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Tenth Sunday inOrdinary Time

5 June 2016Jesus Heals the Widow’s Son

(from Juan De Flande, The Raising of Lazarus, c. 1500-1510)

Saint CeciliaP A R I S H

Ministers of the Liturgy

Saturday | 5:00 p.m.Rev. Peter Grover, OMVCynthia Wanner, lector

Sunday | 8:00 a.m.Rev. James Shaughnessy, SJ, celebrantJim Dougherty, lector

Sunday | 9:30 a.m.Rev. John Unni, celebrantCharlie Prucher, Nikko Mendoza, &Larry Remo, lectors Sunday | 11:15 a.m. Rev. John Unni, celebrantJennifer Polley, Clare McFadden, & Maggie Loh, lectors

today’s readings1 Kings 17:17-24Galatians 1:11-19Luke 7:11-17

next sunday’s Readings2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13Galatians 2:16, 19-21Luke 7:36-8:3

special intentionsSaturday, June 4 | 5:00 p.m.Susan Szum, Memorial

Sunday, June 5 | 8:00 a.m.Roberto Lopes, Memorial

Sunday, June 5 | 9:30 a.m.Fr. Jack Roche, Memorial

Sunday, June 5 | 11:15 a.m.Catherine Aylward, Memorial

Sunday, June 5 | 11:15 a.m.James McManus, Memorial

Wednesday, June 8 | 8:00 a.m.Walter Doherty, Memorial

Wednesday, June 8 | 8:00 a.m.Sr. Jeannette Normandin, SSA, Memorial

Thursday, June 9 | 8:00 a.m.Michael Donnelly, 1st Anniversary

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FOOD DONATIONS FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIESThis week's featured donation item is:

CEREAL!

Next week's featured donation item is:MACARONI & CHEESE!

Donations of pasta, sauce, cereal, tuna, & other canned food are always also accepted. Please leave food donations in the narthex baskets.


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Prayers & Occasions

Our DeceasedMaggie Ryan died on May 22. We will celebrate her funeral Mass on the morning of June 7 at eleven o'clock. She is survived by her parents, Tony and Ann Ryan, and her brothers Matthew, William, and Thomas. Pray for her eternal repose, as well as for the consolation of her family and friends. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Our SickPlease pray for all our sick and for those who are in need of our prayer, especially Annette Kulas, Anthony Simboli, Anne Frenette Handly, Roséa Aubrey, Owen Kyes, Pilar Estrada, Mildred McLaughlin, Brenna Smith, Michalina Maniscalco, Michael Patrick Kelly, Mark Anderson, Bill Downing, Nimet Yousif, Skyler Stevenson, Silvana Franco, Silvia Basagni, Brian Donnelly, Theresa Wier, Bill Ahern, Lena Bryant, Kenny Borum, Kevin, Joseph Pierre, George Driscoll, Quinn Amsler, Mary Curley, Bill Pennington, Bryan Thomas, Joanne DeMare, Rachel Fitzgerald, Bob Carroll, John Morris, Mark Edward McHugh, Bernice Tilton Bass, Jean Hughes, Laura Bellias, Angelo Valente, Eugenia Valente, Betty Sellers, Jack Kacewicz, Daniel Grapski, Nancy Wolterman, Callie Boyce, Bill Croke, Inez Storr, Mary Chisholm, and Brian Burdette.

Welcome to Saint Cecilia! We are pleased to welcome the following new members of our parish who have recently registered: Sarah and Brett Bevis of Boston, Matthew Russell of Dorchester, Tyrone Sayers of Boston, and Gene Gallagher of Danvers. If you have not previously registered with the parish, there are forms in the narthex for this purpose or you can register online at www.stceciliaboston.org.

BaptismsAt this morning's nine-thirty liturgy we celebrate baptism for Claire Victoria, daughter of Victor and Megan Castro, and little sister of Maya and Simon; and Sydney Helen, daughter of Phillip and Elise Marshall; and and at the eleven-fifteen liturgy we celebrate baptism for Charlotte Josephine, daughter of Aaron and Jenna Bates; and Adelyn Rose, daughter of Matthew and Stephanie Fradette. The Christian community welcomes you with great joy, Claire, Sydney, Charlotte, and Adelyn!

Congratulations, Julian, Christopher, Colin, Manuel, Margaret, Derek, and Trevor!Julian Flores, Christopher Henderson, Colin Nevins, Manuel Ozambela, Margaret Soroka, and Derek Stenquist took their Hippocratic Oaths and graduated on May 26 from Harvard Medical School each receiving their medical doctorate. Trevor Marrero graduated on May 29 from Cornell University with a bachelor of science in policy, analysis and management and a minor in business. Well done, Julian, Christopher, Colin, Manuel, Margaret, Derek, and Trevor!

