5 T H S UNDAY OF E ASTER
M A Y 6, 2012
THE READINGS FOR 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER ARE:
ACTS 10: 25-26
1JN. 4: 7-10
JN. 15: 9-17
Please Pray for
Sunday, May 6, 2012
8:00 Rita S. Mullen
10:00 Dorothy Robey
5:30 Margaret Shields
Monday, May 7, 2012
5:30 Irene Augensteine
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
12:15
Mark Riley Lane
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
12:15 Weyman Horadam
Friday, May 11, 2012
12:15 Capobianco-Casaletto Fam.
& Judge Margaret C. Scott
5:30 James & May Bowdring
Saturday, May 12, 2012
9:00 Robert Troy
4:00 Niall Garland
Sunday, May 13, 2012
8:00 Ross S. Yanco
10:00 Evelyn Burgo
Noon Suzana Omran & Mary
Keaveny
5:30 Genevieve Wasilouskas
We are profoundly grateful to our Confirmandi for speaking with eloquence and candor
about their faith journeys this past Sunday. Thank you to Luisa Donovan, Liam Butchart,
Michael Skerrett, David Green, and Jared Magee for the witness they provided to us. May
their words and actions inspire all of us to live out our call to be disciples of Jesus!
CALL FOR PARISHIONERS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE PARISH PASTORAL
COUNCIL
The St. Ignatius Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) seeks new members for a 3 year term beginning September, 2012. If
you are interested in serving on the PPC or know someone else who might be interested, please contact Tim
D’Souza
at
tim.dsouza@hotmail.com,
Brian
Maher
at
maher@bchigh.edu
or
Maria
Sullivan
at
th
mariasullivan18@hotmail.com by May 15 . The PPC is an advisory body to the pastor and has as its primary focus
assisting the pastor in planning for the future of the parish. Updating and monitoring the implementation of the
Parish Pastoral Plan is one of the major functions of the Council, in addition to specific planning initiatives. The
PPC aims to be broadly representative of the parish in its composition. We especially invite young adults (ages 2240) to consider serving on the council.
ROSES FOR LIFE
The rose has long been a symbol of life and love. Once again, on Mother’s Day weekend, May 12/13th ,
the Massachusetts Citizens for Life, through members of our parish Respect Life Committee, will
distribute silk roses at church entrances. All proceeds benefit pro-life work.
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THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, May 6th
Tuesday, May 8
th
Wednesday, May 9
th
Friday, May 11th
Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church
4:30 pm
Little Rock Bible Group – Lannon Chapel
7:15 pm
Transitions Program – Friary Room
Children’s Carol Choir – Choir/Media Room
Parish Choir Rehearsal – Choir/Media Room
1:00 pm
4:30 pm
7:15 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel
12:45 pm
PRAYER LINE PETITIONS
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers, you may call or email your petition to Maria Sullivan, 617-5279136 or mariasullivan18@gmail.com. Please leave a message with the name of the person for whom prayers are
requested. If you would like to join in prayer, you may also contact Maria. We will not meet as a group, rather,
Maria will send out weekly emails with the names of those requesting prayers and each member will pray
individually.
TRANSITIONS
SUPPORT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
SAVE THE DATE - May 14TH, Monday evening from 7:15 to 9:00
A panel discussion of the recruiting environment in the Boston area and the challenges facing professionals looking
for work as well as recruiters trying to fill positions.
The panel consists of:
Chris Egan
Graduate Co-op Faculty Coordinator for Northeastern University
Amy Coughlin
Senior Recruiter for Liberty Mutual
Joe Maressa
Vice President at FSF Inc. /OI Partners
Gary Blongiewicz
Senior Vice President at Keystone Partners
Joanne Grady
President at Abbott Personnel, a temp/contract agency
“Give and Take” between the panel and the audience is both anticipated and welcome.
The meeting will take place in the Friary Room. All are welcome.
ST. IGNATIUS YOUNG ADULTS GROUP
THEOLOGY UNTAPPED
Join us on Thursday, May 10, for our next session of Theology Untapped. Our
featured speaker will be Joseph Marina, S.J., a Jesuit scholastic studying at Boston College who will be ordained to
the priesthood on June 9. Joe will be talking with us about the “New Atheism” trumpeted by such figures as
Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens. Joe will help us understand the arguments of
these thinkers and invite us to reflect on them in light of our faith. As always, the event will be held at The Green
Briar Pub in Brighton.
Arrive at 7 p.m., ask for the Kinvara Room, and enjoy a great evening.
information, contact Peter Folan, S.J. (pmfolan@gmail.com).
