Join Us to Celebrate Boston’s Patron Saint with Food, Drinks, Music, Coffee and Dessert!
Meal Options:
Corned Beef Sandwich, Turkey Sandwich, Vegetarian Sandwich
Tickets: $20 for Adults and $10 for Children (families with children maximum $50)
Click HERE to reserve online NOW!
Please make your reservations by March 10 to help with planning – thank you! Online reservations are preferred, but if not possible please complete the form in the bulletin and return it with your check to either office.
Join Us to Celebrate Boston’s Patron Saint at our St. Patrick’s Dinner!
Saturday, March 14 – St. Paul Parish Hall following the 4:00pm Mass
Join Us for Dinner, Drinks, Music, Coffee & Dessert!
More information coming soon!
This year’s annual Father-Daughter Dance was held on Friday, February 6 in a beautifully decorated St. Paul Parish Hall with a packed-house of dads, daughters, and special friends. The DJ kept the party going with great music and fun games and prizes, and great time was had by all!
This annual event is organized and run by dads – a big thank you to Russ Morton and friends for making the event a huge success!
An important message from Fr. Jim to the St. Paul community, offering a reflection as he enters his tenth year as our pastor and sharing details about the parish’s financial health.
Fr. Jim offers a glimpse of the Holy Spirit’s work of renewal in our parish, and invites us to consider how each of us is being called to support this work in real and tangible ways.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video, carefully read the St. Paul Annual Financial Report and Annual Appeal that was recently mailed to all registered parishioners, and to consider the Spirit’s invitation to renewal at this time in your own life and the life of our parish.
This year, in the midst of all that is going on in our world and our church, St. John-St. Paul Collaborative is focusing on the theme of Renewal. From our Adult Faith Enrichment Programming to our Family Faith Formation Program, renewal is afoot. We are blessed by a vibrancy in our parishes that stems from our newest parishioner to those who have been a critical part of this community for many years. From the youngest to the oldest, the work of renewal is all ours to do. This is work we do WITH God and FOR God.
This week all registered parishioners will receive both physical and electronic mailings regarding this year’s annual appeal. These messages and reports offer a glimpse of the Holy Spirit’s work in our Collaborative. They are also an invitation to consider how each of us is being called to support this work in real and tangible ways…
Since 2023, St. Paul Parish has received over $95,000 from the estate of Dr. Elizabeth “Betty” Rock, a longtime St. Paul parishioner who passed away in 2022.
Dr. Rock joined the faculty at Wellesley College in 1959 and was a Professor of Chemistry there until her retirement in 1992. She was a beloved teacher to generations of students and a treasured mentor to faculty throughout the College. She was also a longtime member of the U.S. Army Science Board (ASB), one of only a handful of women who served at the time she became involved. According to an ASB spokesperson, “Her reputation and her work on the ASB leave a legacy that will never be forgotten.”
The Parish is most grateful for Dr. Rock’s kindness, and her bequest will benefit St. Paul Parish for many years to come.
Fr. Lesley has taken a temporary three month position covering a priest’s sabbatical in New York, and will be away from the Collaborative during this time.
Please keep him in your prayers , and know that you are in his.
Sunday, June 8 marked a day of special celebration in our Collaborative community: the dedication of The Warren and Patricia Cross Bell Tower and rededication of The DeFazio Family Bell at St. Paul Church! Calling upon the Holy Spirit, the 11AM Pentecost liturgy concluded with a special blessing of new memorial plaques in the church gathering space and a celebration on the front lawn.
As our Collaborative community celebrated on the front lawn of St. Paul, the presence of the Holy Spirit in the sea of smiles and celebration was undeniable! Thank you to everyone who made this joyful occasion such a success!
Beginning Friday, June 13, our parish offices will be closed on Fridays through Labor Day. As always when the office is closed, if there is an emergency need for a priest you may call either office to leave a message in the Emergency voicemail box. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.
St. John Parish Office & Collaborative offices
39 Washington St. 781-235-0045
Summer Office Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm (Monday – Thursday)
St. Paul Parish Office
502 Washington St. 781-235-1060
Summer Office Hours: 9:00am – 12:00pm (Monday – Thursday)
HISTORY OF THE ST. PAUL BELL AND BELL TOWER PROJECT
The St. Paul Mission was established in 1906 for families in the western part of Wellesley. In 1914, land was acquired on Washington Street for a new church to serve the growing congregation. Ground was broken on August 10, 1915, and construction was completed the following spring. The first Mass was celebrated on Sunday, June 4, 1916. Later that summer a parishioner, Salvatore DeFazio of Wellesley Hills, approached Rev. Edward J. Welch with the offer to contribute and install a bell in the newly completed church…