Parish Pastoral Council Elections - TODAY!Parish Pastoral Council elections are being held thisweekend, following each of the liturgies. Pleasefamiliarize yourself with our candidates who arepresented on pages 9, 10, and 11 of the bulletin. There are three open positions on the PPC. You will be able to vote for up to three candidates. Absentee ballots will beaccepted until 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 at theparish office or by e-mail at [email protected] are grateful for those members of our communitywho are running for a seat on the Council. We pray thatthe parish be guided by the Holy Spirit as we enter intothis discernment process.

Saint Cecilia Annual Ministry Appreciation EventWe will hold our annual Ministry Appreciation Eventthis Wednesday, June 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in theParish Hall and (weather permitting) Saint FrancisGarden. Most parish ministers should have received an e-mail invitation from your ministry leader. If you have volunteered in the parish in any way this past year, please know that you are welcome to attend. Please be sure to let your ministry leader know if you plan to come or, in the absence of a ministry leader, please e-mail Scott MacDonald ([email protected]) or Jeanne Bruno ([email protected]) or call the Parish Office. This will be a fun evening with plenty of food, drink, music, and fellowship.

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VIRTUS Training — today!

All catechists, lectors, extraordinary ministers of HolyCommunion, greeters, Open Doors ministers, and CARES ministers who have not yet attended a VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children" training session are urged to attend the next session scheduled for today, Sunday, June 5 following the 9:30 a.m. Mass (10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in classroom 1). Included will be two thirty-minute videos, questions and answers, an overview on mandat-ed reporting, and info on how to file a 51A report.

attention graduates

We want to acknowledge and celebrate all our graduates this spring. Please e-mail the names of parishioners who are graduating from high school or college, along with the date of graduation to Caroline Gélinas at [email protected]. Please place the word “graduate” in the subject line. Please also send the name of the school and the degree awarded. We are also happy to announce student recitals.

Saint Cecilia Annual Summerfest — Just 1 Week Away!

Be sure to mark Sunday, June 12 on your calendar. We will be closing off St. Cecilia Street for our annual Summerfest party. The celebration will start right after the 9:30 a.m. liturgy, with coffee and Kane's donuts served in the Saint Francis Garden. Burgers and hotdogs will be served on St. Cecilia Street from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Once again we'll have a live jazz ensemble, dancing, and lots of fun! Tickets are just $5 and can be purchased after this morning's liturgies.

THE SAINT CECILIA MERCY BOWL

Our good Pope Francis has declared this year a Year of Mercy—a year during which we are invited to consciously keep mercy before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our behavior.

How shall we, here at Saint Cecilia, encourage acts of mercy during this year? We know that the "works of mercy" whether spiritual (e.g., praying, forgiving, sharing knowledge, being patient, etc.) or corporal (e.g., feeding the hungry, sharing clothing, providing shelter, etc.) are part of our daily lives already, but Francis, during this Year of Mercy, has asked us to be more attentive and deliberate about this. These acts, whether spiritual or corporal, make tangible our love for one another. We know that this is what Jesus calls us to do: "Love one another as I have loved you."

To help us become more consciously merciful this year, we invite you to reflect on and commit to performing acts of mercy and to share your actions anonymously by writing them on an index card found near our Mercy Bowl located on the gifts table located in the back of the church. We encourage all parishioners to participate in this, including children. Do not include your name on the card, just what you did or plan to do (e.g., carried your neighbor's groceries; volunteered at a shelter; showing kindness and patience to someone who is difficult; praying for someone in particular; sharing your toys with your brother or sister; etc.). We will from time to time share some of these works of mercy with the Saint Cecilia community via the bulletin, thereby encouraging one another to live the love we are called to have for one another.

We will continue this project throughout the next seven months. When the Year of Mercy draws to a close on the Solemnity of Christ the King (November 20), we will bundle up the index cards with ribbon and place them on the altar as part of the offertory procession at Mass. It's that simple. Let us encourage one another to be a presence of mercy in our world.

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WELCOMING THE STRANGER

Many of us were moved on hearing that Pope Francis, while visiting a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos two weeks ago, brought twelve Syrian Muslims back to the Vatican with him on the papal plane. The Pope addressed the refugees and said, "As people of faith, we wish to join our voices to speak out on your behalf. We hope that the world will heed these scenes of tragic and indeed desperate need, and respond in a way worthy of our common humanity."

