Every second Sunday, we gratefully receive your donations of non-perishable items to assist our Sister parish in Roxbury, Saint Katharine Drexel. Please bring your donations to our Glen Road entrance. Contact is Angela Spinale, 781-431-0008.
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Extreme hunger is a harsh daily reality for more than 12 million people in East Africa because of what many are calling the worst drought in 60 years. Further compounding this natural disaster are political violence in Southern Somalia and drastic increases in food prices. These numbers have swelled the already overcrowded Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to a half a million people. Crowded conditions in Ethiopian and Kenyan camps, and in urban areas in Somalia, pose huge health concerns. Cases of cholera and measles outbreaks are on the rise. Somalia is the hardest hit of the East African countries stricken by drought. The UN estimates that more than 3 million people are suffering from inadequate nutrition. And nearly 250,000 Somalis are at risk of starvation if immediate lifesaving interventions do not reach them. Continue reading
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Thank you to everyone who volunteered for this effort! We look forward to seeing you when the food is dropped off on Saturday, March 3rd between 3:15 and 3:30 at St. John’s school parking lot. On behalf of the women at Rosie’s, thank you. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Tully at btully87@comcast.net, (781)235-6182 or Pam McCourt at mccourtpam@comcast.net, (781)235-0612.
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Reminder – Food Drop Off on Saturday, March 3 between 3:15 and 3:30
Posted in Homeless/Feed the Hungry, Important Announcements, Service Commission
St. John’s Parish will again show its solidarity with others who are in need by collecting funds for a Lenten gift. This year’s gift will be: “Giving Hope to East Africa” – Supporting East African Refugees Fleeing Drought and Famine. Throughout Lent, the plight of these refugees will be shared with you in our weekly parish bulletins and on the parish web site. Continue reading
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Posted in 2012 Lenten Gift, Christmas & Lent, Service Commission
An elderly parishioner who can no longer drive is looking for a ride to church on Sundays. She typically attends the 7:30am Sunday Mass. If you are able to help out please contact Deirdre Heilbron at dgheilbron@yahoo.com. Hopefully we will have a few volunteers so we can share the driving.
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Posted in Service Commission, Visitation & Outreach, Volunteers Needed
Since 1995, our parish has helped serve the homeless by providing sandwiches on the 4th and 5th (when there is one) Sunday of each month for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. The sandwiches are distributed to the clients of the Bristol’s various programs for the needy and provide a nourishing mid-day meal for the residents of shelters which are closed during the daytime hours. We need your help to provide hundreds of sandwiches on Sunday February 26. Please bring sandwiches (wrapped and without condiments) to the church kitchen refrigerator. For more information please contact Liz Phillips at (781) 237-4430 or Liz.phillips@comcast.net
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Posted in Homeless/Feed the Hungry, Service Commission, Volunteers Needed
A refuge for poor and homeless women since 1974, Rosie’s Place offers emergency and long term assistance to women who have nowhere else to turn. For many years, St. John’s Parish has taken a turn providing evening dinner for the women. Our next opportunity to share in this gift is Saturday, March 3rd and we need your help again to provide meals for approximately 150 women. In order to plan appropriately it would be extremely helpful if offers to provide food were made by February 27th.
If you are interested in supporting this event and for specific needs, please contact Barbara Tully at btully87@comcast.net, (781)235-6182 or Pam McCourt at mccourtpam@comcast.net, (781)235-0612.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Due to your most generous response to the request for food, St. John’s Parish provided a hot meal on February 4th for 150 women in need at Rosie’s Place. Our next opportunity to share in this gift is Saturday, March 3rd and we need your help again.
If you are interested in supporting this event and for specific needs, please contact Barbara Tully at btully87@comcast.net, (781)235-6182 or Pam McCourt at mccourtpam@comcast.net, (781)235-0612.
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Thank you to everyone who volunteered for this effort! We look forward to seeing you when the food is dropped off on Saturday, February 4th between 3:15 and 3:30 at St. John’s school parking lot. The next opportunity to provide food will be on Saturday, March 3rd. On behalf of the women at Rosie’s, thank you. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Tully at btully87@comcast.net, (781)235-6182 or Pam McCourt at mccourtpam@comcast.net, (781)235-0612.
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The Service Commission is currently compiling a new list of parish volunteers who would like to be contacted to assist other parishioners in times of special need (most frequent example: to provide a meal). If you would like to be on this “contact list” please e-mail Deirdre Heilbron at dgheilbron@yahoo.com. Thank you!
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