Every Easter Catholics across the Archdiocese of Boston join together to honor and thank our priests. Your gift to the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust helps to ensure the highest quality of care and quality of life programs that provide for the health and well-being of our active and senior priests. Our priests have been there for us in our times of need. Now it is our turn to care for them when they need us. Please take a few minutes to watch this inspiring video, which shows the hopeful, faith-filled relationship between a family and their parish priest.
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Easter Collection for the Clergy Retirement Trust
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Schedule for Holy Week, The Sacred Triduum, and Easter Sunday
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK, APRIL 1
6:30pm The Light is On For You
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Chapel)
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 2
7:30pm The Lord’s Supper Followed by Adoration until 10pm
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3
12:00pm Walk with the Cross
Led by Religious Education – everyone welcome! (Church)
3:00pm Stations of the Cross (Church)
7:30pm The Lord’s Passion
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4
10am-12pm Confessions (Chapel)
7:30pm Mass of the Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5
7:30am Mass
9:00am Family Mass
11:00am Mass (Upper and Lower)
PLEASE NOTE: There is no 5:00pm Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday and no 5:00pm Mass on Easter Sunday.
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Easter Flowers and Music
Would you like to make a donation towards our Easter flowers or Easter music in memory of a loved one during this holy season? If so, you may make a donation using you offertory envelopes, the collection basket, ParishPay, or by dropping your donation off at the rectory or in the mail. Please make sure to include the name of the person you want remembered in this special way. The deadline for submissions is this Tuesday, March 31 at noon. Thank you!
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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Lenten Series on Pope Francis Concludes this Sunday, March 22 at 3pm
A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND AND HEART OF POPE FRANCIS
Come join the final session of this special journey with others – each session stands alone and materials will be provided each week. More information here – if you have questions, please contact Sr. Evelyn at evelyn.ronan@stjohnwellesley.org
Runs through Sunday, March 22
3:00-4:30 p.m. Parish Center
Moderator: Gerald Kehoe
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Joint Parish Lecture with Fr. Raymond Helmick, S.J.
Sunday, March 22 at 2:00pm at St. Paul
Do you wonder about the complicated situation in the Middle East? What about the Holy Land? Would you like to have a better understanding of the issues involved in this area of the world? We are a group* of your fellow parishioners from St. John’s and St. Paul’s eager to hear Fr. Raymond Helmick, S.J., Professor of Conflict Resolution at Boston College talk about this conflicted land. We also think our fellow parishioners and a wide range of Wellesley area residents would like to learn about what is going on in that part of the world. Fr. Helmick has vast experience as a peace negotiator in the Israeli and Palestine treaties, in Northern Ireland and the Balkans. Please join us on Sunday at 2pm in the St. Paul Parish Hall to learn more about and from this remarkable person and priest. Visit his website Raymond G. Helmick, S.J.
*The 2015 St. John-St. Paul Lenten Lecture Committee
Kathy and Rick Hughto
Mary Lou Crane and Robert Ryan
Christine and Joe Tierney
Marcia and Chris Gorgone
Kathi Aldridge
Kathy and Brian Boyce
Liz and Tom Fleming
Audrey Moran
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Sunday, March 22 at 2:00pm at St. Paul
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Lenten Series on Pope Francis Continues this Sunday, March 15 at 3pm
A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND AND HEART OF POPE FRANCIS
Come join this special journey with others, whenever you can – each session stands alone and materials will be provided each week. More information here – if you have questions, please contact Sr. Evelyn at evelyn.ronan@stjohnwellesley.org
Runs through Sunday, March 22
3:00-4:30 p.m. Parish Center
Moderator: Gerald Kehoe
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Programs This Evening Cancelled Due to Weather
Due to the forecast of snow and ice starting at suppertime, it seems the wisest thing to do do is to cancel tonight’s “Evening for Women” gathering. Marian Movement (Rosary) is also cancelled. So sorry Mother Nature is out doing her performances. Mother Nature wins again!
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Lenten Series on Pope Francis Begins This Sunday, March 1
A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND AND HEART OF POPE FRANCIS
Pope Francis has captured the world with his joyful faith and commitment to the most disenfranchised in society. In this four-week series, journey into the Pope’s highly-acclaimed letter to the whole Church, The Joy of the Gospel, and discover for yourself the mind and heart of Pope Francis and his appeal and challenge to all Christian believers. (Come join this special journey with others, whenever you can – each session stands alone and materials will be provided each week.)
Begins this Sunday, March 1 and runs through Sunday, March 22
3:00-4:30 p.m. Parish Center
Moderator: Gerald Kehoe
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Please Join Us Monday, March 2 for a Special Lenten Lecture with Fr. John Connelly
Faith Working Through Love
Galatians 5.6
Revisiting “The Joy of the Gospel”
Monday, March 2 at 7:30pm
Upper Church
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