Inspired by the Pope's words and actions, Saint Cecilia parish is working with Catholic Charities to assist two Muslim Syrian families who have relocated to the Greater Boston area. With no friends or relatives in the United States, they have a great many needs. At this point in time, the parish has offered to provide them with supermarket gift cards so that they will have food while their applications for political asylum are processed. If you would like to purchase gift cards to Market Basket specifically—and no more than $25 per card—please feel free to drop them in the offertory basket. If you do not live near a Market Basket and cannot purchase a gift card, you can also help by making a check for $25 payable to “Saint Cecilia Parish” and putting it in the offertory. Please write “Syrian Refugees” in the memo line.

DRIVERS NEEDED

Each month parishioners have the opportunity to pick up donated meat, dairy products, and produce from three local supermarkets and deliver it to either Catholic Charities' Haitian Multi-Service Center in Dorchester or the Pine Street Inn in the South End. This vital ministry takes place at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday morning and on Sundays can be completed in time to attend the 9:30 a.m. parish Mass. We need drivers for all the Saturdays and Sundays in June.

SAINT C's YOUNG ADULTS!

Weekly Drop-in Meditation Tuesdays until June 21 I 6:30-7:30 p.m. I Classroom 5

We will be leading a weekly meditation group based on the positive feedback from our Lenten sessions. The structure will be: introduction and history to meditation, meditation—20 min., brief scriptural reading, 20 min. discussion about the experience of meditation.

SCYA Racial Justice 5-week Course Five Wednesdays in June I 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Through a series of exercises and small and large-group-discussions, Michael Martin's racial justice workshop will help you begin your racial justice journey or bring it to the next level. These activities will explore identity, history, and how the events of today are explained by both. Each workshop is customized to fit the needs of the group and designed to make it personal for each participant. That means you will not just be challenged to confront the racism in society, but also its effect on you, your work, your community, and your personal relationships. We ask participants to miss no more than one session. A $30 donation is suggested, but please feel free to give less or more as you are able.

Community Servings VolunteeringJune 7 and/or June 27 I 6:00-8:00 p.m.10 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Lots of help needed! Help pack up meals that are given to the homebound living with acute life-threatening illnesses in the Boston area. They serve over 9,600 meals each week and rely on volunteers to make that happen. Please sign up.

Volunteer with the Prison and After MinistryMondays, June 13 and/or June 27 I 6:00-8:00 p.m. People who have done this say it's the highlight of their month. We're even adding an extra session next month because of that. Please sign up. Ideas for what we need: large quantities of salads, chips/salsa, guac, beans, grilled veggies, shredded beef/chicken/pork, seasoned rice, etc.

Catholic Night at Fenway (vs. Giants)Tuesday, July 19 I 7:10 p.m. I $35 bleachers

We have a block of 25 seats. Send money via PayPal to [email protected] to reserve your ticket, and write your name(s) in the memo.

*** The Saint Cecilia Young Adults group providesopportunities for those aged 20-40 in the parish.If you are interested in any of the above below,please email [email protected]. If youwant to be on the email list, sign up directly

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Each year, on the last Sunday of the Christmas season, the Church celebrates the Baptism of Jesus. This feast of the Baptism of the Lord is meant not only to remember and celebrate Jesus' baptism, but also to awaken us to our own baptism. On the day we were baptized, we became part of a great family, our family of faith, the Church. And every day since, God has been breathing into us the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of love and joy and peace, the same Spirit that lives in Jesus and makes us children of God. And every day since, the Father has been looking upon each of us fondly and speaking words like those that he spoke at the baptism of Jesus: "You are my beloved son, my beloved daughter, in you I am well pleased!" And God says this even when we do things that aren't so pleasing. God never stops loving us, never stops calling us beloved sons and daughters.

Do you know when YOU were baptized? Have you ever even wondered about it? If you are like most people, the answers to those questions are "I don't know" and "No." Over the years, we have collectively downsized our understanding of baptism, in particular, our own baptism.

Like all sacraments, there is a proper ritual for baptism involving specific words, symbols, and actions. But make no mistake, baptism is no mere formality. Baptism is the means in which we become the daughters and sons of God. This should stop us in our tracks—through baptism we become People of God. Baptism is also the great equalizer as it is administered to all—gender, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status are of no consequence. Everyone is baptized in the very same manner and all of the baptized are equal members of God's family of faith. Unfortunately, distinctions and classifications have been established within the Church which have unintentionally diminished our appreciation of what baptism makes us to be and calls us to do.

The parish Adult Faith Formation Commission thinks it would be wonderful if our parish community committed to deepening our understanding and appreciation of our own baptism. One way to do a

little "baptism consciousness-raising" would be to celebrate the anniversary of our baptisms, much the same way we mark our birthday each year. To that end we are inviting everyone in the parish to investigate when they were baptized. If you know where you were baptized, it's as easy as calling that parish and asking them

for either a copy of your baptismal certificate or simply for the date. If you don't know the name of the church, you can also contact the diocese in which you were baptized and they should be able to help.

