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Tuesday December 6 – Evening for Women

Posted on December 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Tuesday December 6 – Evening for Women

A Journey Into the Heart in the Light of Advent – Tuesday December 6 at 6:30pm in the Social Hall.  Through prayer, presentation and sharing, we will ponder how the core of faith is Love offered and accepted; how God invites us to imagine our lives as grounded in a Love beyond all imagining. Come join us for this graced evening and bring one of your favorite “winter recipes” for a wonderful Pot Luck!  All are welcome!

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Thursday December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Posted on December 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Thursday December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Thursday December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation.  Masses will be at 7am, 12pm, 5:30pm.

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Advent Lectures with Father Bryan Hehir – December 5 and 12 at 7:30pm

Posted on December 3, 2011 | Comments Off on Advent Lectures with Father Bryan Hehir – December 5 and 12 at 7:30pm

Please join us on December 5 and 12 from 7:30-9pm in the Church for Advent Lectures with Father Bryan Hehir:

Monday,  December 5:  The Physician Assisted Suicide Debate in Massachusetts

Monday December 12: Religious Freedom and Catholic Institutions – Pastoral, Social, and Health Care

“I have come that you may have life, and have it in its fullness”  John 10:10

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From the AFFC: New Scripture Study Groups

Posted on November 23, 2011 | Comments Off on From the AFFC: New Scripture Study Groups

In a few weeks our Parish will organize a number of small study groups to focus, as our first effort, on the Gospel of St. Matthew. While scholars have never pinned down which of the four gospels was the first to be written, Matthew’s account is the one quoted most frequently in the literature of earliest Christians. The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, which we will use, is filled not only with background history but clear and complete footnotes, explaining terms, concepts, and essential messages. We encourage you to very seriously consider joining one of the Scripture Study Groups. There are sample copies of the study guide in the library area on the lower level of the church. Please take a moment to look at it and don’t hesitate to contact a member of the Faith Formation
Commission (AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org) if you have questions. If you want to have your name on a list to receive further, specific information about these study groups, send an email message to marciaryan918@gmail.com.

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The Inauguration of the New Roman Missal

Posted on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off on The Inauguration of the New Roman Missal

This weekend, November 27,  marks the beginning of Advent and the inauguration of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal.  Materials will be available in the Church to explain the changes and to assist you during Mass.

This booklet, called A Guide to the New Translation of the Mass, will help you understand why the Mass is changing and what those changes will be. It is available at the back of the Church. Parishioners are welcome to take a guide home, however, we ask that these booklets be limited to one per family.

Pew cards are also available to assist you during the Mass.  Mass Prayers and Responses  have been placed in each pew. These cards should remain in the church pews after each Mass and are not to be taken home.

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Come Join Us! Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday 8:30am

Posted on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Come Join Us! Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday 8:30am
Come join us on Thursday morning
for our Parish Thanksgiving Mass at 8:30am.
May we give thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to our loving God.(Ephesians 5:20)

 

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Can You Help Make A Christmas Wish Come True? Volunteers Needed to Shop for Christmas Gifts

Posted on November 18, 2011 | Comments Off on Can You Help Make A Christmas Wish Come True? Volunteers Needed to Shop for Christmas Gifts

The St. John Christmas Wish program brings the joy of Christmas to hundreds of children and families from 5 parishes: St. Patrick’s in Brockton, St. Patrick’s in Lowell, St. Katharine Drexel’s in Roxbury, St. John the Evangelist in Wellesley and St. Julie’s Family Learning Program in South Boston.  We appreciate all of the parishioners who have already contributed to the program and we want to invite parishioners to consider volunteering as a shopper or sponsor for the program.  A shopper typically will shop to purchase clothing for families (an outfit and toy for each child) and all shopping expenses will be reimbursed through the program.  Volunteers typically shop for 5 children. Sponsors purchase clothing and a special gift for children in a family age 18 and under.  Approximate value of sponsorship is $50-75 per child.

Please contact me this weekend  if you would like to participate as a shopper or sponsor for Christmas Wish.  Thank you in advance for your generosity in making this program a success.

Warm regards,

Christine Kehoe
c.kehoe@verizon.net
781-237-5940

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Advent Wreaths – Available November 26 and 27 (First Sunday of Advent)!

Posted on November 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Advent Wreaths – Available November 26 and 27 (First Sunday of Advent)!

Trees and Trimmings – Our fresh and beautiful Advent Wreaths will be available for purchase ($30) on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27th, after the 7:30am, 8:45am, and 11:00am and 5:00pm masses, as well as the 5:00pm mass on Saturday, November 26th.  No pre-order necessary!

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Special Presentation: “Human Trafficking: What Is It and What Can We Do About It?” With Sr. Carole Lombard, CSJ, Monday, November 14 at 7pm

Posted on November 8, 2011 | Comments Off on Special Presentation: “Human Trafficking: What Is It and What Can We Do About It?” With Sr. Carole Lombard, CSJ, Monday, November 14 at 7pm

Please join us on Monday, November 14 at 7:00pm in the Social Hall for a talk and discussion with Sr. Carole Lombard, the Director of Peace and Justice, Sisters of St. Joseph (Boston) and a member of the Boston Unit of the Leadership of Women Religious Task Force on Human Trafficking.  Human trafficking is modern-day slavery!  The United Nations defines human trafficking as:

…the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.

Victims of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, adult men and women.  There are an estimated 700,000 sufferers annually, people brought across international borders illegally and almost always in violation of all standards of human decency and basic justice.  Thus it is a serious human rights issue, a terrible problem with national and local ramification that should be of concern to all.

For more information: Call Marcia Grondin (781-237-6249) Email: affc@stjohnwellesley.org Visit: www.stjohnwellesley.org

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Trees and Trimmings! Saturday December 3rd from 9am-5pm

Posted on November 4, 2011 | Comments Off on Trees and Trimmings! Saturday December 3rd from 9am-5pm

TREES & TRIMMINGS is on Dec 3rd – SATURDAY ONLY from 9am to 5pm! As usual, our annual holiday market will be filled with everything you need for Christmas: freshly cut trees, custom decorated wreaths, boxwoods and roping, homemade baked goods, and more.  Red and White Poinsettias will be available this year – $30 each and as lovely as ever. No pre-orders needed.  This event has been successful for over 30 years because of the many hours of time given by School parents and Parish volunteers. We encourage you to get involved — it’s a great way to meet new friends and rediscover old ones! Watch the bulletin for opportunities to volunteer or email event chair Kira Nelson  for more information.

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