We would like to thank everyone who helped make this Christmas Season so very blessed for everyone:
• For the music directors, cantors, choirs and instrumentalists who made beautiful music permeate our churches during the Christmas Liturgies.
• For all who helped transform our churches into such places of beauty for the Christmas season.
• To everyone who helped make Christmas Wish and the Giving Tree Program great successes and brought joy to so many families.
• For those who were involved with the Christmas pageants, which brought joy to our hearts.
• For everyone who made Trees and Trimmings a success by raising money for the school and bringing a community together.
• To all of you who sent a card or delivered flowers to those who were ill or alone, bringing a little cheer into their lives.
• And for all of you whose presence at Christmas Mass made the celebration complete.
We thank you all for your time, treasure and talents
Donuts & Coffee will be on break for the holidays after December 18th and will resume on January 8th. Thank you to all the families who have volunteered to host the donuts since September: Alexander Family, Barrett Family, Cassa Family, Gibbons Family, Hill Family, Loftus Family, McDonough Family, Meraw Family, Montague Family, Morales Family, O’Boyle Family, Shortsleeve Family, Songer Family, Rubio Family.
The Christmas Wish 2016 Committee would like to thank everyone who generously supported the program by sponsoring children with outfits and special wish gifts, providing financial donations to be used for gifts and food cards, shopping for children’s needs, entering data of all applicants and volunteers, contacting volunteers, and delivering packages. Your generosity has made this holiday season very special for many families in need. We worked with 170 families and over 420 children in St. Patrick-Brockton, St. Patrick-Lowell, St. Katharine Drexel-Roxbury, Julie’s Family Learning Program-South Boston, and St. John the Evangelist in Wellesley to provide gifts of clothing, toys, special gift wishes, and even food cards. Hundreds of St. John families helped make this program possible. We extend a special thanks to our committee of Kathy Maher, MaryAnne Ulian, Christine Kehoe, Becky Kannam, Paula Gomez, Peg Tally, Ned Kelleher, Corinne Spinale, Joyce Farah, Anne Theriault, Liz Corcoran, Susan Logan, Patti DuFour, Deidre O’Kelly-Lynch, Maria Brown, Lauren Cohen, Nikole Park, and the Parish Office Staff of Sarah Connolly, Tricia Fraser, and Tricia Bombara.
Our Collaborative Advent Penance Service will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00pm at St. Paul Church. This will be a wonderful opportunity to experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the Season of Advent in preparation for the Birth of our Lord. Please join us!
St. John’s administrative staff, formerly located in the St. John’s Rectory, are now in the new SJSP Collaborative Administrative Offices, which are located in the St. John Parish Center ( 39 Washington Street) every weekday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Religious Education staff and programs remain in their current locations.) You can always reach any member of our pastoral or administrative staff, regardless of their location, by calling our main number (781) 235-0045.