TOGETHER IN CHRIST COLLABORATIVE
Church of Saint Ann
West Bridgewater MA
Website: stannswb.com
St. John The Evangelist
East Bridgewater MA
Website: stjohneb.org
October Teen Mass
Our first Teen Mass is October 20 at the 6:15 Mass at St. Ann. Similar to Family Mass, we invite our teens to do a reading or bring up the gifts. Fr. Paul also tailors his homily to be relevant to their life and there is contemporary music at the Mass. If your teen is interested in bringing up the gifts or doing a reading, please email Matt Brady
***October Family Mass ***
Our first Family Mass of the year is October 6 at the 9:30 Mass at St. John. We invite our kids to do the readings and bring up the gifts, and Fr. Paul has the kids join him around the altar for the homily. There is also coffee and donuts in the back of the church after Mass.
If your child is interested in bringing up the gifts or doing a reading please email Matt Brady.
*** Faith Formation Teachers Wanted ***
With the start of faith formation coming in a few weeks, we are urgently seeking catechists
(teachers) for the following classes.
Sunday 8:20-9:20 am at St. John: Grades 1, 3, 4
Sunday 5-6 pm at St. Ann: Grades 6 and 8
Sunday 7:15-8:15 at St. Ann: Grades 9 and 10
Monday 4:30-5:30 at St. Ann: Grades 1 and 3
Tuesday 4:30-5:30 at St. John: Grades 1, 2, 5
Wednesday 4:30-5:30 at St. John: Grades 6 and 7
All materials and lesson support will be provided. You are welcome to team up with a
friend if you would like.
As Fr. Paul says, if you love Jesus and love our young people, then you are qualified!
If you are interested, please email Matt Brady at directorofministries.tic@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FOR FAITH FORMATION FOR 2024-2025 IS NOW OPEN
Classes will begin on September 22 and run until April 16. Payment is not due until classes start, so the online system will not be open until August. It's not listed on the form, but you do have the option to homeschool your child(ren) if the scheduled classes do not work with your schedule. If you have any questions, please email Matt Brady at directorofministries.tic@gmail.com
Grades/Time/Location
Grades 1-5 Sundays 8:20-9:20 am @ St. John
Grades 1-5 Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. Ann
Grades 1-5 Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. John
Grades 6-8 Sundays 5-6 pm @ St. Ann
Grades 6-8 Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. John
Grade 9 Sundays 7:15-8:15 pm @ St. Ann
Grade 10/Confirmation Sundays 7:15-8:15 pm @ St. Ann
REGISTRATION FORM 2024-2025
*** SCHEDULES ***
A note on Confirmation- as many of you are aware, the archdiocese made the decision a few months ago to change the grade of Confirmation from grade 10 to grade 8. In making this decision, they have given us until 2027 to fully implement this change. Therefore, we have decided not to make any changes to our Confirmation program for the upcoming year while we work to build a program that is designed for 8th graders and develop a high school youth ministry program. Confirmation will remain in 10th grade for this year, and we will update you on the transition process as we develop our plan.
CONFIRMATION - Week of May 12th
Congratulations to the 52 young people who were Confirmed in our two parishes! May the Holy Spirit be with you and help you grow closer to Jesus.
FIRST COMMUNION - May 4, 5th
Congratulations to the 21 children who received their First Communion at the 4 pm and 11:30 Masses this weekend! We are very proud of you! Our remaining children will receive their sacrament on May 19th and June 1st.
MUSIC AT THE 6:15 Mass
As faith formation ends for the summer, we will no longer have our monthly Teen Mass, but we will continue to have music monthly at the 6:15 Mass on the following dates:
May 19th (Pentecost)
June 2nd (Corpus Christi)
July 14th
The Teen Mass will resume in the fall.
* INTRODUCING THE KID'S SHELF
The newest addition to our Lending Library at St. John is a whole shelf of books for our young parishioners. Right now we have some books about the saints, Pope Francis and some lent things, but we hope we will be able to add to our collection.
Stop by and check it out and borrow a book! If you have any religious kids books you would like to donate, please email Matt Brady.
*** FIRST COMMUNION - 2024
EASTER EGG HUNT
*** EASTER EGG HUNT AT ST. ANN'S - 2024
July 26th St. Ann's Day Celebration
EASTER EGG HUNT AT ST. JOHN - April 9th
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
This was our first Christmas Pageant since covid, and it was a smashing success! Thank you to all the cast and their families for all their hard work. All the kids did awesome! Special thanks to Tina Anthony for her work as our director, and to her assistants Chris Baker and Karla Berlo. And to Santa and Mrs. Claus for making the trip down from the North Pole. We had so much fun we are already planning to go bigger and better next year!
**FAMILY MASS**
MATT BRADY - DIRECTOR OF MINISTRIES
"Hello everyone! My name is Matt Brady and I am very excited to be joining you as the new Director of Ministries. I have a master's degree in theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and an undergraduate degree from Salve Regina University. I spent the past three years at St. Denis in Westwood, where I led a revitalization of their faith formation program and family ministry and helped guide the parish through Covid.
I am looking forward to working with all of you, especially the families, to grow and strengthen our Together in Christ Collaborative."
MISSION STATEMENT
The goal of the Religious Education Program at the Together In Christ Collaborative is to bring, through catechesis and prayer, the message of Jesus Christ and His Church to all members of the community. It is its aim to help students acquire and develop their own Catholic, Christian faith, so that our parish community and its members may truly witness to the Good News of Our Lord, Jesus. All of our efforts are meant to support parents as the primary religious educators of their children. We provide formal religious education that builds upon the everyday lived experience of the faith that is shared in your homes and at Sunday Mass.
We are a welcoming Parish, with our doors open to all God's children.
Matt Brady
Director of Ministries
508-378-4207 or 508-586-4880
directorofministries.tic @gmail.com
Weekday Office Hours 9:00am to 5:00pm Mon-Fri