Category Archives: Adult Faith Formation

Upcoming Events from the Adult Faith Formation Commission

Advent/Christmas – We will have a variety of special parish activities in December, including two lectures by Father Hehir.   Look for a flyer and email messages! We are assembling a list of recommended books for Advent
reading or Christmas gifts, but one that has received good reviews is: Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life, by James Martin, S.J. (“Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God’s own goal for us.” – Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York)

Adult Faith Formation Calendar

November 8, 6:30pm (Chapel, Social Hall)  – Program for Women (Our theme this year is “A Journey Into the Heart of Prayer in St. John’s Gospel.”)

November 10, 7:30pm (Parish Center) – Book Discussion, Elizabeth Johnson, Quest for the Living God

November 14, 7:00pm (Social Hall) – “What is Human Trafficking and What Can I Do About It?”,  Sr. Carole Lombard, Director of Peace and Justice, Sisters of St. Joseph (Boston)

Other Programs of Interest

November 6, 7:30, Sacred Heart Parish (Newton Centre):  “Immigrants: Illegal?” –  sponsored by Parish Peace and Justice Committee; Merjean Perhot, Director, Refugee and Immigration Legal Services Division, Archdiocese of Boston

November 8, 4:30pm, Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College:  Panel discussion commemorating the 25th anniversary of the American bishops pastoral letter “Economic Justice for All”;
Murray Function Room; Yawkey Center; panelists include John Donahue and Mary Jo Bane.

Reminder: Book Discussion Group Thursday October 13 at 7:30pm

The AFFC Book Discussion Group will meet this Thursday, October 13 at 7:30pm in the Parish Center.  This month’s selection: What Happened at Vatican II by John W. O’Malley.  For more information, please click here to visit the Book Discussion Group page on the website.

Reminder: Program for Women – Tuesday November 8th, 6:30pm

Tuesday November 8th at 6:30pm in the Social Hall.  This year’s theme:  A Journey Into the Heart of Prayer in St. John’s Gospel.  Through prayer, presentation and sharing, we will ponder how the core of faith is Love offered and accepted; how God invites us to imagine our lives as grounded in a Love beyond all imagining. Each month, come join us for this graced evening and bring one of your favorite recipes for a wonderful Pot Luck!  All are welcome!

Special Presentation: “The New Translation of the Roman Missal” with Fr. Gregory Hoppough, C.S., Monday October 24th at 7:30pm

Please  join us on Monday, October 24th at 7:30pm in the church for a presentation by Father Gregory Hoppough, C.S. on the new translation of the Roman Missal.  With this new edition, which will be introduced during Advent,  the structure of the Mass (the order of the elements, the actions of the priest celebrant, and so forth) remains unchanged, but the translation of the prayer texts will change to more closely reflect the original Latin texts.   Don’t miss this opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the changes that are coming. 

Fr. Hoppough is a professor of liturgy at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston.  This presentation was organized by the Adult Faith Formation Commission and the Parish Liturgical Commission and promises to be a richly informative event given by a gifted speaker and teacher.

Evening for Women Begins Its 14th Year…

Tuesday October 4th at 6:30pm in the Social Hall.  This year’s theme:  A Journey Into the Heart of Prayer in St. John’s Gospel.  Through prayer, presentation and sharing, we will ponder how the core of faith is Love offered and accepted; how God invites us to imagine our lives as grounded in a Love beyond all imagining. Each month, come join us for this graced evening and bring one of your favorite recipes for a wonderful Pot Luck!  All are welcome!  Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan.

Poetry and the Catholic Imagination: A Reading and Talk with Paul Mariani

Please join us on Tuesday October 11 at 7:30pm in the Social Hall for a reading and talk with author and professor Paul Mariani.  Paul Mariani is University Professor of English at Boston College. He specializes in twentieth-century American and British poetry, biography, religion and literature, and creative writing.  Professor Mariani has published over 200 essays and reviews and is the author of sixteen books, including six volumes of poetry: Timing Devices, Crossing Cocytus, Prime Mover, Salvage Operations: New and Selected and The Great Wheel.

The evening will focus on Deaths & Transfigurations, a provocative collection of spiritually searching poems that develop themes of personal loss – the deaths we experience – as well as the quest for new life (“transfigurations”). Copies of the book will be available.

For further information please email:  St. John the Evangelist Adult Faith Formation Commission

Chat with the Adult Faith Formation Commission

We would be happy to chat about your interest or suggestions! Please email us at: affc@stjohnwellesley.org or call John Stewart (617-969-0950) for the telephone numbers of our AFFC members. Members: Patrick Blomberg, Linda Colozzi, Marcia Grondin, Pat Kelleher (Chair) Evelyn Ronan (Advisor), John Salvati, John Stewart, Anne Wachtmeister