T HE S IXTH S UNDAY OF E ASTER
M AY 29, 2011
THE READINGS FOR THE 7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER ARE:
ACTS 1: 12-14
1PT. 4: 13-16
JN. 17: 1-11A
Please Pray for
Sunday, May 29, 2011
8:00
Phero Ba Van Nguyen
10:00
Estelle Engel
Noon
Catherine Miskuly
5:30
William Fenton
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
12:15 Jeremiah J. Sheehan
5:30 Paul Mahoney
Thursday, June 2, 2011
5:30 Joseph Caridge
Monday, May 30, 2011
12:15
George Nolan
Friday, June 3, 2011
12:15 Antonio Anselmi
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
12:15
Rev. Barry Clayton (Living)
MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 30TH
THERE WILL BE ONE MASS AT 12:15 PM
ASCENSION THURSDAY, MASS SCHEDULE – JUNE 2ND
VIGIL MASS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST
5:30 PM
LANNON CHAPEL
HOLYDAY
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
12:15 PM
LANNON CHAPEL
5:30 PM
LANNON CHAPEL
ND
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
“OFFERING HOPE BY SHARING GOD’S GIFTS”
The parish has raised $73,472.00 for the 2011 Catholic Appeal, reaching 68.5% of our parish goal of
$85,500. We ask every Catholic family to participate – every gift matters. You can pick up information
packets with pledge forms on the table in the Gathering Space, or for more information, please visit
www.BostonCatholicAppeal.com. Thank you.
ST. IGNATIUS TRANSITIONS GROUP SUMMER SCHEDULE
During the summer months, the Transitions Group will meet every other week. There will be NO
MEETING on Wednesday, June 1st . The summer meetings will be on the following Wednesdays from
1:00 to 2:30 PM – June 8 & 22, July 6 & 20, and August 3, 17, & 31. Weekly meetings will resume on
Wednesday, September 7th. The Transitions Group is for parishioners in career transition and seeking to
network, gain access to helpful resources or simply get support and fellowship in a non-threatening and
non-judgmental environment. For more information about the Group, please visit our web site
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/prs/stign/transitions.html.
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THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, May 29th
Wed., June 1
st
Friday, June 3rd
Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church
4:30 pm
Parish Choir – Choir/Media Room
7:15 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel
12:45 pm
ARRUPE: HELP FOR FAMILIES FLEEING PERSECUTION
The Church stands in solidarity with refugee families around the world,
accompanying them, providing education, pastoral care, advocacy, and
assistance in resettlement. This is the ministry of the Jesuit Refugee
Service, the USCCB Migration and Refugee Services and many other
Church organizations.
This is also the ministry of the ARRUPE group at St. Ignatius parish. On the weekend June 4th
and 5th, ARRUPE members will be collecting at the door after each liturgy to fund their refugee
support activities.
Support ARRUPE:
Pray for refugees and those who assist them
Contribute to the ARRUPE collection at St. Ignatius parish June 4, 5th
Join ARRUPE (Assisting Refugee Resettlement Using Parish Energies)
Learn more about the Church and refugees here: www.jrs.net/refugees or
http://www.usccb.org/mrs/
To join the St Ignatius ARRUPE group, or get on its mailing list, email engler @bc.edu or
devlin.jane@gmail.com.
CONCERT GIVEN BY MICHELLE ABADIA WITH TIMOTHY ZIMMERMAN, PIANO
You are cordially invited to a voice recital given by Michelle N. Abadia, Soprano and guitarist;
with Timothy Zimmerman, piano, on Friday, June 17th, 8 PM, here at St. Ignatius in the upper
church.
Ms. Abadia has been a cantor at most of the weekend liturgies for about 16 years. Timothy
Zimmerman has been associate music director and organist at St. Ignatius for 20 years. The two
of them have collaborated extensively, not only in liturgies, but also on the stage.
The performance will feature works by G. Rossini, J. C. Menotti, C. Gounod, I. Berlin, S.
Sondheim, G. Gershwin, and Latin American composers of Spanish-language ballads and folk
music.
The performance is free and open to the public. Come join us for what promises to be a very
enjoyable evening for all.
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OUTREACH MINISTRIES
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Donations are still being
accepted, until the end of May, in support of those who walked and volunteered in Project
Bread’s Walk for Hunger.
Go to www.projectbread.org to make an online donation.
THANK YOU!
We have committed to serving dinner at Cor Unum Meal Center in
Lawrence on three Saturday nights – June 25th, July 23rd and August
20th. If you/your family members would like to be on a serving crew,
contact Sr. Diane at 617-552-6107 or vallerio@bc.edu. Children may accompany parents to serve,
but they should be at least ten years of age.
