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Thirty-second Sunday
in Ordinary Time
10 November 2013
Liturgy for the Celebration of the 125th Anniversary
welcome!
Welcome to Saint Cecilia Parish, a Roman Catholic community that gathers day by day, week
by week, to know and make known the grace of God. By means of this abundant grace, we
enjoy a diverse and close-knit parish family—young, old, rich, poor, of various ethnic origins
and differing backgrounds. From our extraordinary music program to a growing children’s
faith formation program; from the various liturgical ministries to the many opportunities
for social outreach that the parish provides, Saint Cecilia is a vibrant community of faith,
centered on prayer and worship that tries to keep the Gospel close to heart and to live by
Jesus’ teachings.
Saint Cecilia Parish was established in 1888. At that time the Back Bay section of Boston
along Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street was the residential section of the Yankee
aristocracy. The maids (“Irish working out girls”) and coachmen who served these residents
had long requested a church of their own. When Archbishop Williams granted their request
and carved the parish from the territory of the Cathedral, they built a magnificent church
out of their meager earnings.
The church was dedicated on April 22, 1894. Its architecture is Romanesque, XII Century
Norman. The main altar, notable for its massive simplicity, was carved from a single block
of white Carrara marble. The painting in the center reredos is a reproduction of da Vinci’s
The Last Supper, and the dome above is an array of 24K gold rosettes.
For the sixtieth anniversary celebration in 1954, a massive renovation project was undertaken. During this renovation, a statue of Pope Saint Pius X (canonized that same year) was
imported from Italy and placed on the right side of the sanctuary. Above the statue are
paintings from Pius’ life. On the left side is a statue of Saint Patrick, principal patron of the
Archdiocese of Boston, and above it are three scenes from his life.
Fourteen circular and sixteen square panels adorn the nave and arches of the church. The
square panels are decorated with the symbols of Our Lady taken from the Litany of Loreto
and the circular ones with symbols taken from the lives of the apostles. The great window
of the Assumption—framed by the two oak cases of the organ—was installed in 1954 (the
Marian Year) in spaces originally designed for windows but not until then used.
The original organ of 24 stops was built in 1902 by the Hutchings-Votey Organ Company,
Opus 1465, and was rebuilt in 1954 with 32 stops. In 1998, Timothy Smith and Theodore
Gilbert began a massive reconstruction of the organ. The current Smith & Gilbert Organ of
4 manuals, 50 ranks, and 2,926 pipes was dedicated on the Feast of Saint Cecilia, November
22, 1999.
Today we are experiencing something of an awakening within these old walls. We recently
completed a major renovation, our numbers are increasing, and we continue to grow in our
commitment to issues of peace, justice, and service to our neighbors, both near and far.
We’ve been right here on Belvidere Street, in the same building for 125 years, but that
does not mean that life here is stale, stagnant, or even predictable. We are proud to be
entrusted with the legacy of Saint Cecilia Parish, where everything is the same, yet always
changing; where we honor tradition while embracing the future; where God’s love makes
all things new.
SAINT CECILIA PARISH
our community news
special intentions
Ministers of the Liturgy
Sunday, November 10 | 8:00 a.m.
Michael & Cathrine Gardiner, Memorial
Saturday | 5:00 p.m.
Rev. Peter Grover, OMV, celebrant
Caroline Christian, lector
Sunday, November 10 | 9:30 a.m.
George Alfred Lindsay Gordon, Memorial
Sunday | 8:00 a.m.
Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ, celebrant
Bob Mann, lector
Sunday, November 10 | 11:15 a.m.
Rory Grusheski, Memorial
Thursday, November 14 | 8:00 a.m.
Florence Travers, Special Intention
Sunday | 9:30 a.m.
