celebrates the gift of God working in our lives
EspressoPRESIDENTYourFaithWeek
"Our call is to live lives of conviction, service, and faith, to stand out like Gasson Hall's tower at night—a light to the world."
WILLIAM P. LEAHY, S.J., UNIVERSITY
TUESDAY,
7:00 Hillsidepm Cafe
Agape Latte, BC's popular coffeehouse faith storytelling series, launches this season on Tuesday, September 27 at Hillside Cafe with featured speaker Julia DeVoy, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students and Programs at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
Associate Dean Of Undergraduate Students And Programs, Lynch School of Education and Human Development
Agape Latte invites your favorite BC faculty, staff, and alumni to share powerful personal stories about the times they saw God working in their everyday lives. Each Agape Latte has musical guests, coffee, dessert, trivia, giveaways, and more! Sept. 27
julia devoy
Campus Ministry Resources
Manresa Silent Retreat (January 11-15, 2023)
center for ignatian spirituality
Multi-Faith Retreat (November 12-13, 2022)
At Boston College, formative education is essential for students. In addition, the University also provides formative programs and practices for professors, administrators, and staff. Learn more by finding Intersections and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality on the University Mission and Ministry website bc.edu/umm.
Learn more and register at bc.edu/retreats. Pause and Pray (Year-Round)
Kairos Retreats (Year-Round)
Spiritual Direction Program
Current BC undergraduate or graduate students interested in spiritual direction can find more information by contacting Ellen Modica at ellen.modica@bc.edu or (617) 552-4665 with any questions.
Spiritual direction is a one-on-one conversational program between a director and a directee in a quiet, private setting. The focus of the program is the directee's relationship with God within all aspects of life. The directee leads the direction of the conversation.
Study by the Sea Retreats (December 11-12, 2022 & May 6-7, 2023)
Companions Retreat (October 14-November 4, 2022)
Ignite Retreat for First-Year Students (February 10-12, 2023) Retreats
Multi-Faith
communities Explore all multi-faith opportunities at bc.edu/multifaith. Here are just a few of the many groups on campus. Antioch Boston College Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Asian Christian Fellowship (InterVarsity) Athletes In Action Baha'i Club Black Christian Fellowship (InterVarsity) Buddhism Club CCO (BC Alive) Chi Alpha Episcopal Community at Boston College (ECBC) GratiaHillelPlena Knights of Columbus Latter-Day Saint Student Association Muslim Student Association Orthodox Christian Fellowship Quiet Waters Saints Thomas More Society Sons of St. Patrick SOON Movement (KCCC) Learn More... Keep an eye out for Espresso Your Faith Week Resources, including Journals, Prayer Maps, Rosary cards, stickers, and more!
PRAYING THE MEMORIAL LABYRINTH: Stop by the Memorial Labyrinth any time this week to receive an instructional card on praying the labyrinth. fall mass Schedule 8 am St. Mary's Chapel 11 am St. Joseph's Chapel 5 pm St. Joseph's Chapel 8 pm St. Joseph's Chapel, St. Ignatius Church, Trinity Chapel 9 pm Heights CorcoranRoom,Commons M - F St. Mary's Chapel 8 am (Main Campus) 12 pm M - F St. Joseph's Chapel 10 pm (Upper Campus) M - W, F Simboli Hall Chapel 12:15 pm (Brighton Campus) TH St. Ignatius Church 12:15 pm (Lower Campus) Sundays Other Masses Confession M - TH 9:30 pm St. Joseph's Chapel (Upper Campus) M - F 11:45 am St. Mary's Chapel (Main Campus) SUnday | September 25 6 PM | ROSH HASHANAH EVENING SERVICES AND DINNER Multi-Faith Chapel, 66 Commonwealth Avenue Mass schedule available online at bc.edu/mass
8 PM | MASSES St. Joseph's Chapel (Upper Campus) St. Ignatius Church (Lower Campus) Trinity Chapel (Newton Campus) Make your sunday! Join us for Mass and invite a friend! All are welcome. After each of the 8 pm Masses, sundaes will be served! SUnday | September 25
8:15 am BOB THE BAGPIPER Main AmazingCampusGrace, How Sweet the Sound!
5:15 pm LEARN TO PRAY THE ROSARY
12 pm MASS St. Mary's Chapel, Main Campus
The Blessed Mother Statue in front of Bapst Library
Monday | September 26
2 pm HOW DO YOU ESPRESSO YOUR FAITH?
FINDING GOD THROUGH DOGS!
Come together with friends as we learn how to pray the rosary and how it can be a source of faith, guidance, and peace.
9 am PRAYER RIBBON PROJECT LAUNCH Bapst Library Lawn
10 am HOLY HOLE-Y DONUTS & COFFEE SPLASH!
Enjoy the songs of bagpiper Bob Cameron.
