THE 4TH SUNDAY OF L E N T – M A R C H 10, 2013 THE READINGS FOR THE 5TH TH SUNDAY OF LENT ARE: IS. 43: 16-21 PHIL. 3: 8-14 JN. 8: 1-11 Please Pray for Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:00 Mary Concannon 10:00 Ruth Grein 10:00 F Barbara Miracky Noon Matthew Oreskovich 5:30 Delores Lowrey Monday, March 11, 2013 12:13 Capobianco-Casaletto Fam. & Judge Margaret C. Scott Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:15 Margaret Wolohan 5:30 Gerard Stanton Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:15 Elizabeth Day Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:30 Helena Tobin Friday, March 15, 2013 12:15 Francis Mannix & Mary Mannix Slaughter Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:00 George Cristiano 4:00 Robert W. O’Brien Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:00 Mary Connolly (Living) 10:00 Yu-Kwong Lee & Grace Yuan 10:00 (F) Ginny & Kate Huether Noon Mary Oreskovich 5:30 Phero Bu Van Nguyen 2013 CATHOLIC APPEAL Your support of the 2013 Catholic Appeal helps countless people of all ages and backgrounds through fifty ministries of the Archdiocese of Boston. Thank you to all who pledged their support of the 2013 Catholic Appeal at Mass last Sunday. If you have not yet participated in the Appeal, you can make your pledge by completing one of the forms available at the Gathering Space at the rear of the church. You may also pledge your support to the parish campaign at www.BostonCatholicAppeal.org. MONDAY EVENINGS OF LENT TAIZE PRAYER - March 11th at 7:15 pm – Upper Church EVENING PRAYER WITH THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION March 18th at 7:15 pm in the Lannon Chapel EVENING PRAYER FOR HOLY WEEK WITH THE BOSTON LITURGICAL DANCE ENSEMBLE March 25th 7:30 pm – Upper Church ANOINTING OF THE SICK The celebration Sacrament of Anointing will be celebrated at the 12:15 pm Mass on Tuesday, March 12th and again at the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday March 16th. ONLINE LENTEN SPIRITUAL RESOURCES The New England Province of Jesuits has curated this list of online spiritual resources for Lent 2013 at http://news.sjnen.org/2013/02/lenten-spiritualityresources/ This mix of original content from the Provinces of the Society of Jesus, as well as links to other helpful resources, is focused particularly on applying Ignatian Spirituality to the Lenten experience. If you know of additional resources to include here, please email us at apoltorick@sjnen.org. We hope you will find these spiritual resources useful. 1. THIS W EEK’S CALENDAR Sunday, March 10th Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church 4:00 pm Monday, March 11th Lenten Taize Prayer – Lannon Chapel RCIA – following Lenten Taize Prayer – Friary Room 7:15 pm Tuesday, March 12th Parish Pastoral Council Meeting – Friary Room 7:15 pm Wednesday, March 13th Transitions – Friary Room Children’s Carol Choir – Choir Media Room Parish Choir – Choir/Media Room Little Rock Bible Group – Lannon Chapel 1:00 pm 4:30 pm 7:15 pm 7:15 pm Friday, March 15th Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel 12:45 pm THE LIGHT IS ON – OPPORTUNITY FOR CONFESSION Confessions will be heard from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on the Wednesday evenings of Lent, in the Lannon Chapel. SIYA! ST. IGNATIUS YOUNG ADULTS Our group ministers to the spiritual needs of both married and single adults in their twenties and thirties by providing a community in which young professionals, recent college graduates, and graduate students can share their faith and support one another in their following of Christ. THEOLOGY UNTAPPED We have a great Theology Untapped coming up on Thursday, March 21st. Come to listen to Fr. J. Bryan Hehir, a priest of the Archdiocese and the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government discuss the intersection of Catholic and Civic life. We will meet at the Green Briar Pub in Brighton Center at 7:00 pm in the Kinvara Room. SIYA Soon!! Contact Quentin Dupone, S.J. at SIYAthere@gmail.com LENTEN MOVIE NIGHT As part of our parish's Lenten journey, the Spiritual Life Commission will present a showing of the 1995 film "Dead Man Walking" (Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, 122 min). In this powerful film, based on the real-life experiences of Sr. Helen Prejean, we