Thursday, May 16 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm
A retreat for anyone seeking a community of faith on the journey of grief.
Potluck supper, music, small group sharing, scripture, prayer, and Holy Mass
Please register by May 12…
“Seasons of Hope” Spring Retreat
Tuesday, May 7 at 6:00pm: “Evening for Women” Closing Mass at St. John
As the 2023-2024 Evening for Women season comes to a close, all women of the Collaborative are warmly invited to join us as Fr. Jim Laughlin celebrates Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:00pm.
Mass will be followed by a potluck dinner so dust off those Spring recipes!
To help us plan for the evening kindly RSVP…
Discerning Diakonia: Renewing a Prophetic Diaconate for a Co-responsible Church
On Monday, April 29th at 4:00pm on Zoom, Discerning Deacon will host a virtual gathering to hear from stakeholders from the United States and Canada whose stories, experiences and examples give us living witness for what is needed and what could be possible for our church in this third millennium.
All are invited to a focused synodal encounter with a listening presence from voting synod delegates. This will include a conversation in the Spirit to expand and deepen the discernment. Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish will be available.
Visit discerningdeacons.org for more information and to register…
“Evening for Women” Thank You!
Thank you to all who joined us Tuesday, April 9 for our April “Evening for Women” with guest speaker Dr. Jaime Waters! The evening was one of enrichment and fellowship as we learned about and prayed with the hidden women of the Exodus story and shared a meal together!
Mark your calendars for May 7 at 6:00pm when we will gather for Mass & a potluck dinner as we celebrate our final “Evening for Women” before taking a summer break!
Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30pm: “Evening for Women” with Dr. Jaime Waters
We are excited to welcome back Dr. Jaime Waters! Dr. Waters is an Associate Professor of the Old Testament and Program Director of Courage to Preach at the B.C. Clough School of Ministry and Theology. Her presentation will highlight “Hidden Women of the Exodus” and consider how these women can serve as models for us today, particularly in responding to injustice and oppression.
All women of the Collaborative are warmly invited! A pot-luck supper will follow Dr. Waters’ presentation. Please bring a dish to share and kindly RSVP…
Home Visits
Perhaps you (or someone you know) isn’t able to travel to Mass each weekend and would like a visit from a Eucharistic Minister? Or would benefit from a social visit at the holidays or on a weekly or monthly basis? Or might be interested in a pastoral visit from a parish member or member of the Collaborative staff?
To help us gauge interest and build our list, interested individuals are invited to visit the Collaborative website…
“Too Many to Love” – a Poem by Fr. Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
This week, we are sharing a poem from Fr. Tom Fitzpatrick, S.J., who shared his story and poetry with a rapt audience in the St. John Chapel last Sunday.
Fr. Tom has been a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51. His writing reveals a lifelong spiritual journey with God. He uses humor and images of nature, with simple and direct language, to make God real for us…
Revisiting The Joy of the Gospel: Chapter 2 – “Amid the Crisis of Communal Commitment”
In Pope Francis’ second chapter, “Amid the Crisis of Communal Commitment”, we explore the need to become a community which resists those things that deprive us of life and instead embraces the love of God.
To sustain a lifestyle which excludes others, or to sustain enthusiasm for that selfish ideal, a globalization of indifference has developed. Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people’s pain, and feeling a need to help them, as though all this were someone else’s responsibility and not our own…
Collaborative Book Club – “Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week”
The SJSP Book Club will meet on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00pm in the St. Paul Rectory to begin our discussion of Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict invites us to accompany Jesus from the entrance into Jerusalem to the resurrection. This week we will discuss chapters 1-3.
Newcomers welcome! For questions or information about joining us, please email bookclub@sjspwellesley.org
Friday, March 15: “Evening for Women” Lenten Retreat – “Tending to the Present with God”
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 FROM 5:00 – 7:00PM
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH SPIRITUALITY CENTER
71 WALNUT PARK NEWTON
Facilitator Crista Mahoney will invite us into a moment of pause, to tend to the present moment with Jesus.
All women of the Collaborative are warmly invited – dinner will be served and carpool arrangements are available. (Please see Registration page for carpool details.)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – sjspwellesley.org/evening-for-women-retreat
Donations to the St. John-St. Paul Adult Faith Enrichment program to help defray the costs associated with this offsite retreat gratefully accepted…