Students, teachers, faculty, staff are invited to come forward for a blessing to kick the school year off. Invite your neighbors and favorite teachers!
Sunday, September 7, 2025, St John’s will have a Homecoming Sunday to celebrate members, family, and friends. There will also be a Ministry Fair and Blessing of the New School Year. Please join us!
We are planning a pet blessing on Sunday, October 5. Details will follow!
There will be a blessing of the Elkhart County Humane Shelter’s animals on Tuesday, October 7, at 11:00 a.m. The Shelter is located at 54687 Co Rd 19, Bristol, IN 46507. Please note that this is for people only; because of immunization status, you may not bring your pets to the shelter for this event.
St John’s, Elkhart, will have a combined Mass on Sunday, August 3, with St James, Goshen, at 11:00 a.m. Bishop Sparks will be installing Father Nolan McBride as the priest-in-charge of St James. There well also be several confirmations.
Please note that there will not be Mass at St John’s, Elkhart, that morning.
There will be an Easter Egg hunt following mass for kids up to sixth grade.
Join us at St. John of the Cross Bristol on April 19 at 7:30p for the Easter Vigil.
This worship service focuses on Jesus’ crucifixion and this act done for us, God’s children.
This worship service focuses on Jesus’ crucifixion and this act done for us, God’s children.
St. John of the Cross will join us for the 7pm Eucharist on Maundy Thursday.
We will be joining St. John of the Cross for noon Eucharist on Maundy Thursday.
This contemplative service begins in light and moves to darkness as we listen to salvation history in scripture. It sets the stage for the Triduum services beginning the next day on Maundy Thursday, April 17. We gather in the Chapel across the hall from the Sanctuary as you come up the main steps.
These modern water color paintings help us visualize each event. This image is of Pilate washing his hands.
Join us Wednesday Evenings for a soup supper and evening prayer.
We begin our evening with a meal at 6p
Stations of the Cross at 6:40p
Evening Prayer at 7p
Theme: Women of Holy Week; we will hear from different women as they witness Jesus entering Jerusalem, his arrest and crucifixion, and his resurrection.
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion
Hear from Miriam, a woman witnessing Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem
We begin our morning with mass at 9am. Following mass we will gather in the Great Hall for a carry-in meal and Annual Meeting.
St. John of the Cross and St. John the Evangelist Parishes will celebrate a joint mass on January 6 for Epiphany.
We begin our Christmas Eve celebrations with Carols and Participatory Christmas Program - When Heaven and Nature Sing at 6:30pm. Come to enjoy the program or to be in it! Most parts are non-speaking parts and need people of all ages. Stay for Candlelight mass at 7pm.
Christmas isn’t always the most wonderful time of the year. This service gives us a chance to acknowledge our sorrows and worries. This contemplative service offers prayers, silence, candle lighting, and space to just be.
Join us in making Gingerbread Houses. All ages are welcome to join in the fun.
Kid’s activities
Beekeeper Ken Peterson
Honey
Honey Mead (for adults)
Renewal of Wedding Vows
This Rite II Eucharist is a sung mass where we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. There will be a children’s message at this service. Come and raise your voice with others in praise of God’s salvation for us.
This traditional Rite I mass continues the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection that was begun at the Easter Vigil the night before. This is a spoken mass with the hymn Jesus Christ is Risen Today as the sending hymn to raise the rafters in celebration.
This traditional mass begins outside where we light candles and process into the sanctuary. The service then begins in candlelight. We hear the story of salvation through the reading of scriptures and hymns. At the Hymn of Praise all the lights are turned on and we hear of the saving grace of Jesus.
We will affirm our baptism at this service and rededicate ourselves to a life of faith.
We will gather with St. John of the Cross in Bristol for this service.
Good Friday is called good because of God’s plan for our salvation through the crucifixion of Jesus. We focus on Jesus’ death at this service.
Jesus wrapped a towel around his waist, knelt, and washed the disciples’ feet.
All families are invited to join us in the Great Room downstairs following mass to make bread for our Maundy Thursday Mass. This event is free. Families will be able to take some of the bread home as well.
Each year on the Sunday before Easter, we begin our mass outside the sanctuary for prayers and a reading then we process in to the sanctuary remembering Jesus entry into Jerusalem. This mass includes the story of Jesus from the time he enters Jerusalem through his crucifixion. It is a moving and powerful service.
We will pray Evening Prayer and read scripture from the Sundays in Lent with a short discussion of the text during prayer. We will gather in our Common Room for prayer.
You are also invited to a Soup Supper on Wednesday evenings in Lent at 6pm. It is free and open to the public.
We will also pray the Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays in Lent at 6:40pm in the Sanctuary.
We will pray the Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary at 6:40pm Wednesday Evenings during Lent.
February 21, February 28, March 6, 13, and 20.
A soup supper begins at 6pm each of those evenings as well in our Common Room. A vegetarian soup option will be available. It is free.
We will pray Evening Prayer at 7pm following the Stations in our Common Room.
Everyone is invited to a simple meal of soup, salad, and bread on Wednesday evenings during Lent. There will be a vegetarian soup option each week. The meal will be in the Common Room from 6pm until 6:40pm.
Praying the Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary will begin at 6:40pm.
Evening Prayer begins at 7pm back in the Common Room.
