Twenty-‐second Sunday

in Ordinary Time

31 August 2014

Christ carrying the Cross

Vecellio di Gregorio Tiziano (1565)

Saint  Cecilia

P A R I S H

Liturgy of the HoursMonday, 10/20 @ 6:30 p.m. – St. Paul of the Cross

Tuesday, 10/28 @ 6:30 p.m. – SS. Simon and Jude

Thursday, 11/13 @ 6:30 p.m. – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Morning Prayer Saturday, 11/22 @ 9:00 a.m.

Feast of St. Cecilia, our patroness

For more information:Contact Mark Brown at msb711@verizon.net

Evening Prayer Monday, 9/8 @ 6:30 p.m. – Birth of Mary

Thursday, 9/11 @ 6:30 p.m. – Day of Remembrance

Monday, 9/15 – Our Lady of Sorrows

Monday, 9/29 – SS. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael

Thursday, 10/2 @ 6:30 p.m. – Guardian Angels

Wednesday, 10/15 @ 6:30 p.m. – St. Teresa of Avila

Ministers of the Liturgy

Saturday | 5:00 p.m.Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrantCynthia Wanner, lector

Sunday | 8:00 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantJim Dougherty, lector

Sunday | 9:30 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantPearse Martin, Tom Nicolini, & Bob Mann, lectors Sunday | 11:15 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantZachary Boutin, Joe Castellano, & Josh Fairchild, lectors

today’s readingsJeremiah 20:7-‐9Romans 12:1-‐2Matthew 16:21-‐27

next sunday’s ReadingsEzekiel 33:7-‐9Romans 13:8-‐10Matthew 18:15-‐20

Special intentions

Sunday, August 31 | 9:30 a.m. Sergio Bru, Memorial Sunday, August 24 | 11:15 a.m. Frank Brennan, Memorial

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our community news

FOOD DONATIONS FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIESThis week's featured donation item is:

MACARONI & CHEESE!

Next week's featured donation item is:CHICKEN!

Donations of pasta, sauce, cereal, tuna, & other canned food are always also accepted. Please leave food donations in the narthex baskets.

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Prayers & Occasions

Our SickPlease 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, Ivy Fray, Daniel Souza, 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, Bob Wuendsch, Bronis Morton, Patrick Trani, Colin Landry, Jake Mercier, Michael Patrick Kelly, Pilar Estrada, Ursula Seibert, Mark Anderson, Matty Goddard, Stephanie Merenda, Raymond Mazzone, Shea Hammond, Bill Downing, and Carlo Pagani.

Welcome to Saint Cecilia!We are pleased to welcome the following new members of our parish who have recently registered: Michael Gauld and Colleen Russell of Boston, Julia Rogers of Boston, Eileen Costello of Brookline, Jaime Tirrell of Dorchester, Jesse Mack of Somerville, Jodi Moore of South Boston, Amy Kwolek of Jamaica Plain, and Mollie Smith Hutchings of Jamaica Plain. If you have not previously registered with the parish, there are forms in the narthex for this purpose or you can register online at www.stceciliaboston.org.

Labor DayWe pray in a special way this weekend for men, women, and children who must work in jobs that ignore the dignity of their personhood. And we pray for the men and women who own companies, who lead companies, and who make decisions regarding safe work conditions and adequate wages. Pray that these leaders will act in the best interests of their laborers and be guided by the grace and wisdom of the Holy Spirit to promote dignity and respect for all in the workplace.

Welcome to Visitors!We extend a warm welcome to our visitors this

vibrancy in worship during your time with us. Please join us for the coffee hour following the nine-‐thirty and

For Those Returning to SchoolPray for all students and teachers who are returning to the classroom. In two weeks we resume our six o’clock liturgy and are looking forward to welcoming back our college students.

“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet

to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of others. That is what love looks like.”

–Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church, feast day, August 28

Art: Piero della Francesca, tempera (1454)

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be a welcoming face of the parish: join the greeters!Are you warm and friendly person who loves to meet fellow parishioners with a smile? The Greeter Ministry is the vital

welcoming smile and helpful presence to parishioners and visitors as they gather each week to worship and be a community. We are always searching for more parishioners to help as Greeters for the Parish. Greeters are needed at all of the weekend liturgies. One can specify Mass preference, frequency, and any other availability concerns, all of which can be accommodated. If interested in helping out, please contact Christina Searby at cmsearby@hotmail.com.

JOIN US AT COMMUNITY SERVINGS Join us from 10:00 a.m. -‐ 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 when we volunteer in the kitchens of Community Servings. We are looking for volunteers to assist in preparing and packaging nutritious meals for those who are home-‐bound with life-‐threatening illnesses throughout Eastern Massachusetts. No culinary skills are required, but volunteers need to be at least thirteen years of age. Please feel free to join us even if you can't be there until a bit later than 10 a.m. Community Servings is conveniently located next to the Stony Brook T Station in Jamaica Plain. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Mark Lippolt at: mlippolt@hammondre.com.

A special REQUEST FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIESSunset Point Camp, located in Hull, serves as a dream "vacation" for 300 children each summer. The goal of the camp has always been to provide a free vacation for at-‐risk, low-‐income children from the Greater Boston area, without

Sunset Point Camp is supervised by our friends at Catholic Charities' Yawkey Center in Dorchester. They have mentioned to us that they always need donations of sunscreen for the kids at the camp. So the next time you're at CVS or Walgreen's or your local supermarket, please consider picking up an extra

for this purpose in the narthex. We have been told the higher

last day we will be collecting items for the Camp.

STAYING IN TOUCH If you are moving, or have changed your phone or email address, please be sure to update your contact information

at mdonohoe@stceciliaparish.org with the new information. Thank you.

New Choir Members NeededWe are in need of new choir members to sing with us. If you have a musical talent to share with the community, we would love to have you join us. Please stop by and see Richard Clark after Mass, or email him at rclark@stceciliaboston.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

drivers neededEach 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 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings and on Sundays can be completed in time to attend the 9:30 a.m. parish Mass. Here are our upcoming dates: August 30 and, and September 6 and 7. If you are interested in helping, please email Mark Lippolt at mlippolt@hammondre.com

CATHOLIC CHARITIES' FOOD PANTRY AT THE HAITIAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTERDid you know that August is the month when most food pantries and groups that feed the homeless experience the greatest demand for their services? It isn't around the Christmas holidays: it's August. Most summer school meals

themselves with three or four additional mouths to feed at breakfast and lunch. Also, August is the month when family budgets are stretched to purchase back-‐to-‐school supplies and clothes.

Even though the Catholic Charities' pantry in Dorchester opens its doors at 9:30 a.m., folks looking to receive a bag of groceries began lining up at 7:45 a.m. Given the current state of the economy, our friends at Catholic Charities expect to see many more hungry families looking for assistance at their food pantry this month. We at Saint Cecilia Parish would like to help them meet this increase in demand. Please consider bringing the following items to the food baskets in the back of

cheese, and tomato sauce.

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Dinner in celebrationof the priesthoodOn Wednesday, September 24, parishioners across the Archdiocese of Boston are joining to honor and thank our priests at the sixth annual dinner in Celebration of the Priesthood. This annual event at the Seaport World Trade

helps to ensure the highest level of care and quality of life for our 628 active and senior diocesan priests. Join us on Wednesday, September 24 as we celebrate Father John and all the priests who have been there when we needed them. If you would like to purchase a ticket with the parish table please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org. You may also visit www.clergyfunds.org/celebration to directly purchase your ticket today. Tickets for the event can be purchased for $375 each and all sponsorship opportunities are listed at www.clergyfunds.org/celebration. Thank you for your generous and prayerful support of Boston’s priests.

