St. Vincent de Paul Church

New Pastor Announced

As was announced at our weekend Liturgies April 26 and 27, the Archbishop has appointed Fr. Evan Ponton as the Administrator of our new parish, i.e. the union of St. Vincent’s and St. Leo’s. His appointment will be effective as of July 1, 2025. Since he is a first-time pastor, he is initially designated as Administrator and will later be titled our Pastor.

Here is a quick “bio” of our new Pastor:

Rev. Evan Ponton a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is the Associate Pastor of St. Matthew parish and chaplain to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Previously, he served as chaplain of Archbishop Spalding High School and a lay staff member of Church of the Nativity in Timonium. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Lori on August 22, 2020. He is a graduate of St. Mary’s Seminary and deeply loves ministry in the city. His interests include playing the bass, reading, gardening, and beekeeping! He is presently pursuing his doctorate in theology.

He has already begun to familiarize himself with our parish, e.g. reading the book of our history: “St. Vincent de Paul Church of Baltimore!” Over the coming weeks, he will become a participant in the important work of our Interparish Committee [IPC] and begin to meet and have conversations with the parish leadership here at St. Vincent’s and at St. Leo’s. He is looking forward to meeting all of his new parishioners!

A number of our parishioners and myself are already familiar with Fr. Evan. To a person, each has expressed their belief that he is a wonderful choice. I believe it would be fair to say his appointment has fostered a deepened sense of hope for our future.

Fr. Ray Chase

Join Us for Worship

Join us at Mass. Bring a friend! Whether you are a longtime parishioner, a visitor, or searching for a place of belonging, we hope you will feel welcome at any Mass or prayer-filled service at St. V’s.

Our Liturgies
Saturdays at 6 PM with a small congregation at a quiet, contemplative Mass.
Sundays at 10 AM with a larger contemporary Mass with full choir.
… Sunday Mass is also live-streamed (see below)
…Sunday Mass is also sign-language interpreted.
Monday-Thursday at 12 PM for a lunch-break liturgy.

YOU TUBE LIVE-STREAM LITURGY
St. Vincent’s Sunday 10 AM Mass is live-streamed. Click below on the red church icon to join us from your home-churches:

Accessibility & Accommodations: Every part of St. V Church, rectory, undercroft, and meeting rooms are accessible to those in wheelchairs. There are multiple wheelchair spaces amidst the pews throughout the sanctuary. The Sunday 10 AM Mass is sign-language interpreted for deaf or heard-of-hearing persons, and there is an FM hearing-assist loop useful with many hearing aids. Gluten-free hosts are available: please speak to the Pastor or a Greeter on your way into the church if you need a gluten-free host. Children are welcome everywhere; there are also two areas in the sanctuary set aside for the use of families with small children. The 10 AM liturgy includes a Children’s Liturgy of the Word.

Click to download and read the Synthesis Report (Oct. 2023) from the first session of the Synod on Synodality

Read and share the USCCB National Synthesis of the People of God

Click on the image below to read St. V’s 2022 Parish synodal report:

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Click to read our parish Mission and Vision Statements.

This beautiful votive candle-holder was made by young artisans at the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, which organization works for development without displacement. In our prayer alcove, the parish keeps this perpetual light beside the names of those who have been murdered in Baltimore City. St. Vincent’s, through the efforts of our Racial Equity Group, provides support for the SBCLT.

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The parishioners of St. Vincent’s share a deep concern over the crises of abuse and lack of accountability in the Church, and the culture that contributed to this terrible situation. Committed to healing, justice, and peace, we call for, and work towards, the ecclesial and social change we so greatly need. The parish Committee for Church Reform works to help to create and sustain meaningful change in the power dynamics and the structure of the Church and the restoration and healing necessary due to the sexual abuse of children by priests and its cover-up.

Child Protection Protocols Followed at St. Vincent’s
St. Vincent’s parish follows all protocols as set forth by the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Child and Youth Protection for the protection of children. Click above to read more.

Source Documents compiled by St. Vincent’s CCR in 2018 and 2019 on the topics of Church reform and the abuse of children and vulnerable people within the Church.