Young Adults (ages 21-40) are invited to help with Coffee & Donuts on Sunday, November 10 at St. Paul. We will gather in the St. Paul Parish Hall at 9:00am to set up and share faith around the Sunday Readings. We’ll serve Coffee & Donuts right after the 9:00am Family Mass, then we’ll head over to the church to go to the 11:00am Mass together!
Questions or to find out how you can help more – email Sr. Colleen at cgibson@sjspwellesley.org
As part of the annual Missionary Co-Operative Program, Maureen Crowley Heil, representing The Missionary Childhood Association, will speak at all Masses this weekend. The Missionary Childhood Association is one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies in the Archdiocese of Boston. Maureen will share stories of the missions and help us build a spiritual connection to others whose daily lives may be very different from ours. The Missionary Childhood Association is the official mission agency of the Catholic Church dedicated to assisting and supporting laypeople, priests, and religious in their evangelizing missionary work with children under the age of fourteen.
Envelopes are in the pews for this weekend’s second collection…
Please join us for a fun night of trivia games for all ages! We will have refreshments to enjoy while you answer questions in a fun, friendly, competition. And of course there will be prizes!
The more the merrier so please feel free to invite any and all family, friends, and neighbors to this family-friendly event.
On Thursday, October 31, Archbishop Richard G. Henning was installed as the tenth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
We welcome Archbishop Henning with joy, and offer our gratitude to Cardinal Seán O’Malley for his many years of service to the Archdiocese of Boston and the Church.
Please hold them both in your prayers during this time of transition.
Since the 1990s, Wellesley Public Schools have been closed on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday, in addition to the mandated statewide legal holidays. In recent years, requests have been made to add additional religious/cultural holidays to the calendar, and in December 2023 the School Committee voted to add three holidays to the 2024-2025 calendar: Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, and Diwali. This past spring, a task force was appointed to study the recognition of religious/cultural holidays and make recommendations. The Task Force considered several options, ranging from a statewide-holidays-only option to this year’s 6-holiday option.
Last week, the Task Force presented their recommended option to the School Committee. This option retains Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Lunar New Year as holidays. It also adds either Eid Al-Fitr or Eid Al-Adha (depending on the year) and removes Good Friday and Diwali…
All Saints Day – Friday, November 1
A Holy Day of Obligation
9:00am Mass at St. Paul Church
9:00am Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church
(with Saint John School – all are welcome!)
12:30pm Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church
7:00pm Mass at St. Paul Church
All Souls Day – Saturday, November 2
9:00am Mass for All Souls at St. Paul Church
Archbishop-designate Richard G. Henning will be installed as the tenth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Due to limited space, the Installation will be by invitation only, yet participation in the event is possible via livestream. All are invited to watch the Installation Mass live on CatholicTV, beginning with the procession at 1:30 p.m.
The installation will begin with Archbishop-designate Henning entering the cathedral. It is traditional for him to knock on the cathedral’s doors, and be welcomed by Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, who will present the new archbishop to the assembly…
Wellesley Interfaith Lay Dialogue (WILD) and SJSP members invite you to a discussion on Christian and Jewish thoughts on gratitude.
Wednesday, October 30 at 7PM
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
(79 Denton Road, Wellesley)
Dessert and Coffee will be served.
An Offering of the Wellesley Interfaith Lay Dialogue (WILD)
Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at the St. Paul Parish Hall
Our friends at Capuchin Mobile Ministries, the recipients of our 2024 Collaborative Lenten Gift, extend an invitation to all to attend their upcoming “Grateful Gathering” annual benefit event –
Please join us for an evening of gratitude and support for the work of Capuchin Mobile Ministries. As we enter the season of thanksgiving and gratitude, we will celebrate our collective accomplishments and hear from leadership about how our ministry can grow… Our evening together will feature delicious food, wonderful company, and new ways to support Capuchin Mobile Ministries…
To purchase tickets or make a donation…
In the coming week, all registered parishioners will receive a mailing with their parish’s Annual Financial Report, which provides a detailed picture of the financial health of the parish.
The mailing also includes a letter from Fr. Jim asking for your continued support in the year ahead.
Last weekend at every Mass, Fr. Jim spoke about how special our parishes – and parish communities – are. Please take some time to prayerfully reflect on your contribution to your parish, and give as generously as you can. You make the mission of your parish possible, and your support of the Offertory and the Annual Appeal is critical to ensuring that your parish continues to thrive in the years ahead.
Thank you.