RE-INTRODUCING: THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON The communion antiphon is a prayer (psalm or bible verse) that is

sung right after the priest’s reception of communion. If there is no music at Mass (at Newman this would be the Daily Mass) then it should be the practice of laypeople to read the antiphon. I encourage you to participate in the reading aloud of this prayer which can be found in the missal under Daily Mass Prop-

ers. Turn to the date of the Mass of which you are in attendance and after the Responsorial Psalm you will find the Communion Anti-phon. The antiphon should be read out loud as the priest drinks the blood of Christ. This practice flows from the liturgical renewal of Vatican II and its emphasis on full participation in the Mass by the faithful. Please see me if you have any questions. Fr. Doug

50/50 RAFFLE! On Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Newman will inaugurate a 50/50 Raffle. Tickets will be $1.00 and will be sold by the Newman Café cashiers. Each Wednesday during the school year there will be a drawing from the tickets sold the week before. The winner will receive 50% of the monies collected while the other proceeds will be

used to support Newman activities. Questions? Please contact David Rondina at drondina.newman@gmail.com.

Communitas

“cor ad cor loquitur” The Newman Catholic Center includes the students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts and ex-tended community. Empowered by the Spirit and inspired by John Henry Newman’s motto: “Heart speaks to Heart” we explore, believe and reach out inclusively to make Jesus Christ present to all who share their journey with us.

Newman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002 Tel. 413-549-0300/Fax 413-548-9182

www.newmanumass.org

March 25, 2007 First Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21. Remem-ber not the events of the past, see, I am doing something new!

Psalm 125. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Second Reading: Philippians 3:8-14. For the sake of Christ Jesus, my Lord, I have accepted the loss of all things, that I may gain Christ and be found in him.

Gospel: John 8:1-11. After the accusers left, Jesus said to the woman, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”

Fifth Sundayin

DARFUR - DO SOMETHING! The Confirmation Class will sponsor a fundraiser for Darfur after the 10:30am and 7:00pm Masses on April 1. Orders for SaveDafur T-shirts will be taken with shirt pick-up on Sunday, April 22. Wrist bands will also be sold. Please help them reach their goal of $1000! Contact: Mary D’Alessandro at mmonriver@aol.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27 at 7:00 PM Deepen your Lenten journey by participating in the Sacrament of Reconciliation this week.

More than 10 priests will be available in the Chapel!

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 9:00 am Intentions of the Newman Benefactors 4:30 pm Christine Burns, req. by Tim McCarthy

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 - FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 am Intentions of the Newman Community 7:00 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 26 – Annunciation of the Lord 12:15 pm Communion Service

TUESDAY, MARCH 27 12:15 pm Communion Service

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 12:15 pm David Lipko (d)

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

12:15 pm 5:15 pm Vocations

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 12:15 pm Dorothy Curtis, req. by Linda Perry

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 9:00 am Intentions of the Newman Benefactors 4:30 pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 - PALM SUNDAY 8:00 am James Duquette, req. by Charles Bradshaw

10:30 am Intentions of the Newman Community 7:00 pm

Collection for the week of: March 18, 2007

$2394.68 — Weekly Support

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Lose the Beard Fund (February 4 - May 6, 2007)

$5890.00 - Total to Date

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 pm

ADORATION

Wednesday, March 28, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

VESPERS Daily at 5:15 pm in the Chapel.

ONLINE NEWMAN CENTER STORE Help support Newman when shopping online!

Checkout the Newman Center Store, powered by Amazon.com. A percentage of your pur-chase goes to support Newman! Simply go to t h e N e w m a n W e b s i t e (www.newmanumass.org) and click on either the Amazon.com or Newman Store link. A per-centage of any pur-chase you make will go directly to the Newman Catholic Center! If you shop online anyway, this is a great way to support Newman. BONUS: Earned percentages will benefit the “Lose the Beard Fund”!