This might seem silly or irrelevant, but in fact it is a first, small step at beginning to reflect on the significance of baptism in our lives. When we remember and celebrate our baptism, we remember our future! Baptism sends us into the world, to live as God's sons and daughters, even as we live among our family, friends, and colleagues.

Lest you think that the Adult Faith Formation Commission is getting carried away about this, we are in very good company. In his 2015 book, Walking with Jesus: A Way Forward for the Church, Pope Francis says,

"The danger of not knowing [the date of our baptism] is that we can lose awareness of what the Lord has done in us, the memory of the gift we have received. … Let us, then, ask the Lord, from our hearts … to experience ever more, in everyday life, this grace that we have received in baptism. And do not forget your homework today: find out the date of your baptism. As I know my birthday, I should know my baptism day, because it is a feast day."

If you forward your baptismal information (just the month and day) to Rosaria Salerno at [email protected], we will include the names and days of baptismal anniversaries in the bulletin each week so the entire parish family can pray for and celebrate with you. And, Pope Francis will be very pleased!

WHEN WERE YOU BAPTIZED?

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How do you memorialize a priest like the Rev. John C. Flynn? From 1989 until he retired—reluctantly—in 2010, he led St. Martin of Tours Church, and became famous for taking his ministry into the Bronx neighborhood of Crotona. When he despaired over saying funeral Masses for teenagers felled by drugs and gang violence, he took to the streets, offering to exchange a crucifix for a gun. It was symbolic, he admitted. But so, he said, was the cross that was at the center of his faith.

Symbols matter. So why not a street sign for a street priest?

On Friday, several dozen friends and parishioners gathered on East 182nd Street, at the corner of Grote Street, for the unveiling of a sign for John C. Flynn Way. The last time so many people gathered on the corner to celebrate Father Flynn was in September 2012, when hundreds spilled onto the streets after his own funeral Mass at the church. That was a gray day, with rain hiding the tears that streamed down mourners’ faces.It was sunny on Friday, the kind of day Father Flynn

relished, especially during his regular walks through the neighborhood. The warmth held the promise of summer. But it also salved a fresh wound: The week had begun with a funeral for Sister Cecilia McCarthy, a longtime ally of Father Flynn’s and the principal of St. Martin of Tours School from 1967 to 2001. The school closed in 2011, a victim of falling enrollment and growing deficits, despite the entreaties of Father Flynn and others.

One by one, those who dedicated decades to improving the spiritual and material lives of residents of this part of the Bronx have gone on to their eternal rewards. Today, there is much talk about a so-called New Bronx, where developers and investors promise to bring jobs and housing (though skeptics of gentrification question whom it is all for). But if theonce-ravaged parts of the borough have enjoyed a modest comeback, it is because of people like Father Flynn, Sister Cecilia and her successor, Sister Nora McArt, and Astin Jacobo, the school’s custodian, a relentless community advocate.

Saints Among UsBronx Priest of the Streets Gets a Stretch of Pavement in His Name

By DAVID GONZALEZ

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The New York Times

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They represent the Old Bronx, in the best sense of that phrase. Father Flynn’s legacy, forged on the streets, included helping residents organize and demand their fair share from the city, whether in housing, public safety or education. He was among a group of clergy members who acted as liaisons to the police in the unsettled days after the shooting of Amadou Diallo in 1999. And when drug dealers said real jobs would get them off the streets, Father Flynn put together the Save a Generation program to get them high school diplomas and employment training.

The strength of the Old Bronx was its people, who learned to have confidence in themselves and pride in their communities at a time when both qualities were in short supply. Father Flynn’s early years at the church were marked by murders more or less on every nearby block. On some days, he could stand on the church steps and watch customers filing into the apartment building across the street to buy crack vials labeled “St. Martin Green Cap,” a brand name inspired by the church.

Despite these trials, Father Flynn always managed to find a way to smile. And he always made sure to be out on the street, where he would learn who was sick, hungry or looking for work. On Friday, his old friend Ramona Robles showed up for the unveiling of the sign wearing a shirt adorned with a faded image of Father Flynn in his vestments. She had helped him cook for church events. Now, she returned to honor him.

“Whenever someone was killed in the neighborhood, he would go and pray, to bless the place,” she said. “When my husband was sick with cancer, Father Flynn dedicated himself to being with him. They talked about

the Yankees. And when my husband died, Father Flynn let us have his wake at the church for three days.”

A few of the young people who met him decades ago also gathered on Friday, including Jose Padilla, who led the effort to persuade Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat, to sponsor the street naming. Father Flynn loved being among young people, whether to toss a ball—he remained slim and fit into his 70s—or to talk baseball and religion during visits to the school.

