J U L Y 6, 2014 – T H E 14 S U N D A Y IN O R D IN A R Y T IM E
J U L Y 13, 2014 T H E 15 S U N D A Y IN O R D IN A R Y T IM E
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THE READINGS FOR THE 15 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ARE:
1. IS. 56: 10-11
ROM. 8: 18-23 MT. 13: 1-23
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THE READINGS FOR THE 16 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ARE:
WIS. 12:13, 16-19
ROM. 8: 26-27 MT. 13: 24-43
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Please Pray for
Sunday, July 6, 2014
10:00 Anthony & Mary
Sammartino
Noon Frank N. Miskuly
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
5:30 Joseph E. Mahoney
Saturday, July 12, 2014
5:30 Lois Vachon Ward
Thursday, July 10, 2014
5:30 Capobianco-Casaletto
Family & Judge
Margaret C. Scott
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
10:00 Doris Engler
Noon Edward Xavier
5:30 Victor Perugini
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
5:30
Francis Mannix & Mary
Mannix Slaughter
Saturday, July 19, 2014
4:00 Inez Lorenzoni
Sunday, July 20, 2014
10:00 Yolanda Brooks
Noon Kristin Natvig
5:30
Mary Dafarra
Thursday, July 17, 2014
4:00 Helen E. Burns
THE BULLETIN WILL BE PRINTED EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR JULY AND AUGUST.
THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE JULY 20 .
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PROGRESS REPORT – 2014 CATHOLIC APPEAL
We are pleased to share that St. Ignatius Parish has raised $75,381.75.00 toward our 2014 Catholic Appeal
goal of $76,321.00. Because of your generosity, we are at 98% of our goal as of June 25, 2014. Your
support is deeply appreciated by Cardinal Sean and by all who benefit from the fifty ministries made
possible by the Appeal. We have nearly reached our goal. If you have yet to make a pledge, we ask you
to prayerfully consider how you can help.
BOOK DISCUSSION
We have a suggestion to add to your summer reading list: The Tenth of December by George Saunders.
This book will be discussed in the parish offices on September 21st at 11:15.
Reviewers note that
Saunders’ stories take on life's big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into
the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human. The stories focus on what is redeemable
in human beings and fulfill Chekhov’s dictum to “prepare us for tenderness.” Happy reading, happy
summer.
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THIS W EEK’S CA LLENDAR
Sunday, July 6
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Sunday, J uly 1 3
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Contemporary M usic Ensemble – Upper Church
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5:00 pm
Contemporary M usic Ensemble - U p per Church
5:00 pm
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION FOR 2014-2015
Registration for Faith Formation for the 2014-15 academic year began on June 8th. Our
pre-school program begins at age 3, and we offer a variety of options for kids and adolescents
through high school. Registration will continue throughout the summer. Forms are available online
from our website, by emailing Susan Stuart at langinst@bc.edu, or by contacting the Faith Formation
Office at 617.552.6105. Additional information can be accessed through the website or by contacting the
Faith Formation office. We are grateful for everyone who registers early, as it helps us to best plan for the
year ahead.
PARKING AT ST. IGNATIUS
The Boston College construction project at More Hall has begun. Parking is no longer available on St.
Thomas More Road or the parking lot behind More Hall. You can check the website for the map which
indicates the available parking at St. Ignatius for Mass and other events for the duration of this
construction project.
“FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD”
PERFORMANCE, THURSDAY, JULY 17
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AT 7:30 PM
The Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble, resident dance company of Boston College, under the artistic
direction of Robert VerEecke, S.J. presents “For the Greater Glory of God”, a dance/theater piece inspired
by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Performance will be held here at St. Ignatius on
Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 pm.
