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St. Anthony Shrine
& Ministry Center
Sunday, June 15 Saturday, June 21, 2014
Welcome to the St. Anthony Shrine
Community. All are welcome here.
No one is excluded.
Please take this bulletin home with you as
well as the many brochures that advertise
the programs and services of the Shrine.
Thank you for being with us today.
Franciscan friars and staff
St. Anthony Shrine community
J U N E
14 Saturday
St. Anthony Shrine Info booth, Boston Pride
Festival, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., City Hall Plaza
(See ad for details.)
15 Sunday Happy Fathers Day
Prison Ministry, SCHC, 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.,
womens services 12:55 to 2:30 p.m.
16 Monday
No scheduled events.
17 Tuesday
Just Matters Group planning meeting, 5:30 to
7:00 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom (See ad for details.)
18 Wednesday
Seniors Mass 10:00 a.m., exercise 10:30 a.m.,
Spring Planting Project 11 a.m., lunch Noon
LGBT Spirituality Group, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.,
Assisi auditorium stage classroom (See ad
for details.)
19 Thursday
No scheduled events.
20 Friday
20s/30s Movies by MoonlightCasablanca,
Boston Harbor Hotel.
21 Saturday
Centering Prayer Group, Noon to 1:30 p.m.,
4th fl. Francis room
WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
REGULAR EVENTS
Monday A.A. Step Meeting 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday Seniors Crafts Group 10:30 a.m.
A.A. Open Meeting Noon
Mens Cursillo Reunion 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses
Womens Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m.
Seniors Computer Lab 1:30 p.m.
Grupo Hispano de Oracin 4:15 p.m.
A.A. Open Meeting 5:45 p.m.
Bread on the Common (2nd & 4th Wed.) 5:45 p.m.
Anointing of the Sick Mass (2nd Wed.) TBA
Thursday S.L.A.A. Meeting Noon
Mens Spirituality Group (2nd & 4th Thurs.) 5:00 p.m.
A.A. Big Book Meeting 5:45 p.m.
Saturday Centering Prayer Group (1st & 3rd Sat.) Noon
Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 20/30 Boston Young Adults Coffee (4th Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
alt. Wine & Cheese Social (odd 4th Sun.) 5:00 p.m.
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m.
Separated and Divorced Catholics 1:30 p.m.
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.
MISA EN ESPAOL
Cada domingo a las 11:45 de la maana
primer piso
Spanish Mass
Sundays, 11:45 a.m. in First Floor Church
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7;
Mt 5:38-42
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16;
Mt 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24;
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15
Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132:11-14,
17-18; Mt 6:19-23
Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34;
Mt 6:24-34
Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20;
1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58
2 Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: The Most Holy Trinity; Fathers Day
Monday: Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Thursday: St. Romuald
Saturday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga;
Summer begins
Are you interested in matters of
Peace and Justice?
You are invited to join St. Anthony
Shrines Just Matters Group
We meet monthly to plan and provide facilitation for
Peace and Social Justice advocacy, training, and
related events. We coordinate with the Holy Name
Province Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation
directorate, Interfaith Groups, and other partners.
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 17, 2014,
5:30 to 7:00 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom
Main topics: Planning projects that emerged from
our recently completed Just Matter study module
on Faith encounters the Ecological Crisis.
Update on Tent of Nations (Bethlehem). Castle
Island Book Club selection (Faith in the Face of
EmpireThe Bible through Palestinian Eyes).
If you are interested in attending an upcoming meeting,
please contact: Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440,
ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com.
Offered by Evangelization
Just Matters Peace & Social Justice
Events This Week
100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440 3
Pray for Peace in the Middle East!
Cover art: Russian icon of the Old Testament Trinity
("Hospitality of Abraham") by Andrey Rublev, between
1408-25.
St. Anthony Shrine
Info Booth
Boston Pride
Festival
Saturday, June 14, 2014
11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
City Hall Plaza
In the spirit of Pope Francis Emmaus Ecclesiology
(extracts published in the Bulletins of May 4 & 11,
2014) St. Anthony Shrine is reaching out to our
Gay and Lesbian brothers and sisters and their
families who are outside the four walls of the
church. Echoing Pope Francis words, our
underlying theme is Who am I to judge? We are
hosting an information booth about the Shrines
ministries and volunteer opportunities, inviting
those who are waiting for an invitation from the
church to join us. All Are Welcome!