see her struggles as she accompanies a man on death row while also trying to help the family of his victims. We will begin with a bite to eat in the Friary Room at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 16, and then proceed to watch the film, ending with dessert and a shared reflection and discussion. Questions? Email Jonathan Stott at jstottsj@gmail.com. WANT MORE INSIGHT INTO THE READINGS YOU HEAR AT MASS? Join us for PASTA & PRAYER, a prayerful conversation with friends over dinner to discuss the Sunday scriptures. Feed your body, mind and soul!! The next session, Spreading the Word discussing the readings for the Easter Season, will take place on Thursday, March 21st in the Parish Office Dining Room from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Prior registration required: Call Catherine at 617-782-5812 or Email to cfdesq@hotmail.com. CHOIR CONCERT RE-SCHEDULED The U-Tunes Choir benefit concert which was snowed out on February 10th has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 21st at 2:30pm. Please plan to attend this program of choral favorites and support the Park project for our sister parish St. Anne's in Kingston, Jamaica. 2. OUTREACH MINISTRIES FOURTH WEEK OF LENT Fostering Community Banking in the Dominican Republic CRS Rice Bowl invites us to learn about the Dominican Republic this week, where CRS helps women form savings and lending communities that help them save money and access small loans for new businesses. Pray for these women who have the courage to start their own businesses, and make a contribution to your Rice Bowl to support people working to provide a better livelihood for their families. MARCH 1st-28th: Our new, white socks and new shower flip-flops collection for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program has begun! You’ll find a collection box by the Outreach table and outside the church kitchen. LENT SOUP AND STATIONS Corpus Christi-St. Bernard Parish is hosting Friday night Soup and Stations. The schedule is: March 15th March 22nd STATIONS ONLY SOUP & STATIONS Soup 6:00 PM at St. Bernard Church, Washington St. at Corpus Christi Church, Ash Street Stations: 7:00 PM PROJECT BREAD’S 45TH WALK FOR HUNGER is just eight weeks away! So, it’s not too soon to start thinking about how you could be involved – as a Walker, a Volunteer or a Sponsor. Online registration is open and TEAM IGNATIUS is set up to receive TEAM members: www.projectbread.org/walk. Or, you can pick up registration materials which are on the Outreach table, including the form for Volunteers. MARCH BOOK DICUSSION On March 17th at 11:15 in the living room of the Parish Center there will be a continued discussion of the book Mary by Sholem Asch. An additional book, The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin, will also be discussed. Did either of these books stir you? Please join us and share your impressions. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Looking for a way to volunteer? St. Ignatius Faith Formation is looking for a few good people to chaperone our summer service trips to Camden, New Jersey. The week-long trips allow ten of our St. Ignatius youth to experience the city of Camden by working at local social service agencies and processing their experiences at night at The Romero Center, a social justice retreat center for youth and young adults. The Romero Center staff provides the programming and staff for the after-service work; our involvement is to chaperone the service portion and to participate in the evening activities. The parish has two trips planned, one July 22-27 and one August 12-17. A small stipend is available. Please contact Amy Chapman at chapmaab@bc.edu or 617.552.6103 if you are interested. WRITER’S WORKSHOP The Women’s Table of The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston is sponsoring a 6-week Writer’s Workshop for women. This series helps women explore their life through writing prompts and provides an opportunity to connect with others in a meaningful way. No prior writing experience is necessary, just a desire to learn more about one’s life. The instructor is Mary Caruso who is trained in writing, education and law. These sessions are free and will be held at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse at 637 Cambridge St., Brighton. We will