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. Mark W. Murphy Undergraduate Chaplain and Parochial Vicar harvardpriest@gmail.com Rev. George S. Salzmann, O.S.F.S. Graduate Chaplain gsalzmann@fas.harvard.edu Mark Olejnik Seminarian Intern ~~ HARVARD CATHOLIC CENTER (617) 868-6585 www.harvardcatholic.org ~~ ST. PAUL S CHOIR SCHOOL (617) 868-8658 saintpaulschoirschool.us March 4, 2018 Third Sunday of Lent 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: 8:00am, 12:l0 pm Saturday - 9:00am 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 Rev. Mark W. Murphy, 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 Rev. George S. Salzmann, O.S.F.S., GRADUATE CHAPLAIN Rev. Mark W. Murphy, UNDERGRADUATE CHAPLAIN Ms. Heather Angell, EVkids, DIRECTOR Mr. Doug Zack, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Ms. Carol Sardo, ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATE ST. PAUL S CHOIR SCHOOL 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 LITURGICAL CALENDAR Sunday, March 4, 2018 Third Sunday of Lent 9:30am People of the Parish 11:00am Memorial: Evangeline Tomczik & Mary Virginia Peisch Wilson Wednesday, March 7: Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity Thursday, March 8: Saint John of God 12:10pm Choir School Fund Intention Friday, March 9: Saint Frances of Rome Sunday, March 11, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Lent 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. 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, This is Commitment Weekend when we are given the opportunity to support the Catholic Appeal which provides funding for Cardinal Seán to carry out the administrative and pastoral duties of the Archdiocese. Admittedly, it can be awkward to fill out these forms during the Mass, but when we see it in light of the Lenten call to almsgiving and the Gospel invitation to bring our gifts to the altar, the spiritual purpose adds depth to the practical. I have made my commitment of $350. I hope you will do what you are able. Please remember that any amount received that exceeds our goal will remain here in the parish. Thanks again for your kind generosity. I want to remind everyone about the special Lenten opportunities here at St. Paul s (see the rest of the bulletin for details): Confessions every Wednesday night, Thursday afternoon and Saturday afternoon; Community Meals for the Homeless and Those In Need Wednesday afternoon; Eucharistic Adoration Friday morning and Stations of the Cross Fridays at 5:30pm; Choral Vespers most Thursdays at 5:15pm and special Choral Vespers on Sunday, March 4; Performance of the Durufle Requiem Friday the 9 th. How blest we are! As we enter this middle part of Lent, assess how things have been going so far and turn even more to the Lord in the weeks ahead. God bless, Fr. Kelly THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT LENT AT ST. PAUL S STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross will be celebrated at 5:30pm on Fridays during Lent in the Church. THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU WEDNESDAYS OF LENT 6:30pm to 8:00pm St. Paul s and all the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for individual confessions during Lent, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Please visit www.thelightisonforyou.org to help you prepare. It has videos on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, sheets on how to make a good confession, answers to frequently-asked questions and more. Please make plans to come on Lenten Wednesdays and spread the word of this special outreach of mercy to those you know. LENTEN COMMUNITY LUNCHES The Homeless Out-reach Committee will sponsor the Annual Wednesday Lenten Lunch Program. It will take place on March 7, 13, 21 at 12:30pm in the lower Church. Guests can come in for coffee & bagels in the morning before the meal is served. Contributions of prepared dishes, vegetables, fruits, individual fruit juices and desserts can be left at the Parish Center no later than 11:00am the day of the meal. Volunteers to set up, greet guests, serve, and clean up are needed. To help, call Carol at (617) 666-2855 or Mercedes at (617) 492-7047. DURUFLÉ REQUIEM LENTEN CHORAL REFLECTION Join us on Friday, March 9 at 7:00pm in the church for the Duruflé Requiem, sung by the St. Paul s Choir of Men and Boys. 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. Because of the wide spread flu, we will once again introduce these temporary measures: At the Sign of Peace, people are asked to offer a nod or wave or smile but to refrain from shaking hands. We would ask that everyone receive the Body of Christ by hand and not on the tongue, though the option remains. We will be suspending the receiving of the Precious Blood from the Communion Chalices. Thanks for your understanding and your prayers for those who are ill.