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“For the Greater Glory of God” has been performed in many Jesuit Universities in the United States and at
Regis College in Toronto, Ontario. The performance uses music, dance, biblical text and the person of
Ignatius of Loyola to make the Exercises come alive with renewed imagination and spiritual impact. “The
troupe’s well choreographed performance was able to open the eyes of the audience and give us the flavor
of this profound work in Christian Spirituality. The troupe’s technical brilliance was a perfect vehicle for
the religious depth of the Exercises” (William Spohn, University of Santa Clara.) “People, including many
carefully schooled in the tradition of Ignatian spirituality, felt invited into the mind and heart of Ignatius
in a completely new and exciting way!” (J.A. Loftus, Associate Pastor and former President of Regis
College in Toronto.)
The performance is in celebration of the 200 Anniversary of the Restoration of the Society. It features
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professional dancers, actors, St. Ignatius Music Ministry, as well as Fr. VerEecke interpreting the role of
Ignatius.
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OUTREACH MINISTRIES
COR UNUM MEAL CENTER: We have one more Saturday night
meal serving at Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence, scheduled for
August 16th. Families are welcome to serve, but children must be at
least ten years of age. If you’d like more information about signing up, please contact Sr.
Diane – 617-552-6107. The roster is wide open!
UPCOMING
PINE
STREET
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SHATTUCK
SHELTER
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
SUMMER COOKOUT: Our annual cookout at the Shelter will be Saturday, July
19th. Sign-up materials are available on the Outreach table. The needs: servers, grill
cooks, kitchen prep helpers, food donations and monetary donations to purchase bulk items
to serve 225. Please consider being a part of this great ministry to the Shelter Guests.
FOURTH TUESDAY:
You can be part of this opportunity is several ways: we’ll need lots of
desserts (especially since many of the regular bakers will be on vacation) and we’ll need servers, too.
The date is July 22nd. Servers (must be 18 years of age) leave here at about 4:30PM and are back
by 7PM. Desserts should be at the Parish Office by 4PM that day.
IT’S NOT TOO SOON TO START SHOPPING!
We’ll again be
conducting a back-to-school items drive to benefit several local groups and a
cash donation opportunity to help out the parents at St. Anne’s School in
Kingston, Jamaica. The weekend drive will be August 23rd/24th. Future bulletins
will list the wished-for items. Please plan to bring in your donations on the
designated weekend only.
HUNGER DOESN’T TAKE A VACATION! You’ve heard that
here before and it certainly is still the case. Your local food pantry would be very grateful
for donations you could make during the summer months. Contact your local municipality
offices to get information about locations and hours.
Thank you!
On behalf of everyone on the St Ignatius ARRUPE team, we wish to express our deep gratitude to our
fellow-parishioners for the very generous donations to our refugee assistance ministry.
Your generosity has made it possible for us to provide basic household goods to arriving refugee families
in the months to come and to support refugee families. Thank you for responding so compassionately to
those who have suffered so much and who are working to build new lives in Massachusetts. Thank you
for your prayers for the Church as it helps refugees here in Massachusetts and around the globe.
LITTLE ROCK BIBLE GROUP
“The Remnant Group” will began their weekly meetings on Wednesday, July 9 in the Friary Room, 7:15
pm – 8:30 pm. A video on the up-coming Sunday readings is shown and is followed with a group
discussion of questions and answers pertaining to the readings. It’s a great way to prepare for the
Sunday readings! Newcomers are welcome. Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions,
please call John Dafarra at 781-899-9540.
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Reflexión para Julio 6.
SOLO EN LA SENCILLEZ, DESCUBRIMOS LA VERDADERA IMAGEN DE DIOS
Queridos
hermanos y hermanas, volvemos a la lectura continuada, en los evangelios del domingo, del
evangelio de Mateo. Aunque ya hace varias semanas que terminamos la Pascua y comenzamos el Tiempo
Ordinario, las celebraciones de la Trinidad, el Corpus y San Pedro y San Pablo, han ocupado estos
domingos. Hoy retomamos otra vez el evangelio de Mateo y escuchamos estas palabras agradecidas y
consoladoras de Jesús: “te doy gracias, Padre… porque has revelado esto a la gente sencilla… venid a mí
los que estáis cansados y agobiados… aprended de mí que soy manso y humilde de corazón…”.
