Saint John the Evangelist
Parish
Serving Wellesley - Newton
9 Glen Road
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
www.stjohnwellesley.org
(email) [email protected]
781-235-0045 (fax) 781-235-6990
The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
June 7, 2015
SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
7:00 a.m.; 5:00 p.m. (Vigil)
Sunday:
7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Weekday:
7:00 a.m. (Monday-Saturday)
Holy Day: (As announced)
CONFESSION - in the Chapel
Saturday: 3:30-4:00 p.m. (or by appt.)
The Mission Statement of St. John Parish
Baptized into Christ,
we are a community of believers,
bonded by our desire to learn and to live
the Gospel message.
As a Eucharistic people,
we share a commitment to foster
our personal and communal growth in faith
and to witness to Christ’s presence
by our service to those in need,
both within and beyond our parish community.
We warmly welcome
Fr. Kevin Sepe as Pastor of the
St. John and St. Paul Collaborative
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION: Religious Education registration information for the
2015/2016 school year was e-mailed to all families. If you did not receive the e-mail, the registration form
and directions are available for download on the Parish website found at www.stjohnwellesley.org.
Please note, a $25/child late fee will now be added for all families registering after May 31.
SACRAMENTAL & DEVOTIONAL SERVICES
Anointing of the Sick: F irst Saturday,
following the 5:00 p.m. Mass
Baptism: Schedule with Priest
Funeral: Contact Parish Priest
Marriage: Arrange six months prior
Penance: Saturday 3:30p.m., Chapel (or by appt.)
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):
Contact Parish
SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT:
After 22 years of serving
St. John Parish, Fr. Tom has
retired as Pastor. In honor of his
dedication and service, the
Church Social Hall has been
renamed Powers Hall in
gratitude for his many years of
such wonderful ministry to our
Parish.
ST. JOHN 2015 ST. FRANCIS HOUSE MEN’S CLOTHING DRIVE
Happy Spring! Every year in June, St. John's parish conducts a Men's Clothing Drive for
St. Francis House. It is the largest day shelter in New England, serving over 800 men and
women on a daily basis. St. Francis House distributes clothing to their guests; on average,
St. Francis House distributes 250 sets of clothing per week.
To help meet this ongoing need, we are collecting men's gently-used, everyday clothing such
as jeans, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and footwear, as well as new socks for their Foot Clinic,
which provides foot care and socks to homeless clients.
We hope you will take the time for a quick spring cleaning, and remember to bring the items to
our church garage on the weekend of June 6 & 7, 2015.
If you need to drop items off sooner due to travel schedules, etc. or have any questions please
contact Shilan Yeung, either email at [email protected] or text/call at 508-801-7072.
Right now, the most needed items include:
* Men’s pants (especially jeans – given out on a daily basis)
* T-shirts (extremely important - given out on a daily basis)
* Footwear (extremely important)
* “New” Socks
* Sweaters & Sweatshirts
* Backpacks/duffel bags
* Coats, hats, gloves, and scarves (larger sizes an extreme need)
They DO NOT accept children’s items or used under garments or discolored items.
If you can put your items in boxes or secured bags, and label it with the general
contents, it would be a great help with sorting. Thank you for your generosity!
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: The St. J ohn’s Book Discussion Group was created ten years ago with the basic
goal of helping people to understand better the concepts, doctrines, ideas, people, events, institutions, history and
relationships that make up the Catholic experience. We have done this through nine or ten meetings a year, held at
the parish and focused on a particular book or publication, defined broadly to include, for example, a selection
from scripture, an encyclical or a group of poems. There is no membership in the group – it has been open to everyone with an interest and a willingness to contribute to the discussions.
As we enter our second decade and embark on a new relationship with spiritual neighbors from St. Paul’s (and
other parishes in the area) we feel it is appropriate to pause and consider ways we might improve the
Book Discussion Group – with new members, new approaches to the selection of books and new discussion
formats. We are proud of all we have accomplished – the list of books we have read is impressive and we continue
to have 10-15 participants at each meetings, an ideal number for lively and fruitful discussion – but we know we
can do better.
