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20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Telephone: 508-435-3313
for all parish offices
Fax: 508-435-5651
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Page:
www.stjohnhopkinton.com
WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS
Please introduce yourselves. We hope to know and
serve you. We hope you become an active part of our
Parish Community.
PASTOR
Rev. Richard E. Cannon
508-435-3313x201
DEACON
Deacon Anthony C. Sicuso
508-435-3313x206
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Carol Zani, 1-6
Debbie Lysik, 7-10
Ken Lysik, 9 & 10
PARISH CENTER
Maureen Belger, Manager
508-435-3313x210
SUNDAY MASSES:
Saturday 5:00 PM
8:00 and 10:00 AM and 6:30 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Monday - Wednesday & Friday 9:00 AM
No Mass on Thursday
Saturday 8:00 AM
HOLY DAY MASSES:
See inside bulletin for Holy Day Mass schedule
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Second and fourth Sundays of the month at 12 Noon
Please call for information
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 8:30-9:15 AM in the lower church
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE:
Arranged at least 6 months in advance
ORGANIST/CHOIR DIRECTOR
Brendan Kenney
508-435-3313x214
PARISH "NEWS" DEADLINE
All copy must be submitted in writing no later than
Monday noon. (Holiday weeks may require a longer
lead time.)
ST. JOHN'S ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
For those that need a little help,
please call: 508-435-3313x207
St. John
the Evangelist
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
HOPKINTON
COFFEE HOUR
St. John’s parish family invites you to join us for coffee and
conversation following the 10AM Mass hosted this Sunday
by Boy Scout Troop 4.
Book and Media Sale
The Daughters of St. Paul from Boston will be here after
Masses THIS weekend in the parish center. These media
sisters will bring a wonderful selection of materials which
they publish and produce. Be sure to stop by and peruse
their display which will include spiritual reading, lives of the
saints, books for children, DVD’s, music and more! These
wonderful items will assist you with the ongoing faith
formation of your family and provide good spiritual reading.
Choose something to enrich your faith or for gift giving!
These items make wonderful Confirmation or First
Communion gifts. Additionally, you can check out their
website at www.pauline.org.
WEDNESDAY EVENING ROSARY
On Wednesday evenings at 6PM in the lower
chapel, the rosary will be offered. This will be held
every Wednesday evening throughout the year.
Please feel free to come on down, and don’t be
afraid to let your children join in. Rosary booklets will be
made available for those who need a refresher in this
beautiful Marian devotion.
Divine Mercy Prayer Group
There will be a holy hour of Divine Mercy every Monday
from 6:30-7:30PM in the lower church. All are welcome.
Please Remember in Prayer
Please pray for the following seriously ill young people in
need of healing: Anthony Khalife, Brody McDermott, and
Sam Buttara. Please also pray for our parishioner, Evan
Brooks, who along with his National Guard unit, is deployed
in the Middle East. Please keep Evan, the members of his
unit, and their families in your prayers.
Lorraine Boudreau
"I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.
These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and
there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the
Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to
take it up again." - Jn 10:16-17
Readings for NEXT Sunday, April 29, 2018:
Acts 9:26-31/ Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 [26a]/
1Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
5:00 PM Frances Sigafoos
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
8:00 AM Parishioners of St. John
10:00 AM Special Intention
6:30 PM Arlene and Esau Olio and family
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
9:00 AM Thomas Bagley
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
9:00 AM Michael Anderson
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
9:00 AM Jeannette St. Jean
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
8:00 AM Special Intention
5:00 PM Eugene (Geno) Spinosa
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
8:00 AM Parishioners of St. John
10:00 AM Special Intention
6:30 PM Eugene B. Pritchard
SUNDAY, APRIL 22—CLASSES RESUME
MONDAY, APRIL 23
2:10 PM Grade 6
4:15 PM Grades 3, 4 and 5
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
4:15 PM Grades 3 and 5
7:00 PM Confirmation rehearsal for those
scheduled for the 11AM ceremony
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
4:15 PM Grade 2
7:00 PM Confirmation rehearsal for those
scheduled for the 2PM ceremony
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Confirmation (2 Masses);..;;.;..;;;;..April 28
First Communions>>>...>..>.May 5, May 12, May 13
Ascension Thursday>...>..>.>>>>>>>>.May 10
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
If you are new to the Parish, please introduce yourself. We
want to know and serve you. We hope you will support your
parish with your prayers, your presence and your talents.
Please call the Parish Office (435-3313x203) to register.
Rummage Sale Help Wanted
The Rummage Sale Committee is looking for additional
volunteers to assist with the rummage sale. Any parishioners
who are interested, please call the parish office at 508-435-
3313x203 and leave your name and contact information.
Thank you.
