ATTENTION ACTORS: Seeking Actors/Actresses in Grade 3 and older to help “perform” the Passion Play at the 9:00am Family Mass on Palm Sunday, March 24. Attendance at one rehearsal on Saturday, March 23 from 9:00am to 12:00pm is required/mandatory. Confirmation candidates earn 5 hours of community service credit. Please contact Maria Wardwell (781-237-2148) or Chrissy Harding (781-416-7362) for information and registration.
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Would you like to make a donation towards our Easter flowers or Easter music in memory of a loved one during this holy season? If so, you may make a donation using you offertory envelopes, the collection basket, ParishPay, or by dropping your donation off at the rectory or in the mail. Please make sure to include the name of the person you want remembered in this special way. The deadline to submit names of loved ones so that they are included in the Easter bulletin is Wednesday, March 20. Thank you!
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Consider These Opportunities to Assist with Your Lenten Journey…
Choir rehearsals for Holy Week and Easter will begin on Sunday, March 3. The Parish Choir meets at 10am (except on the first Sunday of the month when it meets with the FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR at 9am) to prepare hymns and responses for the 11am Mass.
FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR (FSC) meets on the first Sunday of every month October- June at 9am to prepare a special choral piece to be sung that day at the 11am Mass. Children, grownups, families and former choir members are invited as we meet at 9am in the Music Office downstairs to learn a simple anthem to be sung at Mass. No prior music experience is necessary, there are no auditions. Children under 12 must bring a singing adult with them!! We’ll have a good time together and offer some very accessible music. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who wants to sing, but cannot commit to a regular rehearsal schedule. Please speak with Larry Carson or any choir member with your questions or to express your interest in becoming part of this exciting ministry. Our next FSC will be Sunday, March 3.
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Attention young singers – children in grades 1-8 are invited to participate in St. John’s Easter Youth Choir! High School Assistants are welcome. Sign up and first rehearsal on Sunday, March 3. There are 4 rehearsals: 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 and 3/24 from 10:50-11:50 in the Chapel. The children will sing at the 9:00AM Family Mass on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. For more information email Maria Wardwell or call 781-237-2148.
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Morning and evening St. John’s Religious Ed classes are canceled for Sunday, February 10th. The Confirmation Retreat scheduled for Sunday, February 10th is postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. The Grade 2 Parent Meeting for Sunday, February 10th is rescheduled for Sunday, March 3rd at 10:15 am in Philbin Hall. A Grade 2 Parent Meeting is also scheduled for Wednesday, February 13th at 3:45 pm in Philbin Hall. Grade 2 parents are invited to attend the meeting of their choice.
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FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR meets, as the name suggests, on the first Sunday of every month from October to June at 9am to prepare a special choral piece(s) to be sung that same day at the 11am Mass. Children, grownups, families are encouraged to gather with other singers in the Music Office downstairs to learn an anthem (song) to be sung at Mass. At 10am we take a 10 minute break after which we resume rehearsal. No prior music/singing experience is necessary and there are no auditions. Children under 12 must bring a singing adult with them!! We’ll have a good time together learning about healthful vocal technique, music theory basics as we sing some very accessible, enjoyable music. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to participate in choir singing but cannot commit to a regular, weekly rehearsal schedule.
Songs (anthems) planned for our next two FSC include:
Sunday, Feb 3 : The familiar “Make me a channel of your peace” (St. Francis prayer) arranged by Jane Holstein and “Lord, Lead Me, Lord” arranged by Gilbert Martin.
Sunday, March 3: Two beloved and moving spirituals – “Steal Away to Jesus” arranged by John Barnard and “We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” arranged by Horace Clarence Boyer. You won’t want to miss being in the middle of the group singing these songs.
For more information, please visit the Parish Choir page on the website.
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Children in grades 1-8 are invited to participate in the St. John’s Easter Youth Choir. High School Assistants are welcome. Sign up and first rehearsal 2/10. There are 5 rehearsals: 2/10, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 and 3/24 from 10:50-11:50 in the Chapel. The Children will sing at the 9:00 AM Family Mass on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. For more information call Maria Wardwell 781-237-2148 or
maria.wardwell@stjohnwellesley.org
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For the last few months, our Staff has been discussing the development of a new role on the Parish Staff, that of a Family Mass Coordinator. There are many ministries such as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Collectors, Hospitality, etc., that serve to create the Family Mass each Sunday. Although there are numerous volunteers who assume responsibility for these ministries, we have found it increasingly necessary to have an overall Coordinator of the ministries and assure communication and planning with our Religious Education and Music departments. We are very happy to announce that Christine (Chrissy) Cassa will assume this new role of Family Mass Coordinator, thus taking a position on our Parish Staff. We know you will all warmly welcome her!
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Thank you to all who joined us for the Annual St. John Music Christmas Concert – a wonderful event with traditional and contemporary Christmas music performed by St. John’s adult and youth choirs, instruments, soloists – and our audience! This year’s special guest – the “Puppet Nativity” from the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain – was not to be missed!
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Please join us on Sunday, December 9 at 2pm in the Church for traditional and contemporary Christmas music performed by St. John’s adult and youth choirs, instruments, soloists – and our audience! Featuring the “Puppet Nativity” from the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, sharing a wonderful telling of the Christmas story. Admission is free. St. John’s is located at the corner of Washington St. and Glen Rd. Parking is available in the school lot on Ledyard Street and the Church is wheelchair accessible.
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