January 31, 2010 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholic Schools: Dividends for Life

ChurCh of St. IgnatIuS LoyoLa 980 Park avenue at 84th Street •new York, new York10028 •(212)288-3588 www.stignatiusloyola.org

“ B u i l d i n g a C o m m u n i t y o f D i s c i p l e s ”

Today marks the start of Catholic Schools

Week in every diocese of the country. This year’s theme is Dividends for Life: Faith, Morals, Knowledge, Discipline.

At a time when enrollment in Catholic schools is dwindling, Saint Ignatius Loyola School is at full capacity with 526 students enrolled, 93% of whom Roman Catholic. 163 of our total 369 families are Parishioners.

As the students of Saint Ignatius Loyola School prepare to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, they understand that the dividends earned here are truly for life, and not reserved for one week out of the year. An essential part of Saint Ignatius Loyola School is our sense of community service. We work with the students to help them appreciate the gifts that they possess spiritually, academically, socially and emotionally.

The students are taught to recognize that there are people who are not as fortunate as they are, and throughout the school year they come up with many ways to give back. For example, the students raise money and donate items for causes such as the Yorkville Common Pantry, Bowery Mission, Goldwater Hospital and Autism Speaks. Some students spend time on the weekend working in the gift shop at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home, bringing wheelchair bound residents to activities, and lending their voices in song when the opportunity presents itself.

Recently, the third grade students wrote to persuade me to select for them a community service project in which to partici-pate. I wish I could share all of their ideas, but space is limited. One student wrote:

I want to make a food drive. I would ask you to send a letter to all the parents in the school. Then hopefully a lot of the parents will agree to make sandwiches. Next the children would bring the sandwiches to school. The children would give the sandwiches to their teachers. Then the teachers would give it to you. And you would go

around blocks and if you saw a homeless person you would give a sandwich to them.

While I certainly won’t be delivering the sandwiches alone, because as a result of this letter, in the coming weeks the third grade students will be making sandwiches to be given to the Parish’s Women’s Shelter.

The pride the students take in helping others, is the pride they also take in their studies. I offer one shining example. As a part of the Archdiocese of New York, students in the third through eighth grades are required to take the Archdiocesan Religion Exam. For the past five years, 98% of our students achieved a passing rate on the exam. Saint Ignatius Loyola School is one of the top three performing schools in Religion in the entire Archdiocese of New York, and of these three, the only school in Manhattan.

As the principal of Saint Ignatius Loyola School, I take great pride when I see an older student helping a younger student navigate the stairs upon arrival in the morning, or when we come together at Mass each month and I hear the voices of 526 children in prayerful song.

Recently, students in the second grade wrote about their experiences at Saint Ignatius Loyola School:

I am having fun at Saint Ignatius Loyola. I am learning lots of things like math, reading, grammar and a lot of script. I am so happy because I make my First Holy Communion in May.

Saint Ignatius is a good school. My favorite subject is science. We also have art, music and computer. Reconciliation is coming up. I am very excited.

My school, Saint Ignatius, has a tradition called International Night. In my school you can learn Latin. You learn a lot about the Holy Family.

The students’ sense of community service, their success in the classroom, and their appreciation of self are Dividends for Life. It is my hope that the students continue to earn such dividends well beyond their years at Saint Ignatius Loyola School.

Mary E. Larkin, M.S. Ed. Principal Saint Ignatius Loyola School

Saturday, Januar y 30th and Sunday, January 31st after all Masses: Bake Sale for the Benefit the Haitian Earthquake Relief . Sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. See details at the bottom of this page..

Sunday, January 31st: Tours of the Grammar School. See details on page at right.

Monday, February 1st at 7:00 PM in the Meeting Room: Voice of the Faithful monthly meeting. Social hour begins at 6:00 PM. All are welcome.

Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM in the Parish Lounge: Ignatian Social Justice Meeting. See details on page at right.

Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM Conference Room: Society of St. Vincent de Paul Meeting. All are welcome.

Thursday, February 4th, 3:00 - 5:00 PMParish House - God’s Club. A place for children 3-5 years of age and their parents or caregivers to enrich their faith through art, stories and songs.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

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OF INTEREST

WORLD MARRIAGE DAY Sunday, February 14thWe will offer a special blessing to married couples at all Masses the weekend of February 13th and 14th.

Longest Married Couple SearchThe search is on for the longest married couple in the Archdiocese of New York! Contestants need to be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and live in the Archdiocese of New York. The couples will be honored on Sunday, February 14th in St. Patrick’s Cathedral at the 10:15 AM Mass, with a reception to follow.

For further information or reservations contact Nancy Rizzi at 212-371-1011 x3190.

