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CHURCH OF ST . IGNATIUS LOYOLA 980 PARKAVENUE AT 84TH STREET NEWYORK, NEWYORK 10028 (212)288-3588 WWW.STIGNATIUSLOYOLA.ORG “Building a Community of Disciples” W e who live in a culture that perceives time as a commodity, can find that all hours seem alike, without particular quality. For some, time hangs heavy with boredom or loneliness. For others, time expands like a container overflowing with an ever-growing number of tasks and accomplishments. In the twenty-first century, technology is changing the experience and perspective of both time and space. Multitasking with iPods, cell phones, iPhones, and multi-screen computers changes how people think and behave. Recent research indicates that technology is rewiring our brains! Some of the technological changes are helpful, like the efficient recovery of information, or educational and restorative learning activities and games. Certain changes in the brain can cause a loss of focus, a loss of one’s short-term memory, or the development of fractured thinking. These changes can debilitate a person and may eventually subvert the higher functions of the brain itself. Some of these neurological changes may lead to behavioral problems such as an inability to concentrate, an anger that easily escalates, forgetfulness, or an addiction to over-stimulation. Changes in technology that reinforce habits of multitasking challenge our ability to be receptive to intimacy with others as well as to the Mystery of God. “Presence” to the moment becomes difficult, if not impossible. With the drive to multitask, one avoids “presence” to deeply human encounters with experiences and persons of beauty, love, joy, truth, wonder, and gratitude. Judaism, a religion of time, reminds us of the sanctity of time. Every hour is precious and unique. Time is to be experienced, cherished, and relished. Judaism teaches that the Sabbaths are the great cathedrals, significant forms in time. Most of its rituals depend on a certain hour of the day or season of the year. In the Jewish tradition the word kadosh, “holy,” represents the mystery and majesty of the divine. In Scripture, it is first applied neither to a mountain nor to an altar, but to time. At the end of the story of creation in the Book of Genesis we read, “And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.” In the Bible, holiness in time, the Sabbath, comes first among human priorities because the people encounter the divine presence within time and its rituals. Later, at Sinai, when the word of God was spoken, a call for holiness in man was proclaimed: “Thou shall be unto me a holy people.” Only after the people had fallen into the temptation of worshipping an object, the golden calf, did God command the erection of a Tabernacle making space holy. The sanctity of time hallowed by God came first. Second, God sanctified humanity. Third, the space of the Tabernacle was hallowed by God. The Sabbath, Shabbat, is so central to Judaism that rabbis advise the Jews who want to deepen their observance, “You must keep Shabbat.” Keeping the Sabbath powerfully alters one’s relationships: to nature, work, God, self, and others. For Christians, however, the heart of the Sabbath observance is Jesus Christ. His victory over death makes the weekly day of rest and worship a celebration of Easter. But Christians can lose sight of a sense of presence to, and engagement in, a wider web of relationships beyond the Eucharist or a worship service on the Sabbath. These relationships with others, self, and creation also deserve reverence. Christians must ask themselves, “How can we recover a true sense of Sabbath that restores the soul?” In the northern hemisphere, summer seems like a natural Sabbath time, a season with a warm climate and inviting outdoor activities. We can take the leisure to turn from the “results” oriented encounter with creation via technologies, to the Mystery of God encountered in creation itself. Noticing the sounds of the ocean or of flowing rivers, the sounds of the birds in the trees and meadows, the smells of the earth on a mountain path, the beauty of the flowers and their intoxicating fragrances are spiritually sound ways to refresh the soul. Gazing at the shades of color of the mountains or rolling hills, or of a sunset or sunrise can fill us with wonder and joy or, conversely, with sadness and loss. Either way, we are drawn into contact with our inner selves by slowing down and becoming present. Giving ourselves permission to “waste time” absorbing the experience of our senses in nature can draw us deeply into the Mystery of God. Taking Sabbath time by unplugging ourselves from our technologies or our overscheduled lives may cause a certain kind of withdrawal that can be very difficult and painful. Nevertheless, Sabbath satisfies by freeing us from our present day “golden calves” that deprive us of the pleasure of relationship, presence, rest, renewal, and worship. Let us accept the invitation of summer to make time, people, and spaces holy by giving ourselves and our God the spiritual gift of time and presence that nourishes the soul. -Kathryn King, FSP Pastoral Associate June 27, 2010 13th Sunday of the Year The Sabbath of Summer

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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 ”

We who live in a culture that perceives time as a commodity, can find that all hours seem alike, without

particular quality. For some, time hangs heavy with boredom or loneliness. For others, time expands like a container overflowing with an ever-g rowing number of tasks and accomplishments.

