T H IR D S U N D A Y
OF
A D V E N T – D E C E M B E R 15, 2013
THE READINGS FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT ARE:
IS. 7: 10-14
ROM. 1: 1-7
MT. 1:18-24
Sunday, December 15, 2013
8:00 Katherine Murphy
10:00 Callahan & VonEuw Fam.
Noon Mary Dafarra
Noon Clarissa & Adela Mesa
5:30 Laura Froelich
Monday, December 16, 2014
5:30 George F. Cahill (Healing)
Please Pray for
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
12:15 Francis Mannix & Mary
Mannix Slaughter
5:30 John Curtin
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
12:15 Mr. Keene
5:30 Francis Hough
Thursday, December 19, 2013
12:15 Mr. Kelley
5:30 Gerard Stanton
Saturday, December 21, 2013
9:00 Edilberto Castillo
4:00 Primo Lorenzoni
Sunday, December 22, 2013
8:00
Simonne Desposiers
10:00
Joseph Leo Mullen
Noon Charles A. & Charles D.
Spadaro
5:30
Joao Stefanon, Sr.
ADVENT TAIZE PRAYER
On each of the remaining Monday evenings of Advent, (December, 16thand 23rd) at 7:15 pm, we will pray
together in candlelight, with simple singing, hopeful seasonal scriptures and peace-filled silence. Please
join us in the Upper Church for this forty-five minute escape from your busy life and enter into the peace
of the season.
Christmas Reflections
Fr. Bob will raise the curtain again on a performance of Christmas Reflections that celebrates
the true meaning of Christmas through story, music and dance. Christmas Reflections weaves
together new works and favorites from A Dancer's Christmas with Irish Step dances
choreographed by Helen O'Dwyer. The Cast includes nearly 100 dancers of all ages, including
students of the O'Dwyer School of Irish Dancing.
Friday, 20
th
December Performance Dates
at 7:30 pm-Saturday, 21 st at 3:00 pm–Sunday, 22nd at 3:00 pm
For Tickets call: 617-552-4002 or online – General Admission: $15
Robsham Theater Arts Center Boston College
www.blde.org
Christmas Cheer
Wines from Half-way Around the World
A festive Reception will follow the 3:00 PM D ecember 21st performance at the
Jesuit Residence, 130 Beacon Street from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. A $100 donation
includes two tickets to the performance and the reception. Please contact the
Parish O ffice
617-552-6102 or email: ignatius@bc.edu
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Sunday, December 15 th
THIS W EEK’S CALENDAR
Book Discussion – 2 nd fl. Office
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer – C/M Room
Con temporary M usic Ensemble – U.C.
11:15 am
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
M onday, December 16 th
Taize Prayer – Upper Church
W ed., December 1 8 th
Children’s Carol Choir – C/M Room
Parish Choir Rehearsal
7:15 pm
7:15 pm
Thurs. December 19 th
Christmas Choir Rehearsal – C/M Room & UC
7:15 pm
Friday, December 20 th
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – LC
7:15 pm
12:45 pm
LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Help is needed for some of the Masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Sign-up sheets are on the
bulletin board in the Sacristy, and all Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are encouraged to stop by the
Sacristy to let us know if you can help at any of these Liturgies. Thank you!
ST. IGNATIUS WOMAN’S RETREAT
Looking for a great gift idea for yourself or for a special woman in your life? We invite you to join other
women of the parish for a weekend of quiet reflection and conversation after the busyness of the
holidays. The cost for the entire weekend is $240 with a deposit of $50 at registration. The retreat will be
held at the Connors Retreat Center in Dover from January 3rd-5th. The theme of the retreat is “Epiphany:
Your Light has Come!” The director is Sr. Joanne Fahey, C.P. For more information, please call Mary
Dailey, 617-332-6987 or Martha Sullivan, 508-668-7268. Please register through the Parish Office, 617-5526102 or ignatius@bc.edu.
BECOME AN ELF FOR CHRISTMAS!
Come help decorate the church for Christmas on Tuesday, December 24th starting at 9:00 a.m.
Come for a little time or come for the whole time: All ages and experiences are welcome to
come.
