Saint Cecilia. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. 18 January Christ Calling Peter and Andrew

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1 Saint Cecilia P A R I S H Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 18 January 2015 Christ Calling Peter and Andrew Historiated initial D from a choirbook on vellum Attributed to San Giovanni Fuorcivitas (c )

2 our community news Ministers of the Liturgy Saturday 5:00 p.m. Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrant Fred Bachofner, lector Sunday 8:00 a.m. Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC, celebrant Louvere Walker, lector Sunday 9:30 a.m. Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ, celebrant Molly Lomenzo, Rosaria Salerno, & Michele Maniscalco, lectors Special intentions Sunday, January 18 8:00 a.m. Robert Condon, Memorial Sunday, January 18 9:30 a.m. Denise Marina Fantone, Memorial Sunday, January 18 11:15 a.m. Patricia Kincade, Memorial Sunday, January 18 6:00 p.m. Eamon Michael Towne, Memorial Sunday 11:15 a.m. Rev. George Winchester, SJ, celebrant Rosemary Walker, Geraldine Creaner, & Clarissa Hadge, lectors Sunday 6:00 p.m. Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrant Pearse Martin & Jennifer Polly, lectors today s readings 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, John 1:35-42 next sunday s Readings Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Eli said to Samuel, "Go to sleep, and if you are called, 'Reply, speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'" 1 Samuel 3:9 3

3 PRAYErs & Occasions Our Deceased Kathryn Brown's mother died on January 8. Pray for the eternal repose of Patricia Lachelt as well as for the consolation of Kathryn, Chuck, Olivia, Charlie, and Eliza. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Our Sick Please pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Jennifer Serpico, Jan Igras, Rudy Kikel, Annette Kulas, Steven Whitkens, Anthony Simboli, Jeanne Tibbs, Lisa Caputo, Anne Frenette Handly, Ruth Frost, Roséa Aubrey, Brenna Smith, Mildred McLaughlin, Susanne Coyne, Domenic Iannaccone, Ken Bennett, Cameron Robinson, Paul Claveau, Jaheel Robinson, Robert Lupis, Michael Claveau, Max Tubman, David Worster, Derek Schall, Susan Noll, Jennifer Murdock, Julie Downey, Mary Broussard, Donna Thagard, Penny Maynard, Robert Kimball, Owen Kyes, Mark Schatzl, Hugo Collamati, Chris Novosielski, Gayle Haley, Michalina Maniscalco, Niall O'Shaughnessy, Javier A. Sattler, Annie Flaherty, Pattie Geier, Bronis Morton, Patrick Trani, Colin Landry, Jake Mercier, Michael Patrick Kelly, Pilar Estrada, Ursula Seibert, Mark Anderson, Matty Goddard, Stephanie Merenda, Carlo Pagani, Shea Hammond, Bill Downing, Skyler Stevenson, Rob Morrissey, Nimet Yousif, Rev. Robert Quinn, CSP, Boris Chermak, Dennis Heaphy, Mary Yanez, Roberta Memann, Silvia Basagni, Brian Donnelly, Peter Webster, Liam Doyle, John Farris, Karen Thoresen, Theresa Wier, Ronald Gillis, Yousef Jeribian, Lena Bryant, Silvana Franco, Ed Conroy, Bill Ahern, Michael Steffen, and Kenny Borum. Welcome to Saint Cecilia! We are pleased to welcome the following new members of our parish who have recently registered: Alexandra Kulig of Boston; Linda Cristello of Boston; Laura Yoviene of Boston; Barbara Shea of Cambridge; Justin Tsouros and Christine Genova of Boston; Caitlin Sammis of Boston; Michael Saucier of Woburn; Larry and Leslie Kulig of Boston; and Kriste Capurso of Charlestown. If you have not previously registered with the parish, there are forms in the narthex for this purpose or you can register online at Second Collection This weekend, the second collection will benefit St. Mary's Women and Children's Center, Inc., and St. Ann's Home and School. Ordinary Time The Christmas season was a beautiful one here at Saint Cecilia. We are fortunate to celebrate in such a special way at our parish! We are now one week into winter Ordinary Time and today is the first of five Sundays leading up to the First Sunday of Lent (February 22). Following Lent and Eastertide, Ordinary Time will resume on Monday, May 25, the day following Pentecost. Taizé Prayer This Tuesday To commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we will offer Taizé Prayer this Tuesday, January 20, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome for this ecumenical, meditative hour of song, scripture, and silence. National Prayer Vigil for Life The National Prayer Vigil for Life begins on the eve of the March for Life on Wednesday evening, January 21 and is an all-night pro-life prayer vigil through Thursday, January 22. Over 20,000 pilgrims from across the nation pray through the night for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On January 19, we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. This is a day for praying for the rediscovery of lost values and for the courage to stand in opposition to hatred and prejudice in all its forms. In addition to the Memorial Breakfast that a number of our parishioners will be attending, consider volunteering with a local organization ( as this holiday is also known as "A Day On, Not A Day Off." You can also visit the Museum of Fine Arts which is hosting a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open House celebration with gallery tours. The open house is free for all and will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For the full schedule of events, visit Feast Day of Blessed Basil Moreau, CSC The Congregation of Holy Cross celebrates the feast day on January 20 of its founder, Blessed Basil Moreau. We pray for the Congregation of Holy Cross, that, as educators in the faith they continue to thrive with Blessed Moreau s original zeal and passion to love and serve the people of God. And, we pray in a special way for the intentions of Father Tom Gariepy, CSC. 4

4 Welcome, Boston city singers! Today we welcome the Boston City Singers to our nine thirty liturgy. Directed by founder, Jane Money, the Boston City Singers provides outstanding music training opportunities to low and moderate income inner city youth ages four to eighteen years old in the communities in which they live. Founded in 1995 as a response to budget cuts in music education in the public schools, eighty percent of the students who sing with BCS live in Boston s urban neighborhoods. Through their gift of song, the members of the BCS develop a lifelong love of music and the heart to live in a world of differences. In addition to singing music throughout the liturgy, the Boston City Singers will perform a special postlude entitled, "MLK." This piece, composed by the widely acclaimed Australian composer and performing artist, Paul Jarman, was commissioned by the Boston City Singers in 2008 and was recently performed at the White House for President Barack Obama. This piece includes sections of Martin Luther King s I Have a Dream speech. If any children are interested in auditioning for the Boston City Singers, Jane Money will be conducting auditions following the nine-thirty liturgy. Please see Jane in the Parish Hall by the grand piano. DRIVERS NEEDED Each month parishioners have the opportunity to pick up donated meat, dairy products, and produce from three local supermarkets and deliver it to either Catholic Charities' Haitian Multi-Service Center in Dorchester or the Pine Street Inn in the South End. This vital ministry takes place at 7:30 on Saturday and Sunday mornings and on Sundays can be completed in time to attend the 9:30 parish Mass. Here are our upcoming dates: January 24 and January 25 February 7 and February 8 If you are interested in helping, please Mark Lippolt at mlippolt@hammondre.com. VOLUNTEERING AT PINE STREET INN Our parish has committed to volunteering at the Pine Street Men's Inn one night a month throughout Because of our proximity to the shelter, we are often assigned evenings that are difficult for the Inn's other groups to fill. Our next time at the Inn will be on Sunday, February 8. There are 6 slots open for volunteer parishioners to assist in feeding the Inn's guests. If you would like to join us from 4:45 to 6:30 p. m. on Harrison Avenue in the South End, please contact Mark Lippolt mlippolt@hammondre.com for more information! Some parking is available at the shelter, but please indicate if you can help with carpooling. