T HE F OURTH S UNDAY OF L ENT – M A R C H 18, 2012
THE READINGS FOR THE FIFTH OF SUNDAY OF LENT ARE:
HEB. 5: 7-9
ROM. 8: 8-11
JN. 11: 3-7
THE EXAMEN
During this Lenten season, there will be an Examination of Consciousness following communion. The “Examen”
is at the heart of Ignatian prayer and we hope that this Spiritual Exercise during Lent will enrich your prayer and
reflection. The Examen questions for the Fourth Sunday of Lent are listed below. In the tradition of Ignatius, we
open our hearts and minds to God’s loving guidance through the spirit of Jesus Christ. Together let us reflect on
our day with God as our guide and Jesus walking beside us.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Lord, we realize that everything, even ourselves, is a gift from you.
In what ways do you see yourself as part of God’s handiwork?
Lord, open our eyes and ears to be more honest with ourselves.
How has God’s light illuminated your darkness?
Lord, show us what has been happening to us and in us this day.
How is God’s Spirit working within you today?
Lord, we are still learning to grow in your love.
How can you participate more fully in building the Kingdom of God?
Lord, let us look with longing toward the future.
How can you love and serve the Lord and others this Lent?
LENTEN EVENING PRAYER WITH RECONCILIATION
Join us for Evening Prayer with the opportunity for Confession this Monday evening, March 19th at 7:15 pm in the
Lannon Chapel.
ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL
As Christians, we have the call to reflect the love of Christ in our own lives. Your support of the 2012 Catholic
Appeal helps countless people through fifty ministries of the Archdiocese of Boston. Thank you to all who pledged
their support of the Appeal . If you have no yet participated in the in the 2012 Appeal, you can make your pledge
by completing one of the forms available at the back of the church. You may also pledge to the parish campaign at
www.BostonCatholicAppeal.org.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
8:00
Gloria Garcia
10:00
Yu-Kwong Lee
10:00 (F) Ginny & Kate Huether
Noon
David Steecht
5:30
Theresa Van Aken
Monday, March 19, 2012
12:15 Joseph Mattaliano
5:30 Robert W. O’Brien
Please Pray for
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
12:15 Lou Colombo
Friday, March 23 2012
5:30
Philip Matthews
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
12:15 Ba Van Nguyen
5:30 John W. Higgins
Saturday, March 24, 2012
4:00
Paul & Eugene Sullivan
Thursday, March 22, 2012
12:15 Elizabeth Houlihan
5:30
Irene Augenstine
Sunday, March 25, 2012
8:00
Mary Nolan Hanlon
10:00
Francis Nolan
10:00 (F) Hannah Randolph
Noon Anne Regolino
5:30
Rudolph Antonelli
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St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, March 18h
Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church
4:30 pm
th
Lenten Evening Prayer & Reconciliation – Lannon Chapel
7:15 pm
th
Little Rock Bible Group – Lannon Chapel
7:15 pm
Wednesday, March 21st
Transitions – Friary Room
Children’s Carol Choir – Choir/Media Room
Parish Choir Rehearsal – Choir/Media Room
1:00 pm
4:30 pm
7:15 pm
Friday, March 23rd
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel
Spanish Stations of the Cross – Upper Church
Monday, March 19
Tuesday, March 20
12:45 pm
7:00 pm
COME MAKE THE CHURCH BLOOM FOR EASTER!
Come help decorate the church for Easter on Saturday, April 7th starting at 9:00 a.m. Come for a little
time or come for the whole time: all ages and experiences are welcome to come! For more information,
contact Catherine Downing at 617-782-5812 or at cfdesq@hotmail.com
EASTER VIGIL CELEBRATION
The Hospitality Commission is preparing a beautiful Easter Vigil celebration for April 7th. Workers and
desserts are needed. All ages and levels of experience are welcome. Please contact Eileen Faggiano at
781-944-0720 or email: efaggiano5@gmail.com.
For Easter, we would invite you to remember your loved ones by making a donation to
purchase a plant in their name. These plants will be used to make the Church bloom for the
season and an acknowledgement of gratitude will appear in the bulletin.
If you would like to donate, please out the form below and return to the Parish Office by
April 4th , together with your donation.
Yes, I would like to donate $_________ to remember:
______________________________________________________________
(Name of person to be remembered)
Donor: ___________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
PLAY TIME! The bid is in so it is time to raise money to build the playground at St. Anne's Church in Jamaica.
We are looking for anyone interested or experienced in fundraising. We need to raise $25,000.00 to make this dream a reality
for the St. Anne's community. All children deserve a clean and safe place to play. Please contact Ginny Galeota at
ginnygaleota@yahoo.com or Portia Durbin at durbinpc@comcast.net if you are interested in becoming part of this exciting
venture
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St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA
WANT MORE INSIGHT INTO THE READINGS
YOU HEAR AT MASS?
