The 11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 17, 2007
THE READINGS FOR THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 24TH ARE:
ISAIAH 49: 1-6
ACTS 13: 22-26
LUKE 1: 57-66
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Sunday, June 17, 2007
8:00
Joseph Benson
10:00
Anthony Mobile
Noon
Domenic Regolino
5:30
Daniel Eastman
Monday, June 18, 2007
12:15
Augusto Solimene
5:30
Catherine & Nicholas
Devereaux
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
12:15 Adele Bari
5:30 Elizabeth Murphy
Friday, June 22, 2007
12:15 Rochele Morello
5:30 Jennifer McLaren
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
12:15 Mrs. John Capobianco
5:30 Mary Dafarra
Saturday, June 23, 2007
9:00 Robert Casey
4:00 Bernadette Caney
Thursday, June 21, 2007
12:15 Marie Marthe Maurice
5:30 Robert MacLellan
TRANSI TIONS
A number of our Staff will be moving on and others will be joining us.
We thank Melisa Melnyk for her year of service in the parish and congratulate her on her wedding this
summer. We wish her many blessings as she begins this new journey.
We will miss Patricia Fazzone and her wonderful Spirituality Programs, especially for our children and
for families preparing for Baptism. Patricia has been sharing her creative gifts in the parish for more than
17 years, and we are so blessed that she was with us for so long.
Fr. John Wronski, SJ assumes the position of Executive Director of Nativity Prep beginning in July. We
have been so blessed to have Fr. John for the first three years of his priesthood. We are hoping that John
will continue celebrating Mass here when he is able.
Fr. J. A. Loftus,SJ (no relation to Fr. Ken Loftus) will be joining the staff. Fr. JA has been the Director of
the Jesuit Urban Center, and is a psychologist in private practice. In addition to regular pastoral duties,
he will be working in the area of Adult Faith Formation.
Jerry Sloan will be joining the staff part-time as assistant to Amy Chapman, new Director of Family Faith
Formation. Jerry comes to us from the JUC and is doing a graduate degree in History at BC.
Steven Crimaldi, a graduate student at Weston Jesuit, will also be assisting Amy with a special focus on
the Confirmation Program.
We also welcome Fr. Christoph Hermann, SJ, a Jesuit from the German Province who is working in a
parish in Stockholm, Sweden. Christoph will be with us through most of the month of July.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ? YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY The Reality of God and
the Problem of Evil by Brian Davies. On June 24th, there will be a discussion of this book at 11:15
am in the rectory living room. Please feel free to join in the conversation on this timeless issue.
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, June
Monday, “
Wed.,
“
Friday,
“
17th
18th
20th
22nd
Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church
Outreach Commission Meeting –Conference Room
YAG Discussion Group – Rectory 2nd Floor
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
12:45 pm
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
We thank the following members of the Parish Pastoral Council
who have
completed their service:
MARYBETH C LANCY
REBECCA LIEBENDORFER
ELIZABETH CULLEN
JANE MACDONALD
BETH DENARO
PHYLLIS SHARON
TOM HENNESSY
STEPHANIE NEWTON
We welcome new members of the council:
SHEILA BARNETT
MARILYN DUNPHY
EILEEN CONNOR
JANE EISELEIN
JONATHAN WINEGAR-MENDES
PPC JUNE MEETING: The Pastor’s Report, as well as Commission reports for the period from
September – June, will be available on the website next week.
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE JOB OPENING
communications, special events, donor relations
Nativity Preparatory School, Jamaica Plain,
and prospect research of the school. Experience
seeks an experienced development professional
in development, especially development in
for a full-time position to assist the Director of
education, is preferred. Please call 857.728.0031
Development in all aspects of the school’s
x 14, for a detailed job description. Interested
Development Program. Nativity Prep is a
candidates should submit a statement of interest
tuition-free, Jesuit middle school serving boys in
and resume, including references and salary
grades five through eight from low-income
requirements, by June 22, 2007 to: Deborah R.
families residing in the city of Boston. The
Blicharz, Director of Development, Nativity
Development Associate will collaborate with the
Preparatory School, 39 Lamartine Street, Jamaica
Director of Development in advancing the
Plain, MA 02130.
fundraising
initiatives,
marketing
and
MINISTERIO PARA LA COMUNIDAD LATINA EN S AN I GNACIO DE LOYOLA
(MINISTRY FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY AT ST. IGNATIUS)
Junio 17: Capilla Lannon/Español
Junio 24: Capilla Lannon/Español
Estamos invitando a los miembros de la comunidad Latina a organizar grupos de oración, grupos de
compartimientos de la Fé y estudios biblicos inmediatamente despues de la liturgia. Si alguien pudiera beneficiar
del uso de un misal que tiene las lecturas en los dos idiomas, puede encontrarlos en la mesa a la entrada de la iglesi.
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
ON-GOING COLLECTIONS: Our on-going collections help The Family Van, Shattuck
Shelter and Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center. Donations can be left in the
hampers that are at either side front entrance of the upper church. The list of wishedfor items is on the large bulletin board in the church entrance. PLEASE NOTE: School’s
out for the summer! So, we’ll suspend our collection of snacks and lunch foods for Mother
Caroline Academy until late August.
COMING: Summer is just about here, so it’s time to start planning for the
Saturday, July 21st cookout for the Guests at Shattuck Shelter. Sign-up
sheets for donations and volunteering and a box for cash donations (since we
purchase many items in bulk) will be available, on the table in the Gathering
Space, June 30th/July 1st, July 7th/8th and July 14th/15th.