Rev. John Unni, celebrant
Mary Kane & James Paradis, lectors
Dear Friends,
What a beautiful celebration we had last weekend for the 125th anniversary of the parish! I
want to thank EVERYONE who made the liturgy
and the celebration brunch at the Sheraton such
a success (for almost 500 people!). I have had
conversations and received notes, phone calls,
emails and texts saying how much everyone
enjoyed the day. These came from older people,
young families, kids - all age ranges! Folks said
the whole day really had a good feel to it. It
wasn’t “the crowd” that the Cardinal spoke about
in his homily, it was truly “community!” We are
blessed by God to be community here at Saint
Cecilia Parish and I am blessed to be your pastor…
and I don’t say that lightly. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make everything go
smoothly and, especially, to the parish pastoral
team who works, day in and day out, behind the
scenes and up front, to make each week’s celebrations so vibrant and welcoming. It was a gift
to have Cardinal Sean, the priests who were with
us Sunday, all of our visitors and ALL OF YOU to be
together last weekend. Let’s continue to grow in
our openness to the Spirit, wherever it leads us!
Sunday | 11:15 a.m.
Rev. John Unni, celebrant
Cynthia Wanner, Christopher Loh, &
Maggie Loh, lectors
Sunday | 6:00 p.m.
Rev. John Unni, celebrant
Nikko Mendoza & Conor Kelly, lectors
today’s readings
2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14
2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5
Luke 20:27-38
next sunday’s Readings
Malachi 3:19-20a
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
Luke 21:5-19
Peace,
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
Prayers & Occasions
Special Collection This Weekend
This week’s second collection, the Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (CCHD), works to uphold the
dignity of human life by breaking the cycle of poverty
across the United States through grants to local community-based groups who create jobs, improve education,
and strengthen neighborhoods. Twenty-five percent of
the CCHD collection stays in the Archdiocese of Boston
to fund local anti-poverty projects; seventy-five percent
supports national grant and education programs. For
more information, please visit www.usccb.org/cchd.
Our Sick
Please pray for all our sick and for those who are
in need of our prayer, especially Jennifer Serpico, Rudy
Kikel, Heather LoRe, Annette Kulas, Steven Whitkens,
Patricia Macdonald, Lucie Kelly, Anthony Simboli, Lisa
Caputo, Jeanne Tibbs, Bill Croke, Anne Frenette Handly, Jan Igras, Ruth Frost, Roséa Aubrey, Chuck Campion, Brenna Smith, Mildred McLaughlin, Hannah Mai
Devery, Susanne Coyne, Ken Bennett, Vincent Fiorda,
Domenic Iannaccone, Jim Mootos, James Geller, Steve
Matteson, Cameron Robinson, Jaheel Robinson, John
Karcher, Robert Lupis, David Walsh, Paul Claveau,
Michael Claveau, David Worster, Derek Schall, Max
Tubman, Jennifer Murdock, Susan Noll, Julie Downey,
Michael Bean, Johanna Repucci, Marilyn Inniss, Mary
Broussard, Richard Kimball, Frank Walley, Jr. and
JoAnn Serpico.
The El Salvador Martyrs — November 16, 1989
This Saturday marks the twenty–fourth anniversary of
the murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her
daughter. They were brutally murdered at the University of Central America in El Salvador by soldiers of the
Salvadoran Army who entered the Jesuit residence at
night. Remember them in your prayer. Pray too for their
families, for the Society of Jesus, for victims of war, and
for all who put themselves in harm’s way at the service
of the Gospel.
Welcome to Saint Cecilia
We are pleased to welcome the following newly
registered members of our parish: Michael Jerome of
Boston, Hal Munger of Boston, Samantha Wade and Elias
Musallam of Norwood, Jon Ryan of Boston, the Bagnall
Family of Arlington, Margaret Betts of Dorchester, and
Mark and Rachel Preiss of Boston. If you have not
already registered with the parish, there are forms in
the narthex for this purpose or you may register on-line
at www.stceciliaboston.org.
For Our Elected Officials
Let us remember to pray for our newly elected public
officials. We pray that God will guide them in their
public service and help them to work for the greatest
good for those in greatest need.
Welcome, Pam Garramone!
We are pleased to welcome Pam Garramone who will
be with us at the six o'clock liturgy today. Pam is the
executive director of Greater Boston PFLAG. PFLAG
offers help for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
youth as well as their families and communities around
the topic of sexual orientation and gender identity.
