This weekend’s second collection is for the Catholic Relief Services. This collection supports emergency relief, human development, and peace initiatives in 99 countries around the world, where nearly half the population lives on less than $2.00 a day. The collection funds the ministries of five Catholic Church organizations: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Social Development and World Peace (SDWP), and The Holy Father’s Relief Fund. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/crscollection.
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Second Collection for Catholic Relief Services August 5
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“So Others May Eat” – Sandwiches Needed This Sunday July 29
We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches this Sunday, July 29 for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. Since 1995, St. John’s has helped serve the homeless by providing sandwiches on the 4th and 5th (when there is one) Sunday of each month. The sandwiches provide a nourishing mid-day meal for the residents of shelters which are closed during the daytime hours. Please bring sandwiches (wrapped and without condiments) to the church kitchen refrigerator. For more information please contact Liz Phillips at (781) 237-4430 or email Liz.phillips@comcast.net
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Pray the Rosary
For those with special devotion to the Blessed Mother, Marian Movement continues throughout the summer. Every Tuesday, all are invited to pray the Rosary at 7 p.m. in the Chapel.
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When Traveling This Summer…
When traveling within the United States, call 1-800-MASSTIME or visit www.masstimes.org for the location and schedule of a nearby church for Mass. To keep up with what’s happening here, you can get all the news posted to our website via RSS feed or email update – just click the FOLLOW US! links below.
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50th Wedding Anniversary
Julie and Frank McConville, with their children, spouses and grandchildren, will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the 11:00 a.m. Mass this Sunday, July 1. All friends and parishioners are invited to join with them on this joyous occasion for a reception in the Social Hall immediately following the Mass.
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“Fortnight for Freedom” and a Town Hall Meeting with Cardinal Sean
Please participate in the U.S. Bishops “Fortnight for Freedom” by praying the religious freedom prayer and by watching Cardinal Sean’s Town Hall Meeting on CatholicTV (Verizon 296, Comcast 268, Charter 101, RCN 85), as well as 1060AM WQOM, Relevant Radio Network, and CatholicTV.org. The Town Hall Meeting will be broadcast on Saturday June 30 at 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday July 4 at noon. The “Fortnight for Freedom” runs from June 21 to July 4. Let us treasure and defend religious freedom this Independence Day! (See BostonCatholic.org/Freedom for more information.)
This is not a Catholic issue. This is not a Jewish issue. This is not an Orthodox, Mormon, or Muslim issue. It is an American issue.
Cardinal Sean is asking Catholics to recite a prayer for religious liberty during this fortnight.
Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty
O God our Creator, Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome – for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all who come after us – this great land will always be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Please Help Bridge the Gap
We still need your HELP with the offertory if we are to make our budget. If you can help us bridge the $20,000 gap before June 30 we thank you in advance. (For details, please click HERE for the bulletin.) Remember, Parish Pay is available for online giving. Thank you all for your support.
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Father’s Day 2012
On this weekend, we remember all our Dads, both living and deceased; and hold them in love and grateful prayer.
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Collection for St. Katharine Drexel Food Pantry This Weekend
Please bring non-perishable items to assist our sister parish in Roxbury, Saint Katharine Drexel. This weekend (and every second Sunday) we gratefully receive your donations at our Glen Road entrance. Contact is Angela Spinale, 781-431-0008.
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ST. JOHN PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATE
Many thanks to all who have contributed to our 2011-2012 Annual Appeal. We are over 98% of our budget. Please consider giving generously this weekend to our Second Collection to achieve our goal! However, we still need your HELP with the offertory if we are to make our budget. If you can help us bridge the $20,000 gap before June 30, we thank you in advance. (Click HERE to view details in this week’s Bulletin) Remember, Parish Pay is available for online giving. Thank you all for your support.
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