Paulist Center Boston
Bulletin for June 15/16 and 22/23, 2013

(The PDF of the bulletin as printed is here.)

FAREWELL FR. RICK
Fr. Rick Walsh is moving to an exciting new chapter in his priesthood as pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Toronto. We will wish him well at a reception after the 10 a.m. Mass on July 14. Please plan to join us to offer your farewells and blessings.

HELLO FR. TIM
Fr. Tim Sullivan will be the new Associate Director. Fr. Tim is from Norwood, MA and joined the Paulist Fathers from the Paulist Center when he worked at the State House. His last assignment was as Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Memphis, TN. At the same time he also served as the Director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Memphis.

THE WINNERS OF THE PASTORAL COUNCIL
The following have won a two year term on the Pastoral Council: Bob Bordone, Emily Hankle, Elianna Nuzum, and Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski.

CINEMA WITH SPIRIT
Save the date of Thurs., June 20. Paulist Student Stuart Wilson-Smith will be leading the discussion about Omagh, a feature film shot in Ireland about a father’s search for justice after losing his son in the IRA Omagh bombing. “What do you do when justice doesn’t come?” Stu lived in Ireland when this film was shown in 2004 and says it fits our category of “best films you’ve never seen.” We gather at 7pm on the 3rd floor for the film and brief discussion after.

THE ST. JOSEPH’S SOCIETY NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The newly instituted St. Joseph’s Society hopes to finish the remodel of the Crossroads Family Shelter bathroom they started last year in conjunction with the senior high service project. They did a fine job renovating the bathroom but in doing the project they found the floor was rotted around the bathtub. They intend to go back and replace the floor, bathtub and other fixtures. They will donate the labor and are asking for donations to pay for the materials. They need around $3,500 to finish the job. Please help them help the Crossroads Family Shelter, a way station for homeless families who are getting into their own homes. You can make the check out to the Paulist Center and mark it for “St. Joseph’s Society.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY CONFIRMED!
Congratulations to our confirmandi as they celebrate the sacrament of confirmation this Saturday at the 5pm Mass!
Grace Anderson
Sarah Kamya
Karen Baldwin
Liz Kamya
Matt Francisco
Taylor Lynn-Jones
Claire Frey
Anna Moreland
Erica Galizi
Aylin Padir
Zach Gunther
Nick Pagliasotti
Kyle Gillen-Hughes
Desta Pickering
Liam Gillen-Hughes
Antonia Rocchio
Catherine Jacob-Dolan
Lili Zigo
Josie Jacob-Dolan

PRAYER REQUESTS
…for long-time PCC member Maryrita Evans, who is recovering from surgery.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Saturday, June 15 at the 5pm Mass - Sacrament of Confirmation. Bishop Hennessey will be our guest as twenty teens celebrate the sacrament of confirmation. Reception to follow.

FAMILY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2013-2014
Please look for the new brochures and registration forms to arrive in your mailbox and online on the Paulist Center’s website next month. Please register your child(ren) for religious education classes as well as sacramental preparation classes (First Communion & First Reconciliation) by using this registration form. Information about our programs can be found in the brochure. If you have additional questions or are new to the Center, please email or call Susan Rutkowski, Pastoral Minister of Religious Education at 617-948- 2426 or susanrutkow@aol.com.

HECKER AWARD
Start thinking about who you think the Paulist Center Community should recognize for their work in the area of social justice. The selection committee meets in the fall but now is the time for you to start thinking of who you might want to nominate. Since 1974 the Paulist Center Community has presented the Isaac Hecker Award for Social Justice to an outstanding North American Catholic. Recipients of the award have included locally and nationally recognized women and men -- lay people, sisters, priests, and bishops. Some have been involved in direct service to those in need, others in advocacy work and the transformation of structures and institutions.

LEARN ABOUT THE PAULIST ASSOCIATES
The local group of Paulist Associates invites you to an introductory session on Mon., June 24 at 7pm. Paulist Associates are those non-Paulists, whether lay persons, clergy or religious, who share the spirituality and mission of the Paulists in a more formal way. Paulist Associates participate in formation; then make an annual promise to the ideals of the Paulist Fathers; and join other Associates at monthly gatherings. If you have any questions, please contact Paula Cuozzo at paulacuozzo@aol.com. Also, if you are interested, but can’t make the June 24 meeting, there will be two Paulist Associates available to answer any questions you may have, on Sun., June 23 after the 10am Mass, in the auditorium.

CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
T he remaining June meeting date for the Charismatic Prayer Group is June 25. This group meets twice a month, on Tuesday evenings in the Chapel, from 6 to 8pm. Participants can arrive and leave as their schedules permit. All are welcome to join us for a joyous time of worship. If you have any questions, please contact: Nora Bolcon at 617-573-1664.

DCG REUNION
Sat., June 22, 3pm - 7pm, at the Cornerstone Pub & Restaurant, 16 W Broadway, South Boston. $10 suggested donation. Please contact George Pominville for info and reservations 508-485-6585 or gpominville@verizon.net.

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
If you are passionate about Social Justice and would like to sit on the committee that oversees social justice activities at the Paulist Center, we are recruiting new members at this time. For more info. please contact Susan Rutkowski at 617-948-2426 or susanrutkow@aol.com for more information.

AUCTION BBQ ON THE BALCONY
A reminder if you purchased the “BBQ on the Balcony,” hosted by the Paulist Center staff and the Paulist Fathers, it is Fri., June 21 at 6:30pm. See you there!

PRAYER OFFERING
A member of the Paulist Center Community is offering to pray for the needs of other members. Please contact Fr. Rick Walsh at bmwcsp@yahoo.com with your requests and he will forward them to the person of prayer.

DIRECTOR’S REFLECTION

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a
sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.
Luke 7:36-37

ANOINTING IN BETHANY
Jesus got invited to dinner
in a swell part of town.
The politico wanted him there as a curio,
someone to raise his social capital,
or, perhaps, just someone to embarrass
for his guests’ amusement.
He didn’t realize Jesus was not domesticated,
until the streetwalker crashed the party.
She dove into the room full of men
like a eel into a fish tank,
no burka, hair unbound.
Beautiful and, she did a beautiful thing,
that’s what Jesus said.

One man muttered to himself,
another was looking around for the bouncers.
The murmur went up, “Who let her in?”
Mr. Big, is thinking,
“What was I thinking inviting this guy?”

Red faced the host blurted out,
“Jesus, don’t you know what sort of woman…?”

“Do you know what sort of man you are?” Jesus replies.
“You didn’t take my coat, she’s slipped off my sandals.
You didn’t shake my hand, she hasn’t stopped kissing
my feet.
You didn’t offer me a drink, she has me well oiled.”
Jesus proceeds with a pull-no-punches parable,
and the punch line is, “you’re busted.”

This soirée turns into
Jesus’ riff on downward mobility;
social climbers can’t get to heaven,
only those who pour out love;
and it is this odd economics,
the commonweal of love,
that got Jesus whacked.

Frank Desiderio, C.S.P

COMMUNITY EVENTS

DEAD SEA SCROLLS—LIFE IN ANCIENT TIMES
On exhibit May 19—Oct. 20, at the Museum of Science. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view manuscripts and artifacts over 2000 years old. For more info: mos.org/scrolls.

SUMMER BULLETIN SCHEDULE
June 15/16 will be the first of our double bulletins and Aug. 17/18 will mark the last. Submissions are due the Tuesday prior to the first weekend in a pair by 12:00pm. Six double bulletins: June 15/16 22/23; June 29/30 & July 6/7; July 13/14 & 20/21; July 27/28 & Aug 3/4; Aug 10/11 & 17/18; and Aug 24/25 & Aug 31/Sept 1.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS are available free at www.usccb.org/bible/readings/. Subscriptions to “Give Us The Day” missalettes available from Liturgical Press at www.giveusthisday.org. Give Us This Day is a new monthly publication from Liturgical Press created to help sustain your personal prayer practices with daily prayer for Morning and Evening, prayers and readings for Mass each day, along with a reflection on the Scriptures, and a daily profile of a saintly witness. For every subscription established, the Paulist Center earns $5.00 in credit toward purchases from Liturgical Press! To earn that credit for Paulist Center, please use the promotion code TDBR5125 when you subscribe online at www.giveusthisday.org or call toll-free 888-259-8470.

EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY
Please consider donating Ramen Noodles, jelly, tuna, stews, condiments (especially mayo), tea & coffee, cereal and rice. Drop off these items in the baskets located in the Mary Alcove in the chapel. Thank you!

DIRECTOR’S REFLECTION
The Widow

A man who had died was being carried out, the only son
of his mother, and she was a widow. Luke 7:12

W alking up from subway everyday
there she was in her low webbed chair
“I need your generosity”
sing song chant
in a voice tinged by the Caribbean
here in frozen Boston.

Wrapped in enough clothes to double her size
a homemade turban above her lined black face.
The first time I dropped a dollar
in her empty soda cup
I asked, “How’s it going?”
“Noooooo comment.”

