Quick Facts
Founded
1893 (parish established North Cambridge)
Denomination
Roman Catholic Church
Service Times
Saturday 4:00 PM; Sunday 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 4:30 PM (Haitian Creole); Weekday Mon-Wed 12:10 PM
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
Roman Catholic priest; Archdiocese of Boston
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Nicene/Chalcedonian creedal Christology held in Roman Catholic Magisterium.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
RC frames Scripture + Sacred Tradition as twin sources of revelation; deuterocanonical books in canon.
Caution
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Not surfaced on parish website.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Roman Catholic sacramental soteriology; Trent anathemas against Reformation sola fide remain in force.
WARNING!
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male-only priesthood; women excluded from holy orders.
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Rev. Joseph MacCarty as Administrator; reports to Archdiocese of Boston.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Homiletic preaching in Mass; not Reformed expository format.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Parish participation in Archdiocese of Boston.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Boston Archdiocese parish in academic Cambridge MA setting; multilingual ministry (Haitian Creole).
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Roman Catholic — outside MOOP's Protestant confessional framework.
Caution
Assessment
Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (D-MA), Speaker of the U.S. House 1977-1987, was a lifelong parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in his native North Cambridge. O'Neill was baptized here, attended the parish elementary school, graduated from St. John's High School in 1931, was married here, and had his funeral here on January 10, 1994. The parish remains an active Boston Archdiocese congregation serving North Cambridge with multilingual ministry. Catholic parishes are scored Yellow as standing outside the Protestant confessional frame MOOP uses.
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Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Live-fetched https://www.stjohncambridge.org/ on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Rev. Joseph MacCarty (Fr. Joe) as Administrator and Roman Catholic affiliation. Address corrected from task prompt (2270 Mass Ave) to website-confirmed 2254 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02140. Tip O'Neill lifelong-parishioner attachment per Wikipedia parish article corroborated by Centers and Squares historical blog post on O'Neill's Cambridge church.
No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
2254 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
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