February 25, 2007 First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10. The Lord, the God of our Fathers, heard our cry and brought us out of Egypt.

Psalm 91. Be with me Lord, when I am in trouble.

Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13. The same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him.

Gospel: Luke 4:1-13. You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.

Communitas

“cor ad cor loquitur” The Newman Catholic Center includes the students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts and ex-tended 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.

Newman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002 Tel. 413-549-0300/Fax 413-548-9182

www.newmanumass.org

LENTEN JOURNEY with DEACON LUCIEN MILLER

Time/Date: Each Sunday of Lent, 9:15 - 10:15 am

Description: Meditative prayer followed by discussion of a half- page daily Lenten calendar reading by Benedict XVI.

Source: Benedictus - Daily readings by Benedict XVI. Kything - Interpersonal Prayer.

(Photocopies are available on the table outside of the Chapel.)

First Sundayin

NEWMAN VOCATIONS GROUP Guess who's coming to dinner? On Thursday, March 1, The Most Rev. Timothy A. McDon-nell, bishop of Springfield will be our guest. Bishop McDonnell will be the celebrant at the 5:15 pm Mass and then spend the evening with the Vocations Group members enjoying a ca-tered dinner. If you plan to attend, please contact Fr. Doug so he can get a head count for dinner.

Religious Education is looking to borrow a VIDEO CAMERA that can be brought on the Service Trip to Mexico. Footage of the trip will be shown to the REY students. If you have a video camera and are comfort-able loaning it out for this trip, please contact Jo-Ann Konieczny at 586-6719 or jmkonieczny@charter.net.

LENTEN RETREAT AT NEWMAN Coming Home to God: An Invitation for Lent with Sr. Susan Frederick, PM and Sr. Doris Guillet, PM (Sisters of the Presentation of Mary). Join us on Monday, February 26 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in the

Fr. Quigley Room for a Lenten Retreat. Registration is required. Please contact Chris at chrisclark@external.umass.org.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 9:00 am Intentions of the Newman Benefactors 4:30 pm Intentions of the Newman Community

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

8:00 am Florence Bruers, req. by her daughter, Ellen Eagan

10:30 am 7:00 pm

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 9:00 am Communion Service

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 12:15 pm Communion Service

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 12:15 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 12:15 pm

5:15 pm Vocations with Bishop McDonnell FRIDAY, MARCH 2

12:15 pm SATURDAY, MARCH 3 - Katherine Drexel, virgin

9:00 am Intentions of the Newman Benefactors 4:30 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 - SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 am Intentions of the Newman Community

10:30 am 7:00 pm

7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

Winter Storms are bound to come some-time. If the weather outside is frightful please check for REY cancellation notices with WGGB channel ABC40 or online at www.wggb.com.

Collection for the week of:

February 18, 2007 $2571.60 — Weekly Support

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Lose the Beard Fund (February 4 - May 6, 2007)

$2148.00 - Total to Date

If students raise $10,000 by Sunday, May 6th, Fr. Doug will shave off his beard! Father has had the 'fuzz face' look since 1983 but he's willing to go clean shaven for Newman. All Student envelopes, loose monies from the 7:00pm Mass, donations made to NSA, GYSP, Service Trips, SNL good-will donations count towards the fund!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Wednesdays at 7:00 pm February 28,

March 7, 14, 28 and April 4 at 7:00 pm.

ADORATION

Tuesday, February 27, 8:00 - 9:00 pm Wednesday, February 28, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

VESPERS

Daily at 5:15 pm in the Chapel

The following RCIA Candidates will be attending the RITE OF ELECTION at St. Michael’s Cathedral this Sunday.

Lesley C. Loke Sandra Robinson Thomas Buckley

Tracy Lee Boutilier Halaya Priest Andrew Craft

Please keep them in your prayers.

LENTEN REGULATIONS

1. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat as well as days of fast, when only one full meal is allowed. On days of fast two other meatless meals may be taken according to ones needs, but together they should not equal another full meal.

2. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. 3. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence 4. from meat as well as days of fast, when only one full

meal is allowed. 5. Although the faithful may excuse themselves for a just

cause from these laws of fast and abstinence, there is an obligation to substitute another penance and no Catholic should lightly excuse himself/herself from this obligation in the Lenten season.

1. Jesus is Condemned 2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross 3. Jesus Fall the First Time 4. Jesus Meets His Mother, Mary 5. Simon Helps to Carry Jesus’ Cross 6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus 7. Jesus Falls the Second Time

8. Jesus Speaks to the Women and Children 9. Jesus Falls a Third Time 10. Jesus is Stripped of his Garments 11. Jesus is Crucified 12. Jesus Dies on the Cross 13. Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross 14. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

All Religious Education Students are invited to participate in the STATIONS OF THE CROSS with the presence and with their talent. We invited students of REY to design, paint or create a collage on a 11 x 17 sheet of paper. It may be in color or black and white, it must be two-dimensional (the art will be laminated), do not put any text on the artwork but do attach a sheet of paper with the artist’s full name, age and which station the art is. The submission deadline is Sunday, February 25. The artwork will be on display in the Chapel beginning February 28 and will be rotated so that all submissions will be dis-played. Do you prefer writing? Then submit a description of one of the stations in your own words by the deadline or you can email to jmkonieczny@charter.net. Any Questions? Contact Chris Clark (549-0300 x14)/chrisclark@external.umass.edu or Jo-Ann Konieczny 586-6719/jmkonieczny@charter.net.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Are you looking for a means of spacing your pregnancies that empowers both the husband and wife? Worried about the effects of harm-ful hormones? Tired of thinking your fertil-ity as a health problem? Are you struggling to get pregnant? Why not check out the symptom-thermal method of natural FAMILY PLANNING, a totally natural approach to spacing children that is in 100% conformity with the vows you stated at your wedding. Pat and Sarah Schloss will be offering a course through the Couple to Couple League at the Newman Center beginning on March 3. Please contact them for more information at 545-6751.

