The St. Edward Jesse Tree has been an Advent tradition in our parish for many years. The generosity of our parishioners has helped the more needy families of St. Mary of The Angels Parish and its surrounding communities of Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. In recent years, this same spirit of giving has been extended to The South Boston – Seaport Collaborative.

The Jesse Tree will be set up in the Narthex for the weekend of
19, 20 November.

Like last year, the receiving parishes have asked that all our giving be done with $25.00 gift cards for the following retail stores: 
Target, Marshalls/TJMaxx and Old Navy.

We have placed tags on the tree that correspond to the gift card requests. Please stop by the Jesse Tree and grab as many tags as you would like!

The Gift cards can be dropped in the Locked Drop Box that is located at the entrance doors to St. Edward Church.  Similar to last year, we have a goal of 600 gift cards. The final day for donating gift cards will be Tuesday, 13 December.
                                                                                                          
PLEASE NOTE: Only gift cards; no clothing gifts can be accepted.

           Thank you for your generosity!!!

St. Jude Church has supported the Santa Foundation for many years with presents from our “Giving Tree” and, more recently, with Gift Cards at Christmas. The Santa Foundation would like us to continue this new tradition of collecting Gift Cards for their families at Christmas.
 
Gift Cards suggested by the Santa Foundation for their families include: 
Kohls, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, Stop & Shop, Target, Walmart, Old
Navy, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Shaw’s, Big Y, Market Basket, CVS, Bed, Bath & Beyond, VISA, Amazon, Walgreens, TJ Maxx, Movie Gift Cards
 
Suggested Amount of Gift Cards for Families:
$25 with the receipt attached and the amount written on the card. Folks can hand in as many Gift Cards as they would like.
 
You may also drop off Gift Cards at the Rectory during the week or leave them in the black locked mailbox outside of the Rectory any time. Gift Cards may also be mailed to
St. Jude Rectory, PO Box 305, Norfolk, Ma. 02056.
Please do not leave Gift Cards in the Church unattended.
 
We will be collecting Gift Cards outside the Church before Masses on the following days/times:

• Saturday 12/10 – 4:30pm to start of 5pm Mass
• Sunday 12/11 – 7:30am to start of 8am Mass
• Sunday 12/11 – 10am to start of 10:30am Mass

Thank you very much for your generosity towards
the Santa Foundation!!

We will continue our Children’s Liturgy of the Word during the weekly 9am family Mass at St. Edward and the 10:30am Mass at St. Jude; typically on the first and third Sundays of every month from April through March.

Please RSVP for our Fundays:
St. Edward Faith Family Funday RSVP
St. Jude Faith Family Funday RSVP

We will have 3 Faith Family Fundays for our grades 1-5 program.  These “Fundays” will take place after our Sunday Morning Family Masses on the following dates (choose one date per session):

• These events offer a time where families will come together to pray, learn, and celebrate our faith!
• Duration will be one hour in length
• These are meant for the entire family to enjoy!  ​​​​
• Join our family Mass beforehand!