S UN DAY , A PRIL 12, 2015 – T HIRD SUND AY OF EAST ER THE READINGS FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER: 1 JN. 2: 1 – 5A LK. 24: 35 - 48 ACTS. 3: 13 – 15, 17 – 19 Please Pray for Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:00 Margaret M. Shields 10:00 Patrick Collins 10:00 (f) Margaret Donnelly 12:00 Mary Talbot Brewer 5:30 Dustin Smith Tuesday, April 14 2015 5:30 William Came Monday, April 13, 2015 12:15 John Shea 5:30 Margaret Concannon Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:15 Morgan O’Connor 5:30 Kathleen Shea and Francis Siragusa Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:15 Margaret Kenney 5:30 Eugene Irwin Friday, April 17, 2015 12:15 Lidia Lucia-Miquel 5:30 Michael Mullowney Saturday, April 18 2015 4:00 Anniv. – Joseph Ignatius Mulligan Sunday, April 19, 2015 8:00 Mary Lawless 10:00 Anita Chung 5:30 Dermot Donaghey Easter Plant Rembrances Thank you to the many parishioners who made donations for Easter Plant Donations to remember the following people: 1 George F. and Beatrice F. Amrhein Tom Andrews Mary Barksdale Eleanor Barksdale Lester Brooks Telanda Brooks Tony Byrne Sheile Byrne Cecelia Byrne Donald B. Cheetham, Jr. Fran & Dick Clancy Suzanne Daniel Lindi Daniel Royden B. Davis, S.J. Bob and Renee Donohue Faggiano & Corazzini Families Harry Fitzgibbons Janet Geggis Anna Giaccarini Michael Gilarde Marie Gilarde Josephine Gilarde Walter and Winnifred Green 2 Mary and James Hanlon Henry J. Klim Sophie Anne and Peter Krahmer Yu-Kwong Lee Marybeth LoBello Sister Pat Logan, CSJ Louise Lupi Raymond and Eleanor Martel Edward"Ted" F. Masterson Maria Rimkus McLaughlin Bertha Miskuly Catherine Miskuly James and Helen Neylon Dr. Joseph and Dorothea Nora Eileen O'Gara Mary Oreskovich Robert Pike Leslie Brooks Pike Val Pride Mary E. Raftery Herbert Rice Donna DiSciullo Ryan Susan Sheedy Mr. Kam Sin Mrs. Kwan Sin Barbara Thuillier Marguerite and Bob Yardely Grace Yuen Charles Marget Zupancic MegZupancic ST. I GNATIUS WELCOMES OUR NEW MEMBERS WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO FULL COMMUNION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BRIAN BARNETT STEPHANIE PLACHART 3 JULIE FIELD SERGIO FERREIRA PARKER BEDSOLE KRISTY BARNES WARM THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED AND ACCOMPANIED THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY . OUTREACH MINISTRIES RICE BOWL RETURNS: Please drop your rice bowl in the large rice bowl either on the Outreach table or on the table in the Lannon Chapel. The sooner the returns come in, the sooner we can get them to CRS! Checks can be made out to St. Ignatius or to Catholic Relief Services. You can also make a direct donation by going to www.crsricebowl.org/give. What you did for Lent will change lives! PINE STREET INN SHATTUCK SHELTER SPRINGTIME MEAL: This year’s Meal is on Saturday, April 25th. Sign-ups will be on two weekends only, April 11th/12th and 18th/19th. As in the past, we’ll need food donations and donations of time (kitchen prep here, serving there). Sign-up materials will be on the Outreach table. JUST 20 DAYS UNTIL THE WALK FOR HUNGER – MAY 3RD! Over forty-six years, the Walk has generated more than a hundred million dollars. WALK registration materials, for walking and volunteering, are on the Outreach table and on entrance bulletin boards. Or, you can go to www.projectbread.org, find the Walk link and register, as an individual or a member of TEAM IGNATIUS. If you won’t be walking or volunteering, you can sponsor a walker/team. MAY 2ND/3RD SPRING CLOTHING DRIVE Our annual drive for the Guests at St. Francis House Day Shelter in Boston is May 2nd/3rd. The new and gently used clothing that you donate will help to clothe over 150 poor and homeless Guests per week who seek clothing assistance. Current Clothing Wish List for Spring and Summer MEN’S ITEMS Belts: All sizes T-shirts/short short sleeve tops: M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X Men’s jeans: sizes 32-42; length 32 and above - HIGH NEED New and gently used shoes and sneakers: sizes 7-15 Sweatpants: M, L, XL, 2X, 3X New socks Spring/Fall Jackets: M-3X Baseball hats