October 14, 2025 at 6:30pm
St. John the Evangelist Church – Lower Level
With Guest Speaker: Kelley Tuthill
President and CEO of Catholic Charities Boston
Followed by a potluck dinner in Powers Hall – bring a friend and a dish to share!
Please visit the Evening for Women page for more information and the full schedule for the year.
Join us for our October Community Dinner at St. John Rectory following the 5pm Mass on Saturday, October 18th!
Meet & Greet other young adults (21-40) from in and around the SJSP Collaborative. All are welcome. Bring a friend and a drink or dessert to share! The Collaborative will provide dinner! See you then!
REGISTER HERE…
If you have experienced the death of a loved one and are searching for meaning and consolation, we invite you to join a Seasons of Hope group here at the Collaborative.
Seasons of Hope is centered on Jesus Christ and grounded in the healing wisdom, traditions, and practices of the Catholic Church. The sessions help explore mourning through scripture, prayer, reflection activities, and faith sharing.
Registration Required: sjspwellesley.org/seasons-of-hope
We launched our new “Family Faith Formation” program with great joy last Sunday with a Family Session for our youngest children and families – our “Mustard Seeds” in Grades K-2.
Kelly Meraw, Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy, opened the packed session by welcoming everyone and explaining a little bit about what Family Faith Formation is and why parishes around the Archdiocese and across the country are moving to this model.
She emphasized that Family Faith Formation is not about expecting parents to be “CCD teachers” at home – it’s a way to shift faith formation to be more conversational, to be something that is baked-in to everyday life. Fr. Jim then offered a “Focus on Faith” reflection on this month’s theme of “The Liturgical Year,” explaining the different seasons in the Church year…
We had a record-setting crowd and summer-like weather last Sunday for a beautiful celebration of the Mass and time of fellowship afterwards! Many thanks to everyone who helped make the day possible – parishioners, staff, and clergy.
Deep gratitude to our St. Vincent de Paul Conference who sponsored and served the cookout – we continue prayers that their fundraising efforts are successful this year so they can continue to provide much-needed support to our neighbors. (Donations to the SJSP St. Vincent de Paul Conference may be made online at sjspwellesley.org/svdp)
All families with children registered in this program should have received an email from their child’s group leader by now.
If you have not received an email please contact Linda Messore as soon as possible at linda.messore@sjspwellesley.org
Our first meeting of the fall will be this Thursday, October 9 at 7:00pm in the St. Paul office.
This week we discuss the first half of What Christians Believe: Understanding the Nicene Creed by Bishop Robert Barron.
Newcomers are always welcome! Meetings are in person on the 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month.
For questions or information about joining us, email us at: bookclub@sjspwellesley.org
Family Faith Formation empowers, supports, and equips parents to impart the faith to their children. Our program for children in Grades K-7 and their families is organized in three grade-level cohorts, and each cohort meets six times over the year (October through April) for 45 minutes. All cohorts focus on the same theme each month, which creates a cohesive structure that supports families with children in multiple grades. Our theme for October is The Liturgical Calendar, and our sessions will be led by Fr. Jim.
The schedule for October is below – our theme for the month is The Liturgical Calendar, and our sessions will be led by Fr. Jim.
Grades K-2 Mustard Seeds: Sunday, October 5 at St. John
10:15-11:00am in Powers Hall..
All are invited to bring their pets to our outdoor “Blessing of the Animals” on Sunday, October 5 at 3pm at St. Paul with Deacon Rick.
Sponsored by the SJSP Care for Creation Team in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis and the Season of Creation.
For their safety, all animals should eb leashed or in a carrier.
The Daughters of St. Paul from the Pauline Book & Media Center in Dedham will be coming to our parishes with a Book Fair in October. They will have Catholic Books for the whole family: Spirituality, Inspiration, Prayerbooks, Bibles, Lives of the Saints and more, plus many children’s books for all ages.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for you to purchase some good books to enrich your faith-life during this Jubilee Year of Hope.
For your convenience, the Sisters accept all forms of payment: cash, credit card, check and through the smartphone.