Offered by Evangelization
LGBT MInistry of St. Anthony Shrine
Mission Cooperation Plan Appeal for AFJN
The Annual Missionary Cooperation Plan will be
preached the weekend of June 14th and 15th here at
St. Anthonys Shrine. This year we welcome Fr Aniedi
Okure OP and Fr. Rocco Puopolo s.x. as our guest
preachers. The proceeds of this years Mission Appeal
will help support the ministry of the Africa Faith and
Justice Network. AFJN is a Catholic education and
advocacy coalition of some 32 religious communities
and dioceses that exists for the transformation of U.S.
policies toward Africa, seeking justice in all areas of
links with countries and peoples of that continent.
AFJN is the voice of the missionaries on the ground as
well as the growing Local Church in Africa.
Grounded by a commitment to Catholic social justice,
AFJN brings the most important issues affecting the
people of Africa to our lawmakers in Washington, DC.
Fr. Okure, a Dominican friar originally from Nigeria,
is the current executive director of AFJN. Fr. Puopolo,
a Xaverian Missionary from Holliston, is a past
director and has also served in Sierra Leone for 12
years. More information about AFJN can be found at
www.afjn.org. Please check out how you can be a part
of AFJNs outreach and support its important work.
LGBT Spirituality Group
Wednesday, June 18, 2014,
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Assisi auditorium stage
classroom
All Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and
Transgendered (LGBT) Catholics
are invited to participate in our
monthly spirituality group. We will set
aside part of our time together to discuss the
agenda of our future meetings. We truly look
forward to a great turnout and response from all of
our members pertaining to our growth and faith
development.
Contact: Fr. Joe Quinn, OSF, 617-542-6440, ext. 239
or email LGBT@stanthonyshrine.org
Offered by LGBT MInistry of St. Anthony Shrine
4 Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street
Upcoming Events
Tonys Travelers
Day Trips with a Purpose
Join Us for A Day of
Fun & Gambling at Mohegan Sun!!
Sunday, June 22, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. Leave for Mohegan Sun Casino
10:30 a.m. Arrive at Casino
4:30 p.m. Leave for Shrine
6:00 p.m. Arrive at Shrine
All of this for only $30 per person!
Includes Casino Package of $15 Meal Voucher &
$15 for bets at select tables
Fill out form in lobby flyer and leave at front desk
or contact Fr. Barry Langley, OFM at 617-542-
6440, ext. 241 for more information about this
program.
The Damietta Project
Catholics & Muslims
working together
for the Common Good
Core team potluck BBQ
Sunday, June 22, 2014.
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Offsite at home of Dr. Jackie
Stewart
The Damietta Project is based on an intensive Just
Matters study module on St. Francis and the
Sultan. We offer informational sessions related to
food sustainability and food waste management
and solidarity objectives as well as interreligious
dialogue. Our core team meets each month to plan
events and/or to share/break bread with each
other.
An upcoming event hosted by our Muslim partners
is an Iftar dinner on July 16 for the 20s/30s Young
Adults at St. Anthony Shrine. Iftar (breakfast)
refers to the evening meal when Muslims break
their fast at the time of sunset during the Islamic
month of Ramadan (this year June 21-July 21,
2014). Other community events TBA.
St. Anthony Shrine Just Matters Group
Peace & Social Justice
& Peace Islands Institute/Turkish Cultural Center
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
July 8 - August 5, 2014. 4th fl. Clare room
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 a Mass of
Remembrance will be celebrated for the loved
ones that brought you to this support group.
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - 5th fl. friary chapel
Facilitator: Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM
Pre-registration is required. Limited
enrollment.
Please contact Fr. Joe at 617-542-6440, ext. 239
Grieving is the most misunderstood and
neglected growth process a person can go
through. There is an opportunity for this support
group to be a 'safe' place where people can share
their loss and not feel uncomfortable about it .
