October 1: SJSP St. Vincent de Paul Celebration and Collection
Each year, on the weekend closest to the Feast of St.Vincent de Paul, our Collaborative’s St. Vincent de Paul Society asks for your help in raising funds for our mission of providing urgently needed assistance to our neighbors for the basic necessities of life. This year, on the weekend of September 30-October 1, our Collaborative will take up a second collection at all Masses to seek your renewed assistance for the Society. Last year, you responded magnificently, and since then we have collected about $25,000. As a result of your generosity, we have been able to help 37 different individuals ...
POWIR Ministry Request
Our Afghan refugee friends are seeking a reliable used vehicle to commute to and from their full time jobs! If you or someone you know may have a reasonably priced used vehicle (or, even better, a reliable car to donate!) please contact our Director of Pastoral Care, Kelly Meraw at: kelly.meraw@sjspwellesley.org ...
NPH Sponsorship Drive Update
Dear Parishioners, Thank you for all for your help last weekend in the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) sponsorship drive. With your help, we have 15 new children that are being sponsored through St. John/ St. Paul. Our goal as a parish was to have 24 children sponsored, so there is still time if you are interested! Please visit https://nphusa.org/godparent/ or reach out to NPH Donor Relations Director Andrea Nahigian at 617-206-4943 or anahigian@nphusa.org. My family and I have supported NPH since its introduction by Father Jim to the St. John-St. Paul Parish Collaborative in 2017. As a Service Commission member ...
Our Collaborative Outdoor Mass is this Sunday, September 17 at 10:30am on the Lawn at St. Paul
Please join us as we gather together as a community on the expansive lawn in front of St. Paul Church to celebrate our first Collaborative Outdoor Mass since 2019. We will put to good use everything we learned celebrating Masses outside during the pandemic (and all the sound equipment we acquired!) to recreate what Fr. Jim calls "our own Tanglewood East!" Parishioners are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. A section of chairs will be set up and available for those who require them due to mobility issues. We ask all others to please bring their ...
Welcome Sister Colleen!
I am so happy to introduce you to Sister Colleen Gibson, SSJ, the new Coordinator of Pastoral Care for our Collaborative. Sister Colleen, whose primary office will be at the St. Paul Rectory Offices, will work in partnership with Kelly Meraw, our Director of Pastoral Care, on adult faith formation programs, service and outreach initiatives, and coordinating sacramental liturgies and services across the Collaborative. Below is a brief introduction - I know you will join me in welcoming Sister Colleen to our Collaborative Community! - Fr. Jim Sister Colleen Gibson, SSJ is a Sister of Saint Joseph from Philadelphia and ...