In the twenty-first century, technology is changing the experience and perspective of both time and space. Multitasking with iPods, cell phones, iPhones, and multi-screen computers changes how people think and behave. Recent research indicates that technology is rewiring our brains! Some of the technological changes are helpful, like the efficient recovery of information, or educational and restorative learning activities and games.

Certain changes in the brain can cause a loss of focus, a loss of one’s short-term memory, or the development of fractured thinking. These changes can debilitate a person and may eventually subvert the higher functions of the brain itself. Some of these neurological changes may lead to behavioral problems such as an inability to concentrate, an anger that easily escalates, forgetfulness, or an addiction to over-stimulation. Changes in technology that reinforce habits of multitasking challenge our ability to be receptive to intimacy with others as well as to the Mystery of God. “Presence” to the moment becomes difficult, if not impossible. With the drive to multitask, one avoids “presence” to deeply human encounters with experiences and persons of beauty, love, joy, truth, wonder, and gratitude.

Judaism, a religion of time, reminds us of the sanctity of time. Every hour is precious and unique. Time is to be experienced, cherished, and relished. Judaism teaches that the Sabbaths are the great cathedrals, significant forms in time. Most of its rituals depend on a certain hour of the day or season of the year.

In the Jewish tradition the word kadosh, “holy,” represents the mystery and majesty of the divine. In Scripture, it is first applied neither to a mountain nor to an altar, but to time. At the end of the story of creation in the Book of Genesis we read, “And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.” In the Bible, holiness in time, the Sabbath, comes first among human priorities because the people encounter the divine presence within time and its rituals. Later, at Sinai, when the word of God was spoken, a call for holiness in man was proclaimed: “Thou shall be unto me a holy people.” Only after the people had fallen into the temptation of worshipping

an object, the golden calf, did God command the erection of a Tabernacle making space holy. The sanctity of time hallowed by God came first. Second, God sanctified humanity. Third, the space of the Tabernacle was hallowed by God.

The Sabbath, Shabbat, is so central to Judaism that rabbis advise the Jews who want to deepen their observance, “You must keep Shabbat.” Keeping the Sabbath powerfully alters one’s relationships: to nature, work, God, self, and others. For Christians, however, the heart of the Sabbath observance is Jesus Christ. His victory over death makes the weekly day of rest and worship a celebration of Easter. But Christians can lose sight of a sense of presence to, and engagement in, a wider web of relationships beyond the Eucharist or a worship service on the Sabbath. These relationships with others, self, and creation also deserve reverence. Christians must ask themselves, “How can we recover a true sense of Sabbath that restores the soul?”

In the northern hemisphere, summer seems like a natural Sabbath time, a season with a warm climate and inviting outdoor activities. We can take the leisure to turn from the “results” oriented encounter with creation via technologies, to the Mystery of God encountered in creation itself. Noticing the sounds of the ocean or of flowing rivers, the sounds of the birds in the trees and meadows, the smells of the earth on a mountain path, the beauty of the flowers and their intoxicating fragrances are spiritually sound ways to refresh the soul. Gazing at the shades of color of the mountains or rolling hills, or of a sunset or sunrise can fill us with wonder and joy or, conversely, with sadness and loss. Either way, we are drawn into contact with our inner selves by slowing down and becoming present. Giving ourselves permission to “waste time” absorbing the experience of our senses in nature can draw us deeply into the Mystery of God.

Taking Sabbath time by unplugging ourselves from our technologies or our overscheduled lives may cause a certain kind of withdrawal that can be very difficult and painful. Nevertheless, Sabbath satisfies by freeing us from our present day “golden calves” that deprive us of the pleasure of relationship, presence, rest, renewal, and worship.

Let us accept the invitation of summer to make time, people, and spaces holy by giving ourselves and our God the spiritual gift of time and presence that nourishes the soul.

-Kathryn King, FSPPastoral Associate

June 27, 2010 13th Sunday of the Year

The Sabbath of Summer

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MONDAY, JUNE 28thRanger Rosary Ministry. 7:00 PM. Parish Lounge. Supplies and instructions are provided. All are welcome.