Hopefully, we can offer some of the important
methods of learning to live life with the one they
love.
Offered by the Grief Ministry
Evangelization
Seniors at Arch Street Join Us for a
Day of Butterflies & Candles
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Rain or Shine! Cost: $55
9 a.m. Leave Shrine
11 a.m. Tour Magic Wings Butterfly
Conservatory
1 p.m. Lunch Buffet at Hu-Ke-Lau Restaurant
2:30 p.m. Yankee Candle visit
make your own candle!
4:30 p.m. Leave for Shrine
Includes Lunch, Butterfly Tour,
Make-your-own-candle & Bus
Please leave registration form (available in the
front lobby) at the front desk of the Shrine.
Youth Group Pilgrimage Walking to
Compostelo with St. Francis
September 28 - October 8, 2014
Informational Meeting
Sunday, June 22, 2014
5:00 p.m., 2nd fl. classroom
For those interested presentation by Tour agent.
Contact: Fr. Raphael Bonanno, OFM, 617-542-6440
100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440 5
Tonys Travelers
Day Trips With A Purpose
Join Us for A Day
of Great Shopping,
Classical Music &
More! Tanglewood!
Sunday, July 27, 2014
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
8 a.m. Leave for
Prime Outlets in Lee
10:15 a.m. 2 hours of Shopping
12:30 p.m. Brunch Buffet at Zucchinis Restaurant
1:30 p.m. Leave for Tanglewood
BSO Concert
4:30 p.m. Leave for Shrine with Stop for
Ice Cream at Friendlys
7:30-8 p.m. Arrive at Shrine
All of this for only $75. per person.
Limited Seats Available Get Your Registration
in Early!!
Please leave form available in the Shrine lobby at
the front desk of the Shrine or mail to: Fr. Barry
Langley, ofm St. Anthony Shrine, 100 Arch St.,
Boston, MA 02110. Call Fr. Barry at 617-542-
6440, ext 241 with any questions.
Serving the Spiritual Needs
of Grieving Parents
(formerly The Pieta Ministry)
Losing a child under any circumstance is
horrific. Focusing on the spirituality of the
grieving process can help tremendously.
Please join us. All are welcome.
Upcoming Shrine Emmaus Ministry Retreats
One-Day Retreat: August 2, 2014
Weekend Retreat: November 7-9, 2014
For more information or to register,
Call (800) 919-9332 or 617-542-8057.
For other Emmaus locations and programs, see
www.emfgp.org or email info@emfgp.org.
Castle Island Book Club: Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible
through Palestinian Eyes by Mitri Raheb
Saturday, July 26, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Book discussion and picnic
Meet at Castle Island near Sullivans via own transportation. Food may be purchased at
Sullivans or bring your own lunch and a beach chair or blanket. Pre-registration requested.
Book is available at Amazon.com (paperback $14.76, Kindle $9.99) Note: Paperback is 160 pages.
Book must be read before joining the discussion group.
Dr. Raheb writes in practical terms of the role of faith in action in forming an new future for not only
Palestine, but the Middle East. His focus is on the internal map each person must develop for her/himself. The way to
freedom, equality, and self determination starts inside every person. Real change comes from within, as Jesus said often.
And that starts with faith. But it is not only faith, as Dr Raheb points out, but informed faith. One needs to look soberly
on the history of the region, as he does in this text, in order to understand that the only solutions that will last are those
emanating from the region itself. Empires come and go. Their brilliant solutions for those under their domination also
come and go. The people of the region will devise their own future, if left to it. But first they must search within themselves
for what they truly want the future to look like. Dr. Raheb provides a roadmap to do just that.
About the author: Dr. Mitri Raheb, A Palestinian Christian theologian, is the President of Dar al-Kalima University College
in Bethlehem as well as president of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. He
serves as the Senior Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Contact Dr. Jackie Stewart at 617-542-6440, ext. 143 or email SAS.Evang@gmail.com to register.
