Patrick Lieber
Bookkeeper / Financial Officer                                                      Custodian  [Wednesday & Thursday]

 

Bridget McClellan [ext. 22]                                                                     Eileen Ahrens [ext. 52]
Wedding Coordinator                                                                   Wedding Hostess and Office Volunteer

 

Augustine "Gus" Capasso                                                        Ronald Semler
Volunteer (Votive Candles & Newsletter)                                          Chair, Parish Pastoral Council

 

Dave Cheaney                                                                          Cathy Heldman
Office Volunteer  [Thurs. AM]                                                         Office Volunteer  [Wed.]

 

John Sundling                                                                         Larry Whitmore

Office Volunteer  [Thurs. PM]                                                                        Office Volunteer  [Mon. AM]

 


Wedding Information and Scheduling

Weddings of non-parishioners are welcome!  At least one person in the couple must be a baptized Roman Catholic.

Engaged couples who are not St. John parishioners are expected to undergo marriage preparation with their own priest. That priest may also serve as the Officiant/Celebrant for the wedding itself, or the couple may arrange for another priest to be the Officiant/Celebrant at the wedding.
The clergy here at St. John Church are only available to couples who are registered parishioners here.

 

General Wedding Policy           Wedding Music Policy           Florist Policy           Photography/Video Policy

 

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To schedule your wedding in our church, please e-mail (click on her name) or call our Wedding Coordinator:

 

Mrs. Bridget McClellan               (317) 635-2021 x22

 

 

Religious Education & Faith Formation

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
                Saturdays, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM in the Rectory “Blue Room”

 

Classes for 2008 are under way.  To register (youth or adult) contact Mrs. Linda Semler.

 

 

Historical Notes about Saint John Catholic Church
As the first Catholic parish established in Indianapolis, St. John was its pro-cathedral from 1871 to 1907.
The diocesan Chancery was housed here until 1968 and the Metropolitan Tribunal until 1982, when all Archdiocesan offices moved into the original Cathedral High School building at 14th & Meridian Streets, across from SS. Peter & Paul Cathedral (which was built in 1906 as the cathedral of the newly-established Diocese of Indianapolis).

          Diocese of Vincennes (Indiana) established by Pope Gregory XVI on May 6, 1834
                            
Rt. Rev. Simon Guillaume Gabriel Bruté de Rémur, first Bishop of Vincennes (1834-1839)
                                   
Rt. Rev. Célestin de la Hailandière, second Bishop of Vincennes (1839-1847)
                                    Rt. Rev. John Stephen Bazin, third Bishop of Vincennes
(1847-1848)
                                    Rt. Rev. Jacques M. Maurice Landes d’Aussac de Saint-Palais, fourth Bishop of Vincennes
(1848-1877)
                                    Rt. Rev. Francis Silas Marean Chatard, fifth Bishop of Vincennes
(1878-1898)

          title changed to Diocese of Indianapolis on March 28, 1898
                            
Rt. Rev. Francis Silas Marean Chatard, first Bishop of Indianapolis (1898-1910)
                                               
Most Rev. Joseph Chartrand, second Bishop of Indianapolis (1910-1933)
                                               
Most Rev. Joseph Elmer Ritter, third Bishop of Indianapolis (1934-1944)

          elevated to Archdiocese of Indianapolis by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944
                            
Most Rev. Joseph Elmer Ritter, first Archbishop of Indianapolis (1944-1946)
                                               
Most Rev. Paul C. Schulte, second Archbishop of Indianapolis (1946-1970)
                                               
Most Rev. George J. Biskup, third Archbishop of Indianapolis (1970-1979)
                                               
Most Rev. Edward T. O’Meara, STD, fourth Archbishop of Indianapolis (1979-1992)
                                               
Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, fifth Archbishop of Indianapolis (1992-present)

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Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church
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Year of the Eucharist celebration a grand success!

 

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to view photos of the event.

 

Special Archdiocesan event held on June 12, 2005

was well-attended, despite rainy weather.

 

 

 

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI

born Joseph Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany

ordained Priest on June 29, 1951 by Cardinal Faulhaber, in the Cathedral at Freising

appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising on March 24, 1977 by Pope Paul VI

elevated to Cardinal on June 27, 1977 by Pope Paul VI

appointed Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on November 25, 1981 by Pope John Paul II

elected Dean of the College of Cardinals, Vatican City, Italy, on November 30, 2002

elected Supreme Pontiff on April 19, 2005 in Vatican City, Italy

 

 
Links to related Internet Websites

Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Benedictine Monastery & School of Theology

 

 

 

 

 

MASS TIMES - A Guide for Catholic Travelers in the U.S.A.     

 

Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association           

 

Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.            

 

Ellen Denham
Cantor and Soloist at St. John Catholic Church

 

 

 


builders of the pipe organ at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

 

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