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In the Catholic liturgical calendar, November is entirely devoted to the deceased. The Church prays for those who have joined the Communion of Saints and for the Souls in Purgatory.
All are invited to enter the names of deceased loved ones in the Book of Remembrance to be held in prayer at all Masses throughout the month. Names can be added to the physical books located near the front doors of St. John Church and near the altar in St. Paul Church.
Names may also be added to our virtual book by clicking here: Add Names to the Book of Remembrance
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This Christmas, we hope to grant the special wishes for more than 400 children based upon the caring generosity of our parish community.
Please visit our Christmas Wish page to sponsor a child (or several children!) or to make a donation!
Your gifts will make a difference in the life of a child this Christmas.
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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
Young Adults of the Collaborative (age 21-40) are invited to our November Community Dinner on Friday, November 15 from 6-8PM at the St. John Parish Rectory.
Join us for an evening of meeting new friends, sharing casual conversation, and enjoying delicious food!
This month’s gathering is a potluck, so bring a dish to share and a friend to join the fun.
Please REGISTER here to let us know you’re coming and what you’re hoping to bring…
On Thursday, October 31, Archbishop Richard G. Henning was installed as the tenth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
We welcome Archbishop Henning with joy, and offer our gratitude to Cardinal Seán O’Malley for his many years of service to the Archdiocese of Boston and the Church.
Please hold them both in your prayers during this time of transition.
Young Adults (ages 21-40) are invited to help with Coffee & Donuts on Sunday, November 10 at St. Paul. We will gather in the St. Paul Parish Hall at 9:00am to set up and share faith around the Sunday Readings. We’ll serve Coffee & Donuts right after the 9:00am Family Mass, then we’ll head over to the church to go to the 11:00am Mass together!
Questions or to find out how you can help more – email Sr. Colleen at cgibson@sjspwellesley.org
As part of the annual Missionary Co-Operative Program, Maureen Crowley Heil, representing The Missionary Childhood Association, will speak at all Masses this weekend. The Missionary Childhood Association is one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies in the Archdiocese of Boston. Maureen will share stories of the missions and help us build a spiritual connection to others whose daily lives may be very different from ours. The Missionary Childhood Association is the official mission agency of the Catholic Church dedicated to assisting and supporting laypeople, priests, and religious in their evangelizing missionary work with children under the age of fourteen.
Envelopes are in the pews for this weekend’s second collection…
Please join us for a fun night of trivia games for all ages! We will have refreshments to enjoy while you answer questions in a fun, friendly, competition. And of course there will be prizes!
The more the merrier so please feel free to invite any and all family, friends, and neighbors to this family-friendly event.
Since the 1990s, Wellesley Public Schools have been closed on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday, in addition to the mandated statewide legal holidays. In recent years, requests have been made to add additional religious/cultural holidays to the calendar, and in December 2023 the School Committee voted to add three holidays to the 2024-2025 calendar: Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, and Diwali. This past spring, a task force was appointed to study the recognition of religious/cultural holidays and make recommendations. The Task Force considered several options, ranging from a statewide-holidays-only option to this year’s 6-holiday option.
Last week, the Task Force presented their recommended option to the School Committee. This option retains Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Lunar New Year as holidays. It also adds either Eid Al-Fitr or Eid Al-Adha (depending on the year) and removes Good Friday and Diwali…
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