BOOK CLUB

The Newman Book Club’s next book will be The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. We will meet on Tuesday, March 13 at 7:30 pm in the Library. Join us as we discuss works of fiction by authors with Catholic sensibilities.

LECTOR TRAINING

There will be an orientation session for new lectors on Tuesday evening, February 27 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the Chapel. Additional lectors are still needed for the Saturday 4:30 pm and for the Sunday 10:30 am Masses. For more information contact Joanne Talbot: rjtalbot@library.umass.edu.

CATHOLIC WOMEN, WRITING Creative writer’s circle co-led by grad student Julie Bednarski and campus minister, Chris Clark. Fol-lows the Amherst Writers’ and Artists method. You’ll write in response to easy prompts, read your

writing as you choose, receive only positive response. The group meets every Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm in the Fr. Quigley Room. Info: chrisclark@external.umass.edu.

STUDENT ACTION SUNDAY Ever wonder what the NEWMAN STU-DENT ASSOCIATION is, what it does, and how it can benefit you? Join us Sun-day, 2/25 after the 7:00 pm Mass for a quick overview of our Lenten offerings, door prizes, chances to meet your fellow

Catholics, and fun giveaways! Prizes this month include T-shirts, CDs, Newman water bottles, gift certificates, and more! What are you waiting for? Come on down! For more info, email cpixton@student.umass.edu.

GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS…

Please join us at ABC Upstairs on Thursday, March 1 at 9:00 pm. If you need a ride, please meet us at Newman before 9:00 pm.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE (SNL) begins after the 4:30 pm Mass with Food, Fun and Flicks. This Saturday, February 24, we’ll view Cool Runnings followed by American Graffiti Showtime begins at 6:15 pm . Ping Pong or board games are always available. Please use front door!

The Religious Education students have compiled a BOOK OF PRAYERS to be presented to the community of Puebla, Mexico. The Extended Community of the Newman Catholic Center is invited to add

to the book. Please write (or draw) your prayer on a white 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper and drop it in the Pray Book box on the table outside of the Chapel.

MEETINGS (classroom next to the Fr. Quigley Room) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon - Fri 11:15am and Sun 1 - 2:30pm/Open Meeting

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

Newman Café: M-Th 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-5pm, Sat/Sun 8am-2pm/www.newmancafe.com

Building Hours: Sun - Thu 7am-10:30pm, Fri 7am-5:00pm, Sat 8 am-Midnight

Weekend Mass: Sat 4:30 pm, Sun 8:00am, 10:30am & 7:00pm

Daily Mass: Wed 12:15pm, Thu 12:15 & 5:15pm, Fri 12:15pm & Sat 9:00am

Communion Service: Mon - Tue 12:15pm

Confessions: Sat 3:30-4:00pm/Sun 6:00-6:30pm and by appointment

Other Resources: Chapel/Study Lounges/Computer Lounge/Wi-Fi/Library/Café/ Classrooms/Ministerial Staff/Student & Extended Community Members

THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER Academic Year Schedule and Building Hours

THE NEWMAN TEAM (413- 549-0300)

Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95, Director, x34/dougmcg2@netscape.net Deacon Richard J. Talbot, Associate Director for Administration, x39/rjtalbot@library.umass.edu Deacon Lucien Miller, Campus Minister, x28/lmiller@complit.umass.edu Chris Clark ‘82, Campus Minister/Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate, x14/chrisclark@external.umass.edu Mark Callahan, Campus Minister/Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music, x36/mcallahan@external.umass.edu David Rondina, Business/Property Manager, x27/wgn77@aol.com. Terri Duval, Database Manager/Communitas Editor, x24/tduval.newman@gmail.com Jason Wonsey, Operating Manager of Newman Food Services, x18 FOCUS MISSIONARIES Drew, Keegan, MarySusan & Megan at umass@focusonline.org GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Janet Maegerlein - NewmanGSYP@gmail.com NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION (NSA) Visit us! Mon-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri 11am-5pm, Sun 7am-3pm Cathy Pixton - President, cpixton@student.umass.edu Tim Moriarty - Vice President, timothym@student.umass.edu Jen Fill - Secretary, jfill@student.umass.edu Mike D'Anello - Treasurer, mdanello@student.umass.edu Kate Lupien, Publicity Manager, klupien@student.umass.edu Kristina DeRoy & Ben Casiello - Spiritual Co-Chairs, kderoy@student.umass.edu, bencasiello@gmail.com Pam Cohen & Tom Protasewich - Service Co-Chairs, pacohen@student.umass.edu, tprotase@student.umass.edu Mike Munger - Interfaith Chair, jmunger@student.umass.edu Kelly Goodwin - New Students Chair, kagoodwi@student.umass.edu Matt LaRiviere, Nik Finneran & Drew Morrison - Social Tri-Chairs, mlarivie@student.umass.edu, nfinnera@student.umass.edu, ajmorris@student.umass.edu

SINGERS WANTED! Guys and gals are wanted to join the Newman Catholic Center Choir. If you

would like to join, please just “show up” at rehearsal in the Chapel on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm! We are especially in need of voices for the 7:00 pm Mass. Questions? Contact Mark Callahan, Music Di-rector: mcallahan@external.umass.edu,