T HE F OURTH S UNDAY OF E ASTER
M AY 15, 2011
THE READINGS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER ARE:
ACTS 6: 1-7
1PT. 2: 4-9
JN. 14: 1-12
Please Pray for
Sunday, May 15, 2011
8:00
Phyllis Pingeton
10:00 UC Francis J. Larkin
10:00 LC James Wolahan
Noon UC Mary Ellen & Patrick
Kennedy
Noon LC Norberto Torres & Ilda
Perez
5:30
Jeanne M. Belba
Monday, May 16, 2011
12:15 John Kingsley
5:30 Robert & Mary MacLellan
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
12:15 John D. O’Rourke
5:30 Joseph Battipaglia
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
12:15 Mario Alfano
5:30
Nino Joseph (Living)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
5:30 David J. McMahon
Friday, May 20, 2011
5:30 C. Joseph Bowdring
Saturday, May 21, 2011
9:00
Olga Danieli Fava
4:00 Lucio Quintiliani
THE TRAPPISTINE SISTERS OF MOUNT ST. MARYS ABBEY, WRENTHAM
AND
THE TRAPPIST BROTHERS OF ST. JOSEPH’S ABBEY, SPENCER
On Sunday, May 15th, the Trappistine Sisters of Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey and their brother Monks of St.
Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer will present an Afternoon of Sacred Music at St. Ignatius Church, from 2:00
pm - 3:30 pm. ‘Sisters and Brothers will Praise the Lord’ with Gregorian Chant, Choral Music and
Instrumental selections. You are cordially invited to attend. Tickets are available at Mount Saint Mary’s
Abbey. You may phone your requests to 1.508.528.1282, email sisters@msmabbey.org, you may purchase
a ticket at the door. The cost is $30.00 for adults and $10.00 for students. Proceeds from this event will
contribute to the completion costs of the Sisters’ new candy house.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
“OFFERING HOPE BY SHARING GOD’S GIFTS”
The parish has raised $25,471 for the 2011 Catholic Appeal, reaching 29.8% 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.
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THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, May 15th
Trappistine Sisters and Trappist Brothers Concert – Upper Church
Contemporary Music Ensemble – Upper Church
Wed., May 18th
Transitions – Parish Office
Parish Choir – Choir/Media Room
Thursday, May 19th
Friday, May 20
Pasta and Prayer – Friary Room
th
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Lannon Chapel
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
12:45 pm
7:15 pm
6:30 pm
12:45 pm
WANT MORE INSIGHT INTO THE READINGS YOU HEAR AT MASS?
Join us for PASTA AND PRAYER, a prayerful conversation with friends over dinner to discuss
the Sunday scriptures. Feed your body, mind and soul!! The next session, Built on a Strong
Foundation, discussing the readings for Ordinary Time,, will take place on Thursday, May 19th in the
Friary Room from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. All are welcome! Prior registration required: call Catherine at
617-782-5812 or email to cfdesq@hotmail.com.
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.
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.
ANNUAL NEWTON MAYOR’S COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST - The breakfast will be held at
Boston College, McElroy Commons, on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:30 am. The theme of
this year’s event is One Community of Faithful Citizens. St. Ignatius has reserved a table
for the breakfast and would happy to have parishioners who live in Newton join us. Just
call the rectory at 617-552-6102 to reserve your place.
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OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Continuing Our Call to Confront Global Poverty: Thank you for answering
the call to live as Jesus' disciples for all nations this Lent. Your prayers,
fasting, and almsgiving provide tangible assistance to our brothers and sisters
in need around the world. You can continue to support these efforts year-round by joining
Catholics Confront Global Poverty, an initiative sponsored by Catholic Relief Services and
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Go to www.crs.org.
RICE BOWL RETURNS: Please place donations in the very large rice bowl on the
Outreach table. Donations should be returned by May 22nd. Thank you!
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Many
parishioners worked hard at making a difference and, at press time, TEAM
IGNATIUS has collected more than $5,500! 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 or
bring a check to the Parish Office, made out to Project Bread, The Walk for Hunger
(write Walk for Hunger on the envelope, please). On behalf of the thousands of individuals
and families in Massachusetts who face food insecurity every day – THANK YOU!
THANK YOU for your generosity in the spring clothing drive. The Guests at St.
Francis House are grateful for your care and concern for them.
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 old enough
to play a part in the serving process.
HABITAT BUILD DAYS SCHEDULED: Join one of the teams of St.
Ignatius parishioners that will be working at Habitat-for-Humanity
Greater Boston construction sites in Dorchester on Saturday, May 21st
and 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.
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MUSIC MINISTRY NOTES.
You never know where participation in our music ministry will take you! Kudos to our own Liam Moran
who just finished a successful run in the Boston Lyric Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Liam began
his singing with our children's carol choir and sang throughout his high school years with our adult
choir. He is building a career as an operatic bass and sings all over the country. We congratulate him
and his proud parents Paul and Susan. St. Ignatius is committed to creating music ministry opportunities
for our children. Please see our website for all the opportunities available to our musical parishioners.
The Archdiocese for the Military Service (AMS) – A Global Archdiocese - The AMF
worldwide mission is to provide for the pastoral care of the 1.5 million Catholics serving in the armed
forces, their family members, students at the Military Academies, patients in VA medical centers and US
government personnel serving abroad.
They receive no funding from the military or government
agencies, have no parishes to provide funding and has no territorial borders. Their funding comes from
the general public (59%) Chaplains, military members and their families (28%) and Catholic foundations
and a few dioceses (13%).
A brochure with donation envelope on the bottom will be on the table in the Gathering Space this
weekend for the collection next weekend.
NAMI (THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS) is sponsoring a three mile walk which
will begin at Artesani Park, Cambridge and continue along the Charles River on Saturday May 21st
beginning at 11:00 am. The NAMIWALKS are used to fund education programs, support groups (both
for people with mental illness and family members), advocacy and other outreach activities on a state and
community basis. For more information, please call 781-938-4048 or www.namimass.org.
A Prayer for Generosity
Dear Lord, teach me to be generous,
teach me to serve you as you deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wound,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to seek reward,
save that of knowing that I do your will.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
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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)
FRVEREEC@BC.EDU 617-552-6100
LOFTUSKE@BC.EDU 617-552-6100
JA.LOFTUS@BC.EDU
617-552-6100
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
DANIEL ROBB, CORD. FAITH FORMATION DANIELROBB16@YAHOO.COM 617-552-6105
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 8:00 AM FAMILY LITURGY, 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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