We invite you to actively participate in our Synodal Intentional Listening Initiative by answering this week’s “Question of the Week”: The question can be answered on the cards provided in the churches and dropped in the boxes in the lobbies,
Our “Question of the Week” for May 8 Fourth Sunday of Easter
We invite you to actively participate in our Synodal Intentional Listening Initiative by answering this week’s “Question of the Week”: The question can be answered on the cards provided in the churches and dropped in the boxes in the lobbies,
An Important Invitation from Fr. Jim
“The Pope is listening, and wants to hear from you… and I am also listening, and want to hear from you…” Please come to a Listening Session! Thursday, May 5 at 7:00pm at St. Paul Parish Hall Thursday, May 12 at
Thursday, May 5th Listening Session at St. Paul POSTPONED!
We are so disappointed, but out of an abundance of caution we are cancelling tonight’s Intentional Listening Session at St. Paul.
We have had multiple reports of Covid positives among Collaborative staff and parishioners in the past 24 hours, so we believe it is prudent to postpone the session.
Please Stay Tuned! We will let you know as soon as we have a new date and time for the evening session at St. Paul!
Our “Question of the Week” for May 1 Third Sunday of Easter
We invite you to actively participate in our Synodal Listening Initiative by answering this week’s ‘Question of the Week’: If I could change the Catholic Church in one way it would be… And this is why… The question can be answered
Kelly Meraw featured on “Catholic Women Preach” for the Third Sunday of Easter
Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy for the Collaborative and Director of Music for St. John the Evangelist Parish, is featured this week on the Catholic Women Preach website.
Preaching for the Third Sunday of Easter, Kelly reflects on Jesus’ final post-resurrection appearance and what it means for our Church today:
“In his threefold affirmation of love for Jesus, Peter is guided to the most integral mark of an intimate lover of Christ: limitless love and mercy. Peter must be reminded of his need for Christ’s mercy in order to ultimately be the conduit of it. Teaching Peter that ‘to love is to forgive’ is our Lord’s last blueprint entrusted to a Church who is asked to spill divine mercy over a world in desperate need of it. A Church who is asked to confront their own finite love and follow the movement of the Holy Spirit into a radical, unbounded love…
Synod Update: Our Second “Question of the Week” and Listening Sessions
We invite you to actively participate in our Synodal Listening Initiative by answering this week’s ‘Question of the Week’: If you were having coffee with Pope Francis what would you say? The question can be answered on the cards provided
“Let Us Dream Part Three – A Time to Act” with Fr. Bryan Hehir – Thursday, April 7 at 7:00pm at St. Paul Hall
Please join us this Thursday evening for the final night of our three-part Lenten Lecture Series focusing on Pope Francis’ book, “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future.” Fr. Bryan Hehir will conclude the series by discussing Part Three – A Time to Act.
Those wishing to understand Pope Francis’ emphasis on synodality will find many revelations here – we encourage everyone to read this wonderful book and come to the lectures! (But it is not necessary to have read the book to benefit from the lecture – all are strongly encouraged to attend!)
“Stories from the Shadows” Book Discussion – Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00pm at St. John Powers Hall
Please join us for an interactive book discussion on Stories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor, Dr. James O’Connell’s collection of stories and essays written during thirty years of caring for homeless persons in Boston through the Boston Healthcare for the
Seasons of Hope – Spring 2022: A Group for Those Who Are Grieving
If you have experienced the death of a loved one and are searching for meaning and consolation, we invite you to join our upcoming Seasons of Hope group, which begins on April 20. Seasons of Hope is a Christ-centered group where we will be able to share and learn from each other as we walk together in faith on our unique journey of grief.
We will meet on Wednesday evenings from 5:00-6:30pm in the St. Paul Parish Hall for six sessions.
The group will be facilitated by Kelly Meraw and Anne Mears and we look forward to welcoming you with great love. To register…