SAINT PAUL PARISH Harvard square EST. 1875 ST. PAUL PARISH (Corner of Bow and Arrow Streets) Parish Center 29 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (617) 491-8400 FAX (617) 354-7092 www.stpaulparish.org Rev. William T. Kelly, S.T.D. Pastor and Senior Chaplain frkellystpaulparish@gmail.com Rev. Patrick J. Fiorillo Undergraduate Chaplain Rev. George S. Salzmann, O.S.F.S. Graduate Chaplain gsalzmann@gmail.com Deacon Mark Olejnik Seminarian Intern ~~ HARVARD CATHOLIC CENTER (617) 868-6585 www.harvardcatholic.org ~~ (617) 868-8658 saintpaulschoirschool.us April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter Mass for the Lord's Day Saturday Vigil 5:00pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:00 am 5:00pm (University Community during term) Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 8:00 am, 12:l0 pm Saturday - 9:00 am Vespers Tuesday and Wednesday - 6:00 pm (Chapel) Thursday - 5:15pm, Choral Vespers (upper Church) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday after the 8:00am Mass until noon in the Church Sacraments Baptism Please inquire at the parish office Penance & Reconciliation Thursday 1:30-3:30 pm Saturday 3:00-4:30pm ~ Or by appointment Upper Church Reconciliation Room Eucharist See Mass and Adoration schedule above Marriage Couples planning to marry in the Church should make an appointment to see one of the priests as far in advance as possible (at least six months) Confirmation Celebrated annually, contact the parish office for info Holy Orders If you feel called to consider a vocation to priesthood or diaconate, speak to a priest or call the Vocations Office at (617) 746-5939 Anointing of the Sick This Sacrament will take place immediately following the 9:00 am Mass on the first Saturday of each month, or please contact a priest at anytime
Saint Paul Church PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF ST. PAUL CHURCH Rev. William T. Kelly, S.T.D., PASTOR Reverend Patrick J. Fiorillo, PAROCHIAL VICAR Mr. Thomas Hogan, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS thogan@stpaulparish.org Mrs. Nancy Nicolaou, ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR nnicol@stpaulparish.org Mr. John Robinson, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC jrobinson@stpaulschoirschool.us Mr. Bernie Swain, DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION bswain@stpaulparish.org HARVARD CATHOLIC CENTER Rev. William T. Kelly, S.T.D., SENIOR CHAPLAIN Reverend Patrick J. Fiorillo, UNDERGRADUATE CHAPLAIN Rev. George S. Salzmann, O.S.F.S., GRADUATE CHAPLAIN Ms. Heather Angell, EVkids, DIRECTOR Mr. Doug Zack, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Ms. Carol Sardo, ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATE Rev. William T. Kelly, S.T.D., PASTOR Mr. Scot Landry, ACTING PRESIDENT Mr. John Robinson, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mr. Jeremy Bruns, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mrs. Dianne Flaherty, OFFICE MANAGER Mrs. Dawn Gromczynski, DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Mr. Forrest Eimold, ORGAN SCHOLAR Cambridge, Massachusetts ANOINTING OF THE SICK SACRAMENT The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is offered after the 9:00am Mass on the First Saturday of each month. Those who are facing surgeries or very serious health issues can see the priest after the Mass. The Anointing will take place near the Statue of Mary at the front left of the Church. The oils are reserved in the Olea Sancta Repository (Holy Oils) near the Baptismal Font. Family and friends are most welcome to be present together during the Anointing. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday, there is Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8:30am-12:00pm (between the two daily Masses). Please plan on coming to pray. Be sure to pray for Peace in the Holy Land with the Peace Dove that is lit on the side altar. Prayer cards with the history of the origins of the Dove and suggested prayers are in the basket by the Dove. Also, If you could sign up for an hour a week, or once a month, that would be great. Please contact the main office or see the sign up sheet at the Church entrance. We need at least two people for each hour. This is a real blessing for the mission of the Parish, the Harvard Catholic Center and the Choir School. LITURGICAL CALENDAR Sunday, April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter 7:30am People of the Parish 9:30am Memorial: Eugeniusz Koltuniak 11:00am Memorial: Judith Fisher Monday, April 30: Saint Pius V Tuesday, May 1: Saint Joseph the Worker 8:00am Memorial: Eduard Selker 12:10pm Memorial: Jose Luis Lozada Wednesday, May 2: Saint Athanasius Thursday, May 3: Saint Philip and Saint James Friday, May 4: 12:10pm Choir School Fund Intention Sunday, May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) The parish is always ready to receive adults into the process of preparation for baptism or reception into Full Communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Please call (617) 491-8400 for information. PARISH FOOD PANTRY Non-perishable food is received before every Mass for the pantry, which is open Saturdays from 11:00am-11:30am, or may be left in the parish office. CHURCH ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED Take elevator from the Parish Center Lobby at 29 Mount Auburn Street. Restrooms, handicapped accessible, are located on 1 st & 2 nd floors of the Parish Center. PARKING FOR MASS ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY Free parking at the Cowperthwaite Garage is available by permit only for those attending Mass on weekends only. Contact the Parish office for an parking application. NEW PARISHIONER WELCOME TO SAINT PAUL PARISH! To register, please fill out a registration card available in the church vestibule, the pews or at the parish office.