addiction presentationOn Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. there will be a presentation about drug and alcohol addiction. Addiction is an increasingly common problem that affects all of society, with no regard for income, education, or social standing. The evening will offer medical information, social and educational impacts on juvenile and young adult users, and spiritual perspective about the disease of addiction. Presenters will be:

Parishioner Ximena Samper-‐Sanchez, M.D.: Ximena is an addictions specialist at McLean Hospital in Belmont. She previously practiced at Boston Children’s Hospital -‐ Adolescent Substance Abuse Program. Ximena also has a private practice for clients struggling with substance abuse. Ximena will discuss the medical aspects of addiction.

Michelle Muffet-‐Lipinski, M.Ed.: Michelle is the long time director of Northshore Recovery High School in Beverly. She is

Michelle will discuss the social and educational facets of addiction.

Parishioner Lynne Callahan: Lynne will provide a parent’s perspective and experience on living with the addiction/recovery of a child.

Father John Unni will also be speaking to the spiritual aspect of coping with and recovering from substance abuse.

We hope that anyone who has an interest in substance abuse will join us for an informative and educational evening. If you plan on attending, please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org, so that the evening can be well planned for the number of attendees.

FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK

On Saturday September 20, the local St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Society will be hosting the 2nd Annual Friends of the Poor Walk, a fundraising effort held across the United States to change and save the lives of those living in poverty. Please come join us in walking and collecting pledges, or make a donation to sponsor a walker. Many of our neighbors are struggling in this economy to make ends meet. SVDP provides food, clothing, bedding, holiday meals, furniture, assistance with utility payments, etc. We help people of all faiths, without discrimination or judgment. Please join us today, and change lives! The walk will begin at the Mission Church on Tremont Street and extend in a loop along the Southwest Cor-‐ridor Trail for a total of 5.2 miles. SVDP is looking for sponsors, walkers, and volunteers to participate in the event. For more information, please contact Jean Lee (508 735 0864 or jclee@partners.org) or donate at www.svdpusa.net/walk/1013. Thank you!

CARES Ministry Training SessionOur Lady Help of Christians Parish, NewtonSept. 17 & 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15 & 22 I 7:00-‐9:00 p.m.

The next training session for the Saint Cecilia CARES Ministry, Pastoral Care to the Sick and Homebound, is scheduled and a group from our parish will be attending the course. Upon completion, you will be eligible to join the CARES team to support those most in need with visits offering pastoral support. If you are feeling called, please contact Jeanne Bruno (Coordinator of Pastoral Outreach) at 617-‐536-‐4548 X117 or jbruno@ceciliaboston.org.

TWEETS FROM THE POPELet us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and

rejoice as children of God.

Christians knows how to give.

generous acts – often hidden – towards their neighbour.

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The publishing company I work for recently released the U.S. edition of The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis. This book conveys the pope's vision for a church that could become a healing force in the world simply by communicating and demonstrating the mercy of God. Little wonder that the word mercy beat in my heart for weeks and along with it the question: What does mercy look like? How might I become a person of mercy? In the Christian vocabulary, mercy is a forgiving response to wrongdoing; it is God's countermove to our sin.

Having lived intentionally as a Christian for more than 40 years, I have avoided the easily labeled sins, acts that would require my arrest or resignation. Yet, I am a persistent sinner. When a reporter asked Francis, "Who are you?" and he answered, "I am a sinner," I knew that at least I'm in good company. Our pope has named, however, the grand antidote to sin, which is mercy.

As I move through this day, how will I live mercifully? What words and actions will express to others around me the mercy Francis is talking about? In a given day, I do ordinary things, and I traverse a fairly unexciting landscape. My mercy will not show up in grand gestures, and most of the time mercy reveals itself in

For example, mercy gives you his seat on the bus, acting as if he was about to get up anyway rather than making you feel that he is doing you a favor. Mercy does not let out that sigh — you know the one — the wordless disapproval toward the person in the check-‐out line ahead of you whose card didn't swipe, or who

meltdown. Mercy offers quiet sympathy and does not convey with her body language that this holdup is ruining her day. Sometimes mercy chooses not to send back the food that isn't just right, simply because the waitress looks overwhelmed.

