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 A Message from the Pastor...
Welcome to the website of St. Paul Catholic Church in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. We hope you will explore the various features of the site and get to know what St. Paul's is all about. We are an unusual parish in that we include, first, a family of parishioners coming to worship at St. Paul's from the area around Harvard Square as well as from the city of Boston and from many suburbs and even from other states. In addition to our eucharistic celebrations, we offer programs in religious education, special lectures, an active youth group, opportunities for spiritual growth, and volunteer efforts to serve the poor, the hungry, and the suffering.
Music has always been integral to our life at St. Paul's, and so another important part of the parish is the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School, which has been located at St. Paul's since 1963. The Boston Boy Choir (as it is often called) sings at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sundays and on weekdays at the 12:10 pm. liturgy, Tuesday through Friday.
The third component of St. Paul Parish is the Harvard Catholic Student Center, an active chaplaincy to undergraduates and graduate and professional students at Harvard University and other academic institutions in the area. A special Mass for students is held Sunday evenings at 5 p.m. in the lower church, and other liturgies are celebrated at the various Harvard graduate schools. Please see the links to Harvard Catholic websites.
I invite you to visit St. Paul's when you are in the Cambridge area (a map is available) and to become part of our community of believers. Our website includes a parish calendar that will let you know of the various events taking place at St. Paul Parish.
Parish Spirituality Survey. Last fall we conducted a survey focusing on spirituality in the Parish. The survey was completed by a large number of individuals in the Parish and the responses and comments reflect the strong desire to grow in the spiritual life of our Roman Catholic tradition. Parishioners Angela Jones and David Sand have been working diligently for a number of months with Father Drea to compile and chart the results -- a monumental task, but one they have engaged with tremendous generosity of time and talent. The results of the survey are now being published in the bulletin and are available on line by clicking on this link. As the results are published, we will update this link until the entire survey is available on line. Please be sure to read them and pray about them as to how they can help our entire Parish community grow in relationship with our risen Lord Jesus.
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Reverend Michael E. Drea
Pastor and Senior Chaplain | |
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