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today, Sunday, January 18, and ends next Sunday, January 25. Since 1908, this week has been dedicated to prayer for Christian unity. This is a time for the worldwide Christian community to pray in communion with the prayer of Jesus "that they all may be one" (John 17:21). This year's theme is: Jesus said to her: Give me to drink (John 4:7). The biblical text of the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, chosen by an ecumenical team in Brazil, invites us to try water from a different well and also to offer a little of our own. In diversity we enrich each other. The Week of Prayer for Unity is a privileged moment for prayer, encounter and dialogue. It is an opportunity to recognize the richness and value that are present in the other, the different, and to ask God for the gift of unity. Give me to drink implies an ethical action that recognizes the need for one another in living out Christ s mission. It compels us to change our attitude, to commit ourselves to see unity in the midst of our diversity, through our openness to a variety of prayer and Christian spirituality. More information is available at en.html. Please join us here at Saint Cecilia at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday, January 20, for Taizé Prayer (www. taize.fr) as we pray for this unity. 5

5 BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Evidence shows a bereavement group can help facilitate the process of healing. "Stepping Stones" support group meetings at Beacon Hospice Care Center (The Schrafft's Center, 529 Main Street - Suite 101, Charlestown) are free of charge. Register with Nancy Duffy at Dates are 1/27; 2/10; 2/24; 3/10; and 3/24. PILGRIMAGE ON THE CAMINO de SANTIAGO de COMPOSTELA Pilgrimage, the journey to a distant sacred goal. It is a journey both outwards to hallowed places and inwards to spiritual growth. Join Nancy Nee Hanifin for a series of presentations on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. In 2010 she walked the 500 miles across Spain to the tomb of St James. On her return she founded the Boston Chapter of the American Pilgrims on the Camino, mentoring aspiring pilgrims from across New England. The meetings will cover the history of the Camino, traditions and practical planning for a possible facilitated day pilgrimage in spring or fall of The Camino can be seen as an extended moving retreat, offering tremendous opportunities for meditative walking, reflection and introspection. It also offers the opportunity to commune with people from all over the world on a similar journey It allows one the opportunity to listen to God more attentively without the day to day distractions of modern life, all the while surrounded by some of the most beautiful of God s creations, the Spanish countryside. A pilgrimage journey is the most graphic reminder we can have that our life, as a whole, is a pilgrimage. Each of us is on a journey with God, and a journey to God. Meetings will be held Wednesday: January 28, February 11, and February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Each meeting will last about an hour and have a different focus; feel free to attend any or all of the evenings. For more details and to rsvp, please Nancy at nancyneehanifin@ gmail.com. OFFERTORY COMMITMENT PROGRAM We wish to thank all of you who have enrolled in the Offertory Commitment Program. This program has been very helpful in allowing us to better plan and budget for the needs of the parish. If you are not currently participating in the OCP, but would like to start, please contact Mark Donohoe at or mdonohoe@stceciliaboston.org. STAYING IN TOUCH If you are moving, or have changed your phone or address, please be sure to update your contact information with the parish office. You can simply Mark Donohoe at mdonohoe@stceciliaboston.org with the new information. Thank you. CATHOLICS UNITE FOR WORKERS RIGHTS Massachusetts Interfaith Worker Justice invites lay persons, religious, and clergy to an assembly for Catholics on Saturday morning, February 7 from 10-2 at Saint Monica-Saint Augustine Parish, 331 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston. This assembly is free. We are leading a multi-faith movement for economic justice in our workplaces and communities. Pope Francis calls the Catholic Church to the forefront of social action for workers rights. Aided by the Holy Spirit, we hear the cry of workers, especially immigrants, women, and people of color. We are empowering Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston to be leaders in our faith-based organization. Join us as we praise God, share our stories, celebrate worker victories, and take practical steps to build our organization. To register, go to laborguild.com/shop or contact Brother Anthony Zuba, OFM Cap., at either (857) , anthonyzuba@gmail.com. This event is co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston Central Region; Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice; The Labor Guild; and MassCOSH. SAINT CECILIA CONCERT On Friday evening, February 13th at 8:00pm, Saint Cecilia Parish will host The Seraphim Singers led by Jennifer Lester in For heaven is a different thing : Choral Settings of Sacred Poetry. The program will include the world premiere of On Emptiness, Wisdom and Fortune by Saint Cecilia s Director of Music Richard J. Clark. Other featured poets and composers include John Donne, George Herbert, Jones Very, Gerald Finzi, Hildegard von Bingen, Carson Cooman, and James Woodman. Tickets are $15-20 and are available at the door. Visit for more information. 6