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Phone: 1-617-542-6440
Fax: 1-617-542-4225
Website: http://www.StAnthonyShrine.org
Address: 100 Arch Street
Downtown Crossing
Boston, MA 02110
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM
Executive Director
Fr. Barry Langley, OFM
Associate Director
SAINT ANTHONY SHRINE & MINISTRY CENTER
~ All Are Welcome ~
WEEKDAY MASSES
Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel
6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.
Second WednesdayAnointing Mass:
time to be announced
Third WednesdayDay of Remembrance
SATURDAY MASSES
Celebrated in Second Floor Chapel
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
VIGIL MASSES
Second Floor First Floor
Chapel Chapel
4:00 p.m. ** 4:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m. **
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Celebrated in First Floor Chapel
Weekdays: 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.;
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. and
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Seasonal Communal Penance Service:
(to be announced)
Sunday: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Legal Holiday: 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
Following Masses ** Music
10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:30 Noon
4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Benediction
(First Floor Chapel)
Weekdays: 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 3:30 p.m.
Holy Rosary of Mary Sundays: 2:45 p.m.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy Sundays: 3:00 p.m.
Vespers Sundays: 3:15 p.m.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
(First Floor Chapel)
Weekdays at 1:45 p.m.
Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: St. Anthony Devotions
Wednesdays: Spanish Mass - 5:15 p.m.
Thursdays: St. Jude Devotions
SUNDAY MASSES
Second Floor Chapel
** Music Masses
The Arch Street Band
MISA EN ESPAOL
Cada mircoles a las 5:15 de la tarde
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
LEGAL HOLIDAY MASSES
Second Floor Chapel
MISA EN ESPAOL - PRIMER PISO
Cada domingo a las 11:45 de la maana
6 Saint Anthony Shrine The Church on Arch Street
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity A
Reading I: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9
Responsorial Psalm: Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Reading II: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Gospel: John 3:16-18
A Story of Love
What is the Holy Trinity and why do we dedicate a
big Sunday to it?
i know a story that might help.
Once upon a time, in fact once upon many
thousand times, God the Father invited the people
of the earth to a lasting and loving
relationship. Look at the Old
Testament: i want to be your God
and i want you to be my people. My
love for you is tender and precious.
Wont you love me in return?
in many ways people understood and
entered into the agreement.
Abraham, isaac, Moses, Elisha, Elijah,
just to begin the list.
But we humans keep choosing things
closer to hand, like money and honors
and suchbarns full of them. Our
refusal of Gods love became
widespread.
How did God react to such rejections?
With hurt and disappointment for sure.
My people, what have i done to you? How
have i offended you? Answer me. For your
sake i scourged your captors and their first-
born sons, but you brought your scourges
down on me! My people, answer me (from
The Reproaches on Good Friday)!
No answer. So eventually the Father tried a new
and quite brilliant way. i will show them what
true love looks like. Since i am all love and nothing
but love, i will go out to them utterly, as love does.
i will become one of them. i will live humanity to
its depths, and they will see love in its full truth.
Spirituality of the Readings
So a human called Jesus was born. He grew up.
He told the people to love God above all things and
their neighbors as themselves. He was the very
heart of God, the heart made flesh. One with the
Father but different as well. Two persons in one
God.
Human beings had been hurt and betrayed, of
course, forced to live with their own mixed-up
motives, selfishness and greed. Love gets lost in
such a world. So Jesus-God plunged far into our
ocean of cruelty and loss, dove all the way to down
to death.
His job was to carry all this back to the source of
everything, the Father. The disciples knew about
only two parts of God, Jesus and his Abba. So
before he left, he said the following to them (i am
paraphrasing):
Philip and the rest of you, if you
know me, you know the Father.
And after i go back to the Father, i
will remain within you. i will
make a home in you by sending
the Holy Spirit. This Comforter
will be the very love that i and the
Father have for each other!
He was talking of course about the
third person of the Trinity, the Holy
Spirita real being that snuggles
close within our souls if we let it. This
Spirit of love is graceful and deep and
comforting, like a blanket in winter
cold.
And that is the story. Alright, maybe it is less clear
than we would like. Really it is just the story of our
lives with God and each other.
it is the Trinity! Let us celebrate!
Fr. John Foley, S. J.
