Unfortunately, this week’s “Kids Can Stitch” workshop scheduled for this Thursday, February 19 has been cancelled due to very low enrollment, the condition of the roads and the distance members of SAGA would need to travel to St. John.
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“Kids Can Stitch” Workshop Cancelled
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Ash Wednesday: February 18
Mass Schedule
7:00 a.m.
12:00 noon
5:30 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence, and all Fridays in Lent are also days of abstinence. See explanation below:
FASTING is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and juices, are allowed.
ABSTINENCE is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence, no meat is allowed. Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. When in doubt concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest should be consulted. Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of renewal of baptism at Easter.
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2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family
Below you will find a letter from the Archdiocese regarding the upcoming Synod on the Family, introducing the central points of the discussion. Please use these links to access the original letter, a full text of the working document, and a list of questions for discussion.
January 15, 2015
Dear Pastors and Administrators:
Attached with this letter please find the Preparatory Document (Lineamenta) for the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family scheduled for October 2015. The theme of the Synod will be The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World.
As is noted in the Relatio Synodi, 4, the ongoing work of the Synod is intended to be a rethinking “with renewed freshness and enthusiasm what revelation, transmitted in the church’s faith, tells us about the beauty, the role and the dignity of the family.” With this purpose in mind, His Eminence, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, has asked for the Lineamenta to be distributed widely throughout the world in order both to participate in and inform the continuing work of the Synod. The entire process of the consultation for the Extraordinary Synod this past October, and this period of reflection and response prior to the upcoming Ordinary Synod is, as Pope Francis noted in his closing address to the Synod Bishops, a path of “spiritual and pastoral discernment.” The task at hand is “to read both the signs of God and human history in a twofold yet unique faithfulness that this reading involves.” (Lineamenta, 3)
Therefore, Cardinal Seán is asking for the Pastors and Administrators of the Archdiocese to consult with parish leadership and parishioners on the important themes raised in the attached Preparatory Document, organized in 46 questions within 15 headings. In addition, included is a 6 question summary to capture the essence of these themes; I trust you will find this summary most helpful. Whichever method you choose to use to proceed, I encourage you to set the context for this consultation by asking for a reading of the Lineamenta from your people prior to their offering a response. If it would be helpful for you to receive these materials in a language other than English, please contact me at parrish@rcab.org. In addition, to assist in education, 5 regional sessions will be offered throughout the Archdiocese, as well as through iCatholic Media, the details of which will be communicated to you. The Cardinal also plans to contact the presidents of Catholic colleges and seminaries within the Archdiocese for their participation.
So as to respect the schedule given to us by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, D.D., President of the USCCB, please return a summary of your parish responses directly to your Vicar Forane by March 1, who will then send to me his summary of responses by March 8. Thank you for your leadership in this significant consultation of the People of God regarding the unique value and dignity of the human family and its vocation and mission in the church and our world.
Fraternally yours in Christ,
Very Rev. Bryan K. Parrish
Assistant Vicar for Administration
Special Assistant to the Vicar General
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ADVANCE NOTICE – ST. JOHN LENTEN PROGRAMS
All are invited to participate in one of our Lenten programs presented in collaboration with Boston College’s The Church in the 21st Century and based on a book by theologians Colleen Griffith and Tom Groome titled Catholic Spiritual Practices – A Treasury of Old and New. This series, “Engage – Mind, Heart & Lives”, is similar to our ARISE Program of years ago. Groups of 8-12 will meet in homes or at St. John’s. We will need volunteer HOSTS and FACILITATORS. Boston College’s The Church in the 21st Century program will provide us with the program instructions – including: SERIES OUTLINE, VIDEOS and BOOK. In our groups, we will explore the concepts of Spirituality and Religion in relation to each other and the treasury we have of old and new spiritual practices. If interested in volunteering, please contact the McConvilles at (781) 237-6458 or jfmcconville@comcast.net
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Parish Business Office Closed Monday, February 9
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“Kids Can Stitch” Vacation Workshop on February 19
February is National Smocking Month and we would like a core group of up to 12 children age 9 and older to enjoy learning to stitch with us on Thursday, February 19 at 9:30 a.m.- 12 noon in the lower church hall. Our activity will be smocking a hair barrette. Smocking is a form of surface embroidery with stitches taken through a preformed pleat of fabric (in this case ribbon). We will be using sharp sewing needles with embroidery floss (thread) and scissors. Last year we stitched (smocked) on a doll’s pinafore apron.
This program is being sponsored by the Charles River Smockers, a nine-year-old chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America (also known as SAGA). We have enjoyed meeting in facilities provided by St. John’s for several years now. Our purpose is “to preserve and foster the art of smoking and related needlework for future generations through education, communications and quality workmanship”.
To register, please email Jane Connelly at: jhc214@comcast.net. We will need a permission slip for each child signed by parent or guardian stating the child’s name, address, age, reachable phone number of the guardian during this period of time, and any allergies or special considerations noted. We will serve simple snacks and beverage. (There will be NO peanuts.)
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Tonight’s “Evening for Women Program” is CANCELLED
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Parish Business Office Closed Monday, February 2
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WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES CANCELLED
Wellesley Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 28, and all Saint John Religious Education classes/activities scheduled for Wednesday are also cancelled.
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No 7:00am Mass, Parish Business Office Closed on Tuesday, January 27
Due to the impending blizzard and statewide non-emergency travel ban, the office will close at 3pm on Monday, January 26 and remain closed on Tuesday, January 27. There will be no 7am Daily Mass on Tuesday morning. Please stay safe!
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