We invite you to join us in worship, in prayer, and in friendship.
Join us for our Sunday Masses and our weekly LiveStream Liturgy on our FaceBook and youTube pages on Sundays at 9:30am. Worship the Lord with us and be enriched by thoughtful homilies, beautiful music, and a welcoming community of faith.We look forward to meeting you!
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| Thanksgiving at Our Collaborative Mass on Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated at Saint John Chrysostom at 9:00am
and at our collaborative partner Saint Theresa at 8:30am. There will not be a 4:30pm Mass at Saint John's on November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving
day. There will be no Confessions at Saint Theresa's on November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving day
Thanksgiving Day Prayer Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day
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| Bishop Cheverus Medal
Cardinal O'Malley began the tradition of awarding the Bishop Cheverus Medal in 2008 during the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Boston. The award is named after Bishop Jean-Louis LeFebvre de Cheverus, first Bishop of Boston, and honors those who "have worked in their own quiet way to make the kingdom more visible."
We are pleased to announce thet Marie Foley has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the Bishop Cheverus Medal. She was presented with the award on November 23, 20225, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. |
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The Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Our Mass schedule at our collaborative will be as follows: Monday, December 8, 2025 Saint John Chrysostom 4:30pm Saint Theresa of Avila 8:30am & 7:00pm There will be no Vigil Mass this year due to the Holy Day falling on a Monday. |
| 2025-2026 Grand Annual Appeal
This yearly undertaking is the single most significant means, other than the weekly offertory collection, by which we
are able to raise the funds necessary to provide compassionate pastoral care, and, quite simply, continue to carry out
the mission and ministry of Christ Jesus, Our Lord, along with our collaborative partner, Saint Theresa of Avila, and
in communion with Archbishop Hennessey and the Archdiocese of Boston, right here in our little corner of West Roxbury.
The Grand Annual Collection for 2025-2026 will begin on the weekend of December 5th & 6th, 2025, and run until the weekend of January 31 - February 1st, 2025. Please watch your mail for a letter with more details and a return envelope. The second collection at Mass next weekend, November 29 & 30, 2025, will be for the Grand Annual Collection. If you did not receive this letter in the mail, please stop by the parish office. |
| Special Pastoral Message on Immigration by the Bishops of the United States
On November 12, 2025, and for the first time in 12 years, the U.S. bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. Collectively, the bishops have invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops.
Here, some of those bishops come together to give voice to the message, which advocates for a meaningful reform of immigration laws and the recognition of the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants. US Bishops Statement Press Release Archbishop Richard G. Henning, Archbishop of Boston article in the Boston Pilot, November 14, 2025 |
| Lector Workbook for 2026 Cycle A The Lector Workbook for 2026 are available now. All lectors please pick up your workbooks for Cycle A in the lobby. |
| The Villagers Christmas Party On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the Villagers will be celebrating Christmas with a party at the Elks in West Roxbury. Appetizers will be at 11:30 and baked stuffed chicken or grilled salmon will be served at 12:30. Music by Dave and Marcia will be from 1:30-3:00pm followed by raffles. For further information call Diane Grallo no later than November 26. You do not have to be a member to join us on this trip. |
| CORI Forms Due We remind all Volunteers that CORI Forms are required to be submitted every year. CORI forms for 2026 are due now Please come to the Parish Center Monday through Thursday from 9:30-12 Noon with a picture ID to submit your 2026 form. All volunteers are also required to attend one session of Protecting God's Children Safety Training. |
| Protecting God's Children This is the mandatory one time training program for all Parish Employees and Volunteers The next sessions of Protecting God's Children Children will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 9-12pm at Saint John Chrysostom Parish Center. Please go to https://www.sttheresaparishboston.com/ to register for either session |
| Know Your Numbers!
Your Saint John Chrysostom Parish Health Ministry offers monthly blood pressure screenings.
Monthly blood pressure screenings resumed. If you have concerns about your blood pressure, please contact your primary care provider. Upcoming Monthly BP dates
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| Adoration is available at both parishes of our colaborative. |
Father Sam Fuller's Ministry
 Father Sam often tells us stories from his time working on the streets with the unhoused. This article from the Boston Pilot will provide background on that effort.
