September 27, 2009 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

How to Raise a Drug-Free KidTomorrow, Monday, September 28th, has been designated Fam-ily Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children ™. The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola is the only church in the United States to celebrate Family Day for nine consecutive years. The following essay is adapted from How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents, by Joseph A. Califano Jr., Founder and Chair of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

Parents, you have the power to raise drug-free kids, and the key to that

power is parental engagement. Parental engagement allows you to influence, teach, encourage, correct, and support your children so that they develop the will and the skills to say no to tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Below are a few key examples of parental engagement in action. Be There For DinnerIn the 1996 CASA survey of teens, I no-ticed that kids who had dinner with their parents every night of the week were far

less likely to smoke, drink, or use drugs than kids who never had dinner with their parents. The kids who had frequent family din-ners also tended to get A’s and B’s in school, were less likely to be stressed out, perpetually bored, or have friends who smoked, drank, or used drugs. So we started calibrating our surveys and research and discovered this: the more often children eat dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink, or use drugs. That’s why I consider family dinner the most comfortable and powerful tool you can use to keep kids off drugs. The nightly family dinner gives you an opportunity to talk to your children on a regular basis. If you dine with your children every night you can get a sense of what’s on your kids’ minds, who their friends are, what they are interested in, and how their moods change. At CASA, we consider the family dinner so important that we have created a national day of celebration, “CASA Family Day—A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™.” Family Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Monday in September, as a reminder to parents of the importance of family dinners. Incorporate Religious and Spiritual Practices into Family LifeFaith is an effective substance abuse prevention tool because it offers your children a sense of their inherit dignity and strength in the face of adversity.

Teens who consider religion to be an important part of their lives are far less likely to smoke, drink, or use drugs. Moreover, teens who attend religious services regularly—at least once a week—are at much lower risk of smoking, drinking, or using drugs than teens who never attend religious services.

Sharing your faith with your children will reduce the likelihood that they will abuse harmful substances. When you explain to your children why they shouldn’t abuse substances, you can remind them that we are all made in God’s image and with free will, characteristics incompatible with substance abuse and addiction.

Another tangible benefit of sharing your religious practice with your children is that it strengthens the family bond and provides an opportunity to establish meaningful family rituals.

Get Dad Engaged

It is very important that both Mom and Dad be engaged in their children’s lives. In CASA’s surveys, teens are more likely to report having an excellent relationship with their mother than with their father. Children need their fathers to be there day after day, talking, listening, teaching, supporting, encouraging, and loving them. Children in two parent families who report only poor or fair relationships with their fathers are at higher risk for substance abuse than those in single parent families who have an excellent relationship with their mother or father. Fathers who are involved in their children’s daily lives and keep open lines of communica-tion with their children sharply reduce their children’s risk of substance abuse.

The Benefits of Being A Hands-On Parent

As a parent you have the greatest power to influence the children that God has entrusted to you. You have more power than any law, any peer pressure, any teacher or coach, any priest, any music, film, or Internet site, any rock star, movie star, or famous athlete, even any sister, brother, aunt or uncle. If you truly engage in your children’s lives, you will take a giant step toward raising your chil-dren to be emotionally and physically healthy, academically success-ful, and drug and alco-hol free. Your children will choose not to use.

How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents was published by Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone/Fireside Division in August 2009. You can find it at your local bookstore or at www.straightdopeforparents.org For more information about Family Day, visit www.CASAFamilyDay.org

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Sunday, September 27thSVdP Blood DriveMcKinnon Hall9:00 AM – 2:00 PMEvery two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. The New York Blood Center requires 2,000 donations daily to meet the transfusion needs of our community. Please be a part of our first Blood Drive of the season. Your donation may enable a premature baby to live, a burn victim to recover, a cancer patient to be treated, an accident victim to survive, or a transplant candidate to have life-giving surgery. Sunday, September 27th at 6:00 PM, Parish Lounge - IYA Bible Study: Apples and Eve. See additional information under “Ignatian Young Adults” at far right.Monday, September 28th, 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Presentation begins at 7:00 PM in Wallace

Hall

Please come and enjoy refreshments while meeting the Parish Staff and other parishioners, both old and new.RSVP to 212-288-3588 or church@stignatiusloyola.orgTuesday, September 29th at 7:00 PM in the Parish Lounge: Training New Ministers to the Sick and Homebound. See additional information under “Compassionate Care Series” on the page at right.

