Second Sunday of Lent 4 March 2012“The Transfiguration”

by Raphael (1516)

Saint CeciliaP A R I S H

Lent 2012 – Liturgy of the Hours

Evening Prayer on Thursdays February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 6:30 p.m.

Morning Prayer for the Feast of Saint Patrick Saturday, March 17 @ 9:00 a.m.

Followed by tea and Irish soda bread

Evening Prayer for the Feast of Saint Joseph Monday, March 19 @ 6:30 p.m.

Evening Prayer for the Feast of the Annunciation Monday, March 26 @ 6:30 p.m.

Please join us – All are welcome!

Ministers of the Liturgy

Saturday | 5:00 p.m.Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrantChris Orrell, lector

Sunday | 8:00 a.m.Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC, celebrantBob Mann, lector

Sunday | 9:30 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrant Jim English, Moira Macdonald, & Laura Tomczik, lectors

Sunday | 11:15 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantRev. Arthur Calter, concelebrantRobert Ortega, Joe Castellano, & Cynthia Wanner, lectors

Sunday | 6:00 p.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantCaitlin Keeton & Malcolm White, lectors

today’s readings

Genesis 22:1–2, 9a, 10–13, 15–18Romans 8:31b–34Mark 9:2–10

next sunday’s readingsExodus 20:1–17I Corinthians 1:22–25John 2:13–25

Special intentions

Sunday, March 4 | 9:30 a.m.Francesca Schettino, Fourth Anniversary

Sunday, March 4 | 11:15 a.m.Vincent P. and Cecelia Maher, Memorial

Sunday, March 4 | 6:00 p.m.Rev. Harry Giroux, Memorial

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our community news

the 2012 Catholic appeal

This weekend, we are asked to pledge our support for the 2012 Catholic Appeal. This annual effort directly supports the fifty ministries of the Church of Boston. This worthwhile effort is the most effective way for our parish to join in the Church’s universal work of caring for those among us who are in need. Please prayerfully consider how God is calling you to be the Good Samaritan through your support of the Catholic Appeal. For more informa-tion about the Catholic Appeal or to make a pledge to our parish campaign, please visit: www.BostonCatholicAppeal.org.

Prayers & Occasions

Our SickPlease pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Josephine Parker, John Saulenas, K. Champoux, Patricia Hoggard, Jennifer Ser-pico, Christine St. Pierre, Jessica Coviello, Harold Williamson, Jessica Rivieccio, Earl Chilcote, Colonel Robert C. Tashjian, Rose-anne Borgioli, Rosemary Messina, Kim Mur-ray, Heather LoRe, Rudy Kikel, Herbert Simmons, Peggy Furey, Janice Mascia, Winnie Dyer, Jane Cox, Pamela D’Ambra, Sue Lu-cas, Suki Coughlin, Roberta Keenan, Bridget Spence, Annette Kulas, Sam Gowan, Rhea Richard, Pil-Yun Son, Mary Yanez, Larry Buckley, M. Frances Driscoll, Ed Langlais, Bob McLaughlin, Steven Whitkens, Diana Slaton, Leo Garcia, Jean Marino, Joe Ford, Danny Cotter, Natalia Chilcote, Amy Sweetland, Jim Keyes, Michael Zawikowski, Cheryl Proctor, Patricia Macdonald, Elvera Dowsky, Frank Ackley, Fred Haslee, Lorraine Haslee, Robert Menson, Paul Flaherty, William Louttit, Lu-cie Kelly, Bro. Adam Zielonka, O.C.S.O., Amy Duarte, Karen & Rick, Phyllis Porras, Jim Linderman, Mark Amerault, Sr. Nuala Cotter, R.A., Kristen DeFranco Martinez, Michele Crowley Tippens, Sara Lima Santos, Joseph Driscoll, Pete Huttlinger, Anthony Simboli, Lisa Caputo, Edward Gill, Darlene McLendon, Jeanne Tibbs, Debbie Pace, Peter Schwahn, Deidre Sullivan, Roosevelt Brown, Mary O’Donnell, Ginny L’Abbe, Steve Chamber-lain, Matt Penchuk, Carrie Penchuk, Christy Cosgrove, Jacques Romberger, John Scaife, Maureen Sullivan, Alyce Haley, Joe Capizzi, David Walsh, Joe Huenke, Kaylin Marcotte, Avito Pacifici, Charlotte Egan, James Noone, Keith Plaster, Frederick Flather, David & Paula Fillion, Fred Maglero, Sarah Sweeney, Jeanne Boger, Susan Shea, Bill Croke, Ettore Bergamaschi, Ryan Delaney, Anita Cipriani,

Cecile Finnerty, Pauline Perry, Manuela Almeida, Ilda Almeida, and James Ditomassi.

Thank You!Due to your generosity, we collected $747.00 last weekend for the Church in Africa and in Central and Eastern Europe. As always, thank you.