Please send entries to: Family Life +Respect Life Office 1011 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10022

Attn: Nancy Rizzi, 7th Floor Deadline for entries: Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Now Available at the Parish House:Six Minute

for LentA small booklet of prayers and reflections for the Lenten Season is available at the Parish House. Based on the writings of the late Bishop Kenneth Untener of Saginaw, Michigan, these booklets have been well received in past years. The goal is to find six minutes of quiet time each day during Lent and work through the booklet one day at a time.Cost: $1.00

BAKE SALESponsored by the

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola980 Park Avenue

Saturday, January 30th after the 5:30 PM Mass

and

Sunday, January 31st after the 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM Masses

Wallace Hall(the sale will take place in the Parish Lounge

following the 7:30 PM Mass)

Come enjoy the treats of a good old-fashioned

Bake Sale!

All proceeds to benefit Haitian Earthquake Relief

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Calling all Teens (grades 9-12) Listed below are February’s service opportunities. To register, please call 212-288-3588 x610 or e-mail: it@stignatiusloyola.org Mercy Center – Saturday, February 6th and Saturday, February 27thSaturday Reading Enrichment Program. We are looking for 5-6 teens to work with children in grades K-5 who are scoring low in their reading tests. This is a wonderful opportunity! Meet at 8:30 AM in the Parish House and travel to the Mercy Center in the Bronx by subway. Register by Thursday, February 4th for the February 6th date and by February 25th for the February 27th date.

Xavier Food Pantry Saturday, February 13thWe will meet at 8:30 AM in the Parish House and go as a group by subway to St. Francis Xavier Church. The Food Pantry is open from 9:00 AM – 12:00 noon.

Register by Thursday, February 11th

Meals-on-Heels Saturday, February 27th Meals-on Heels works out of the Carter Burden Center, 351 East 74th Street. Meet at 9:00 AM in the Parish House and go as a group to the Carter Burden Senior Center. After a brief orientation, we will help deliver meals to homebound seniors in the neighborhood. Meals are delivered from 10:00 AM until about noon. We will return to the Parish House after all deliveries have been completed. Register by Thursday, February 25th.

THIS WEEK

LOOKING AHEAD

IGNATIAN SOCIAL JUSTICEMonthly MeetingWednesday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM Parish Lounge

We will explore issues and case examples surrounding immigration reform.

Speakers: Mr. Mario Russell, Senior Attorney at Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York and Adjunct Professor of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at St. John’s University School of Law. He will be joined by Fr. Mark Hallinan, S.J. , who will comment on the Catholic Church’s perspective on a just immigration reform proposal.

Saturday, February 6th and Sunday, February 7th after all Masses Wallace Hall Stage

As Lent approaches, take this opportunity to deepen your

Christian life through good reading.

Lenten Reflections-Ignatian Spirituality-Recent Releases Favorite Authors-Scripture and Prayer-Books for

Children and Families-New Editions of Acclaimed Catholic Novels-and much more!

ST. IGNATIUS SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY READING GROUP Tuesday, February 16th 7:30 PM in the Parish House We will continue to discuss our January selection,

The Language of God...A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

by Francis S. Collins. For additional information, please contact

Jane Campbell at jtcjane@aol.com or 212-536-7746 New members are always welcome!

Catholic Schools Week:

January 31st - February 6th, 2010

Catholic Schools Week is an annual national celebration of Catholic elementary and secondary schools and the important

role they play in providing a values-added education for America’s young people.

Grammar School Tour: Sunday, January 31stIn recognition of Catholic Schools Week, parishioners are invited to take a tour of our newly renovated Gram-mar School immediately following Sunday’s 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM Masses. The Grammar School is located at 48 East 84th Street.

All are welcome!

COMING IN FEBRUARY LENTEN CROSS

2010

IGNATIAN TEENS

NEXT WEEKEND

LOOKING AHEAD

Vatican II, Women and the Church TodayThursday, February 11th at 7:00 PM in Wallace Hall

Featured Speaker: Margaret Steinfels, co-director of the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture. Writer, editor, commentator, and Fordham’s journalist-in-

residence. Co-director of the “American Catholics in the Public Square” project.Panelists: Rev. James Dugan, S.J., Associate Pastor, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola

Sr. Vivienne Joyce, SC, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Spiritual Direction Program

Karen Smith, Editorial Director of America, the only national Catholic weekly magazine in the United States

“Since in our times women have an ever more active share in the whole life of society, it is very important that they participate more widely also in the various fields of the Church’s apostolate.”

- from the Vatican II document Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity

SMSS CONCERTWednesday, February 10th at 8:00 PM featuringAgostino Steffani Stabat MaterJohann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 12:

Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, ZagenJohann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 4: Christ lag in TodesbandenToo rarely do we hear from the treasury of Bach’s Cantatas, but on February 10th you will experience two of his greatest, including Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, which served as the model for the Crucifixus of his monumental B Minor Mass, as well as the rarely performed and breathtakingly beautiful setting of the Stabat Mater by Bach’s contemporary, Agostino Steffani.Concert tickets are $50 for preferred seating and$40 or $30 (student/senior) for general seating.

