All are welcome to attend the 30th Anniversary of the Healy Dinner and Celebration! The evening will include:
An opportunity for wonderful fellowship and music.
A celebration to honor Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Secretary for Social Services in the Archdiocese of Boston, recipient of the 2023 Robert L. Ruffin Award and Sr. Marie Therese “Tess” Browne, SCN, the recipient of the 2023 Bishop James Augustine Healy Award…
All are invited to join the Archdiocese of Boston in celebrating 15 years of education, inspiration, and collaboration with outstanding people working to promote Catholic Social Teaching, Justice, and Peace. We will also be honoring, with deep gratitude, the contributions of Cardinal Seán O’Malley and Fr. J. Bryan Hehir for their spiritual leadership over the past 15 years. The Convocation is free and virtual.
Fr. Hehir, RCAB Secretary for Health and Social Services, will begin by explaining what he calls the “Moral Triangle” of urgent and intersecting issues in Boston today: lack of affordable housing, food insecurity, and immigration…
Our St. John-St. Paul Collaborative, along with a number of other local parishes, religious, and community organizations, is a sponsor of this year’s Race Amity Day in Weston. All are warmly invited to join in this special and hope-filled evening! We continue to be inspired by the spirit of Race Amity Day, as outlined by Gov. Charlie Baker:
“The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as Massachusetts Race Amity Day to recognize that the people of the Commonwealth is comprised of multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial citizens, and to encourage friendship, collegiality, civility, respect and kindness as the commonly shared ideals of the collective citizenry of the commonwealth…
Please take advantage of Spring cleaning and donate THIS weekend, June 5-6 at the St. John garage (behind the church building) between 9AM-5PM.
We are so happy to be able to resume our tradition of the June Clothing Collection for St. Francis House! St. Francis House rebuilds lives by providing refuge and pathways to stability for adults experiencing homelessness and poverty. They serve approximately 50 clothing appointments per day (M-F) which is 250 full sets of clothing per week to their guests in need. Please note that 85% of St Francis House guests are men, so men’s items are in most need. Women’s items are also accepted but CHILDREN’S ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. All items must be clean, in good condition, and (at most) gently used. In particular, NEW socks are welcome for their Foot Clinic. Please box or bag everything – no clothing on hangers, please!
Needed Donation Items…
We are so happy to be able to resume our tradition of the June Men’s Clothing Collection for St. Francis House! Please take advantage of Spring cleaning and donate on the weekend of June 5-6 at the St. John garage (behind the church building) between 9AM-5PM.
St. Francis House rebuilds lives by providing refuge and pathways to stability for adults experiencing homelessness and poverty. They serve approximately 50 clothing appointments per day (M-F) which is 250 full sets of clothing per week to their guests in need. 85% of St Francis House guests are men. Women’s items are accepted; children’s items are NOT accepted. All items must be clean, in good condition, and (at most) gently used. In particular, new socks are welcome for their Foot Clinic. Please box or bag everything – no clothing on hangers, please! Needed items are…
The Committee on Spiritual & Public Concerns and the Social Justice Committee of St. Paul’s Parish in Harvard Square invite you to join us for two timely lectures with Fr. J. Bryan Hehir
Sunday, October 3 at 3:00 PM: The Catholic Social Tradition: Sources, Structure and Specific Issues
Sunday, October 31 at 3:00 PM: Racial Justice: The Challenge for the Church and the Nation
At St. Paul’s Church in Harvard Square or Virtually on Zoom
Join the Ignation Spirituality Project (ISP) and Sr. Helen Prejean for a special virtual Company of Grace: There is Courage in Love. Normally, the annual fundraiser to support their efforts providing spiritual care to people recovering from homelessness and addiction
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