PFLAG works to create environments of understanding so that all people can live with dignity and respect
through support, education, and advocacy. Greater
Boston PFLAG provides opportunities for dialogue and
acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful
of human diversity. As Greater Boston PFLAG's executive
director, Pam conducts educational programs annually
in middle and high schools statewide, and in community, corporate, and religious organizations. Pam will be
speaking this evening in the Parish Pastoral Center after
the six o'clock liturgy. All are welcome to attend. We
will be serving pizza.
Baptisms
Today we celebrate the baptisms at the nine-thirty
liturgy of Theodore Paul Carroll, son of Kilpatrick and
Maureen Carroll; and of Adam DeVone Catella, son of
Nick and Jen Catella and little brother of Grace.
Today we celebrate the baptisms at the eleven-fifteen
liturgy of Caroline June Paylor, daughter of Sean and
Kelly Paylor; and of Lillian Katherine Winslow, daughter
of Jon and Regina Winslow and little sister of Jack. The
Christian community welcomes you with great joy,
Theodore, Adam, Caroline, and Lillian!
November — the Month of All Souls
November is a traditional time to remember and pray for
our dead. During this month you are invited to inscribe
the names of your deceased loved ones in The Book of
the Names of the Dead. The Book of the Names of the
Dead is located near the baptismal font and the lit
Paschal candle as a reminder that the deceased have
shared in the waters of baptism, dying with Christ and
rising to new life.
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
CATHOLIC CHARITIES' FOOD PANTRY
Our ability to build community is helped by having an
up–to–date database of registered parishioners. If this
is one of your first times worshipping with us, welcome!
If you have been participating in liturgies here for a
few months — or even a few years — and have never
registered, please consider doing so. It takes just a few
moments to fill out a parish registration form. Once you
complete your form, simply drop it in the collection
basket, hand it to any staff person, or mail it to the
parish office. Registration forms can be found on a table
in the narthex. You can also register on–line at www.
stceciliaboston.org/register.html. Thank you for being
an active member of our community!
Saint Cecilia has committed to providing these items to
the Catholic Charities' food pantry at its Yawkey Center
in Dorchester: Cheerios or cornflakes, peanut butter,
white flour pasta and spaghetti, macaroni and cheese,
canned tuna fish, canned chicken breast, and tomato
sauce. While any canned or shelf-stable items are appreciated, it is particularly helpful when parishioners
can help with the staples listed above. Because food is
delivered only twice a month to the Catholic Charities'
food pantry, we cannot accept donations of baked items
or produce in the narthex.
FOOD DONATIONS
FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES
OUR PARISH’S RESPONSE TO
HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY
This week's featured donation item is:
Tuna!
As USA Today recently reported: “Benefits are being
reduced by about 5% beginning Nov. 1 for all of the
nearly 47.7 million Americans on the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program. A family of four will
receive $36 less each month because of the reduction, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A household of eight would see benefits reduced $65 a
month.” These cuts are particularly devastating because
the majority of Americans receiving food stamps live in
homes with children, seniors, or the disabled.
Next week's featured donation item is:
Chicken!
We want to express our thanks to the many parishioners
who bring food to the narthex each week for the Catholic Charities’ food pantry in Dorchester. Demand for
food has skyrocketed at all Catholic Charities’ food pantries in the past four years and the Dorchester facility is
no exception. Our parish also has an extremely dedicated corps of volunteer drivers who deliver our donations
and surplus food every Sunday to Catholic Charities or
the Pine Street Inn. Thank you to our October drivers,
including: Jim, Karen, Kelley, Patti and Paul, Denise,
Meredith, Chuck and family, Chip, Patty, and Elaine.
Donations of pasta, sauce, cereal, tuna, & other
canned food are always also accepted. Please
leave food donations in the narthex baskets.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
The Catholic chaplains at Boston Children’s have
openings for Eucharistic Ministers to bring Communion
to patients and families and to record the visits in the
computer system. Current and future Catholic volunteers will be gathering for a supper and training session
on Wednesday, November 13. If you wish to know more
about this opportunity to help, please contact Chaplain
Shannon Fanning or Fr. Bob Nee at 617-355-4775 and by
email at [email protected].
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
We appreciate the thoughtfulness of parishioners who
have made bequests to the parish. These gifts help us
build a solid foundation for future generations. If you
have already made provisions in your will for our parish,
please advise either Father John or Mark Donohoe at
the parish office so that we can ensure your wishes are
carried out as you intend.