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For more
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Project Bread Walk for Hunger:
That’s this weekend!
Thank you for your support.
If you
didn’t have a chance to make a donation, it’s not too late to do so. Visit www.projectbread.org and
find TEAM IGNATIUS.
SPRING CLOTHING DRIVE
Our annual drive for the Guests at St. Francis House Day Shelter in Boston is this weekend. The
new and gently used clothing that you donate will help to clothe over one hundred fifty poor and
homeless Guests per week who seek clothing assistance. ONLY THE CLOTHING ITEMS LISTED,
PLEASE. If you’re a bit late with your donation, you may bring it to the Parish Office by 7PM on
Monday, May 7th. The donations will be picked up Tuesday morning.
Current Clothing Wish List for Spring and Summer
Men’s items
• Belts-All sizes
• Men’s casual short sleeve shirts: L,
XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X
• Men’s jeans-sizes 28-38,
• New and gently used sneakers:
sizes 9-13
• Men’s sweatpants: L, XL, 2X, 3X
• New crew socks (white only)
• Spring/Fall Jackets –All sizes
• Baseball hats
• Hooded sweatshirts
Women’s Items
• New socks
• Jeans, sizes 10-18
• Spring/Fall jackets: M, L, XL,
2X, 3X
• Short-sleeved tops: S, M, L,
XL, 2X, 3X
ALSO: Grocery store plastic shopping bags
MAY BOOK DISCUSSION – On May 20th, there will be a discussion of The Pope’s War by Matthew
Fox. If you are interested in reading this book, please join us and share your reactions on May 20th at
11:15 am in the living room of the Parish Offices.
PARKING
Parking is available at the following sites: St. Ignatius parking lot – The lot behind More Hall (across
from the church), The BC parking lot across from our parking lot, The parking lot behind St. Ignatius
Gate dormitory, and the BC garage.
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Congratulations
Nathan Adams
Ryan Hatem
Alexander Marre
Paul Adams
Jonathan Henry
Sam Melville
Frances Adiwijaya
Luis Hoderlein
Alexis Nawara
Maria Baschkier
Sara Hoderlein
Liam Nawara
Mia Braudis
Rialto Janairo
Blake O`Grady
Luke Broughel
Rose Joyce
Nora O'Neill
Grace Davis
Austin Kee
Patrick O'Rourke
Anna Dechantsreiter
Grace Kelly
Jacek Pratt
David Dechantsreiter
Camille Kouroriez
Luke Rossi
Tai Dennie
Charlotte Kouroriez
Julia Ryan
Peter Dukakis
Siobhan Lacey
Laura Siso
Sarah Gavin
Lilly Lerou
Courtney Votta
Evan Grimm
Hope Leschly
Elias Wolf
Tia Hashem
Julia Mahoney
WE
WISH TO EXTEND OUR PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES TO OUR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED
F IRST E UCHARIST
ON
S ATURDAY , M AY 5 TH
FAITH FORMATION
SUMMER SERVICE TRIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
This summer, thirty-three of our high school youth will be participating in service/immersion trips to learn more about
themselves, others, and social justice.
TACNA, PERÚ - July 23rd – August 5th Eight of our young parishioners will be traveling with two St. Ignatius Staff
members to Tacna, a city in southern Perú, to live and work with the residents of the Habitat, a section of the city founded
by Jesuits. We will be working with youth and adult members of the Habitat community to improve private and public
spaces in the neighborhood.
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY - August 13th – 18th , August 20th -25th Twenty-five students over the course of two different
weeks will be traveling to the Romero Center, a social justice retreat house in Camden, NJ. While there, they will live
simply in community with peers from other church groups, spending the days interacting with residents of Camden and
the evenings reflecting on their experiences.
For more information, please contact Dan Robb at daniel.robb@bc.edu or 617.552.6112 or Amy Chapman at
chapmaab@bc.edu or 617.552.6103.
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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
JOSE MARIO LOPEZ, CORD. SPANISH MINISTRY
RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER
ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN, ADM. ASSISTANT
WALTER FOTHERGILL, FACILITIES MANAGER
DANIEL.ROBB@BC.EDU
JOSE.LOPEZ.3@BC.EDU
MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU
IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
WALTER.FOTHERGILL @BC.EDU
KATHY MAHER
MARC GERVAIS
KSULLIVAN-MAHER@MILTONPS.ORG
MIG@GERVAISDAVENPORT.COM
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
617-552-6107
617-552-6103
617-552-6105
617-552-6112
617-552-6128
617-552-6117
617-552-6102
617-552-6119
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 ESPANOL 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.
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