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June 2008 If you are visiting or new to Saint Ignatius, we hope that you will feel welcome and at home. Please join us after Mass for Coffee Hour downstairs in the Parish Hall, and, if you will, fill out a visitor’s/newcomer’s card so that we can keep in touch. Infant & Toddler Nursery is located just adjacent to the Parish Hall downstairs, please ask an usher to show you where to go. We have professional child care avaialble and parents are welcome to come and go throughout the service. Children’s Resource: We now have a wonderful new resource for children to use during the Mass, both as an aid to their own devotion and for their pure enjoyment: The Sunday Paper Junior. These coloring sheets, the creation of Connecticut Episcopal priest Gretchen Wolff-Pritchard, are now available (along with crayons) in the back of the church. New each week, they relate specifically to the lessons appointed for the day in the Lectionary. In Mother Pritchard’s words, The Sunday Paper is “informal, whimsical, faithful to Scripture, and in dead earnest. It is not condescending or cute. It helps children to acquire a vocabulary of crucial Scriptural images, and to relate the Gospel to the Old Testament, the life of the Church, and their own lives.” We hope you and your family will enjoy them. Summer Vacation: Father Blume will be taking his annual summer vacation from the 5th to the 28th of June. He will be back at Mass on Sunday the 29th and in the office from Monday the 30th. While he is away, Mother Swain will handle all pastoral emergencies. She may be contacted through the parish office, on her mobile phone (646-236-2002), or via . She and Father Harding will be covering Sunday services and the office will be open for business as usual. The only change in the schedule is that there will be no Mass on Thursdays in June. Restoration Update: This summer we will be undertaking a major renovation of the interior and exterior of the north facade of the Church. This work will include repointing, cleaning, and sealing the building envelope. Scaffolding and sidewalk protection has been erected along 87th Street and work is getting underway on the exterior. We expect that the work will go through the summer and that we will be able to see the splendid results by September. We are all grateful to all those who have contributed to the Capital Campaign and who have made this essential work on the fabric of our building possible. Indeed, keeping our historic church watertight and in good condition is so important for allowing our worship and ministry to continue so that we may truly show forth God’s love here on the Upper West Side. If you want further information about this restoration project please speak with Scott McDermott or the Rector. St Ignatius Recycles: Blue recycling bins for beverage cartons, bottles, and cans are now located by the West End entrance, outside the Library door, and in the Choir Room. Recycling bins for paper and cardboard may be found outside the Library door, and in the Choir Room. Environmental stewardship is an essential part of our Christian vocation. Please join us in recycling! See the schedule for all of June here. Prayer List: The weekly intercessions list is now found in the Sunday Leaflet. The entire list of those for whom our prayers for healing are offered, which you will find on page 15, will always be prayed in full on our Wednesday evening healing Masses. If you wish to place yourself or someone else, whether a member of the parish or not, on the prayer list, please contact the office either by or phone (212-580-3326). Please do let us know if you or a member of your family or a friend is sick and would like either our prayers or a visit from one of the clergy. In these days of strict privacy laws we will not know you or a member of your family is in the hospital or ill unless you tell us. Names will be placed on the list for six weeks, after which time they will be removed, unless renewed. Please contact the parish office to place names on the list. Names submitted by Wednesday 12 Noon will appear in the following Sunday Leaflet.Flowers, Music, and Lights: Parishioners may sponsor flowers, music, or candles for most Sundays in the church year, to glorify God and to remember or give thanks for someone. Simply sign-up on the sheet located on the bulletin board outside the Sacristy. Please see the New Flower Donation amounts that are posted on the bulletin board and listed on the sign-up sheet. Deadline for Flower Donations to appear in the Sunday Leaflet are the previous Wednesday at 12 Noon. Soup Kitchen Volunteers are Needed: Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please contact Elizabeth Moore at 212-749-4947, or David Holkeboer at 212-874-1050, for information. Ecclesia Ministries: On the first Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m., a team from St Ignatius goes to Madison Square Park to participate in the celebration of Mass outdoors. If you are already on the team or would like to join us on any given Sunday, please speak with James Marshall at 917-848-9171 or with Clyde Kuemmerle at 917-617-5945. This is a unique opportunity for lay ministry to the homeless and disenfranchised among us. Parish Care: Did you know that there is a group of your fellow Ignatians who are ready to help out if you are ill or are having a family emergency? We can help with cooking, shopping, household chores, doctors’ visits, or just by being a listening friend. Please contact the Parish Office so you can be referred to the Parish Care Group. About Us: The parish newsletter’s “About Us” column publishes small and large items of news about members and friends of St. Ignatius. My hope is that this column will help us to celebrate, comfort, encourage, and enjoy one another as companions on the journey of life. The “About Us” column will evolve and grow in response to YOUR input, ideas, and suggestions! Please write to me at cvidor@verizon.net or at 355 Riverside Dr., #12E , New York , New York, 10025 — or find me at a Coffee Hour. ~ Constance Vidor Office Hours: The Parish Office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |