Communitas - University of Massachusetts AmherstNewman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street...
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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.
Communitas
“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.
August 31, 2008 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9. The word of the Lord has brought me derision all the
day.
Psalm 63. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Second Reading: Romans 12:1-2. Do not conform yourselves to this age, but be trans-
formed by the renewal of your mind.
Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27. Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take
up his cross, and follow me.
Stations of the Cross World Youth Day
July 14, 2008
Fall Semester
Newman Building Hours
Start August 31, 2008
Sunday—Thursday 7am-10:30pm
Friday 7am -5:30pm Saturday 8am-Close of SNL
Newman Café is closed Sat.,
Sun., Mon. Aug, 30—Sept. 1
Newman Café
Fall Semester Hours
Begin Sept. 2nd Monday—Thursday 7am–
8pm Friday 7am-5pm Saturday/Sunday 8am—2pm
All are welcome Time: Noonish
RECONCILIATION
Sat., 3:30-4 pm First Fridays 11:30 am – Noon and following Mass
and by appointment
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Wed. 4 - 5:30 pm
VESPERS
Sun - Wed & Fri 5:15-5:30 pm
Offertory collection for the week of:
August 24, 2008
$2706.34
Some recent expenses include:
$282.00 for fire alarm inspection
$647.50 for HVAC maintenance
$414. 90 for phones and Internet
$212.89 for office supplies
Thank you for your generosity!
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, August 30, 2008 Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00 am Intentions of Newman Benefactors
4:30 pm Mildred Zachowski (d) Req. Jan Esselen
SUNDAY, August 31, 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
8:00 am Intentions of the Newman Community
10:30 am Bill Kain (d) Req. Beatrice Dragon
7:00 pm Intentions of the University of Massachusetts
MONDAY, Sept. 1, Labor Day
9:00 am Mass
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, Weekday, Classes Begin
12:15 pm Communion Service
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, Gregory the Great, pope, doctor
12:15 pm
THURSDAY, Sept, 4, Weekday
12:15 pm
5:15 pm Vocations
7:00 pm Adoration
FRIDAY, Sept 5, First Friday, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
12:15 pm
SATURDAY, Sept 6, First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00 am Intentions of Newman Benefactors
4:30 pm
SUNDAY, Sept, 7, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am
10:30 am Intentions of Newman Community
7:00 pm
Newman’s next Pre-Cana program with openings is October 18, 2008. You can
sign up online at www.newmanumass.org/
content/faith/precana.html
Newman and Amazon.com Help Support
Newman when buying your textbooks On-line!
Confused over were God is leading you? Do you feel a call to the married life, religious life, or priestly life? Then come and join us for Mass and dinner each Thursday evening at Newman where you can meet others who are on the same journey of discernment you are on.
Mass for Vocations: Thurs. Sept 4, 5:15p
Dinner in the Library: ~6:00 - 7:00p
Devotions / Bible Study: 7:15 - 8:00p
For more info, contact Fr. Doug, 549-0300 x34 or email [email protected]
Our Catholic faith and Biblical tradition extend an extraordinary invitation to each of us and to our faith communities to become agents of God‘s compassion and healing in a wounded world.
Catholic Faith Formation for Adults An extended, shared journey of faith informed by scripture, Catholic Tradition, experience, and prayer
Thursday 9/4/08 Inquiry session, all welcome —6:30-7:30 pm
Orientation for new members — 7:30-9 pm
Burke Lounge, Newman Center UMass 472 No. Pleasant St. Amherst MA
Info: Marilyn Paul-Lewis
Director of Parish Social Ministry, Catholic Charities
Agency, Diocese of Springfield
1-413-452-0818 [email protected]
Thursday, September 4 Events
Join the discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 pm in the Fr. Quigley Room The Newman Catholic Center is pleased to announce the results of the 2008 Cardinal Newman Short Story Competition. There were a total of nine stories submitted rep-
resenting three of the Five Colleges. The ju-rists wish to commend all the writers for their work and heartily encourage you to continue writing. Please know there is an audience for authors with a Catholic sensibility. For copies of the book, please contact Fr. Doug.549-0300 x34 or email [email protected]
“Romero” Monday, Sept. 8 7— 9:30 pm
Newman Catholic Center Burke Lounge
Join in all or part of the event: film, pizza, conversation
Facilitators: Marilyn Lewis and Chris Clark
What is the film for September 8, 2008? 1
―Romero‖ A powerful dramatization of the last three years in the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Sal-vador whose condemnation of human rights abuses led to his assassination in 1980. 1989, 102 min, in English. PG-13 www.decentfilms.com/sections/reviews/romero. Html
Whose initiative is this? ―SMSJ‖ is a self-supporting offering facilitated by Marilyn Paul Lewis and graduates of the JustFaith pro-gram, held at the Newman Catholic Center on the sec-ond Monday of the month. For more information call this cell phone (413) 531-2489.
SECOND MONDAYS SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM SERIES
We realize that parking is at a pre-mium here at the Center but for the safety of everyone, we remind you to PLEASE PARK YOUR VEHICLE LEGALLY. This will allow emergency vehicles full access should the need arise. It will also ensure that your vehi-
cle will not be ticketed or towed by the Amherst Police Dept. for parking illegally.
