Young Adult Ministry: March “Theology at the Table” Gathering

Young Adult Ministry: March “Theology at the Table” Gathering

Our Young Adult Ministry has been busy this Lent! From the weekly Practicing Lent series exploring different prayer styles to the latest installment of Theology at the Table, our young adults have been diving deeper into their faith lives and building community in the process.

This past Saturday, the group welcomed Kelly Meraw, SJSP Director of Pastoral Care, who shared about Women in Ministry: Past, Present, and Future. The evening was a blessed sharing of stories that invited all involved to better understand the way God calls us and how the ongoing discernment around women and the diaconate can give voice to God’s call in a particular way!

“Knit Together With Care” for Pregnancy Help Boston!

“Knit Together With Care” for Pregnancy Help Boston!

Knitters near and far are hard at work making homemade wares for our Collaborative Baby Shower to benefit  Pregnancy Help Boston.  Our “Knit Together with Care” group has been gathering regularly to support one another in their knitting efforts – building community and making baby blankets!

If you’re interested in joining the group, they’ll gather next on Saturday, April 11th from 1:30-3:30PM in the Collaborative Boardroom at the St. John Parish Center.

SJSP Young Adults: Seven Churches Pilgrimage on Holy Thursday

SJSP Young Adults: Seven Churches Pilgrimage on Holy Thursday

Tradition has it that one can visit 7 churches on Holy Thursday to commemorate the seven places Jesus was taken between the Last Supper and his death.

Join us as we journey from Wellesley to Boston on the evening of Holy Thursday, visiting Altars of Repose at a number of different churches. We will depart from St. Paul following the 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.

On this holy night, we encounter Jesus in the Eucharist and pray in silence as we anticipate Good Friday, beginning our Triduum journey in a special way.

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Holy Thursday Washing of the Feet – Volunteers Needed

Holy Thursday Washing of the Feet – Volunteers Needed

On Holy Thursday we celebrate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. We also commemorate a moment of profound humility, servant leadership, and spiritual cleaning when our Lord washed his disciples’ feet. In this ritual, also known as the Mandatum, the feet of 12 parishioners are washed.

If you would like to be part of this sacred moment in the Holy Triduum at our Holy Thursday liturgy on Thursday, April 2nd at 7PM, we warmly invite you to participate. Please email:
kelly.meraw@sjspwellesley.org 

Our Teen Reconciliation And Worship Service

Our Teen Reconciliation And Worship Service

Each year during Lent, our Youth Ministry team invites all teens – particularly those preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the spring – to experience God’s love and mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This year more than 60 teens participated.

After an opening prayer and welcome from Christian Wilson, our Sunday 5pm Youth Music Coordinator and member of the Youth Ministry team, Elsi Ojanen, our Interim Coordinator of Youth Ministry, shared a reading from scripture and offered a short reflection, providing a taste of what is to come in Youth Ministry for our 8th graders. Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy, then led the teens through an Examination of Conscience to prepare for the Sacrament…

Saturday, March 28 at 9:00am: Prayer Service at St. John with St. Vincent de Paul

Saturday, March 28 at 9:00am: Prayer Service at St. John with St. Vincent de Paul

SVdP Wellesley Annual Easter visits to the homebound on behalf of our Collaborative will take place on Saturday, March 28. Our pre-visit Prayer Service will be held at 9:00am in the Chapel and Powers Hall at St. John the Evangelist Church.

We invite all members of the Collaborative to attend and we have a special guest speaker, Tom Dwyer, Executive Director of A Faith That Does Justice, who will speak on its advocacy arm “Now Tell Me Their Names.”

Our 2026 Collaborative Lenten Gift – “Turning a Ripple into a Wave”

Our 2026 Collaborative Lenten Gift – “Turning a Ripple into a Wave”

Last weekend, Stacey Okada, a Wellesley resident who graduated from MassBay and now serves on the Foundation Board of Directors, spoke movingly about the transformational impact of the support and financial assistance she received as a student:

I’m Stacey Okada, and I’ve been on the Foundation Board of Directors for about five years now. But… my connection to MassBay began in 2013 when I, having just had a baby ten weeks prior, and while also raising a toddler, enrolled as a student in the MassBay Biotech program.

That decision, along with a professor who saw something in me and steered me towards… applying for the scholarships that saw me not only through my education at MassBay, but then beyond to my bachelor’s degree – that’s how I went from being a high school runaway who slept in homes under construction to being a biochemist whose kids attend one of the best school systems in a state that is number one in the nation. My kids will feel it, as will their kids. This is generational… This work matters. These scholarships matter…

Easter Flowers and Music

Easter Flowers and Music

Each year we invite you to make a donation toward Easter Music or Flowers at your parish in memory or honor of a loved one. You may use the Flower and Music envelopes included with your regular offertory envelopes and drop them in the collection at Mass, or you may mail or drop your donation to either Parish Office.

Please make sure to include the name(s) of those you want remembered in this special way, and please print their name(s) clearly. You can also donate online at sjspwellesley.org using the Online Giving link for your parish. The deadline to submit name(s) for the Easter Sunday, April 5 bulletin is Friday, March 27. Names received after that date will be included in the April 12 bulletin.

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