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
CONCERTS ­& MUSICAL EVENTS
Bridgewater State Hospital —
Holiday Help Needed
Sunday, November 10 @ 3:00 p.m.
James David Christie, Organist of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra & Cynthia Meyers, Principal flute, Boston
Symphony Orchestra, Robert Sheena, Principal English
horn, oboe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, & Michael
Calmès, tenor
Bridgewater State Hospital is a psychiatric prison
hospital where 350 men with very serious mental
illnesses live — some for a short period of evaluation
and some for a lifetime. Though it is a hospital, it is
also very much a prison complete with barbed wire,
correction officers and prison food. It can be one of the
saddest, dreariest places on earth during the holiday
season. You can help change that. The Catholic Chaplain, Peg Newman, a parishioner here at Saint Cecilia's,
is collecting the following items to give to the men at
Christmas time:
Sunday, November 10 @ 6:00 p.m. Mass
Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir
Friday, November 22 @ 7:00 p.m.
Saint Cecilia Day Celebration
Saint Cecilia Choir & Saint Cecilia Strings
Ciaran Nagle, Irish Tenor & Tara Novak, Violin
• Plain white envelopes (both long & short)
• Pads of lined paper (NO WIRE allowed, 8.5x11" best)
• Toothpaste (tubes 4-6 oz.)
• Stick deodorant
• Shampoo (10-16 oz.)
Tuesday, December 10 @ 7:30 p.m.
The Copley Singers — Christmas Concert
Brian Jones, Director
new choir members needed!
We 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 e-mail him
at [email protected]. We look forward to
hearing from you!
COPING WITH LOSS
These are the only items the Department of Corrections
will allow the men to receive. They will put the items
to good use, but more important, they will know that
they are being thought of and cared about. Your gift will
be an expression of God's love. If you are able to help,
please bring your gift to church over the next few weekends. There is a bin in the back of the church.
The Irish Pastoral Centre is offering a Bereavement
Support Group for members of the community who
have had a recent loss. This support group will offer an
opportunity to express grief after the loss of a loved
one. The group provides a safe and nurturing environment for open discussion, under the direction of trained
volunteer leaders and a professional facilitator. The
Bereavement Support Group meets on Tuesday evenings.
There is no charge for the group. Please pre-register by
contacting Fr. John McCarthy, Chaplain at 617-265-5300
x14 or [email protected].
Location:
Time:
Dates:
"In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of
the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me."
Matthew 25:40
OUR BULLETIN: IT'S BLACK & WHITE
(& COLOR) & READ ALL OVER
Irish Pastoral Centre
15 Rita Road, Dorchester, MA 02124
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
November 12 - 19
We appreciate the financial support of the firms and
companies who advertise weekly in our bulletin. Their
ads have enabled us to expand and enhance the bulletin
in the past year 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 would like information about
becoming an advertiser in the Saint Cecilia bulletin,
please contact Scott MacDonald at
[email protected].
FLOWERS
If you would like to contribute flowers for our gathering
space on a particular Sunday in memory of a loved one
or in thanksgiving to God, all you need to do is contact
Scott MacDonald at [email protected] in
advance of the weekend.
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
3rd Annual Pine Street Inn
THANKSGIVING DAY MEAL
Pie IN THE
SKY
On Thanksgiving Day, Saint Cecilia Parish is proud to
host the third annual Thanksgiving Day meal for nearly
100 Pine Street Inn scattered-site housing tenants.
Please consider volunteering and sharing in the spirit
of Thanksgiving with individuals who often feel isolated
from society. In the coming weeks, we will be looking
for parishioners who can help make this meal a success
and meaningful by serving and sharing in the meal,
playing games, helping with set-up or clean-up or
donating items towards the meal. More details to follow.
