Sunday Mass Madonna Della Strada Chapel 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Daily Mass Chapel of the Sacred Heart Monday - Saturday 12:05 p.m. Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 4:40 p.m. Thursday 7:00 p.m. (followed by Rosary and Benediction) Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation Room, Chapel of the Sacred Heart Monday - Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12 noon Also by appointment in University Ministries and the Jesuit Community at Campion Hall. Devotions to Our Lady Rosary & Benediction after Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Exposition, Sacred Heart Litany, and Benediction after Friday 4:40 p.m. Mass Byzantine Liturgy Ciszek Hall, Fr. Sable, S.J. Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. Vespers Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Campus Mosque 306 Taylor Ave. Friday service 12:30 p.m. 941-5520 Volume 10, Issue 23 April 10, 2011 Fifth Sunday of Lent The reading from Romans today introduces the concept that the Spirit of God dwells in you. In the midst of a busy semester, it’s easy to get caught up with studying, papers, club meetings, and service activities and to forget this powerful fact. Service to others is both one of our greatest responsibilities and our greatest rewards as students at a Jesuit university. However, I notice that sometimes we get so involved in trying to find God in others and share our faith and skills with them that we forget that we take a piece of God with us everywhere we go too. We can forget that everything we do we are doing in His name. I had the privilege of experiencing an International Service Program (ISP) trip in Guyana this past summer. While there, one of the sites that we visited most frequently was called The Palms, a geriatric home for elderly people who had nowhere else to go. I had been having an amazing time since the second we got to the Guyana airport, but after about our third visit to The Palms I found myself thinking about the numerous nursing homes and elderly in need of help right in Scranton, and questioning why exactly I ended up in Guyana of all places. Then, the next day we visited The Palms again and I was headed to the women’s ward. When I reached the porch, I was greeted by a nice woman named Esther who happened to be blind and could only tell that someone was coming by the sound of my footsteps. Before I even had a chance to introduce myself or shake her hand, she said “I’m so glad that God has brought you here to me today.” That was when it hit me. While I like to think I am in control of my life, God has a master plan for all of us. Perhaps instead of “choosing” what we do in life, we are more so responding to calls, desires, and passions that He has already instilled in us. Perhaps so much of what we have to offer to others isn’t our skills, but rather ourselves and God in us. As God brought me to Guyana, God has brought you here, to the University of Scranton, and to Mass here at Madonna della Strada. I’ve seen Him with my own two eyes in this community to which I’m so honored to belong. He will be with you in your classes this week, over the summer, and for years to come. He will be with you not just in an external all-powerful way, but in an intimate, personal in you way. While this intimate relationship does entail a big responsibility to uphold, it can also be comforting in that God is then literally always there to help you- in the late hours when you’re writing a paper or when you’re talking to a friend who is having a hard time. St. Teresa of Avila writes that “Christ has no body but yours. No eyes, no hands, no feet on earth but yours.” So continue to see God in others and also in yourself. Don’t be afraid to reach out and touch someone else’s life; and confidently walk in the path that God has graciously laid out for us. Cara Brindley Class of 2012
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Sunday Mass
Madonna Della Strada
Chapel
11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
Daily Mass
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Monday - Saturday
12:05 p.m.
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri
4:40 p.m.
Thursday
7:00 p.m. (followed by Rosary and Benediction)
Sacrament of
Reconciliation
Reconciliation Room,
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Monday - Friday
11:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Also by appointment in
University Ministries
and the Jesuit Community at
Campion Hall.
Devotions to Our Lady
Rosary & Benediction
after Thursday
7:00 p.m. Mass
Devotions to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus
Exposition, Sacred Heart
Litany, and Benediction
after Friday 4:40 p.m. Mass
Byzantine Liturgy
Ciszek Hall, Fr. Sable, S.J.
Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.
Vespers Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
Campus Mosque
306 Taylor Ave.
Friday service
12:30 p.m.
941-5520
Volume 10, Issue 23 April 10, 2011
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The reading from Romans today introduces the concept that the Spirit
of God dwells in you. In the midst of a busy semester, it’s easy to get caught
up with studying, papers, club meetings, and service activities and to forget
this powerful fact. Service to others is both one of our greatest responsibilities
and our greatest rewards as students at a Jesuit university. However, I notice
that sometimes we get so involved in trying to find God in others and share our
faith and skills with them that we forget that we take a piece of God with us
everywhere we go too. We can forget that everything we do we are doing in
His name.