HABITAT BUILD SCHEDULED:
Join a team of St. Ignatius parishioners that
will be working at a Habitat-for-Humanity Greater Boston construction sites in
Dorchester on Saturday, June 4th. You can do it! Energy and enthusiasm are the only requirements
-- no prior construction experience necessary. Spend the day working to “build hope by building
homes” in partnership with low-income families in need of decent housing. To sign up, contact Anton
Finelli at (617) 327-8146 or afinelli@crmcx.com. If you would care to support our Build-ers and
their work (donations are used to underwrite the cost of materials and Habitat
Staff), you may drop off your donation at the Parish Office. Thank you.
RESPECT LIFE NEWS - The Respect Life Committee wishes to thank all who participated in and
contributed to the Annual Mother's Day Roses for Life distribution. You gave $905 to help women in
crisis pregnancies and their children.
Is someone you know carrying pain and sorrow over past abortion? The final healing retreat this spring
of Project Rachel, the Church's ministry to help alleviate that suffering, will be held Saturday, June 25, at
a confidential location. Please contact 508-651-3100, or help@projectrachelboston.com. You may visit
www.projectrachelboston.com. All inquiries are confidential.
CATHOLIC DIRECTORY
– Copies of the 2011 edition of the Boston Catholic Directory are
available at the rectory for those who would like to purchase one. The cost is $25.00.
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BOSTON COLLEGE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY CONTINUING
EDUCATION
SUMMER 2011 – J U LY
UNDERHILL’S PRACTICAL MYSTICISM REVISITED: 100 YEARS LATER
A NNUAL E VELYN U NDERHILL L ECTURE IN C HRISTIAN S PIRITUALITY Saturday, July 9, 10:00 a.m.
Presenter: Colleen M. Griffith, STM Associate Professor of Practical Theology and faculty director
of spirituality studies.
Evelyn Underhill was a mystic and a married woman in ministry who lived from 1874 -1941.
She was the first woman to give a series of theological lectures at Oxford, and the first to become a
retreat leader in the Anglican Church. Underhill authored numerous works on Christian spiritual
life, and is widely recognized for her classic text Mysticism. Please register.
LIVING AN INTEGRATED LIFE OF NONVIOLENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Thursday and Friday, July 14 and 15, 2:00-4:15 p.m. Presenters: Suzanne and Brayton Shanley, cofounders of Agape Community, a lay Catholic residential community, ecumenical and interfaith in
outreach and practice.
This workshop will develop the theology, theory, and practice of a life that integrates the Gospel
of nonviolence, contemplative prayer, simplicity, and environmentally sustainable living, with
the goal of modeling a meaningful Christian way of life for laity in the 21st century. Early
registration recommended.
ANNUAL MARY MAGDALA DAY CELEBRATION
WOMEN DISCIPLES, LEADERS AND APOSTLES: MARY MAGDALENE'S SISTERS
Friday, July 22, 12:15-3:30 p.m.P resenter: Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J., retired Charles Fischer Professor
of New Testament, Brite Divinity School.
Celebrate St. Mary of Magdala's feast day with Mass at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, followed by
lunch, conversation, and a lecture. The lecture will explore the questions: who is the real Mary
Magdalene, and how does her charism continue to be lived in later generations? Early registration
recommended.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
S P O N S O R E D B Y T H E S C H O O L O F T H E O L O G Y A N D M I N I S T RY
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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
FRVEREEC@BC.EDU 617-552-6100
REV. KENNETH G. LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE
LOFTUSKE@BC.EDU 617-552-6100
REV. JOHN ALLAN LOFTUS, SJ, ASSOCIATE
JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU
617-552-6100
CAP TEAM MEMBER (CHAIR)
MICHAEL BURGO, DIR. OF MUSIC MINISTRY
BURGO@BC.EDU
617-552-6108
TIMOTHY ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIR.
ZIMMERTA@BC.EDU 617-552-6114
OF MUSIC / ORGANIST
SR. DIANE VALLERIO, OSF, DIR. OF OUTREACH VALLERIO@BC.EDU 617-552-6107
AMY CHAPMAN, FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR CHAPMAAB@BC.EDU 617-552-6103
SUSAN STUART
617-552-6105
DANIEL ROBB, CORD. FAITH FORMATION DANIELROBB16@YAHOO.COM 617-552-6112
JOSE MARIO LOPEZ, CORD. SPANISH MINISTRY LOPEZJN@BC.EDU
617-552-6128
RICHARD MOYNIHAN, BUSINESS MANAGER
MOYNIHAR@BC.EDU 617-552-6117
ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN, ADM. ASSISTANT
IGNATIUS@BC.EDU
617-552-6102
WALTER FOTHERGILL, FACILITIES MANAGER
WALTER.FOTHERGILL 617-552-6119
@BC.EDU
KATHY MAHER
CAP TEAM MEMBER
KSULLIVAN-MAHER@MILTONPS.ORG
MARC GERVAIS
CAP TEAM MEMBER
MIG@GERVAISDAVENPORT.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 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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