Members of our SJSP POWIR group were at Boston Logan Airport last Friday evening when the Rwamuhinda family was finally reunited! As many of you are aware, we were praying with expectant hearts for their daughter Peace to be allowed to make the journey to her new home in Boston. It is truly
A big shout out to Aidan Ulian and his fellow crew of Boy Scouts for cleaning, painting and organizing the Youth Ministry Storage space in the basement of the St. John’s rectory! The space was in disarray and the room was looking tired so Aidan took on the task of
As you know, Fr. Robert Blaney begins his new assignment as pastor of Most Precious Blood Parish in Dover and St. Theresa Parish in Sherborne on September 1. Please take a moment to watch this brief video message from Fr. Robert to our Collaborative community:
Our SJSP POWIR group who, as many of you know, have been supporting a recently arrived family from a refugee camp in Rwanda, have wonderful news to share! The Rwamuhinda family arrived in mid-March, amidst the chaos of the outbreak of the pandemic. It was a miracle of God’s grace
We are adjusting the start time of our private prayer hours in anticipation of the reopening of schools. Beginning the week of August 24, each church will be open for private prayer for an hour each week: 1:00pm on Mondays at St. Paul 1:00pm on Fridays at St. John (Masks
As you know, a Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth became effective on August 11, reducing the indoor and outdoor gathering limits permitted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The order specifically exempts gatherings for the purpose of religious services from these new reduced limits, so we can continue to
The Collaborative Religious Education and Youth Ministry Team has been working to address the challenges posed by COVID19 to identify options for 2020 Spring sacraments and strategies for our 2020-2021 Religious Education Programs. Last week we sent a survey to all registered Religious Education families to gain insight into their
What challenging times we are living through. Many individuals are seeing fruits of an increase of time available to nourish our relationships, and slower, richer time with the Lord in prayer. However, we are acutely aware as well that some of our parishioners are missing those quiet moments alone in
On Saturday, August 1, Fr. Matthew Norwood was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ by His Eminence Cardinal Sean O’Malley in a private Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. On Sunday, August 2, he celebrated a First Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Paul Church. Following the