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Save the Date! Trees and Trimmings – Saturday, December 7th

Posted on November 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Save the Date! Trees and Trimmings – Saturday, December 7th

Trees & TrimmingsThe Saint John School annual holiday market – TREES & TRIMMINGS – is on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th! Please plan your weekend so we will see you on Saturday, then you will have Sunday to deck your hall with your fabulous tree, wreaths, roping, and greens.  Our fresh and beautiful Advent Wreaths will be available for purchase on the first Sunday of Advent, December 1st, after the 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Masses, as well as the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 30th. No preorder necessary!

Trees & Trimmings loves and needs donations of homemade baked goods for Santa’s Bakeshop. Bake your favorite goodie or classic family recipe – we can use cookies, brownies, bars, decorated Christmas cut-out cookies, breads, pies, and especially FUDGE! Please drop off all baked goods at Philbin Hall on Friday, December 6th, or contact Amy Kane at amykane@hotmail.com or Mariela Baker at mbaker@bdg-inc.com if you wish to make a contribution of your favorite holiday goodie. Thank you!

“In the Garden” a signed, framed print by former Saint John parishioner E. Joseph Fontaine, will be our showcase raffle item this year. Tickets will be available after select masses later this month and at Trees & Trimmings on Saturday, December 7 until 4:00 p.m. Please contact Christina McCormick at chmcc94@gmail.com with any questions.

Questions about Trees & Trimmings or for volunteer opportunities, please contact Marie Carroll at carroll.marie@yahoo.com or Kati Bannish at katib.mac@me.com

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Thanksgiving Dinner at Bristol Lodge

Posted on November 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Thanksgiving Dinner at Bristol Lodge

Thanksgiving DinnerThanksgiving is just around the corner and with it comes our commitment to serving dinner to 100 guests at Bristol Lodge in Waltham. Please consider cooking or baking for this important outreach program. We will need the following cooked items:
* Ten 18-20lb cooked (but unstuffed) Turkeys * Mashed Potatoes * Gravy * Butternut Squash * Corn * Green beans * Cranberry sauce *  Rolls * Cider * Cranberry Juice
Food should be brought to the St. John’s parking lot on Wednesday, November 27 between 12pm and  2:00pm.  (Turkeys, as well as other side dishes may be cooked as early as the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving.) Please contact Deirdre Heilbron at dgheilbron@yahoo.com or 617-894-4416 if you can help.

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Posted in Homeless/Feed the Hungry, Important Announcements, Service Commission

Vatican Questionnaire on Family Life

Posted on November 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Vatican Questionnaire on Family Life

Francis_VaticanAs some of you may have heard on the news, the Vatican in preparation for a Synod in 2014 has sent a questionnaire to all members of the Church.  If you are interested in reading it you may find it on our website:  Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of Evangelization.  Responses that parishioners send will be shared with the Parish Council and a collective summary will be sent to the Diocese. We have been informed that the due date for the input is December 17.

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Can You Help? Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Bristol Lodge

Posted on November 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Can You Help? Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Bristol Lodge

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving is fast approaching! Please
consider cooking turkey or side dish for the Thanksgiving feast at Bristol Lodge in
Waltham. Bring your donations to the Church parking lot on Wednesday, November 27
between 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. Contact Deirdre Heilbron at dgheilbron@yahoo.com
or 617-894-4416 if you are interested in helping or have any questions.

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Posted in Homeless/Feed the Hungry, Important Announcements, Service Commission, Volunteers Needed

Collaborative FAQ 16: Will our Pastors have to resign?

Posted on November 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Collaborative FAQ 16: Will our Pastors have to resign?

SJSP Collaborative Logo_SmallQuestion 16. I’ve heard that when the Parish Collaboratives form, all the Pastors in that Collaborative Phase have to resign. Is this correct?
Yes. However, the Archbishop will appoint the best Pastor for the unique needs of each Collaborative. It may be the case that the best Pastor for a given Collaborative is one of the current Pastors or Administrators (interim Pastors), or it may be the case that the best choice is someone new, from another Parish altogether. In Phase One, which began in the summer of 2013, half of the twelve Collaboratives got a new Pastor, and the other half retained a Pastor from one of the Collaborating parishes.