Wednesday, September 30th at 7:00 PM in the Parish Lounge - Ignatian Social Justice Meeting. ISJ consists of parishioners committed to raising awareness about Catholic social teachings and addressing timely social justice issues. We welcome new members.

THIS WEEK OF INTEREST

We extend a warm welcome and con-gratulations to Fr. Rick Curry, S.J., who will be celebrating a First Mass of Thanksgiving at next Sunday’s 11:00 AM Solemn Mass. Father Curry was ordained on September 13th in Washington, D.C. PLEASE OPEN FOR PAGES 3 AND 4

8:00 AM Mass Format Change We have begun celebrating the 8:00 AM Sunday Mass in a more contemplative for-mat. While retaining the accompaniment of the organ, there is no longer any singing. This format is intended to meet the needs of those who prefer a more meditative experience of the Mass.

Calling All Singers! The volunteer choirs – Parish Community Choir, Canticum Sacrum and Wallace Hall Music Group – are looking for new members. Details and schedule information can be found in the Volunteer Choirs brochure in the narthex, Wallace Hall literature rack, Parish House reception area, and online at www.stignatiusloyola.orgBe a part of the wonderful music you hear each Sunday! For more information, or to schedule an audition, con-tact the Music Office at 212-288-3588 ext. 612, or email music@stignatiusloyola.org

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year, begins at sunset on Sunday, September 27th.

To our Jewish brothers and sisters : May you be written in the Book of Life

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will visit the East Manhattan Vicariate on Thursday, Oc-tober 8th at the Church of St. Monica, 413 East 79th Street. A Prayer Service will begin at 7:00 PM, followed by light refreshments and an opportunity for parishioners to meet Archbishop Dolan.

20 tickets have been distributed to each of the 29 parishes in our vicariate.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact the Parish House at 212-288-3588 beginning Monday morning, September 28th at 9:00 AM. You may request a maximum of two tickets. First come, first served!

Gazing on the Face of Jesus with Mary: Pray the Rosary with Most Rev. Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York Rosary 2-CD set. Cost: $17.95 (+ S&H). Includes all four sets of mysteries, prayers led by Archbishop Dolan and reflections by the Archbishop.

For additional information, visit www.rosaryea.org or contact the Rosary Evangelization Apostolate at 414-570-4389.

“To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.” - Pope John Paul II

New Parishioners We welcome new parishioners and invite you to fill out a Parishioner Registration Card located in the pew racks, at the Parish House, and

online at: www.stignatiusloyola.org Registration is our only means of certifying membership in the Parish. If your address - or email address - changes, please be sure to notify us

so that we can update our records.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

The Contemplative Outreach conference originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, October 16th and 17th, has been postponed due to Fr. Keating’s illness. We pray for Fr. Keating’s quick recovery and look forward to rescheduling this 2-day event in Spring 2010.Those who have already registered will be contacted by a representative of Contemplative Outreach and will

receive a refund in full.

The first Choral Concert of the Season featuringJohn Tavener RequiemValentin Silvestrov DiptychonWednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:30PM Hear the Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius in two exciting U.S. premieres: Tavener’s Requiem and Silvestrov’s Diptychon, followed by a Venetian Mas-querade Gala Reception!

Concert tickets are $50 for preferred seating and$40 or $30 (student/senior) for general seating. Gala Reception tickets are $100. Please visit www.smssconcerts.org or call 212-288-2520 to order.

St. Ignatius Spiritual Community Reading Group. Tuesday, October 20th at 7:30 PM, Parish Lounge. Our October selection is G.K. Chesterton’s Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox, published by Doubleday. New members are always welcome! For additional information, please contact Jane Campbell at 212-536-7746 or jtcjane@aol.com

COMPASSIONATE CARE SERIES: Training New Ministers to the Sick and Homebound led by Kathryn King, FSP

Tuesdays: September: 29 October 13, 20, 27Parish Lounge 7:00 - 8:30 PM

These four sessions will deepen the awareness of the “Call to Ministry to the Sick and Homebound” through bringing the Eucharist and pastoral visiting. Topics will include: Minister of the Eucharist Being Community: Pastoral Visiting Skills Ministers to the Sick as a Praying Community Issues in Pastoral Visiting to the Sick

To register, please contact Sr. Kathryn King at the Parish House: 212-288-3588

PARISH RETREATSAutumn Evening of Prayer Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:00 PMJoin us for a “seasonal renewal” and the opportunity to deepen your prayer life.The evening will include a presentation,

time for personal prayer, and an opportunity for sharing. To register, please contact Sr. Kathryn King

at the Parish House: 212-288-3588

EMMAUS BEREAVEMENT MINISTRYCareful Conversations Related to Illness, Death and Dying: Financial, Medical, Legal Considerations led by attorney Sandra Busell, Busell & Stier, PLLCTuesday, October 6, 2009 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Emmaus Support Group: Session IWednesdays, October 14 – November 18, 2009 7:00 – 8:30 PM Parish LoungeA six week bereavement support group for men and women who have suffered the loss of a significant person: spouse, child, relative, friend. Led by trained facilitators, the group will explore the experience of loss as well as some of the issues related to grief.