Copyright 2014, The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
you are invited to write a note to the author of this reflection:
Fr. John Foley, S. J. (johnbfoley@yahoo.com)
Art: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of
God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of
you. (Second Reading)
Henrik van Balen, The Holy Trinity, 1620
100 Arch Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 617.542.6440 7
Shalom, salaam, peace and all Good!
Not too early to Plan Ahead Join us
on our May 19-29, 2015
Holy Land Pilgrimage!
(Dates are tentative pending airline seats
availability)
Leaders: Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM &
Dr. Jackie Stewart (Costs TBA)
To get on our interest list, please contact Dr. Jackie
Stewart, SAS.Evang@gmail.com or 617-542-6440, ext.
143.
Offered by Franciscan Adult School
The papacy of Pope Francis has brought new energy
and excitement to many in the Church. The Franciscan
community gladly joins him in his call for a new
evangelization. in this spirit, Holy Name Province has
prepared a number of brief reflections on elements of
Pope Francis statements and writings, particularly
Evangelii Gaudium.
Francis, A Man of Peace
By Ken Himes, OFM
March 2014
At the time of his election one
item that grabbed attention was
the new popes choice of name
and explanation for why he chose
it. in a press conference three days
after his election he related that a cardinal sitting
next to him at the time of his election, turned to him
and hugged him and then whispered, Don't forget
the poor. The pope then said, right away, thinking
of the poor, i thought of Francis of Assisi. Then i
thought of all the wars . . . Francis is also the man of
peace. That is how the name came into my heart:
Francis of Assisi.
Pope Francis identifies with Francis of Assisi in part
because of his desire to promote and build peace.
One of his earliest statements called for a global day
of fasting and prayer for the cause of peace in Syria.
He has made statements about the hope of
reconciliation and peace in a number of countries,
most recently Ukraine.
An extended statement of Franciss views can be
found in his exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The
Joy of the Gospel). in that statement he linked
violence and inequality. Until exclusion and
inequality in society and between people are
reversed, it will be impossible to eliminate violence.
And inequality eventually engenders a violence
which recourse to arms cannot and never will be able
to resolve. For Francis, as long as there is dramatic
inequality violence will break out again and again no
matter how much military force is used to suppress
it.
On New years Day Francis presented his message
for the annual World Day of Peace. Hearkening back
to the spirit of Francis of Assisi and that saints
tendency to address people as Brother and
Sister, the pope entitled his message, Fraternity,
the Foundation and Pathway to Peace. Peace,
according to the pope, requires that we see other
people not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers and
sisters to be accepted and embraced. Where
previous popes like John Paul ii and Benedict Xvi
used the word solidarity to convey the idea that
we are all connected and interdependent, Francis
chose fraternity to make a similar point. At the
root of the problem of violence is the refusal to see
the other as a fellow son or daughter of God, a
brother or sister. violence is enabled when we only
look at the other as an enemy, a threat, a source of
fear and, therefore, someone who must be subjected
to violence in order to punish and deter.
Pope Francis offers a vital lesson to be remembered.
More than ethical arguments about just wars and
pacifism are needed. More than diplomatic
negotiations over the arms race and disarmament are
necessary. There is nothing wrong with these things,
of course, but they are insufficient without A
conversion of hearts, that would permit everyone
to recognize in the other a brother or sister to care
for, and to work together with, in building a fulfilling
life for all. Francis of Assisi and Francis of Rome
both call for a fundamental stance of fraternity and
sorority in our outlook toward others.
More recent developments....
During his trip to the Holy Land (May 24-26, 2014),
Pope Francis invited the israeli and Palestinian
presidents (Pres. Abbas of Palestine and Pres. Peres of
israel) to pray with him at the vatican on Pentecost
Sunday, June 8 (as this Bulletin issue is going to press).
Both accepted his invitation. At the prayer service,
after each of them offered remarks, the leaders
exchanged kisses on the cheek and handshakes then
grabbed shovels to help plant an olive tree (a sign of
peace). Both had a chance to meet together privately
with the Pope after the prayer ceremony in the
gardens of the vatican.