Daily Mass:
7:00am
Saturday Vigil Mass:
5:00pm
Sunday Masses:
7:30am, 9:00am Family Mass, 11:00am, 5:00pm
Note: Our Family Mass “Coffee and Donuts” will begin next Sunday, September 15.
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This Sunday, September 8
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May a powerful cry for peace go up from every land! – Pope Francis
Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace this coming Saturday, September 7.
“This coming Saturday we will live together a special day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world. I renew the invitation to the whole Church to live this day intensely, and even now I express gratitude to the other Christian brethren, to the brethren of other religions and to the men and women of good will who desire to join in this initiative, in places and ways of their own… May a powerful cry for peace go up from every land!”
In solidarity with the Holy Father, the Cardinal invites the faithful of the Archdiocese to join him at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton for a Vigil for Peace on Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm and concluding with a Mass at 5pm celebrated by the Cardinal in St. John’s Seminary Chapel. Visit the seminary website for directions and parking information: www.sjs.edu
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2013-2014 Classes for all grades will begin as follows:
Grades 1–6:
Sunday 9/22 from 10–10:45 AM or Wednesday 9/25 from 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Grades 7 – 10:
Sunday 9/22 from 6 – 8 PM
A final calendar and Opening Day Procedures were recently mailed to all families, and are available on our website.
Registration: Religious Education registration packets for the 2013/2014 school year were mailed to all families. If you have not received a packet in the mail, it is available for download on the Religious Education page on our website. The late registration fee now applies; please include $25/child in addition to the stated fee.
Confirmation: Our Parish’s Confirmation preparation is a two year program beginning in grade 9. Except for those enrolled in Catholic schools, all students must complete the two year program prior to being Confirmed. All 10th grade Catholic school students planning to be Confirmed in May 2014 must fully participate in the second year of the Parish Religious Education Program. If you have any questions, please email Jane Leonard or call 781.237.0141.
Teachers: We are always looking for volunteers who are willing to teach. We are especially in need of Wednesday afternoon teachers for grades 3,4, and 5 and Sunday evening teachers for grades 8 and 9. If you are interested, please contact the Religious Education office at 781.235.5337 or 781.237.0141.
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The St. Francis House Men’s Clothing Drive on the weekend of June 15–16 was a huge success – thank you for your generosity! As a parish community, we collected a truck load of gently-used everyday men’s clothing such as jeans, shirts, sweatshirts, and hats, as well as new socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and new socks to homeless clients (see photos below.) We send a special Thank You to those who purchased new socks!
The driver who did the pick up from St. Francis House told us that he’s been doing this for 17 years, and when he started he went to 120+ churches. Now he’s down to 25 or so, with the volume of donations at many trending down. However, he said that St. John’s has shown the reverse trend, with increasing donations of the highest quality clothing, which their clients so appreciate, especially as they try to return to the work force. Our volume increase about 30%-40% from last year’s collection. We achieved this as a community!
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Click here to see photos and a special thank you message from the Service Commission!
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Question 6: When it’s time for our parish to start our Parish Collaborative, what will happen to our pastors?
In short, we don’t know yet. There will be one Pastor shared between St. John’s and St. Paul’s. The Archdiocese has stated that the Pastor for each Collaborative shall be a priest:
· Whose reputation is well established
· Who is committed to the mission of the Church and to the New Evangelization
· Who has a proficiency in working in a collaborative environment, with strong skills of leadership, decision-making, oversight, and communication
· Who can work well with staff and parish councils
· Who can maintain an equitable relationship between/among the parishes
· Who is respectful of the different cultures of the parishes
· Who has the language skills to care for the people of his parishes
· Who is willing to participate in significant training and evaluation.
We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to: stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com
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Question 5: I keep hearing that our parish will be part of a Parish Collaborative. Is there a plan specifically customized for the local needs of our two parishes and the unique character that our “Wellesley/Newton Lower Falls” Collaborative will have?
We know that our Parish Collaborative will be comprised of St. John’s and St. Paul’s. We don’t know when our Collaborative will start, but we do know that a “Local Pastoral Plan” will be developed once our Collaborative is up and running. The Pastor will appoint a team to write the Local Pastoral Plan for our
Collaborative. This Plan will contain the details of how St. John’s and St. Paul’s will run their programs, promote vocations, and engage in “radical hospitality” to promote the goal of New Evangelization. The Plan will contain goals and ways to measure the movement toward these goals and will need to be approved by the Archbishop. Our Local Pastoral Plan will be unique to our Collaborative.
