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 its 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-Friday 8:30 to 5:30  •  Saturday 10:00 to 6:30  •  Sunday 7:30 to 12:30.

 

  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)            Holy Days only, at 7:30am

Confessions are not heard on Holy Days and National Holidays.

 

 

This Week’s News

Text Box: • Fr. Mark O’Keefe, OSB will be presenting a reflection about PRAYER here

on Saturday February 20, 2010 (the first Saturday of Lent).  There is no cost to attend.

The schedule is:

            9:30 AM         Father’s presentation

            10:30 AM      social time

            11:00 AM      Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Confessions heard, Benediction

            12:10 PM       Mass

Father O’Keefe, OSB is a Benedictine Monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, former President

& Rector of its seminary, and currently serves as Pastor of St. Mary Church in Huntingburg, IN.

He received a BA in history from Saint Meinrad College in 1978, an MA in religious studies from Indiana University in 1981, and an STD in moral theology from The Catholic University of America in 1987. He has been a member of the teaching faculty at Saint Meinrad since 1987.  Father Mark is the author of Becoming Good, Becoming Holy and Priestly Prayer and is also a contributor to The Traditions of Catholic Prayer.  Please join us for a spiritually-renewing morning here at St. John!

•  There will be NO 7:00 PM Young Adult Mass on Sunday, February 7th

• Our Young Adult Choir meets Sundays at 6:00 PM for rehearsal before the Sunday 7:00 PM Mass.  All are welcome!

• Our Church History Class began on Saturday, October 17th in the rectory Blue Room.  This monthly class will continue on Saturdays Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 17 and May 15 at 9:00 AM – noon.

• The crew from Weberding Carving (http://www.weberding.com/st__john_the_evangelist) has reinstalled our fully-restored

Gothic Pulpit during the week of November 16, completing its 5½-month restoration project.  Click on this photo to see pictures of the restoration progress:

 

This Week’s Parish Bulletin

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This Month’s Parish Calendar

 

Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Click on the links below to access the most up-to-date information:

Current Schedule                   Roster                  Guidelines for EMHCs

 

Saint John Newsletter

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Wedding Information and Scheduling

Click on a link below for details about the wedding scheduling process and our requirements.

for Weddings in 2010                     for Weddings in 2011

 

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

 

Parish Choir

We are always seeking new members to join us!  We normally sing the Sunday 11:00 AM Mass.

Weekly rehearsals are Sunday mornings, 9:30 – 10:45.

During the two weeks before Christmas and before Holy Week, an additional two-hour weeknight rehearsal is added.

If you are interested in joining, please contact Tom Nichols, director of music.

 

Our Former Pastor Named Bishop of Cheyenne

 

Text Box: St. John’s previous Pastor (July 2008 – June 2009), Rev. Paul Etienne, has been chosen by the Holy Father for elevation to the rank of Bishop.  His first episcopacy is as Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne (Wyoming), to which he was ordained on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009.  Many of his brother priests from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis attended his ordination.  Here is a thank-you letter Bishop Etienne recently wrote to us, his former parishioners:

 

 

See this link for photos of Bishop Etienne’s ordination Mass on December 9th, 2009:

http://blogs.wyomingnews.com/blogs/shutterspeed/2009/12/09/bishop-installation-service

 

See the links below for the announcement released on October 19th.

http://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2009/10-23/etienne.html

http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/

 

 

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

                                                                       
Fr. Steve Giannini [ext. 26]                                                                 Fr. Rick Nagel
Pastor;                                                                                                 Chaplain, IUPUI Campus;

Archdiocesan Vicar for Clergy and Parish Life Coordinators;                 Archdiocesan Director of Young Adult and

Archdiocesan Judge, Metropolitan Tribunal                                           College Campus Ministry

 

                                                                       

Tom Nichols [ext. 23]                                                                          Sally Ann Welch [ext. 24]

Director of Music & Liturgy and Administrative Assistant                      Parish Secretary and Sacristan

 

Linda Semler [ext. 25]                                                                         T.A. Hungate, Martha Ardis, Ron Wick

Religious Education Coordinator                                                            Assistant Sacristans

 

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

 

Lynette Koffskey [ext. 32]                                                                   Ed Johnston [ext. 37]

Bookkeeper / Financial Officer                                                             Maintenance Director  [Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:00]

 

Joe Pedersen                                                                                       Patrick Lieber

Notre Dame ECHO Intern, Young Adult Ministry                                   Custodian  [Wednesday & Thursday]

 


Religious Education & Faith Formation

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

          Saturdays, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM in the Rectory “Blue Room”

          Classes begin September 6, 2008

                        The RCIA classes are for:

                                    •Anyone who simply wants to learn more about the Catholic faith

                                    •Anyone who wishes to become a Catholic

                                    •Catholic adults seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation

                                    •Catholic adults who are returning to the practice of their faith, or who would like

                                       a “refresher course” from an adult perspective

Come join us!

For further information, or to register for this year’s classes, call Linda Semler at 635-2021 x25

or send e-mail to linda.semler@stjohnsindy.com

 

 

 

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)

Text Box: ß Exterior Photos of St. John Church Click on the photo or here to view current and historic photos of the outside of our church.
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175th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Click above for details about the Jubilee Mass held at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 PM.

Our own music director, Tom Nichols, was chosen as the organist for this historic Mass celebrated by 25,000 people.

 

 

Year of the Eucharist celebration a grand success!

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

 

Archdiocese of Indianapolis
 
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Benedictine Monastery & School of Theology

 
 

 

 

The Vatican
 

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Ellen Denham
Principal Cantor and Soloist at St. John  Catholic Church
 

 

 


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