For more information, contact Catherine Downing at 617-782-5812 or at
cfdesq@hotmail.com
POINSETTIA DONATIONS
For Christmas, we would invite you to remember your loved ones by making a donation to
purchase a poinsettia in their name. These plants will be used to make the Church shine
for the season and an acknowledgement of gratitude will appear in the bulletin.
Yes, I would like to donate $________to remember:
Name of person to be remembered: ___________________________________________________
Name of Donor: ___________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________
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OUTREACH MINISTRIES
SHATTUCK HOLIDAY MEAL AND CHRISTMAS GIFT DRIVE: THANK YOU again for
your very generous support! The Meal went very well, thanks to an abundance
of wonderful food and a great kitchen prep staff and serving staff, all led by
Tammy Scott, the Meal coordinator. We are grateful to our friends at
Crescent Ridge Dairy in Sharon for donating their awesome egg nog and to White
Mountain Creamery for the ice cream toppings. The Gift Drive process went very smoothly, thanks
to many gift “runners” and sorters. Ann Carmola once again coordinated the whole Drive effort,
from contacting agencies, to working up the gift lists, to organizing the ornament cutting and gift
sorting and packing. Additionally, fourteen parish families “adopted” families from St. Patrick’s in
Lawrence and St. Mary’s in Lynn for gifting.
REFUGEE AWARENESS ON WORLD DAY
FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
INTERFAITH STUDY: “FINDING GRACE,
DISCOVERING OURSELVES”
Pope Francis has a special concern for refugees and
has designated 1/19/2014 as World Day for Migrants
and Refugees. The St. Ignatius ARRUPE group
(Assisting Refugee Resettlement Using Parish
Energies) will offer a refugee awareness session in
the Media Room in the lower church at 11 am on
1/19/2014. Find out what the Church does to help
refugees: globally, around the US, in Massachusetts
and right here at St. Ignatius Parish. A brief
presentation will be accompanied by a screening of
the Irish film: Crossing Salween, dealing with a young
Burmese girl's journey to freedom across the border.
Don't miss it! If you can’t make it on that date, but
want to know more, email: engler [at] bc.edu or
devlin.jane [at] gmail.com.
Last spring our parish invited Temple Beth Elohim
(TBE) to an interfaith study session in which Marsha
Mirkin led us to consider the “burning bush.” There
will be a followup interfaith session on January 11th
from 3-5pm at TBE, which is Marsha’s faith
community. Parishioners from St. Ignatius have
kindly been invited to TBE located at 10 Bethel Rd. in
Wellesley to study the story of Hannah, whose
Hebrew name means “Grace.” This story’s discussion
of grace seems to call out for interfaith conversation.
How can we understand the idea of grace in the story
of Hannah and in our own lives? We meet Hannah in
the story as she struggles with issues that are beyond
her control. What can we learn from her struggle and
her response to life’s challenges? How do we
encounter God during our difficult times? Please join
us at Temple Beth Elohim to study this story of
longing and love, and its vision of hope and justice.
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY
“[Christ] is present in his word, since it is he himself who speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in the Church”
(Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 7)
The Second Vatican Council emphasized the place of Scripture in the liturgy. More Scripture was added to the liturgy and
Scripture began to be read in the vernacular language (or the language of the people) rather than Latin. The theological nature
of Scripture in the liturgy is reaffirmed by the Council, because it reminds us that in the proclamation of Scripture, Christ is
indeed present. The words of Scripture provide more than information, they embody Christ’s very presence. The words
embody Christ himself. When we listen and take to heart Christ’s words, we grow closer to him. There is a building of
communion in the acceptance of Christ’s words between Christ and those who listen. In other words, the proclamation of
Scripture builds the relationship of people with Christ himself. We come to know who Christ is and what he means for us who
are called to live his words.