Saint Cecilia
volunteer pie
sellers will be
available after
this weekend's
Masses to take
your orders for
Thanksgiving
pies to benefit one of our
non-profit partner agencies, Community Servings. Pie in
the Sky fosters community spirit and engages the public
in the mission of Community Servings — Massachusetts'
free, home-delivered meals and nutrition program for
the critically ill. Each November, Boston's best restaurants, bakeries, caterers and hotels donate thousands of
pies that over 600 volunteers then sell to family, friends
and colleagues. Each pie costs $25, providing a week's
worth of nutritious, home-delivered meals to a Community Servings' client. Even if you will be out of town
for Thanksgiving, you can help by purchasing a pie and
donating it to a Community Servings' client or you can
buy a pie that will be served by parishioners on Thanksgiving Day at Morville House in the Fenway or in our
parish center for guests of the Pine Street Inn. You can
also buy pies on www.pieinthesky.org. Please be sure to
specify that your seller is a member of the St. Cecilia
team. For more information, please contact Mark Lippolt at [email protected].
drivers needed!
Each month parishioners have the opportunity to pick
up donated meat, dairy products, and produce from
a South Shore supermarket and baked goods from two
Whole Foods' locations 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 liturgy. We need five cars each time we
deliver to Catholic Charities. If you can help with this
important parish ministry, please email Mark Lippolt at
[email protected]. Our upcoming dates are:
• November 17
• December 1 and 8
DISCUSSION: Women in the
Contemporary Church
ST. Cecilia Music on “Sounds from
the Spires” — Podcast AVAILABLE!
How can the vision and actions of Catholic women shape
the Catholic Church for the future? The BC School of
Theology and Ministry invites you to this conversation
about the prophetic witness of Catholic women, who
through their passion, talents, scholarship, and personal
sense of vocation, remain committed in hope to a Catholic Church at its best. Panelists will include Francine
Cardman, M. Shawn Copeland, and Megan McCabe, and
the moderator will be Patricia DeLeeuw.
• Tuesday, November 12 | 5:30 p.m.
• Gasson Hall, Room 100, Chestnut Hill Campus
Boston Pops trumpet player, Richard Kelley, and Saint
Cecilia Music Director, Richard J. Clark, were recently
featured on “Sounds from the Spires” on SIRIUS XM
129 Radio, The Catholic Channel. The program was
hosted by Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music for
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. The podcast is now available on the Music Ministry page of our
website (www.stceciliaboston.org/music.html) and on
www.RJCCeciliaMusic.com. The hour-long interview
features Richard Clark’s composition for trumpet and
organ, Requiem pour une américaine à Paris. Based on
the Gregorian Chants of the Requiem Mass, this piece
was priemeired by Richard Kelley and Richard Clark on
All Souls Day in 2012. The CD of this work, recorded at
Saint Cecilia Church, is available at www.Amazon.com,
iTunes, and www.cdbaby.com.
Parish Life – Ministry Fair
There is never a better time than the present to get
involved. Please contact any of the ministry leaders or
Caroline Gélinas to learn of the many diverse ministries
and groups alive and well here at the parish.
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
WHOLE BODY PRAYER
HALLOWEEN RECYCLED
AN INVITATION TO PRAY WITH
HEART, MIND, AND BODY
THROUGH BREATH AND
MOVEMENT
If you live in a household that received too many pieces
of Hallowe'en candy or had a lot of candy leftover at the
end of the festivities, please consider donating it to the
Pine Street Inn. This Sunday only, November 10, you can
bring your individually-wrapped confections to church
and put them in the bin in the narthex. Saint Cecilia
volunteers will be at the Men's Inn on November 10 and
these will make a nice treat for the guests we serve!
You are invited to join us for a gentle yoga practice
inspired by the readings of the week and share an
embodied experience of the Word. Over the course of
one hour, we will practice a sequence of standing yoga
poses in a slow, rhythmic flow, moving with attention
to breath; and finish with seated, restorative postures
that offer a meditative space for prayer and reflection.
No previous yoga experience is necessary. Please wear
comfortable clothing, & bring your own mat & water
bottle. The current cycle of weekly Saturday classes will
continue November 16 and 23 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
in classroom CL5. Please email fellow parishioner and
yoga teacher, Lara Gómez, at [email protected]
to sign up and reserve your spot, as space is limited.
Drop-ins will be welcome on a first-come, first-served
basis. A donation of $5 per class will be collected, and
it is requested that participants sign up for the 4-week
session, where possible.
