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Communitas Newman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01002 Tel Communitas Newman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01002 Tel. 413-549-0300/Fax 413-548-9182 For a more complete sense of life at Newman visit our homepage at www.newmanumass.org. “cor ad cor loquitur” The Newman Catholic Center includes the students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts and extended community. Empowered by the Spirit and inspired by John Henry Newman’s motto: “Heart speaks to Heart” we explore, believe and reach out inclusively to make Jesus Christ present to all who share their journey with us. JANUARY 6, 2008 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD LECTORS FOR WINTER BREAK There will be no formal lector schedules during January. We are asking lectors to volunteer before each Mass. Regular schedules will First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6. The glory of resume in February. the Lord shines upon you, Jerusalem. Psalm 72. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-6. Now it has been revealed that the Gentiles are coheirs of the promise. EPIPHANY PRAYER Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12. We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him hom- Dear Jesus, as You led the Three Kings to age. You by the light of a star, please draw us ever closer to You by the light of Faith. Help us to desire You as ardently as they did. Give us the grace to overcome all the obstacles that keep us far from You. May we, like them, have something to give You when we appear before You. Mary, Our Mother, help us to know Your Son. Amen. Collection for the week of: December 30, 2007 MASS INTENTIONS $2715.22 — Weekly Support SATURDAY, January 5 John Neumann, bishop $440.00—Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 am Intentions of the Benefactors Some recent expenses : 4:30 pm Rev. Armando Russo (d) $220.41 For water $272.67 For phones SUNDAY, January 6 Epiphany of the Lord $184.50 For altar candles 8:00 am Rev. Joseph LeVay (d) THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! 10:30 am Intentions of the Newman Community MONDAY, January 7 Raymond of Penafort, priest From The Development Office 12:15 pm Communion Service TUESDAY, January 8 Thank you! One of the first lessons that 12:15 pm Communion Service we are taught as children is to say WEDNESDAY, January 9 “please” and “thank you”. Out of neces- 12:15 pm Rev. Armando Russo (d) sity during the course of the year, the THURSDAY, January 10 Development Office says “please” on a 12:15 pm Rev. R. Joseph LeVay (d) regular basis. This week we want to say FRIDAY, January 11 THANK YOU! The Mission of the 12:15 pm Newman Catholic Center would not be SATURDAY, January 12 possible without your continuing gener- 9:00 am Intentions of the Benefactors ous support. We are very grateful. 4:30 pm Intentions of the Newman Community SUNDAY, January 13 Baptism of the Lord 8:00 am 10:30 am John Jemsek MD (d), req. by Jack Jemsek EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS HOLY HOUR RECONCILIATION ADORATION VESPERS ON SUNDAY Sat., 3:30 –4 pm Wed. Sun - Wed & Fri and by appointment 4-5:30pm 5:15-5:30pm All are invited to the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, Springfield, this Sunday, January 6th at 2pm to join in a Holy Hour as we kick off the spiritual preparations for the 49th Just in case you missed it here… International Eucharistic Congress. Msgr. Leo Leclerc, Vicar General Schola Nova sings its Epiphany and Director of the Eucharistic Con- Concert at St. Cecilia’s in gress Pilgrimage will be the cele- brant and homilist. Please come Wilbraham this Sunday, and join us. A light reception will February 6th at 4:00 pm. be held in the Bishop Marshall Cen- Don’t miss it! ter following the Holy Hour. NEWMAN BOOK CLUB THE OFFICE OF LAY THE ROAD MINISTRY FORMATION BY CORMAC MCCARTHY FEBUARY 13TH* AT 7:30 ...is offering a Sacraments course at McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, a fright- St. Anthony of Padua, 56 St. An- ening apocalyptic vision, is narrated by a name- thony St., Chicopee. This 5-week less man, one of the few survivors of an unspeci- course will be held on Tuesday eve- fied civilization-ending catastrophe. He and his nings, January 15th, 22nd, 29th, young son are trekking along a treacherous high- February 5th and the last session will way, starving and freezing, trying to avoid roving be determined by the instructor and cannibal armies. The tale and their lives are saved from teetering over the edge of bleakness participants. There will be no session thanks to the man's fierce belief that they are on February 12th. The class will run "the good guys" who are preserving the