This year, our Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at St. Paul Church – all are invited to join together in thanksgiving for our many blessings. (The Mass will be livestreamed for those who may be traveling – please click the St. Paul Livestream link.) Please consider sharing your blessings by bringing non-perishable items for the Bristol Lodge Food Pantry. Suggested donations include: snacks for kids, pasta and sauce, tuna, peanut butter, rice, cooking oil…
Thank You For Your Donations to the Waltham Food Pantries!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Mass on Thanksgiving morning and brought items for the Waltham Food Pantries! As you can see, we collected a tremendous amount of non-perishable food, personal, and household items for those in need.
The folks at the Bristol Lodge Food Pantry were so happy to receive these much-needed donations!
2022 Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass with Fr. Jim Laughlin
On Thanksgiving morning, Fr. Jim celebrated our Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass with gratitude to God for his ongoing recovery, and to all of you for your constant prayers and support over these past almost six months.
Join Us for a Special Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass on Thursday, November 24 at 9:00am at St. John the Evangelist Church Celebrated by Fr. Jim Laughlin
With gratitude to God for his ongoing recovery, and to all of you for your constant prayers and support over these past almost six months, our Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Jim.
The Mass will feature our Collaborative Choir and Musicians – all are invited to join together in thanksgiving for our many blessings! (The Mass will be livestreamed for those who may be travelling – click the St. John Livestream link to watch!)
This year, we ask you to consider sharing your blessings by bringing a non-perishable item for the Waltham Food Pantry, which is currently in desperate need…
Join us for Our Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9:00am at St. John Church
This year, our Collaborative Thanksgiving Day Mass will be on Thursday, November 24 at 9:00am at St. John the Evangelist Church and will feature our Collaborative Choir and Musicians – all are invited to join together in thanksgiving for our many blessings. (The Mass will be livestreamed for those who may be travelling – click the St. John Livestream link to watch!)
This year, we ask you to consider sharing your blessings by bringing a non-perishable item for the Waltham Food Pantry, which is currently in desperate need of canned goods and other non-perishables and unopened household and toiletry items…
Please Note: This will be the only daily Mass on Thanksgiving Day – there will be no 7:00am Mass at St. John.
Wellesley Virtual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service – Monday, November 22 from 7:00- 7:45pm Register Today!
During this time of year, we feel the need to gather in unity, return to our values, and offer gratitude. Wellesley area clergy invite you to join them in fellowship for the second annual Zoom Interfaith Thanksgiving service.
Our pastor, Fr. Jim, and Kelly Meraw, our Director of Pastoral Care, will join clergy from other Wellesley congregations to lead us in prayer, scriptural readings, song, and words of comfort.
This event is available on Zoom and pre-registration is required…
Thank You for Over a Decade of Thanksgiving Dinners for Bristol Lodge
After 11 years, our Thanksgiving feast for the guests at the Bristol Lodge in Waltham has come to an end. Just as the pandemic has changed many facets of our lives, the same is true at Bristol Lodge.
Many thanks to all the parishioners who participated in this ministry. Since 2009, rain or shine, you brought cooked turkeys and gravy, green beans, peas, carrots, corn, stuffing, sweet and regular potatoes, dinner roles as well as beverages to the school parking lot the day before Thanksgiving. Most of you then returned home to start cooking for your own family’s feast. What generosity! We had many families who participated year after year, even one family where multiple generations contributed…
Our Mass for Thanksgiving Day
May God bless you, and keep you, and walk beside you, at Thanksgiving… and always.
Cardinal O’Malley Thanksgiving Message
Each year I have the privilege of participating in the annual Thanksgiving dinner distribution event at the Yawkey Center in Dorchester. This past weekend I joined Catholic Charities President Kevin MacKenzie, Yawkey Foundation Chairman John Harrington, Yawkey Foundation Chief Executive Officer
Mass for Thanksgiving Day
Like so many of our holiday plans this year, our Collaborative Thanksgiving celebration will be slightly different than in previous years. In the past, we have alternated the location of the Thanksgiving Day Mass between our parishes. This year, we