Come for this special gift of Confession – there is no better way to prepare for Easter!
Wednesday, March 28
The Light is on for You!
6:30-8:00pm
St. Paul Church
Saturday, March 31
10:00am-12:00pm
St. John Church, Lower Chapel
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“Living Deeply Our New Life”
Join us for faith, fellowship, and fun following the 9:00am Mass in St. Paul Parish Hall! Featuring Sr. Mary Sweeney on the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Wife and Mother, and Kelly Meraw on her journey into the Catholic Church. Questions: Kay Kociuba at St. Paul: 781-235-1060 or pastoral.associate@stpaulwellesley.com
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Morning Prayer 9:00am at St. Paul
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:30pm at St. John followed by Adoration
7:30pm at St. Paul followed by Adoration
Morning Prayer 9:00am at St. Paul
Walk with the Cross 12:00pm at St. John (Led by Religious Education – all welcome!)
Living Way of the Cross 12:00pm at St. Paul (with Religious Education – all welcome!)
Stations of the Cross 3:00pm at St. John
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
3:00pm at St. Paul
7:30pm at St. John
Morning Prayer 9:00am at St. Paul
Sacrament of Reconciliation 10:00am – 12:00pm at St. John
Mass of the Easter Vigil
8:00pm at St. John
8:00pm at St. Paul
7:30am Mass at St. John (Upper Church)
7:30am Mass at St. Paul (Main Church)
9:00am Family Mass at St. John (Upper Church with simulcast in Powers Hall)
9:00am Mass at St. Paul (Main Church with simulcast in the Parish Hall)
11:00am Mass at St. John (Upper Church with simulcast in Powers Hall)
11:00am Mass at St. Paul (Main Church )
11:00am Mass at St. Paul (Parish Hall)
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St. John-St. Paul Collaborative
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The Screwtape Letters:
A Look at Temptation and Fortitude
Please join us Tuesday, March 6 at 7pm in St. John’s Powers Hall for the second evening of our Lenten Discussion Series on The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. These fictitious letters from a senior demon of Hell, Screwtape, to his protégé, Wormword, give us a peek into the world of temptation and fortitude, and provide a bountiful landscape for discussion of sin, vice, virtue, and the inner working of the human conscience. The book is available at bookstores and online, but it is not necessary to read the letters before attending a session, and you do not need to attend every session to benefit! You can join us for one session or all four! Led by Jennifer Foster, DRE, St. Bartholomew Parish in Needham.
Letters for Week 2: March 6
Letter 9: Life Phases
Letter 11: Humor
Letter 12: Sloth
Letter 13: Pain and Pleasure
Letter 14: Humility
Letters for Week 3: March 13
Letter 15: Time and Eternity
Letter 17: Gluttony
Letter 21: Pride and Peevishness, Possessiveness
Letter 23: Jesus
Letter 24: Faith Community/Spiritual Pride
Letters for Week 4: March 20
Letter 25: Novelty and Rhythm
Letter 26: Unselfishness
Letter 27: Prayer, Time and Distraction
Letter 29: Twisting Virtue
Letter 30: Weariness
Letter 31: Deliverance
(Please click HERE to view the Powerpoint presentation from the first discussion on February 20.)
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Please join us for a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner to celebrate Boston’s patron saint!
Saturday, March 17 from 6:00-9:00pm at St. Paul Parish Hall
**IRISH MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT**
Babysitting and kids games available in lower parish hall
Please purchase your tickets in advance to help with headcount
Tickets available at St. Paul Church Rectory Office and at the St. John Collaborative Office, as well as after the 4:00pm, 9:00am, and 11:00am Masses at St. Paul’s during weekends of February 24-25, March 3-4, and March 10-11.
For more information, to make a monetary donation, and/or to help organize and decorate, please email stpaulsocialcommittee@gmail.com
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!
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The Screwtape Letters:
A Look at Temptation and Fortitude
Consider the cunning ways of the devil to lure us into temptation by delving into The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. These fictitious letters from a senior demon of Hell, Screwtape, to his protégé, Wormword, give us a peek into the world of temptation and fortitude, and provide a bountiful landscape for discussion of sin, vice, virtue, and the inner working of the human conscience. There will be 4 sessions on the following Tuesday evenings: February 20, March 6, March 13, and March 20 from 7:00-8:00pm in St. John Powers Hall.
Led by Jennifer Foster, DRE, St. Bartholomew Parish in Needham. The book is available at bookstores and online, but it is not necessary to read the letters before attending a session, and you do not need to attend every session to benefit! Join us for one session or all four!
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in our Collaborative every Wednesday during Lent from 6:30-8:00pm.
St. John Chapel: February 21, February 28, March 7
St. Paul Church: March 14, March 21, March 28.
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A FOUR WEEK BIBLE STUDY FROM LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY
During Lent, we strive to free ourselves from all kinds of clutter – material and spiritual – in order to focus on God and turn back to him with our whole hearts. Please join us as we reflect together upon three key moments in the life and ministry of Jesus. The result will be a better understanding of the authentic transformation that God calls each of us to embrace as individuals and as a community. There will be two 4-week sessions:
Thursday evenings starting March 1: 7-8:30pm in the St. Paul Parish Hall
Wednesday mornings starting March 7: 10-11:30am at a parishioner’s home
To RSVP and for further information please email Kay Kociuba or call the St. Paul Office (781-235-1060)
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NEXT SESSION: TUESDAY, MARCH 6
Consider the cunning ways of the devil to lure us into temptation by delving into The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. These fictitious letters from a senior demon of Hell, Screwtape, to his protégé, Wormword, give us a peek into the world of temptation and fortitude, and provide a bountiful landscape for discussion of sin, vice, virtue, and the inner working of the human conscience. Please join us on these Tuesday evenings: February 20, March 6, March 13, and March 20 from 7:00-8:00pm in St. John Powers Hall.
Led by Jennifer Foster, DRE, St. Bartholomew Parish in Needham. The book is available at bookstores and online, but it is not necessary to read the letters before attending a session, and you do not need to attend every session to benefit! Come to one session or all four!
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At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. (Mark 1:12)
Which voices do we listen to? The world is a noisy place and we are bombarded by voices telling us what to wear, what to buy, what to believe, what is beautiful. During this holy season of Lent, we are invited to enter the desert with Jesus. Here we will learn, like Jesus, to discern the voice of our loving God against the din of competing voices. As we allow God’s voice to speak deep in our hearts, we discover ourselves as loved unconditionally, as beloved. As we come to know ourselves as God’s beloved, we are more able to see the face of God in the needy around us and to become instruments of God’s love and mercy to those we encounter.
Pope Francis encourages us “to lose ourselves decisively on the path of Jesus, the path which leads to life…Let us enter into the desert without fear, because we are not alone; we are with Jesus, with the Father and with the Holy Spirit. In fact, as it was for Jesus, it is the Holy Spirit who guides us on the Lenten journey; that same Spirit descended upon Jesus and has been given to us in Baptism. As we cross the Lenten ‘desert’, we fix our gaze toward Easter, which is Jesus’ definitive victory against evil, against sin and against death.”
We invite you to enter fully into this Lenten journey into the desert. Take advantage of the offerings of our collaborative for prayer and reflection, for service and for reconciliation. Let’s listen together to the voice of God.
Fr. Jim
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