The Beauty of Sacred Music

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1 Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 980 Park Avenue at 84th Street New York, New York (212) B u i l d i n g a C o m m u n i t y o f D i s c i p l e s December 12, 2010 Third Sunday of Advent The Beauty of Sacred Music The musical tradition of the Catholic Church is a treasure of immeasurable value, greater even than that of any other art. (From the Vatican II document, Sacrosanctum Concilium-Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 112) We at St. Ignatius Loyola Church are stewards of this treasure year-round, but are especially aware of the beauty of sacred music in this Advent and Christmas Season. The music we sing and hear at worship unites our hearts and voices and heightens our sense of mystery and holiness. Architecture, sculpture, painting, and music, moved by the Christian mystery, have found in the Eucharist, both directly and indirectly, a source of great inspiration (Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistica, 2003.) Or, as Pope Benedict said at Regensburg, Music and song are more than an embellishment of worship; they are themselves part of the liturgical action. Solemn sacred music is not therefore a kind of addition that frames the liturgy and makes it more pleasing but an important means of active participation in worship. I was privileged to serve as a clinician at a convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians this past summer in Detroit, Michigan. My role was to lead a choir of musicians drawn from Catholic music directors from across the country in a program of inspirational choral music. These people are the rank and file musicians who are out there in the trenches. These devoted organists, pianists, and choir directors strive to make the very best music with the resources of talent and facility which God has provided to them. They are an amazing and inspiring people. Before and after rehearsals, I was moved to hear of their admiration for the music program here at St. Ignatius. Before these sessions, during breaks, time and again participants shared with me their belief that the music program at St. Ignatius in New York City was for them a beacon of light, an illustrious example of the potential to raise the spirit of community through music ministry. At our culminating performance, they were able to sing music which is very much a part of the St. Ignatius liturgical program, and they did it beautifully! To the extent they are able, these 100 plus musicians plan to take this music back to their parish choirs, with a re-energized mandate to bring their music at worship to a new level! As I listened to these people sing, I couldn t help but hear the voice of our congregation raised in song. Here at St. Ignatius, music is much more than an embellishment. It is a fundamental means of participation in the holy mysteries and the sacraments. This participation is mostly active (as we sing hymns and the music of the Mass), sometimes less active (as we listen to Gregorian chant or an organ Prelude), but always prayerful. The diversity of our Music Ministries at St. Ignatius reflects our commitment to serve the People of God where they are whether through the spontaneity of the ensemble at the Wallace Hall Mass, the austere beauty of Gregorian chant sung by the Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola at the Solemn Mass, the spirited singing of our growing Children s Choirs, a mass by Mozart sung by the Parish Community Choir, or the choral prayer offered by Canticum Sacrum. This music mirrors the diversity of our Parish, and metaphorically underlines the social justice tenets of our faith. As Director of Music Ministries, I thank you for your support of this ministry. The Music Staff and I extend our deepest wishes for a Blessed Advent and joyous celebration of the Incarnation! Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth! Kent Tritle Director of Music Ministries Please support the Advent and Christmas Liturgical Music Fund. Details are found in this bulletin.

2 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12th T h i r d S u n d a y o f A d ve n t : G a u d e t e S u n d a y REASON TO REJOICE Dark violet is used throughout Advent to express its character as a season of spiritual preparation for Christmas and the coming of the Lord. But on the Third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete (Latin for rejoice ) Sunday, rose may be added to the liturgical environment. The entire liturgy is infused with a spirit of rejoicing. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. SVDP TOY DRIVE begins today and runs through Sunday, December 19th! Details on page 4. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14th Daily Masses at 8:30 AM, 12:10 PM, and 5:30 PM: Time for Reflection. The Daily Masses on the Tuesdays of Advent offer a few moments to reflect quietly upon the readings of the day (in lieu of a homily). Enjoy a few moments of quiet time during the busy Advent season. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th Advent Evening of Prayer 7:00-8:00 PM. Loyola Chapel. This evening offers an hour of quiet prayer to become centered in the meaning of Christmas during a busy season. Wallace Hall Christmas Pageant Meeting: immediately following the 11:00 AM Masses. Details on page 4. A Ceremony of Carols! Annual Christmas Concert. 