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.

March 22, 2009 Fourth Sunday of Lent

First Reading. 2 Chr 36: 14-16, 19-23. The wrath and the mercy of the Lord are revealed in the exile and liberation of his people.

Psalm 137. “Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you.”

Second Reading. Eph 2: 4-10. Though dead in your transgressions, by grace you have been saved.

Gospel. John 3: 14-21. Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

Who: Presented by John Legrid, UMass graduate stu-dent in geosciences and communicant at Newman Format: presentation followed by discussion. The goal is to stimulate thinking about geography, the sacred, and the man Jesus, known as the Christ. All are welcome. Time and Place: Wed. 7:30pm Quigley Room 3/25 Clash of values: Jesus and Rome 4/8 Holy week: the beginning and the end

Stations of the Cross Wednesdays of Lent

at 7 pm Newman Catholic Center Chapel

The “Bless me Father for I have sinned…”

Post Spring Break

LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 7:00 PM

NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER CHAPEL

• Live DJ • Irish Stew • Irish Beer • Leprechaun Olympics • In the Newman Cafe • Free admission

NSA presents Irish Games Night Thurs. Mar 26: 7-10 pm

The Newman Center Welcomes Cardinal Seán O'Malley

Sunday, March 29th, 7:00pm Mass Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel

Cardinal O'Malley is the Archbishop of Boston. It is a rare treat to have the Archbishop visit the Newman Center. He is eager to celebrate Mass with you, the students of UMass and the Five Colleges, so plan to be here and bring a friend! Please plan on eating spaghetti dinner with Cardinal O’Malley in the cafe from 5 — 6 pm.

An NSA Open Meeting is being held on Sunday March 22 in the Burke Lounge from 8— 9:30 pm.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, March 21, Lenten Weekday

9:00 am Intentions of Newman Benefactors

4:30 pm Intentions of Newman Community

SUNDAY, March 22, Fourth Sunday of Lent

8:00 am Claire Bator (d) req. David Rondina

10:30 am Hue Pham (d) req. Kim Pham

7:00 pm

MONDAY, March 23, Lenten Weekday

12:15 pm Communion Service

TUESDAY, March 24, Lenten Weekday

12:15 pm Communion Service

WEDNESDAY, March 25, Annunciation of the Lord

12:15 pm Fr. Robert Gosselin (d) req. Brian Clifford 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

THURSDAY, March 26, Lenten Weekday

12:15 pm In Honor of St. Anthony req. by Steven Tracy

5:15 pm Mass for vocations

FRIDAY, March 27, Lenten Weekday

12:15 pm Fr. Adrien Remy

SATURDAY, March 28, Lenten Weekday

9:00 am Intentions of Newman Benefactors

4:30 pm

SUNDAY, March 29, 5th Sunday of Lent

8:00 am Intentions of Newman Community

10:30 am

7:00 pm

RECONCILIATION

Sat., 3:30-4 pm Sun., 6:00—6:45 pm

First Fridays —before and after First Friday Mass and by appointment

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Tues. 8—9 pm

Wed. 4 - 6:30 pm Thurs. 7:00

Rosary & Adora-tion

Fri. 4—5:15 pm

VESPERS

Sun - Wed & Fri

5:15-5:30 pm

The Offertory for March 15, 2009 $1882.64

Some recent expenses include: $287.00 for plumbing repairs $482.16 for elevator maintenance $397.28 for electrical repairs $675.00 for floor refinishing

Thank you for your generosity!

Join us for Mass and dinner on Thursday evenings 3/ 26 and 4/2 at Newman. Mass for Vocations: 5:15pm Dinner in the Library: ~6:00 - 7:00p Devotions / Bible Study: 7:15 - 8:00p Come for all or part of the evening's ac-

tivities as your busy schedule allows. Also, don't worry if you can not make it every week. Just know you're welcome whenever you can make it. For more info, contact Fr. Doug, 549-0300 x34 or email fr.mcgonagle@gmail.com

REY (religious education for youth) will be in session 3/22 grades pre-k—9

RCIA / Confirmation classes resume on 3/22 and 3/29 from 5—6:45 pm in the Quigley Room. R.Talbot Saturday 3/21 Confirmation Class Service Project in the classroom by the chapel 4:30—6:00 pm A RCIA RETREAT will be held Saturday April 4 from 9 am—3 pm in the Father Quigley Room

