F IR S T S U N D A Y
OF
A D V E N T – D E C E M B E R 1, 2013
THE READINGS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT ARE:
IS. 11: 1-10
ROM. 15: 4-9
MT. 3: 1-12
Please Pray for
Sunday, December 1, 2013
10:00
John Tsacoyeanes
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
12:15 Kevin Koehand
5:30 Maryann & Arlene
Bowdring
Thursday, December 5, 2013
5:30 James E. Sherman, Jr.
Friday, December 6, 2013
12:15 Robert K. Burns
5:30 Patrick Bowdring
Saturday, December 7, 2013
9:00 Dorothy Gilardone
4:00 William F. Bennett
Sunday, December 8, 2013
8:00 Charles R. Doyle
10:00 Sean Curtin
Noon Nancy & Domenic
Regolino
Noon Moragues-Coscolla Fam.
Santisia Virgen de Juguila
5:30
George Engdahl
ADVENT TAIZE PRAYER
On each of the four Monday evenings of Advent, (December 2nd , 9th, 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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OUTREACH MINISTRIES
LAST WEEKEND!
Sign-up materials for the December 7th Shattuck Holiday
Meal and ornaments on the Christmas Gift Drive tree are in the Gathering
Space. Donations of food items and help with kitchen prep and serving are needed for the
Holiday Meal. Many ornaments are still on the Gift Drive tree; instructions for gift returns are on
the backside of the ornament. Please remember these dates:
the Holiday Meal is Saturday,
December 7th. Gift Drive returns are due on December 7th/8th.
ADVENT PRESENTATION BY MARSHA MIRKIN
In this season, as we ponder Mary giving birth to Jesus, let us also reflect on the story from the Hebrew
Testament of Rebecca who gave birth to Israel. On December 14th from 10:00-noon ,Marsha Mirkin will return to
St. Ignatius to lead us in considering Rebecca’s story. In Torah we meet Rebecca as an adolescent who is destined to
become the mother of Israel, the God-given name for her son Jacob. Who is this young woman? What journey does
she need to take in order to eventually become the mother of Israel? What qualities does she have to exemplify,
and what vision and hope does she need to carry? As we immerse ourselves in this season, what does Rebecca
teach us about our own lives, and in particular, about generosity, vision, and faith? Join us in Parish Office Dining
Room where will we study the life of one of our remarkable foremothers.
BOOK DISCUSSION
Would reading some poetry enhance your Advent? May we suggest Incarnadine by Mary Szybist. According to
NPR’s Craig Morgan Teicher "Szybist is a skeptic who thinks a lot about faith, a believer in doubt, though as a
series of 'Announcement' poems attest she finds God all around--in everything from the distracted discourse of
former President Bush to the sound of 'a vacuum / start[ing] up next door.' . . . More than anything, though,
Szybist is a humble and compassionate observer of the complicated glory of the world and humanity's ambivalent
role in it, as inheritors and interlopers.” On December 15th there will be a discussion of this book in the parish
offices at 11:15. Come and tell us which poem is your favorite.
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, 617-552-6102 or ignatius@bc.edu.
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La Página Hispana
Del Escritorio del Padre Bob
Hoy es el primer domingo de Adviento. Un nuevo año litúrgico empieza con esta celebración. El tiempo
de Adviento tiene muchas imágenes muy hermosas, imágenes de alegría y esperanza. El tema que
hemos elegido para este ciclo A de las lecturas litúrgicas se expresa en las palabras ¡Alégrense en el
Señor siempre! Durante este mes de diciembre habrán muchas oportunidades de profundizar en nuestra
fe y experimentar la alegría que Dios nos quiere dar. Espero que aprovechen de estas vivencias.
Calendario del mes de Diciembre
2 Oración Taizé 7:15 en la Iglesia de arriba
8 Segundo Domingo de Adviento / Sesión educativa para lectores (Después de la misa)
9 Oración Taizé 7:15 en la Iglesia de arriba
14 Día de Retiro de Adviento 9am – 3pm
15, Tercer Domingo de Adviento y La Celebración de la fiesta de la Virgen, Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe. La Misa bilingüe tomará lugar a las doce en la Iglesia de arriba. Una colación después.
