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SATURDAY
4:00pm Mass at St. Paul
5:00pm Vigil Mass at St. John
SUNDAY
7:30am Mass at St. John*
9:00am Family Mass**
11:00am Mass at St. Paul
12:00pm Mass at St. John
5:00pm Youth Mass**
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY
9:00am Mass at St. Paul
TUESDAY - THURSDAY
7:00am Mass at St. John
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 arrange.
St. John: 781-235-0045 | St. Paul: 781-235-1060
FRIDAY MORNING
7:30am – 8:45am at St. Paul
Divine Mercy Chaplet beginning at 7:40am
Coffee & Donuts will be on Christmas Break the weekends of December 22 and December 29, returning on Sunday, January 5 at St. John.
Sadly, we continue to have very few volunteers volunteering to help. It takes a village to keep these traditions going, so please help if you can – it’s easy and instructions are provided for all tasks!
Please join us Saturday, December 21 following the Saturday 5:00PM Vigil Mass at St. John’s for a potluck dinner, gift exchange, and party games! Holiday cheer welcome.
6:00 – 8:30PM at the St. John Rectory
SJSP Young Adult Ministry connects young adults between the ages of 21 and 40 to build community, share faith, and socialize.
RSVP…
Children in grades 3-7 are invited to join the Collaborative Children’s Choir to sing at the 4:00pm Mass at St. Paul Church on Christmas Eve. We will be holding a special rehearsal on Saturday, December 21 at 9:30am at St. Paul Church.
But why wait – start singing at the Family Mass now!
The Collaborative Children’s Choir sings the 9:00am Family Mass weekly…
At their meeting on Tuesday, December 10, the School Committee voted in favor of the Academic Calendar Model called “Rotating Model 3: 3 Static and 1 Rotating for Maximum of 4 Holidays.”
This model represents a compromise that attempts to balance inclusivity with academic continuity and length of the school year.
Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, WPS will observe three “static” holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday (school will always be closed when these holidays fall on a school day…
All are invited to join the Saint Vincent de Paul Conference of St. John-St. Paul Collaborative in a Prayer Service on Saturday morning, December 14, at 9:30am at St. Paul Church (or streaming online here.) This prayer service is our send-off offering prior to our Christmas visits to our homebound parishioners.
We would also like to thank the members of the Young Adult Ministry group and the students preparing for their Confirmation for their support of this effort.
Merry Christmas and a heartfelt thank you from our St. Vincent de Paul Conference team.
Each year at this time we invite you to donate toward Christmas Music and/or Christmas Flowers at your parish in memory or honor of a loved one.
You may use the Flower and Music envelopes included with your offertory envelopes and drop them in the collection at Mass, or you may mail or drop your donation to either Parish Office. Please be sure to include the name(s) of those you want remembered in this special way, and please print clearly.
You can also donate online at sjspwellesley.org…
St. John the Evangelist Parish
9 Glen Road Wellesley, MA 02481
781-235-0045
stjohnwellesley@stjohnwellesley.org
St. Paul Parish
502 Washington St Wellesley, MA 02481
781-235-1060
stpauloffice@sjspwellesley.org
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
