Wednesday, September 3, 2025
St. John the Evangelist Church
7:00PM: Evening Prayer (Upper Church)
8:00PM: Virtual Feast of St. Phoebe Celebration with Discerning Deacons (Powers Hall)
All are welcome for our second-annual Feast of St. Phoebe celebration!
We will be joined by students and faculty of Clough School of Theology at Boston College and parishioners of St. Ignatius Parish.
A Reflection by Sr. Colleen Gibson, Coordinator of Pastoral Care, from the August issue of Give Us This Day
Soon after graduating from college, I found myself immersed as a yearlong volunteer in a trilingual parish. Dedicated to the Visitation, the parish brought together new immigrants and well-established neighbors to worship side by side. While each language group had their own Sunday liturgies, our shared celebrations were an amalgamation of Vietnamese, Spanish, and English. At daily Mass, a simple prompt to recite the Hail Mary would bring forth a symphony of praise as tongues as varied as the faces in the pews filled the packed basement chapel…
A Reflection by Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy, from the Build the Faith blog
Our Catholic lectionary recently brought us to this familiar dusty spot, on a hot and dangerous stretch of road. While the story itself is familiar and its message unequivocal, we see irrefutable evidence all around us that the Christian community still struggles with the concept of Love of Neighbor.
It seems clear, doesn’t it? You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, being, strength and mind; and love your neighbor as yourself…
The SJSP Young Adult community had a beautiful evening for their summer cookout last weekend following the 4:00PM Mass at St. Paul. Over a dozen young adults, age 21-40, enjoyed a night of grilled goodies and fun lawn games with the priests-in-residence at St. Paul Rectory and our pastor, Fr. Jim. Sister Colleen made sure everyone was well fed with her barbecuing talents and Fathers Gabriel and Lesley learned how to play a game new to them: cornhole!
We also discovered that Fr. Gabriel is an ace at calling his shots and the passing traffic on Washington Street took in the view of a heated match of bocce on the church’s front lawn. Between rounds of catch and paddle ball, everyone delighted in fresh watermelon and a batch of cannoli provided by participants.
Our next event – a summer outing for mini-golf and ice cream – will be later this month for all Young Adults in the Collaborative! Keep your eyes peeled for details coming soon and be sure to sign-up for Young Adult Ministry text and e-mail reminders so that you never miss an event!
The Vatican recently announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal “for the care of creation.”
In his homily, the pope called for ecological conversion while drawing from the legacy of Pope Francis and his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”
“We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home,” Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating the new formulary of the Mass earlier this week in the gardens of the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, the traditional summer residence of the popes some 15 miles southeast of Rome.
All Young Adults (age 21-40) are invited to this evening of fun and friendship over good food & lawn games on Saturday, July 26th following the 4PM Mass at St. Paul. Bring a side dish/chips/drinks or a friend and SJSP Young Adult Ministry will provide burgers and hot dogs! We’ll spread out on the lawn behind the rectory and look forward to a great time together.
Registration is appreciated but not required- so we have enough for everyone! Click HERE to let us know if you plan on joining us!
The Archdiocese of Boston is calling on parishes to embrace a new vision of faith formation – one that supports parents in their role as the first teachers of the faith, facilitates lifelong faith formation for all generations, encourages missionary discipleship in addition to catechesis, and engages the talents of the whole parish community.
This past spring, 234 young people in grades 8-12 received the Sacrament of Confirmation in our parishes, exponentially increasing the number of high school teens who need a robust youth ministry program to accompany them during this time of great transition and growth in their lives. Being ready to accompany these newly-confirmed teens on their journey and helping them stay connected to their faith, their parish, and each other is vitally important – for them, for our Collaborative, and for the Church…
The Letter tells the story of a journey to Rome of frontline leaders to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ with Pope Francis. The exclusive dialogue with the Pope, included in the film, offers a revealing insight into the personal
On Saturday, May 10, the SJSP Young Adults gathered for an evening of Games & Gumbo at the St. John Rectory.
The group welcomed new members as we bid farewell to our friends the Rackleys, who will be moving away this summer. As a parting gift, the New Orleans-natives treated the group to homemade gumbo and we enjoyed an evening filled with fun games, great joy and lots of camaraderie!
The Young Adult Planning Team is in the process of planning events for this summer and visioning for the fall– keep your eyes on this space for upcoming events! And if you’re a young adult between ages 21 and 40 sign up for our contact list so you never miss an update!
From May 24-31, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’ – his powerful call for us to care for God’s creation, humanity’s common home. Our new Holy Father, Pope Leo, has also stressed the need to move “from words to action” on protection of the environment. We invite you to visit our Care for Creation page on the Collaborative website for more information and related resources.
Get inspired to put your faith into action! The Boston Chapter of the Laudato Si’ Movementwill host a showing of the award-winning film The Letter via Zoom. Pope Francis invites five people from around the world to come to Rome to share their concerns about climate change as they seek hope for the future. Register at…