We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to – stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com
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Question 4: We’re hearing a lot about Parish Collaboratives lately. Will our parish be in a Parish Collaborative? When will our Parish Collaborative start?
Yes, our parish will definitely be in a Parish Collaborative. We know that St. John’s and St. Paul’s will be grouped together in the Collaborative, but we don’t know specifically when the Collaborative will begin. Parishes around the area will start their Collaboratives in phases over a five year period. Twenty-eight parishes in the archdiocese formed twelve Collaboratives in Phase I, which began earlier this year. St. John’s and St. Paul’s will be in a later phase. We don’t have an exact date yet, but we will keep you informed as details become available. When we form our Collaborative, each parish will maintain its own identity – its own name, its buildings, its canonical rights, its own bank accounts, its own books, its own financial assets, and its own financial obligations. Common costs of the Collaborative (such as staffing and shared programs) will be shared between St. John’s and St. Paul’s.
We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to: stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com
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Classes for all grades will begin as follows:
Grades 1–6:
Sunday 9/22 from 10–10:45 AM or Wednesday 9/25 from 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Grades 7 – 10:
Sunday 9/22 from 6 – 8 PM
2013-2014 Class Schedule: A final calendar is available on our website and will be mailed to all families later this month.
Registration: Religious Education registration packets for the 2013/2014 school year were mailed to all families. If you have not received a packet in the mail, it is available for download on the Religious Education page on our website. The late registration fee now applies; please include $25/child in addition to the stated fee.
Confirmation: Our Parish’s Confirmation preparation is a two year program beginning in grade 9. Except for those enrolled in Catholic schools, all students must complete the two year program prior to being Confirmed. All 10th grade Catholic school students planning to be Confirmed in May 2014 must fully participate in the second year of the Parish Religious Education Program. If you have any questions, please email Jane Leonard or call 781.237.0141.
Teachers: We are always looking for volunteers who are willing to teach. We are especially in need of Wednesday afternoon teachers for all grades and Sunday evening teachers for grades 7 and 8. If you are interested, please contact the Religious Education office at 781.237.0141.
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This Thursday, August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation.
St. John’s Mass Schedule:
Thursday, August 15 at 7:00am, 12:00pm and 5:30pm
St. Paul’s Mass Schedule:
Wednesday, August 14 at 7:00pm
Thursday, August 15 at 6:45am and 9:00am
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Calling all musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists alike! SAINT JOHN’S MUSIC is in need of your talents, and we have something of interest to everyone. Musicians of all ability levels, from novice to expert, are most welcome in any group.
If you attend the 9:00 a.m. Family Mass and enjoy the upbeat, children-friendly, hand-clapping hymns we sing each week, we are always seeking new singers and instrumentalists to join our ranks. All ages are welcome! Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) for more information about how to get involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013. During the school year, we rehearse each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. to prepare for that day’s 9:00 a.m. Mass, and we also prepare special liturgies for Grade Level Masses, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, and Pentecost. The Christmas and Easter Youth Choirs, directed by Maria Wardwell (781-237-2148 or Maria.Wardwell@stjohnwellesley.org), also join forces with the Family Mass Musicians at those special times of year and have a separate rehearsal schedule.
For you who attend the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday mornings and prefer the time-tested traditional choir, we encourage you to join with our Parish Choir. Please contact Laurence Carson (781-235-0034 or Laurence.Carson@stjohnwellesley.org) for more information on how to become involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Our First Sunday Choir will resume on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. for those who have just a little extra time to devote to choir singing on a once a month, one time rehearsal basis.
If you attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday evenings, we are in the process of developing the music programming for that service and would love to hear your ideas.
The genre tends to be more contemporary, appealing to the young adults/teens and their families, and we seek both vocalists and instrumentalists to rehearse at 4:15 p.m. each Sunday before the Mass that same night. We occasionally plan programming to coincide with the teen Masses and other special events. Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) if you are interested in getting involved! Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013.
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