6 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Mountaintop The day before his assassination on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his last speech to a crowd of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. This address is knows as the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, and like many King speeches and sermons, it illustrates his knack for taking familiar scripture stories and brushing off the dust of over-familiarity that has settled on them. In this speech, he refers to the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan found in the tenth chapter of Luke's Gospel. One day a man came to Jesus and he wanted to raise some questions about some vital matters of life. At points he wanted to trick Jesus, and show him that he knew a little more than Jesus knew and throw him off base. Now that question could have easily ended up in a philosophical and theological debate. But Jesus immediately pulled that question from midair and placed it on a dangerous curve between Jerusalem and Jericho. And he talked about a certain man who fell among thieves. You remember that a Levite and a priest passed by on the other side; they didn't stop to help him. Finally, a man of another race came by. He got down from his beast, decided not to be compassionate by proxy. But he got down with him, administered first aid, and helped the man in need. Jesus ended up saying this was the good man, this was the great man because he had the capacity to project the "I" into the "thou," and to be concerned about his brother. Now, you know, we use our imagination a great deal to try to determine why the priest and the Levite didn't stop. At times we say they were busy going to a church meeting, an ecclesiastical gathering, and they had to get on down to Jerusalem so they wouldn't be late for their meeting. At other times we would speculate that there was a religious law that one who was engaged in religious ceremonials was not to touch a human body twenty-four hours before the ceremony. And every now and then we begin to wonder whether maybe they were not going down to Jerusalem, or down to Jericho, rather, to organize a Jericho Road Improvement Association. That's a possibility. Maybe they felt it was better to deal with the problem from the causal root, rather than to get bogged down with an individual effect. But I'm going to tell you what my imagination tells me. It's possible that those men were afraid. You see, the Jericho Road is a dangerous road. I remember when Mrs. King and I were first in Jerusalem. We rented a car and drove from Jerusalem down to Jericho. And as soon as we got on that road I said to my wife, "I can see why Jesus used this as the setting for his parable." It's a winding, meandering road. It's really conducive for ambushing. You start out in Jerusalem, which is about twelve hundred miles, or rather, twelve hundred feet above sea level. And by the time you get down to Jericho fifteen or twenty minutes later, you're about twenty-two feet below sea level. That's a dangerous road. In the days of Jesus it came to be known as the "Bloody Pass." And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still around. Or it's possible that they felt that the man on the ground was merely faking, and he was acting like he had been robbed and hurt in order to seize them over there, lure them there for quick and easy seizure. And so the first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" That's the question before you tonight. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job?" Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to all of the hours that I usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's the question. Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge, to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation.