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION WITH DEACON LUCIEN

Monday and Tuesday, 9 am—4 pm Call Deacon Lucien for introduction 413 253-2293

LENT CLASS WITH DEACON LUCIEN

“Dark Night and Easter Light”

Lenten Journey with Christ, Mystics and Poets. Selections from St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Simone Weil, Thomas Mer-ton, and Jessica Powers Time: Sundays of Lent, 9:15-10:15 am Place: Burke Lounge, Newman Catholic Center Info: lmiller@complit.umass.edu

Just Faith is in Session on Thurs. 3/26, and 4/2 Time and Place: 7— 9:30 pm Father Quigley Room

A Pre-Cana session is being held this coming Saturday, March 28, from 9 am—4 pm in the Father Quigley Room. Registrations are closed for this session; however, you can sign up online for the next open session for Saturday May 30,

2009 at www.newmanumass.org/content/faith/precana.html

Grab your friends and come on over to the New-man and check out our 110 inch Theater Sys-tem with Digital Surround Sound! Good food and more. Doors open following the 4:30 Mass

& Vespers. Movie on 3/21 “From Russia with Love” GK Chesterton Group will meet on Sat. March 21 from 7—9 pm, in the Father Quigley Room. The Chesterton Group is an informal discussion of the thoughts and writings of the Apostle of Common Sense, G. K. Chesterton.

HELP FUND A WELL FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NKANCHI The 2009 confirmation class is fundraising to bring clean water to Africa. They chose to work with “Schools for Africa” as a service project. The class will sell water bottles to help fund a well for the village of Nkanchi in Cameroon. This village is in dire need of clean water before a school can be built. Please support this effort after masses Saturday, 3/21/09 and Sunday 3/22/09 (World Water Day!) Our goal is to raise $1000 so please help us as we launch our fundraising effort! (Visit www.schoolsforafrica.co.uk and its partner NGO www.shumas-cameroon.org for more information.)

GSYP Penny War for CRS-ORB 3/1 thru 4/11 It’s grad students v. undergrads v. staff and extended commu-nity. Penny War 2009 pennies are +1 point, everything else is negative points value. All monies go to Catholic Relief Service’s Operation Rice Bowl. See http://orb.crs.org/ for details on the charity. Solidarity will transform the world. See bins at Newman.

NSA ANNUAL FUNDRAISER — YANKEE CANDLES & GIFTS Talk with your family/friends while on break.. See what they want! These things make great Mother’s Day/Father’s Day/ anytime gifts. Help keep NSA snacks/meals/events at the lowest cost possible? All orders are due back by Sunday, March 29th. Pick up a packet outside the NSA Office before you leave on break.. Or , while away, ask how much your loved ones are willing to contribute! Full candles cost about $23/ea..jar toppers are about $10/ ea… votives come in bundles for about $10/ea.. Votive holders about $8/ ea. Great for gifts! Delivered by early May. Every $$ counts. Questions, contact Danielle: Danielle.pourbaix@gmail.com

“Woman: God’s Masterpiece” The Women of God Conversation Group returns Monday, 3/23, 7—8 pm in Newman Library. Facilitator: Graduate Stu-dent Cecily Sharko e-mail csharko@nsm.umass.edu

INTERESTED IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS? Why not join an intramural team through the NSA?Contact: Trent: tainswor@student.umass.edu or Tim: tizzo@student.umass.edu before the date listed below to reserve your spot ( or to help recruit people).

• Dodgeball (March 23rd deadline) • Run-N-Gun Flag Footbal (April 1 deadline) • Tennis Doubles (April 12 deadline) • World Cup Soccer (April 12 deadline)

PASSION PLAY — WHO IS INTERESTED??? It is a Newman tradition to offer a ‘visual’ portrayal of Christ’s suffering and death at the 10:30 am and 7pm Masses on Palm Sunday (April 5th this year). We are in search of folks to be a part of this year’s production! If interested in any part of this, please reply to Mark Calla-han at mcallahan@external.umass.edu. This is a short-term commitment.. But it’s so very important to the members of our community. Roles for all who are inter-ested are available.

