St. John the Baptist Est. 1823 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM Holy Day Vigil 6:00 PM Holy Day 12:10 PM Weekdays Consult Bulletin Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 2:30-3:30 PM ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 627 McKinley Avenue NW Canton, OH 44703 (330) 454-8044 Rectory Office (330) 453-5418 Religious Ed. Office (330) 454-1397 (fax) www.stjohncanton.com canton-stjohn@ameritech.net PARISH STAFF   Rev. Ronald M. Klingler, Pastor     Carl Burkhardt Permanent Deacon   Kim Musille Dir. of Religious Education   Robert Sullivan Music Director / Admin. Assistant   BRIEF HISTORY The parish facilities include the Church (1870) and the rectory which was built in 1900. In 1982 the original grade school building was razed and, as a momento, the corner stone of the building, dated 1898, was installed into theoutside wall of the parish hall. THe 1926 high school building was converted into a parish hall. The nuns' convent was also converted into the "Gallagher Center" which houses the education offices and parish meeting rooms and often used for small group retreats. From the Mother of Churches in Northeast Ohio, St. John's grew smaller as a parish during the flight to the suburbs in the 1960s and the 1970s. Today, with a ministry to its downtown neighbors and a pride in its traditions, St. John's remains a vibrant embodiment of the Catholic faith in Downtown Canton and Ohio. Back to Office of Catholic Schools