First ReconciliationYesterday, twenty–three of our youngsters who are preparing for first Holy Communion celebrated first reconciliation. Tomorrow many of these children and their parents will serve dinner at the Pine Street Women's Inn. Please keep these children in your prayer as they look forward to being welcomed to the table of the Lord’s body and blood this May.

Wednesday Evening Mass During LentPlease join us for Mass at six o'clock on Wednesday evenings during Lent. Confessions will be heard following Mass.

Evening Prayer This ThursdayPlease join us for Evening Prayer this Thursday at six–thirty. Coming to Evening Prayer during Lent is a great way to prepare for Easter.

Congratulations, Cathy!Congratulations to Cathy Anderson who has just completed her studies at Regis College and is now a Registered Nurse. Well done, Cathy!

Bolito Supper TonightFollowing the six o'clock liturgy, you are in-vited to join us in the Parish Hall for a casual supper of bolitos (mini–burritos) prepared by our neighbors at Boloco. Boloco is celebrating their 15th birthday! Congratulations to John Pepper and the entire Boloco family!

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thank you!

Dear Friends,

A special thank you to everyone who partici-pated in our "Spring Training with the Boston Red Sox" raffle. The winners of the raffle were Tom and Eileen Sharkey. Thank you all for sup-porting our neighbors at the Women's Lunch Place and all the good work they do … and for allowing me to pay off my Amex bill!

Father John

a catholic look at 'downton'

If you are among the many fans of the PBS British costume drama, Downton Abbey, you will enjoy lis-tening to America Magazine's March 5 podcast, "A Catholic Look at 'Downton.'" James Martin, S.J., and

Online Editor of America, Tim Reidy discuss the hidden themes of grace, suffering, love, forgiveness, and transformation in the PBS series. And they also discuss why the word "Abbey" is important. If, like Tim Reidy and Fr. Martin, Downton Abbey is your favorite show, you'll enjoy this twenty–six minute podcast with its exploration of several Lenten themes. www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1325

this week at saint cecilia

Saturday, March 3 | Celebration • of First Reconciliation, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 4 | First Adult Con-• firmation Class, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Pastoral Center.

Wednesday, March 7 | Mass at • 6:00 p.m. followed by confessions from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7 | 15th An-• nual Nativity Spirit Service Award Dinner, Boston College High School. Cocktails at 6:00; dinner/program at 6:45.

Thursday, March 8 | Evening • Prayer at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8 | Our 2012 • Lenten Speakers Series begins with Thomas Groome, Ph.D. speaking on the topic, "How Does God Love Us: How About Jesus!" at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Pas-toral Center. Reception to fol-low. This event is sponsored by the Saint Cecilia Parish Rainbow Ministry.

Friday, March 9 | Showing of the • film, The Nun's Story at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Pastoral Center.

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Friday night film series—"the Nun's story"

Join us in the Parish Pastoral Center this Friday evening at six–thirty for a showing of the classic film, The Nun's Story. This 1959 Warner

Brothers film starring Audrey Hepburn is based upon the 1956 novel of the same title by Kath-ryn Hulme, and tells the story of the life of Sister Luke (Hepburn), a young Belgian woman who decides to enter the convent and make the many sacrifices required by her choice. However, at the outset of World War II, she finds she cannot remain neutral in the face of the abject evil of Hitler's Germany.

The book was based upon the life of Marie Louise Habets, a Belgian nurse who spent time in the convent. A major portion of the film takes place in the Belgian Congo, where much of the film was shot.

Colleen Dewhurst made her feature film debut in the film. The Nun's Story was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Actress in a Leading Role (Audrey Hepburn), Best Cin-ematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Score, Best Motion Picture, Best Sound, and Best Screenplay—based on material from another medium.

The Nun's Story was a major box office success in its day and was considered, for a time, to be the most financially successful of Hepburn's films and the one the actress often cited as her favorite. We hope you'll join us!

pine street women's inn dinner

On Monday, March 12, the Macdonald, Roche and Cooney-Quigley families in the Faith Formation Program will cook and serve dinner at the Pine Street Women’s Inn. These three families will supply a hot entrée accompanied by potatoes, rice or pasta, a hot vegetable and a green salad. The Inn supplies the bread. The Saint Cecilia Food Group invites other pa-rishioners to donate desserts, especially home-made cookies and brownies, as well as fresh fruit—or perhaps you are able to make a finan-cial contribution to the dinner. We will collect the donations next Sunday, March 11 between the morning liturgies. Please look for the Faith Formation/Pine Street Women’s Inn poster and donation baskets in the narthex of the church.If any Faith Formation families would like to help cook and serve a meal at Pine Street Women’s Inn, please contact E. Jane Smith via e-mail at ejsmith@rcn.com.

pastoral planning

The Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Com-mission (APPC) has begun a series of twenty vicariate consultations with parish pastoral and finance council members to discuss pro-posals to strengthen parishes for the mission of evangelization in the Archdiocese. We ask parishioners to join the Commission’s work by prayer and by visiting the planning website for important information on the proposal and the Commission’s work to date at www.plan-ning2012.com. The APPC is asking pastors and their councils to conduct Town Hall meetings or other sessions over the next several weeks to discuss pastoral planning efforts in the Arch-diocese. Parishioners who wish to take a web survey on pastoral planning can find it at the www.planning2012.com website.