PALLIATIVE CARE
AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
Palliative care is often misunderstood. It is sometimes
thought to be exclusively for people who are receiving
hospice care at the end of their lives, but palliative care is a
comprehensive approach to care for those with serious
illness from the moment of their diagnosis. It is a way for
people to live better with serious illness that is entirely
consistent with Catholic teaching, continuing the holistic
healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Come hear a presentation
on “Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning” THIS
Monday, April 23, at 7PM outside the lower church. The
Divine Mercy Chaplet will be said beforehand beginning at
6:30PM in the lower church. Presented by the Archdiocese
of Boston’s Initiative for Palliative Care and Advance Care
Planning.
DIGNITY MATTERS
Help Dignity Matters provide homeless women with bras and
feminine hygiene products. These items are not
A NITE AT THE RACES
The Knights of Columbus, Bishop Rice Council 4822 will be
hosting A NITE AT THE RACES fundraiser on Saturday,
April 28
at 6PM at the St. Cecilia Family Center. Dinner will
be provided along with the most exciting virtual horse racing
outside of the Irish Sweepstakes! For information please
contact Bill Muench (508-259-3382 or william.muench@com
cast.net).
MOVING?
Be sure to notify the Parish office (508-435-3313x203) and
the Religious Education office (508-435-3313x208) if your
address and/or telephone number changes, OR if you are
moving out of town. We appreciate your help in keeping our
parish records up to date.
III. Brett Pahigiannis & Laura Casavant
High School Youth Group
Mission Trip
Mandatory youth and parent meeting THIS Thursday, April
26, at 6:30 PM in the parish center. Final payment of $200 is
due at this time.
Next Youth Group Meeting: April 29 at 7:15 PM in the low-
er church. All youth and adults interested in helping to plan
events are welcome to attend.
SAVE THE DATE: Baccalaureate Mass
Sunday, May 20, 6:30 PM
Parents and high school seniors are invited to attend a Bac-
calaureate Mass followed by dinner in the Parish Center.
Invitations to come.
High School Youth Ministry Fundraiser
Kudos to our high school youth ministers, Jen Fairbanks and
Mary Pawela, for putting on a very successful fundraiser this
past Saturday night. We would like to thank all of those who
helped make our fundraising event a huge success. We are
so very grateful to the many families and individuals who do-
nated items for our drawings and silent auction. In particular
we would like to thank “The Fuse” for the great music, Ken
and Debbie Lysik, Joe Antaki and Trinh Dembinski for their
hard work in the kitchen, Bernie Mitchell for bartending, Olive
Garden in Marlborough for the donation of breadsticks, Bill
Maginnis for paper products, Keefe Tech for printing the fly-
ers and tickets, the Knights of Columbus for helping with food
cards, and Deb Andrews for her hard work in getting dona-
tions. It certainly does take a village! What a great communi-
ty we have! We are already looking forward to next year!
Summer Bible Adventure is back!!!
Join us for a for a week of shipwrecked fun July 9th-13th.
9AM-12PM! Registration is now open for 4 year-olds to en-
tering 5th grade as of fall 2018. It can be found on our web-
site: https://sites.google.com/site/stjohnsbibleadventure/.
Sign up now as spots are limited and going quickly! We are
so excited! If you have any questions, please feel free to
email us at [email protected].
SPRING CLEANING?
DECLUTTERING? DOWNSIZING?
Save your unwanted items for St. John’s Rummage Sale
coming in June. We will be accepting donations of clothing,
household items and small furniture. Drop off will begin on
May 21 at the parish center.
ST. JOHN’S FLEECE JACKETS
St. John’s fleece jackets will be available for purchase in the
next couple of weeks. More info to follow.
APRIL 22, 2018
CROSS ROADS
By Deacon Tony
Acts 4: 8-12; Psalm 118: 1, 8-9, 21-23,26-29;
John 3: 1-2; John 10: 11-18
“I am the Good Shepherd, and I know mine and
mine know me>and I will lay down my life for the sheep>
and there will be one flock, one shepherd.” These words in
John’s Gospel are as important and momentous as any of
the things that Jesus said. God’s love for us is so great that
he gave us the perfect savior. In Acts, “Peter, filled with the
Spirit” proclaims that Jesus, the stone which the builders
rejected, has become the cornerstone; and only through
Him is there salvation. How do we accept this great gift of
salvation? If Jesus saw us now would he recognize us as
part of his flock? Would we recognize him as our shep-
herd? Would we know his voice?
To recognize our Good Shepherd, to act according-
ly, to proclaim him as the Savior as Peter did, to make full
use of the gift of salvation, we too must allow ourselves to
be “filled” with the Spirit. Sometimes, we (and I certainly
include myself) inhibit our being filled with the Spirit. Some-
times we fill parts of our souls with things that don’t allow
the Spirit to fill our souls. The good news is the mercy and
kindness of God endure forever. When we stumble, we
have been given the power and the tools (the Sacrament of
Penance and the Eucharist among them) to repent, reform,
start again, and make more room for the Spirit. When we
do this, we become more recognizable as part of the flock,
as children of God. We will recognize Jesus in all aspects
of our lives. We will make him the cornerstone of our lives
on this earth, until someday when he is fully revealed to us,
“>we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”