4:00 PM. SOLD OUT. Young Adult Events: Finding God in Silence: Centering Prayer. 5:30-7:00 PM. Parish Lounge. Details on page 3. Young Adult Sunday Social and Cookie Exchange. 8:30 PM. Wallace Hall Details on page 3. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13th Ranger Rosary Ministry. 7:00 PM. Meeting Room. Since August 2009, over 1500 rosaries have been completed. Supplies and instructions are provided and new members are always welcome! MONDAY, DECEMBER 13th 7:30 PM PARISH ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE Many priests will be available for Confession. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16th Ignatian Volunteer Corps Information Session. 12:45-2:00 PM. Parish Lounge. IVC provides men and women, age 50 and over, the opportunity to serve the needs of those who are economically poor, to work for a more just society, and to grow spiritually by reflecting and praying in the Ignatian tradition. For more information, or to confirm your attendance, please contact IVC Regional Director Liz McMahon at or emcmahon@ivcusa.org God s Club. 3:00-5:00 PM. Parish House. A place for children 3-5 years of age and their parents or caregivers to enrich their faith through art, stories, and songs. Scripture Reflections Group. 7:00 PM. Conference Room. Reflections on the Sunday Advent Scriptures. Led by Fr. Robert O Brien, S.J., of the St. Ignatius Jesuit Community. All are welcome. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17th - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19th Shelter Weekend. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Pattie Hughes at the Parish House. LITURGICAL MINISTERS: Hard copies of the latest EM/Lector Schedule (December-February) and the new Liturgical Ministers Handbook are now available in the Sacristy and the Parish House. Please pick up a copy of each at your earliest convenience. PLEASE OPEN FOR PAGES 3 AND 4 2

3 ADVENT 2010: Light for Our Darkness Copies of our Advent Brochure are available in the Narthex, at the Parish House, and online at IGNATIAN YOUNG ADULTS FINDING GOD SERIES FINDING GOD IN SILENCE: Centering Prayer Sunday, December 12th 5:30-7:00 PM, Parish Lounge An introduction to Christian meditation with Phil Fox Rose. FINDING GOD IN FORGIVENESS: A Workshop about Confession Sunday, December 19th. 5:30-6:30 PM, Parish Lounge Join Fr. Ugo Nacciarone, S.J., for a brief reflection and some practical advice on the how-to of Confession. (Note: Immediately following this program, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.) coming in January... FINDING GOD IN ART: Sense and the Sacred: Painting in the Age of Ignatius and Beyond Saturday, January 15, :00 PM Join Fr. Gregory Waldrop, a Jesuit art historian, for a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a discussion of Italian paintings from the 1500 s to There will be a social afterwards in the museum s café. We will meet at the entrance of the Met at 3:00 PM. IGNATIAN TEENS Saturday Service Opportunity December 18th: St. Francis of Assisi Church We will meet at 9:30 AM in the Parish House and go as a group by subway to St. Francis of Assisi Church. MUSIC Please give generously to the A d v e n t a n d C h r i s t m a s L i t u r g i c a l M u s i c F u n d This Fund, along with the Holy Week and Easter Music Fund, helps support the music program throughout the entire year from the purchase of music, the maintenance of instruments, and even the professional musicians at Masses and special liturgies. Advent/Christmas Prayer Booklet: Offers daily reflections throughout the Advent/ Christmas season. Available at the Parish House while supply lasts. Cost: $1 CHRISTMAS COOKIE EXCHANGE at the IYA Sunday Social Sunday, December 12th 8:30 PM, Wallace Hall Bring a sampling of your homemade cookies to swap with others! To participate: BAKE your favorite Christmas cookies. If you re not a baker, you may bring high quality holidaythemed cookies from a bakery. While it doesn t matter how many cookies you bring, we recommend bringing at least 3 dozen cookies (36). However many you bake, make sure to count them, because that s how many cookies you get to take home. BRING your treats to Wallace Hall on Sunday, December 12th, between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. We ll provide a platter on which you can arrange your cookies. Make sure to bring your treats in a container you can also use for carrying your new cookies home. Optional: Bring printouts of your recipe to share with others. EXCHANGE your cookies after Mass. Find the cookie exchange table during the Social, collect your container, and choose your cookies to take home. To receive updates on IYA events and other opportunities, follow us on Facebook at Ignatian Young Adults (NYC) We will help to pack up scarves and coats for guests to their soup kitchen. Register by Thursday, December 16th. To register: call x610 or it@stignatiusloyola.org Chaperones are needed. If you can assist, please call the number above. Contributions of $75 or more will be listed in the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass programs. Contribution forms may be found in this week s bulletin, in the Narthex and the Parish House, and online at Thank you for your support! 3