I had the privilege of experiencing an International Service Program
(ISP) trip in Guyana this past summer. While there, one of the sites that we
visited most frequently was called The Palms, a geriatric home for elderly
people who had nowhere else to go. I had been having an amazing time since
the second we got to the Guyana airport, but after about our third visit to The
Palms I found myself thinking about the numerous nursing homes and elderly
in need of help right in Scranton, and questioning why exactly I ended up in
Guyana of all places. Then, the next day we visited The Palms again and I was
headed to the women’s ward. When I reached the porch, I was greeted by a
nice woman named Esther who happened to be blind and could only tell that
someone was coming by the sound of my footsteps. Before I even had a
chance to introduce myself or shake her hand, she said “I’m so glad that God
has brought you here to me today.” That was when it hit me. While I like to
think I am in control of my life, God has a master plan for all of us. Perhaps
instead of “choosing” what we do in life, we are more so responding to calls,
desires, and passions that He has already instilled in us. Perhaps so much of
what we have to offer to others isn’t our skills, but rather ourselves and God in
us.
As God brought me to Guyana, God has brought you here, to the
University of Scranton, and to Mass here at Madonna della Strada. I’ve seen
Him with my own two eyes in this community to which I’m so honored to
belong. He will be with you in your classes this week, over the summer, and
for years to come. He will be with you not just in an external all-powerful way,
but in an intimate, personal in you way. While this intimate relationship does
entail a big responsibility to uphold, it can also be comforting in that God is
then literally always there to help you- in the late hours when you’re writing a
paper or when you’re talking to a friend who is having a hard time.
St. Teresa of Avila writes that “Christ has no body but yours. No eyes,
no hands, no feet on earth but yours.” So continue to see God in others and
also in yourself. Don’t be afraid to reach out and touch someone else’s life;
and confidently walk in the path that God has graciously laid out for us.
Cara Brindley
Class of 2012
“Today our prime
educational
objective must be
to form men-and-
women-for-others;
men and women
who will live not
for themselves but
for God and his
Christ - for the
God-man who
lived and died for
all the world; men
and women who
cannot even
conceive of love of
God which does
not include love
for the least of
their neighbors;
men and women
completely
convinced that
love of God which
does not issue in
justice for others
is a farce.”
Pedro Arrupe, S.J.,
28th Superior General
of the Society of Jesus,
Valencia, Spain ,
1973
The Community Outreach Office provides information on Volunteer Opportunities for individuals, groups, clubs, and residence hall floors. Our office is located in The DeNaples
Center, Room 205B, and our webpage is www.scranton.edu/volunteers. We are also on Facebook! Like Us!
Check out our new webpage at www.scranton.edu/volunteers for a complete list of
current opportunities, agency information, upcoming events and more!
Pet Therapy on Wednesday, April 27th from 11:30-1:30. Pet Therapy invites faculty
and staff to bring their pets to campus to bring joy and stress relief to students. Each fall
and spring, over 50 dogs join more than 500 students and staff for petting and hugs.
Students look forward to this event each semester, as they are missing their own pets at
home.
Easter Basket Drive - Students, clubs, floors, staff and faculty are invited to make an
Easter Basket for a child in need (ages infants to 12), wrap it in cellophane and drop it
off in the Community Outreach Office, 205B DeNaples, by Monday April 18th. The
basket should contain a chocolate or white bunny, wrapped candies (no loose), jelly
beans, toys (i.e., stuffed animal, car, crayons, books, etc) and other age appropriate
gifts. The basket should contain Easter grass. Suggested $ amount per basket is $20.
Baskets will be donated to children from area Headstart preschools, Friends of the Poor
and St. Joseph's Center.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania: Ongoing, after school homework,
Monday-Thursday, 2:30 pm, five volunteers. Ongoing, after school recreation,
Monday-Friday, 4 to 8:30 p.m. Contact: Laura Gentile, 570-342-8709, x114.
Boy Scouts of America: Ongoing, Cub/Den leader, Tuesdays, 2:30-4 pm, once or twice
a month. Child abuse clearances are necessary and are paid for by the agency.
Interested in designing & leading retreats, sharing your faith with teenagers, and facilitating service programs? Desire living in community while doing a year of service? With over 35 years of Catholic Youth Ministry experience, Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries (CYFM) is rebuilding the Catholic Church by nurturing faith, developing leaders, taking action through service to those in need and magnifying God's love in the world.
Chrissy Guariglia ('10) from CYFM will be on campus Tuesday, April 12th from 1-3pm and 7-9pm in DeNaples 214 (inside the Forum). Stop by to learn more about how your talents can
serve the Church in this exciting ministry at CYFM through the Cap Corps Program! http://www.capuchin.org/capcorps
Elise Gower, B.A. Amy Hoegen, M.A. Lori Moran, M.S. Fr. Leo Manglaviti, S.J., Ph.D. International Service Programs University Minister Community Outreach Director of Ignatian Spiritual Formation