Fourteenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

6 July 2014

The SowerJean-‐François Millet (1850)

Saint  Cecilia

P A R I S H

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SAINT CECILIA PARISH picnic 2014!

(Photos courtesy of Mr. Frank LaPiana)

Ministers of the Liturgy

Saturday | 5:00 p.m.Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrantTom Nicolini, lector

Sunday | 8:00 a.m.Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC, celebrantDave Curry, lector

Sunday | 9:30 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantCatherine Horsley, Rosaria Salerno, & Tim Pratt, lectors Sunday | 11:15 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantJoe Castellano, Christopher Loh, & Maggie Loh, lectors

today’s readingsZechariah 9:9-‐10Romans 8:9, 11-‐13Matthew 11:25-‐30

next sunday’s ReadingsIsaiah 55:10-‐11Romans 8:18-‐23Matthew 13:1-‐23

Special intentions

Sunday, July 6 | 9:30 a.m. Raymond Viale, Special Intention

Sunday, July 6 | 11:15 a.m. Liz Pino, Memorial

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our community news

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

CEREAL!

Next week's featured donation item is:PASTA!

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

THIS SUNDAY'S FLOWERS

given to the Glory of God and in loving

are a gift from his son Steven Sousa and Anne Marie Calareso who were

married here yesterday.

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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, Michalina Maniscalco, Gayle Haley, Niall O'Shaughnessy, Javier A. Sattler, Annie Flaherty, Darren McCullough, Pattie Geier, Bob Wuendsch, Bronis Morton, Patrick Trani, Colin Landry, Jake Mercier, Michael Patrick Kelly, John Faldetta, Fred Maglero, Pilar Estrada, Ursula Seibert, Stephanie Merenda, Loren Steffen, Raymond Mazzone, and Mark Anderson.

Welcome to Saint Cecilia!We are pleased to welcome the following new members of our parish who have recently registered: Julianne Simmons of Brookline, Erica Scoppetti of Brookline, Yarah Tayeh Colin Cox of Somerville, the Schmitt Family of Boston, and Lisa Mazzanti of Somerville. 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. BaptismsToday we celebrate the baptism at the nine-‐thirtyliturgy of Hazel Shermane York, daughter of Jeff York and Nina Reis and little sister of Graham. The Christian community welcomes you with great joy, Hazel!

Many, Many ThanksFather John would like to express his deep appreciation to everyone who participated in last Sunday's success-‐ful picnic! The beautiful weather, superb music, and wonderful food were exceeded only by the incredible sense of community that the afternoon created. Thanks to those who attended and those who cooked, volun-‐teered, donated, and organized! If you were unable to join us, we hope to see you at next year's picnic.

TWEETS FROM THE POPEJesus, help us to love God as Father

and our neighbour as ourselves.

To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children

talking to their parents.

summer afternoonSummer afternoon,

summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

-‐ Henry James

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DRIVERS NEEDEDEach month parishioners have the opportunity to pick up donated meat, dairy products, and produce from a Hanover supermarket and deliver it to Catholic Charities' Haitian Multi-‐Service Center in Dorchester along with the packaged food items donated at Saint Cecilia. This vital ministry takes place at 7:30 a.m. on Sundays and can be completed in time to attend the 9:30 a.m. parish Mass. We need at least two cars willing to drive to Hanover and then Dorchester twice a month. If you are interested in helping, please email Mark Lippolt at mlippolt@hammondre.com. Our upcoming dates are: July 13 and 27.

JOIN US AT COMMUNITY SERVINGS Join us from 10:00 a.m. -‐ 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 when we volunteer in the kitchens of Community Servings. We are looking for volunteers to assist in preparing and pack-‐aging 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 10:00 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.

Commonweal Readers DiscussionWhat is the relationship between politics and world hunger? The Commonweal Readers Group will be looking at what history has to tell us on this subject for our next meeting. We will be discussing an article in the May 16, 2014 issue of Commonweal entitled “The Politics of Hunger.” The author, Peter Quinn, examines the Irish famine, the forced starvation in the Ukraine (during WWII), and China during the Great Leap Forward. He explains how economic and social policies led to the deaths of millions of people, and untold suffering in their descendants. It is a thoughtful article that raises questions about ends and means, stereotyping, and violence.

If you are interested in hearing the discussion, feel free to attend the meeting on Sunday, July 13, at 1:00 p.m. We meet in Classroom 4 in the Parish Hall. Copies of the article will be available.

housing needed for teenage boyA Catholic mother in Albuquerque is seeking a family or parishioner who could house her 14 year old son this summer while he attends a Berklee summer music programme. State law only permits students 15 & older to live on campus, so they are searching for another option for July 17-‐20 and July 27-‐August 11. The family is willing to compensate the parishioner/family for the stay (all of his meals will be on campus). Please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org if you can help.

A special REQUEST FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIESSunset Point Camp, located in Hull, serves as a dream "vaca-‐tion" for 300 children each summer. The camp was a donation to Catholic Charities in 1918 by the Knights of Columbus.

