St. John – St. Paul Catholic Collaborative – Serving Wellesley and Newton, Massachusetts

The St. John-St. Paul Collaborative is sending 15 pilgrims to World Youth Day Lisbon this summer!

Please consider sponsoring one (or more!) of our young pilgrims by making a financial donation in their honor and lending your spiritual support in the form of prayer.

Your financial support will greatly reduce the individual cost of the trip, and your prayers will transform an incredible experience into an encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ and the impactful presence of His Church.

Visit our World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 page to learn more and support our young pilgrims.
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The following Masses are streamed live each weekend for those who are ill or homebound (with recordings available to watch later on our YouTube channel):

5:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass from St. John the Evangelist Church
9:00am Sunday Family Mass (check for location)
11:00am Sunday Mass from St. Paul Church

During Lent, the 9:00am Mass on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at St. Paul will be live streamed.

To watch a Mass or event that is currently streaming live, click the St. John Live Stream or St. Paul Live Stream link.
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TUESDAY EVENING
7:00-8:00pm at St. Paul

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
1:00-2:30pm at St. John

And by appointment –
please call either parish office to schedule.

Taizé Prayer Service with Opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – Wednesday March 29 at 7:00pm at St. John

Taizé is an ecumenical monastic order in Burgundy, France, with a strong devotion to peace and reconciliation through prayer, meditation, and song.

The repetitive sung simple prayers draw you deeply into communion with the Holy Spirit and allows the clutter of your thoughts to subside. Holy Scripture and silence are interwoven in the experience in order for worshipers to be attentive to God’s voice. There will be opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout.

There can be no better way to prepare for Holy Week than to approach it full of God’s abundant grace.

This Weekend March 25-26: Special Second Collection for “City of Goodness”

Throughout Lent, the Service Commission shared the story of City of Goodness with you. We’ve told you how, on February 24, 2022, people all around Ukraine woke up to air raid sirens and bomb explosions and their lives changed forever. We told you how, in response, City of Goodness has transformed from a social service and support center into a shelter for Ukrainians fleeing war and violence.

This is our opportunity as a Collaborative to show Christ-like love for our neighbors in distress, and for each of us to answer Lent’s clarion call to love extravagantly. On behalf of the Collaborative Service Commission, we ask that you be as generous as your means will allow.

Checks can be made payable to your parish, with “2023 Lenten Gift” noted in the memo, and can be placed in the special second collection this weekend of mailed/dropped at either parish office. You may also contribute online by scanning the QR code on the posters in both churches or by visiting the Collaborative Lenten Gift page on our website.

Fourth Week of Lent: The Fifth Word – “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Here are some thoughts and questions for your consideration this week:

Try to set aside fifteen minutes. Distractions in prayer are as normal and ordinary as they are in any relationship. Don’t get discouraged.

Read the selection from Luke 23:39-43 above. Try to imagine that scene, putting yourself at the foot of the cross.

Recall how your own attitude toward suffering or toward a difficult situation has either helped or hindered you.

In the Hail Mary, we ask her to intercede for us “now and at the hour of our death.” Does that particular line hold much meaning for you?

Reflect on the love that Jesus has for us, that love that invites us to be with him…

“Ukraine: War, Morality, and Religion” – A Lenten Lecture with Fr. Bryan Hehir on Monday, March 27 at 7:30pm at St. John Powers Hall

(Please note the new date – Monday, March 27.)

Please join us Monday evening, March 27 for this important lecture with Fr. Bryan Hehir on the current situation in Ukraine.

This lecture is especially timely in light of our Lenten Gift supporting City of Goodness in their work to shelter and care for displaced women with children, orphans, and elderly people from all over Ukraine.

Please note: Fr. Hehir’s lecture will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person: https://sjspwellesley.org/sj/live/

Telling the Story – Part 3: Building a New History of the City of Goodness

Since the onset of war over a year ago, City of Goodness has become a shelter, a home that gives security, comfort, and love for women with children (and their pets!), elderly and disabled people, and evacuees from orphanages – children from birth to 7 years. They are now in the process of constructing additional buildings so hundreds more children and moms can be safe.

This place will become a rescue for those who lost their home due to war… for those who have no parents waiting for their loving families… for those who need home and comfort… While our buildings are looking for their patrons and are built brick by brick, hundreds of children, dozens of mothers, several elderly, our rescued pets are waiting in the already created and functioning buildings… they are waiting for food, medication, rehabilitation, treatment, psychologist services after experiencing terrible events… and every day we provide residents with everything they need, because they are our family and our great responsibility… All of us together are building a new history of the City of Goodness… brick by brick… window by window…

NEW DATE: Tuesday, March 21 – Evening for Women: “Stations of the Cross through Mary’s Eyes” at St. John

All women of the Collaborative are cordially invited to a Lenten program on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:00pm at St. John the Evangelist Church. Our program will begin in the Upper Church, where we will walk the Stations of the Cross through Mary’s eyes.

