Bulletin Announcement
Saint John’s Seminary Events (10/23+)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 at 3:00PM
Choir & Organ Concert in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary
SJS Main Chapel | 127 Lake St, BrightonFor the second year in a row, special guest conductors David Woodcock and Janet Coxwell of the UK’s Early Music Academy will join organist and Music Director, Dr. Janet Hunt, and a festival choir in a concert of Marian music spanning several centuries, from plain chant to Eric Whitacre. Generously sponsored bySantini, IncandWessling Architects. Reception to follow.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 at 5:00PM
2016 Alumni Dinner
SJS Main Campus | 127 Lake St, Brighton
All priest alumni are invited to return to the halls of Saint John’s Seminary for a trip down memory lane! The evening begins with Holy Hour, followed by dinner with Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap. Formal invitations have been mailed and a nearby room block is available for overnight accommodations. RSVP to or 617.746.5413.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 at 3:00PM
Rosalind Mohnsen Organ Recital
SJS Main Chapel | 127 Lake St, Brighton
Nationally-renowned Boston organist celebrates the close of the liturgical year with music commemorating All Saints and the Feast of Christ the King.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at 7:30PM
AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 at 3:00PM
Lessons & Carols
SJS Main Chapel | 127 Lake St, Brighton
Our annual Christmas concert featuring the Saint John’s Seminary Schola and special guests!
Have you ever wondered if God is calling you to be a religious sister? If so, Fiat is for you. Fiat is a discernment group for single women considering a vocation to religious life in the Catholic Church.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, from
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, 1105 Boylston St., Boston.
The topic is: Charisms in Religious Life. If you are interested in attending, please respond to Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, Delegate for Religious, or call 617-746-5637.
Scouts Seminary (10/30)7 March for Life – Family Track
Tour of St. John’s Seminary
Please come and join Scouts from all over the Archdiocese of Boston for an afternoon at St. John Seminary, Brighton on Sunday, Oct. 30th, 2:00 – 4:00pm. All Scouts are welcome. We will be touring the Seminary, talking with Seminarians and enjoying a light snack. Please contact Kathy Stebbins (617-746-5811 or ) by Oct. 21st to reserve your spaces!
Bishop Healy Award Dinner (11/19)2017 March for Life – Family Track
The Office for Black Catholic Ministries within
The Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity
would like to congratulate Dr. Martin Williams of St. Mary of the Angels Parish within the Jamaica Plain –Roxbury Collaborative for
being selected to receive the 2016 Bishop James A. Healy Award and MS Carolyn Caveny, of St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Grove Hall, for being selected to receive the 2016 Robert L. Ruffin Award. The guest speaker will be Rev. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ, pastor of St. Raymond and St. Leo Parish in New Orleans, LA.
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley will present the awards at the
23rd Annual Bishop James Augustine Healy Award Dinner
on
Saturday, November 19, 2016
At Lombardo’s in Randolph.
More information and invitations coming soon!!! Please email the Office for Black Catholic Ministries for more information and to reserve tickets at or call 617-746-5810.
2017 March for Life – Family TrackThe Archdiocese of Boston is happy to again offer a unique track for individual families to join the “Witness to Life” pilgrimage to Washington D.C. for the 2017 March for Life. Children of all ages are welcome, however keep in mind that the pilgrimage also includes a Middle School track and a High School track geared toward those age groups, but with a different itinerary. Each family should register individually. Please visit for more information, or send questions to or 617-746-5766.
Black Catholic Revival (10/29, 10/30)The 2016 Black Catholic Revival will take place on October 29 & 30, 2016 at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 517 Blue Hill Avenue Grove Hall. Both evenings will begin at 5:00 pm. Saturday evening will feature the Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir. Sunday evening will feature various youth choirs. Refreshments will be served both nights. Please join us for two evenings of worship & praise. For more information, .
Pastoral Planning Evangelization Notices0th Wedding Anniversary Mass
October 23 ~ Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“… the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed
and all the Gentiles might hear it.” Proclamation? The proclamation is the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ. Today, we are sent not to the Gentiles, but to those who do not feel welcome in our parish, or have been away so long they feel self-conscious coming back. Our job is to proclaim the Good News – share God’s love for ALL - by inviting someone to join you at Mass and intentionally welcoming the strangers in our pews. God will give you the strength to do this. Let Him work through YOU.
October 30 – Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
You don’t have to be rich, or short, or a CPA, or work for the IRS for Jesus to come to your house, just open your heart to Him. Zacchaeus was “seeking to see who Jesus was”. The reward for this seeker was an encounter – one that got tongues wagging! Today, many people are seeking to see who Jesus is. Some may not be aware that He is what is missing in their lives. By sharing the importance of Jesus in your life and your encounter with Him daily in prayer, you can introduce Him to a seeker.
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