We invite everyone, especially during Advent, to join together to pray in a contemplative way in the presence of our Lord. It is a special opportunity to allow oneself to be loved by Love Itself.
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Tuesday, December 5 at 6:30pm at St. John
All women of the Collaborative are invited to join us at St. John the Evangelist Church (Lower Level) for our December “Evening for Women” program. Our featured speaker this month will be Dr. Colleen M. Griffith, Professor of the Practice of Theology at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry.
After our program in the Lower Chapel (more info coming soon!) we will gather in Powers Hall for a potluck dinner – please bring a dish or beverage to share! Invite a friend or neighbor to come along! To help us plan for the evening, please RSVP…
Over the past two decades, Spirit of Sharing has brightened Christmas for several thousand young boys and girls struggling from poverty and hunger in the gateway immigrant city of Lawrence. This unique Season of Advent initiative was conceived and launched within our collaborative by a group of St. John-St. Paul parishioners and Saint John School families, and we are deeply grateful for Fr. Jim Laughlin’s enthusiastic continuing support…
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…
This Advent and Christmas season, the Collaborative will be offering a 5-week small church community to reflect on the “Faces at the Manger.” Weaving together prayer, art, poetry, and music, this group will gather to reflect on those who joined Jesus in the manger that first Christmas – Mary, Joseph, the Inn Keeper & Animals, the Shepherds, and the Magi – while providing prayerful space to grow in our faith.
NEW! Two groups are now being offered – one on Tuesday mornings at 9:30am that begins November 28 and one on Wednesday evenings at 5:00pm that begins November 29.
To register please click here…
Saturday, December 2, 2023
12:00pm – 5:30pm
St. Paul Parish Hall
502 Washington Street Wellesley, MA 02482
Registration is required.
To register, please click here…
In an effort re-launch our Prison Ministry work, our Collaborative Service Commission is working with a local organization, Partakers, to help recruit mentors for their College Behind Bars program. Partakers pairs mentors with incarcerated men and women earning college degrees from Tufts University, Emerson College, Boston College, and Boston University… If you’re interested in learning more about the program and what being mentor involves there will be a Zoom Info session on Thursday, November 30 at 7pm. Please RSVP by completing the form available…
This year’s Giving Tree program begins this weekend, November 11-12, with two boards set up in the St. Paul Sanctuary with gift tag requests. To participate:
Choose a tag or tags from the board/tree
Fill out each tag with your name and phone number
LEAVE the small detachable portion in the box near the board or tree
KEEP the remaining portion of the tag and attach it securely to the wrapped gift so it can be sorted and distributed to the correct location and person
New this year – support the Giving Tree with a click from your phone! Several of the organizations we are supporting this year have provided Amazon Wish Lists to make giving easier…
The Pro-Life Office and Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston will sponsor a Mass of Remembrance and Healing for Pregnancy and Infant Loss on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00pm at Bethany Chapel in the Pastoral Center in Braintree. Celebrant and homilist will be Rev. J. Bryan Hehir. A light reception and opportunity for Sacramental Reconciliation (Confession) will also be available after Mass.
A special invitation is extended to parents, grandparents and siblings who grieve the death of children as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion or early infant death. These losses may be recent or extend over many years…
A representative from Star of Bethlehem Handicrafts will be at both parishes on November 11-12 representing over 100 Christian families living in the Holy Land who make their living by selling hand carved olive wood religious articles.
After all masses this weekend there will be a display of these beautiful pieces, including nativity sets, crucifixes, rosaries, and other sacred statues. Please stop by and purchase some early Christmas gifts, while also helping to support these Christian families living in the Holy Land.