Starting Wednesday, October 3 and running for six weeks (Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 and Nov 7, 14), a workshop on Pastoral Care to the Sick and Homebound will be offered at St. John the Evangelistfrom 7pm-9pm. Kelly Dunn, a Certified Chaplain and former Director of Health Care Ministry for the Archdiocese and presently serving as the Coordinator of Nursing Home Ministry at Holy Family Parish in Concord, will teach the workshop. The workshop will include a review of communications skills, the basics of pastoral visitation, key illness issues, spiritual needs and concerns, grief, loss and dying, and other care giving issues. Eucharistic ministers, pastoral visitors, parish nurses and others are encouraged to attend. Fee $40. Registration information is available in the Parish Office or call (781) 235-0045. Pre-registration is required. If this invitation is something you might like to explore further, Sr. Evelyn would be happy to meet with you. You may reach her by e-mail at evelyn_ronan@comcast.net or by phone at the number listed above.
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Save the Date! Workshop on Visiting the Sick Starting Wednesday, October 3
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This Weekend – Annual St. Francis House Men’s Clothing Drive!
This weekend, June 9-10, drop off donations in the garage (behind the church) any time during the day (9am to 5pm) for St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in New England, serving over 800 men and women on a daily basis. Suggested donations are:
Men’s Casual Short Sleeve Shirts: M, L, XL, 2X, 3X
Men’s Jeans: Sizes 28-38 all length 32-34
Men’s Shoes and Sneakers: Sizes 7-12
New Socks
Spring/Fall Jackets: M, L, XL, 2X and 3X
Baseball Hats
Hooded Sweatshirts: Sizes M, L, XL, 2X, and 3X
Belts: All sizes
Plastic shopping bags
Please email Shilan Yeung or call 508-801-7072 for details.
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Religious Education Registration
Religious Education registration packets for the 2012-2013 school year were mailed to all families. If you have not received a packet in the mail, it is available for download here. The deadline for registering before the late fee is assessed has passed (MAY 31.) As a reminder, all 10th grade Catholic school students planning to be Confirmed in 2013 must fully participate in the second year of the Parish Religious Education Program.
We are always looking for teachers who are willing to teach any of the grades 1 through 10. If you are interested, please contact the Religious Education Office at 781-235-5337 (grades 1–6) or 781-237-0141 (grades 7–10).
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Summer Mass Schedule Begins
Beginning this Sunday, June 3 Sunday Masses will be at 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am (No 5pm on Sunday)
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So Others May Eat – This Sunday, May 27
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. We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches on Sunday, May 27 for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. 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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Register for Religious Education Before May 31st!
Religious Education registration packets for the 2012-2013 school year were mailed to all families. If you have not received a packet in the mail, it is available for download here. The deadline for registering before the late fee is assessed is MAY 31. As a reminder, all 10th grade Catholic school students planning to be Confirmed in 2013 must fully participate in the second year of the Parish Religious Education Program.
We are always looking for teachers who are willing to teach any of the grades 1 through 10. If you are interested, please contact the Religious Education Office at 781-235-5337 (grades 1–6) or 781-237-0141 (grades 7–10). Any teacher or team teacher who volunteers by May 31st is eligible for a $75 discount.
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Adult Faith Formation Update and Upcoming Events – May 27, 2012
Summer is a wonderful time to take stock of just where we are in our spiritual journeys — where we are heading and what more we might do, for ourselves and for others, to respond to God’s invitations and perhaps meet more of the challenges he has laid before us. For the very ambitious there are an assortment of institutes, meetings, conferences and retreats; for many there are books, periodicals, videos and other handy sources of information, ideas, inspiration and guidance; and hopefully for all there are quiet moments alone to simply ponder and calmly reflect with God on all that is wonderful in this world and in our lives and all that needs attention and direction. Our parish library, on the lower level of the church, is growing slowly but constantly. We encourage you to browse and borrow! For those new to Catholic literature and books on religion generally we welcome your questions and will try to give you some help in picking items to read.
The Lonergan Workshop is a terrific annual program at Boston College. It is June 17 to 22, and while there are fees involved for some of the sessions, it is worth consideration. Prominent theologians, philosophers and other scholars come from all over the country to speak and participate in the workshops. The theme this year is “The Promise of Vatican II – Fifty Years Later”. For information check the website: www. bclonergan.org (Bernard Lonergan was a Jesuit priest who had a long and distinguished academic career. From 1975 to 1983 he was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Theology at Boston College. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century; there is a chapter on Lonergan in Faith Maps.)
June 5, 7:30 p.m. Lecture and Discussion on John Henry Newman by Father Robert Imbelli – Social Hall
Fr. Imbelli is an Associate Professor of Theology at Boston College. This lecture is sponsored by the St. John’s Book Discussion Group.
Cardinal Newman’s extensive writings reflect his drive to make sense of the Christian vision, to appreciate in greater detail just how we arrive at faith. We too live in an age when many are struggling to understand the role that God plays in our lives. The thoughts and inspirations of Newman are as relevant today as they were when he died in 1890. Father Imbelli’s talk and the discussion will focus on the chapter on Cardinal Newman in the book Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers. Copies of this book are available ($16.95), or we can send you just the chapter at no cost. Contact John Stewart at johnstewart@alum.bu.edu.
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Reflections on Vatican II: The Roles of Yves Congar and Marie-Dominique Chenu
With Fr. Maury Schepers, O.P.
Wednesday, May 23 at 7:30pm
Social Hall
Yves Congar’s writings in the 1950s were censored by the Vatican, but his “exile” ended in 1960 when Pope John XXIII invited him to serve on the theological commission preparing for Vatican II. He was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II and died in 1995. Marie-Dominique Chenu was a progressive theologian and, like Congar, his writings were banned by the Vatican for a period. He was invited by Pope John to play a major role in drafting the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.
Fr. Schepers, a Dominican priest from Kenya, is completing a year of study as a resident scholar at the Lonergan Institute of Boston College.
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Coming June 9-10: St. Francis House Annual Men’s Clothing Drive
Do your Spring Cleaning and help others at the same time! St. John’s conducts an annual Men’s Clothing Drive in June to collect everyday clothing needs such as jeans, socks and hats for St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in New England, serving over 800 men and women on a daily basis. Services include meals, clothing, counseling and healthcare to the homeless. On the weekend of June 9-10, drop off donations in the garage (behind the church) any time during the day (9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.) Suggested donations are:
Men’s Casual Short Sleeve Shirts: M, L, XL, 2X, 3X
Men’s Jeans: Sizes 28-38 all length 32-34
Men’s Shoes and Sneakers: Sizes 7-12
New Socks
Spring/Fall Jackets: M, L, XL, 2X and 3X
Baseball Hats
Hooded Sweatshirts: Sizes M, L, XL, 2X, and 3X
Belts: All sizes
Plastic shopping bags
Please email Shilan Yeung or call 508-801-7072 for details.
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This Weekend: Our 8th Annual Baby Shower for Crisis Pregnancies
Receptacles will be available in the Church (at the Glen Road entrance) on June 2-3 to receive your gifts. Most-needed items are: diapers (newborn), bottles, wipes, toiletries, diaper bags, rattles; infant-safe toys, hygiene products (baby nail clippers, brushes, combs,medicine droppers, baby thermometers), blanket sleepers, ‘sleep & plays’ (0-3 months, 3-6 months), baby towels, crib sheets, receiving blankets, outfits. (Please do not wrap your gift.) Financial donations can be made to the “Fund for the Unborn.” For more information, please email Margaret Fitzpatrick or call 781-235-2294.
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