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 regard for their race, nationality, or

designed around building life skills, including teamwork, leadership, self-‐discipline, self-‐esteem, sportsmanship, and good health. Many of the children live with the harsh realities of poverty, violence, and homelessness, and a host of other challenges, but for one week in the summer, these children have the opportunity just to be children, enjoy the fresh sea air, and simply have fun.

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 Walgreens or your local supermarket, please consider picking up an extra

for this purpose in the narthex. We have been told the higher the SPF number, the better.

Nativity PrepOur friends at Nativity Prep in Jamaica Plain are looking for volunteers to help in their library. The library has a nice collection of books and is an important part of the school day for the students. Nativity would like to have someone in attendance M-‐F from 9-‐1 to help the boys access resources of the library and also help with shelving and keeping things organized. They are most interested in having someone who wants to work directly with the boys. Because it’s a reasonably big commitment of time, we’d like to share the

of interest, and if you have the ability to commit to a regular schedule at Nativity of at least one, but preferably two days a week, please contact Susan at susan_donnelly@harvard.edu. Nativity Prep is an accredited, Jesuit middle school dedicated to providing a quality, tuition free education to boys of all faiths from low-‐income families residing in Boston’s inner city neighborhoods.

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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 In the Land of Invisible Women, A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A. Ahmed, MD. In this memoir, the

accepts a position in Saudi Arabia, but also discovers, despite overwhelming challenges, she is on pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith. For more information please email peg_newman@msn.com.

Young Adults NewsHabitat for Humanity Saturday, July 12 I 9:00 a.m. -‐ 3:00 p.m. Sign up on the wait list at: kristinrosewhite10@gmail.com.

Cold Chocolate Bluegrass concert Wednesday, July 16 I 6:15 p.m. Titus Sparrow Park's weekly summer concert seriesBYO snacks if you want to picnic.

Happy Hour at The Rattlesnake Bar & Grill Tuesday, July 22 I 7:00 p.m. -‐ 9:00 p.m. 384 Boylston St. RSVP to scyoungadults@gmail.com.

Project Hope, Dorchester July TBD Workshop leaders needed to help homeless women develop skills on how to write a resume, how to dress professionally, and other basic job interview tips. If interested, please e-‐mail scyoungadults@gmail.com.

Cambridge Rehab Nursing Home — Friendly Conversation Thursday, July 17 I 6:00 p.m. -‐ 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening chit-‐chat with elderly folks following a short prayer service by the Community of Sant'Egidio. RSVP to tibrined@gmail.com.

BC lecture: open to all All are invited to the Politics, Faith, and Prophetic Witness free lecture with Simone Campbell, S.S.S., at the Robsham Theater (Chestnut Hill Campus) on Saturday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. Too often the intersection of faith and politics becomes a crossroad of judgment and certitude; but trying to follow Christ requires a different approach. This lecture explores the call to touch the pain of the world and release hope into the darkness. Only a broken heart can lead to anything even approaching prophetic witness. Using current examples, this annual Underhill Lecture wrestles with this challenge for 2014. To register, please call 617-‐552-‐6501.

help the parish when you canHave you always wanted to lend a hand at the parish, but felt you couldn't decide on a ministry group, or perhaps felt your schedule was too hectic to commit on an on-‐going basis? Would you prefer helping out from time to time? If so, please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org to join the One-‐Time Helpers list and be contacted as projects and events arise. The One-‐Time Helpers list is also a great way to meet other parishioners just like you.

will you house a Graduate?A recent college graduate is relocating to Boston from Canada for a job in July. She is searching for a place to stay for a month beginning on July 21, until she can rent a room or apartment. She is happy to help out with the house chores or other odd jobs when not at work. Please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org if you can help.

EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITYThe mother of a wonderful Berklee College of Music freshman girl, Anna Francis (in anticipation of the new Pontiff) Cece-‐lia (as we know, the patron saint of Music) is looking to hire someone to help keep Anna on track this year. She does not need a tutor, so much as someone to keep her organized and on schedule, perhaps checking in with her two-‐three times a week, for 30 minutes, to check on assignments, appointments, deadlines and to make sure she is attending class. We are open to how this would work but after a slightly rocky start last semester, are just looking to make and keep the freshman experience positive and successful. Student? Retiree? Teacher? Between jobs? Please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org if interested. Thank you!

RENTAL NEEDThe same delightful, albeit slightly disorganized freshman, whose mom has known Fr. John for over 40 years, and WILL reveal the secrets of his youth, NEEDS A STUDIO APARTMENT close by Berklee. Said mother will guarantee the rent, and the vocal performance major will guarantee the singing. Please contact Caroline Gélinas at cgelinas@stceciliaboston.org.

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The most frequently mentioned and crippling spiritual problem for the people I know concerns how to forgive. When you think about it many of the problems we face at a basic level have to do with forgiveness.

Some kind of forgiving is involved in overcoming childhood neglect or abuse, substance addiction, extramarital affairs, work tensions, lost friendships,

face challenges to our powers of forgiveness.