SERAPHIM SINGERS CONCERT
The Seraphim Singers choir presents a concert on
Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. at Mission Church
(1545 Tremont St., Boston). The program is comprised
of sacred works by Benjamin Britten (including "Hymn
to St. Cecilia") and Francis Poulenc (including his "Mass
in G"). Tickets are $15-20. For more information, please
visit www.seraphimsingers.org.
ASSISTED LIVING OPTION
Little Sisters of the Poor is expanding their waiting
list for their licenced resthome/assisted living facility.
There is an immediate opening for their Couples/Siblings Suite. Please contact Mary Segalla at 617-776-4420
x317 for more information.
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 Monday evenings from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. in the Parish Pastoral Center. 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
[email protected], 508-587-4254.
NURSING OPPORTUNITIES
Little Sisters of the Poor in Somerville, MA is hiring RNs
(per diem, all shifts) and Certified Nursing Assistants.
For more information, please contact
[email protected].
COLD AND FLU SEASON
CHARISMatic prayer group
During the cold and flu season, we encourage parishioners to use their best judgment when exchanging the
sign of peace or receiving Communion from the cup. A
healthy parish is a happy parish!
The Paulist Center invites you to join their Charismatic
Prayer Group. The current session will continue
November 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please contact
Nora Bolcon for more information at 617-573-1664.
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saint cecilia parish — 125th anniversary
Honoring Our
Veterans
Anthony Abruzzi, Korea †
Joseph Grandelski, US Army, WWII †
Lt. Elsie Bangiola, US Army, WWII, USA †
Thomas Hanley, France †
Capt. Paul Bangiola, US Air Force, WWII,
Italy †
Carl Hixon
Parker G. Bennett, US Army, WWII, Pacific
Theatre †
E. William Howard, US Army, WWII, Italy †
Thomas Bennett, US Army, Vietnam †
Chet Blakely, US Army, Burma †
William J. Brown, US Army, WWII †
Gilbert Bruno, WWII †
Steve Burke, Vietnam
Tip Burton, US Marine Corps, WWII, Pacific
Dennis Carrier, Vietnam
Ronald Carrier, Vietnam †
Wilfred Carrier, South Pacific †
Rev. William Carty, WWII †
Norbert Clark, US Army, WWII †
Kenneth E. Coppola, US Marine Corps, Iraq †
James Joseph Crosbie, Sr., US Navy, WWII,
North Atlantic †
Jim Donnelly, US Army Airborne, WWII, Pacific
Theatre †
Michael Donnelly, UK Lancashire Fusiliers,
WWII, Gallipoli †
Charles Eastman, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
David R. Eastman, US Marine Corps,
Vietnam †
Leonard M. Eaton, US Army, Korea †
Edward J. Finn, US Army, WWII †
Sharon M. Houlahan, US Marine Corps
Richard C. Hussey, US Navy, WWII, Pacific
Edmund Izzo, US Army
John Joyce, US Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor †
Robert Key, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
John F. Kelly, US Air Force
John J. Kiley, US Army, Korea †
J. Paul Kiley, US Navy, WWII †
Brig. Gen. Leo A. Kiley, US Air Force, WWII, Korea †
Joseph LaPiana, US Army, Korea †
John Lavelle
Rene F. L’Abbe, US Army †
John H. MacDonald, Sr., US Army, European
Theatre †
Ignazio (Nelson) Maniscalco, WWII, France;
Germany †
Maj. James David Maxwell, US Army, Korea; Iraq;
Afghanistan
Maj. Julie Maxwell, US Army, Kuwait; Afghanistan
Andy McCarty, US Air Force
Deacon Bill McCarty, US Navy
Joe McDonough, US Marine Corps, Vietnam; Okinawa
Lt. Col. Jud McLean, US Air Force †
Thomas Meehan, US Navy †
Fenwick Fitzpatrick, US Marine Corps, WWII †
Vito Miragua, US Army, WWII
Antonio "Jerry" Franchi, US Navy, WWII, South
Pacific †
Jack Miragua, US Army, Korea
Leonard Miragua, US Army
Ernie Frayling, US Army, Germany; France †
Francis X. Morse, WWII, Pacific †
John Frazier, US Navy, Middle East
Angelo Nicolini, WWII, Italy †
Martin Gebel, US Air Force
Thomas Niles, US Army, Vietnam
Jeremiah V. O’Connor, US Army, Combat
Medic, Vietnam
Thomas O’Halloran, WWII, England †
August Oetting, US Marine Corps
Richard J. Palmer, US Army, Korea †
Sgt. Ronald Phillips, US Army, Vietnam
Roy Phillips, US Navy †