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Oración
Virgen Santísima de Guadalupe, Madre de Dios, Señora y Madre
nuestra! Venos aquí postrados ante tu santa imagen, que nos dejaste
estampada en la tilma de Juan Diego, como prenda de amor,
bondad y misericordia.Aún siguen resonando las palabras que
dijiste a Juan con inefable ternura: "Hijo mío queridísimo, Juan a
quien amo como a un pequeñito y delicado," cuando radiante de
hermosura te presentaste ante su vista en el cerro del Tepeyac.Haz
que merezcamos oír en el fondo del alma esas mismas palabras.Sí,
eres nuestra Madre; la Madre de Dios es nuestra Madre, la mas tierna, la mas
compasiva. Y para ser nuestra Madre y cobijarnos bajo el manto de tu protección
te quedaste en tu imagen de Guadalupe.Virgen Santísima de Guadalupe, muestra
que eres nuestra Madre. Defiéndenos en las tentaciones, consuélanos en las
tristezas, y ayúdanos en todas nuestras necesidades. En los peligros, en las
enfermedades, en las persecuciones, en las amarguras, en los abandonos,
en la hora de nuestra muerte, míranos con ojos compasivos y no te separes
jamás de nosotros.
Un Padre Nuestro, Ave María y Gloria...en agradecimiento por el milagroso
Retrato, milagro y continuo testimonio.
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Answer from Last Week:
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW
What is the name of the small white cloth
used with the Chalice?
YOUR CHURCH?
MASS-TERING THE LITURGY
PURIFICATOR
What is the name of the the
book that the priest uses
during Mass?
The Extraordinary Minister of Holy
Communion distributes the Blood of
Christ, using the purificator to clean the
Chalice between each communicant.
Answer in Next Week’s
Bulletin
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CHURCH OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
28 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE – CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467
PHONE 617-552-6100
E-MAIL IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
FAX: 617-552-6101
WEB: HTTP://BC.EDU/ST-IGNATIUS
THE PARISH STAFF
REV. ROBERT F. VER EECKE, SJ, PASTOR
REV. JOHN ALLAN LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE
CAP TEAM MEMBER
MICHAEL BURGO, DIR. OF MUSIC MINISTRY
TIMOTHY ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIR.
OF MUSIC / ORGANIST
SR. DIANE VALLERIO, MFIC, DIR. OF OUTREACH
AMY CHAPMAN, FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR
SUSAN STUART, ASSOC. DIR. FAITH FORMATION
FRVEREEC@BC.EDU
JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU
617-552-6100
617-552-6100
BURGO@BC.EDU
ZIMMERTA@BC.EDU
617-552-6108
617-552-6114
VALLERIO@BC.EDU
CHAPMAAB@BC.EDU
LANGINST@BC.EDU
617-552-6107
617-552-6103
617-552-6105
RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER
ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN, ADM. ASSISTANT
WALTER FOTHERGILL, FACILITIES MANAGER
MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU
617-552-6117
IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
617-552-6102
WALTER.FOTHERGILL @BC.EDU 617-552-6119
KATHY MAHER CAP TEAM MEMBER (CHAIR)
MARC GERVAIS
CAP TEAM MEMBER
MARY SANTAPAULA
CAP TEAM MEMBER
KATHERINE.MAHER@BC.EDU
MIG@GERVAISDAVENPORT.COM
MSANTAPAULA@RCN.COM
THE CELEBRATION OF EUCHARIST
SUNDAY
WEEKDAY
SATURDAY
UPPER CHURCH 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON, 5:30 PM
LOWER CHURCH 8:00 M, 10:00 AM, FAMILY LITURGY
12:00 MISA EN ESPAÑOL EN LA CAPILLA LANNON
12:15 PM, 5:30 PM – LOWER CHURCH
LOWER CHURCH 9:00 AM, UPPER CHURCH 4:00 PM (Vigil)
THE SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM
Adults are baptized at the Easter Vigil as part of the Rites of Christian Initiation for
Adults. Infant and child baptisms are by arrangement.
FIRST EUCHARIST
Preparation begins in Grade 1 and includes classes, retreats and home instruction.
Children receive First Eucharist in 2nd grade.
CONFIRMATION
Our Confirmation program begins in the 9th grade. Students are confirmed in the
Spring of the 10th grade. Young adults who have been catechized but are not yet
confirmed should contact the Parish Office for an alternative program.
MATRIMONY
Must be registered as a parishioner six months prior to beginning Marriage arrangements.
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 3:15 – 3:45 PM Upper Church or by arrangement
ANOINTING OF THE SICK by arrangement.
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