THURSDAY, JULY 1stScripture Reflections Group. 7:00 PM. Meeting Room. Led by Fr. Robert O’Brien, S.J., of the St. Ignatius Jesuit Community. All are welcome.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

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Ordinary Things Are Needed for

Special ChildrenThe Children’s Center at the Taconic Correctional Facility for Women provides a safe and nurturing environment

for mothers and children preparing to be reunited and for all children visiting relatives at the prison.

The Children’s Center needs:

* Arts & Crafts materials (colored pencils, crayons, markers, paints, glitter, construction paper, scrapbook materials, etc.)

* Children’s books/toys/costumes (hats, capes, boas, etc.)* Games (chess, checkers, building games, ball games, etc.)

Collection Period: Monday, June 14th through Friday, July 2nd

Please bring donations to the Parish House of St. Ignatius Loyola Church

(980 Park Avenue, between 83rd and 84th Streets.)

The Taconic Children’s Center, in Bedford Hills, NY, is a program of Hour Children (www.hourchildren.org)

and serves some 75 families every weekend. The Hour Children camp at the Center hosts 15-20 children during the week. Registrations for 2010-2011

can be made by calling the Parish House at 212-288-3588.

Registration forms can also be found on our website:

www.stignatiusloyola.org

Religious Education for Children

Please consider making a generous gift to the Parish to help offset our costs during the summer – a time when many of us are away for long stretches, but the work of the Parish continues.

The Annual Spring Collection is the primary means by which we address this anticipated shortfall.

We would be pleased to receive your donation via our website: www.stignatiusloyola.org or by hand delivering or mailing it to the Parish House.

Thank you!

A n n u a l S p r i n g C o l l e c t i o n

Today marks the final Wallace Hall Family Mass of the season.

The Family Mass will resume on Sunday, September 12th.

Our summer Daily Mass schedule begins on Monday, June 28th and runs through Friday, September 3rd. During this time the 12:10 PM Daily Mass is discontinued, and both the 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM Masses are celebrated in the Lady Chapel.

Summer Mass Schedule Changes

You’ve notified your friends, you’ve notified your credit cards, you’ve notified your magazines. Please don’t forget to notify your church.

This information helps us to keep our database current, and cuts down on the cost of additional postage. Thanks!

Centering Prayer: Monday, June 28th 6:30 PM in the Parish House

On June 28th the discussion part of the Monday evening Centering Prayer meditation group will focus on beginner’s topics. Whether or not you attended the introductory workshop in May, you are welcome to learn more about Centering Prayer and sit with us on Monday evening.

On Thursdays we practice Centering Prayer without a discussion group. Both groups meet from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in the Parish House.

Interested in becoming Catholic?Call 212-288-3588 or email

[email protected]

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Announced Masses and Scripture Readings for the WeekMonday, June 28th(St. Irenaeus)Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 Psalm 50 Matthew 8:18-22 8:30 MEM Rodrigo Canadas 5:30 MEM Helen Ford

Tuesday, June 29th (SS. Peter & Paul)Acts 12:1-11 Psalm 34 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 8:30 MEM Brian Collier 5:30 MEM The Casey Family

Wednesday, June 30th(First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church)Amos 5:14-15, 21-24 Psalm 50 Matthew 8:28-34 8:30 MEM Richard Buono 5:30 MEM William Powers

Thursday, July 1st(Bl. Junipero Serra)Amos 7:10-17 Psalm 19 Matthew 9:1-8 8:30 MEM John and Mae Rooney 5:30 MEM Barbara-Ann Bomgardner

Friday, July 2nd(SS. Francis Jerome, Bernardino Realino, John Francis Regis)Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 Psalm 119 Matthew 9:9-13 8:30 MEM Mary Margaret Farmer 5:30 MEM George Caruso

Saturday, July 3rd(St. Thomas)Ephesians 2:19-22 Psalm 117 John 20:24-29 8:30 MEM Patrick Waters

Sunday, July 4th(14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)Isaiah 66:10-14c Psalm 66 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

Post-Mass Organ Recital Gabriel Dessauer, organist Sunday, July 4th following the 11:00 AM Solemn MassAcclaimed German organist Gabriel Dessauer will present an organ recital after the Solemn Mass on Sunday, July 4th, featuring works of Daniel Gawthrop, Denis Bédard, Fel ix Arndt, Leroy Anderson, Ron Goodwin, and John Philip Sousa. A collection will be taken to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Choral and organ subscriptions for the 2010-2011

Sacred Music in a Sacred Space season are now available!