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lenten speakers series

Saint Cecilia Parish's Rainbow Ministry is once again hosting our Lenten Speaker Series. The Series will consist of presentations held in the Parish Hall beginning at seven o'clock on three Thursday evenings in March:

March 8 | Thomas H. Groome, Ph.D.• March 15 | Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, Ph.D.• March 22 | John Lanci, Ph.D.•

Our first speaker is Thomas H. Groome, Boston College professor and Chair of its Departement of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. The title of Professor Groome's talk is: "How Does God Love Us: How About Jesus!" and will focus on the first chapter of his recently–published Will There Be Faith?: A New Vision for Educating and Growing Disciples. Copies of Professor Groome's book will be available in the narthex after the Sunday liturgies prior to March 8 and at the evening itself. This free event and the post-event reception are hosted by the Saint Cecilia Parish Rainbow Ministry. All are welcome!

nativity spirit award dinner

As you may have seen recently in the bulletin, Saint Cecilia parishioners have begun volun-teering at Nativity Prep School in Jamaica Plain. Nativity is a tuition-free middle school dedicated to providing a quality education to boys of all faiths from low-income families residing in Boston's inner-city neighborhoods. We would also like to support Nativity by put-ting together a Saint Cecilia table for their annual fundraiser, the Nativity Spirit Service Award Dinner. The event will be held at B.C. High School this Wednesday, March 7, with

cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:45. Individual tickets are $150 each. If you are interested in the event, please contact Mark Lippolt at mlippolt@hammondre.com.

Adult confirmation class

If you are an adult Catholic who has been bap-tized and received first communion but has not yet celebrated the sacrament of confirmation, this class is for you. There will be five classes held on Sunday afternoons from four o'clock to five–thirty, in the Parish Pastoral Center. The classes will begin today, Sunday, March 4 and will continue on March 11, March 18, March 25, and April 15. The celebration of confirmation will be held on Thursday evening, April 19 at seven o'clock at Gate of Heaven Church, 615 East Fourth Street, South Boston. If you are interested in this class, please contact Mark Donohoe at mdonohoe@stceciliaboston.org.

"Gen silent" Documentary

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 217:00 | THE GRANOFF MUSIC CENTER AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Mystic Valley Elder Services presents Gen Silent, an award–winning documentary about lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender elders in Massachusetts and the very specific chal-lenges they face. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender older people often face discrimi-nation, bullying, and abuse. Thousands are dying earlier than their straight counterparts because they are often isolated and afraid to ask for help. The film will be followed by a panel discussion. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at www.mves.org or (781) 324–7705. Seating is limited.

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Parish Office & Mailing Address18 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 StaffRichard J. Clark, Director of Music andOrganist, rclark@stceciliaboston.orgMark Donohoe, Pastoral Associate for Administration, mdonohoe@stceciliaboston.orgGenevieve Fiorente, Office Administrative AssistantScott J. MacDonald, Director of Faith Formation and Leadership Development, smacdonald@stceciliaboston.orgMaureen Sullivan, Administrative Assistant to the Pastor, msullivan@stceciliaboston.orgRev. John J. Unni, Pastor, junni@stceciliaboston.org

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

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

ReconciliationBy appointment at any time and Wednesday evenings from 6:30—8:00 during Lent.

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 Mark Donohoe.

Baptism for InfantsInfant baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. For more information, please contact Mark Donohoe.

Faith Formation for ChildrenTo register your child for our Faith Formation Program, please contact Scott MacDonald in the parish office.

MarriageCouples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark Donohoe in the parish office at least six months in advance.

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), please contact the parish office. It is always possible to anoint the sick during regularly scheduled liturgies.

Order of Christian FuneralsThe parish is prepared to celebrate the Vigil (wake) in the church. Please contact the parish office for more information.

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. Please contact Lois Flaherty (loisflaherty@gmail.com), Ginny DiSanto (gin250boston@gmail.com) or Peg Quilty (nursempeg@gmail.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 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.

ParkingReduced-rate parking (maximum of three hours) is available Sundays at the Prudential Center parking garage, LAZ Parking (53 Belvidere Street), and at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. Please bring your parking ticket to church for validation before returning to the garage.

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 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 gathering space. No matter what your background, please know that you are always welcome at Saint Cecilia.

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