Greetings! You will recall the mailing in late September of the St John the Evangelist Parish (“SJE”) annual financial statements with the Parish Annual Appeal. Thank you to all who have already contributed. This is a friendly reminder of the importance of your pledge to the Parish Annual Appeal. The Annual Appeal regularly constitutes almost half of the support to SJE, and is vitally important to all the good works the SJE staff, you and your fellow parishioners do in our community. Please complete the pledge card and drop it in the collection basket or, if you prefer, mail it to the rectory (9 Glen Rd). Thank you for your continued generous support.
Faith in Action: Many, many thanks to the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students who so generously donated warm hats for the men at the St. Francis House day shelter in Boston. We collected well over 100 hats. During the Friends for Good segment of the evening, students wrote personal notes wishing the men good health in the coming cold months and attached them to the hats.
Trees & Trimmings, our annual holiday market, will be on December 8th – SATURDAY ONLY! Please plan your weekend so we will see you on Saturday, then you will have Sunday to deck your hall with your fabulous tree, wreaths, roping and greens. Our fresh and beautiful Advent Wreaths will be available for purchase on December 2nd – the first Sunday of Advent – after the 7:30am, 9am, 11am and 5pm Masses, as well as after the 5pm Mass on Saturday, December 1st. No pre-order necessary! Red and White Poinsettias will be available at Trees & Trimmings this year – they are as lovely as ever, and no pre-orders needed.
The Christmas Wish effort is gearing up and we are looking for new and continuing volunteers to administer this growing program. The program supports families in St. Johns as well as families in Brockton, Lowell, South Boston, and Roxbury by providing Christmas gifts to about 400 children in need. We are looking for volunteers to assist in any number of ways:
Once again St. Johns will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless at the Bristol Shelter in Waltham. Please consider cooking or baking for this important outreach program. In order to serve over 100 guests we will need the following COOKED items: ten 18-20 lb. unstuffed turkeys; mashed potatoes, gravy, butternut squash, corn, green beans, stuffing, rolls; cranberry sauce; cider and cranberry juice. Turkeys, as well as the other side dishes, can be cooked as early as the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving. In addition to having a drop off time at St. John’s on Wednesday, individual food pickups can be arranged. Please contact Deirdre Heilbron at 
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Christmas Youth Choir rehearsals have begun. All students in grade 1-8 are invited to participate. High School Assistants are also welcome (counts towards confirmation community service credit)! Children will participate in the Parish Christmas Concert on December 9 AND/OR Christmas Eve 5:30 Family Mass. All rehearsals are in St. John’s Chapel. Remaining rehearsals will take place on the following dates and times:
We invite all parishioners to the Social Hall for a showing of the movie THE WAY, starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. THE WAY is a powerful and inspirational story about family, a story that stays with you, a movie that will provide for some insightful and reflective discussion. Please join us for a special evening together. SPECIAL REQUEST: Please bring your casserole or salad to Social Hall before Mass. Dessert and beverages provided.Saint John School
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