March 4, 2007 First Reading: Genesis 15:5-18.Abram put his faith in the Lord...and the Lord made a covenant with Abram.

Psalm 27. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Second Reading: Philippians 3:17—4:1. Christ will change our lowly body to con-form with his glorified body...Stand firm in the Lord.

Gospel: Luke 9:28-36. While Jesus was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.

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

Second Sundayin

Sharpen up your knowledge of different relig-ions and have fun at Interfaith Jeopardy! on Monday, March 12 at 8:00 pm in the Burke

Lounge. Prizes and Food! Need more informa-tion? Contact Mike: jmunger@student.umass.edu.

SEND-OFF DINNER It has become a tradition at Newman to provide a send-off dinner to those students participating in the Alternative Spring Break Trips to Appalachia and Mexico. The dinner will be held on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 pm in the Café. There are over 30 students going so we needs lots of help! If you can help in anyway (provide a food dish, setup, break-down, etc.) please contact Mary D’Alessandro at 533-5486 or mmonriver@aol.com.

LENTEN COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY Come this Saturday, March 11 to help serve those less fortunate at Kate's Kitchen in Holyoke. Meet at 10:00 am behind Newman - bring wheels if you got 'em! RSVP to Tom: tprotase@student.umass.edu.

TAIZÉ PRAYER “HOW-TO" WORKSHOP

Ever wondered what Taizé is all about? Now is the time to learn! This “How-to” will explain the practice of Taizé Prayer. Join us immediately after the 7:00 pm Mass in the Burke Lounge and expand your knowledge of your faith! Contact: Ben at bencasiello@gmail.com.

Don’t forget...on March 11 you need to “spring ahead” by setting your clocks forward one hour!

Some recent expenses :

$7105.77

Gas

MASS INTENTIONS

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

MONDAY, MARCH 5 9:00 am Communion Service

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 12:15 pm Communion Service

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 - Perpetua & Felicity, martyrs 12:15 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 - John of God 12:15 pm

5:15 pm Vocations with Bishop McDonnell FRIDAY, MARCH 9 - Frances of Rome

12:15 pm SATURDAY, MARCH 10

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 - THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 am Justin Farrell, req. by Charles Bradshaw

10:30 am Intentions of the Newman Community 7:00 pm

7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.

Collection for the week of:

February 25, 2007 $3265.33 — Weekly Support

$1879.00 — Ash Wednesday (for Service Trips)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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

$4479.00 - Total to Date

If students raise $10,000 by Sunday, May 6th, Fr. Doug will shave off his beard! All Student envelopes, loose mon-ies 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 March 7, 14, 28 & April 4

ADORATION

Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 - 9:00 pm Wednesday, March 7, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday, March 8, 7:15 - 8:00 pm

VESPERS

Daily at 5:15 pm in the Chapel

TAIZÉ Do you enjoy music and reflection? Come experience Taizé prayer! Taizé will be held on Monday, March 5 at 8:00 pm in the Chapel, (the first Monday of every month during the school year). All are welcome to this candlelit ecumenical service - hope to see you t h e r e ! Q u e s t i o n s ? C o n t a c t K r i s t i n a : kderoy@student.umass.edu.

CANDLELIGHT ROSARY

Are you interested in praying the Rosary as a group? Come to Candlelight Rosary, where we light candles together instead of counting beads! Candlelight Rosary is March 11 at 8 P.M. in the Quigley Room. Hope to see you at this beautiful prayer! Kristina: kderoy@student.umass.edu.

MEALS ON WHEELS Be at Newman on Sunday, March 11 for 12:00 pm. We'll meet downstairs in the Newman Café to prepare the meal, and then deliver and serve it to senior citizens at the Ann Whalen House in Amherst. You can brighten someone's week, just by eating a meal with them! This is an interfaith effort with Hillel House. Questions? Contact Cait: umassmow@gmail.com.

Congratulations to the newly baptized! John Bill Tan-vang Chu

son of Joseph Tu Van Chu & Anna Han Thi Chu

The NEWMAN VOCATIONS GROUP will meet on Thursday, March 8. We will begin with Mass at 5:15 pm, enjoy dinner and discussion in the Li-

brary from 6:00-7:00 pm and close the evening with the Rosary and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

until 8:00 pm. Come for any or all of the events.

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.

FAITH 101, FORGOTTEN BIBLE, meets in the Fr. Quigley Room, 7:30-8:30 pm, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The facilitator that week introduces the book, guides the discussion, offers resources. Members bring questions, resources, insights. Coming up on March 13: Revelation. All are welcome to one or all sessions. Please contact Chris Clark at chrisclark@external.umass.edu.

ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION

Thank you to all who supported Newman’s Alternative Spring Break trips to Appalachia and Puebla by giving to the Ash Wednesday collections. The collections totaled $1879.00. The money will help to defray the cost of transportation and meals. If you have not yet had a chance to give to the service trips it’s not too late! We are still graciously accepting dona-t i o n s . C o n t a c t B r i a n K o s l o w s k i , bkoslow@gw.housing.umass.edu or Katie Anderson, kaand-ers@student.umass.edu.

MASS-SNACK after the Sunday night 7:00 pm Mass. Hang out in the hallway, enjoy snacks, meet friends, and find out what's

going on! Contact Tim for suggestions: timothym@student.umass.edu.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE (SNL) begins after the 4:30 pm Mass with Food, Fun and Flicks. This Saturday we’ll view Oceans 11 “Are you in or are you out?” followed by Gladiator. Showtime begins at 6:15 pm. Ping Pong and board games are always avail-able.

Please use front door for SNL!

CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE

Bishop McDonnell calls all Catholic men to at-tend the 5th Annual Catholic Men’s Confer-ence on Saturday, March 17 at Cathedral High School in Springfield. Speaking at the confer-ence this year will be Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR (you may have seen him on EWTN), Tony Melendez (musician), Gerry Faust (former Notre Dame foot-ball coach), and Tom Seaman, who will give a brief witness story entitled Facing Adversity. Please call the Office of Men’s Ministry at 413-452-0811 to register.

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

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

Want to try something new for Lent? Meet new friends, learn about Scripture and how it

applies to your life as a college student? All Bible Studies are held at the Newman Center

unless otherwise indicated. Please join us at any of these days/times:

Women's Studies: Tues: 7:00 pm or 7:30 pm*; Wed., 7:15 pm; or Thurs., 7:15 pm. *the 7:30 pm meets at Or-chard Hill in Webster Lounge 634.

Men's Studies: Mon., 7:45 pm; Tues., 7:00 pm; Wed., 7:00 pm. For more information, please ask one of the FOCUS mis-sionaries or email us at umass@focusonline.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 Benedict XVI.

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

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

Passion Play 2007 Who do you suggest? Each year the Newman Catholic Cen-ter presents a visual presentation of the Passion on Palm Sunday at the 10:30 am and 7:00 pm Masses. At the box in the main hallway, please submit names of people (male or female) you feel should play a key role in this year’s presen-tation. Hurry...deadline for submissions is Monday, March 5 at 10:00 pm!

SUPPORT 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 3pm-7pm 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 FOR THE 7:00 PM MASS! 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. Questions? Contact Mark Callahan, Music Director: mcallahan@external.umass.edu,