Forgiveness is not simply accepting another person's bad behavior, or denying that something has hurt us when it has. Forgiveness does not mean sweeping everything under the rug or merely forgetting what hurt us. We should remember those bad things so that they won't happen again and as a way of celebrating the way that forgiveness has allowed us to move forward. Finally, forgiveness doesn't require the other person to say she's sorry, or that you will be reconciled to the person who wounded you.

Instead forgiveness is a way of leaving the past in the past. Hurt and anger are appropriate but only as

us into the future. Forgiveness is a choice we make, a way of healing our spirit so that we don't have to suffer

you can learn, a way of taking responsibility for your feelings. Social scientists point out that religious people live longer in part because forgiveness decreases the anger and hopelessness which wound us.

When you tell the same story more than twice to the same person, or more than two days in your mind, or if it continues to upset you in a way that you feel it physically, or if you see another person as the villain, or you haven't checked the story for accuracy, you should take these as signs that you need to start the hard work of forgiveness. This is especially true if we are talking about something that happened a long time ago.

Fred Luskin directs the Stanford Forgiveness Project. In his book Forgive for Good he writes about three

out that we have work to do before we even begin forgiving. This involves understanding why we feel hurt and clarifying our story with two or three people whom we trust.

The remarkable thing to me is that this is enough. After this, it is time to leave that incident behind and

change our expectations of others and ourselves. This involves learning that there is a personal and impersonal aspect to every social interaction. We need to not take so much personally.

The second thing he observes is that although blaming other people may feel good in the short term, we need to take responsibility for our own feelings. Otherwise the reason for our problem lies outside the self and is inevitable. Ultimately we are the ones who decide how we respond to what happens to us.

which we see ourselves as heroes who overcome adver-‐sity rather than as victims who have been wronged.

People of faith constantly struggle with an effort to replace the stories that the world tells us about ourselves with God's story. God's story, which we inherit from the most ancient times, makes it hard for us to go on seeing ourselves as victims. Every person is a child of God blessed with gifts of beauty and power that help us to prevail.

Ultimately we will be free from stories like "I don't get what I deserve," or "people will only love me if I succeed," or, "only the strong survive." The power that

in the world not just offering forgiveness, but actively seeking reconciliation.

The Reverend Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young is the rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Los Altos (in Silicon Valley) and the author of The Spiritual Journal of Henry David Thoreau. A graduate of Berkeley and Harvard, his Burning Man photographs can be found at www.malcolmcyoung.com.

How Do I Forgive?By DR. MALCOLM CLEMENS YOUNG

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Congratulations & Welcome to Jim English

“Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.”

A sign with those words was displayed at Boston Latin School when I was a student there. The Headmaster and faculty frequently reminded us students that we were receiving the

we owed a duty to work hard and, later in life, repay the community through service and charity. Since it was a public, non sectarian school, the origin of these words was not mentioned and it was only later in life that I discovered that these words were spoken by Jesus as described in the Gospel of Luke. I strongly believe in the sentiment described in these words and would welcome the opportunity to assist Father John and the parishioners through service on the Parish Pastoral Council.

My wife Moira and I both grew up in Dorchester. We raised our four children there and attended St. Ann Church in Neponset. About six years ago, through a business situation, I connected with Father John, who had been friendly with members of Moira’s family prior to joining the priesthood. John naturally invited me to attend Mass at Saint Cecilia and when we did, Moira and I found it extremely welcoming and enjoyable, especially the extra long homilies. Within a month, Father John asked me to serve on the Building Renovation Committee which oversaw the design and construction of the “new” Saint Cecilia. I have also been a Lector for several years and recently became involved in the parish’s service at the Pine Street Inn.

I have been a member of the local community school board and have coached Little League baseball for over 20 years.

I truly feel that I have been blessed in innumerable ways. I am honored to join the Parish Council, and I will do my best to continue the tradition of service to others that Father John and the Saint Cecilia parishioners exemplify.

Congratulations & Welcome to Fred Mason

My wife, Cathy, and I have been members of Saint Cecilia Parish since 2009 when we moved to Boston after 25 years in Holliston. I currently serve as a greeter and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

While in Holliston we were members of Saint Mary Parish, where I was able to use my experience as a CPA as a member of the Parish Finance Committee. In addition, I served on the Holliston Finance Committee for six years, and on the town Park Department for an additional six years.

I have worked with youth as a coach and umpire for over twenty years. Currently I am a coach of 16 year olds from Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, and the South End through the Boston Astros.

Saint Mary’s Elementary School, B.C. High, and Providence College. Married 30 years, Cathy and I have three grown children all of whom also attended Catholic schools.

We feel blessed to belong to such an open, vibrant, and welcoming parish. I hope to use my personal and professional experiences to help Saint Cecilia Parish continue in this light and to meet and prepare for the challenges of the future.

Welcome Our Newest Parish Pastoral Council MembersIn last week’s bulletin it was announced that Jim English and Fred Mason will be joining the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC). As a means of introduction we wanted to share with you each of their position statements submitted to express their intent to join the PPC. Please meet Jim and Fred and help us to continue to welcome them to the Council.

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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.