October 2, 2019
Our Financial Condition

Carissimi:
You will find the annual report to the parish of our financial condition by clicking this link . Those numbers on a page say two things: You are generous, and our finances are sound.

This is good news for all of us. Obviously, you may have further questions, which I will be happy to answer. Simply shoot me an email!

Building up the Historic Trust is essential to fund the never-ending repairs our nine buildings need. Our operating budget is supported by your gifts to the offertory. Funding for our ministries continues through your generosity to the poor box and to the Annual Appeal.

Our existing ministries benefit from your continued funding. New ones require these funds too, as well as volunteer and staff support to grow them.

I am continually humbled by your steady sharing of time, treasure, and talent in strengthening our parish as a place of worship, of caring for one another, of welcome and support, and of companionship and practical aid to those on the margins.

My gratitude and love.
The Feast of St. Francis and the Environment
Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone and later nicknamed ‘Francesco’ meaning the Frenchman, St Francis of Assisi is one of the most celebrated saints in the Catholic Church. He was the son of a prosperous silk trader and a mother of noble extraction. In his youth, the young Francis enjoyed the life of opulence afforded by his father’s wealth, which is rather interesting because he would later renounce the affluent life in favor of poverty. Francis founded three major orders in his lifetime: the Order of St Clair which was a monastic order for women, the Order of Friars Minor for men, and the Third Order of St Francis for both men and women who didn’t fit in the first two orders.

St Francis of Assisi is remembered for many things one of which was his love for nature and the environment. Legends attesting to his love for animals and the environment abound. Soon after he died, a collection of legends named Fioretti was written and which contained recollections of interesting events. It is said, for example, that while in the company of his companions one day he came across birds sitting on trees by the roadside. Francis was so intrigued by the birds that he asked his troupe to pause for a while as he preached to the birds. The legend has it that the birds were so enthralled by his voice that not one of them flew away. It is out of this legend that St Francis is often depicted in portraits holding a bird in his hand or surrounded by birds. In another interesting legend, St Francis made peace between the residents of a town named Gubbio and a ferocious wolf that had devoured the townspeople’s livestock and terrified them badly. St Francis, according to the legend, talked the wolf into ceasing its terrible habits and even blessed it, to everyone’s great amazement. READ MORE
Feast of Saint Francis 2019
The video above is for the 2019 Catholic Climate Covenant's Feast of St. Francis program. This year's theme is "We Are All Connected: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor"
Blue Water Baltimore is looking for volunteers to plant trees this fall. And they are offering free trees for your yard! See brochures below
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Well this is pretty Jesuit...
The above movie, Life Without A Seat , has won the Oscar for the best animated movie..It's duration is only 3 minutes. See how life can change when our perception changes. An outstanding movie!!!
Worship with Offerings, Liturgy and Prayers for Others
POOR BOX 
This weekend's Poor Box support goes to
Loaves & Fishes.
MASS MUSIC   
Attached is the listing for the music selections at next Sunday's 10:30 Mass.
THE DAILY EXAMEN
Spiritual and Faith opportunities to deepen
your relationship with Christ.
An Ignatian Lecture
Upcoming Events


Thursday, October 3 - 6:30 PM
Interfaith/Ecummenical Commitee
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Tuesday, October 8 - 6:30 PM
St. Ignatius Reading & Discussion Group
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Thursday, October 10 - 6:30 PM
Justice & Peace Committee
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Saturday, October 12 - 9 AM
Saturday Retreat in Ignatian Spirituality
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Monday, October 14 -7:30 PM
Ignatian Lecture - Creating a More Just World
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Tuesday, October 15 - 6:45 PM
Women of the New Testament
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Wednesday, October 16 - 5:30 PM
Bishop Madden's Prayer Walk for Peace in the City
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Sunday, October 27 - 9:45 AM
Respect For Life
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Tuesday, October 29 - 7 PM
Embracing God's Gifts
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In the Media
Jesuit Leaders Call on Ignatian Family to Expand Advocacy Efforts on Behalf of Migrants

September 18, 2019 — In a joint statement issued on September 16, the president of the Jesuit Conference and the provincial superiors of the six Jesuit provinces of the United States and Canada called on the entire Jesuit community to expand its advocacy efforts on behalf of migrants.
The statement, which comes in advance of the Catholic Church’s September 29 observance of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, is paired with a new website for education and action around immigration issues, which can be found at jesuits.org/migration .

“For years, the Society of Jesus has accompanied, served and advocated on behalf of migrants and refugees,” the statement says. “In addition to all the ways the Jesuit family is responding to their immediate needs every day, we must pay attention to the laws and policies that affect those we serve. … Advocacy for just policies is an integral component of living out a faith that does justice.” READ MORE


The Jesuit Statement of Advocacy on Behalf of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers 

An altar is adorned with white balloons at a "Mass for the Peace" Aug. 10, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, one week after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in nearby El Paso, Texas. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters) 

In Los Angeles, Archbishop Gomez challenges white nationalism

By  Jim McDermott

In the wake of the  shootings in El Paso  last month, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez  issued a strongly-worded statement . “With El Paso a line has been crossed,” he wrote on Aug. 13. “We are left with hard questions about what our nation is becoming.”

The mission of the church is clear, he said, in the face of the rising white nationalism that may have inspired the violence in Texas. “We need to help our society to see our common humanity—that we are all children of God, meant to live together as brothers and sisters, no matter the color of our skin, the language we speak, or the place we were born.”

Archbishop Gomez is the former archbishop of San Antonio and a Mexican immigrant whose mother’s family has lived in what is now the state of Texas since the 1800s. The violence in El Paso hit hard. READ MORE