Hooded sweatshirts: S-4X WOMEN’S ITEMS New socks Jeans: sizes 10-18 Spring/Fall jackets: M, L, XL, 2X, 3X T-shirts/short-sleeved tops: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X Sweatpants: M-2X Shoes and sneakers: sizes 7-11 4 ONLY CLOTHING LISTED, PLEASE! Collection boxes will be at each church entrance 5 La Página Hispana Queridos Parroquianos, Hoy comparto con ustedes este poema escrito por Benjamín González Buelta S.J. Lo encontré en rezandovoy.org. a anana del domingo a anana o ngo o pulos estaban encerrados sin salida. oa o r a ra on al amigo, el fracaso del proyecto, la muerte implacable, aprietan el pecho, paralizan el cuerpo y encierran la vida como piedra de sepulcro. a anana la tra o ngo o pulos estaban encerrados sin entrada. o r n a ro ar n ar o a a a gr a, on al encuentro, el fracaso a la comunidady la muerte a la vida. a anana o ngo o o a a an rra n o a r o ro o o rro o Con luz de re rr on a r ron no a o ro an an a o a r a n rra a or or n an o na o a entrar, a ra ritu. a o n a go a roa a r ny por sellos imperiales. Espero que tengan una temporada Pascual llena de muchas bendiciones. En el amor del Cristo Resucitado, Padre Bob MARK YOUR CALENDARS! - SPECIAL TAIZE PRAYER St. Ignatius with Boston College will host a very special TAIZE PRAYER on Monday April 13th at 7:15pm. Three brothers from the Taizé Community in France will be with us to celebrate and meet for an informal presentation afterward in the Friary Room. All are invited to join us for a unique opportunity to encounter members of the Taizé community. THE IGNATIAN WAY: FROM GRATITUDE TO JOY - MAY 1ST - 3RD Join us for the St. Ignatius Spring Retreat at the Connors Retreat Center in Dover. The retreat begins Friday, May 1st at 6:00pm and concludes Sunday at 11:00am. To register, please contact Katherine.Maher@bc.edu or call the Parish Office at 617-552-6102. BOOK DISCUSSION On April 19th at 11:15 am, in the Parish Office, there will be a discussion of the book Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out by Kevin Clark. This biography of Archbishop Romero is an in-depth look at this pastor-defender of the poor who will be beatified on May 23rd in San Salvador. The book traces events leading up to the assassination of 6 Archbishop Romero at a chapel altar in San Salvador and the reverberations of that day. The author offers a Catholic understanding of liberation and how to be a church of the poor, for the poor, as Pope Francis reminds us we are called to be. Please mark your calendar and join us on April 19th for the discussion. CONFIRMING FAITH Join us today, April 12, and next Sunday, April 19, from 3:30 – 5:00 in the choir media room for an adult look at the deeper meaning of the Sacraments and what they mean to us. This 2 part series is great for parents whose children are about to receive the Sacraments or adults contemplating receiving them. CONTEMPLATIVE LEADERS IN ACTION Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA), a two-year Ignatian leadership and faith formation program for young professionals, is currently accepting applications. If you are a professional in your late 20s or 30s interested in engaging and forming your leadership and faith within a supportive community, CLA is the program for you! Cohort members meet monthly and grow in self-awareness, leadership and professional skills, as they dialogue about the intersections of their career, family, faith and leadership. Participants must commit to reading and reflection, attendance at monthly meetings, an annual weekend retreat, and a capstone project. For information about CLA including costs and application details, please visit www.jesuitcollaborative.org/cla 6TH ANNUAL IRISH HEARTS FOR ORPHANS All are welcome to the attend the 6th Annual Irish Hearts for Orphans event coming up on Sunday, April 19th at the Marriott Boston, Quincy. This event all started back in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti. NPH USA is focused on taking care of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantage children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Come and enjoy the wonderful Irish music of No