BOOK DISCUSSION - On March 25th there
will be a discussion of This I Believe (volume II) :
More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and
Women edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman.
After you read the book you might try writing your
own personal statement (500 words) capturing a core
principle that guides your life. We will be sharing
these statements at our discussion of the book on
March 25 at 11:15 am in the Parish Office . All are
welcome!
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, will take place on Thursday, March 22nd
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.
LENT SOUP AND STATIONS: You are invited to participate in the long-standing tradition of Soup and
Stations hosted by Newton parishes each Friday at Corpus Christi Church, Ash Street, Auburndale. The
soup supper begins at 6PM in the church hall. Stations are at 7PM in the Church.
THE TRANSITIONS GROUP AT ST. IGNATIUS - SUPPORT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
March 21st – 1:00 to 2:30 pm - Cliff Hakim, Career and Executive Coach, is the founder of Rethinking Work®, a
career consulting and executive coaching firm in Arlington, Massachusetts. He has pioneered the concept “We are
all self-employed” and has guided hundreds of clients inside and outside of organizations through transition to
renew
their
careers
and
become
more
productive
in
their
jobs.
Cliff’s
website
is
http://www.rethinkingwork.com/nuanceswork.html .
Apri 11th – 7:15 pm – an evening meeting with Kevin Meme, a member of St. Ignatius Parish Pastoral Council and a
Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, a global management firm.
Kevin’s specialty is
“Interviewing”, as he is involved in interviewing for the firm as well as strategy, marketing, operations and
training. Transitions is hopeful that the evening time frame might give more people a chance to attend.
These events will be held in the Friary Room. All are welcome!
ST. IGNATIUS COOKBOOKS FOR SALE!
During the last months of 2011, St. Ignatius Faith Formation families compiled family recipes that are
relatively easy to make, to allow families to spend more time together during Lent. The cookbooks are a
fundraiser to help the parish to build a playground at St. Anne’s in Jamaica, and are on sale for $15. If
you are interested in purchasing a copy, email Amy Chapman at chapmaab@bc.edu or call 617.552.6103. You can
also stop by the Parish Office.
PRAYER LINE PETITIONS
WRITERS WORKSHOP– The Women’s Table, a
program sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Boston, is hosting a 4-week Writer’s Workshop for
women interested in self-exploration through
writing. No prior writing experience is necessary, just
a desire to learn more about your life. This group will
meet on 4 consecutive Thursday mornings: April 12th
,19th, 26th and May 3rd, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at 637
Cambridge St., Brighton. To register, please call Mary
Rita Weschler at: 617.746.2056 or email: womens.table
@csjboston.org.
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers,
you may call or email your petition to Maria Sullivan,
617-527-9136 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.
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St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
OPERATION RICE BOWL: WEEK FOUR
Catholic Social Teaching Focus: Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers
The ability to work and earn a living is a right of all people. All workers have the right
to a fair wage, to organize themselves, and to work in good conditions.
In Zambia, CRS supports Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) that provide people
with the credit and savings to start or expand small businesses. SILC promotes the dignity of work
by establishing conditions which empower workers to enter into the marketplace and earn a living.
OUR NEW SOCKS AND FLIP-FLOPS DRIVE FOR BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE
HOMELESS PROGRAM CONTINUES! One collection box is by the Outreach
table upstairs, the other by the church kitchen downstairs. New white socks
(for men and women) and shower flip-flops are needed. PLEASE NOTE: Next
weekend, March 24th/25th, will be the last weekend the boxes will be in place, since Palm Sunday
weekend is very crowded and the boxes would be in the way. You can drop off your socks/flip flops
at the Parish Office until March 31st.
hopeFound’s SHATTUCK SHELTER VERY-EARLY SPRINGTIME MEAL. Please check
the Outreach table to see if donations are still needed for our March 24th Meal.
DOWN THE ROAD…
March 27th: Shattuck Shelter Fourth Tuesday Meal serving.
servers will be needed.
Desserts and
April 21st/22nd: At-the-door collection to support our Habitat for Humanity Build–
ers. Look for the hard hat!
May 6th: Project Bread Walk for Hunger; online registration is up and running –
www.projectbread.org. You may register individually or as part of TEAM
IGNATIUS. Look for registration forms on the Outreach table, too!
ONLINE LENTEN SPIRITUAL RESOURCES - The New England Province of Jesuits has curated this list of online
spiritual resources for Lent on its website. It includes a Lenten Video Playlist on Youtube, guides and reflections
from Jesuit and other Catholic sources. If you have any suggestions to add, kindly email apoltorick@sjnen.org Link website to: http://www.sjnen.org/page.aspx?pid=475link Lenten Video Playlist to
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0936204330094216
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St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA
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 rectory 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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St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA