All women of the Collaborative are encouraged to join us for this special morning!
9:00am Mass
9:30am Coffee & Refreshments
10:00am Speaker: Mary Ann McLaughlin
(Director of the Office of Spiritual Life Archdiocese of Boston)
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“The Baptism of Christ #2”
Artist: Daniel Bonnell
*PLEASE NOTE: THE ORDER OF THE LECTURES HAS CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE IN THE LENTEN MAILING.
MARCH 6: FR. J. BRYAN HEHIR St. John Church
“Reconciliation: Confession (sacred) and Civil Society (secular)”
MARCH 13: NO LENTEN LECTURE TONIGHT
Fr. Connelly’s lecture will be rescheduled for later this spring.
MARCH 20: FR. ARTHUR MACKAY St. Paul Church
“Breathing Under Water – Spiritual Snorkeling”
MARCH 27: DONNA MARIA TICCHI St. John Powers Hall
“Art as narrative, memory, and prayer: ‘Christ Carrying the Cross’ at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum”
APRIL 3: MICHAEL MERAW St. John Powers Hall
“How Music Leads Us through Lent to the Joy of Easter”
APRIL 10: FR. JIM LAUGHLIN St. Paul Church
“When All Seemed Lost: Waiting for the Third Day”
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Lent begins on Wednesday, March 1, and the St. John-St. Paul Collaborative has a rich, full schedule of liturgies, lectures, and programs planned. Here are two programs to consider as you plan your own Lenten journey!
Join a six week faith sharing group for Lent. Why Catholic? offers a concrete approach to help us deepen our Catholic faith and connect its teachings to our everyday lives. Our book, Believe: Profession of Faith, explores the basic tenets of our faith and offers insight into the Apostles’ Creed. Morning and evening sessions available, beginning the first week of March.
For more information or to sign-up, email Kay Kociuba or call the office at 781-235-1060.
Don’t give up chocolate this Lent! Join us for a 40-day spiritual journey to grow closer to Jesus with daily motivational prayer and scripture. Best Lent Ever is a FREE, video-based email program from Dynamic Catholic featuring acclaimed speaker and bestselling author Matthew Kelly. From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Matthew will help you identify what stands between you and happiness… and what to do about it.
Are you ready for your best Lent ever? SIGN UP HERE
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Due to the storm, the St. Paul Youth Group “Blades and Burritos” outing is postponed – rescheduling for Sunday, February 26.
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Beginning next week (February 11-12), at the recommendation of the Collaborative Pastoral Council, the St. John-St. Paul Collaborative will issue one common bulletin. Each week, parishioners from both parishes will now see both collaborative news and news from each parish. Please click HERE to read Fr. Jim’s letter about our new Collaborative Bulletin format.
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Fathers, father-figures and special friends are invited to bring their daughters (of any age) to St. Paul’s Parish Hall and spend quality time with each other and experience an evening of dance and fun! Tickets are $20 for two, max $25 per family. This includes a D.J., dancing (with a dance contest), snacks, drinks & free raffle. Tickets will be sold after the 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Paul’s in the Parish Hall on January 22 and January 29 as well as at the door the night of the dance. For more information or to help with the event contact: Eric LaPlaca at (617-365-5063) or laplacaericw@gmail.com.
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Our Collaborative Advent Penance Service will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00pm at St. Paul Church. This will be a wonderful opportunity to experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the Season of Advent in preparation for the Birth of our Lord. Please join us!
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We are still accepting registrations for Summer Blast, our pilot program for incoming sixth graders. This program is being offered as an alternative to help our families manage their busy schedules. Successful completion of Summer Blast will fulfill religious education requirements for the 2016-2017 school year.
Three half-day classes will be held at St. Paul School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 on June 22, 23 and 24. The curriculum will involve a variety of faith-based lessons taught in a fun, interactive environment and will include:
If you have already sent in your registration for the Religious Ed 2016-2017 year, but would like your incoming sixth grade child to participate in this program instead, please just email me and I will adjust it accordingly.
We are looking forward to implementing this summer program and hope that it will assist many families in balancing busy school year schedules. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Linda Messore, Religious Ed Coordinator, Grades 1-6
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Linda.Messore@stjohnwellesley.
Kathy Curley, Director of Religious Ed, Grades 1-10
St. Paul Parish
stpaulreligioused@comcast.net
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The Annual Veterans Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul’s on Saturday, May 21 at 4:00pm. This year it coincides with Armed Forces Day. We hope all veterans in the St. John-St. Paul collaborative will attend. We want to give all veterans special recognition. In order to do this, we ask all veterans to wear the medals they were awarded. They can be worn with your uniform, if you are comfortable doing so, or on civilian clothes. The latter is strongly encouraged as an alternative by the Veterans Administration for all activities where military service is being recognized. We salute your service to our country and look forward to seeing you at the 4:00 Mass at St. Paul on May 21.
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The Religious Education programs of the St. John – St. Paul collaborative are excited to announce a pilot program for our incoming sixth graders called Summer Blast. The program is being offered as an alternative to help our families manage their busy schedules. Successful completion of Summer Blast will fulfill religious education requirements for the 2016-2017 school year.
Three half-day classes will be held at St. Paul School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 on June 22, 23 and 24. The curriculum will involve a variety of faith-based lessons taught in a fun, interactive environment and will include:
If you would like your child to participate in this program and you have already sent in your registration for the Religious Ed 2016-2017 year, please just email me and I will adjust it accordingly. If you have not sent in your registration please do so by May 31st using the “Sunday Registration” section and indicate “Summer Blast Session” clearly on the form.
Those not able to attend the session can still participate in our regular 2016-2017 parish program on Sunday mornings or Wednesday afternoons. Please complete the Religious Education registration form and indicate your Sunday or Wednesday program preference.
We are looking forward to implementing this summer program and hope that it will assist many families in balancing busy school year schedules. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Linda Messore, Religious Ed Coordinator, Grades 1-6
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Linda.Messore@stjohnwellesley.
Kathy Curley, Director of Religious Ed, Grades 1-10
St. Paul Parish
stpaulreligioused@comcast.net
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