The St. Paul Parish Adult Choir will present our annual Christmas Pops Concert on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00pm at St. Paul Church. This year’s concert will include a beautiful Advent Cantata “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” by Bach with Chorus, Soloists and orchestra under the direction
Advent Begins This Weekend!
Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem.
May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.
-Pope Francis
Trees & Trimmings Silent Auction Begins Wednesday, November 30
Did the concert of the year sell out before you could secure tickets? SJS will be auctioning off 4 Putnam Club Level Taylor Swift tickets!
Have a huge Harry Styles fan in the family? Bid on a rare, professionally framed, hand-signed Harry Styles Double Album!
After watching the ‘22 US Open, are you eager to hit the links next spring? Try your luck in securing three spots for 18 holes at The Country Club in Brookline.
St. John School is once again auctioning off Premium Christmas Tree Packages
The Silent Auction will close Saturday, December 3 at 9pm (for everything but the VIP Trees which closed December 1)…
St. Paul “Christmas Pops Concert”: Sunday, December 4 at 2:00pm
The St. Paul Adult Parish Choir will present our annual Christmas Pops Concert on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00pm at St. Paul Church.
This year’s concert will include a beautiful Advent Cantata “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” by Bach with Chorus, Soloists and orchestra under the direction of Mary Lee Cirella. Concert will also include some well-loved John Rutter carols old and new and a wonderful Festival First Nowell by Dan Forrest Including the Congregation. Join us on a Sleigh Ride and Let It Snow.
Come as we begin this Holy and Joyful Season!
Trees & Trimmings – Saturday, December 3
Our SJS Trees & Trimmings Christmas Market will feature freshly cut PREMIUM trees, wreaths in multiple sizes, semi-custom wreaths, decorated boxwoods, roping, decorative greens and baked goods will be available onsite outdoors. This year, we also will offer custom wreaths onsite. Featured Online
Save the Date! Trees & Trimmings – Saturday, December 3rd
For nearly 50 years, Saint John School has hosted our Annual Trees & Trimmings Christmas Market. Trees & Trimmings brings together our SJS Families, Alumni, Faculty and Staff, St. John-St. Paul Collaborative, and our neighbors as we celebrate the season while supporting the Saint John School. In addition to the trees and greenery offerings onsite, Trees & Trimmings also offers opportunities to pre-purchase greenery items, raffle tickets, and silent auction items online.
The proceeds raised from Trees & Trimmings support the Saint John School through direct contribution to the school’s operating budget, community activities, and enrichment opportunities for the students and teachers…
St. John Christmas Wish 2022
We are happy to extend an invitation to participate in this year’s St. John Christmas Wish Program. The Christmas Wish Program has been one of the highlights of St. John’s holiday outreach since 1993. This Christmas, we hope to grant the special wishes for more than 400 children based upon the caring generosity of our parish community. Each child is provided with a new outfit of clothing and a special Christmas Wish gift they have requested. These gifts will go to the youngsters in our own parishes, as well as in our sister parishes of St. Katherine Drexel in Roxbury, St. Patrick in Lowell, St. Patrick in Brockton and the Julie Family Learning Program in Boston.
If you are able to help make Christmas Wishes come true this year, please visit our Christmas Wish SignUp page to sign-up to sponsor a child/family…
St. Paul Giving Tree 2022
St. Paul Giving Tree is an Advent tradition spreading Christmas cheer from our parish to hundreds of people through several local organizations. Each year recipients express their deepest appreciation for the generosity of our parishioners.
The annual Giving Tree Program will officially begin on the weekend of November 12th-13th! As we did last year, we will have two boards in the St. Paul Sanctuary with tag requests. Once the trees are put up over Thanksgiving weekend, the tags will be transferred to the trees. The tags will be on the boards and trees through December 4th. All gifts must be returned to St. Paul by Sunday, December 11th…
Attention Young Singers and Families: Join the Christmas Youth Choir
Our 21st Annual Christmas Youth Choir sign-up and first rehearsal will take place Sunday, October 30: 11:15-12:15 AM. Participation is open to all St John and St. Paul parishioners in Grades 1-8. Teens in Grade 9-12 are encouraged to participate as assistants – Community Service and Confirmation Credit hours/credit are earned. Adult Family members are invited to join our Family Mass Musician Group for Christmas Eve. Attendance at rehearsals is required.
7 Rehearsals will take place on the following Sunday mornings (rehearsals do not conflict with Sunday morning Religious Education)…
Thank You from “Spirit of Sharing” for St. Patrick’s Parish in Lawrence
Thank you for so generously giving and volunteering to brighten Christmas for the 342 boys and girls chosen as beneficiaries of this year’s Spirit of Sharing, Lawrence, program. Although many of the parents of these children, often first-generation, work two to three jobs, they cannot afford to meet rent, utility, grocery and school-related expenses and also provide Christmas gifts to their sons and daughters. This year’s effort, a hybrid of online and in-person giving of items and funds, was challenging in light of the pandemic, but yielded an abundance of presents and good will. We believe this was the most robust year of giving since Spirit of Sharing’s beginnings at the turn of the millennium…