Holy Land Pilgrimage – May 30–June 10, 2013

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Fr. Paul Fitzpatrick, who was with us for the month of July, invites you to walk in the footsteps of Jesus with him on a pilgrimage tour of the Holy Land. The Itinerary is based on his numerous trips to Israel since 1983, his 18 month residency in Israel, and his experience preaching and teaching Scripture over the last 35 years.  Visit:

· Nazareth: the Basilica of the Annunciation, Mary’s Well
· Peter’s house in Capernaum, the Mt. of Beatitudes
· the Dead Sea, Qumran, the Decapolis City of Beth Shean
· Golgotha, the Holy Sepulchre, 1st century ruins in the Old City
· Bethany, Bethpage, the City of David
· the Mount of Olives, the Bethesda Pools
· the Garden of Gethsemane, Caiphas’ Palace
· the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the Herodion of Herod
· His port city of Caesarea Maritima and much more.

Journey with us May 30–June 10, 2013. The Deposit Deadline is  November 30, 2012.  For more information and a brochure contact the Parish Office.

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Saint John School Open House – October 2, 2012

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We invite you to visit Saint John School on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 from 8:00-9:30 a.m. or from 6:30-8:00 p.m. to tour the school, meet teachers, visit classrooms, and speak to our Principal and parents. Come and see how Saint John School sets a standard of excellence for academic achievement and life long impact. Saint John School is a wonderful academic choice for a bright future. Our school is a place where a spirit of faith is celebrated in a community of shared values.  Saint John School is located next to Saint John the Evangelist Church at 9 Ledyard St., Wellesley Hills, MA.  Pre-School through Grade 6.  For more information please visit us on the web at www.saintjohnschool.net or contact Principal Kathi Aldridge at 781-235-0300.

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Program for Women – Tuesday, October 2, 6:30pm

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Program for Women 2012-2013 begins Tuesday, October 2.  This year’s theme focuses us on the door of faith, always open for us, beckoning us to rediscover more about the core of faith as love offered and accepted, an invitation to ponder the biblical revelation of love and say ‘yes’! Through reflection, prayer, sharing with a fabulous potluck, we will enter that door of faith together every first Tuesday evening, beginning October 2, 6:30 start in the Social Hall.  All Welcome! (Bring one of your favorite Fall recipes)  Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND

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Sunday Religious Education Classes Begin September 23

Posted on September 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Sunday Religious Education Classes Begin September 23

Sunday classes for all grades begin as follows:
Grades 1-6: Sunday 9/23 from 10:00-10:45AM  Grades 7-10: Sunday 9/23 from 6-8PM

The final 2012-2013 Religious Education Calendar was included in the packet mailed recently to all registered families.  You can also download a copy from the Religious Education page on our website. 

  • Opening Day Procedures for Grades 1 – 6
  • Assignments will be posted on the wall in alphabetical order.
  • Parents should accompany their children to their classrooms, which will have class lists posted.
  • Parents, please introduce yourselves to your child(ren)’s teachers.
  • Volunteers will be available in the corridors to help guide parents and students to classes.
  • If you have not filled out a registration form and/or have not paid your registration fee, please report to the registration desk in Philbin Hall.
  • Students will be dismissed to the coned-off area in the parking lot to be picked up, unless other arrangements have been made with the teacher.
  • As a reminder, dismissal time is 10:45 AM on Sunday (and 4:45PM on Wednesday.)
  • Opening Day Procedures for Grades 7 – 10
  • Classes meet Sunday evening, as scheduled, from 6–8PM
  • All 7th and 8th grade students should report at 6PM to the Parish Center located across the parking lot from the school for room assignments.
  • All 9th and 10th grade students should report to Philbin Hall in the lower level of  St. John’s School at 6PM for room assignments.

REGISTRATION: Please be considerate and register your child prior to the first class meeting. We may not be able to accommodate your child in the most appropriate classroom (i.e. with children from his/her elementary school, or with friends) if you do not register in advance. Wednesday classes for ALL grades are at maximum capacity and are now closed unless someone volunteers to teach. Registration packets were sent to all families currently participating in the Religious Education Program last spring; the information contained in the packets, including the registration form, is available for download from the website. A $25 per child late fee should now be added to any registration fee owed.  As a reminder, Catholic school students planning to be Confirmed in 2013 must fully participate in the second year of the Parish Religious Education Program.

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Parish Family Picnic Brunch – This Sunday, September 23

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It’s Welcome Weekend!  Please join us this Sunday for the St. John Parish Family Picnic Brunch after our Sunday morning Masses.  We will have pancakes along with games, pony rides, a petting zoo, and much more!  We look forward to seeing you there!  There are still some spots where we could use some help.  Please visit our Volunteer Sign Up Page or email  Susan Calcio with your availability.  Even an hour of your time (anywhere from 8am-2pm) would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you so much for making this a great morning!

