Family Cookies & Caroling Potluck – Friday, December 9 from 6:00 – 7:30pm

very_merry_dickensPlease  RSVP and join us on Friday, December 9th from 6:00-7:30pm in Powers Hall for Christmas caroling, cookie decorating and Christmas crafts, a delicious potluck, and perhaps a visit from someone special from the North Pole! The Very Merry Dickens Carolers will lead us in Christmas cheer and we will have songbooks for all!  We need your help to make the evening a success – please take a look at the signup, RSVP and thank you for your help!

For this very special event, please RSVP to let us know you’re coming:  rsvp-red-button

Reminder – Our Annual “Coats for Kids” Drive Starts this Weekend, November 5-6!

coats-for-kids-saint-john-poster_2016What types of coats should we bring?  Warm winter coats of all sizes for children, teens, adults and babies in good quality with no rips, tears, broken zippers or permanent stains – coats you would give to a friend. (Please click the flyer for more details.)

When can we drop off coats? Drop off coats on the weekends of  November 5-6 and November 12-13 after all Masses.

Where do we drop off coats? In the Rectory garage (behind the church.)

Thanksgiving Dinner at Bristol Lodge

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with it comes our commitment to serve Thanksgiving dinner to approximately 100 guests at Bristol Lodge in Waltham. Please consider helping with this important outreach program. Volunteers are needed to provide cooked turkeys, stuffing and vegetable dishescranberry saucerolls, and beverages. (The turkeys and other side dishes may be cooked as early as the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving.) The food is dropped off  on Wednesday, November 23 between 12:00pm and 2:00pm in the St. John School parking lot. Volunteers are also welcome to help serve the meal on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, starting at 4:00pm.

For more details and to sign-up to prepare food and/or help serve, please visit our SignUp page:

Next St. John Book Discussion Group – Thursday, November 10 at 7:30pm

Book for November: From Crisis to Calling: Finding Your Moral Center in the Toughest Decisions by Sasha Chanoff and David Chanoff
Thursday, November 10, 7:30 to 9:00pm, Parish Center

from-crisis-to-callingThe next meeting is Thursday, November 10, when we will discuss From Crisis to Calling: Finding Your Moral Center in the Toughest Decisions. This is a wonderful book (137 pages). Part I describes a dramatic rescue mission and refugee crisis in Africa, and analyzes the array of moral decisions involved. Part II tells the stories of people from various walks of life who have been faced with decisions that are life changing. One of those people is a long time parishioner at St. John the Evangelist, Jim Post. The authors, Sasha Chanoff and his father, David Chanoff, raise a host of questions about the life-defining choices many of us are asked to make.

The Book Discussion Group meets monthly (except for December) from September through May, generally on the second Tuesday of the month, in the Parish Center, from 7:30 to 9:00. For further information contact John Stewart at (617) 969-0950 or johnstewart@alum.bu.edu.

Remembering All Our Beloved Deceased

All_Souls_RemembranceThroughout the month of November, we invite you to inscribe the names of your loved ones in our Memorial Book. The Memorial Book will be located in the Church Entrance and will be carried to the altar at the offertory of each Mass for our prayerful remembrance.

Religious Education Schedule for the Week of October 30

This Week:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
Grade 2: Enrollment Mass 9:00 a.m. Family Mass
Grades 1 – 6: Class 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Grades 1- 6: Class 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.

Next Week:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Grades 1 – 6: Class 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Grades 7 – 8: Class 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friends for Good 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 9: Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 10: Enrollment Mass 5:00 p.m. Mass
Friends for Good 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Our Annual “Coats for Kids” Collection is coming up – November 5-6 and 12-13

Each year in November, St. John’s participates in the Coats for Kids drive by Anton’s Cleaners, a Boston-wide coat collection campaign for children, teens, adults and babies. Anton’s cleans all the donated coats and coordinates their distribution to those in need.  Please bring gently used, warm, winter coats to the Rectory garage after Mass on the weekends of November 5-6 and 12-13.

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All Saints Day: Tuesday, November 1

Our Collaborative Masses for the Feast of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation
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7:00 a.m. at St. John Church (Upper)
9:00 a.m. at St. Paul Church
12:00 noon at St. John Church (Upper)
7:00 p.m. at St. Paul Church

ALLELUJAH! “Evening for Women” returns on Tuesday, November 1 at 6:30pm

cross_impressionistIn the light of the Year of Mercy, come join us on the first Tuesday of the month, starting November 1, for a graced evening of prayer, meditation and sharing! Let’s wrap up together this fabulous Jubilee Year, going into depth in the face of Mercy. Bring one of your favorite recipes for a wonderful Pot Luck! All are welcome! Begins in Powers Hall (St. John lower church)

There will be an opportunity to share your ideas about future programs, so please give some thought to how you would like to spend these evenings in faith and friendship.

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

In this Year of Mercy…

Acts_of_MercyPope Francis’ Year of Mercy calls us to know mercy and show mercy in a very intentional way. Take time each week to be mindful of ways you show mercy to others… through forgiveness or through acts of kindness to others in need. Write down your act of mercy on a heart and then place it in the Mercy Basket next to the offertory table at the back of the Church.