Concierto de Pablo Castro en la capilla 2PM- 4PM
Las Posadas, la primera noche empezará con una bendición en la capilla a las 6 de la tarde
16 Oración Taizé 7:15
20 Las Imágenes de Navidad Un espectáculo con la coreografía del Padre Roberto presentado en el
Teatro Robsham en Boston College 7:30 -9. Este programa se repite el 21 y el 22 de diciembre a las tres de
la tarde
22, Cuarto Domingo de Adviento
23 Oración Taizé 7:15
El 25, La Fiesta de la Natividad La Misa tomará lugar a las doce en la capilla Lannon.
El 29, La Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia
Answer from Last Week:
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW
YOUR CHURCH?
MASS-TERING THE LITURGY
What is the name of the area
in the Church where the
altar is located?
Answer in Next Week’s
Bulletin
What is the name of the vessel used at Mass to distribute the
Blood of Christ?
CHALICE
From the Latin Calyx (borrowed from Greek Kalyx meaning
shell) is a goblet or footed cup intended to hold a drink. The
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion distributes the
Blood of Christ, using the purificator to clean the chalice
between each communicant.
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Sunday, December 1st
M o nday, December 2 nd
Tuesday, December 3 rd
W ednesday, December 4 th
Friday, December 6 th
THIS W EEK’S CALENDAR
Foundations of Ignatian Prayer – C/M Room
Contemporary M usic Ensemble – U.C.
Young Adult Social – Friary Room
Taize Prayer – Upper Church
Liturgy M eeting – Office Conference Room
Children’s Carol Choir – C/M Room
Parish Choir Rehearsa l
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – LC
4 :00 pm
4:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:15 p m
7:15 pm
7:15 pm
7:15 pm
12:45 pm
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY
“In the liturgy the whole public worship is performed by the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ”
(Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 7)
Liturgy means “the work of the people.” It is an ancient Greek word used theologically by St. Paul, but it was employed before
him by Aristotle, who used it to describe the public work done on behalf of the city. Liturgy is public worship because it is the
activity of the Church. Liturgy is thus com­munal, a gathering together of the members of the Church. One image the Second
Vatican Council used for the Church is the “Mystical Body of Christ.” The Body of Christ refers to the Church and to the
Eucharistic species. In receiving the Eucharistic species, members of the Church grow in deeper union with God and one
another. What holds the Church together is the power and presence of Christ united to each of us. The liturgical act is a
communal act performed by those united to one another and in deep communion with Christ as the Church, the Body of Christ.
REMEMBERING THE CHURCHWOMEN OF EL SALVADOR
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013
In December 1980, four US Church women were raped, murdered and buried in a shallow grave outside San
Salvador. Jean Donovan, Ita Ford, MM, Dorothy Kazel, OSU, and Maura Clark, MM, were working to keep hope
and faith alive in El Salvador. Just prior to their deaths Carol [Carla] Piette, MM, drowned in a rescue mission in El
Salvador. Thirty-three years later, people of faith throughout the world recall their faithful witness and dedication
to the Gospel and the continued struggle for justice of the people of El Salvador.
A prayer service to remember these churchwomen and the people of El Salvador will take place at 5:30 p.m. on
Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Motherhouse Chapel of the Sisters of St. Joseph, ,\637 Cambridge St.
Brighton.
FAITH –BASED CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
The next Faith-Based Cancer Support Group will meet on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady Help of
Christians Church, 573 Washington Street, Newton. Fr. Bob Blaney (Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart and Our
Lady’s parishes in Newton) will give a beautiful "Transformation & Healing through Music" Piano Concert after
the Mass in the upper church. A graduate of Boston College's School of Management, Fr Bob was a professional
actor in New York City for 13 years, and from 1998 to 2001 he starred in the play ‘2 Pianos, 4 Hands” on Broadway
and across the U.S. Since being ordained a priest in 2007, he has served in Franklin, West Roxbury and South
Boston.
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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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