¿Qué ha revelado Dios a los sencillos? ¿Qué han visto los sencillos en Dios? ¿Qué vemos nosotros en
Dios? ¿Lo que vemos, nos hace más sencillos? Démonos cuenta, que lo que Jesús quería subrayar, era
sobre el conocimiento de Dios, sobre la experiencia de conocerle. Job tiene una expresión en su libro,
después de toda la experiencia que vive, en la que la resume diciendo: “Te conocía solo de oídas, pero
ahora te han visto mis ojos”. Job es de esos “sencillos” que han sabido descubrir el amor de Dios, aun en
las dificultades, porque la vida de Job pasa por momentos muy duros, como ya sabemos. Pero cuando
Dios deja ver su amor, hasta las dificultades se transforman en experiencias de conversión.
¿Qué hace falta para sentir y gustar el amor de Dios? La respuesta inicial que nos debe surgir es: nada.
Porque eso Dios nos lo regala, Él da gratis. Pero sí que es verdad que hace falta algo por nuestra parte. Y
no puede ser otra cosa que el Espíritu de Dios, ese Espíritu que recibimos en el Bautismo y que habita en
nosotros y en cada persona. San Pablo nos va a explicar, durante varias semanas, cómo ese Espíritu nos
transformará en personas nuevas, con una vida diferente, más profunda, más auténtica, más espiritual,
donde las cosas de este mundo no nos dominen, ni nos esclavicen, ni sean el centro de nuestra vida. Dice
San Pablo: “El Espíritu de Dios habita en vosotros… y vivificará vuestros cuerpos mortales. Si con el
Espíritu dais muerte a las obras del cuerpo, viviréis”.
Ese Espíritu, es el que recorrerá nuestras entrañas y nos ayudará a “recargar las pilas”. Él nos invita a
entrar dentro de nosotros mismos, en la oración diaria, y encontrarle a Él. ¿Y qué hace Dios en nosotros?
Amarnos con todas sus fuerzas. Es algo inaudito, pero es así. Esa experiencia, es la que transforma la vida
de las personas. Ese Dios que nos muestras su rostro de amor, nos hace sencillos, para que no nos
dejemos dominar por las cosas de este mundo, sino que ellas nos ayuden a acercarnos más entre nosotros,
a vivir la fraternidad y la comunión que Dios nos propone, a sentirle a Él tan cerca, que no se nos quite
del rostro la sonrisa y la alegría.
Algunos están de vacaciones, pueden disfrutar de esta experiencia. A veces buscamos “desconectar” y
descansar, pero no sabemos bien cómo hacerlo. Jesús nos dice hoy: “Venid a mí todos los que estáis
cansados y agobiados y yo os aliviaré… aprended de mí, que soy manso y humilde de corazón, y
encontraréis vuestro descanso”. Que la Eucaristía sea para nosotros lugar de descanso y de encuentro
amoroso con Dios. Que no nos “desconectemos” de Él nunca.
Termino esta breve reflexión, sugiriendo algunos pasos, sencillos, para orar, o encontrarnos diariamente
con Dios:
1. Saber preparar, la oración
2. Saber comenzar , haciendo la señal de la cruz.
3. Saber dialogar, con la ayuda del texto bíblico o lectura que preparaste
4. Saber terminar, haciendo la señal de la cruz.
5. Saber evaluar, tu experiencia de oración.
Estás cordialmente invitado(a) a realizar esta práctica. Si estás interesado(a) en conocer más, me puedes
escribir a lmgarjimsj@gmail.com
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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 10:00 AM, FAMILY LITURGY
12:00 MISA EN ESPAÑOL EN LA CAPILLA LANNON
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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