[TCCM] Bulletin

[Michael Teodros]

Hey friends!

Here is the bulletin!<http://web.mit.edu/tcc/archives/public/bulletin/2018/bulletin.2018-09-14.pdf>

These are the contents of the bulletin:


*        Training for Lectors, Altar Servers and Extraordinary ministers on Sunday the 16th

*        TI Talk about the Church and Secular Politics on Tuesday the 18th

*        Talk will be followed by a Grad Student Dinner

*        Trip to Six Flags on Saturday the 22nd

*        RCIA classes starting in early October

*        Meeting for those interested in becoming Catholic, being Baptized, receiving First Communion, or being Confirmed on Sunday the 30th

*        Info about Bible Studies, Spaghetti Supper, Choir, BBMSK

More details below:

Training for Lectors, Altar Servers, and Extraordinary Ministers: Training sessions in the Chapel after Mass
TODAY, Sunday, September 16, following the 1:00 Mass (so starting around 2:15). Please contact Fr. Moloney
at catholic at mit.edu if you are interested or have any questions.

How does the Church think about secular politics? The Church is a community with supernatural origins
which is composed, at least partially, by people who live in this world and have to organize themselves into
societies and nations. Prof. Chad Pecknold of the Catholic University of America will be giving the first
Thomistic Institute lecture of the year, "Augustine's City of God and the Nature of Politics." Prof. Pecknold is the
author of Christianity and Politics: A Brief Guide to the History, and is a frequent commentator regarding the
intersection on Christianity and politics on television and print media. The talk will focus on the classic
statement of the relation of Church to the state as given by St. Augustine, and how that applies to politics today
right before the national midterm elections. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 5:30 pm in Room 1-190.

Grad Student Dinner after the TI Talk: Tuesday, 9/18 - after the TI Talk the grad students will pick
somewhere to go for dinner to hang out and discuss the talk. Questions? Email Aileen at amdevlin at mit.edu.
Trip to Six Flags New England: Saturday, Sept. 22. We will leave at 10:30 AM and will be back home at
around 9 PM. Tickets and bus transportation are free. Sign up in the back of the Chapel or email
catholic at mit.edu<mailto:catholic at mit.edu>.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Course in the Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith: Fr.
Moloney will be offering a class in the fundamentals of the Catholic faith that will cover everything from the
Trinity to Church history to the Sacraments, prayer, and the moral life. It is meant to be both a high-level
introduction to the faith appropriate for interested non-Catholics, and a serious review of the faith for those who
are Catholics. It is required for those who want to enter the Church. Classes will start in early October and run
for the rest of the year.

For those interested in becoming Catholic, being Baptized, receiving First Communion, or
being Confirmed, come to a meeting on Sunday, September 30, at 2:45 PM in the Small Dining Room of W11.
We will discuss the process of receiving these sacraments and coordinate future meetings. Bring a sponsor or
friend if you'd like. Please reach out to Fr. Moloney to set up a time to talk individually (dmoloney at mit.edu<mailto:dmoloney at mit.edu>).

Register for TCC: Be sure to register for the TCC, so that you can be on the email lists and find out
about opportunities to volunteer and grow in your faith. It takes less than a
minute: tcc.mit.edu/www/register.html.

Interested in joining an undergraduate Bible study? Contact lisa.driscoll at focus.org for women and
gregory.giangiordano at focus.org for men to get connected to the right study for you!
Interested in joining a graduate Bible study? Contact Brandon Roach at roachb at mit.edu for men
and Charlotte Ong at cxyong at mit.edu for women!

Spaghetti Suppers: Join the TCC every Friday night from 7-9 PM in the W11 Community Room for a
free spaghetti supper! This is a time for food, fellowship, and fun.

Want to join the Choir? We are looking for new singers and instrumentalists (in particular, we are
looking for pianists/organists!) for the TCC Choir. Just come to one of the rehearsals on Sundays:
8:30am for the 9:30am Mass, 11:30am for the 1pm Mass (and Tue 7-8:30pm), 4pm for the 5pm Mass. For
details, visit bit.ly/mit-tcc-choir or email Piotr Suwara (suwara at mit.edu<mailto:suwara at mit.edu>).

BBMSK (Back Bay Mobile Soup Kitchen): We serve homeless communities in Back Bay and
Cambridge giving out socks, sandwiches, and a friendly presence to folks we come across on the street.
When? 6:00 PM on Tuesdays at W11 or 6:00 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays in front of St.
Clement's Shrine. For more info, visit bbmsk.org or email James Rowe (jcrowe at mit.edu<mailto:jcrowe at mit.edu>).

Happy feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross!
-Mike
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