Thus, we will hold a meeting at the parish center (the building on the opposite side of the parking lot from the
school) on Thursday evening, June 18, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. to discuss the future of the book group.
Please come and bring your ideas, suggestions and proposals for specific books or types of books you would like to
read and discuss, along with any thoughts you have about organizing this wonderful effort in adult faith formation.
There is no commitment -- we welcome those who want to become active as well as those who just want to listen!
For further information please contact one of the following: Peter Mongeau, [email protected],
Frank McConville, [email protected], John Stewart, [email protected] and
Anita Martin, [email protected]
St. John the Evangelist Parish is pleased to recognize the following students who
celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation on May 12, 2015. Students prepared for
Confirmation over a two year period. Each performed many hours of service to
their communities, attended classes and deepened their relationship with God
through group and personal activities. With the reception of this sacrament, these
sixty-three students completed their initiation into the Catholic Church.
We welcome them!
Caterina Baffa
Emily Bhatt
Caroline Boucher
Patrick Brady
Benjamin Bramley
William Cannistraro
Marco Capasso
Sabrina Chen
Alyssa Cimino
Nicholas Croke
Camille Cuzzupoli
Elizabeth Cuzzupoli
Isabella DiPietro
Mark Donovan
Ellen Drumm
Patrick DuFour
Anna Fantozzi
Marie Fearnley
Julia Fontaine
Julia Francis
Ashley Glorioso
Matthew Graber
Owen Greenwood
Ling Groccia
Meagan Harding
Bradley Hart
Ryan Hennessee
Austin Huffman
Kathleen Hurley
Maeve Kelley
Meghan Kelley
Katherine Lempres
Matthew Logan
Hallowell Lyne
Alexandra Lyons
Benjamin Matejka
Christina Messore
Nathaniel Miller
Shamus Miller
Cailey Mitchell
Caroline Moffatt
Abigail Mongeau
Ashley Mullen
Madeline Mullin
Mary Katherine Munnelly
Caitlin Murray
Kylie O’Donnell
Brendan O’Neil
Luke Picher
Claire Picken
Elizabeth Picken
John Picken
Kassandra Rodriguez
William Skelly
Brendan Smith
Kathryn Smith
Julia Stento
Devan Szpak
Hugh Tuomey
Anne Ulian
Mia Walsh-Serpico
Jenna Weiner
Carolyn Young
CALENDAR
Day
Date
Event
Time
Location
Tuesday
June 2
Marian Movement
7:00 p.m.
Chapel
Saturday
June 6
Confession
3:30 p.m.
Chapel
Sacrament of the Sick
Following the 5:00 p.m. Mass Church
2015 CATHOLIC APPEAL: Please consider participating in this year’s Appeal and help us achieve our
goal. To date contributions total $44,619 or 57% of our goal.
ST. PAUL MEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP: The St. Paul Men's F ellowship Group meets on Monday, June 8,
2015 at 7:30 PM in the St. Paul Parish Hall, 502 Washington St. in Wellesley. Parking is available behind the
Church.
Chapter Four of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel) continues many
themes. In this chapter he develops: the importance of a "Confession of faith" and commitment to society; the
kingdom and its challenge; the Church's teaching on social questions; how in union with God we hear a plea;
keeping in fidelity to the Gospel lest we run in vain; the special place of the poor in God's people; the economy and
the distribution of income; concern for the vulnerable; "time is greater than space"; "unity prevails over conflict";
"realities are more important than ideas"; "the whole is greater than the part"; the importance of dialogue between
faith, reason and science; ecumenical dialogue; relations with Judaism and inter-religious dialogue and finally,
social dialogue in a context of religious freedom.
In a touching and personal note, he says, (208) "If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I
speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from any personal interest or political
ideology. My words are not those of a foe, or an opponent. I am interested only in helping those who are in thrall
to an individualistic, indifferent and self-centered mentality to be freed from those unworthy chains and to attain a
way of living and thinking which is more humane, noble and fruitful, and which will bring dignity to their presence
on this earth."