The school’s closing had been heartbreaking for the community. Though Father Flynn’s memory was failing by then, he cobbled together a proposal to save the school. His idea was to run it for Catholics, evangelical Christians and Muslims who would share academic courses and study religion separately. He wrote to officials of the Archdiocese of New York, but the proposal went nowhere. Today, the old St. Martin of Tours School is a public school.

Father Flynn died at 83, a year after the school closed. A devotee of Saint Francis of Assisi, he never got to savor the election of Pope Francis. But his life—spent among the poor, in love and service—had already presaged Francis’s pastoral priorities. In a diary he kept for The New York Times in 1994, Father Flynn was clear about his life’s work.

“Love includes suffering, but nonlove (not facing love’s responsibility) also includes suffering,” he wrote. “The choice you must make is which suffering to avoid: the suffering that love demands and that brings peace, or the suffering that comes from emptiness and feelings of nonfulfillment.”

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Denise AustinHello. My name is Denise Austin and I have been a member of Saint Cecilia Parish for the past four years. During this time, I’ve met many fellow parishioners while driving to pick up food donations from Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods for Catholic Charities or Pine Street Inn, being a catechist teaching faith formation, or spending a Saturday afternoon at Community Servings. I am grateful to be part of the parish community and believe I can further contribute by joining the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC).

My favorite saint is Saint Therese for her little way in terms of a commitment to the tasks and to the people you meet in our everyday lives. Following her example, I would like to commit my time and utilize my experience as a program manager to help and support the parish, our pastor, and community in many little ways.

On a personal note, Chris, my husband of 21 years, and I moved to Boston four years ago from Westchester County, New York.

Lynne CallahanSeveral years ago, I found my way to Saint Cecilia Parish by way of a friend. At Saint Cecilia I discovered a community that lived the Gospel message in its outreach and community service. I have been so fortunate as to have found enriching friendships with some of the wonderful people here, and my life is enhanced by our parish life. Here, I became involved in the Prison & After ministry for nearly two years, organized an evening of presentations by addiction specialists, teach Faith Formation and am a greeter. Additionally I have tried to assist in various capacities as needed, such as the Parishfest Committee and assisting at our Easter Vigil celebration, in order to serve my parish that has given me a spiritual home. It is my desire to continue in service and commitment to Saint Cecilia Parish in a more formal way as a member of the parish council. To serve on the Parish Council is a privilege and an honor. I respectfully and sincerely ask for your support so that I may continue to give back to the parish community that has given so much to me.

Meet the Candidates for

Parish Pastoral Council

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Isabel Chico-CaleroI am a born and raised Roman Catholic who, shortly after arriving in Boston, instantlyfound in Saint Cecilia, a welcoming, warm community, which I now consider my family. A proud Greeter on Sundays at the Parish, I am fluent in several languages and have lived in different countries and continents. I am a doctor at Harvard Medical School with experience in program management, event planning, and teaching at Harvard and Suffolk University. I dedicate most of my free time to advocate for cancer and give back to the less fortunate in my community. I work closely with charity programs such as My Giving Helps and the United Way as well as for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the National Society for Brain Tumors.

Rooted in traditional Catholic values, I embrace changes within our community, especially as a young professional woman working in a multidisciplinary, multicultural environment. I strongly believe in reaching out to every single parishioner, whether young adults, foreign and visiting members or experienced senior citizens.

Why should you vote for me? I am extremely passionate about what I do and what I believe in. I was blessed with the gifts of perseverance, empathy, resilience, and unending optimism. I firmly believe that my background, skill set, and life experiences are valuable assets to our Parish. I am focused on fostering a dynamic communicationwithin our community, giving back, channeling the talents with opportunities for our young members, fostering our values, and helping our Parish advance with the times, gradually incorporating changes as we grow as a community and as Catholics. Because we are all welcome at Saint Cecilia. Because we all have something to say. Let me beyour voice. Let’s work together and make it count!

Josh FairchildMy wife Kellie and I moved to Boston in 2010 and were immediately drawn to the lively community and many important ministries at Saint Cecilia’s. Our three-year-old son, Abraham, was baptized here in 2013, and we are expecting our second child any day now! We’re grateful that this parish has continued to embrace us as our family grows.

I work as a tax attorney, mostly representing small businesses. Between college and law school, I did some wandering. I visited 45 states (27 national parks) and held seven jobs, including organizational development consultant, landscaper, receptionist and social worker, to name a few. I hope that this variety of experiences helps me to consider the needs of all community members. Since our parish is growing to include more young families, I think it’s important to make sure our council also reflects that dynamic.