To register for either program, please contact Sr. Kathryn King at the Parish House: 212-288-3588

“Paris Around the Corner”Dinner at Brasserie Julien 1422 Third Avenue (80th - 81st Streets)Tuesday, October 20th from 6:30 – 9:00 PMTreat your palate to a delicious French tasting menu and a complimentary glass of wine. Prix Fixe: $45 by October 12th, $55 by October 18thSpace is limited. Reserve now. Make checks payable

to: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (write “Boomers & Beyond” in the memo section). Mail or hand deliver to Boomers & Beyond at the Parish House. Payment must accompany your reservation. For further information, email:

BoomersandBeyond.eastside@gmail.com (preferred) or call 646-241-1332

Visit our website at: www.boomersbeyond.blogspot.com

Apples and Eve: Creation and Original Sin Sundays, September 27, October 4, 11

6:00 PM - Parish Lounge This series will include a careful reading of Genesis 1, 2, and 3 as well as a consideration of the doctrine of original sin. Discussion will be led by parishioner Brian Pinter, Member of Ignatian Young Adults and Director of Campus Ministry at Regis High School. For additional information, or to register, please contact Katie Munley at katie.munley@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE! IYA Coffee House Fundraiser Saturday, November 14th in McKinnon Hall Details to follow...

IGNATIAN YOUNG ADULTS

Calling all Teens (grades 9-12)Listed below are October’s service opportunities. To register, please call 212-288-3588 x610 or e-mail: it@stignatiusloyola.org

HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT Central Park Pitch-In, Pick Up! – Saturday, October 3rdMeet at 9:30 AM in the Parish House and walk as a group to Central Park. Choose a trash grabber or sweeper and “Pitch-In!” Register by Thursday, October 1st.

HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED Xavier Food Pantry - October 10thMeet at 8:30 AM in the Parish House and go as a group by subway to St. Francis Xavier Church. The Pantry is open from 9:00AM – 12:00 noon. Register by Thursday, October 8th.

Alzheimer’s Association – Memory Walk Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25thThe walk takes place on Sunday, October 25th. On Saturday, volunteers are needed to help with last minute tasks. Meet at 9:00 AM in the Parish House. On Sunday, volunteers are needed to help along the route, from 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Register by Monday, October 19th.

HELPING CHILDREN New York Cares Day: Volunteer to Help a NY City School – Saturday, October 17thMeet at 8:30 AM in the Parish House. The event takes place from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. We will return as a group to the Parish House. Register by Thursday, October 15th.

HELPING TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE’S DAY Are you artsy/craftsy? Here are two service projects that you can do in your own home!- Make cards to be delivered to homebound senior citizens with a City Meals-on-Wheels delivery. - Make cards for isolated senior citizens.

(Instructions/samples will be provided for both of these craft projects)

IGNATIAN TEENSOPEN HOUSES for Catholic High Schools

Convent of the Sacred Heart1 East 91st StreetAn invitation for 8th grade girls and their parentsFriday, November 6th from 9:00 – 11:00 AMRSVP is required: 212-722-4745 x300Dominican Academy44 East 68th Street – 212-744-0195A Catholic college preparatory school for girlsSaturday, October 17th, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMAn invitation for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls and their familiesLoyola School980 Park Avenue (enter at the corner of 83rd Street)212-288-3522 An invitation for 8th grade students and their familiesWednesday, October 7, 6:00 PM – Last Names A-LTuesday, October 27, 6:00 PM – Last Names M-ZTuesday, November 3, 6:00 PM – Independent School FamiliesRSVP online at www.loyola-nyc.org

Regis High School55 East 84th Street An all-scholarship Jesuit secondary school for Catholic boysAn invitation for 8th grade boys and their parentsWednesday, October 7th, 5:30 – 8:30 PM For additional information, please contact Eric DiMichele, Director of Admissions, at 212-288-1100 or edimiche@regis-nyc.org