Col. Roy F. Pille, US Army, WWII; Vietnam †
Tim Postma, US Air Force, Vietnam
James Pyke, US Navy, Cuba
James Pyke, Jr., US Army, Europe
William Starzyk, Jr., Korea †
1st Lt. Timothy Steele, US Army,
Afghanistan †
Hameer Thattle, US Air Force
Roman Tolubiak, WWII; Korea
Casey Toole, US Army, Iraq
Frank J. Unni, US Marine Corps †
John van Dreish, Vietnam †
Daniel J. Wallace, Germany †
James F. Wallace, Germany †
Julianne (Sheila) Wanner, US Army
Thomas Pyke, US Navy, Mediterranean
Thomas D. Wanner, US Air Force
Angelo D. Roppolo, WWII, China-Burma
Theatre †
John Whelan, WWII, Pacific †
Capt. Mike Worley, US Navy †
Donat Rousseau, US Navy, WWII
Tim Wright
William Russell, US Army, Germany †
Wah Sandell, US Navy, Afghanistan
Brett Savoy, US Navy
And for all those staying at the New England
Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston
Rev. Dennis Sheridan, Vietnam
Pil-Yun Son, WWII, Korea †
† Deceased
Sunday, November 10 | 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 10 | 6:00 p.m. Mass
Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir
Meyer Chambers, Director
SAINT CECILIA PARISH
November's Sweet
Silent Thoughts
By TERRANCE W. KLEIN
My Father responded as he always did, with very few
words. Such things didn’t matter, he said. We’d get
another silver dollar.
As strange as it may sound — because he was never
absent and we did many things together — there was
always a distance between my Father and me. Maybe
the space between us was the absence of words. My life
quickly ordered itself around language: first talking and
then reading and writing. My
father did very little of these.
But we never did, and I don’t know why. I do know that
the memory of that coin still
afflicts me. I lost something too
precious for a billfold to hold. I
lost what will never be found.
Because I was interested in
priesthood, I left home at age
fourteen to attend a Catholic
boarding school. Before I
departed, my father drew me
aside and showed me a silver
dollar that he kept in his billfold. I knew of its existence,
because, like most sons during
the doldrums of childhood, I
had often examined my Father’s
effects. The silver dollar had
been in his billfold for so long,
it had molded a permanent
impression in the soft leather.
In November, the Church’s year
comes to a close. Nature dies
around us, and we recall our
dead. The Church asks us to
remember that history itself —
the world’s history and our own
stories — will have an end. And
when we resolutely stare ahead
to the close, we can’t help but
to mourn what was lost along
the way.
Shakespeare captured melancholy November in a sonnet.
My Father gave the silver dollar
a story. “Son, my Father gave me this coin when I went
to Korea. I’ve had it in my billfold so long, its engravings
are disappearing. I’ve always carried it with me. This
morning I went to the bank and got a silver dollar for
you, to carry with you as you leave home.”
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time’s waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in death’s dateless night,
And weep afresh love’s long since cancelled woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanished sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone,
And heavily from woe to woe tell o’er
The sad account of fore-bemoanèd moan,
Which I new pay as if not paid before.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.
I put the silver dollar in my own billfold, aware that
something important had passed between my Father
and me. A man, who made little use of words, had found
a way to say more than words could convey.
Sadly, sometime in the year away that followed, another student stole my billfold. I eventually found it,
stripped of its few contents and discarded in a waste
barrel. Of course the silver dollar was gone.
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SAINT CECILIA PARISH
Pope Francis' Twitter Passes
10 Million Followers
For the Bard, a true life’s love redeems what was the
lost. And yet we know that even true loves are sundered
from us. They slip beyond grasp and ken, but not what
we surrender to God.