ALSO COMING: Our annual back-to-school items drive - August
25th/26th. This year we hope to be able to provide both Julie’s
Family Learning Program, South Boston, and Mother Caroline Academy,
Dorchester, with back-to-school basics like backpacks, pens, pencils,
paper, notebooks and the like. Sales will start soon, so we thought you’d like to know so
you can plan ahead!
A B L E S SIN G
F OR
F AT H ER S
May God bless you and guide you in your very special role as a father.
May it always be for you a joy and a privilege.
May you cherish your children, from birth through adulthood,
As unique and precious gifts from God.
May you always love and forgive them as God loves and forgives you.
May you be quick to praise and slow to find fault,
And may you be wise in all your decisions.
May God reward you abundantly for all your fatherly love and care.
And may God bless all our fathers who have gone to their rest.
May they find comfort and joy in the arms of their heavenly Father.
FAMILY FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Children’s
Word:
Liturgy
During
the
of
the
summer
are interested in helping, please email Amy at
chapmaab@bc.edu.
months, Family Mass goes on hiatus. From June
24th until Labor Day, we will be dismissing the
A reminder that Family Faith Formation classes
children from the 10am liturgy to go downstairs
end today, June 17.
for their own Liturgy of the Word.
Children
will have the readings proclaimed from the
children’s lectionary, will have a short reflection
or teaching session, and will do their own
prayers of the faithful.
WE ARE IN NEED OF
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US WITH THIS MINISTRY.
Volunteers are needed to proclaim the readings,
to offer reflections, and to provide music. If you
Registration for Family Faith Formation for the
2007 – 2008 academic year has begun and will
continue after the 10am liturgies. You will also
have the option this year of registering
electronically. A registration form will be sent
via email; if you prefer, you can return that form
electronically to Amy or through the mail to the
parish address.
JOIN CARDINAL SEAN O’MALLEY ON PILGRIMAGE TO ROME, CONSTANTINOPLE,
PETERSBURG SEPTEMBER 16- 26, 2007.
AND
ST.
Registration Deadline June 27. Join Catholics and Greek
Orthodox Christians to experience together the holy sites, a general audience with Pope Benedict XVI, the
Churches and Patriarch of Constantinople and the Cathedrals and Palaces of St. Petersburg. $4500
including optional extension to St. Petersburg ($3500 to Rome and Constantinople only). For information
email vnicastro@earthlink.net or call Vito Nicastro, PhD at the Archdiocese 617-435-0019.
HAVE YOU HAD A RECENT (OR NOT SO RECENT) CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS OR
TELEPHONE NUMBER? - We are finding, more and more, that we have invalid email addresses
and/or telephone numbers on the parish database. If you have made a change, would you
please inform us of that, so that we may be as up-to-date as possible with our information? Just
use the parish address, ignatius@bc.edu, and note, with your name, that this is a new address or
phone number. Do the same thing for a telephone number change or by a call. Thank you.
CATHOLIC GAY AND LESBIAN
CONCERNS In an effort to facilitate
Parking at St. Ignatius
Please note that we are permitted to use
the parking spaces adjacent to Williams
Hall on Sundays and holydays when
BC is not in session. The entrance to the
parking area is the very first right on
Lake St, across Comm Ave. Williams
Hall is the first building on the right.
conversation for our Gay and Lesbian
parishioners, as well as parents and
family members of Gay and Lesbian
Catholics, we are providing an
informal context in which people feel
free to talk about their questions and
concerns. If you are interested in
coming together for support,
education and faith-sharing, please
contact Fr. Bob at the rectory
robert.vereecke@bc.edu
CHURCH OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
PHONE 617-552-6100
E-MAIL IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
FAX: 617-552-610
WEB: HTTP://BC.EDU/ST-IGNATIUS
THE PARISH STAFF
REV. ROBERT F. VEREECKE, SJ, PASTOR
REV. KENNETH G. LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE
REV. JOHN C. WRONSKI, SJ, ASSOCIATE
REV. JAMES F. MORGAN, SJ, EMERITUS
FRVEREEC@BC.EDU
LOFTUSKE@BC.EDU
JWRONSKI@SJNEN.ORG
552-6100
552-6100
552-6100
552-6100
MICHAEL BURGO, DIR. OF MUSIC MINISTRY
TIMOTHY ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIR.
OF MUSIC / ORGANIST
DIANE VALLERIO, OSF, DIR. OF OUTREACH
MELISA MELNYK, DIR. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMY CHAPMAN, ASSOCIATE DIR., REL. ED.
PATRICIA FAZZONE, CHILDEN’S SPIRITUALITY
RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER
CAP TEAM MEMBER
JANE DEVLIN
CAP TEAM MEMBER
MARC GERVAIS
CAP TEAM MEMBER
ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN ADM. ASSISTANT
BURGO@BC.EDU
ZIMMERTA@BC.EDU
552-6108
552-6114
VALLERIO@BC.EDU
MELNYKMA@BC.EDU
CHAPMAAB@BC.EDU
552-6107
552-6105
552-6103
552-6128
552-6117
FAZZONE@LAW.HARVARD.EDU
MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU
IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
552-6102
THE CELEBRATION OF EUCHARIST
SUNDAY
UPPER CHURCH 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON, 5:30 PM
LOWER CHURCH (Sept.-June) 10:00 AM, Family Liturgy
WEEKDAY LOWER CHURCH 12:15 PM, 5:30 PM
SATURDAY LOWER CHURCH 9:00 AM, UPPER CHURCH 4:00 PM (Vigil)
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT - LOWER CHURCH FRIDAYS 12:45 - 5:00 p.m.
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 occurs in Grade 2 and includes classes, retreat and home instruction.
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 rectory 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.