After Christmas Tree Pickup from Trees & Trimmings

Enjoy a restful Christmas, and with a $25 donation let us pick up your tree after the holidays and deliver it to the Wellesley RDF on Jan. 5th! Please note, you must be a Wellesley resident.  Find all the details here.

Advent Lecture with Fr. Bryan Hehir – Wednesday, December 19 at 7:30pm

Please join us this Wednesday for Father Bryan Hehir’s Advent Lecture – Remembering Vatican II and Beginning the Year of Faith
7:30 – 9pm in the Church

Grade 1 Christmas Pageant – Sunday, December 23 at the 9am Family Mass

The Religious Education 1st Grade classes will be in costume as they present the Christmas Gospel this Sunday, December 23 at the 9am Family Mass.

The Religious Ed Team wishes all our families, teachers and friends a special peace and joy at Christmas and throughout the New Year.  Thank you for sharing the gift of your wonderful children with us.

2012 Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve
4:00 pm (upper and lower Church)
5:30 pm (Family Mass)
7:00 pm
10:00 pm (9:30 Choir Program)
Christmas Day
10:30 am
(no 5:00 pm Mass Christmas Day)

Adult Faith Formation: Please Consider Becoming a Part of this Important Parish Activity

AFFC LogoThe Adult Faith Formation Commission would like to expand its membership and we invite you to consider becoming part of this very important parish activity. The commission is responsible for planning and coordinating all efforts relating to religious education for adults. Our goal is to help members of the parish to expand and enhance their understanding and appreciation of the message of the gospels, to see faith formation as part of being a responsible Catholic.  The commission has been meeting monthly, except for the summer months, since its creation. Much of the work, however, can be done by individuals and sub-committees and coordinated informally by email and telephone. We would be more than happy to talk to potential commission members – in person, by phone or by email.  Please drop us a note at affc@stjohnswellesley.org

Thank You from St. John’s Music!

Thank you to all who joined us for the Annual St. John Music Christmas Concert – a wonderful event with traditional and contemporary Christmas music performed by St. John’s adult and youth choirs, instruments, soloists – and our audience!  This year’s special guest – the “Puppet Nativity” from the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain – was not to be missed!

Not a Catholic? Thinking about becoming a Catholic? Baptized but not Confirmed? Catholic but want to know more about the Catholic faith?

CONSIDER THIS: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults offers you the opportunity to come and see what it’s all about. The RCIA is a journey that begins with your questions. There is no obligation to join as you discover more about our Catholic faith: the decision is ultimately yours to discern if this is to be your spiritual home. We meet in the Rectory on Sunday mornings from 10:00-11:00 a.m. You are warmly welcome to come. No RSVP needed.  The Catholic faith community at St. John’s Church looks forward to your response.  Please contact the Church Office at (781) 235-0045 or Svea Fraser at  sveafraser@comcast.net, (781) 237-7560.

Thank You from Trees and Trimmings!

We hope you enjoyed our annual holiday market filled with everything you need for Christmas: freshly cut trees from Wilson Farms, custom decorated wreaths, boxwoods and roping, and delicious homemade baked goods. We appreciate your patronage and the hard work put into this event by our school parents and parishioners.  Merry Christmas! – Marie Carroll, Kati Bannish & Bill McNamara

Tree Pickup Service: Enjoy a restful Christmas, and with a $25 donation let us pick up your tree after the holidays and deliver it to the Wellesley RDF on Jan. 5th! Please note, you must be a Wellesley resident.  Find all the details here.

Help Make Christmas Wishes Come True…

The Christmas Wish Program, which supplies Christmas gifts to more than 400 children in need, is well underway. Please consider a financial donation to this  wonderful program during the Season of Advent.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email Liz Corcoran, Kathy Maher, or Christine Kehoe .

December 9, 2012: This Week in Religious Education

This Week: Sunday, December 9
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 AM
Next Week: Sunday, December 16
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 AM
Grades 7 & 8 Christmas Celebration  6:00 – 7:00 PM, Philbin Hall
Wednesday, December 19
Grades 1 – 6 Class 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Saturday, December 22
Grade 1 Christmas Pageant Practice 2:30 PM