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Fall Weekend Outdoor Mass Schedule
SATURDAY
4:00pm Vigil Mass at St. John the Evangelist
5:00pm Vigil Mass at St. John the Evangelist
SUNDAY
9:00am Sunday Mass at St. Paul
11:00am Sunday Mass at St. Paul
*In the event of rain, Mass will be cancelled (or rescheduled if possible), and an email notification will be sent to all reservations. Schedule subject to change.
Reservations are required for all Masses to comply with the guidelines and restrictions regarding capacity, social distancing, and contact tracing.
Please visit our Weekend Outdoor Mass page for important information and the Online Reservation link. (Reservations open on Tuesday at 1:00pm and close on Friday at 10:00am or when capacity is reached.)
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Fall Weekday Mass Schedule (Begins Wednesday, September 30)
MONDAY – WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY
9:00am Mass at St. Paul
TUESDAY – THURSDAY
7:00am Mass at St. John
Reservations for specific Masses are not required as we do not expect weekday Mass attendance to exceed our available seating. Instead, we have created a Pre-Registration and Arrival Check-In process to comply with contact tracing requirements.
Please visit our Weekday Mass page for important information and the Online Pre-Registration link.
Sacraments and Devotions
Masks are required and social distancing protocols will be strictly observed during Reconciliation and Private Prayer.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
…1:00-2:30pm Saturdays at St. John
…7:00-8:00pm Wednesdays at St. Paul…
The Sacrament is also available by appointment – please call either parish office to schedule.
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PRIVATE PRAYER
…1:00pm Mondays at St. Paul
…1:00pm Fridays at St. John
…2:00pm Distribution of Holy Communion outside on the steps of the church.
See the Latest News and Announcements and Collaborative Calendar below for online opportunities for prayer, devotions, and faith-sharing.
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
office@stpaulwellesley.com
Latest News and Announcements
Weekday Masses at the Collaborative
St. John-St. Paul Collaborative has been attentive and responsive to expert medical advice throughout the emergence of this pandemic. Offering Mass in a safe way for our parishioners has been our paramount concern. As we take careful steps toward celebrating Mass inside the churches, we will begin by reintroducing the celebration of weekday Mass inside our churches. Beginning on Wednesday, September 30 with a 9:00am Mass at St. Paul, we will be offering weekday Mass with the following schedule: Monday – Wednesday – Friday 9:00am at St. Paul Tuesday – Thursday 7:00am at St. John The safety of our
“Evening for Women” Program
Wednesday, September 23 at 5pm on the Lawn at St. Paul
Our Evening for Women program ended abruptly in the Spring with the coming of Covid-19 and the prospects for returning to the usual format of in-person prayer, learning and fellowship are dim. Now, more than ever, we need community in whatever form we can find it! To that end, plans for creative and inspiring virtual programs are in the works and details will be shared in the coming weeks. There is no better way to begin the year than at an Evening for Women OUTDOOR MASS. Women of the Collaborative are invited to attend Mass, celebrated by Fr. Jim, on
Support Our Priests This September – Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Special Collection
Our priests are often at the center of efforts that build strong support systems for all of us. In addition to their daily pastoral responsibilities, they help establish social service organizations, offer spiritual support for first responders, operate parish food pantries, and recently, in response to the pandemic, put their lives at risk to provide comfort and peace to those suffering with COVID-19. Healthier priests build stronger communities, and the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust (CHRT) cares for the health and well-being of our active and senior priests in good standing. You can support the CHRT’s mission at Masses this
2020-2021 Religious Education Program
Registration is Now Closed All registered families should have received an email confirming their registration and detailing this year’s Religious Education program including the calendar, links to parents meeting etc. Registration is now closed so that we can assign classes, recruit teachers and plan others details for our first classes next month. If you missed the registration period please contact Linda Messore. Important Information Sessions We will hold Zoom webinars for the parents of Sacrament preparation and Grade 1 students. Dates and times are listed below, and links will be sent to registered families this week. PARENTS Grade 2 First
If You Need Emergency Assistance
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 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. Please stay safe and healthy, and may God bless you!
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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.
CatholicTV is available on XFINITY/Comcast (Ch 268), Verizon FIOS (Ch 296), and RCN (Ch 85). Also available on ROKU and Amazon Fire TV.
Schedules and access to the televised Mass and rebroadcasts are available at www.catholictv.org.
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