We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to: stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com

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Posted in Disciples in Mission, Important Announcements, SJSP Collaborative, SJSP Collaborative Planning - FAQ

Faith in Our Future: An Invitation

Posted on November 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Faith in Our Future: An Invitation

Rev. Thomas F. Powers
and the
Saint John the Evangelist Parish Community
cordially request the pleasure of your company
at a reception inaugurating our
Capital Campaign

Faith_in_Our_Future_NewAll parishioners will receive an invitation in the mail. Please select the time and date that is most convenient for you and  let us know by returning your reply card or by sending an email to stjohnwellelsey@stjohnwellesley.org. (RSVP helpful but not required to attend.  If you did not receive an invitation in the mail, please let us know so we can correct our mailing list.)

  • Thursday, November 21 at 7pm
  • Monday, December 2 at 1pm or 7pm
  • Wednesday, December 4 after 7am Mass*
  • Monday, December 9 at 1pm or 7pm

*All receptions will be held in the Rectory, except for the reception following 7am Mass on December 4th, which will be held in the Social Hall.

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Posted in Capital Campaign, Important Announcements

November 10: This Week in Religious Education

Posted on November 6, 2013 | Comments Off on November 10: This Week in Religious Education

Religious-Education-Contemporary_SMALLThis Week: No Sunday classes due to Veteran’s Day.
Saturday, November 16
Grades 9 & 10 Optional Movie Matinee & Discussion at 3:00PM, Church Social Hall.
Pre-registration is required; please email
jane.leonard@stjohnwellesley.org.
Next Week: Sunday, November 17
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 AM
Grades 7, 8 Class 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Friends for Good 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Grade 9 Class 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Grade 10 Friends for Good 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Class 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Wednesday, November 20
Grades 1- 6 Class 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Grade 3 Parent Visit

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Posted in Important Announcements, Religious Education Program

Collaborative FAQ 15: Will We Be One of the First Collaboratives?

Posted on November 3, 2013 | Comments Off on Collaborative FAQ 15: Will We Be One of the First Collaboratives?

SJSP Collaborative Logo_SmallQuestion 15. When will St. John’s officially begin its Parish Collaborative with St. Paul’s? Is St. John’s and St. Paul’s going to be one of the first Collaboratives to form in the Archdiocese?
The Archdiocese is implementing the Pastoral Pl,an in phases. Phase One began on June 4, 2013, when twenty-eight parishes came together to form twelve Collaboratives. Phase One is being carefully followed by the Archdiocese. Phase Two parishes were announced in September, 2013 and these Collaboratives will begin on June 3, 2014. In Phase Two, forty-four parishes will come together to form twenty-one Collaboratives. Each year going forward, about twenty new Collaboratives will form. We don’t have an exact date yet for the collaboration of St. John’s and St. Paul’s, but we will make an announcement as soon as we have any information.

We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to: stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com

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Posted in Disciples in Mission, Important Announcements, SJSP Collaborative, SJSP Collaborative Planning - FAQ

Next AFFC Film/Potluck Supper on November 9

Posted on October 30, 2013 | Comments Off on Next AFFC Film/Potluck Supper on November 9

Marigold HotelThe next Film/Supper night will be held on Saturday, November 9 and will feature the movie Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The event will take place in the Social Hall following the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Bring your favorite Fall recipe and drinks. All Welcome! The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.

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Posted in Adult Faith Formation, Important Announcements

Friday, November 1: All Saints Day

Posted on October 28, 2013 | Comments Off on Friday, November 1: All Saints Day

Mass Schedule:
7:00am
9:00am*
12:00pm
5:30pm

St. Paul’s Schedule: 6:45am, 9:00am, 7:00pm

*The 9:00am Mass at St. John will be celebrated with the children of Saint John School – all parishioners are most welcome to join them!

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Posted in Important Announcements, Special Liturgies, Special Mass Schedule