Saturday, September 28th St. John’s Gym 149 Chestnut Street, Clinton Doors open at 5:30, serving pizza. Games start at 6:00. Come for a fun family evening and support the St John’s CARE Food Pantry. Tickets are $10 to play. There will be a Chinese auction to win many gift certificates and prizes and a raffle to win theme baskets.

Hibernians of Our Lady of Knock volunteers & baked goods needed for our table at the Clinton Olde Home Day on Saturday, September 7 at 9 a.m. Contact Janice at 508-648-4510 for more information.

The CARE Food Pantry is in need of your extra plastic or reusable bags to help distribute food items to those in need each Thursday. Bags can be dropped off in the collection bins at each church entrance, the drop box in the Parish Hall or at the Pantry on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m.

Our Catechist Appreciation Event will be taking place on Saturday, August 31st from 5:30p - 7:30p at St. John's Rectory,149 Chestnut St. It will be an open house setting so you may come any time and leave any time. The menu will include: cheese, crackers, dips, fruit, finger sandwiches, and pastries along with beverages.   Thank you so much to our catechists from the 2018 - 2019 CCD year. We could not have done it without you! We hope to see you there!

Hello families! If you have not registered your child(ren) for the 2019-2020 CCD year, please complete the forms and mail them to the rectory at 149 Chestnut St, Clinton 01510 Registration forms can be found on the CCD Table in the Parish Hall or online at https://www.stjohnsclinton.org/forms

We are looking for several volunteer catechists this CCD year (2019-2020). We have openings for: Saturdays - Levels 1 & 2 - 9-10 a.m. Sundays - Levels 3 to 7 - 8-8:45 a.m. Mondays - Levels 3 to 5 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Levels 7 & 8 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. For more information, please call Ann or John at 978-368-0052 or email ccddirectorstjohnsclinton@gmail.com.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and those we serve wish to thank all who contributed to the Ash Wednesday Collection. The total collection was $2,455. Your generosity is overwhelming, and enables us to continue our mission of helping those less fortunate in our community. Thank you!

Thank you to all the parishioners for your support of the Mother's Day Rose Sale. Because of your generosity we were able to raise $1,175 for Problem Pregnancy, the all-volunteer Agency that supports women during their pregnancy. Thank you also to the volunteers who worked hard to make this fundraiser so successful. God Bless you and your families. Janice Donahue-Hibernians of Our Lady of Knock

We would like to ask the entire parish to remember our Confirmation Candidates and their Sponsors in your prayers as we prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation, which will be celebrated on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Confirmation families, please be sure to save the date! Thank you and God bless!

Next week there will be the annual collection for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. The Society relies solely on the generosity of others to provide financial assistance to individuals & families in need in our community. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you!

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the parishioners of St John’s for their overwhelming support to our Annual Collection and Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive. Your monetary contributions enable us to continue to assist those in need in our community and with the food donations we were able to provide 50 families food baskets at Thanksgiving.

The Knights of Columbus Council #1701 wish to thank all those who contributed to our recent “Coats for Kids” program. Thanks to your generosity we were able to hand out over 90 coats, mostly kids but some adults benefitted also. A special thank you to Dottie Sears and her sister, Jeannette, who made over 100 winter hats of various styles and colors that were greatly appreciated.

The next monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, November 15 **note the date change** at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. A representative from WHEAT will be our guest speaker.

The CARE Food pantry is having its 3rd Annual Chicken Shoot Meat Bingo fund raiser on Saturday, September 29 at its new location at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 209 Union St. In addition to the bingo games there will be raffles including Patriots tickets and theme gift baskets. Tickets will be sold after all Masses the weekends of September 8th/9th, 15th/16th and 22nd /23rd. Come join the fun and support the food pantry.

All women are invited to this exciting Conference, to be held at Assumption College on Saturday, November 10. Hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders: Professor Helen Alvare, Susie Lloyd, Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P., Dr. Janet E. Smith and Susan Conroy. Bishops and diocesan and religious priests will hear confessions. Bishop McManus will offer Mass. For more information or to register, visit our website at worcestercatholicwomensconference.com or call Corinn Dahm at 508-277-3969. Seating is limited, register today!

The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets weekly in the St. John's Parish Center on Tuesday evening at 7:00 for prayer and discussion of Scripture, the Catechism, and the Diary of St. Faustina. Our prayer group welcomes new members anytime. If you would like to know more about our Cenacle, please call Bill or Sue Belfield (508-869-0508). We also maintain a prayer line to pray for those who are seriously ill or dying. Prayer requests can be submitted by phone (978-733-0090) or by e-mail DMCPray@gmail.com. After a prayer request is submitted, it is sent immediately to members of our group. Cenacle members pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the seriously ill or dying.