Family Faith Formation empowers, supports, and equips parents to impart the faith to their children. It centers around the weekly celebration of the Sacrifice of the Mass – “the source and summit of the Christian life” – paired with periodic gatherings of children and families for catechesis and community. These gatherings offer faith formation and enrichment for both children and parents, and prepares families for at home discipleship…
A study of St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans will begin this Tuesday evening, October 27, from 7:00-8:15 pm in St. Paul’s rectory.
Our guide commentary will be “Paul’s Letter to the Romans” by Thomas Stegman, available from Liturgical Press and Amazon. Other commentaries are acceptable and encouraged. For more information, contact David Horn.
For planning purposes, please register below…
Later this coming week, all registered parishioners will receive both physical and electronic mailings regarding this year’s parish annual appeals. These messages and reports offer a glimpse of the Holy Spirit’s work in our parishes. They are also an invitation to consider how each of us is being called to support this work in real and tangible ways.
You will find your parish’s Annual Financial Report, which provides a detailed picture of the financial health of the parish, as well as a letter from Fr. Jim asking for your continued support in the year ahead.
Thank you for taking the time to carefully read these mailings, and to consider the Spirit’s invitation to be present in your own life and the life of our parishes. To donate online…
Yes, it’s still October! But around here, that means it’s time to start thinking about Christmas Giving!
For many years, the St. John Christmas Wish program has helped make wishes come true for hundreds of children in our own parishes as well as in our sister parishes of St. Katherine Drexel in Roxbury, St. Patrick in Lowell, and St. Patrick in Brockton. The program also supports the families at Julie’s Family Learning Program in Boston.
At St. Paul, the Giving Tree program has brought Christmas cheer to hundreds of people in need each year, in our parishes and through several local organizations, including the Veterans’ Home in Chelsea, Catholic Charities Sunset Point Camp, The Walker School, and Birthright Framingham…
Tuesday, October 13 | 6:30pm | St. John
This past June, Sister Colleen Gibson, the Collaborative’s Director of Pastoral Care, undertook the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James), walking across Spain for two weeks with students from Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a college preparatory school founded and sponsored by her order, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia.
All women of the Collaborative are warmly invited to join us this Tuesday, October 13 as Sr. Colleen offers a reflection on the lessons of her pilgrimage!
Followed by a potluck dinner in Powers Hall – bring a friend and a dish to share!
It is with great pleasure that we introduce our new Director of Family Faith Formation, Rachel Sexton. Rachel studied Cognitive Science at Vanderbilt University while participating in the Army ROTC program throughout her four years there. Upon graduating, she commissioned as an officer and Chaplain Candidate in the U.S. Army Reserve and has served with her unit at Fort Devens, MA, for the past three years. Rachel recently completed her Master of Divinity at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry, an experience she describes as transformative…
Join us downstairs in Powers Hall after Mass until 7:00pm! We’ll start getting to know each other and building our community as we plan together for the year ahead! All high school students are invited and encouraged to attend – bring your friends!
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There may have been lots of rain outside, but nothing could dim the joy and love inside St. Paul Church and Parish Hall! We were blessed to celebrate Mass with Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon, Fr. Gabriel’s home diocese. It is also where our 2025 Lenten Gift to Build the Faith has helped make the dream of a proper church for the St. John Paul II community a reality – the new church will be dedicated in early December!
After Mass we enjoyed food, fun, and fellowship in the Parish Hall, thanks to the St. Vincent de Paul members who sponsored the cookout…
A sponsor offers a welcoming presence and a familiar companionship that assists and encourages the Catechumen (a person seeking to become baptized member of the Catholic Church) or Candidate (a baptized Christian seeking full communion with the Catholic Church) through the various steps of the OCIA experience, and they stand with the person they are sponsoring as they receive the sacraments. Most importantly, they provide a listening ear, an encouraging heart, spiritual support, and a prayerful presence…
All are invited to bring their pets to our outdoor “Blessing of the Animals” on Sunday, October 4 at 2:30pm at St. Paul with Deacon Rick.
Sponsored by the SJSP Care for Creation Team in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis and the Season of Creation.
For their safety, all animals should eb leashed or in a carrier.