Please join us at our first- ever Family Cookies and Caroling event on Friday, December 11 from 6-7:30pm in Powers Hall for Christmas Caroling, cookie decorating and Christmas crafts, 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 song books for all!
For this very special event, please RSVP to let us know you’re coming: 
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This Sunday, November 15 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass, we will remember all our beloved deceased whose funerals took place at St. John within the past year. All are warmly invited to attend this memorial liturgy.
Throughout 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.
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Elizabeth Seton Residence
is in need of new Eucharistic Ministers. Mass is celebrated daily at 11:00 a.m. Prior experience is not needed. Training provided. Please contact Linda Colozzi at (781) 997-1119. Next information/orientation meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10 from 1:30—2:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Seton.
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COMING UP AT ST. JOHNSt. John’s Book Discussion Group
Thursday, November 12 7:30-9:00 p.m.
We will discuss The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. This amazing book was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese by its Brazilian author, it has been translated into at least 67 languages and an estimated 65 million copies have been sold. It is now available free through Amazon Kindle and other file-sharing networks. The Alchemist is a beautiful, short, allegorical novel centered on the theme of finding one’s destiny in life. The story follows a young shepherd in his journey to Egypt, in pursuit of a recurring dream of finding treasure there. Anita Martin will moderate the discussion. A copy of her provocative questions is available to all participants via email.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) What a year to be Catholic!
Pope Francis has declared an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy for the universal Church. On a local level, this year St. John the Evangelist celebrates 125 years of parish life. It is never too late to join our community! The Holy Door in St. Peter’s will be open wide on December 8. Our door is always open Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Rectory. We are here to welcome all seekers who want to know about the Catholic faith. Please consider finding out more. Contact the Parish Office or Svea Fraser at (781) 237-7560 or sveafraser@comcast.net.
A Liberating Spirituality for a Suffering World
Thursday, November 19, 5:30 p.m.
O. Ernesto Valiente, STM Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
This presentation builds on the work of Latin American liberation theologians to propose a Christian discipleship—a following of Jesus—that responds to our conflicted world. It identifies the “path” that we are to follow and the “Spirit” that empowers us in that following. The presentation also draws on the pastoral writings of Pope Francis to illuminate the implications that Jesus’s life and mission pose for our current life as Christian disciples.
Boston College, Corcoran Commons, Heights Room
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This Week: Sunday, November 8
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 Friends for Good 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 10 Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Next Week: Sunday, November 15
Grade 4 Mass 9:00 a.m.
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Grades 9, 10 High School Retreat 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.,
Church Social Hall (prior registration required)
Wednesday, November 18
Grades 1- 6 Class 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
Grade 2 First Reconciliation 9:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Leonard or Linda Messore.
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This Saturday, November 7, the 5:00pm Mass will be a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the founding of St. John the Evangelist Parish.
This special Mass, concelebrated by Rev. Kevin Sepe, Very Rev. Brian Kiely, Msgr. Peter Conley, Rev. John Connelly, Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Msgr. Joseph Lind, Rev. Paul Soper, Rev. Arthur MacKay and Rev. Robert McMillan, SJ, will include music from our Parish Choir, Family Mass Choir and Musicians, and our guests, the Labyrinthe Choir. Please join us at this special Mass as we honor our past, celebrate our present, and welcome the promise of our future.
Following Mass, all are invited to continue the celebration with refreshments in Powers Hall.
To learn more about the history of our church and Parish, please visit: www.stjohnwellesley.org/anniversaries
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We gather again, this Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30pm, in the Church and Powers Hall (Social Hall) for an evening to reflect, pray, share and enjoy a wonderful potluck! Pope Francis sets the theme for this year’s program with the announcement of his Jubilee Year of Mercy – Putting Out Into The Deep… Where Mercy Dwells
So come join us for this year’s journey into the Deep – All Welcome! Moderated by: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND (Bring your favorite Fall recipe)
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Wednesday, November 4, 7:30pm
Powers Hall (Social Hall)
The Theology of Karl Rahner, SJ, one of the major Catholic theologians of the twentieth century
Rahner’s impact on the church at large was profound, especially through his contribution to the Second Vatican Council. Rahner’s theology continues to offer rich resources for the life of Christian faith in our complex world.
Speaker: Richard Lennan is a priest of the diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Australia) and was ordained in 1983. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford and a Doctorate in Theology from the University of Innsbruck in Austria. He is a former President of the Australian Catholic Theological Association and is currently Professor of Systematic Theology in the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College.
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The St. John Christmas Wish Committee is planning the 2015 program and invites new members to join us for this special work of filling Christmas wishes for many children in the surrounding communities of Boston, Roxbury, Lowell, Brockton, and Wellesley. We will gather over 400 children’s requests and fulfill them through the generosity of our St. John community families through sponsorship, shopping and donations. Help us as a parish coordinator assistant, data entry assistant, or phone helper making follow-up calls to St. John volunteers. Want to learn more? To join our committee, please contact Liz Corcoran or Sarah Connolly at the Rectory.
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I grew up at St. John Parish – got confirmed, lectored, taught CCD — and I am lucky to say that this is now my 9th year serving as a music minister here. Our program has grown exponentially over the past few years, as you might have noticed judging by the hoards of children singing each Sunday morning. If you are interested in joining the Family Mass Musicians at 9:00 a.m. or the Contemporary Music Ensemble at 5:00 p.m., please email me or contact me at 617-513-0823. We rehearse every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. downstairs in the music office as well as certain Sundays at 3:30 p.m., and there is no experience necessary – only the desire and willingness to sing. I ask only that children be in first grade, but there is no age limitation on the other end! If you play an instrument, you are also welcome to inquire. Finally, there is no need to make a firm commitment; if you can’t make it every Sunday morning, we’d still love to have you join us whenever possible. I look forward to speaking with you!
~ Chris Holownia, Music Director for the Family Mass and 5pm Mass on Sundays
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