H nr ’ Ir S ow an r n’ M o & Co a a C o o r r ann For more information visit www.irishheartsfororphans.com. THE WOMEN’S TABLE The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston will host a five week series entitled, “Crossroads and Thresholds: Embracing the Second Half of Life”. This will be held on five consecutive Tuesday evenings in April and early May. We will meet at 637 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA from 7:00-8:30 P.M. and specific dates include: April 14, 21, 28 and May 5. Sister Kathleen Hagerty, CSJ will facilitate the series. A sampling of topics include: Stages of Life, Spirituality and Psychology of Mid- f an Ma r ar x or ng P r ona Va Own ng On ’ S or , Generativity and Integrity in the Second Half of Life. There is no charge for the series, but a free will donation is gratefully accepted. To r g r a on a Mar R a W r a T Wo n’ Ta 617-746-2056 or via email : maryrita.weschler@csjboston.org IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS Father Dave Gill, S.J., will be honored by the Ignatian Volunteer Corps and will receive the Madonna Della Strada Award at ceremonies at Boston College High School on Sunday, April 26 (4-7pm). Father Gill is being recognized for his lifetime commitment to social justice - as a professor and mentor at Boston College, a pastor at St. Mary of the Angels in Roxbury, and as chaplain to the Agape Community, a group in Central Massachusetts focused on the Gospel message of non-violence. Others being honored by the Ignatian Volunteer Corps on April 26 are former Jesuit Volunteers, Patti and Tom Ryan of Worcester, and Founder and Head of School Dan Corley of Community 7 Prep in Providence. For more information about the Madonna Della Strada ceremony contact IVC New England (newengland@ivcusa.org), or Diana Gaillardetz in the Parish Office. SAINT JUDE SCHOOL ~ OPEN HOUSE On Sunday afternoon, April 12th, Saint Jude School, 175 Main Street, Waltham will be hosting an open house from 2-3:30pm. Saint Jude School provides an affordable, rigorous and comprehensive curriculum grounded in the Catholic faith and Christian values for students in grades kindergarten, 1—8, as well as a full day program for 4 year olds. We are focused on preparing students to succeed as life-long learners with 21st century skills. Saint Jude School is where faith, family and academics thrive. We look forward to sharing our school with you! 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 PAUL MELLEY, ASST TO THE PASTOR, BC LIAISON FRVEREEC@BC.EDU JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU MELLEYPA@BC. EDU 617-552-6100 617-552-6100 617-552-6113 MICHAEL BURGO, DIR. OF MUSIC MINISTRY TIMOTHY ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIR. OF MUSIC SR. DIANE VALLERIO, MFIC, DIR. OF OUTREACH SUSAN STUART, DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION KATHY MAHER, FAITH FORMATION MIDDLE SCHOOL JONATHAN GALO, FAITH FORMATION ADMIN. ERNESTO REYES, CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR DIANA GAILLARDETZ, ADULT FAITH FORM./ RCIA BURGO@BC.EDU ZIMMERTA@BC.EDU VALLERIO@BC.EDU LANGINST@BC.EDU KATHERINE MAHER @BC.EDU GALO@BC.EDU REYESHEE@BC.EDU GAILLADI@BC.EDU 617-552-6108 617-552-6114 617-552-6107 617-552-6105 617-552-6112 617-552-6112 617-552-6103 617-552-6103 RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER REENIE MURPHY, ADM. ASSISTANT MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU IGNATIUS@BC.EDU 617-552-6117 617-552-6102 KATHY MAHER, CAP TEAM MEMBER, CHAIR REV. JOHN ALLAN LOFTUS, SJ, CAP TEAM MEMBER MARC GERVAIS, CAP TEAM MEMBER MARY SANTAPAULA, CAP TEAM MEMBER KATHERINE MAHER @BC.EDU JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU MJG@GERVAISDAVENPORT .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 AM, 10:00 AM, FAMILY LITURGY 12:00 MISA EN ESPAÑOL EN LA CAPILLA LANNON 12:15 PM - 5:30 PM – LOWER CHURCH – 12:45 PM FRIDAY, ADORATION 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 8 Preparation begins in Grade 1 and includes classes, retreats and home instruction. Children receive First Eucharist in 2 nd 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. 9