Watch the diocesan news-magazine program “Real to Reel” on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. for a special salute to the Sisters of St. Joseph as they mark the

125th anniversary here in western Massachusetts. This special edition program will take a look back at the history of the religious congregation as well as the many ways they have ministered and continue to min-ister to the people in the Diocese of Springfield. “Real to Reel” airs each Saturday evening at 7 p.m. locally on 22News, WWLP Springfield and is funded in part by the Annual Catholic Appeal.

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad's novella deals with the issues of colonialism, human depravity and madness, it is a book that demands to be read and re-read closely. Loosely based on Conrad’s first-hand experience of rescuing a company agent from a remote station in the heart of the

Congo, the novel is considered a literary bridge between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With its modern literary approach to questions such as the ambiguous na-ture of good and evil, the novel foreshadows many of the themes and techniques that define modern literature.

Newman Book Club Wed. April 1 7:30 PM Father Quiqley Room

Esselen Peer Ministers 2008-2009 Tom Gulino (tgulino@student.umass.edu)

Mark McDonough (alphaomega2@charter.net) Caitlin Petrizzi (cpetrizz@student.umass.edu) Megan Torpey (mtorpey@student.umass.edu)

GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (GSYP) Katie McNamara - NewmanGSYP@gmail.com

NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION LEADERS (NSA) 2008-2009

Vice / Acting President Mike Carney (mcarney@student.umass.edu)

Treasurer Danielle Pourbaix (dpourbai@student.umass.edu)

Spirituality Committee John Costello (jpcostel@student.umass.edu)

Genevieve Feldmann (kgfeldma@student.umass.edu) Lauren Noonan (lnoonan@student.umass.edu)

Service Committee Kristen Aguiar (kaguiar@student.umass.edu)

Sara Martin (marti20s@mtholyoke.edu) Justin Pespisa (jpespisa@student.umass.edu)

Social Outreach & Hospitality Committee Katelyn DiCristofano (kdicrist@student.umass.edu) Amanda Grafstein (agrafste@student.umass.edu)

Cindy Hopf (chopf@student.umass.edu)

Publicity Committee Trent Ainsworth (tainswor@student.umass.edu)

Tim Izzo (tizzo@student.umass.edu)

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

DIRECTORY

Chaplain and Director Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95

549-0300, ext. 34 (fr.mcgonagle@gmail.com)

Associate Director for Administration Deacon Richard J. Talbot,

549-0300, ext. 39 (rjtalbot@library.umass.edu)

Campus Minister Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music

Mark Callahan 549-0300, ext. 36 (mcallahan@external.umass.edu)

Campus Minister Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate

Chris Clark ‘82 549-0300, ext. 14 (cclark.newman@gmail.com)

Campus Minister Deacon Prof. Lucien Miller

549-0300, ext. 28 (lmiller@complit.umass.edu)

Director of Development Frank Lawlor

549-0300, ext. 12 (flawlor.newman@gmail.com)

Business/Property Manager David Rondina

549-0300, ext. 27 (drondina.newman@gmail.com)

Database Manager/Communitas Mary Ellen Stroud

549-0300, ext. 24 (mestroud.newman@gmail.com)

Operating Manager of Newman Café Jason Wonsey

549-0300, ext. 18 (newmancafe@yahoo.com)

Building Hours: Sunday— Thursday 7 am—10: 30 pm, Friday 7am—5:30 pm, Saturday 8 am— Close SNL

Newman Café Monday — Thursday 7am—8 pm, Friday 7am—5 pm Saturday / Sunday 8am— 2 pm

Weekend Mass: Saturday 4:30 pm, Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30am, & 7 pm

Daily Mass: Wednesday—Friday 12:15pm, Thursday 5:15 pm, Saturday 9:00am

Communion Service: Monday & Tuesday 12:15 pm

Confessions: Sat 3:30pm - 4:00pm, Sunday 6:00 - 7:00 pm, before and after First Friday Mass, 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

THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER SPRING SEMESTER

Newman Events Calendar: www.newmanumass.org/content/calendar/index.html

At the Newman Center the child safety advocate is Chris Clark. 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 requires that abuse and/or neglect of a minor be reported to the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (1-800-792-5200) or through local police.

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