12 pm AGAPE CONVERSATION LUNCH WITH TOM WESNER Stokes North 203 Enjoy lunch with Business Law Associate Professor Tom Wesner and talk about the promise of this new year.
3-4:30 pm
Come meet some therapy dogs looking for a hug and celebrate the upcoming Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
8 am MASS St. Mary's Chapel, Main Campus
The Plaza outside O'Neill Library
Stokes Lawn Stop by our table and share how you "espresso your faith" and get a chance to win an Agape Latte Keurig!
Tree of Life Fountain, between Gasson Hall and O'Neill Library Grab a donut, coffee, and more information about Espresso Your Faith Week!
PRAYER RIBBONS Express prayers of joy, hope, and gratitude on a ribbon and tie it to the fence outside of Bapst Library at any time throughout the week. We will collectively pray for these intentions as a BC throughoutcommunitytheyear. 6:30-7:15 pm PAUSE & PRAY Burns Library Lawn near the Labyrinth Exhale, reflect, and be spiritually renewed at Pause and Pray! All are welcome to join this free, outdoor "retreat moment" with Ignatian prayer, music, shared conversation, and dinner. Register and learn more at bc.edu/retreats. 10 pm OUTDOOR CANDLELIGHT MASS In front of the St. Ignatius Statue, Middle Campus Enjoy the peace and quiet of the Candlelight Mass, offered Monday through Thursday. All are welcome! Dessert will be served following Mass!
Enjoy
4 pm
AND TASHLICH Maloney Lawn tuesday | September 27
POPSICLES!
The Plaza Outside O’Neill Library (Rain Location: Maloney 4th Floor Lobby)
WEEKS OF WELCOME: BACKYARD BBQ Murray House Lawn Join GSA for some backyard BBQ-style food and connect with other graduate students! YOUR FAITH & POP-UP
AND CONVERSATION
Bapst
12:30-5 pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
10:15 SPLASH Lawn Grab a coffee and learn more about Espresso Your Faith Week! pm MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus pm FEEDS: FAITH IN ACTION LUNCH Gasson 100 lunch and great conversation with a small group on the topic of Faith in Action. RSVP at church21@bc.edu
FAITH
4-5 pm CULTURE,
Come for coffee, leave with connections! Join us and meet representatives from multi-faith and multi-cultural student organizations while learning about different cultural and faith traditions within the BC Community! ROSH HASHANAH CELEBRATION OF SHOFAR
12:15
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2 pm ESPRESSO
Sponsored by Campus Ministry and the Bowman Center
ASSOCIATION
St. Joseph's Chapel, Upper Campus Visit St. Joseph's Chapel for peaceful prayer. pm GRADUATE STUDENT
Sponsored by BC Office of Employee Development Walsh Hall Function Room For Staff & Faculty - register at www.bc.edu/bc101
am COFFEE
The Plaza Outside O’Neill Library
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Stop by our table to share how you "Espresso Your Faith" and grab a refreshing popsicle! COFFEE,
8 am MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus 10-11 am BC 101: IGNATIAN TRADITION WITH FR. CASEY BEAUMIER, S.J.
MEET OUR AGAPE LATTE SPEAKER: 7-8:15 pm Hillside Cafe BC's popular faith story-telling series kicks off the year with Associate Dean Julia DeVoy! 8-8:30 pm TAIZÉ PRAYER Vanderslice Hall, Cabaret Room Join us for reflective Christian candlelit prayer and song. 9:30 pm CONFESSION St. Joseph’s Chapel, Gonzaga Hall, Upper Campus 9:45-10 pm EXAMEN Manresa House, 58 College Road Reflect on your week and recognize God's presence in your life through the Ignatian Examen. 10 pm CANDLELIGHT MASS St. Joseph’s Chapel, Gonzaga Hall, Upper Campus JULIA DEVOY ASSOCIATE DEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS, LSOEHD Julia DeVoy, Ph.D., an '06 Boston College graduate and applied psychologist, has been involved in social impact, social entrepreneurship, and social justice work nationally and internationally.
Stokes Lawn
The Blessed Mother Statue in front of Bapst Library
5:30-6:15 pm
2:30 pm
4 pm PRAY IT FORWARD Zoom
12 pm MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
Learn about the Ever to Excel summer program and how you can lead high school students as a mentor!
12:30 pm PRAY THE ROSARY
Learn about the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic movement dedicated to prayer, the poor, and peace.
8 am MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO PRAYER SERVICE
11:30 am- WELLFEST
St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
Invest in your mind, body, and soul at this annual event promoting student wellness at Boston College. Join students, faculty, and staff on the plaza outside O’Neill Library for campus wellness resources, massages, food, games, giveaways, and more!
3 pm FINDING GOD IN A PAINTBRUSH Stokes Lawn Create your own painting inspired by where you see God!
