High School Youth Group Drop-In Nights are back!
Starting this Monday, September 9 at 7:00pm in the Regan Room in the St. John Parish Center.
Play some games, hang with friends, and meet new ones! Totally informal – stay for a bit or stay for an hour!
Questions? Email us! youthministry@sjspwellesley.org Follow us on Instagram! @sjspyouthministry
We are overjoyed to welcome back choristers from the summer break to the choirs in the Collaborative.
If you are interested in singing, no matter your level of experience or skill, we would love to have you in our ranks.
All choirs will be back in action on the weekend of September 7-8.
There are many opportunities to sing each week:
Saturday 5:00pm Vigil Mass at St. John – Sung by the St. John Parish Choir
Sunday 9:00am Family Mass (Rotating) – Sung by the NEW SJSP Children’s Choir
Sunday 11:00am Mass at St. Paul – Sung by the St. Paul Parish Choir
Sunday 5:00pm Youth Mass (Rotating) – Sung by the Sunday 5pm Youth Music Group
Last week, our Youth Ministry team and members of our high school Youth Group kicked off the summer by bringing back a Youth Group tradition – a camping trip to the Battenkill River in Vermont!
The three hour plus ride flew by, and after a brief stop in Switzerland for snacks and tattoos, we arrived at our campground in Arlington, Vt. We set up our tents and spent the afternoon swimming and playing games. Evening brought a delicious cookout, evening prayer, s’mores, and, of course, songs around the fire!
After breakfast and morning prayer, we packed up our tents and spent the afternoon floating down the beautiful Battenkill River…
Every year, our Sunday 9:00am Family Mass and 5:00pm Youth Mass programs go on their own “summer vacation” from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.
This Sunday, May 19 will be our last 9:00am Family Mass (and Coffee & Donuts!) and last 5:00pm Youth Mass until September 8, so be sure to join us!
With so much going on over the next few weeks (projects, exams, performances, playoffs…) and summer fast approaching, our regular weekly Youth Group Drop-In Nights are on hold until September.
BUT – we’re not going away! Stay tuned for updates on special events and outings this spring and summer!
And be sure to come to the last Sunday 5pm Mass of the year this Sunday, May 19 at St. John!
Attention High School Students and Parents!
Please join us on Sunday, May 5 at 6:00pm in Powers Hall at St. John the Evangelist Church to enjoy gelato and cannoli as we open a conversation about a Youth Ministry Pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome July 28 – August 3, 2025.
If you are unable to join us on May 5 but would like to receive information and updates please add your contact information on the Jubilee 2025 page…
7pm in the St. John Chapel
School, sports, SAT/ACT tests, performances, family obligations… take a break from the spring chaos and spend an hour with the Lord!
All teens are invited to join the Youth Ministry Team for a Holy Hour in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, with time for prayer, silence, and song.
How’s Your Lent?
We are now in the third week of Lent – a great to time to reset!
Come to Holy Hour to re-invigorate your Lenten commitments and enliven your prayer!
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sets the ordinary age of Confirmation between the age of discretion (around age eight) and about sixteen years of age, as determined by the local bishop. In the Archdiocese of Boston, the ordinary age has been Grade 10. Recently, the Archdiocese of Boston announced that Cardinal Seán has approved a proposal that will lower the ordinary age of Confirmation within the Archdiocese of Boston from Grade 10 to Grade 8, to be implemented over the next 2-3 years.
Why is this change being made? For some time, the Archdiocese has been involved in an extensive consultation on a question of great importance: how to strengthen the participation of young people and their families in the life of faith in Jesus Christ lived out in our parishes, schools, and communities…
Just a reminder that this Sunday, January 7 is the first Sunday of the month, and that means that the Sunday 9:00am Family Mass and 5:00pm Youth Mass will be celebrated at St. John Church.
Yes, we were at St. John last Sunday too, but that’s because December had three Sundays and we’re at St. John on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month. And yes, it’s a little confusing, but luckily it doesn’t happen too often!