Pope Francis thanked his Twitter fans on Sunday,
October 27, as the combined follower count of the @
Pontifex handles which publish simultaneously in nine
different languages has just clocked in at over 10
million. On the Twitter social ladder, that makes him
more popular than the New York Times and just a little
less than Kanye West.
November reveals something of God. God is that place,
that person, that which lies beyond places and persons,
where nothing is lost. “For you love all things that are
and loathe nothing that you have made; for what you
hated, you would not have fashioned. And how could a
thing remain, unless you willed it; or be preserved, had
it not been called forth by you?” (Wis 11: 24-25).
"Dear Followers, I understand there are now over 10
million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask
you to continue praying for me."
Christ sought out Zacchaeus. He was lost to Israel, but
not to God, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and
to save what was lost” (Lk 19:10). Christ is the great
seeker of souls. He recovers what we cannot. In him
I will find father and coin. Nothing is lost to God, the
mystery from which all comes, and to which all returns.
Since Pope Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI in
March, he's already tripled the the number of @Pontifex
followers. His pontificate has also seen the birth of the
first papal Instagram account, where you can find
adorable photos of Papa Francesco letting children
borrow his pope hat, smelling flowers, looking thoughtful, waving to crowds, and being his genial self.
The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest serving in the
Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity Faith.
Watch out, Yeezus. The tweeting Pope is coming for
you.
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THE COMMUNITY OF SANT’EGIDIO
Invites you to:
“My Friend was Executed on Death Row: This is the Story of his Life.”
His life began in poverty, continued in prison
and ended in execution.
He touched and changed those who entered his life. This is the story of his life. Wednesday, Northeastern University, Ell Hall -­ The Sacred Space Panelists:
Patrica Brannan: Attorney for John Ferguson, Partner at Hogan Lovells
Sister Marina Aranzabal S.T.J.: Spiritual Advisor of John Ferguson for 30 years Joshua Màrmol: Member, Community of Sant'Egidio
A discussion panel hosted by:
Northeastern University: Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service (CSDS)
Catholic Center at Northeastern University SAINT CECILIA PARISH
Parish RESOURCES
Parish Office & Mailing Address
18 Belvidere Street, Boston, MA 02115
Hours | Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Phone | 617 536 4548
Fax | 617 536 1781
E-mail | [email protected]
Website | www.stceciliaboston.org
Care of the Sick
To 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 Funerals
The parish is prepared to celebrate the Vigil (wake) in the church.
Please contact the parish office for more information.
Parish Staff
Rev. John J. Unni, Pastor
Mark Donohoe, Pastoral Associate for
Administration, [email protected]
Scott J. MacDonald, Director of Faith
Formation and Leadership Development,
[email protected]
Jeanne Bruno, Coordinator of Pastoral Outreach,
[email protected]
Richard J. Clark, Director of Music and
Organist, [email protected]
Caroline Gélinas, Executive Assistant,
[email protected]
Maureen Sullivan, Special Projects Manager,
[email protected]
Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Team
The 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 ([email protected]), Maria Roche
([email protected]) 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
narthex and parish office, as well as on our website.
Assisting Clergy
Rev. Thomas Gariepy, CSC
Rev. Peter Grover, OMV
Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ
Rev. George Winchester, SJ
For Those with Celiac Disease
If you have celiac disease, please let us know. We have a supply of
low-gluten altar bread available for those who cannot tolerate gluten.
Schedule for Liturgy
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday | 8:00 a.m.
Lord’s Day | Sat 5:00 p.m.; Sun 8:00, 9:30, 11:15 & 6:00 p.m.
Holy Days | 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Hearing Assistance in Church
The 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.
Reconciliation
By appointment at any time.
Access for the Disabled
The church is accessible by elevator.
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.
Sunday Parking
Reduced-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 Ministry
Saint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry is a GLBTQ community at Saint Cecilia.
For more information, contact [email protected].
Baptism for Infants
Infant baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. For
more information, please contact Mark Donohoe.
Joining Our Community
We’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.
Faith Formation for Children
To register your child for our Faith Formation Program, please contact
Scott MacDonald in the parish office.
Marriage
Couples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark
Donohoe in the parish office at least six months in advance.
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