Our P.O.L.O. (Parents of Little Ones) Playgroup is a parent-organized drop-in group that meets Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00am in the Church Social Hall. Come out and meet new families – bring your coffee and snacks and let the kids run and play! Send an email to Chrissy Cassa to be added to the POLO Email Notification List so we can let you know about any cancellations or changes to the schedule.
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This Week: No Classes
Enjoy Columbus Day Weekend
Next Week: Sunday, October 19
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Grades 7, 8 Class 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friends for Good 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 9 Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 10 Enrollment Mass 5:00 p.m.
Friends for Good 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 22: Grades 1- 6 Class 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Confirmation Enrollment Mass: All second year Confirmation preparation students and their families are strongly encouraged to participate in the
Enrollment Mass at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19.
A full calendar of all events is available on the Religious Education page.
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Leonard, jane.leonard@stjohnwellesley.org, or Linda Messore, linda.messore@stjohnwellesley.org.
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Are you preparing for the winter? Have your kids outgrown last year’s coats? Are there coats in your closet that aren’t being used? Here is a great opportunity to share the warmth – when you donate a warm coat, you help warm someone’s heart! What Type of Coats? Warm coats of all sizes for babies, children, teens, and adults in good quality with no rips, tears, broken zippers or permanent stains – coats you would give to a friend. (Click on the image above for more details.)
When/Where Do We Drop Off Coats? After all Masses on the weekends of November 8-9 and November 15-16 in the Rectory garage (behind the church.)
Questions? Please contact Shilan Yeung (781-237-2612) or Deirdre Heilbron (617-894-4416)
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Christmas Youth Choir sign-up and first rehearsal will take place Sunday, November 2 from 10:50-11:50AM. (Registration closes with the November 9 rehearsal.) 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 in St. John’s chapel on the following dates and times:
Children will participate in the Parish Christmas Concert on December 14 AND/OR Christmas Eve 5:30 Family Mass. For more information, please call Maria Wardwell at 781-237-2148
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The St. John Annual Financial Report has been mailed to all registered parishioners. Additional copies are available at the back of the church or by clicking the link above. Also included in the mailing is your 2014 Annual Appeal Collection pledge card. Our online giving program, ParishPay, can be used for contributions to the Annual Appeal – please visit the ParishPay page on our website for more information. (If you did not receive your mailing, please let us know so we can check our records.) Thank you for your continued support of St. John the Evangelist Parish!
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Have your travels taken you near and far?
Is there a deep longing within you for something more?
Catholicism is a way of life and becoming a Catholic is a life long journey in faith.
…then this invitation to the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for you. The RCIA is primarily a journey of faith. It is a process, rooted in history, which educates in the Catholic faith and, if so desired, prepares adults to receive the sacraments of the Church, usually at Easter. More than that, it involves entering into a relationship with the risen Christ and a community of God’s people. It begins, in the words of an anonymous believer, with an “awareness of the stirring of faith and curiosity within one’s heart, to a life of faith, love, and justice lived in communion with Catholics throughout the world.” It begins here at St. John’s on Sunday, October 26 at 10:00am in the Rectory (next to the church). It begins with your questions and the freedom to discern your decision to follow this path. For more information, please contact Svea Fraser at (781) 237-7560 or sveafraser@comcast.net
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Bible Study – An Open InvitationWould you enjoy reading and discussing the Gospel of St. John in a small group setting? Two small groups invite you to join them this fall as they explore John’s gospel. Details and contact information below.
Fridays 9:00-11:00am
In the Parish Center beginning October 10
Contact Julie McConville at jfmcconville@comcast.net
Every other Thursday 10:00-11:30am
In the Waban area
For information contact Barbara Pyles at pylesb@bc.edu
Tuesday, October 7 – Evening for Women
6:30pm Church/Social Hall
More info…
Thursday, October 9 – Book Discussion Group
7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center
More info…
Thursday, October 9 – C21 Event at B.C.
6:00-9:00pm Boston College Robsham Theater
Dead Man Walking: A Conversation with Sr. Helen Prejean
More info…
St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission
Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org
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This Week: Sunday, October 5
Grades 1 – 6 Class 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Grades 7, 8 Class 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Friends for Good 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 9 Friends for Good 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Grade 10 Class 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
Grades 1- 6 Class 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Next Week: No Classes – enjoy Columbus Day Weekend
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Leonard, jane.leonard@stjohnwellesley.org, or Linda Messore, linda.messore@stjohnwellesley.org.
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Dead Man Walking: A Conversation with Sr. Helen Prejean
Thursday, October 9 – 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Boston College – Robsham Theater, Chestnut Hill Campus
Come watch the blockbuster film Dead Man Walking about a convicted murderer on death row and the nun (Sr. Helen Prejean, C.S.J.) who establishes a special relationship with him. Following the movie, Sr. Prejean hosts a conversation about her life’s work ministering to offenders and their families, and explores more broadly ways that the Catholic Church does and can reach out to the marginalized in our society.
Free of charge, no registration. Seating will be first-come, first-served, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center and the School of Theology and Ministry
St. John’s Adult Faith Formation Commission
Email: AFFC@stjohnwellesley.org
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The Christmas Wish Program kicks off Thursday, October 9 at 7pm in the Parish Center Sun Room. The St. John Christmas Wish Committee is forming for the 2014 season and invites new members to join us for this special work of filling Christmas wishes for many children in the surrounding communities of Roxbury, Lowell, Brockton, and Wellesley. We will gather over 400 children’s requests and fulfill them through the generosity of our St. John community families through sponsorship, shopping and donations. Help us as a parish coordinator assistant, data entry assistant, or phone helper making follow-up calls to St. John volunteers. Want to learn more? Stop by the Service Fair after this week’s Masses and committee members and service commission members will be there! To join our committee, please contact Liz Corcoran at efcorcoran@aol.com or Sarah Connolly at the Rectory at stjohnwellesley@stjohnwellesley.org.
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