7 We thank you for your church, founded upon your Word, that challenges us to do more than sing and pray, but go out and work as though the very answer to our prayers depended on us and not upon you. Help us to realize that humanity was created to shine like the stars and live on through all eternity. Keep us, we pray, in perfect peace. Help us to walk together, pray together, sing together, and live together until that day when all God's children Black, White, Red, Brown, and Yellow will rejoice in one common band of humanity in the reign of our Lord and of our God, we pray. Amen. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, April 4, 1968

8 'The Least of These' Martin Luther King's Advocacy By ALBERT RABOTEAU Martin Luther King Day memorials tend to celebrate King the Civil Rights leader, stressing his activism on behalf of interracial equality and reconciliation. We slight his emphasis on the link between racism and poverty and so neglect King the advocate of the poor. At the time of his assassination King was participating in the Memphis Sanitation Workers' struggle to achieve a decent wage while simultaneously planning the Poor People's Campaign. King's sermons, speeches and writings echo ancient Christian teachings on poverty and wealth, which may still serve as a resource for the contemporary struggle to overcome economic inequality. He was a 20th century exemplar of a very old tradition. Princeton Historian Peter Brown argues convincingly that "a revolution in the social imagination occurred between 300 and 600 C.E. closely associated with the rise to power of the Christian bishop. For the Christian bishop was held by contemporaries to owe his position in no small part to his role as the guardian of the poor. He was the 'lover of the poor' par excellence." The 4th century bishops, St. Basil of Caesarea, St. Gregory of Nyssa, and St. Gregory of Nazianzus elucidated this novel virtue and its centrality to the community life of Christians. In 369 a severe drought followed by famine prompted Basil to preach a sermon on the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-18), the man who decides to tear down his barns and build new ones to hold his surplus grain. "But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Basil elaborates: "Who, then, is greedy? -- The one who does not remain content with self sufficiency. Who is the one who deprives others? The one who hoards what belongs to everyone. Are you not greedy? Are you not one who deprives others? You have received these things for stewardship, and have turned them into your own property! Is not the one who tears off what another is wearing called a clothes-robber? But the one who does not clothe the naked, when he was able to do so -- what other name does he deserve? The bread that you hold on to belongs to the hungry; the cloak you keep locked in your storeroom belongs to the naked; the shoe that is moldering in your possession belongs to the person with no shoes; the silver that you have buried belongs to the person in need. You do an injury to as many people as you might have helped with all these things!" Basil enacted the Christian social vision he preached by establishing a hospice and soup kitchen for the famine victims and later developed a large complex to house the poor, tend the sick, and where the poor who could work were employed or trained in various trades. Around 369, St. Gregory of Nyssa preached on almsgiving: "Do not look down on those who lie at your feet, as if you judged them worthless. Consider who they are, and you will discover their dignity: they have put on the countenance of our Savior; for the one who loves humanity has lent them his own face, so that through it they might shame those who lack compassion and hate the poor." In a sermon on the Last Judgment scene in Matthew 25:31-46, in which care for the poor is the standard of judgment "for in as much as you did it [or did it not] to the least of these you did it to me." St. Gregory of Nazianzus warns that we should fear condemnation if we "have not ministered to Christ through those in need... Let us take care of Christ, then, while there is still time: let us visit Christ in his sickness, let us give to Christ to eat, let us clothe Christ in his nakedness, let us do honor to Christ in his needy ones, in those who lie on the ground here before us this day." In 1956, King preached a sermon that echoed Basil's condemnation of greed: "God never intended for a group of people to live in superfluous, inordinate wealth while others live in abject, deadening poverty. God intends for all of His children to have the basic necessities of life, and He has left in this universe enough and 9

