Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown, NJ
Loyola Weekly Newsletter
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January 13, 2022 | Issue #2
Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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I didn’t quite know what to expect from this job when I took it over about a year and a half ago. I certainly didn’t think that I’d spend hour upon hour learning about Loyola’s boilers and how the heat of their exhausts has resulted in the “over cooking” of one of our chimneys. At first, I was completely baffled but now I can converse somewhat intelligently about how best to putting a new lining in the [crooked] chimney.
Another area of learning has been about the issues raised by the revamping of our entrance. Those who live close to us will see that work has begun on the widening of the gates. You’ll also have noticed that the work has come to a stop. The reason for this is that our first submission to the Morris County Soil Conservation District [Did you even know that such a body existed?] was lost and had to be resubmitted in the New Year. It means that we won’t get the necessary clearance to resume work until the end of this month or possibly into February. By then, the weather may be so harsh that we won’t be able to continue with the project until Spring has sprung.
What hasn’t been held up, however, is the work on restoring the Gate House [which dates from the farm that was here long before our current mansion was constructed.] With the help of intrepid volunteers and our Board Chair who worked throughout the Christmas and New Year’s break, we have new siding installed and the building no longer looks like it has been abandoned. Profound thanks to all who have helped with this project.
The omicron surge has resulted in some of our school groups postponing their visits to Loyola. Please pray with me for an end to this scourge. That being said, we are still open for all of our offerings. Come on down!
-- Paul Brian Campbell, S.J., director
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Thank you for your continued generosity to Loyola during this special season & time of great need.
If you have not given yet to the appeal, Loyola is still accepting donations to the Winter Christmas Appeal
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"Each donation to Loyola is stewarded with great care. Your gift allows us to offer “glad tidings” to others through our various retreats and offerings. Because of your generosity, no one is ever turned away who wants to attend a retreat.
I humbly ask, if you are able, to please consider increasing your donation from last year. I understand that many others are asking you for donations during this holiday season, but I truly believe, as I know you do, that our important mission deserves your support."
--Paul Brian Campbell, S.J., director
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Updates for Week #7 of Loyola's Winter Christmas appeal
01/05/22 - 01/12/22
Total gifts received & recorded thus far = 387 donors (thank you so much!)
Last year over 415 donors gave to the Winter Christmas Appeal
Total monies received & recorded toward our goal in seven weeks = $128,210.00
Your generosity has been truly inspiring
GOAL EXCEEDED THUS FAR BY: $8,210.00
Last year's 2020 Winter Christmas Appeal raised well over $100,000
Loyola's 2021 Winter Christmas Appeal goal = $120,000
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(All Days of Prayer begin with registration at 9:00am-9:30am & end by 3:00pm)
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Highlighted January, 2022 Day of Prayer |
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Retreat Leader: Steve Pugliese, S.J.
9:00am - Registration; 9:30am - 3:00pm
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How can we pray more effectively? In what ways can we begin praying that will bring about real change in our spiritual as well as our relational and emotional lives? Are we more going through the motions in our praying rather than truly listening for the voice of God? Has our prayer become more of a routine that lacks real power rather than the engine of our salvation as Christ and the Apostles envisioned it?
Join us for a day of reflecting on these questions as we explore ways to quickly deepen and reinvigorate our prayer life that can lead to benefits of all kinds not just for us, but for all with whom we share our lives.
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All Weekend Retreats are being offered in-person & virtually
Masks are now required to be worn inside Loyola by all.
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Traditionally sponsored by Dominic Galdieri
Retreat directors:
Kirk Reynolds, S.J. & Marie Santana
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Traditionally sponsored by St. Isaac Jogues; Fr. Washington, VanAlen, et al
Retreat directors:
Kirk Reynolds, S.J. & Marie Santana
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Retreat director: Anna Graziano
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Please join us on this exciting adventure of faith and discovery. On this weekend, instead of the traditional silent retreat format, we will use a format that encourages engagement and community building by integrating conversation at meals and in various group settings, but also allows for plenty of time for silent reflection and personal prayer. |
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Christ the King Parish, New Vernon, NJ
Retreat director:
Thomas R. Marciniak, S.J.
