Category Archives: Special Liturgies

SJSP Collaborative Advent Penance Service – Thursday, December 17 at 7:00pm

Advent penance service_2015The SJSP Collaborative Advent Penance Service will be held on Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 PM at St. John’s Church.  This will be a wonderful opportunity to experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation in during the Season of Advent in preparation for the Birth of our Lord.  Please join us!

The St. John-St. Paul Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9:00am on Thanksgiving Morning at St. Paul Church

Give_ThanksGod bless you, and keep you, and walk beside you, at Thanksgiving. . . and always.

This year, our Thanksgiving Mass for the Collaborative will be at St. Paul Parish at 9:00am, and will feature music from both the St. John and St. Paul music programs. Please join us!

Mass of Remembrance – Sunday, November 15 at 11:00am

All_Souls_RemembranceThis Sunday, November 15 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass, we will remember all our beloved deceased whose funerals took place at St. John within the past year.  All are warmly invited to attend this memorial liturgy.

Throughout the month of November, we invite you to inscribe the names of your loved ones in our Memorial Book. The Memorial Book will be located in the Church Entrance and will be carried to the altar at the offertory of each Mass for our prayerful remembrance.

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It’s Father Tom’s Weekend!

Come gather with our Parish Community –
all ages, to honor and bless
Fr. Thomas Powers
as he retires after 22 years of ministry
at St. John the Evangelist Parish

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Schedule for Holy Week, The Sacred Triduum, and Easter Sunday

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK, APRIL 1
6:30pm The Light is On For You 
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Chapel)
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 2
7:30pm The Lord’s Supper Followed by Adoration until 10pm
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3
12:00pm Walk with the Cross
Led by Religious Education – everyone welcome! (Church) 
3:00pm Stations of the Cross (Church)
7:30pm The Lord’s Passion
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4 
10am-12pm Confessions (Chapel)
7:30pm Mass of the Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5 
7:30am Mass
9:00am Family Mass
11:00am Mass (Upper and Lower)

PLEASE NOTE: There is no 5:00pm Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday and no 5:00pm Mass on Easter Sunday.

2014 Advent Happenings

Advent_abstractAN ADVENT GIFT FOR YOU – Special small books to nourish your mind and heart as you prepare for Christmas. Available beginning the weekend of November 29-30 at the Glen Road entrance to the Church.

Tuesday, December 2
EVENING FOR WOMEN – Moderator: Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND
A wonderful way to begin our Advent journey! Through prayer, reflection and sharing, we will interweave this year’s theme, ‘Pondering Grace’ with Mary’s extraordinary ‘yes’ and journey with her. 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel/Social Hall

Saturday, December 6
TREES AND TRIMMINGS
Holiday market with trees, wreaths, decorated boxwoods, bakeshop, toy raffle, silent auction, Fontaine raffle, kid’s corner, photo with Santa—not to be missed! Saturday, December 6 – one day only, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at St. John School

December 13-14
BIRTHING KIT COLLECTION
During this Advent season, our Service Commission invites us, as a Parish, to assist in supplying ‘Birthing Kits’ as a way to reduce the mortality rates for mothers and newborns in Haiti. Birthing Kit Collection will take place at all the Masses on the weekend of December 13-14.

Sunday, December 14
PARISH CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Our Parish Choir, Family Mass Musicians, Christmas Youth and St. John School Chorus come together to provide a concert of Christmas music that will delight all ages at 2:00 p.m. in the Church!

Tuesday, December 16
ST. JOHN SCHOOL CONCERT
All are welcome to this experience of joy!, Tuesday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church.

Sunday, December 21
FAMILY MASS CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Religious Education First Grade classes will be in costume as they present the Christmas Gospel—Sunday, December 21 at the 9:00 a.m. Family Mass in the Church.

Wednesday, December 24
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
There is no better way to prepare for Christmas! Come for this special gift of Confession on Christmas Eve from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Chapel.

CHRISTMAS 2014 MASS SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 24
CHRISTMAS EVE
4:00 pm (Upper and Lower Church)
5:30 pm Family Mass
7:00 pm
10:00 pm (9:30 Choir Program)

Thursday, December 25
CHRISTMAS DAY
10:30 am (10:00 Choir Program)
No 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Day

Parish Thanksgiving Mass – Thursday at 8:30am

Please join us foThanksgiving_Prayer_2014r Mass on Thanksgiving morning at 8:30am. Wishing a happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all!

Saturday, November 1: All Saints Day

The Feast of All Saints Day, which is celebrated on
November 1, falls on a Saturday in 2014 and
therefore is not a holy day of obligation. Mass will
be celebrated at the regular times of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

It’s Appreciation Weekend!

All Masses this weekend, June 7-8, will be in Thanksgiving for you who make our parish all that it is and continues to become! Thank You All!

Please join us Sunday morning for refreshments after the 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am Masses.

Wednesday, January 22 at 6pm: Come, Pray for Life

Holy Hour for LifePlease join us this Wednesday,  January 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel as we join in prayer with thousands of others in the Archdiocese of Boston Holy Hour for Life. The Holy Hour for Life will unite the Archdiocese of Boston in prayer, asking forgiveness on behalf of all people for sins against the dignity of the human person, committed through acts of abortion and many other offenses against human life. All are welcome. Please call Tom Smith at (781) 235-6442 with any questions.