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. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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 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 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 5.