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Caitlin JohnsonI have joyfully been a parishioner at Saint Cecilia’s for two years, and while assisting Sean McLaughlin with RCIA this past year (as my fiancé was baptized), I felt called to deepen my involvement in our uplifting parish. As a high school science teacher and former CCD instructor, expanding faith formation for all ages is a top priority for me. For example, I would support fellowship opportunities including scriptural studies, political discussion forums, and field trips that connect faith to art, history, and nature. Trained in environmental engineering at Dartmouth, where I was VP of our campus’ Pastoral Council, I am committed to Pope Francis’ “green” message in Laudato Si. I would strive to connect his ideals with action in our building and Saint Cecilia’s ever-growing works of mercy in our community. I would be sincerely humbled to give back to the parish that gives so much to so many.

Mark LippoltThe Saint Cecilia parish community has been an essential part of my life for twenty-five years, providing great friendships and spiritual sustenance. A former Parish Council member and member of the Rainbow Ministry steering committee, I am currently a second grade catechist and a member of the parish Finance Council. In addition, I coordinate many of our hunger and homelessness ministries activities including those supporting: Pine Street Inn, Women’s Lunch Place, Catholic Charities, Community Servings, and Boston Health Care for the Homeless. I serve on the Board of Directors for Women’s Lunch Place and South End Community Health Center.

As development and displacement turn the neighborhood around our parish into an enclave of the 1%, I hope to help us maintain our focus on the words of Pope Francis who has said, “I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not ruled by it.”

David WatersIt’s all of the richness and beauty of our liturgical tradition animated by a deep passion for justice and service.

My Navy career brought me to Seattle and new adventures in academe have brought me to Boston, but it’s been the greatest of blessings to realize that the words I often use to describe my beloved Saint James Cathedral in Seattle are equally, joyfully, felicitous for describing my new community of faith here at Saint Cecilia. God’s own playful serendipity brought me in off the street last summer, all the doors locked save for one. The church was beautiful, the tables in the vestibule had the right reading material, but when I looked up from my moment of quiet prayer and saw that I was kneeling beneath James’s scallop shells—that’s when I knew I was home. Teaching our first graders, fellowshipping with our Young Adults, and becoming part of the fabric of our community have been every bit as thrilling as studying religion, literature, and culture in the M.Div. program at Harvard Divinity School. I would be honored to serve on our Parish Council—to give voice to that spirit of truth and love, beauty and service, that animate this beloved community.



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In May 2015, amid throngs of cheering Central American Catholics, Pope Francis beatified Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador 35 years after his assassination. It was a clear signal to all that the church of Francis was to be a church for the poor. It was also a clear sign that the theology centered on the liberation of the poor, which the archbishop espoused and for which he died, was not only to be respected but would be the cornerstone of this pope’s leadership.

Before the incense had faded away after Archbishop Romero’s beatification Mass, Francis was heard to say, “Next comes Rutilio.” The story of Rutilio Grande, S.J., is unknown to many Catholics even today—but not to Jorge Bergoglio, who had met his fellow Jesuit when the future pope was a young priest.

“It is impossible to understand Romero without understanding Rutilio Grande, S.J.,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, postulator of Archbishop Romero’s cause for sainthood, has noted. He might have said as well that it is impossible to understand Pope Francis without understanding Father Grande.

As a bishop, Óscar Romero had not always advocated for the marginalized in strong social and political terms. That changed on March 12, 1977, when Salvadoran

government forces assassinated his confidant and friend Father Grande on a dusty road near the small village of El Paisnal. In promoting Father Grande for sainthood, the pope is lifting up a model of the servant-leader priest, one who freed himself from the trappings of the elite clergy and served among the marginalized in their struggle against systemic evil. For Francis, it is not only Father Grande’s horrific martyrdom that motivates his elevation to sainthood but a lifetime of living in solidarity with the poor and challenging the forces of oppression that damage their humanity.

A Servant-Leader

Father Grande was born into a family of rural farmers near the same Salvadoran village where he would be killed by his own government 47 years later. He was raised by his grandmother and older brother in a pre-Vatican II church that preached pious service as the path to redemption in the next life; both poverty and suffering in this world were ordained by God. At age 12 he enrolled in a minor seminary in San Salvador. There he would embrace a life that reinforced a faith of piety and otherworldly focus. Toward the end of his formation as a Jesuit, however, the Second Vatican Council dramatically altered his trajectory.