meet on Thursday mornings, from 10 – 11:30 am: March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11 and April 18th. Please consider joining us! To register, call Mary Rita Weschler at: 617.746.2056 or email: womens.table@csjboston.org 3. Queridos Parroquianos, En el evangelio de hoy, escuchamos la parábola del hijo pródigo. Es una de las más bien conocidas y conmovedoras de todas las parábolas que Jesús compartió con quienes le escucharon. Al mismo tiempo es una de las más desafiantes. Habla del amor incondicional y extravagante del padre que recibe a su hijo en sus brazos sin regañarlo por los pecados que ha cometido. El título de la parábola podría ser El Padre Pródigo porque el amor del Padre es extravagante y sin límites. No quiere regañar a su hijo sino abrazarlo. El padre en la parábola simboliza nuestro Padre celestial, quien nos acepta y abraza incondicionalmente. Su amor es extravagante. En este sentido es el Padre Pródigo. La razón por la cual digo que es desafiante consiste en el reto que enfrentamos cuando tratamos de aceptar este amor incondicional. El otro reto consiste en que a veces podemos actuar como el hermano mayor en la parábola. Podemos tener resentimientos cuando vemos como el padre perdona y abraza a su hermano menor a pesar de sus pecados. Las preguntas que les quisiera hacer son las dos siguientes: ¿Puedes aceptar este amor divino sin condiciones? ¿Puedes creer que eres tan amado por Dios que nada puede apartarte de el amor que tiene por ti? ¿ Hay algunos resentimientos que tienes contra alguien que impiden la posibilidad de aceptar a esta persona como hermano o hermana en Cristo, completamente amado por Dios? Por fin, quiero que sepan que la razón por la cual estoy ausente de la Eucaristía esta mañana, consiste en que estaré en el retiro parroquial en Gloucester. Les prometo que rezaré por ustedes durante mi estadía. Espero que nos veamos el próximo domingo. En la paz de Cristo Padre Bob Calendario El 10 de Marzo Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma El Via Crucis en la Iglesia de arriba (1:30-2:30) El 17 de Marzo Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma Una experiencia de la oración Ignaciana (1:30- 2:30) El 24 de Marzo Domingo de los Ramos La Misa Bilingüe en la Iglesia de Arriba El 31 de Marzo La Santísima Misa Pascual 12:00 LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY This semester, we will be studying “Women in the Old Testament.” These women have rich stories that are vital to God’s relationship with the Covenant people. This study introduces readers to women whose stories offer courage and insight. The study began on Wednesday, February 27th at 7:15 pm in the Lannon Chapel. The cost is $16.00, which includes a commentary, study guide and video presentation of the study. New members are always welcome. To register, you may call the Parish Office, 617-552-6102. If you have any questions, please call John Dafarra 781-899-9540. 4. CHURCH OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA 28 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE – CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467 PHONE 617-552-6100 FAX: 617-552-6101 E-MAIL IGNATIUS@BC.EDU WEB: HTTP://BC.EDU/ST-IGNATIUS THE PARISH STAFF REV. ROBERT F. VER EECKE, SJ, PASTOR REV. KENNETH G. LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE REV. JOHN ALLAN LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE CAP TEAM MEMBER (CHAIR) 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 DANIEL ROBB, CORD. FAITH FORMATION RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN, ADM. ASSISTANT WALTER FOTHERGILL, FACILITIES MANAGER 617-552-6107 617-552-6103 617-552-6105 DANIEL.ROBB@BC.EDU 617-552-6112 MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU 617-552-6117 IGNATIUS@BC.EDU 617-552-6102 WALTER.FOTHERGILL @BC.EDU 617-552-6119 KATHY MAHER MARC GERVAIS MARY SANTAPAULA KSULLIVAN-MAHER@MILTONPS.ORG MIG@GERVAISDAVENPORT.COM MSANTAPAULA@RCN.COM CAP TEAM MEMBER CAP TEAM MEMBER CAP TEAM MEMBER FRVEREEC@BC.EDU LOFTUSKE@BC.EDU JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU 617-552-6100 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 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 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. 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. 5.