Dear Friends, The winds of Spring have finally found their way down the Charles! I hope that you have been able to enjoy some of the sweet, fresh air. This was a busy week at St. Paul s. Last Sunday s Parish Town Meeting, the fifth in my two years here, was well attended. After my own report we had a full half hour s discussion about many elements of our life here. I am grateful for the participation and insights. At the Harvard Catholic Center, we also hosted next year s Freshmen during Visitas weekend at the 5:00pm evening Mass and for a spaghetti dinner. I am grateful to the undergrads who were so warm and generous in their outreach. I hope you have seen the good news about the new Head of School for St. Paul s Choir School. Dr. Thomas Haferd has a distinguished career in education, in working with boys of all ages, in Catholic formation and a background in music. We look forward to his academic leadership for many years to come. With that, please remember the Choir School Gala on May 5 and the upcoming Spring concert on May 20. Both of these give us the opportunity to support this school which is such a vital part of the St. Paul Parish mission. Two other meetings of note this week: the Parish Council had its monthly gathering to discuss many ongoing topics, with a particular emphasis on parish finances. I am grateful to Business Manager Tom Hogan for his participation in this conversation. On Thursday, we had our bi-annual meeting of the Senior Chaplain s Advisory Board for the Harvard Catholic Center. We are indebted to the members who travel from all over the country for their insight and passion for our work. Finally, I am a member of the Board of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life at Harvard University. We meet several times a year and it is edifying to see steps being made in Harvard s openness and appreciation of these important dimensions of the students and faculties lives. Finally, this weekend we celebrate First Holy Communion on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Thanks to all who helped to prepare our children for this beautiful sacrament, our daily Bread. FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER WELCOME RECEPTION FOR FR. PATRICK! Join us on Sunday, May 6 as we formally welcome Fr. Patrick Fiorillo to the St. Paul Parish Community. Please stop by DiGiovanni Hall following the 11:00 am Mass to say hello and to introduce yourself. Light fare will be served. SECUREGIVE APP INSTRUCTIONS The SecureGive App is available for use for your regular offertory contribution! Please follow these easy instructions: Go to App Store (or other name if on different phones) Type or go to SecureGive App Click on Install or Download Click on Accept Click on Open Screen with nearby Organizations will come up Click on St. Paul Parish Cambridge Click on Set Organization Home Details Click on Make Donation At this point you can decide to create an account for a onetime donation or for continuous giving or for a onetime anonymous donation. PARISH SUPPORT AND FINANCES Our offertory this weekend, April 28/29 has two collections, our regular parish offertory and the second collection is for the Military Archdiocese, Home, Black and Native American Missions. There will be an added second collection the weekend of May 5/6 for Parish Habitat For Humanity. Thank you! Week of Apr 21/22 Offertory $5,471 Electronic Giving March $14,125 FYTD Offertory Total: $357,662 The 2017 Financial Report is available at stpaulparish.org and hard copies may be found in the front of the Church. As always, thank you to past and present benefactors. God bless, Fr. Kelly I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. Psalm 22
APRIL 29, 2018 CHECK OUT WHAT S HAPPENING AT ST. PAUL S CHECK OUT WHAT S HAPPENING AT SANCTUARY LAMP The Sanctuary Lamp, which burns for eight days and nights at the tabernacle, symbolizes the presence of Christ and marks the boundaries of holy space in the Church. If you are interested in learning how to donate a Sanctuary Lamp, contact Nancy at (617) 491-8400 ext. 303. MASS INTENTIONS AT ST. PAUL S Mass Intentions for daily and weekend Masses are being accepted. Masses may be offered to remember those who have died, for those who are ill, as well as in thanksgiving for a birthday, anniversary or for a special intention. Please contact the Parish Office, (617) 491-8400 for details and to reserve a particular Mass. ST. PAUL S GIVING KIOSK The St. Paul Giving Kiosk is located in the vestibule! The device offers parishioners, and visitors, a means by which to make offertory donations via credit card. All donations made through the kiosk are credited to parishioner accounts. CENTERING PRAYER The Centering Prayer group meets on Thursdays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Mary s Room (Room 202). Our meetings include lectio divina or readings from Fr. Keating or the Christian mystics, followed by a period of Centering Prayer. We are currently reading The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel. Readings are provided. All are welcome. For more info contact Susan or Janice (stpaulcentering@gmail.com). FOOD PANTRY The food pantry was blessed with an incredibly generous donation of treats from Cardullo's. It was like a treasure hunt as we opened boxes of gourmet chocolates, coffee, and