4 Special Collection This Weekend for Retired Religious The annual collection for the retired men and women religious of the New York Archdiocese will be taken at all Masses this weekend. These individuals have given their entire lives in the service of the Church, administering and staffing our schools and hospitals for very little remuneration. Proceeds will help to defray the cost of providing care for those who have devoted their lives to the care of others. Please pray for all religious and be as generous as your means allow. OF INTEREST Announcing... The Choral Mix with Kent Tritle on WQXR Classical Radio FM On Sunday, December 19th at 7:00 AM, WQXR launches a new program devoted to this vibrant genre The Choral Mix with Kent Tritle hosted by our very own Director of Music Ministries. Each week Kent will explore a different aspect of the choral scene in New York and beyond. The Choral Mix will air every Sunday at 7:00 AM, with an encore broadcast at 11:00 PM, on FM WQXR. It will also be available as a live webstream at SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL TOY DRIVE The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting TOYS to benefit needy children at St. Aloysius Jesuit Parish in Harlem. Please bring new, unwrapped toys to our Parish House at 980 Park Avenue between Sunday, December 12th and Sunday, December 19th. Thank you for remembering those in need during this holiday season. WALLACE HALL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Sunday, December 19th immediately following the 11:00 AM Family Mass The Wallace Hall Christmas Pageant will be held on Sunday, December 19th, immediately following the 11:00 AM Masses. We hope that your family will join us. There is a role for every child who would like to participate in telling the story of our Lord s birth! In preparation, a rehearsal will be held on Sunday, December 12th at 12 noon in Wallace Hall. Please contact Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House ( ) with any questions. SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, January 12, :00 PM in Wallace Hall TAG, YOU RE IT! An intergenerational evening with the author of the ultimate caregiver handbook GAIL SHEEHY, New York Times best-selling author, will share insights from her latest book, Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos Into Confidence. Based on her own experience and research, caring for her husband, Ms. Sheehy is again shaping the national conversation on a vital issue. She will offer practical advice and suggest resources for those who are or will be unpaid caregivers to family and friends one third of all Americans! A book signing will follow the lecture. Sponsored by: Emmaus Bereavement Ministry, Boomers & Beyond, and Ignatian Young Adults. RSVP online to: kingk@stignatiusloyola.org Enter Gail Sheehy on the subject line St. Ignatius Loyola Spiritual Community Reading Group is pleased to welcome Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. to its upcoming meeting: Tuesday, January 18th at 7:15 PM in the Meeting Room. Fr. Martin will be joining the group for a discussion of his most recent book, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life. RSVP by Sunday, January 16th to Chris Carney at ccarney123@gmail.com or or Meg Gottemoeller at megcorp@aol.com New members are always welcome! 4

5 We pray for the f aithful depar ted Kathleen Ann Bartone May she rest in the peace of the Risen Lord MONDAY, DECEMBER 13th 7:30 PM PARISH ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE Many priests will be available for Confession. Pastoral Visits Available for Homebound and Ill Parishioners Parishioners have been trained for the ministry of pastoral visiting to the homebound and chronically ill in our Parish. If you are interested in having a visit arranged for yourself or another person, please contact Sr. Kathryn King. She can be reached at or kingk@stignatiusloyola.org Have You Registered? If St. Ignatius Loyola is where you regularly worship, we invite you to fill out a Parishioner Registration Card located in the pew racks, at the Parish House, and online at: Having your name in our records is the only way we can certify that you are a practicing Catholic. If your address or address changes, please be sure to notify us so that we can update our records. Announced Masses and Scripture Readings for the Week Monday, December 13th (St. Lucy) Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a Psalm 25 Matthew 21: :30 MEM The Gunning Family 12:10 MEM Landelina Nardelli 5:30 MEM Lucille Fortini Tuesday, December 14th (St. John of the Cross) Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 Psalm 34 Matthew 21: :30 MEM William Flanagan 12:10 MEM Orazio Dell Olio 5:30 MEM Robert Connolly Wednesday, December 15th (Third Wednesday of Advent) Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25 Psalm 85 Luke 7:18b-23 8:30 MEM Caroline Choix & Joan Gordon 12:10 MEM Jack O Leary 5:30 MEM Catherine Brown Copies of the Christmas and Holiday Mass Schedule, which includes the listing of music being sung at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses, are available in the Narthex, the Parish House, and online at A Gentle Reminder: The Christmas Masses here in the Parish are unusually crowded, especially the 5:00 PM Family Mass and the Midnight Mass. People will be seated as they arrive. In fairness to all, please do not attempt to save or hold seats for those who are expected later. The ushers will not honor such arrangements. Thank you for your cooperation! