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

TUESDAY EVENING
7:00-8:00pm at St. Paul

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

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St. John: 781-235-0045 | St. Paul: 781-235-1060

Fr. Hehir on WBUR’s “Morning Edition”

On Friday, April 24, Fr. Bryan Hehir spoke with Tiziana Dearing, host of WBUR’s Morning Edition, to discuss the war in Iran and the role of the Catholic Church in this moment.

Father J. Bryan Hehir, a top official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, articulated a global off-ramp from nuclear apocalypse in a 1983 letter with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. That letter, which laid out a vision of slow global disarmament over time, served as a model for policy throughout the world. Hehir joins WBUR’s Morning Edition to discuss the war in Iran and the role of the Catholic Church in this moment.

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Pope Francis’ Legacy and the Call to Care for Our Common Home

One year after the passing of Pope Francis, his legacy continues to shape the way we see and care for our common home.

An Update on Our 2026 Collaborative Lenten Gift

The St. John-St. Paul Service Commission hopes that you all had a joyous Easter and are carrying the graces of the Resurrection into the season ahead! To add to that joy, we want to pass along a preliminary total for our 2026 Lenten Gift collection. As of last week, St. John and St. Paul Parishes have raised nearly $25,000 for MassBay Community College Foundation in support of the Textbook Assistance Fund.

Donations still continue to come in and will be accepted through the end of April on our website at which point we will present our gift to the Foundation. Thank you for your support for this wonderful cause and your heartfelt support of our neighbors at MassBay!

The Celebration of First Holy Communion at Our Parishes

Beginning this year, in keeping with our new Family Faith Formation model and the guidance of the Archdiocese of Boston, children will be receiving their First Holy Communion with their families at a Sunday Mass, the same way they will receive the sacrament throughout their lives. Groups of First Communicants will be receiving the Sacrament at our 9:00am Family Masses on April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17. Several rows of pews in the center of the church will be reserved for the children and their families each Sunday as we celebrate this joyous occasion together as a parish family!

Our regular 9:00am Mass congregants are encouraged to attend these Family Masses and witness this important moment in the lives of these young children and families.

An Invitation from Temple Beth Elohim

TBE Players proudly presents Fiddler on the Roof – the inaugural production of our newly founded theater company and a milestone moment in Temple Beth Elohim’s communal life. More than a musical, Fiddler on the Roof is a powerful expression of Jewish tradition, resilience, and the enduring question of how we honor our past while embracing change. Through song, story, and shared experience, this production brings us together to reflect on the values that ground us: family, community, faith, and the strength we find in one another. Under the direction of the multitalented Rachel Humphrey, this joyful and meaningful production embodies TBE’s commitment to connection, creativity, and inclusion.

We invite the entire TBE community – and beyond – to be part of this special moment in our history…

May 9-10: Our Annual “Baby Shower” for Pregnancy Help

On Mother’s Day Weekend our Collaborative will be hosting a “Baby Shower” to collect items for Pregnancy Help Boston, a pregnancy resource center supported through the Archdiocese of Boston, whose mission is to provide compassionate, practical, life-affirming alternatives for women facing crisis pregnancies.

Since January, dedicated parishioners have been knitting and crocheting baby items for newborns (hats, blankets, etc.) Now, all are invited to consider contributing items to our Mother’s Day Baby Shower collection! Please see below for their “Registry”…

Saturday, April 25 2026

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

Sunday, April 26 2026

7:30 am Mass at St. Paul Church
9:00 am Family Mass at St. Paul Church (Click for more details...)
11:00 am Mass at St. Paul Church
12:00 pm Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church
5:00 pm Youth Mass at St. Paul Church (Click for more details...)

Monday, April 27 2026

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul Church

Tuesday, April 28 2026

7:00 am Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church
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 29 2026

9:00 am Mass at St. Paul Church
10:00 am "The Chosen" Discussion Group at St. Paul (Office Lower Conference Room) (Click for more details and links...)

Thursday, April 30 2026

7:00 am Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church

Friday, May 01 2026

7:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Paul Church (Click for more details and links...)
9:00 am Mass at St. Paul Church

Saturday, May 02 2026

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

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

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Pope Francis’ Legacy and the Call to Care for Our Common Home

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May 9-10: Our Annual “Baby Shower” for Pregnancy Help

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