Saint Jean Baptiste High School173 East 75th StreetA college preparatory program for young women Saturday, October 24th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PMContact Ms. Lugo at 212-288-1645 x134

St. Vincent Ferrer High School151 East 65th Street – 212-535-4680A Catholic college preparatory school for girlsSaturday, October 17th, noon until 3:00 PMwww.saintvincentferrer.comXavier High School30 West 16th StreetAn invitation for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and their parentsSaturday, October 24th, 1:00 – 4:00 PMFor further information call 212-924-7900 x1442

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 8TH GRADERS!The 2010-2011 Test for Admission

into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will be administered in the Archdiocese of New York on Friday, November 13th. Registrations are being accepted online (preferred), via phone, or paper. The deadline for paper registration is Wednesday, October 7th. The internet and telephone deadline is Thursday, October 22nd.

For additional information, call 866-618-2247 or visit the website: www.tachsinfo.com

Announced Masses and Scripture Readings for the WeekMonday, September 28th(St. Wenceslaus, St. Lawrence Ruiz and comps.) Zechariah 8:1-8 Psalm 102 Luke 9:46-50 8:30 MEM Maria Sieh 12:10 MEM Frank Bistrian 5:30 MEM Mary B. Tully

Tuesday, September 29th (SS. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels)Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Psalm 138 John 1:47-51 8:30 MEM Laurence Michael Madigan 12:10 MEM Michael Waters 5:30 MEM Joseph Stephan Wednesday, September 30th(St. Jerome)Nehemiah 2:1-8 Psalm 137 Luke 9:57-62 8:30 MEM Jean Morace 12:10 MEM Grace Ruggiero 5:30 MEM William Powers

Thursday, October 1st(St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus)Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12 Psalm 19 Luke 10:1-12 8:30 MEM Margaret Whyte 12:10 MEM John A. Rooney 5:30 MEM The Gilhooley Family

Friday, October 2nd(Guardian Angels)Baruch 1:15-22 Psalm 79 Matthew 18:1-5, 10 8:30 MEM Charles Gannon 12:10 MEM Robin Foxx 5:30 MEM John McNamee

Saturday, October 3rd(St. Francis Borgia)Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29 Psalm 69 Luke 10:17-24 8:30 MEM Vera DeRham

Sunday, October 4th(27th in Ordinary Time)Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 128 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16

We pray for the faithful departed Paul Choix May he rest in the peace of the Risen Lord

Interested in Becoming Catholic?

We have the privilege at St. Ignatius of wel-coming many visitors and new parishioners. We especially welcome those who may be thinking of becoming Catholic. If you feel attracted to the Catholic faith, we want you to know about a program at the

Parish that will begin later in the Fall. A group will meet here during the year to inquire into the Catholic faith, to come to know Jesus through the Gospels, to pray, and to prepare for the Easter Sacraments. This process is also open to those Catholic adults who have not received the Sacraments of First Communion or Confirmation. For more information about this process, which is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), contact Maureen Fullam at 212-288-3588 or email church@stignatiusloyola.org

Pastoral Visits Available for Homebound and Ill Parishioners

Parishioners have been trained for the ministry of pastoral visit-ing to the homebound and chronically ill in our Parish. If you are interested in having a visit arranged for yourself or another person, please contact Sr. Kathryn King. She can be reached at 212-288-3588 or kingk@stignatiusloyola.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDRENRegistrations for 2009-2010 can be made by calling the

Parish House at 212-288-3588. Registration forms can also be found on our website,

www.stignatiusloyola.org

FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE:Swine Flu Concerns

Due to concerns about the Swine Flu virus, some parishioners have asked if they should refrain from shaking hands during the sign of peace at Mass. It is important to emphasize that the invitation to offer the sign of peace permits the individual parishioners to choose how that sign will be expressed. For example, some parishioners may choose to wave their hands or nod their heads as a sign of peace. While shaking hands is not obligatory, it is another acceptable expression of the sign of peace. Consequently, those parishioners who are concerned about spreading the swine flu virus by shaking hands at the sign of peace should express peace in another manner. The faithful are also advised to practice good hygiene and hand washing. If they are ill, they should not receive from the cup.