Please visit www.smssconcerts.org or call 212-288-2520 to order.

7:00 PM Pre-Concert Organ RecitalSettings of Christ lag in Todesbanden and Crucifixus from the

B Minor Mass by Bach, music by Marcel Dupré, and Liszt’s Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

Renée Anne Louprette, Associate Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola

Monday, February 8th at 7:30 PMLet’s Hear More! Bach Borrowing Bach

Kent Tritle and Renée Louprette examine the musical similarities of Cantata 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

with the Crucifixus of the B Minor Mass.Free in the organ loft, followed by a reception.Margaret Steinfels, Featured Speaker

Co-director of the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture. Writer, editor, commentator, and Fordham’s journalist-in-residence. Co-director of the “American Catholics in the Public Square” project.

Panelists

Fr. James Dugan, SJAssociate pastor, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Formerly librarian at the Pontifical Oriental Institute and librarian at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.

Sr. Vivienne Joyce, SCSpiritual director, supervisor of spiritual directors, and an adjunct professor at Fordham University. Formerly an associate director of pastoral counseling training at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health.

Karen SmithEditorial director of America, the only national Catholic weekly magazine in the United States. Writer and the editor of Spirituality for Ministry: Seven Perspectives.

from the Vatican II document “Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity”

Admission is free. Free-will offering is encouraged.

Fr. James Dugan, SJ

Karen SmithSr. Vivienne Joyce, SC

Margaret Steinfels

Monday, February 22nd 7:00 PM

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola

A free will offering will be taken.

Casey Groves is an actor and an adjunct professor of social justice and theater at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City. He has been assisted in this production by Father George Drance, S.J., a professor of theater at Fordham University and ar tistic director of the Magis Theater Company.

The true story of the heroic Catholic priest

who was a fountain of light

to those suffering the darkness of leprosy

on the Hawaiian Island of

Moloka’i in the 1800s

DamienA One Man Play

written by Aldyth Morris

and starring Casey Groves

Lent beginsAsh Wednesday

February 17th

Announced Masses and Scripture Readings for the WeekMonday, February 1st(4th in Ordinary Time)2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 Psalm 3 Mark 5:1-20 8:30 MEM Anthony Pisano 12:10 LVG Josephine Spirakos 5:30 MEM Family of Rose and Joseph KennedyTuesday, February 2nd(Feast of the Presentation of the Lord)Malachi 3:1-4 Psalm 24 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 8:30 MEM Gerard Vedetta 12:10 MEM Paula Gonzalez 5:30 MEM Maureen TorpeyWednesday, February 3rd(SS. Blaise and Ansgar)2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17 Psalm 32 Mark 6:1-6 8:30 MEM Caroline Choix and Joan Gordon 12:10 MEM Thomas O’Leary 5:30 MEM John Kerwin

Thursday, February 4th(St. John de Brito)1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 1 Chronicles 29 Mark 6:7-13 8:30 MEM Veronica Ronan 12:10 MEM Bernard McCarthy 5:30 MEM George CarusoFriday, February 5th(St. Agatha)Sirach 47:2-11 Psalm 18 Mark 6:14-29 8:30 MEM Paul Choix 12:10 MEM Suzanne Murphy 5:30 MEM Julia Martino Saturday, February 6th(SS. Paul Miki, John Soan, James Kisai, and comps.)1 Kings 3:4-13 Psalm 119 Mark 6:30-34 8:30 MEM William M. MeehanSunday, February 7th(5th in Ordinary Time)Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11

Ignatian Young Adults

An Introduction to the Ignatian Retreat

Led by Fr. Ugo Nacciarone, S.J. and Sr. Kathryn King, FSP

Friday, February 19th - Sunday, February 21stJogues Retreat House, Cornwall, NY

Arrive for dinner on Friday, depart after lunch on Sunday. Transportation is on your own.Cost: $140.00. Includes all meals.

This weekend offers an opportunity for learning the elements of the Ignatian Retreat. There will be time for personal prayer and group sharing on the prayer experience.

To register, or for additional information, contact Matt Porcelli at

matthew.porcelli@gmail.com

Jesuit Refugee Service is providing emergency relief to the Haitian people. To donate, visit www.jrsusa.org

and choose “Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.”Or you may send a check to:

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA 1016 16th Street NW, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20036Checks should be made payable to Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Please note “Haiti Earthquake Relief” in the memo field.

If you would prefer to contribute locally to Haitian relief, consider supporting the following event at

St. Gregory the Great Church (144 West 90th Street) which has a vibrant Haitian community.