All men of the parish are cordially invited to come and continue to explore these wide-ranging directions.
Our next meeting before we break for the summer is Wednesday, June 24, 2015.
†ST. K ATHARINE DREXEL FOOD PANTRY :
Next Sunday, June 14 is St. John’s
opportunity to help assist the Food Pantry.
Please bring your donation of
non-perishable food items to the Glen Road
entrance. Please contact Angela Spinale at
(781) 431-0008 with any questions.
SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend’s second
collection is the special monthly (Annual Appeal) for
St. John Parish.
THE SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE HAS BEGUN.
THERE IS NO SUNDAY, 5:00 P.M. MASS
DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST
BUT WILL RESUME ON SEPTEMBER 13
WEEKEND MASS PARTICIPANTS
Sunday, June 7
Saturday, June 6
Lector
Eucharistic
Ministers
5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
Kate Brady
Brendan Connors
Carolyn Anderson
Bob Feige
Debra Surner
Christine Tierney
Joe Tierney
Margo Yie
Clare Mungovan
Bob Mungovan
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Pat Murray
Renee Curtin
John Riley
Joan Riley
Jim Stokes
Jon Bonsall
Kathy Bonsall
Paula Gomez
John Johnson
Mark Murphy
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7
5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Monday, June 8
Tuesday, June 9
Wednesday, June 10
Thursday, June 11
Friday, June 12
Saturday, June 13
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 14
Memorial
Memorial
5 yr. & 19 yr. Annv.
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
Laurence Ryan
Irene Uttaro
Mary A. Duffy & Thomas P. Duffy
Agnes Marx
Sam S. Mullin
Adeline & Elmer Swanson
Alice & Irwin Bofferding
Michael B. O’Toole
Steven R. Aries, Sr.
Mary Ellen Puliafuco
For the Parish
Joyce O. Theriault
Mattie Walker
Elena Bennett
Agnes Benante
Arlene Adams
John B. Sullivan
Erin Marie Van Flandern
Genie & Henry Turgeon
Barbara Farullo
WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS for members of our Parish who are ill, remembering especially:
Alanna, Bill, Bob, Carolyn, Christine, Cindy, Hannah, John, Joseph, Kelly, Kristen, Lynn, Mary and Stanley
PRAYER & INTELLIGENCE
A blog by Fr. John Connelly. Check it out at
prayerandintelligence.blogspot.com or from the St. John website at www.stjohnwellesley.org.
Parish Pastoral Council - [email protected]
Ronda Dew
Tony DeProspo
Rose Mary Donahue
Art Greenwood
Steve Healey
Mark Kelley
Marci Loeber
Mary Mullen
Suzanne Pasko (Chair)
Paul Rolincik
Christian Rubio
Sheelah Sullivan
Parish Finance Council - [email protected]
Brian Boyce
Joe Creonte
George Eldridge
Tom Fontaine
Rich Green
Lucy Kapples
Bob McDonnell
David Spinale
Anne Stabnick
Steve St. Thomas (Chair)
PARISH DIRECTORY
Pastor
In Residence
In Residence
Pastoral Associate
Business Manager
Building Superintendent
Parish Secretary
St. John School Principal
Religious Education, Grades 1-6
Religious Education, Grades 7-10
Family Mass Coordinator
Music Director and Organist
Parish Cantor
Family Mass Music Director
Information Technology
Coordinator of R.C.I.A.
Pastoral Planning Group
Rev. Kevin Sepe
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
Rev. John Connelly
Sr. Evelyn Ronan, SND
Gail DeLuca
David Linardy
Sarah Connolly
Robert Arsenault
Linda Messore
Jane Leonard
Christine Cassa
Laurence Carson
Marian Morrison
Christopher Holownia
Tricia Bombara
Svea Fraser
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781-235-0045
781 235-0300
781-235-5337
781-237-0141
781-235-0045
781-235-0034
781-239-0174
617-513-0823
781-235-0045
781-237-7560
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]