2006 STATEMENT: If you need a state-ment of your offertory donations please contact Terri Duval at tduval.newman@gmail.com or call her at 549-0300, x24.

LECTORS NEEDED Sign-up Sheets are on the table outside of the Chapel for Palm Sunday and Holy Week. We welcome your partici-

pation in the solemn and joyful liturgies of Easter.

HOLY WEEK

CHOIR REHEARSAL The Choir needs you to help with ANY part of Holy Week! Rehearsal will be held this Wednesday, March 28, 7:30-

9:00 pm. Contact Mark Callahan at mcalla-han@external.umass.edu with any questions.

PASSION PORTRAYAL NOTICE Students are giving a live portrayal of the Passion of Christ during the 10:30 am and 7:00 pm Masses on Palm Sunday, April 1 (next week). While this is an engaging way to witness the Gospel of Mark, there will be some images which may be slightly graphic and potentially disturbing to very young chil-dren. They and their parents/guardians are welcome to step out during the Passion portrayal. It is fine to enter the Burke Lounge, even when class is in session during the 10:30 am Mass. Questions? Please see Mark Callahan or David Rondina.

VOCATIONS GROUP Join us on Thursday, March 29 with guest speaker Fr. Alfred Cournoyer from St. Jerome’s in Holyoke. Peggy Weber, from Catholic Communications, will be present doing a story on the New-

man Vocations Group. We will begin with Mass at 5:15 pm, enjoy dinner and discussion in the Library from 6:00-7:00 pm and close the evening with the Rosary and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 8:00 pm. Come for any or all of the events.

Passion Play-Mandatory Rehearsals

Sunday, March 25, 8:00-11:00pm Wednesday, March 28, 9:00 pm

Saturday, March 31, Noon NOTE: It is not too late to join the troupe!

There is still a need for disciples and peo-ple in crowd scenes! Your participation

would be greatly appreciated. All you need to do is show up at rehearsal on Sunday, March 25 8:00 pm Mass in the Chapel. If you need more information regarding the PASSION PLAY

2007 contact David at drondina.newman@gmail.com or Mark at mcallahan@external.umass.edu.

SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS

What is the source and summit of the Catholic Faith? The Eucharist! Come learn more about this great “Sacrament of Char-ity” as Pat Schloss leads a three-part discussion on Pope Benedict’s recent Apostolic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis. You can find a link to the document on the Newman Center

website (www.newmanumass.org). We will meet at Noon on April 1, 15 and 29 in the Bartley Room located next to the Café. 300, x24.

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES! Nominations for next year's Newman Student Association Leaders are taking place now! Interested? A nomination box with more de-tails awaits you in the Newman Café (M-F) or the Main Hallway (Sat-Sun). Contact: Tim at

timothym@student.umass.edu.

MORE ABOUT FR. CLEARY’S VISIT... Fr. Cleary will be visiting the Newman Center on Thursday, March 29. He will celebrate the 12:15 pm Mass in the Chapel, followed by lunch in the Café. The rest of the day is “unprogrammed” and there will be an informal reception at 7:00 pm in the Fr. Quigley Room. We hope that many members of our Commu-nity will be able to join us at anytime during the day or evening to extend a warm Newman welcome to Fr. Cleary. There is a sign-up sheet outside of the Chapel for those who know that they’ll attend the evening re-ception (for estimation of attendance only). If you need more information or have any questions call Joanne Talbot at 253-3677 or rjtalbot@library.umass.edu.

All are welcome!

BOOK CLUB

The Newman Book Club’s next book se-lection will be the non-fiction, With God in Russia by Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. We will meet on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 pm in the Library. All are welcome to join us!

LENTEN JOURNEY

Each Sunday of Lent, from 9:15-10:15 am Deacon Lucien Miller will offer a meditative prayer followed by discussion of a half–page daily Lenten calendar reading. His source will be Benedictus—

Daily readings by Benedict XVI, and Kything—Interpersonal Prayer. Copies of the readings are avail-able on the table outside of the Chapel.