Stokes Lawn
JoinRegistervirtualatbc.edu/c21usforjust15minutes
1:30 pm EVER TO EXCEL MENTOR INFO SESSION
11 am COFFEE SPLASH
The Plaza outside O’Neill Library
to pray, hear the Gospel, and offer up intentions.
wednesday | September 28
1 pm DIY ROSARIES Stokes Lawn We will be making decade rosary beads that will be donated to local Boston hospitals. Join us on Stokes Lawn to learn more about this spiritual practice and service project.
6:30 pm APPA INFO SESSION Devlin 110 Learn more about BC's Appalachian Volunteer Program, a domestic spring break service-immersion program 7 109:45-109:30pmpmpmpm
11 am COFFEE SPLASH
Join us as Dr. Michael Ferguson, instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School and neurospirituality research director at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, describes his work to identify and characterize brain circuits that are causally involved in varieties of religious orientations, including dogmatic and mystical expressions of spirituality and religiosity.
Join us as we discuss how faith and mental health can interact with one another. Food and giveaways will be offered. 4 pm CORNHOLE WITH THE JESUITS
thursDAY | September 29
8 am MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
The Plaza outside O’Neill Library
7 pm SCIENCE AND A FLAMING SWORD: THE NEUROSPIRITUALITY OF RELIGIONS TEMPERAMENT
The Plaza outside O’Neill Library 12 pm MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
Theology and Ministry Library, Brighton Campus Email stmce@bc.edu to register.
Come by to play some cornhole while getting to know some of the Jesuits at BC!
2 pm "HELLO FRIEND,": FR. NEENAN CELEBRATION Outside O'Neill Library
Learn more about the legendary Jesuit William B. Neenan, S.J., whose Catholic faith was lived through encounter. His infectious welcome,"Hello, friend," was an invitation to talk, learn, and love others. His beautiful mind and love of books celebrated the Catholic intellectual tradition. Learn more about his legendary "Dean's List" of books and the Neenan Lunches, hosted in his memory during the year, all while enjoying complimentary "Hello, friend" cupcakes.
3-4 pm THE INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND FAITH Maloney 414
7 pm VISUAL TRIVIA NIGHT ON THE TERRACE McMullen Museum, Brighton Campus Connect with friends as you learn about the arts! 10 pm CANDLELIGHT MASS AND PIZZA St. Joseph’s Chapel, Gonzaga Hall, Upper Campus Enjoy the peace and quiet of the Candlelight Mass, followed by pizza with Fr. Casey Beaumier, S.J. FR. WILLIAM B. NEENAN, S.J. Late Boston College Jesuit S T. I GNATIUSLOYOLA · PRAYFOR U S
1 pm FAITH FEEDS: FAITH IN ACTION Zoom Interested?virtualEmail church21@bc.edu
8 am MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
FRIDAY | September
A host will facilitate a small group conversation on a particular theme using articles from the C21 Center's biannual magazine, C21 Resources. “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.”
11 am PRAY THE ROSARY
The Blessed Mother Statue in front of Bapst Library Come together with friends as we learn how to pray the rosary and how it can be a source of faith, guidance, and peace.
12 pm MASS St. Mary’s Chapel, Main Campus
10 am-5 pm WELCOME CENTER OPEN FOR FAMILY WEEKEND Robsham Theater 10 am COFFEE SPLASH The Plaza outside O’Neill Library
8:30-8:45 am RISE & REFLECT Memorial Labyrinth Rise and Reflect is an opportunity for students to start their day with 10-15 minutes of prayer and reflection. We take advantage of the beauty and wisdom found in all religious traditions. We offer the opportunity to pray for each other and our needs and to consider what actions our prayer might be calling us to take in our daily lives.
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3:00 pm ST. IGNATIUS MEDALS BLESSING St. Ignatius Statue, Main Campus Receive a free St. Ignatius medal for your faith journey, blessed by Fr. Casey Beaumier, S.J., to celebrate Espresso Your Faith Week. 3:00 pm GOD LOVES YOU S'MORE St. Ignatius Statue, Main Campus Go forth and set the world on fire (and get a free s'more packet!) 3:15-3:45 pm FAMILY WEEEKEND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SHAWNA COOPER WHITEHEAD, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Robsham Theater 3:30-5 pm BOB THE BAGPIPER Main Campus 4-5 pm FAMILY WEEKEND PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: FR. WILLIAM P. LEAHY, S.J. Robsham Theater 10 am FAMILY WEEKEND LITURGY Conte Forum; brunch to follow Join us for Mass to celebrate the conclusion of Family Weekend 2022! Open to all faithsall are welcome!! Sunday | October 2
Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability— and that it may take a very long time. And so I think it is with you; your ideas mature gradually—let them grow, let them shape themselves, without undue haste. Don’t try to force them on, as though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will) will make of you tomorrow. Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give Our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.—Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
Patient Trust
Boston College Memorial Labyrinth