When mercy has been wronged, the offended one does

forgiveness. In fact, mercy does not wait for the other's action but forgives so quickly that the person needing forgiveness is freer to ask for it. Likewise, at work, at home or in the classroom, mercy creates an atmosphere in which a person feels safe enough to admit his mistake or ask a question. And if mercy must correct someone, it pains her to do it, and she does so gently, without vindictive relish.

doubt. Mercy is not in the habit of sending deadly glares at people who are annoying. Mercy gives charitably, knowing that eventually someone will take advantage of his generosity. Mercy welcomes you, fully aware that this act may disrupt her own plans.

Mercy relinquishes control when doing so allows another person to grow and learn. Mercy makes it his business to help others succeed. Mercy clears the way for others, so that they can walk on an even path, no matter how halting their steps or injured their souls.

In all these situations, mercy treats power as a sacred trust. I can be merciful because I have some sort of power, the means to affect another's life, if only for a moment. I act mercifully when I use my power to do kindness in this world.

I was at a conference recently, and it was interesting to observe how the well-‐known, powerful people wore their power, how they responded to others' admiration, how they spoke to those who were not so well-‐known or admired. Some used their power to make room for others and invite their voices; others used their power to dominate the space and the conversation.

In my own work, I have achieved a certain level of expertise and others' respect. When I sit in a room with colleagues, they feel the weight of my opinions. With a sentence or a glance, I can crush or I can encourage. I can open up the conversation or shut it down.

Most of my sins involve failure at mercy. Whether through my unhopeful opinion of someone, my silent sentences that criticize him, my words grinding away in the privacy of a moving car, my neglect to help, or my refusal to notice when help is needed — each failure of mercy denies the community a bit of healing that might have happened.

Thus, mercy has become my new sin detector, a personal barometer. "Am I showing mercy?" makes for

misinterpret.

Vinita Hampton Wright is senior editor at Loyola Press, a novelist, and a facilitator of workshops on creativity, writing, and Ignatian prayer. She and her husband, Jim Wright, live in Chicago.

What does everyday mercy look like?

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Special Collection Next WeekendNext week’s second collection supports The Catholic University of America (CUA) and its scholarship fund for needy students. CUA, located in Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Catholic Church. Many priests and professional lay ministers throughout the U.S. obtain their education from CUA. For more information, please visit www.cua.edu.

pope saint john XXIII National SeminaryAre you a man between the ages of 30 and 60, and have you ever considered a Vocation to the Catholic priesthood? Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary in Weston could be the place for you. This seminary has ben preparing second career

currently serving throughout the world. Learn in an environment attuned to the adult learner with men sharing similar backgrounds and life experiences. More information is available on their website at www.blessedjohnxxiii.edu or by contacting Rev. William Palardy, Rector or Ken Watts, Admissions Coordinator of the seminary at 781-‐899-‐5500.

PRAYERS FOR OUR SICK & EUCHARIST FOR THOSE AT HOME If you or someone you know is sick and would like to be added

e-‐mail Scott MacDonald. If you know someone who cannot be present at the Sunday celebration but would like to receive the Eucharist, please let us know. We are always happy to arrange for Holy Communion to be brought to individuals who are homebound.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITYOur ability to build community is helped by having an up–to–date database of registered parishioners. If this is one of your

participating in liturgies here for a few months — or even a few years — and have never registered, please consider doing

-‐tion form. Once you complete your form, simply drop it in the collection basket, hand it to any staff person, or mail it to the

narthex. You can also register on–line at www.stceciliaboston.org/register.html. Thank you for being an active member of our community!

