For children already registered, rehearsals continue as follows:
12/08 10:50-11:50am
12/15 10:50-11:50am
12/22 10:00-11:00am*
*Please note: the December 22nd rehearsal is 10AM- 11:00 AM.
Children will participate in the Parish Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 8 AND/OR the Christmas Eve 5:30 Family Mass. All rehearsals are in St. John’s Chapel. For more information, please call Maria Wardwell at 781-237-2148.
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The Christmas Youth Choir sign-up and first rehearsal will take place Sunday, November 3 from 10:50-11:50AM. All students in grade 1-8 are invited to participate. High School Assistants are also welcome (counts towards confirmation community service credit)! Seven rehearsals will take place on the following dates and times:
*Please note: The November 10th and December 22nd rehearsals are 10AM- 11:00 AM.
Children will participate in the Parish Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 8 AND/OR the Christmas Eve 5:30 Family Mass. All rehearsals are in St. John’s Chapel. For more information, please call Maria Wardwell at 781-237-2148.
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Calling all musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists alike! SAINT JOHN’S MUSIC is in need of your talents, and we have something of interest to everyone. Musicians of all ability levels, from novice to expert, are most welcome in any group.
If you attend the 9:00 a.m. Family Mass and enjoy the upbeat, children-friendly, hand-clapping hymns we sing each week, we are always seeking new singers and instrumentalists to join our ranks. All ages are welcome! Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) for more information about how to get involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013. During the school year, we rehearse each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. to prepare for that day’s 9:00 a.m. Mass, and we also prepare special liturgies for Grade Level Masses, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, and Pentecost. The Christmas and Easter Youth Choirs, directed by Maria Wardwell (781-237-2148 or Maria.Wardwell@stjohnwellesley.org), also join forces with the Family Mass Musicians at those special times of year and have a separate rehearsal schedule.
For you who attend the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday mornings and prefer the time-tested traditional choir, we encourage you to join with our Parish Choir. Please contact Laurence Carson (781-235-0034 or Laurence.Carson@stjohnwellesley.org) for more information on how to become involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Our First Sunday Choir will resume on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. for those who have just a little extra time to devote to choir singing on a once a month, one time rehearsal basis.
If you attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday evenings, we are in the process of developing the music programming for that service and would love to hear your ideas.
The genre tends to be more contemporary, appealing to the young adults/teens and their families, and we seek both vocalists and instrumentalists to rehearse at 4:15 p.m. each Sunday before the Mass that same night. We occasionally plan programming to coincide with the teen Masses and other special events. Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) if you are interested in getting involved! Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013.
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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. There is one rehearsal remaining: 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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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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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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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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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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Christmas Youth Choir rehearsals have begun. All students in grade 1-8 are invited to participate. High School Assistants are also welcome (counts towards confirmation community service credit)! Children will participate in the Parish Christmas Concert on December 9 AND/OR Christmas Eve 5:30 Family Mass. All rehearsals are in St. John’s Chapel. Remaining rehearsals will take place on the following dates and times:
For more information, please call Maria Wardwell at 781-237-2148
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