SAVE THE DATE…Saturday, October 24th

at 12 Noon Celebration of the Sacrament

of the Anointing of the Sick For those those who are seriously ill, elderly, disabled, facing surgery or who are afflicted

with any other condition

ChurCh of St. IgnatIuS LoyoLa 980 Park avenue at 84th Street •new York, new York10028 •(212)288-3588

Fax: (212) 734-3671 www.StignatiuSloYola.org

Religious Education for Children

Joanne Cunneen, M.A., M.S. Director

(212) 861-4764 •

St. Ignatius Loyola Grammar School

Ms. Mary Larkin, M.S. Ed.Principal

48 East 84 StreetNew York, NY 10028

(212) 861-3820 Fax: (212) 879-8248•

St. Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery

Ms. Theodora Crist, M.S.Executive Director240 East 84 Street

New York, NY 10028 (212) 734-6427 Fax: (212) 734-6972

Wonder and Knowledge: A conference on the origin of the universe in science and phi-losophy and the role of wonder in scientific discovery. Wednesday, September 30th at 8:00 PM. Columbia University Main Campus, Earl Hall Auditorium, 2980 Broadway at 116th Street. Open to the public and free of charge. Presented by Crossroads Cultural Center and Columbia Catholic Ministry in collaboration with The Center for the Study of Science and Religion at Columbia. For additional informa-tion, visit the website:

www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org

Opening Up Our Prayer: Women’s Autumn Silent Retreat. October 2nd – 4th. St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat House, 251 Searingtown Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. Cost: $270 pp, private; $225 pp, semi-private; $205 pp, commuter. Please call 516-621-8300 x15 for additional information.

Coping with Job Loss: A Support Group for the Recently Unemployed. A free 6-week support group on Tuesday mornings (10:00 – 11:30 AM): October 13th, 20th, 27th and November 3rd, 10th and 17th. St. Francis of Assisi Center, 139 West 31st Street. Pre-registration and pre-screening are required before Friday, October 2nd. Contact Marie Harrington, Director of Outreach Programs, at 212-736-8500 x354

Day of Prayer: Wednesday, October 21st from 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM. Mount St. Alphon-sus Pastoral Center. Cost: $25, includes lunch. Mount St. Alphonsus is located on the banks of the Hudson River in the Village of Esopus, NY. Reservations and deposits are required for all programs. For more information, please call 845-384-8000 or visit the website:

www.MountSaintAlphonsus.org Mercy Center is seeking volunteer ESL teach-ers. Morning, afternoon, evening, and Saturday class schedules are available. Easily accessible by #2, 5, 6 subway and major highways. Call Sr. Mary Galeone, RSM, 718-993-2789, for further information. To learn more about the Mercy Center, please visit the website:

www.mercycenterbronx.org

Music Information: (212) 288-2520 E-mail: music@stignatiusloyola.org

Pastor Rev. George M. Witt, S.J.Pastoral Associates Joanne Cunneen Kathryn King, F.S.P.Associate Pastors Rev. William Bergen, S.J. Rev. James L. Dugan, S.J. Rev. Ugo R. Nacciarone, S.J.Assisting Priests (Sunday) Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J. Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J. Rev. James Martin, S.J.Music Ministries Kent Tritle, Director Nancianne Parrella Renée Anne Louprette Robert Reuter Mary Huff Philip Anderson Erin Acheson, Administrator Staff information: on the website at music/music staffAssistant to the Pastor Diane M. BoyleAdministrative Assistant Patricia SchneiderDirector of Facilities Sona M. OlsonEvents Coordinator Emily HoltzTreasurer Fernando Castro

PARISH STAFF

Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 8:30AM,12:10PMand5:30PM

Saturday:8:30AM

Masses for Next Weekend:

SaturdayVigil:5:30PMFr.BergenSunday:8:00AMFr.Bergen 9:30AMFr.UgoWallaceHall11:00AMFr.WittSolemn11:00AMFr.Curry 7:30PMFr.Witt

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Sundays at the 9:30 AM Mass and the 11:00 AM Mass in Wallace Hall. Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays and First Saturdays at 9:00 AM (Lady Chapel)

Centering Prayer: Mondays at 6:30 PM Thursdays: resumes Nov. 12th at 6:30 PM

Confessions: 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment. Communal Penance Services are celebrated during Advent and Lent.

Baptisms: Please call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to arrange for a Bap-tism and the preparation given prior to Baptism.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Contact Maureen Fullam, M.A., Director, at the Parish House.

Marriages: The Bride or Groom should call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House to begin preparation for Marriage, normally one year in advance.

Visits to the Sick: Please contact the Parish House between 9:00 AM-9:00 PM.