other items - including some from Europe that we had never seen before. We also celebrated Easter with rotisserie chickens and canned hams, thanks to a few generous parishioners who contributed food and funds as well as the masons who coordinated the logistics. We are finding that even when the pantry is well-stocked, supplies of certain items are quickly depleted. Some of our greatest needs right now are shelf stable boxed milk, canisters of oats, crackers, cereal (other than plain Cheerios), jelly/jam, peanut butter, dried fruit, coffee, tea, and salad dressing. Thank you to all who help to keep our shelves stocked. St. Paul s Choir School Gala & Auction Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:00 PM Venezia Waterfront - Boston Visit www.saintpaulschoirschool.us for tickets! SILENT AUCTION Donations of items, services and gift cards are being accepted for our Annual Gala and Auction: A Night to Inspire! to be held on Saturday, May 5. Items can be dropped off or mailed into the school office. If you have any questions, please contact Sylvia (sylviamlewis@yahoo.com) or Dianne (dflaherty@saintpaulschoirschool.us). Please support Saint Paul's Choir School so it can continue to fulfill its mission! Thank you. MAKE AN INTRODUCTION & CHANGE A LIFE Alumni (including our pastor, Father Kelly!) from every era of Saint Paul s Choir School have described how the school positively transformed their life s trajectory. Might you know a family with a boy in grade 2 through 7 that you could introduce to us? We are seeking boys who love to sing, and parents who would like a rigorous academic and Catholic education for their son, who may be exploring the benefits of an all-boys school environment, who may be attracted by the school s location in Harvard Square, who may desire that their son attend an elite high school eventually, and who may have mentioned that their son s current school isn t challenging enough or an ideal fit. To make an introduction, please contact Dianne Flaherty (admissions@saintpaulschoirschool.us). We appreciate every introduction - thank you! DO YOU KNOW A BOY WHO LIKES TO SING? If so, come to a St. Paul s Choir School Open House on Friday, April 27, or call (617) 868-8658 to set up an audition. The school is now auditioning students for grades 3-8. Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. 1 John 3:18
HARVARD CATHOLIC CENTER STUDENT NEWS Join us for the 5:00pm University Community Mass at St. Paul s Church. The last 5:00pm University Mass of the semester will take place on Sunday, May 13, 2018. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL MASS Sunday, April 29 8:00pm HBS Chapel HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MASS Wednesday, May 9 8:00pm CSO Mass GRAD STUDENTS, POST DOCS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LUMEN VERITATIS: THEOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00pm Multimedia Room - 29 Mount Auburn Street jason.c.lalonde@gmail.com Future dates: May 23 GRAD STUDENTS, POST DOCS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DINNER - Just bring $5 Thursday, May 3 7:00pm-GATHER; 7:30pm-DINE Future dates: June 7, July 12, August 2, September 6 EX LIBRIS: THEOLOGICAL WRITINGS DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday, May 9 at 7:00 pm Informal discussions about writings by the saints and Theological thinkers. elizabeth.y.choe@gmail.com YOUNG COUPLES & NEW FAMILIES Sunday, May 13 Multimedia Room - 29 Mount Auburn Street Engaged? Married? New Family? Join us for a potluck brunch the second Sunday of each month following the 9:30am Mass. HarvardCatholicYCNF@gmail.com Future dates: June 10 GRADUATE STUDENTS FILM NIGHT Friday, May 25 at 7:00pm Refreshments (including popcorn) served! hccfilmnight@gmail.com Future dates: GRAD PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE GROUP: VERBUM DEI Every Sunday at 12:30pm (after 11:00am Mass) Grad students & young professionals gather each Sunday to read and reflect on the Sunday readings. alex.angstrom@gmail.com UNDERGRADUATE TOTUS TUESDAY AND SUPER TUESDAY St. Paul s Church at 8:00pm Join us on Tuesdays during the academic year from 8:00 pm to 9:00pm for Totus Tuesday in St. Paul's Church. Following the Holy Hour is Super Tuesday at 9:00pm. Join us at the Catholic Center for snacks and conversation. Calendar listings and more information can be found on our new website: www.harvardcatholic.org LIVE THE LITURGY INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK "Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth." Real love, especially unconditional love, cannot exist apart from action. We are called to bear much fruit and become Jesus' disciples. We live in a world that is suffering so badly. By our actions and the way we organize our lives, we can model the Gospel values that many no longer see as important. We can be healers who put mercy into action. We can choose to unconditionally respect human life and challenge those who do not. We can live nonviolent lives, resist the lust for power, and avoid greed in all its forms. It is difficult to live the Gospel message of love. We will often be met with rejection. We need to allow God to prune away everything that makes it difficult to love. Then we have to take the risk and call others to a higher standard, no matter the price.