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St. John the Evangelist Parish
9 Glen Road Wellesley, MA 02481
781-235-0045
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St. Paul Parish
502 Washington St Wellesley, MA 02481
781-235-1060
office@stpaulwellesley.com
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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, especially during this current crisis. 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 us, please email SVDP@sjspwellesley.org. You may also call either parish office and leave a message. All information received is kept completely confidential. Please stay safe and healthy, and may God bless you!
Latest News and Announcements
Cardinal Seán’s Message to the People of the Archdiocese on the Issue of Systemic Racism
Click the link to view the Cardinal’s video message. The text of the Cardinal’s message is available below. June 5, 2020 Dearly Beloved in Christ, For four hundred and one years this land, which would become the United States of America, has had to deal with the evil and moral cancer that is racism. When the word racism is invoked it is often identified in personal terms: someone whose attitudes, convictions and actions target a group of other individuals because of color. This is a valid but only partial meaning of the term. From such people as Fredrick Douglas and
Reflections from Parishioner Odessa Sanchez: “This subject is really hard to speak about…”
As a Catholic community this week our hearts are heavy having witnessed the brutal murder of George Floyd. Catholics of color are devastated, terrified, and exhausted by the continued systemic, institutional, and implicit racism in the United States and even at times in our own Catholic Church. White Catholics scramble to find the words to provide support for people of color. They are ill-equipped for a national conversation that must happen in order to ally with people of color, to amplify their thoughts and ideas, and to ensure they are heard in their own voice. This week we have the
Interfaith & Multi-Congregational Witness – Sunday, June 7 at 4:00pm at The Village Church
“My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life,” -Pope Francis, Wednesday June 3rd, 2020 St. John-St. Paul Collaborative is dedicated to the work of ending racial injustice. The sin of racism must end. We are called to fast, pray, speak, listen, and care for the marginalized. Every person is made in the image and likeness of God. We must be co-creators in building up God’s kingdom here on earth. For these reasons, Fr. Jim and members of St. John- St. Paul
Cardinal Seán’s Statement on the Killing of George Floyd
May 30, 2020 In Boston we are physically miles away from Minneapolis. But no American city, and, really, no American citizen is separated from what we have seen this week in vivid detail. The killing of George Floyd has catalyzed reactions across the nation. It has done so because it is not a singular, isolated event. The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis this week was morally wrong and must be legally prosecuted. To say this is to state the obvious, but it is worth saying because there is a powerful link between the moral and legal dimensions
Introducing Fr. David Brogan
A few weeks ago, we shared the news that Fr. Robert would be leaving us at the end of the summer to take up his new assignment as pastor of Most Precious Blood Parish in Dover and St. Theresa Parish in Sherborne. At that time, I let you know that Fr. David Brogan, an enormously talented young priest who happens to be a good friend of Fr. Robert, would be joining us as our new Parochial Vicar on September 1. I am happy to announce that Fr. David will now be joining us officially on June 1, so we will have both Fr. Robert and
Important Reopening Changes: Please Read
In my message to you last Saturday, I talked about the preparations that must be made, and the restrictions and guidelines that parishes must comply with, before resuming public Masses. The Archdiocese has been very clear that parishes should not resume Masses before they are ready to do so safely. I let you know that we have been working very hard to apply these guidelines and restrictions to the unique configurations of each of our churches, and to develop protocols specific to our worship spaces for resuming public Mass in the safest way possible. Our aim was to begin the
Participate in the Daily and Sunday Mass with Catholic TV
Cardinal O’Malley encourages us to participate in the Daily (broadcast live at 9:30am) and Sunday (broadcast live at 11:00am) Mass with the faithful across the Archdiocese of Boston on CatholicTV. Available on XFINITY/Comcast (Channel 268), Verizon FIOS (Channel 296), and RCN (Channel 85). Also available on ROKU and Amazon TV.
Schedules and access to the televised Mass and rebroadcasts are available at www.catholictv.org.
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