I continued to drop coins
in her Burger King cup
and greet her by name.
Eventually she started to smile
when she saw it was me.

One day, as spring joined us,
she wore no less layers.
I stopped, wanted to ask
how she got that way.

She looked up at me, then away.
I dropped the dollar in her cup.
I wondered if she had a husband
who left her or a son who died.

She gestured for me to move on
I was in the way of the passersby.
I joined the body of the crowd
born away from her.

Frank Desiderio, C.S.P

LANDINGS
Landings helps to welcome returning and inactive Catholics. Many Catholics have left the practice of their faith, each of them has a personal story. We’d like to hear from them. Starting in March there will be a series of gatherings to listen to their stories and talk about their experience of being Catholic. If you know someone who might be interested in renewing their participation, please contact Paul Caruso at paul.caruso@carusoatlaw.com.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Spiritual direction is available at the Center for persons who wish to deepen their Spiritual Life. Sister Kathleen Hagerty, CSJ, is available to see persons who are interested. Spiritual Direction is an opportunity for one to reflect and share their life and prayer experience and be guided in their search for God. Sister Kathleen at 617-626-8829. A donation of $10-$25 is suggested.

DREAM WORK WITH FR. BAER
Paulist Father Robert H. Baer is a Swiss trained Jungian psychoanalyst. He has been practicing in Boston for 28 years. Understanding your dreams is the path to greater personal enrichment. He can be reached at 617-948-2413.

CALENDAR

PARKING AT THE PAULIST CENTER
One Beacon St Garage -- $8.00
Validated parking available at One Beacon Street garage (turn LEFT at bottom of garage ramp) all weekend and after 4pm weekdays for $8.00. Validate your own ticket with stamp on shelf in chapel vestibule during masses or in reception office during weekday evenings.
Boston Common Garage -- $6.00
Purchase single tickets in the reception office weekday evenings or purchase a 20 ticket booklet at the garage office for $120.

ADD THE PAULIST CENTER TO YOUR AUTOMATIC BILL PAY!
Automatic recurring donations to the Center are a huge help to us in our ministry. There are a variety of ways to arrange for this. Add the Paulist Center to your automatic bill pay option through your bank or go to "Give to the Paulist Center" on our website and select the option for setting up recurring donations through our service provider. Thank you for your generosity to our ministry.

ELECTRONIC GIVING TO THE PAULIST CENTER
Automatic recurring donations to the Center are a huge help to us in our ministry. There are a variety of ways to arrange for this. Add the Paulist Center to your automatic bill pay option through your bank or go to "Give to the Paulist Center" on our website and select the option for setting up recurring donations through our service provider. Thank you for your generosity to our ministry.

COMMUNITY GIFT|
Any community member interested in nominating an organization to be the recipient of one of our Community Gifts (5% of weekend collections), please send a note to Ginger Ferreira, our Administrative Assistant, with the name and address of the organization, its purpose, and the reason you would like to have them receive one of our gifts. If there is a particular time of year that would be especially appropriate for the awarding of the gift, please also include that information in the request. Contact Ginger at 617.498.2427 or email at fiveparkst@aol.com

CREDIT CARD GIVING!
Eastern Bank has made it possible to contribute to the Paulist Center with your credit card. Use this link to connect to the Paulist Center www.communityroom.net, and follow the prompts for donating. Please indicate in the memo field provided the intent of your donation (weekend, Easter, campaign, etc.), and be sure you get all the way to the receipt screen. If you do not get to this screen, your donation has not been processed and we will not receive your intended contribution. Thank you.

STOCK GIFTS TO THE CENTER
If you wish to make a year-end stock gift to the Center contact Patty Simpson at 617-948-2428 to confirm our account information. The process is simple and the benefits to the Center are greatly appreciated.

E-SERVICE DIRECT DEPOSIT
The forms to arrange to have direct deposit contributions to the Center are available in the racks, and  here on this website.

MATCHING GIFTS
In the past few years, due to some changes in the wording of the law, many companies have been able to include churches in their matching gift programs as long as they are qualified 501(c)3 organizations, which the Paulist Center is. If your company offers a matching gift program, please check to see if you can have your donations to the Center matched. If you have any questions, please call Patty Simpson at 617-948-2428. We appreciate all donations. Thanks!

MASS CARDS
Please stop by the reception area during the week or call the receptionist at 617-742-4460 if you would like to arrange to purchase a mass card in memory of someone who has died, in honor of a special occasion,, or for the special intentions of yourself or a loved one.