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Be an Altar Server at St. John! Training September 25-26

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On Tuesday, September 25 and Wednesday, September 26, Deacon Tom Smith will be training Altar Servers in the upper church from 3:30- 5:00pm.  Any child who has made his or her First Communion is eligible to serve.  Interested children should attend both sessions, and servers must be available to serve the following Saturday or Sunday (9/29 or 9/30) at Mass.  Please contact Anne Connors, 781-237-0565 or anneconnors@verizon.net to register or with any questions.

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Blessing of the Animals This Sunday September 30 at 1pm behind the Church

Posted on September 19, 2012 | Comments Off on Blessing of the Animals This Sunday September 30 at 1pm behind the Church

All loved animals – real, toy and photo – are welcome!  For their safety, all real animals should be leashed or in a carrier.  Please consider donating gently used blankets and towels for local animal shelters.

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August 30, 2012: APPC Recommendations Released

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As you may remember, this past Spring our Parish was asked to provide feedback to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) on the proposal to align St. John’s with St. Paul’s Parish in one of over 100 pastoral collaborative units the Archdiocese is proposing to create. More background information about the proposal, as well as our Parish’s Report to the  Archdiocese on the proposal, can be found on St. John’s website under the “Proposed Pastoral Collaborative” link on the home page.  All parishes in the Archdiocese were asked to provide such reports as feedback, and the APPC and others in the Archdiocese have spent the Summer reviewing these and assessing the proposals in light of this feedback. Continue reading →

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Adult Faith Formation Calendar – September 23, 2012

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AFFC LogoSeptember 25: Introducing the Bible Today: Challenges and Opportunities 
5:30 p.m. at Boston College, Corcoran Commons, Heights Room
Richard Clifford, SJ, professor of Old Testament and Pheme Perkins, professor of Theology

September 27: Workshop on Ballot Question # 2, Proposal to Allow Physician Assisted Suicide
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish, Waltham
Doctors, lawyers and ethicists will discuss the proposal.  This is a great opportunity to become familiar with the details of this proposal, which we must all work to defeat.  See www.stopassistedsuicide.org
To register email: anncussan@rcab.org

October 2: Program for Women
6:30 p.m. in the Church Social Hall
This year’s theme focuses us on the door of faith, always open for us,
beckoning us to rediscover more about the core of faith as love offered and accepted, an invitation to ponder the biblical revelation of love and say ‘yes’!
Through reflection, prayer, sharing with a fabulous potluck, we will enter that door of faith together every first Tuesday evening, beginning October 2.
All Welcome! (Bring one of your favorite Fall recipes)
Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND

October 6: Men’s Group
7:30 to 9:00 a.m. in the Church Social Hall
Group meets the first Saturday of each month, after 7:00 a.m. Mass for informal discussions on questions of concern to Catholics. Coffee and donuts are served.  Moderator, Deacon Tom Smith

October 11: Book Discussion Group – Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation, edited by Nicholas Cafardi
7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Center
This will be a discussion, an effort at enlightenment, of the ways in which our views and opinions on public issues are shaped or conditioned by our religious beliefs, and the kind of involvement the Church should have in the political process.

St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission
(Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org)

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Adult Faith Formation Update – September 16, 2012

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AFFC LogoAdult faith formation is built on the premise that we all have a need for greater appreciation of both the basics of our faith as Christians and the particulars of our rich Catholic traditions. We have been blessed in the 21 st century with resources unimaginable even fifty years ago to help in our search for understanding and wisdom, for a greater “comfort level” with the complexities of scripture and theology and for improving our ability to explain our faith to ourselves, our children and those with doubts. Guided by the Holy Spirit, our ultimate teacher and intellectual guide, we need to stretch our minds as we grow, learn more and more, and thus move closer and closer to God.

Faith Formation Calendar

September 20, 5:00pm: “Women in Interreligious Dialogue”
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carpenter Emerita Professor of Feminist Theology, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union, Co-sponsored by the Boston College Department of Theology, the School of Theology and Ministry, and The Church in the 21st Century Center

October 2, 6:30pm: Program for Women
Nourishing faith’s journey through an evening of reflection and sharing and a wonderful potluck in the Church Social Hall, 6:30 p.m. start – all welcome. Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND

October 6, 7:30 to 9:00am: Men’s Group
Moderator Deacon Tom Smith; St. John’s Social Hall  (Group meets the first Saturday of each month.)

October 11: Book Discussion Group
Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation, edited by Nicholas Cafardi; St. John’s Parish Center.

St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission (Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org)

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