Sunday Mass

Madonna Della Strada

Chapel

11:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

Daily Mass

Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Monday - Saturday

12:05 p.m.

Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri

4:40 p.m.

Thursday

7:00 p.m. (followed by Rosary and Benediction)

Sacrament of

Reconciliation

Reconciliation Room,

Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Monday - Friday

11:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Also by appointment in

University Ministries

and the Jesuit Community at

Campion Hall.

Devotions to Our Lady

Rosary & Benediction

after Thursday

7:00 p.m. Mass

Devotions to the Sacred

Heart of Jesus

Exposition, Sacred Heart

Litany, and Benediction

after Friday 4:40 p.m. Mass

Byzantine Liturgy

Ciszek Hall, Fr. Sable, S.J.

Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.

Vespers Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

Campus Mosque

306 Taylor Ave.

Friday service

12:30 p.m.

941-5520

Volume 10, Issue 23 April 10, 2011

Fifth Sunday of Lent

The reading from Romans today introduces the concept that the Spirit

of God dwells in you. In the midst of a busy semester, it’s easy to get caught

up with studying, papers, club meetings, and service activities and to forget

this powerful fact. Service to others is both one of our greatest responsibilities

and our greatest rewards as students at a Jesuit university. However, I notice

that sometimes we get so involved in trying to find God in others and share our

faith and skills with them that we forget that we take a piece of God with us

everywhere we go too. We can forget that everything we do we are doing in

His name.

I had the privilege of experiencing an International Service Program

(ISP) trip in Guyana this past summer. While there, one of the sites that we

visited most frequently was called The Palms, a geriatric home for elderly

people who had nowhere else to go. I had been having an amazing time since

the second we got to the Guyana airport, but after about our third visit to The

Palms I found myself thinking about the numerous nursing homes and elderly

in need of help right in Scranton, and questioning why exactly I ended up in

Guyana of all places. Then, the next day we visited The Palms again and I was

headed to the women’s ward. When I reached the porch, I was greeted by a

nice woman named Esther who happened to be blind and could only tell that

someone was coming by the sound of my footsteps. Before I even had a

chance to introduce myself or shake her hand, she said “I’m so glad that God

has brought you here to me today.” That was when it hit me. While I like to

think I am in control of my life, God has a master plan for all of us. Perhaps

instead of “choosing” what we do in life, we are more so responding to calls,

desires, and passions that He has already instilled in us. Perhaps so much of

what we have to offer to others isn’t our skills, but rather ourselves and God in

us.

As God brought me to Guyana, God has brought you here, to the

University of Scranton, and to Mass here at Madonna della Strada. I’ve seen

Him with my own two eyes in this community to which I’m so honored to

belong. He will be with you in your classes this week, over the summer, and

for years to come. He will be with you not just in an external all-powerful way,

but in an intimate, personal in you way. While this intimate relationship does

entail a big responsibility to uphold, it can also be comforting in that God is

then literally always there to help you- in the late hours when you’re writing a

paper or when you’re talking to a friend who is having a hard time.

St. Teresa of Avila writes that “Christ has no body but yours. No eyes,

no hands, no feet on earth but yours.” So continue to see God in others and

also in yourself. Don’t be afraid to reach out and touch someone else’s life;

and confidently walk in the path that God has graciously laid out for us.

Cara Brindley

Class of 2012

“Today our prime

educational

objective must be

to form men-and-

women-for-others;

men and women

who will live not

for themselves but

for God and his

Christ - for the

God-man who

lived and died for

all the world; men

and women who

cannot even

conceive of love of

God which does

not include love

for the least of

their neighbors;

men and women

completely

convinced that

love of God which

does not issue in

justice for others

is a farce.”

Pedro Arrupe, S.J.,

28th Superior General

of the Society of Jesus,

Valencia, Spain ,

1973

The Community Outreach Office provides information on Volunteer Opportunities for individuals, groups, clubs, and residence hall floors. Our office is located in The DeNaples

Center, Room 205B, and our webpage is www.scranton.edu/volunteers. We are also on Facebook! Like Us!

Check out our new webpage at www.scranton.edu/volunteers for a complete list of

current opportunities, agency information, upcoming events and more!

Pet Therapy on Wednesday, April 27th from 11:30-1:30. Pet Therapy invites faculty

and staff to bring their pets to campus to bring joy and stress relief to students. Each fall

and spring, over 50 dogs join more than 500 students and staff for petting and hugs.

Students look forward to this event each semester, as they are missing their own pets at

home.

Easter Basket Drive - Students, clubs, floors, staff and faculty are invited to make an

Easter Basket for a child in need (ages infants to 12), wrap it in cellophane and drop it

off in the Community Outreach Office, 205B DeNaples, by Monday April 18th. The

basket should contain a chocolate or white bunny, wrapped candies (no loose), jelly

beans, toys (i.e., stuffed animal, car, crayons, books, etc) and other age appropriate

gifts. The basket should contain Easter grass. Suggested $ amount per basket is $20.

Baskets will be donated to children from area Headstart preschools, Friends of the Poor

and St. Joseph's Center.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania: Ongoing, after school homework,

Monday-Thursday, 2:30 pm, five volunteers. Ongoing, after school recreation,

Monday-Friday, 4 to 8:30 p.m. Contact: Laura Gentile, 570-342-8709, x114.