OUR BULLETIN: IT'S BLACK & WHITE (& COLOR) AND READ ALL OVER

companies that advertise weekly in our bulletin. Their ads have enabled us to expand and enhance the bulletin in the past two years with no additional cost to the parish and we hope that you will continue to patronize our advertisers. If you know of a local business, attorney, accountant or store that might like information about advertising in our bulletin, please contact Scott MacDonald at 617-‐536-‐4548 or smacdonald@stceciliaboston.org.

Women's Reading Group Calling all women who like to read! We read a book a month, each book being about the spiritual life of a woman, sometimes Catholic, sometimes not. The group meets after the 11:15 a.m. Mass on the second Sunday of every month to discuss what they have read. A year long book list has been developed. The book for this month's meeting is To Begin Againconservative rabbi. This book touches upon the questions

suffered? Can we rekindle hope? Joy? Faith? The answers, illustrated with many moving, true stories drawn from Rabbi Levy's experience and the lives of her congregants, provide comfort and strength to help us heal and grow." For more information please email peg_newman@msn.com.

DONE TIME?Men who have been incarcerated are invited to join the Prison & After group which is designed to provide participants with a sense of welcome and support. The meetings are held on Mon-‐day evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Pastoral Cen-‐ter. We will begin with a group session followed by a simple meal. For information, please contact Tom Ash at whatevertp@gmail.com, 617-‐642-‐9351 or Peg Newman at peg_newman@msn.com, 508-‐587-‐4254.

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Parish RESOURCES18 Belvidere Street, Boston, MA 02115Hours | Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Phone | 617 536 4548Fax | 617 536 1781E-‐mail | info@stceciliaboston.orgWebsite | www.stceciliaboston.org

Parish StaffRev. John J. Unni, PastorMark Donohoe, Pastoral Associate for Administration, mdonohoe@stceciliaboston.orgScott J. MacDonald, Director of Faith Formation and Leadership Development, smacdonald@stceciliaboston.orgJeanne Bruno, Coordinator of Pastoral Outreach, jbruno@stceciliaboston.orgRichard J. Clark, Director of Music and Organist, rclark@stceciliaboston.orgCaroline Gélinas, Executive Assistant,cgelinas@stceciliaboston.orgMaureen Sullivan, Special Projects Manager,msullivan@stceciliaboston.org

Assisting ClergyRev. Joseph BaggettaRev. Thomas Gariepy, CSCRev. Peter Grover, OMVRev. James Shaughnessy, SJRev. George Winchester, SJ

Schedule for LiturgyWednesday, Thursday, & Friday | 8:00 a.m.Lord’s Day | Sat 5:00 p.m.; Sun 8:00, 9:30, & 11:15 a.m.Holy Days | 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

ReconciliationBy appointment at any time.

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

Mark Donohoe.

Baptism for Infants

more information, please contact Mark Donohoe.

Faith Formation for ChildrenTo register your child for our Faith Formation Program, please contact

MarriageCouples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark

Care of the SickTo 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),

during regularly scheduled liturgies.

Order of Christian FuneralsThe parish is prepared to celebrate the Vigil (wake) in the church.

Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) TeamThe 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.

(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

For Those with Celiac DiseaseIf 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 ChurchThe 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 DisabledThe church is accessible by elevator.

Sunday ParkingReduced-‐rate parking is available on Sundays at the Prudential Center parking garage and at the Hilton Boston Back Bay; Sunday parking is also available at LAZ Parking (53 Belvidere Street—maximum of three hours). Be sure to have one of our greeters validate your parking ticket before returning to your car.

Saint Cecilia Rainbow MinistrySaint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry is a GLBTQ community at Saint Cecilia. For more information, contact stceciliarainbowministry@gmail.com.

Joining Our CommunityWe’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

introduce yourself to a staff member, drop in for coffee on Sunday,

what your background, please know that you are always welcome at Saint Cecilia.