Following the Stations, Kelly Meraw will offer a short Lenten reflection. (The Stations and Reflection will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person: sjspwellesley.org/sj/live/)

After the program, we will share a pot-luck dinner downstairs in Powers Hall. Please plan to bring a dish to share and RSVP by clicking here: sjspwellesley.org/evening-for-women/

The St. John-St. Paul Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is available to help those in our community in need of emergency assistance. If you need help with food, rent or mortgage assistance, or help with a utility bill, please reach out to us. Please let any friends or neighbors who might need assistance know that the mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to help those in need.

To contact the SJSP SVdP, please email SVDP@sjspwellesley.org. You may also call either parish office and leave a message. All information received is kept completely confidential.

To learn more about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the SJSP Conference, and how you can help, please visit sjspwellesley.org/svdp

Tuesday, March 28 2023

7:00 am Mass at St. John
7:00 pm Confessions at St. Paul (Click for more details...)
7:15 pm Marian Movement (Rosary) at St. John (Lower Chapel) (Click for more details and links...)

Wednesday, March 29 2023

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul
7:00 pm Taizé Prayer and Reconciliation Service (St. John the Evangelist Church) (Click for more details and links...)

Thursday, March 30 2023

7:00 am Mass at St. John
7:00 pm Lenten Program: Seven Last Words for Seven Weeks (ZOOM) (Click for more details and links...)

Friday, March 31 2023

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul
9:30 am Lenten Program: Seven Last Words for Seven Weeks (St. Paul Rectory) (Click for more details and links...)

Saturday, April 01 2023

1:00 pm Confessions at St. John (Click for more details...)
4:00 pm Vigil Mass at St. Paul Church
5:00 pm Vigil Mass at St. John Church

Sunday, April 02 2023

Palm Sunday
9:00 am Family Mass at St. John Church (Click for more details...)
11:00 am Mass at St. Paul Church
12:00 pm Mass at St. John Church
5:00 pm Youth Mass at St. John Church (Click for more details...)

Monday, April 03 2023

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul
9:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Paul Church (Click for more details and links...)

Tuesday, April 04 2023

7:00 am Mass at St. John
7:00 pm Confessions at St. Paul (Click for more details...)
7:15 pm Marian Movement (Rosary) at St. John (Lower Chapel) (Click for more details and links...)

Wednesday, April 05 2023

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul

Thursday, April 06 2023

Holy Thursday
9:00 am Morning Prayer at St. Paul Church
7:30 pm Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. John Church (followed by Adoration) (Click for more details...)

Friday, April 07 2023

Special Collection: RCAB-Holy Land Shrines (Click for more details and links...)
Good Friday
9:00 am Morning Prayer at St. Paul Church
12:00 pm Stations of the Cross at St. Paul (a family-friendly Stations of the Cross)
12:00 pm Walk with the Cross at St. John (a family-friendly outdoor Walk with the Cross)
3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. Paul Church
3:00 pm Stations of the Cross at St. John Church
7:30 pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St. John Church

Saturday, April 08 2023

Holy Saturday
9:00 am Morning Prayer at St. Paul Church
10:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. John (Click for more details...)
8:00 pm Mass of the Easter Vigil at St. Paul Church (Click for more details...)

Sunday, April 09 2023

Easter Sunday - No Sunday 5pm Mass
Special Collection: RCAB-Clergy Health & Retirement Trust (Click for more details and links...)
Easter Sunday
9:00 am Family Mass at St. Paul - with the Easter Youth Choir and Family Mass Music Group
9:00 am Family Mass at St. John - with the Sunday 5pm Mass Youth Music Group (simulcast in Powers Hall)
11:00 am Mass at St. Paul - with the Adult Choir
12:00 pm Mass at St. John - with the Adult Choir (Click for more details...)

Monday, April 10 2023

Easter Monday - Collaborative Offices Closed
No Adoration at St. Paul Church Today
9:00 am Mass at St. Paul

Tuesday, April 11 2023

7:00 am Mass at St. John
7:00 pm Confessions at St. Paul (Click for more details...)
7:15 pm Marian Movement (Rosary) at St. John (Lower Chapel) (Click for more details and links...)

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Taizé Prayer Service with Opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation – Wednesday March 29 at 7:00pm at St. John

This Weekend March 25-26: Special Second Collection for “City of Goodness”

Fourth Week of Lent: The Fifth Word – “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

“Ukraine: War, Morality, and Religion” – A Lenten Lecture with Fr. Bryan Hehir on Monday, March 27 at 7:30pm at St. John Powers Hall

Telling the Story – Part 3: Building a New History of the City of Goodness

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