9 Article continues from page 9 to spare for that purpose. So I call upon you to bridge the gulf between abject poverty and superfluous wealth." In 1962, King preached, "I see hungry boys and girls in this nation and other nations and think about the fact that we spend more than a million dollars a day storing surplus food. And I say to myself 'I know where we can store that food free of charge - in the wrinkled stomachs of the millions of people in our nation and in this world who go to bed hungry at night.'" In 1961, preaching on the same text from Luke as Basil, King linked racism and poverty, "You see this man was foolish because the richer he became materially the poorer he became spiritually... This man was a fool because he failed to realize his dependence on others... Now this text has a great deal of bearing on our struggle in race relations... For what is white supremacy but the foolish notion that God made a mistake and stamped an eternal stigma of inferiority on a certain MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. race of people; what is white supremacy but the foolishness of believing that one race is good enough to dominate another race?...and there was a final reason why this man was foolish. He failed to realize his dependence on God... because he felt that he was the creator instead of the creature." Like the ancient "Fathers of the Church" King emphasized that "the least of these" are children and "icons" of God, whose treatment is the measure of our "salvation or damnation" as persons and as a nation. Like them he argued that excess wealth is "robbed from the poor." Like them he cautioned us against the ineluctable tendency of consumption to addict us to status and power. Like them he exhorted us to "move from being a thing-oriented, to a person-oriented" society. This year, as economic crisis threatens severe cutbacks to social services for the needy, we would do well to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by remembering and resolving to emulate his advocacy of the poor in our personal and political actions. Albert Raboteau is a contributor to Huffington Post and is author of "Slave Religion: The 'Invisible Institution' in the Antebellum South." " What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. - Robert F. Kennedy on the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. VALENTINE'S DAY BOOK DRIVE " Now in its eigth year, Saint Cecilia Parish will be holding a Valentine's Day book drive to benefit the children at RFK Children s Action Corps in grades 1 through 12. Books will be collected at all litur gies on the weekend of February 14 through 15. Although brand new books are preferred, they will also take used books in excellent condition. If you are away that weekend, books can also be dropped off earlier or you can place your order online using Amazon Smile ( com). A list of requested books is available at the back of the church. Magazine subscriptions are also on the list. Books can also be delivered to: Robert F. Kennedy Children s Action Corps 11 Beacon Street, Suite 820 Boston, MA Contact Letitia Howland at lhowland@rfkchildren.org for more information. You can also speak with Letitia or Mark Lippolt after the liturgies at the donation tables. 10

10 Open House January 25, :30 2:00 pm Full-time Catholic day school for boys in grades 4 through 8 Rigorous academics Excellent high school placements including Roxbury Latin, St. Sebastian s, Belmont Hill, Phillips Andover Academy, Boston College High School, and Xaverian Brothers Small class sizes Intensive musical formation Regular performance schedule and recordings To schedule an admissions appointment, please contact John Robinson, Director of Music x319 jrobinson@choirschool.net ST. PAUL S CHOIR SCHOOL 29 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts SAINT CECILIA YOUNG ADULTS Young Adults ages exploring their faith through fellowship and service Happy Hour at Dillon's Restaurant & Bar Tuesday, January 20 I 7:00pm Since Mass Ave Tavern closed on NYE, we have a new gathering place for fellowship! Join your fellow young adults for great conversations. Join us beforehand for Taizé Prayer at Saint Cecilia at 6:30pm. your RSVP to scyoungadults@gmail.com. Save The Date: Theology on Tapas Tuesday, February 10 Andy Otto, who created the blog God in All Things full of daily reflections/podcasts on faith and Ignatian spirituality from the eyes of twentysomethings, will be our guest speaker and lead discussions. Food and beverages are provided but respectfully it's a 21+ event. Mark Your Calendars for CORSAGES & CUMMERBUNDS Saturday, February 28 I 8:00-11:00pm Join us for our first-ever Young Adults winter formal with food, DJ, dancing, and lots of fun. A photographer is needed. scyoungadults@gmail.com if interested. Saint Cecilia Young Adults presents a winter formal Corsages & Cummerbun Saturday, February 28 I 8-11pm The Westin Copley Place Hotel Partnering with The Paulist Center Young Adults St. Anthony Shrine 20 s/30 s Boston Young Adults light hors d oeuvres / cash bar / DJ $35 per ticket / open to ages / black tie optional tickets at Interested to learn more about upcoming events and fellowships? Join our list at scyoungadults@gmail.com. 11

11 Listen Sing Pray Be Still Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. To Commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jesus said to her: Give me to drink. (John 4:7) Saint Cecilia Church 18 Belvidere Street, in Boston s Back Bay