CHECK OUT WHAT S HAPPENING AT ST. PAUL S PARTNER PARISH COLLECTION MARCH 17/18 Fr. Elias Tabban, Pastor of St. Paul's Partner Parish in the Holy Land has asked for our financial help in meeting the medical costs for surgeries and medications of parishioners at Our Lady Fatima in Beit Sahour, Palestine. The need is great given the lack of medical insurance available for Palestinian Christians and the chronic lack of employment throughout the Palestinian territories. Through our partnership we have been able to help the "living stones" in the Holy Land to support their families, to educate their children in our rich Christian tradition and to remain faithful witnesses to the love of Christ in the Holy Land. Our Lady of Fatima is a vibrant Parish with a Catholic school educating children from kindergarten through 12th grade. (See photos posted in the St. Paul vestibule). Please consider a donation to support the struggling families in this community who are our sisters and brothers in Christ. Help us let them know that we care. Designate Partner Parish on checks made out to St. Paul Church. MARCH 4, 2018 Save the Date St. Paul s Choir School Gala & Auction Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:00 PM Venezia Waterfront - Boston 2018 CATHOLIC APPEAL It is Commitment Weekend! Thank you as you prayerfully consider your donation to this year s Catholic Appeal. DO YOU KNOW A BOY WHO LIKES TO SING? If so, come to a St. Paul s Choir School Open House on Friday, March 9, Friday, April 6, and Friday, April 27, or call (617) 868-8658 to set up an audition. The school is now auditioning students for grades 3-8. CARING FOR THE SOUL Caring for the Soul meets on the first Monday of the month at 5:30pm in Mary s Room (Room 202). Caring for the Soul supports those whose lives have been affected by mental illness, and is working to make our religious communities places of compassion, healing and acceptance. All are welcome. Group leader is Dr. Nancy Kehoe, RSCI. 2017 TAX OFFERTORY REPORTS 2017 Tax Offertory Reports are available. If you would like a copy of your last year giving's, contact Nancy in the parish office (617) 491-8400 ext. 303. 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 Dark Night of the Soul by Gerald May. All are welcome. For info, contact Susan or Janice (stpaulcentering@gmail.com). BACK BAY CHORALE CONCERT AT ST. PAUL S On Saturday, March 10 at 8:00pm, three members of the St. Paul's Parish Choir will perform with the Back Bay Chorale in their winter concert here at St. Paul's. Please join choir members Polly Scannell, Anja van Ommering and Joe Reid for "Elements of Style: An American Songbook. Tickets start at $15 (students, seniors) and $28 (regular price). For info visit, www.bbcboston.org PARISH SUPPORT AND FINANCES Our offertory this weekend, March 3/4 has one collection, our regular parish offertory. Prior Offertory: $7,431 Church in Africa $1,442 FYTD Total: $282,082 As always, thank you to past and present benefactors.
HARVARD CATHOLIC CENTER STUDENT NEWS Join us for the 5:00pm University Community Mass at St. Paul s Church. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL MASS Sunday, March 4, 25, April 8, 15, 22, 29 8:00pm HBS Chapel HARVARD LAW SCHOOL MASS Sunday, March 25, April 8, 15, 22 6:30pm WCC 1010 GRAD STUDENTS, POST DOCS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS YOUNG COUPLES & NEW FAMILIES Sunday, March 11 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: April 8, May 13, June 10 LUMEN VERITATIS: THEOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday, March 21at 7:00pm Multimedia Room - 29 Mount Auburn Street jason.c.lalonde@gmail.com Future dates: April 11, May 2 & 23 GRAD STUDENTS, POST DOCS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DINNER - Just bring $5 Thursday, April 5 7:00pm-GATHER; 7:30pm-DINE Future dates: May 3 GRADUATE STUDENTS FILM NIGHT Friday, March 30 at 7:00pm Refreshments (including popcorn) served! hccfilmnight@gmail.com Future dates: April 27 and May 25 GRAD PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE GROUP: VERBUM DEI Every Sunday at 12:30 pm (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. BLESSING OF DORM ROOMS Lord, be close to your servant, who lives in this room and asks for your blessing. (From the Book of Blessings) Would you like to have your dorm room blessed by one of the priest chaplains? If so, contact Fr. Mark Murphy, at harvardpriest@gmail.com or at (617) 491-8400, ext. 341. GOSPEL MEDITATION March 4, 2018 3rd Sunday of Lent We all have things in our lives that don't belong there. Maybe it's the poor way we allow someone to treat us, maybe it's a habitual sin, maybe it's a pattern of thought or attitude that traps us in a cycle of regret, anger, or an inability to forgive. Jesus has bold words for us today: "Take these out of here." When we hear the story of the Cleansing of the Temple, it can be easy to look down on the animal-sellers and money -changers. However, they set up shop in the Temple for a very practical purpose. People needed to buy animals to sacrifice, they were going to sacrifice them in the Temple: ergo, quite a convenient, successful marketplace! For many of us, the negative influences in our lives don't come out of nowhere. We might have considered them quite practical and reasonable initially. We wanted to keep the peace, so we allowed someone to talk to us disrespectfully. A person hurt us deeply and we weren't prepared to let go of our resentment right away. Over time, these can fester and corrupt our inner life in a way we didn't expect. The response of Jesus is a strong one. "He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area." God wants us to be whole, healthy human beings. He knows how destructive it is for our souls to be caught up sin - our own sin and those of others. God's love for us is startlingly fierce. In a few short weeks we will celebrate the culmination of that courageous love as Jesus goes to his death on the cross. In the meantime, Lent is an opportunity for cleansing and renewal. If we've allowed into our lives things that don't belong, let today be the day we ask Jesus to clear them out. It's not always easy or pretty, but it's necessary for our hearts to function the way they were made. God will turn our tables over if we ask Him to.