A Priest With His People�e Grounded Gospel of Rutilio Grande

By THOMAS M. KELLY


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Taking seriously the call of the “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World” to recognize the dignity of all human beings, especially the poor, Father Grande began to see that his role as a priest in the church was not to rule over people. Rather, he always looked for the greatest participation possible by the “base” or least empowered members of a community and never proceeded without their input. As a servant-leader, he brought out the gifts within a community by encouraging people to serve one another. This strategy of beginning with where the community was (not where it should be) would characterize his ministry and ultimately lead to his martyrdom.

Father Grande’s ordination was celebrated with his first Mass in El Paisnal—a community he had left as the son of a very poor family. When he visited El Paisnal, he rejected any special treatment because he wanted to be treated and recognized as he had always been. Members of the community recall that he did not like to be called Don Tilo or Padre Tilo; no, he was always just Tilo. As for the food, he liked whatever was given—and profoundly disliked the huge sacrifices rural farmers made to feed him anything special outside of their normal diet. He expressly said he did not want to be like the “fat priests who eat at the cost of the hunger of others. The little hen would be better for the malnourished children of the peasants than for him.”

Pastoral Immersion

Father Grande began his ministry as the prefect of discipline at the major seminary in San Salvador, where he was deeply committed to the formation of seminarians. He recognized a vast divide between the academic and spiritual formation of seminarians and their pastoral formation—how they related to the people they would serve. To heal that divide he created an immersion program for seminarians that challenged traditional models of formation by putting future priests in direct contact and service with their people. For Father Grande, the Gospel had to “grow feet” and not remain in the clouds.

In the mid-1960s, Father Grande enacted an important experiment in pastoral formation. He gathered groups of seminarians from all over the country during their annual vacation and embedded them in poor communities. In this way seminarians would come into contact with the reality and the peoples they would eventually serve. Father Grande explained it this way: “The first contact with the people was to be

characterized by a human encounter; to try to enter into their reality in order to leave with a common reality.” The principal objective was to share the experience of the living God with the people where they lived.

Father Grande was a passionate preacher and inspired organizer, who constantly feared the church was not walking with the people but in front of them. His profound self-awareness was evident when he recognized his own shortcomings in his work with poor communities, including moving too fast, not listening carefully enough and imposing solutions from above. His prophetic ability to hear the cry of the poor challenged the government, the military, wealthy landowners and even his own church leaders. In one homily, delivered before El Salvador’s president and military leaders, he courageously proclaimed:

Many baptized in this country have not accepted the postulates of the Gospel that demand a transfiguration, and therefore, those same people are not transfigured in their mind and in their heart and they put a dam of selfishness in front of the message of Jesus our Savior, and the demanding voice of the official witnesses of Christ through the church, the pope and his bishops!

Agents of Change

Father Grande eventually left the seminary and traveled to Quito, Ecuador, to the Institute for Pastoral Ministry sponsored by the bishops of Latin America. There he learned how to galvanize poor communities that were oppressed by the social forces around them. What he learned in Ecuador would prove transformative for the rural farming communities around San Salvador.

Throughout Father Grande’s life, El Salvador had suffered from deep inequality, poverty and civil unrest. Most of the economy was governed by less than 1 percent of the population; half of the children in most rural communities were dying under the age of 5; and employment was scarce and usually only part-time. Workers on some plantations were often paid one tortilla per day—certainly not enough to feed their families. A kind of fatalism had settled in among poor communities; they had little hope their situation could ever change.


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What Father Grande learned and lived out was a simple truth: Until the marginalized communities he served created their own agency, until they acted upon their own reality as a church community, nothing would change. An outside leader could not come in and transform poor communities. Only local lay church leaders could encourage communities to become agents of their own change. The role of the Catholic Church, he believed, was to help those leaders emerge, support them, form them and walk with them. Inspired by the Gospel, these community leaders would become the most effective agents for the integrated development of their communities.

For two years Father Grande and his team led a delicate “mission” to very poor communities around his hometown. Through their own reading of Scripture, these communities came to realize that it was not God’s will that they remain poor. Building the kingdom of God meant they needed to advocate for their communities in ways that were peaceful—but forceful. Throughout Father Grande’s pastoral “experiment” in the rural villages of El Salvador, Archbishop Romero carefully watched his friend and confidant try to apply the social teaching of the church to the reality of poor, oppressed rural communities.

Slowly people began to change their mindset and realize their oppression was not the will of God but actually contrary to God’s love for them. But as their awareness and demands for change grew, so, too, did the danger they faced. Soon threats came in against both Father Grande and the communities he served, mainly from wealthy landowners who felt threatened by the priest’s work encouraging rural farmers to organize for a better life. Archbishop Romero witnessed the risks taken by Father Grande and saw the road he willingly chose in defense of the people he loved. On March 12, 1977, Father Grande was assassinated by government death squads at the behest of wealthy landowners.