'Chaplains on the streets' -- Capuchin Mobile Ministries reaches out to homeless |
| Emergency Respones to State Migrant Crisis In response to Cardinal O'Malley's request in his letter of October 23, 2023, posted here in Cardinal Sean's Blog, there will be a clothing drive in our collaborative parishes for the ongoing needs of migrants in our community. There will be a Saint Vincent de Paul clothing bin in the parking lot at Saint John Chrysostom Parish for donations. Your generous response to this emergency request will be greatly appreciated. |
Sr. Maureen Taaffe:
It seems that everyone who knew Sister
Maureen can tell you a story of how she has
made a difference in their lives. Sister
Maureen passed away nine years ago. She was
the Pastoral Associate here at Saint John's for
twenty-five years, quietly steering the ship.
She died on August 22, 2016.
Sister Maureen was a native of Hyde Park although she
belonged to the Sisters of Charity
of Nazareth, an order from Kentucky. Take a moment and do a good deed to honor
all the good deeds Sister Maureen did throughout her life,
many of those impacting the people right here at Saint
John's. |
| Sunday's Mass LiveStreamed: We continue to live-stream our Sunday morning 9:30am Mass. Goto our
Facebook Page, or our
youTube Channel
to participate in the current mass or to replay the Masses from preceeding weeks.
Be sure to view our previous Christmas Concert (2020) featuring our Cantors, John, Osmani, and Rena accompanied by Alan on the organ, piano, and guitar. Also in our archive is a video of Father John Carroll leading the stations of the cross. |
| St John's and St Teresa's Parish have formed a collaborative as of September 1, 2020. Please read this announcement from our pastor, Father John Connolly more... |
| Need Prayers? Each day we pray for those sick or infirmed in the Parish. If you would like us to pray specifically for someone in need, please write the name of the person in the Parish Book of Intercession in the vestibule of the church or call Saint John's Office at 617-323-4410 ext. 10.
We now have an email for you to send us your prayer requests. We have a team of people praying and Father John will include your prayer intentions on the altar at our Live Stream Masses. Send your prayer to prayers@stjohnchrysostom02132.org
Important: For privacy reasons please use First Name Only for people you pray for. |
Virtual Christmas Concert: Our Christmas 2020 Concert is available on-line.
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| Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors: If you would like to become a lector, which simply means that you would read during Masses, or become a eucharistic minister, please contact the parish office. |
| Project Rachel is a confidential Catholic outreach ministry offering hope and healing to women and men hurting from past abortions.
Archdiocese of Boston. For further information call 508-651-3100 or help@projectrachelboston.com or visit the website at projectrachelboston.com
Project Rachel is named after the Old Testament figure Rachel, who weeps inconsolably for her children "who are no more" until God came to her, offering hope for her future. (Jeremiah 31:15-17) |
| Volunteering at Saint John's Saint John's is blessed with all those who volunteer their time to enrich our parish community. It reflects the generosity, the social commitment and the basic Christianity of our parish family. Thank you to all those who have volunteered in the past. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the parish office to learn more about our current opportunities for volunteers. |
| Celiac Disease For those with celiac disease, we do have low-gluten hosts. When you come up for communion the priest will have the low gluten hosts in a separate container (pix). Take the host out of the container yourself since the priest has touched the hosts that are not gluten free. |
Our Parish Mission Statement
Saint John Chrysostom Parish is a welcoming, inclusive community of believers in Jesus Christ. We invite all to pray with us. The gifts we bring and the joys we share are influenced by our personal history, religious experiences and orientation, all of who we are. We follow the Gospel message of love through vibrant liturgies which inspire us to act as we come with open hands serving the needs of all peoples.
Welcome to new parishioners!
If you are new in the parish, please stop by and say hello to the celebrant following mass and introduce yourself. Also, visit our office in the parish center or call the parish office (617) 323-4410 EXT. 10 to register with us so we have your name and address. Anyone in our parish who will be moving is also asked to advise us of their new address. Thank you.Bookmark This Page !
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