Have you been studying the Bible? Or maybe not studying but won-
dering how scripture fits into your life? Are you looking for a solid-but-not-somber scripture-based faith group? GSYP is starting one up:
Just for fun on Wed. Sept. 3, we'll decorate a huge homemade sheet cake with the jour-neys of St. Paul. Stop by and enjoy! All are welcome. Part of the cake will be vegan. Wed., Sept. 3, 4-5 pm. Bartley Room ...... yum .... yum ........
is designed especially for graduate students, young professionals, extended community members,
and/but undergraduates are welcome too. We get together in the Bartley Room (next to the cafe) on Wednesdays, 4-5 pm. Come any or all weeks.
We begin with prayer, touch base with participants on life in general, hear the pre-announced Pauline scripture text, hear a brief Catholic commentary on it, and engage in a give-and-take dialogue about how the text moves our minds and our hearts. Fa-cilitators: Chris Clark and Katie McNamara.
The G. K. Chestertown Group meets Sat. night
Sept 6 at 7:00 pm in the Fr. Quigley Room.
Participants will discuss the thoughts and writ-
ings of the English apologist, writer and Jour-
nalist, G. K. Chesterton in his book The Pint,
the Pipe & the Cross! Check the Newman
website for more information. All are wel-
come.
In the finest tradition of a good old fashion college ‘bull” session!
Dinner and a Movie in the Burke Lounge
Ping-Pong, Music, Board Games
August 30 Back to School /Rodney Dangerfield
Doors open after the 4:30pm Mass &
Vespers, and the first movie starts
7:00p
Sept. 6 Scent of a Woman / Al Pacino
And G.K. Chesterton Group Night
I Paul
I Paul
"God loves me and wants me safe." Meeting Sunday 9/21/2008 9 am
Place: St. Brigid’s Parish Center, Amherst Speaker: Patricia Finn McManamy, LICSW
The Diocese of Springfield Office of Counseling, Preven-
tion and Victim Services was established to fulfill the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops' commitment to the victims,
survivors and family members of those who have suffered
from sexual abuse by clergy or anyone working for the
Catholic Church. At the Newman Center the child safety
advocate is Chris Clark. Our promise to protect and pledge
to heal, includes measures to ensure accountability, promote healing and reconciliation, and prevents future acts of abuse.
For further information or to report abuse call the Office of
Counseling, Prevention and Victim Services at 413-452-
0624 or the confidential hotline at 800-842-9055. State law
also requires that abuse and/or neglect of a minor must be
reported to the Massachusetts Department of Social Services
(1-800-792-5200) or through local police.
DIRECTORY
Chaplain and Director Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95
549-0300, ext. 34 ([email protected])
Associate Director for Administration Deacon Richard J. Talbot,
549-0300, ext. 39 ([email protected])
Campus Minister Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music
Mark Callahan 549-0300, ext. 36 ([email protected])
Campus Minister Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate
Chris Clark ‗82 549-0300, ext. 14 ([email protected])
Campus Minister Deacon Prof. Lucien Miller
549-0300, ext. 28 ([email protected])
Director of Development Frank Lawlor
549-0300, ext. 12 ([email protected])
Business/Property Manager David Rondina
549-0300, ext. 27 ([email protected])
Database Manager/Communitas Mary Ellen Stroud
549-0300, ext. 24 ([email protected])
Operating Manager of Newman Café Jason Wonsey
549-0300, ext. 18 ([email protected])
GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (GSYP)
Katie McNamara - [email protected]
NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION LEADERS (NSA) 2008-2009
President Mike Munger ([email protected])
Vice President Mike Carney ([email protected])
Treasurer Danielle Pourbaix ([email protected])
Spirituality Committee John Costello ([email protected])
Genevieve Feldmann ([email protected]) Lauren Noonan ([email protected])
Service Committee Kristen Aguiar ([email protected])
Sara Martin ([email protected]) Justin Pespisa ([email protected])
Social Outreach & Hospitality Committee Katelyn DeCristofano ([email protected]) Amanda Grafstein ([email protected])
Cindy Hopf ([email protected])
Publicity Committee Trent Ainsworth ([email protected])
Tim Izzo ([email protected]) Mark Omobono ([email protected])
THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER Fall Schedule
Building Hours: Sunday—Thursday 7 am—10:30 pm—Friday 7am—5:30 pm, Saturday 8am—Close of SNL
Newman Café Monday — Thursday 7 am—8 pm, Friday 7am—5 pm , Saturday /Sunday 8am— 2 pm
Weekend Mass: Saturday 4:30 pm, Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30am
Daily Mass: Wednesday—Friday 12:15pm, Saturday 9:00am
Communion Service: Monday & Tuesday 12:15pm
Confessions: Sat 3:30pm - 4:00pm, 11:30 -noon on First Fridays and by appointment 413-549-0300 x34
Other Resources: Chapel/Study Lounges/Computer Lounge/Wi-Fi/Library/Café/ Classrooms/Ministerial Staff/Student & Extended Community Members
Web Site: http://www.newmanumass.org
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) 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
An automated giving program called ParishPay allows you to have your monthly contribution automatically sent from your checking or credit card directly to Newman. You can enroll
directly with ParishPay, L.L.C. using their secure web site (https://www.parishpay.com)
For more information, please contact Mr. Frank Lawlor by telephone at 549-0300, ext. 12 or by email at flaw-
[email protected] We continue to be grateful to the entire Newman Catholic Center Community for your gener-osity. This ministry would not be possible without your support.