The 22nd SMSS choral season features works by H a n d e l , B e e t h ove n ,

Strauss, Vivaldi, North American premieres by Viktor Kalabis and Juraj Filas, and much more. The recital series highlights our St. Ignatius Loyola organists – Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, and Nancianne Parrella – as well as international concert organist Dong-Ill Shin, and a special Jehan Alain celebration involving members of the Choir of St. Ignatius.

Subscribe by July 31st for pre-season rates up to 20% off.

Order forms may be found in the Narthex, the Parish House, and online at www.smssconcerts.org

For questions, or to order by phone, call 212-288-2520

Welcome, Chester!P l e a s e j o i n u s i n e x t e n d i n g a warm welcome to Czeslaw “Chester” Ciupinski, the new Director of Facilities at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Grammar School, and Day Nursery.Chester was born in Galicja, Poland, and was raised and educated in Silesia. He completed his masters in Informa-tion Science from Silesian University

and continued his studies in business administration at the Academy of Economy in Katowice.Chester emigrated to the United States in 1988 and formed his own company, C.F.C Contracting Corp., in 1993. Operating as a general contractor, he managed a wide variey of building construction projects throughout New York City, including projects for New York University and the Archdiocesan Building Commission.Since 2003, Chester and C.F.C. Contracting have done a number of projects in the St. Ignatius Loyola complex. Chester served as general contractor for the renovation of the Grammar School and the restoration of Wallace Hall. He also played a major role in the 2008 Church restoration.

From July 1st through July 18th, Father Witt will be making his annual retreat and taking vacation. During his absence, Father Bergen will be coordinating the pastoral needs of the Parish.

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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: [email protected]

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 Chester CiupinskiEvents Coordinator Emily HoltzTreasurer Fernando Castro

PARISH STAFF

Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 8:30AMand5:30PM

Saturday:8:30AMSummer Daily Mass Schedule begins June 28th.

See page 2 for details.

Masses for Next Weekend:SaturdayVigil:5:30PMFr.DuganSunday:8:00AMFr.SooHoo9:30AMFr.DuganThis Sunday, June 27th, marks the final Wallace Hall Family Mass of the season.

The Family Mass will resume on Sunday, September 12th.

Solemn11:00AMFr.Bergen7:30PMFr.Bergen

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Sundays at the 9:30 AM Mass and the 11:00 AM Mass in Wallace Hall. (Will resume on September 12th after this Sunday )

Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays and First Saturdays at 9:00 AM (Lady Chapel) (Will resume in September)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 Baptism 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.

Attention Young Adults: Join Busted Halo Editor-in-Chief Bill McGarvey as he inter-views Fr. James Martin, S.J., about Tips for Summer Spirituality. Tuesday, June 29th from 6:15-8:00 PM. St. Paul the Apostle Church, 405 West 59th Street. A Q&A period and book signing with Fr. Martin will follow the interview. Light refreshments will be served. For more information or to RSVP, call 212-265-3209, x227 or email [email protected]

Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion will host summer courses and non-credit institutes this summer. Courses include Leading a Parish to Greatness, with Fr. Tom Sweetser, and Jewish-Christian Dialogue, with Fr. Patrick Ryan, S.J., and Rabbi Cliff Librach. For more information or to register, call 718-817-4800 or visit www.fordham.edu/gre

Pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey

Fr. John Sheehan, S.J., from the Xavier Society for the Blind, will be leading a pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey from October 11-22, 2010.

The goal will be to explore some of the key sites in the world of the early Christian Church, including places where St. Paul visited and preached. Mass will be cele-brated each day. Detailed information is available by visiting:

www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org

In addition, the Xavier Society for the Blind is sponsoring a raffle. First prize is 2 tickets for the pilgrimage, including airfare, 7 days onboard ship, most meals, and land excursions. There are only 299 tickets and the cost is $65 for 1 ticket and $100 for 2. Second prize: $1000; third prize: $500. Tickets may be purchased online at the website noted above. The drawing will take place on July 20th.