Please don’t forget to donate gently used winter coats in all sizes – for babies, toddlers, children, teens and adults. (Click on the poster to see more details.) Donations should be brought to the Rectory garage (behind the Church) after any Mass.
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The Christmas Wish effort is gearing up and we are looking for new and continuing volunteers to administer this growing program. The program supports families in St. Johns as well as families in Brockton, Lowell, South Boston, and Roxbury by providing Christmas gifts to about 400 children in need. We are looking for volunteers to assist in any number of ways:
Please consider even a small amount of time to the program as we enter this time of giving. If you would like to help, please feel free to email Liz Corcoran, Kathy Maher, or Christine Kehoe .
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Posted in Christmas & Lent, Important Announcements, Service Commission, Volunteers Needed
Once again St. Johns will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless at the Bristol Shelter in Waltham. Please consider cooking or baking for this important outreach program. In order to serve over 100 guests we will need the following COOKED items: ten 18-20 lb. unstuffed turkeys; mashed potatoes, gravy, butternut squash, corn, green beans, stuffing, rolls; cranberry sauce; cider and cranberry juice. Turkeys, as well as the other side dishes, can be cooked as early as the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving. In addition to having a drop off time at St. John’s on Wednesday, individual food pickups can be arranged. Please contact Deirdre Heilbron at dgheilbron@yahoo.com or 617-894-4416 if you are interested in helping.
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“Anyone who needs a coat will have one.” Do you have any warm coats in your closets that you would like to donate? We will be collecting coats – coats for babies, toddlers, children, teens and adults – to contribute to Anton Cleaner’s 18th Annual Coat Collection on two consecutive weekends in November. Only warm winter jackets, including ski jackets are needed (please do not include spring coats, sweatshirts, vests or clothing that is torn or has broken zippers.) Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.
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This weekend (and every second Sunday) we gratefully receive your donations of non-perishable food items to assist our sister parish in Roxbury, Saint Katharine Drexel. Please bring your donations to our Glen Road entrance. If you have any questions, please contact Angela Spinale at 781-431-0008.
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We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches this Sunday, August 26 for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. 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. 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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Please bring non-perishable items to assist our sister parish in Roxbury, Saint Katharine Drexel. This weekend (and every second Sunday) we gratefully receive your donations at our Glen Road entrance. Contact is Angela Spinale, 781-431-0008.
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We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches this Sunday, July 29 for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. 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. 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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We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches this Sunday, July 22 (and next Sunday, July 29) for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. 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. 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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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 Evangelist from 7pm-9pm. Continue reading
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