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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey friends!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/tcc/archives/public/bulletin/2018/bulletin.2018-09-14.pdf">Here is the bulletin!</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These are the contents of the bulletin:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Training for Lectors, Altar Servers and Extraordinary ministers on Sunday the 16<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>TI Talk about the Church and Secular Politics on Tuesday the 18<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Talk will be followed by a Grad Student Dinner<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Trip to Six Flags on Saturday the 22<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>RCIA classes starting in early October<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Meeting for those interested in becoming Catholic, being Baptized, receiving First Communion, or being Confirmed on Sunday the 30<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Info about Bible Studies, Spaghetti Supper, Choir, BBMSK<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More details below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Training for Lectors, Altar Servers, and Extraordinary Ministers</b>: Training sessions in the Chapel after Mass<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TODAY, Sunday, September 16, following the 1:00 Mass (so starting around 2:15). Please contact Fr. Moloney<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">at catholic@mit.edu if you are interested or have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How does the Church think about secular politics?</b> The Church is a community with supernatural origins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">which is composed, at least partially, by people who live in this world and have to organize themselves into<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">societies and nations. Prof. Chad Pecknold of the Catholic University of America will be giving the first<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thomistic Institute lecture of the year, “Augustine’s City of God and the Nature of Politics.” Prof. Pecknold is the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">author of Christianity and Politics: A Brief Guide to the History, and is a frequent commentator regarding the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">intersection on Christianity and politics on television and print media. The talk will focus on the classic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">statement of the relation of Church to the state as given by St. Augustine, and how that applies to politics today<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">right before the national midterm elections. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 5:30 pm in Room 1-190.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Grad Student Dinner after the TI Talk:</b> Tuesday, 9/18 – after the TI Talk the grad students will pick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">somewhere to go for dinner to hang out and discuss the talk. Questions? Email Aileen at amdevlin@mit.edu.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trip to Six Flags New England: Saturday, Sept. 22. We will leave at 10:30 AM and will be back home at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">around 9 PM. Tickets and bus transportation are free. Sign up in the back of the Chapel or email<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:catholic@mit.edu">catholic@mit.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Course in the Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith:</b> Fr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moloney will be offering a class in the fundamentals of the Catholic faith that will cover everything from the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trinity to Church history to the Sacraments, prayer, and the moral life. It is meant to be both a high-level<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">introduction to the faith appropriate for interested non-Catholics, and a serious review of the faith for those who<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">are Catholics. It is required for those who want to enter the Church. Classes will start in early October and run<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">for the rest of the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For those interested in becoming <i>Catholic</i>, being <i>
Baptized</i>, receiving <i>First Communion</i>, or<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>being <i>Confirmed</i></b>, come to a meeting on Sunday, September 30, at 2:45 PM in the Small Dining Room of W11.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will discuss the process of receiving these sacraments and coordinate future meetings. Bring a sponsor or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">friend if you’d like. Please reach out to Fr. Moloney to set up a time to talk individually (<a href="mailto:dmoloney@mit.edu">dmoloney@mit.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register for TCC:</b> Be sure to register for the TCC, so that you can be on the email lists and find out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">about opportunities to volunteer and grow in your faith. It takes less than a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">minute: tcc.mit.edu/www/register.html.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Interested in joining an undergraduate Bible study?</b> Contact lisa.driscoll@focus.org for women and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">gregory.giangiordano@focus.org for men to get connected to the right study for you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in joining a graduate Bible study? Contact Brandon Roach at roachb@mit.edu for men<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and Charlotte Ong at cxyong@mit.edu for women!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Spaghetti Suppers:</b> Join the TCC every Friday night from 7-9 PM in the W11 Community Room for a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">free spaghetti supper! This is a time for food, fellowship, and fun.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Want to join the Choir?</b> We are looking for new singers and instrumentalists (in particular, we are<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">looking for pianists/organists!) for the TCC Choir. Just come to one of the rehearsals on Sundays:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8:30am for the 9:30am Mass, 11:30am for the 1pm Mass (and Tue 7-8:30pm), 4pm for the 5pm Mass. For<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">details, visit bit.ly/mit-tcc-choir or email Piotr Suwara (<a href="mailto:suwara@mit.edu">suwara@mit.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BBMSK (Back Bay Mobile Soup Kitchen):</b> We serve homeless communities in Back Bay and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cambridge giving out socks, sandwiches, and a friendly presence to folks we come across on the street.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When? 6:00 PM on Tuesdays at W11 or 6:00 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays in front of St.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clement's Shrine. For more info, visit bbmsk.org or email James Rowe (<a href="mailto:jcrowe@mit.edu">jcrowe@mit.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
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