[TCCM] TCC Bulletin 1 March 2020

Sun Mar 1 09:19:38 EST 2020

Hello friends!

This is the bulletin for week starting on Sunday, March 1, 2020. PDF of bulletin is attached.

Bulletin link: http://web.mit.edu/tcc/archives/public/bulletin/2020/bulletin.2020-3-1.pdf

  *   Thomistic Institute Lecture: The Dark Night of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux March 5 at 5:30 pm in 4-237
  *   Extraordinary Minister / Lector Training March 8 at 3:30 pm
  *   Melchizedek Group for Priestly Vocations Thursdays 5-6 pm in W11
Weekly ongoing and other events:

  *   RCIA
  *   Women's marriage discussion group
  *   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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Thomistic Institute Lecture: The Dark Night of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux: In “the dark night of the soul,” people who have been especially blessed with consolations in prayer suddenly find that God has withdrawn the good feelings from them, as a kind of test or trial. Why does God do this? On Thursday, March 5, at 5:30, in 4-237, Prof. Carol Zaleski of the Religious Studies Department at Smith College will give a lecture addressing this question by looking at the prayer experiences of two namesake saints, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

Extraordinary Minister / Lector Training: If you would like to serve in our liturgical ministries (extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, lector, etc.) please contact Bernadine Kensinger at bkensinger50 at gmail.com. We will have a training session on March 8 at 3:30  for those interested in being Extraordinary Ministers and altar servers.

Melchizedek Group for Priestly Vocations: Fr. Moloney will lead a discussion group about the nature of the priestly vocation and how to discern if God is calling you to the “order of Melchizedek” (Heb. 5:6, 7:17) using the book To Save a Thousand Souls. We meet on Thursdays 5-6 PM. To attend doesn’t mean that you are thinking about entering the seminary, or even that you’re not dating. It can simply mean that you’re interested in supporting others think about the priesthood.  Contact mteodros at mit.edu if interested. Books are available from Father's office in W11.
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Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Course in the Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith: 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).

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>

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! Next 3/3.

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.

Spaghetti Suppers: Join the TCC every Friday night from 7-9 PM in W11 Comm. Rm for a free spaghetti supper!

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 Life,
Marisa Hoosen
tcc-webmaster at mit.edu<mailto:tcc-webmaster at mit.edu>

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