Boy Scouts of America: Ongoing, Cub/Den leader, Tuesdays, 2:30-4 pm, once or twice

a month. Child abuse clearances are necessary and are paid for by the agency.

Contact: Dana Healey, 570-207-1227, x230, or dhealey@nepabsa.org

Headstart: Ongoing, painting mural at West Scranton pre-school. Mon-Fri time TBA.

Contact: Debbie Tomassoni, 963-6633, x2224, or dtomassoni@headstartslhda.org

Jewish Community Center: Looking for a volunteer to make a video for their website

and YouTube. Editing and video experience helpful. February through March.

Contact: lisa@scrantonjcc.org

Moses Taylor Hospital: Ongoing, Hospital Elder Life Program (help). Provide

therapeutic interventions at the bedside of senior citizens. Monday through Fridays.

Training provided. Contact Sonia Sandhaus: 570-340-3452 or ssandhaus@mth.org

Webster Towers: Ongoing, lead the Mind Games by running Wheel of Fortune,

Scattergories, Word Trivia and Trivia Competition for the elderly residents. Tuesdays

2-4pm. Contact Judy McLane 570-961-8716 or wthsc1@verizon.net

Community Outreach Office

Volunteer Opportunities

Long-Term Volunteer Opportunity

Relief for Japan

Interested in designing & leading retreats, sharing your faith with teenagers, and facilitating service programs? Desire living in community while doing a year of service? With over 35 years of Catholic Youth Ministry experience, Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries (CYFM) is rebuilding the Catholic Church by nurturing faith, developing leaders, taking action through service to those in need and magnifying God's love in the world.

Chrissy Guariglia ('10) from CYFM will be on campus Tuesday, April 12th from 1-3pm and 7-9pm in DeNaples 214 (inside the Forum). Stop by to learn more about how your talents can

serve the Church in this exciting ministry at CYFM through the Cap Corps Program! http://www.capuchin.org/capcorps

Come Spend 20 Minutes in a Reflective Form of

Ignatian Prayer…

April Dates Include:

Thursday, April 14

Thursday April 28

9:30 pm in the Sacred Heart Chapel

Questions? See Sr. Carol in University Ministries

or e-mail tropianoc2@scranton.edu

April, 29, 30, May 1, 2011

A Retreat By and For Students

For those who have made Search, Kairos,

Antioch or Emmaus

A Weekend like NO OTHER…

Living The Fourth At Scranton!

Sign Up NOW in University Ministries

FOURTH DAY RETREAT

In response to the quake, The Red Cross has already launched efforts in Japan. Visit Redcross.org or text

REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 from your phone.

UNICEF is also coordinating efforts to help the children of Japan. Use this form on UNICEF's website to

donate 100 percent of your desired amount to their fund designated for victims of the earthquake or text

JAPAN to 864233 to donate $10.

The Examen

ISP Fundraiser at UNO’s

Stop by Uno’s Chicago Grill

on April 14

between the hours of 5-9 pm.

The benefits will help support the service trips

to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.

Come out and show your support!

University MinistriesT h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S c r a n t o n

Fr. Rick Malloy, S.J., Ph.D. Patricia Vaccaro, M.S. Jayne Lucas, B.Mus., M.A., A.B.D.

Vice President for University Ministries Director of Community Outreach Director of Liturgy & Music

941-7419 941-7429 941-6152 malloyr2@scranton.edu vaccarop1@scranton.edu lucasm4@scranton.edu

Elise Gower, B.A. Amy Hoegen, M.A. Lori Moran, M.S. Fr. Leo Manglaviti, S.J., Ph.D. International Service Programs University Minister Community Outreach Director of Ignatian Spiritual Formation

941-4138 941-5510 941-7429 941-4258

gowere2@scranton.edu hoegena2@scranton.edu moranl7@scranton.edu manglavitil2@scranton.edu

Cathy Seymour, M.A. Sr. Carol Tropiano, R.S.M., M.A. Brian Pelcin, M.Ed.

University Minister University Minister University Minister 941-7409 941-7713 941-5458

seymourc1@scranton.edu tropianoc2@scranton.edu pelcinb2@scranton.edu

Paulette Burton, Secretary/Receptionist, University Ministries: 941-7419

Joanne Gambacorta, Secretary, Vice President for University Ministries: 941-7419

Ellen Judge, Secretary, Office of Community Outreach: 941-7429; Moira Tumelty, Graduate Assistant, University Ministries

Weekly Collection Sunday Mass Presiders

Saturday, April 9

ISP Mass 9:30 PM : Fr. Malloy, S.J.

Sunday, April 10

11:00 AM : Fr. Manglaviti, S.J.

7:00 PM : Fr. Sweeney, S.J.

9:30 PM : Fr. McKinney, S.J.

Palm Sunday, April 17

11:00 AM : Fr. Mohr, S.J.

7:00 PM : Pilarz, S.J.

This Sunday's collection will be given to the Easter Giving

project run through the Community Outreach Office.

Baskets will be provided to children from local HeadStart

programs and Friends of the Poor.

Last week's collection for assisting Japan was

$931.

Thanks so much for your overwhelming support!

Born to Be Wild

UNIVERSITY MINISTRIES, DeNaples Student Center 200

570-941-7419 www.scranton.edu/ministry