‘Revolutionary Inspiration’

In his homily at Father Grande’s funeral, Archbishop Romero said:

True love is what Rutilio Grande brings with his death, with two campesinos next to him. Like this, the church loves; dying with others and being present with others to the transcendence of the kingdom. The church loves them, and it is significant that while Rutilio walked with his people in order to carry the message of the Mass and salvation, that was where he fell, riddled with bullets. Rutilio was a priest with his people, walking with his people to identify with them, in order to live with them—but not only as a revolutionary inspiration. Brothers and sisters, he was an inspiration of love and precisely because it was for love, he was inspirational....

Father Grande was an example of a servant-leader who embraced poverty and fulfilled his priesthood—not by bringing a wealthy church to the poor but by fully participating in the church already present among the poor. The beatification of Rutilio Grande, S.J., sends a clear message from Pope Francis to priests, to the marginalized and to all who hold positions of power that the church’s preferential option for the poor, and those who live it, will be glorified.

Thomas M. Kelly, a professor of systematic theology at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, is the author of When the Gospel Grows Feet: Rutilio Grande, S.J. and the Church of El Salvador (Liturgical Press, 2013) and editor of Rutilio Grande, S.J.: Homilies and Writings (Liturgical Press, 2015).

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Pine Street Women's Inn Dinners for 2016Thank you to the families in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 who participated in our seven Faith Formation Pine Street Inn Dinners. The next dinner of this season is scheduled for June 13. If you would like to help with these dinners, please e-mail Scott MacDonald.

Altar Server TrainingNew altar servers are needed! Boys and girls in grades 4 and above are eligible to train for this ministry. Please let Scott MacDonald know if you'reinterested in scheduling a training session by e-mailing him at [email protected].

St. C's Young Families UpdatesWe had a great second brainstorming meeting on May 22nd and have decided on a few priority areas we'll be focusing our energy on for the coming months. In order to continue to get to know each other and support one another, we've decided to gather on the 2nd Sunday of each month after the 9:30 mass for coffee, donuts and casual conversation. Feel free to come each month or to drop in when it's convenient for you! Details on specific location and childcare are forthcoming. Email Erin ([email protected]) with questions.

Outreach to Expecting ParentsOne of the discussion topics that got a lot of interest in our meeting was how to reach out to, include, and support expecting parents of St. C's. The group thought it would be fantastic to help expecting parents connect with each other and with parents and parishioners who have been there or simply care. So please email Sarah at [email protected] if:

1) You are (or hope to become) an expecting parent and are interested in connecting with others

2) You are a parent, grandparent, or friendly parishioner interested in connecting with and supporting expecting parents and those with new babies (through meal trains, visits, support groups, or in any other ways)

As always, the best way to stay connected with the group is through our listserv. Search for "St. C's Families" on google groups (groups.google.com) or email Erin ([email protected]) to be added.

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While at Saint Cecilia, children should never go to the restroom alone. We are happy that you feel so safe here, but please remember that we are in a building that is wide open and has multiple entrances. For the safety of our children, please do not allow them to wander around unsupervised and please do not ever allow them to go to the restroom unaccompanied by a parent.

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COASA (Children of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) at Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps and the Laboure Center in South Boston are co-hosting a week-long summer program for children living with the stress of alcohol and/or other substance use disorders at home or within the family. Morning session includes meditation and reflection, and educational support groups teaching children about addiction, how to express and deal with their feelings, and how to develop coping skills. Afternoons will be spent on fun surprise adventures. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is a required Family Night registration on Wednesday, June 22 beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Laboure Center for all those who wish to participate in the program. Pizza will be served. For more information or to sign up for the program, please contact Maureen McGlame at (617) 272-5039 or [email protected] ASAP. There is no cost to attend this program. A good time is guaranteed!

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If you would like to contribute flowers in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving to God, all you need to do is contact Scott MacDonald at [email protected] in advance of the weekend. Flowers can be donated for our sanctuary or for the gifts table at the rear of the church.

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We appreciate the thoughtfulness of parishioners who have made bequests to the parish. These gifts help us build a solid foundation for future generations. If you have already made provisions in your will for our parish, please advise either Father John or Mark Donohoe at the parish office so that we can insure that your wishes are carried out as you intend.

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ReconciliationAvailable at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine (617-266-5999 x221), St. Francis Chapel in the Prudential Center (617-437-7117), and St. Anthony Shrine (617-542-6440). Please call for scheduled times.

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MarriageCouples who wish to prepare for marriage should contact Mark Donohoe in the parish office at least six months in advance.

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Saint Cecilia Rainbow MinistrySaint Cecilia Rainbow Ministry is a GLBTQ community at Saint Cecilia. For more information, contact [email protected].

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