SPRING BREAK @ SNL: BYODVD Bring your own DVD for Saturday Night Life on March 24! Showtime is at 6:15 pm. We gather

after the 4:30 pm Mass for some Food, Fun and Flicks. Ping Pong and board games are also and option.

A Holy Week screening of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" DVD projection onto wide screen, with surround sound

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 from 9:00-11:15 pm In the Burke Lounge

FREE AND OPEN ADMISSION

SUPPORT MEETINGS (classroom next to the Fr. Quigley Room) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon - Fri 11:15am and Sun 1 - 2:30pm/Open Meeting

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, (FA):Sun 4 - 5:30pm/Info: Susanne 259-1433 or Teresa 253-0250 Overeaters Anonymous, (OA): Tue & Thu 12:30-1:30pm

Building Hours: Sun - Thu 7am-10:30pm, Fri 7am-5pm / Sat 8am-Close of SNL

Newman Café: Mon - Thu 7am-8pm, Fri 7am - 5pm / Saturday - Closed / Sunday 8-Noon /

Weekend Mass: Sat 4:30 pm, Sun 8:00am, 10:30am and 7:00pm

Daily Mass: Wed 12:15pm, Thu 12:15 & 5:15pm, Fri 12:15pm & Sat 9:00am

Communion Service: Mon - Tue 12:15pm

Confessions: Sat 3:30 - 4:00pm, Sun 6:00 - 6:30pm or by appointment

Other Resources: Chapel/Study Lounges/Computer Lounge/Wi-Fi/Library/Café/ Classrooms/Ministerial Staff/Student & Extended Community Members

THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER Semester Schedule and Building Hours

THE NEWMAN TEAM (413- 549-0300)

Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95, Director, x34/dougmcg2@netscape.net Deacon Richard J. Talbot, Associate Director for Administration, x39/rjtalbot@library.umass.edu Deacon Lucien Miller, Campus Minister, x28/lmiller@complit.umass.edu Chris Clark ‘82, Campus Minister/Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate, x14/chrisclark@external.umass.edu Mark Callahan, Campus Minister/Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music, x36/mcallahan@external.umass.edu David Rondina, Business/Property Manager, x27/drondina.newman@gmail.com Terri Duval, Database Manager/Communitas Editor, x24/tduval.newman@gmail.com Jason Wonsey, Operating Manager of Newman Café, x18 FOCUS MISSIONARIES Drew, Keegan, MarySusan & Megan at umass@focusonline.org GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Janet Maegerlein - NewmanGSYP@gmail.com NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION (NSA) Visit us! Mon-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri 11am-5pm, Sun 3pm-7pm Cathy Pixton - President, cpixton@student.umass.edu Tim Moriarty - Vice President, timothym@student.umass.edu Jen Fill - Secretary, jfill@student.umass.edu Mike D'Anello - Treasurer, mdanello@student.umass.edu Kate Lupien, Publicity Manager, klupien@student.umass.edu Kristina DeRoy & Ben Casiello - Spiritual Co-Chairs, kderoy@student.umass.edu, bencasiello@gmail.com Pam Cohen & Tom Protasewich - Service Co-Chairs, pacohen@student.umass.edu, tprotase@student.umass.edu Mike Munger - Interfaith Chair, jmunger@student.umass.edu Kelly Goodwin - New Students Chair, kagoodwi@student.umass.edu Matt LaRiviere, Nik Finneran & Drew Morrison - Social Tri-Chairs, mlarivie@student.umass.edu, nfinnera@student.umass.edu, ajmorris@student.umass.edu

FAITH 101, FORGOTTEN BIBLE, meets in the Fr. Quigley Room, 7:30-8:30 pm, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The facilitator that week introduces the book, guides the discussion, offers resources. Members bring questions, resources, insights. Coming up on April 10: Acts of the Apostles. All are wel-come to one or all sessions. Inquiries: Chris Clark at chris-