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Our weekend retreat will help us understand this new landscape in mind and heart with a particular emphasis on accompanying men in the joys and struggles they face to understand the Word of God in our contemporary circumstances and to deepen our call to be co-laborers with Christ for the salvation of this world during our unique time in history. |
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For those who wish, there will be time for shared conversation after our presentations and at meals.
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"I Call You Friend"
A weekend retreat for men and women inspired by the friendship between Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of their canonization on March 12.
Retreat Leaders: Linda Baratte, PhD & Paul Brian Campbell, S.J.
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What is a friend? — a friend in the Lord? – a friend with the Lord?
As part of his tender farewell recorded for us in the Gospel of John, Jesus offered his disciples a vision of friendship as a deeply holy practice, a living out of a life of love that mirrors the very heart of the Trinity. Both Ignatius and Francis Xavier embodied this understanding in their commitment to the Spiritual Exercises — a way of encountering God as a God of affection and companionship, our friend — and in their own personal friendship, where that divine love for us was made more credible.
What might this invitation to holy friendship mean in the age of social media, where the answer to “Will you friend me?” is only a click away, and where we are free to be anyone we pretend to be? During our retreat, we will explore models of friendship from Scripture and our Catholic and Jesuit heritage, plus witnesses of holy friendships in contemporary times. We will leave with a deeper gratitude for the God-given, holy friendships in our lives — a love in the particular.
For those who wish, there will be time for shared conversation after our presentations and at meal times. Although we won’t follow the traditional weekend retreat format this weekend, there will be ample opportunity for personal time spent in meditation and prayer, walking in our beautiful gardens, participating in the sacrament of Reconciliation and a healing Mass, and sharing in the Sunday Mass together.
Bring a friend or make a new one!
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Hispanic Ministry at Loyola |
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Estimados Amigos de Loyola,
El Examen Ignaciano es una buena herramienta para poder llegar a ser “contemplativos en la acción”, es decir, para buscar y encontrar a Dios en todas las cosas, y así acercarnos un poco más al ideal de “en todo amar y servir”. El examen no se trata de meditar únicamente en nuestros pecados. El Examen nos invita a repasar cada día nuestra vida con El Señor. También nos ayuda a descubrir dónde y cómo Él se ha hecho presente, y cómo nos invita a sentir su presencia en todo lo concreto de nuestra vida diaria.
Estamos entusiasmados de poder continuar con este ministerio tan importante para la salud espiritual de nuestros hermanos hispanos. Los animo a acompañarnos y juntos perseveremos en continuar esta hermosa obra del Señor. Invitando a otros!
La fecha del proximo retiro será el Domingo, Febrero 6, 2022.
Gracias de nuevo a toda mi familia hispana! Que Dios esté con ustedes siempre.
Fr Kirk (Ramon) Reynolds, SJ
HORARIOS—DE LOS RETIROS PARA 2022:
2:00PM -Acogida/Refrescos
2:30——Misa
3:00——Apertura y Charla
3:30——Tiempo para reflexión/meditación/oración
4:15——Compartir en grupo.
5:00——Cierre del Retiro
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REIGNITE: Loyola Young Adult Ministry |
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Loyola Jesuit Center's "Reignite" young adult ministry is meeting regularly throughout the year. Join Fr. Tom Marciniak, S.J. & young adults from New Jersey and New York for evenings of prayer, social events, and service opportunities. Any young adult from 18 to 39 is welcome to attend any or all events.
Jesus tells us that He is the meaning of life and that encountering His Sacred Heart – full of love for us – will fill our lives with abundant joy, happiness and peace. An encounter with God reignites our hearts and inspires us to love and serve God with our entire lives.
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Show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment
Walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice
Accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future
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