Nurturing our growth in faith is at the core of this ministry.  Bible studies, book studies, spiritual enrichment groups, lectures, monthly gatherings for women and men, and Advent and Lenten programs offer the opportunity to share and reflect upon our faith.

Adult faith enrichment is a multi-faceted, learning and living experience for Catholics that meshes education, spiritual growth, and the active practice of faith. Our Adult Faith Enrichment Ministry also offers a Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program.

Please check below for information on current, upcoming, and past Adult Faith Enrichment offerings and resources.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care.

Adult Faith Enrichment: News and Events

Updates from the Synod: Day 2 – St. Phoebe Prayer Service

Our parishioner, Svea Fraser, is in Rome with the Discerning Deacons/CEAMA Pilgrims and will be sending us updates from their journey! The rain predicted for the day greeted us in the morning. We gathered at the Migrant Statue Angels Unawares for a Visio Divina, a meditation inviting us to enter ...
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Ministering to the Catholic Community at Wellesley College

Late last spring, a group of Catholic students at Wellesley College reached out to Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy, asking for guidance in how they could arrange for Sunday Mass to be celebrated regularly on campus. Kelly and Sr. Colleen Gibson, our Pastoral Care Coordinator, worked ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Liturgy, Pastoral Care

Young Adult Ministry is underway at the Collaborative!

Special thanks to those young adults who were able to join us for our first Meet and Greet this past Saturday. Our group of 12 (how's that for a biblical number?!) filled the St. John's Rectory with joy and laughter as we embarked on this new venture. The group ...
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Updates from the Synod: Day 1 – Opening Mass

Our parishioner, Svea Fraser, is in Rome with the Discerning Deacons/CEAMA Pilgrims and will be sending us updates from their journey! The Discerning Deacons/CEAMA (Amazonian Ecclesial Conference) Pilgrims arrived over the past two days, 55 pilgrims representing five countries and both hemispheres! Even before we got here, we were filled ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Rome 2024, Synod on Synodality

Tuesday, October 1: Evening for Women – “Women in Sacred Music”

All women are welcome to attend this year’s offerings on our them of Women in Scripture and the Church Please join us for our first event of the year: Women in Sacred Music Tuesday October 1 from 6:00 - 8:00pm St. John the Evangelist Church (Powers Hall and ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Evening for Women

Young Adult Ministry Meet & Greet: Saturday, September 28 following the 5pm Mass

Young Adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to join our new young adult ministry for a meet & greet over dinner on Saturday, September 28 in the St. John Rectory following the 5PM Mass at St. John. Come for an informal chance to meet other young adults, share ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Young Adults

Our Collaborative Outdoor Mass

Please join us on Sunday, September 22 at 10:30am on the St. Paul Lawn for our annual Collaborative Outdoor Mass and fellowship event! This will be our second time celebrating Mass on the expansive lawn in front of St. Paul Church, recreating what Fr. Jim calls "our ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Family Mass, Important Announcements, Masses, Music, Religious Education, Service and Outreach, SJSP Collaborative, Special Events, Special Mass Schedules, Youth Ministry

Bible Study: Women in the Old Testament – Begins October 8

Registration for “Women of the Old Testament” has reached capacity and is now closed. As Catholics, we often stick to the familiar stories from Scripture that we hear at Mass, but what about those stories that are few and far between in our lectionary? This fall, join us as ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Bible Study

Collaborative Book Club: “The Everlasting Man” by G.K. Chesterton – Begins September 26

Our first meeting of the new season will be Thursday, September 26, at 7:00pm in the St. Paul office building. Our book will be G.K. Chesterton's The Everlasting Man. Considered by many to be Chesterton's greatest masterpiece of all his writings, this is his whole view of world history as ...
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This Thursday, September 12: Wellesley Interfaith Lay Dialogue Event: “Synodality: A Language of Listening”

In late April, Temple Beth Elohim hosted a beautiful night of Shabbat services and interfaith sharing. Members of faith communities throughout the Wellesley community were invited to worship together and hear reflections from representative clergy. From that beautiful event the idea for an interfaith lay ministry arose. Members of ...
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/ Adult Faith Enrichment, Important Announcements, Kelly Meraw
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