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED For the Ministry of Hospitality at our Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year s Eve Masses: Christmas Eve 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM and Midnight Mass Christmas Day 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM New Year s Eve 5:30 PM A spirit of welcome and celebration is all that is required. Sign-up sheets will be available in the Narthex after all Masses this weekend. For more information, speak to a Hospitality Minister after Mass, or contact Adele Gallo, head of the Hospitality Ministry, at amdgallo@me.com Thursday, December 16th (Third Thursday of Advent) Isaiah 54:1-10 Psalm 30 Luke 7: :30 MEM John and Nora Reilly 12:10 MEM Diane First 5:30 MEM Robert Connolly Friday, December 17th (Third Friday of Advent) Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Psalm 72 Matthew 1:1-17 8:30 MEM Kelly Gillebaard 12:10 MEM Lorenzo Carusone 5:30 MEM Judith Gardiner Saturday, December 18th (Third Saturday of Advent) Jeremiah 23:5-8 Psalm 72 Matthew 1: :30 MEM The Choix, Gordon, and Zullo Families Sunday, December 19th (Fourth Sunday of Advent) Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:

6 Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 980 Park Avenue at 84th Street New York, New York (212) Fax: (212) Avery Dulles and the Future of Theology: The publication of Avery Cardinal Dulles: A Model Theologian by Patrick W. Carey is the point of departure for this forum. A distinguished panel will discuss and debate the future of theology in light of Cardinal Dulles work. Tuesday, December 14th, 6:00-8:00 PM. Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Pope Auditorium, 113 West 60th Street. Free and open to the public. RSVP: CRCevent@fordham.edu or Special Ticket Offer for Messiah at Carnegie Hall! Kent Tritle will be conducting the Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra and a stunning cast of soloists in George Frideric Handel s beloved holiday favorite, Messiah, on Tuesday, December 21st and Wednesday, December 22nd, at 8:00 PM in Carnegie Hall. Musica Sacra is offering 25% off select seats to St. Ignatius Loyola parishioners. Visit for more information and ordering details. PRAYER SUGGESTION... Sacred Space We invite you to make a Sacred Space in your day and spend ten minutes in prayer, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day. Visit PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. George M. Witt, S.J. Pastoral Associates Joanne Cunneen Kathryn King, F.S.P. Associate Pastors Rev. William J. Bergen, S.J. Rev. James L. Dugan, S.J. Rev. Ugo R. Nacciarone, S.J. Rev. Anthony P. SooHoo, S.J. Assisting Priests (Sunday) Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J. Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J. Rev. James Martin, S.J. Music Ministries Kent Tritle, Director Renée Anne Louprette Nancianne Parrella Robert Reuter Mary Huff Michael Sheetz Philip Anderson Erin Acheson, Administrator Staff information: on the website at music/music staff Assistant to the Pastor Diane M. Boyle Administrative Assistant Patricia Schneider Director of Facilities Czeslaw Chester Ciupinski Events Coordinator Emily Holtz Treasurer Fernando Castro Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 8:30AM, 12:10PM and 5:30PM Saturday: 8:30 AM Masses for Next Weekend: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Fr.Dugan Sunday: 8:00 AM Fr. Ugo 9:30 AM Fr. Bergen Solemn 11:00 AM Fr. SooHoo Wallace Hall 11:00 AM Fr. Witt 7:30 PM Fr. Witt Music Information: (212) music@stignatiusloyola.org Religious Education for Children Joanne Cunneen, M.A., M.S. Director (212) St. Ignatius Loyola Grammar School Ms. Mary Larkin, M.S. Ed. Principal 48 East 84th Street New York, NY (212) Fax: (212) St. Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery Ms. Theodora Crist, M.S. Executive Director 240 East 84th Street New York, NY (212) Fax: (212) Children s Liturgy of the Word: Sundays at the 9:30 AM Mass and the 11:00 AM Mass in Wallace Hall. Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays and First Saturdays at 9:00 AM (Lady Chapel) Centering Prayer: Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 PM Confessions: 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment. Communal Penance Services are celebrated during Advent and Lent. Baptisms: Please call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to arrange for a Baptism and the preparation given prior to Baptism. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Contact Maureen Fullam, M.A., Director, at the Parish House. Marriages: The Bride or Groom should call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to begin preparation for Marriage, normally one year in advance. Visits to the Sick: Please contact the Parish House between 9:00 AM-9:00 PM.