S UN DAY , A PRIL 5, 2015 –
EAST ER SUNDAY OF T HE RESSURECT ION OF T HE LORD
THE READINGS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER:
1 JN. 5: 1 - 6
JN. 20: 19 - 31
ACTS. 4: 32 - 35
Please Pray for
Monday, April 6, 2015
12:15 Marybeth LoBello
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
12:15 Katherine Maloney
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
12:15 Florinda Iantosca
5:30
Mary Kirby MacDonald
and Adrean Taylor
Thursday, April 9, 2015
5:30 Mary Lawless
Friday, April 10, 2015
5:30 Capobianco & Casaletto
Family
Saturday, April 11 2015
4:00 Anniv. – Henry Wilson
Dear Parishioners,
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad! On this Easter day, we have reason to
rejoice. We remember in a special way the great mystery of Christ’s triumph over death. The Risen One
comes to each of us saying: “Peace! I am with you now and forever”. Today, we celebrate in a special
way what we remember each Sunday as we gather for Eucharist. The Lord is in our midst as a saving,
life-giving presence. All of our Sundays during the year are reflected in the light of this Easter Sunday.
But, Easter is not just a day. It is not simply an “event’. It is a season of fifty days. This Easter
“seasoning” gives us the opportunity to savor the rich experience of the paschal feast, tasting and seeing
the goodness of God, revealed in Christ’s dying and rising. This Easter season is filled with stories and
symbols that speak of new light and new life. Can we open our ears and our eyes to let the Risen One
come again into our lives, offering us the promise of peace, joy and love?
May this Easter Season be filled with encounters with the Risen Lord who will open our eyes to the
wonders that our gracious God has done for us! I also want to thank you for the many expressions of
sympathy you have shared with me on the death of my mother. I am sure she is reunited with my
father, sharing in the joy and the love of the Risen Christ.
In the Love of Christ,
Fr. Bob
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ST. I GNATIUS JOYFULLY WELCOMES INTO THE CHURCH AND FULL
COMMUNION THIS EASTER
JENNA FRANKEL
COLBE DELISLE
WHITNEY WOODMANSEE
ERIK DANG
WARM THANKS TO THEIR SPONSORS AND ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE ACCOMPANIED
THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE EASTER SACRAMENTS.
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
THANK YOU for your donations of socks and flip-flops for Boston Health
Care for the Homeless Program. Your generosity adds up to more than
three hundred pairs of socks and more than fifty pairs of flip-flops!
RICE BOWL RETURNS: Please bring your returns on the weekend of April
11th/12th – just drop it in the large rice bowl by 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 27 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.
SPRING CLOTHING DRIVE FOR ST. FRANCIS HOUSE DAY SHELTER: The drive will
take place on Saturday/Sunday, May 2nd/3rd. Wall posters and bulletin articles will
specify what is most needed at this time; keep an eye out for them.
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La Página Hispana
Queridos Parroquianos,
¡Éste es el día en que actuó el Señor: sean nuestra alegría y nuestro gozo¡ Este día Pascual nos da muchas
razones para regocijarnos. Recordamos de una manera muy especial el gran misterio del triunfo de
Cristo sobre la muerte. El Resucitado viene a cada uno de nosotros diciendo “La paz esté con ustedes.
Estoy con ustedes ahora y para siempre.” Hoy celebramos la esencia de la Eucaristía, aquello que nos
reúne cada semana: que el Señor está entre nosotros para salvar y darnos la vida. Cada domingo del año
comparte la luz de este domingo Pascual.
Pero la Pascua no dura sólo un día. La Pascua dura 50 días. En verdad es una temporada que la Iglesia
nos da para entrar más profundamente en la alegría que el Cristo Resucitado nos ha ofrecido. Nos da la
oportunidad de gustar y ver la bondad del Señor que quiere que experimentemos su amor eterno por el
amor sacrificial de su Hijo, Jesucristo. Durante esta temporada Pascual escucharemos las historias que
nos cuentan de los primeros discípulos que se encontraron al Cristo Resucitado en el cenáculo, en el
camino a Emaús, en la playa del lago de Galilea, en el jardín donde se colocó la tumba donde sepultaron
a Jesús. Como aquellos discípulos, tendremos la oportunidad de ver y oír a Jesucristo. ¿Estamos
dispuestos a verlo con ojos abiertos y oírlo con oídos abiertos? ¿Dejaremos recibir en nosotros su
promesa de la paz, la alegría y del amor eterno?
Les deseo que tengan una temporada Pascual llena de toda la alegría y de todas las bendiciones de
nuestro Señor, el Resucitado. También les agradezco por todas las expresiones de simpatía que me han
compartido a causa del fallecimiento de mi madre. Estoy seguro de que ella, reunida con mi padre
comparte la alegría y el amor de Jesucristo Resucitado
En el amor de Cristo,
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.
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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.
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
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
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.
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 7, 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-life and the Mature years, Exploring Personal
Values, Owning One’s Story, 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 register, please contact Mary Rita Weschler at The Women’s
Table 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 Prep in Providence. For more
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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
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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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