light of from 7:00-9:00 PM. humanity. This course is open to everyone who *Please note: 2nd Wed. for this month only has permission from their pastor as due to Ash Wednesday on the 6th indicated by the pastor’s signature. The fee for this course is $30 FOR COUPLES PLANNING TO CELEBRATE (ordinarily $15 from individual, $15 THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: from sponsoring parish). Our pre-cana team offers one-day marriage preparation sessions these Saturdays during Please call the Lay Ministry Office at this academic year: Jan 26, Apr 12, May 31. Registration is open; spaces are limited. Cou- (413-452-0824) for more information ples do not have to be preparing for a wedding and an application/registration form. at Newman. For info or to register click on ‘faith formation and education’, then ‘pre-cana’ at www.newmanumass.org or contact Campus Minister Chris Clark. Joss Whedon's Firefly Marathon Jan. 12th —— 10:00 am to Midnight That's right, beginning at 10:00am Saturday January 12th, we will watch the complete Firefly series. Here's the planned schedule: • 10:00a - 1:00p Serenity Parts I & II, The Train Job, Bushwacked (Coffee) • 1:00p - 4:00p Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown (Lunch) • 4:00p - 6:00p Mass • 6:00p - 9:00p Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash (Pizza) • 9:00p - 12:00a The Message, Heart of Gold, Objects in Space Watch for other SNL movies!!! THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER Winter Break Schedule Monday - Friday 8am-5:30pm / Saturday 8am-Close of SNL Building Hours: Sunday 7am - 5:30pm Newman Café: Monday - Friday 8am - 2pm / Saturday closed / Sunday 8am - 12 noon Weekend Mass: Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Daily Mass: Wednesday — Friday 12:15pm, Saturday 9:00am Communion Service: Monday & Tuesday 12:15pm Confessions: Sat 3:30pm - 4:00pm, and by Appointment Other Resources: Chapel/Study Lounges/Computer Lounge/Wi-Fi/Library/Café/ Classrooms/Ministerial Staff/Student & Extended Community Members SUPPORT MEETINGS - Classroom 1 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon - Fri 11:15am and Sun 1 - 2:30pm/Open Meeting (Young People’s Group (AA) : Thu 7:30 - 8:30pm at Mercy House for January) Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, (FA):Sun 4 - 5:30pm/Info: Susanne 259-1433 or Teresa 253-0250 Overeaters Anonymous, (OA): Tue & Thu 12:30-1:30pm DIRECTORY Chaplain and Director FOCUS MISSIONARIES Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95 Trisha, Megan, Keegan & Luke 549-0300, ext. 34 [email protected] [email protected] GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (GSYP) Associate Director for Administration Deacon Richard J. Talbot, Janet Maegerlein - [email protected] 549-0300, ext. 39 [email protected] NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION LEADERS (NSA) President Campus Minister Tim Moriarty - [email protected] Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music Mark Callahan Vice President 549-0300, ext. 36 Mike Munger - [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Campus Minister Kristina DeRoy - [email protected] Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate Chris Clark ‘82 Spirituality Committee 549-0300, ext. 14 Mark Omobono - [email protected] [email protected] Brittany LeBlanc - [email protected] Jillian Zeppa - [email protected] Campus Minister Deacon Prof. Lucien Miller Service Committee 549-0300, ext. 28 Peter Doherty - [email protected] Kristen Aguiar - [email protected] [email protected] Director of Development Social Outreach & Hospitality Committee Frank Lawlor Katelyn DeCristofano - [email protected] 549-0300, ext. 12 Drew Morrison - [email protected] Matt LaRiviere - [email protected] [email protected] Business/Property Manager Publicity Committee David Rondina Keith Richard - [email protected] 549-0300, ext. 27 Danielle Pourbaix - [email protected] [email protected] Peter Harrison - [email protected] Operating Manager of Newman Café Jason Wonsey 549-0300, ext. 18 [email protected] Budget Squeezed, Hungry? Help is close at hand. See our "FREE GROCERIES AND MEALS IN AM- HERST" list on the bulletin board in the main corridor. Or call the Baptist Church, 549-3596, Not Bread Alone, 256-0128, (seniors only call Bangs Center 259-3060), and the Amherst Survival Center, 549- 3968. The Amherst Survival Center is close by, on the bus line at 120 No. Pleasant St, 549-3968. www.people.umass.edu/support/asc. See schedule for food pantry, meals served, free store (warm clothes, yes!) Tough times? Get in touch with a local human service agency like the ASC during October to put in motion the kind of help you'll need for the fall and early winter months. .
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