[TCCM] TCC Bulletin 15 December 2019

Sun Dec 15 08:34:42 EST 2019

Hey friends!

Working on the same email on two different windows was a bad idea, so here is the actual bulletin for week starting on Sunday, December 15, 2019. PDF of bulletin is attached.

Bulletin link: http://web.mit.edu/tcc/archives/public/bulletin/2019/bulletin.2019-12-15.pdf

  *   Winter Weather Closings
  *   TCC wishes all a blessed, safe and joyous Holiday Season and Break!
  *   The last Sunday Masses will be TODAY, December 15, and will resume on January 12.
  *   Weekday Masses end on Wednesday, December 18, and will resume in January.
  *   IAP Course: How Science Confirms and Complements Catholic Sexual Ethics: Chastity, Psychotherapy, and Neuroscience
  *   Give TCC a Christmas Gift
  *   TCC Winter Retreat

Weekly ongoing and other events:

  *   Melchizedek: ended for this semester
  *   RCIA
  *   Women's marriage discussion group
  *   St Monica Society
  *   Integrity at MIT
  *   Grad Student / young professional Bible studies
  *   Small group Bible Studies for undergrads and grad students
  *   Spaghetti Supper
  *   Prison Ministry in Boston
  *   Drop in grief support group

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Winter Weather Closings: Whenever MIT closes, or whenever the roads are unsafe for Fr. Moloney to make it into campus, it is likely that Mass or other activities will be cancelled. To receive notice that Mass is cancelled, it is important that everyone subscribe to TCCM at mit.edu<mailto:TCCM at mit.edu>, our main mailing list. To add yourself to the list go to:  http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccm.

TCC wishes all a blessed, safe and joyous Holiday Season and Break!

The last Sunday Masses will be TODAY, December 15, and will resume on January 12.

Weekday Masses end on Wednesday, December 18, and will resume in January.

How Science Confirms and Complements Catholic Sexual Ethics: Chastity, Psychotherapy, and Neuroscience

This IAP course explores the topic of sexuality and self-mastery from classical philosophical and theological perspectives informed by evidence-based cognitive psychology and contemporary neuroscience. We will discuss how pleasure, reason, emotions, habit, will-power, commitments, love, and freedom coincide and often conflict, and will propose a framework for answering current questions. Professor: Fr. Robert Gahl, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome. Five classes between 1/15-1/22, 6-8:30 pm, dinner provided. For more info, see http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns372.html

Give TCC a Christmas Gift:  As is well known, the Tech Catholic Community is supported entirely by students, alumni, and parents—the Archdiocese of Boston cannot provide any money for the chaplaincy. The easiest way to give is through the TCC website: tcc.mit.edu/donate. Please be generous, and consider making an automatic monthly donation.

TCC Winter Retreat: Save the date - February 14 - 16, 2020. TCC is planning the Winter Retreat at the Betania II

Spiritual Life & Marian Center in Medway, MA. Space is limited. Keep the weekend free and watch for more details.

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Melchizedek Group for Priestly Vocations: Ended for this semester, and will resume with the Spring semester.

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 on Sundays @ 11:15 AM in W11/SDR.. It is required for those in becoming Catholic, being Baptized, receiving First Communion, or being Confirmed (who should also reach out to Fr. Moloney to set up a time to talk individually (dmoloney at mit.edu<mailto:dmoloney at mit.edu>). Ends 12/15 and resumes with the Spring semester.

Announcing the St. Monica Society to pray for family members who are not close to the faith.

Contact tcc-pc at mit.edu<mailto:tcc-pc at mit.edu> for details.

Women's Marriage Discussion Group. This group meets every other week to discuss marriage as a vocation. It is open to all women (i.e. you do not need to be married). Please email tcc.marriage.vocation at gmail.com for additional details or to be added to the group's listerv. Dinner will be served and kids are welcome!

Integrity at MIT: Do you have trouble staying chaste? Are you tired of failing to live up to your virtues? Join a peer support group of Catholic men struggling for chastity. Contact integrity at mit.edu<mailto:integrity at mit.edu> for more information and times of weekly meetings.

Are you a Graduate Student or Young Professional interested in deepening your Catholic faith and understanding of Scripture? The grad men's and women's groups will be holding weekly Bible studies during the semester. Contact Brandon Roach (roachb at mit.edu<mailto:roachb at mit.edu>) or Aileen Devlin (amdevlin at mit.edu<mailto:amdevlin at mit.edu>) for more info.

Small Group Bible Studies: Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to join one of the many groups that meet to open the Scriptures and discuss the faith. Contact.. catherine.alex at focus.org or phillip.wullschleger at focus.org<mailto:phillip.wullschleger at focus.org>

Spaghetti Suppers: Join the TCC every Friday night from 7-9 PM in W11 Comm. Rm for a free spaghetti supper! Ended, and will resume with the new semester.

Prison Ministry in Boston: MIT Student OPS (Operation Prisoner to Soldier) is an MIT outreach program partnered with TEJI (The Educational Justice Institute). More info and questions contact Jacqueline Pedlow (jpedlow at mit.edu<mailto:jpedlow at mit.edu>).

Drop-in Grief Support Group: Tuesdays from 5–6pm in W20-303. Open to students of all religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical viewpoints. See http://calendar.mit.edu/event/life_after_loss_drop-in_support_group

In Christ, through Mary, Mother of God,
Kevin Limanta
tcc-webmaster at mit.edu

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