Rummage Sale Saturday, February 6th 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Clothing, shoes, coats, jewelry, toys, bric-a-brac, and baked items for sale. There will also be a box for monetary donations. All proceeds will be wired directly to a priest who is a close friend of a St. Gregory’s parishioner. He works directly with a shelter and an orphanage just outside Port-au-Prince.

HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

EMMAUS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

A support group for persons who have suffered the loss of a significant person in their lives will begin on Monday evening, March 15th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the Parish House.For further information and registration, contact Sr. Kathryn King, FSP, at the Parish House. Telephone: 212-288-3588 or email: kingk@stignatiusloyola.org

ChurCh of St. IgnatIuS LoyoLa 980 Park avenue at 84th Street •new York, new York10028 •(212)288-3588

Fax: (212) 734-3671 www.StignatiuSloYola.org

Religious Education for Children

Joanne Cunneen, M.A., M.S. Director

(212) 861-4764 •

St. Ignatius Loyola Grammar School

Ms. Mary Larkin, M.S. Ed.Principal

48 East 84 StreetNew York, NY 10028

(212) 861-3820 Fax: (212) 879-8248•

St. Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery

Ms. Theodora Crist, M.S.Executive Director240 East 84 Street

New York, NY 10028 (212) 734-6427 Fax: (212) 734-6972

Music Information: (212) 288-2520 E-mail: music@stignatiusloyola.org

Pastor Rev. George M. Witt, S.J.Pastoral Associates Joanne Cunneen Kathryn King, F.S.P.Associate Pastors Rev. William J. Bergen, S.J. Rev. James L. Dugan, S.J. Rev. Ugo R. Nacciarone, S.J.Assisting Priests (Sunday) Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J. Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J. Rev. James Martin, S.J.Music Ministries Kent Tritle, Director Nancianne Parrella Renée Anne Louprette Robert Reuter Mary Huff Philip Anderson Erin Acheson, Administrator Staff information: on the website at music/music staffAssistant to the Pastor Diane M. BoyleAdministrative Assistant Patricia SchneiderDirector of Facilities Sona M. OlsonEvents Coordinator Emily HoltzTreasurer Fernando Castro

PARISH STAFF

Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 8:30AM,12:10PMand5:30PM

Saturday:8:30AM

Masses for Next Weekend:

SaturdayVigil:5:30PMFr.BergenSunday:8:00AMFr.VanDyke 9:30AMFr.DuganWallaceHall11:00AMFr.WittSolemn11:00AMFr.Bergen 7:30PMFr.Witt

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Sundays at the 9:30 AM Mass and the 11:00 AM Mass in Wallace Hall. Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays and First Saturdays at 9:00 AM (Lady Chapel)

Centering Prayer: Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 PM Confessions: 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment. Communal Penance Services are celebrated during Advent and Lent.

Baptisms: Please call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to arrange for a Bap-tism and the preparation given prior to Baptism.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Contact Maureen Fullam, M.A., Director, at the Parish House.

Marriages: The Bride or Groom should call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to begin preparation for Marriage, normally one year in advance.

Visits to the Sick: Please contact the Parish House between 9:00 AM-9:00 PM.

Pizza, Soda and a Movie: Friday, February 12th at 6:30 PM. The showing of the film “Witness” will be followed by a discussion led by Fordham Professor Michael Tueth, S.J. St. John the Martyr Church Hall, 250 East 72nd Street. $10 offering requested. Please call 212-744-4880 for additional information.

Monthly Family Caregiver Meeting: Prayer Service for Family Caregivers. Led by Sr. Margaret Holden, FSP. Sponsored by St. Francis of Assisi Church. Monday, February 22nd at 1:00 PM in St. Francis House, 135 West 31st Street. Please call 212-736-8500, x354 to reserve a space at this prayer service.

The Loyola Experience: An Ignatian Retreat Pilgrimage with Julio Giulietti, S.J. and Thomas A. Kane, CSP. Tuesday, June 29 – Thursday, July 8, 2010. An imaginative journey to understand and interpret the dynamism of St. Ignatius Loyola. Includes ten days at top-rank hotels, most meals, and transportation in Spain. For a brochure, call Fr. Kane at 617-552-6520 or go to: www.GoCatholicTravel.com/Loyola

Do you know someone who has poor vision or is blind? Do you know someone who has trouble holding a magazine or a book? The Xavier Society for the Blind has religious material in Braille, large print and audio CDs at no charge. For more information, call 212-473-7800 or 800-637-9193, or visit the website:

www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org

The United States Census Bureau is now hiring for the 2010 census. Call 1-866-861-2010 to schedule a test. For more information, including a practice test, visit the website: www.2010censusjobs.gov