12 Parish Office & Mailing Address 18 Belvidere Street, Boston, MA Hours Monday Friday, 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Phone Fax Website Parish Staff Rev. John J. Unni, Pastor Mark Donohoe, Pastoral Associate for Administration, Scott J. MacDonald, Director of Faith Formation and Leadership Development, Jeanne Bruno, Coordinator of Pastoral Outreach, Richard J. Clark, Director of Music and Organist, Caroline Gélinas, Executive Assistant, Maureen Sullivan, Special Projects Manager, Jim Tomlinson, Parish Intern, Assisting Clergy Rev. Mr. Ryan Duns, SJ Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC Rev. Peter Grover, OMV Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ Rev. George Winchester, SJ SAINT CECILIA PARISH Parish RESOURCES Schedule for Liturgy Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:00 a.m. Lord s Day Sat 5:00 p.m.; Sun 8:00, 9:30, 11:15 a.m., & 6:00 p.m. Holy Days 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Reconciliation Available at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine ( x221), St. Francis Chapel in Prudential Center ( ), and St. Anthony Shrine ( ). Please call for scheduled times. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the communal process through which non-baptized men and women become members of the Catholic Church. It is also suitable for those baptized in different faith traditions who are interested in becoming Catholic, or, for those who were baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive the sacraments of eucharist and confirmation. For more information, please contact Scott MacDonald. Small Group Adult Faith Formation Drop in for an hour of reflection/discussion on the week's scripture readings. Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Pastoral Center Café, and at 1:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. in classroom CL3. For more information, please contact stceciliasmallgroups@gmail.com. Baptism for Infants Infant baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. For more information, please contact Mark Donohoe. 13 Faith Formation for Children To register your child for our Faith Formation Program, please contact Scott MacDonald in the parish office. Marriage Couples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark Donohoe in the parish office at least six months in advance. Care of the Sick To arrange for the Sacrament of the Sick, for Holy Communion to be brought to those unable to attend the Sunday celebration, or for Viaticum for the Dying (Holy Communion for those in danger of death), please contact the parish office. It is always possible to anoint the sick during regularly scheduled liturgies. Order of Christian Funerals The parish is prepared to celebrate the Vigil (wake) in the church. Please contact the parish office for more information. Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Team The CAP Team is responsible for training all parish staff and volunteers in mandated reporting laws and the Protecting God s Children program (VIRTUS). They also provide consultation and support to anyone in the parish who has concerns about reporting child abuse and neglect. Please contact Lois Flaherty (loisflaherty@gmail.com), Maria Roche (maria.roche15@gmail.com) or Letitia Howland (l_howland@hotmail. com) if you have any questions or concerns. The Archdiocese of Boston has in place a vigorous program to protect children from harm and to educate its ministers and faithful about the nature of abuse, with a goal of increasing knowledge, creating a safe environment for children, and recognizing and reporting potentially dangerous situations. The full text of the policy is also available in the narthex and parish office, as well as on our website. For Those with Celiac Disease If you have celiac disease, please let us know. We have a supply of low-gluten altar bread available for those who cannot tolerate gluten. Hearing Assistance in Church The church is equipped with an FM listening device. Small receivers are available for anyone who may have trouble hearing the sound system. Simply request a receiver from any one of our greeters before Mass. Access for the Disabled The church is accessible by elevator. Sunday Parking Reduced-rate parking is available on Sundays at the Prudential Center parking garage and at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. Be sure to have a greeter validate your parking ticket before returning to your car. Saint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry Saint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry is a GLBTQ community at Saint Cecilia. For more information, contact stceciliarainbowministry@gmail.com. Joining Our Community We re happy that you re with us! Our community offers a warm, spiritual home for a diverse group of Catholics. We come from many neighborhoods in and around Boston but also have parishioners from as far afield as Marlborough, Newburyport, and Stow. Please introduce yourself to a staff member, drop in for coffee on Sunday, or fill out a new parishioner form in the narthex.