Engage
The C21 Center serves to be a catalyst and a resource for young Catholics. This page is a way for both undergraduate and graduate students at Boston College to engage with the Catholic Church and faith on campus. Below is a weekly mass schedule, faith related organizations, service trips and retreat opportunities. We hope that our resources inspire students to connect, pray and engage.
Boston College Liturgy Schedule
Sundays
St. Joseph's Chapel (Gonzaga Hall Basement, Upper Campus) 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM
Trinity Chapel (Newton Campus) 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM
St. Ignatius Lower Church 9:00 PM
Heights Room (Corcoran Commons; "Lower") 10:15 PM
St. Ignatius Parish 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM
St. Mary's Chapel 8:00 AM
Weekdays
St. Mary's Chapel 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM (Saturdays 8:00 AM only)
Cushing Chapel 12:00 PM (Wednesdays only)
Trinity Chapel 12:15 PM (Monday-Thursdays)
St. Joseph's Chapel (Gonzaga Hall Basement, Upper Campus) 10:00 PM
Conte Forum Media Room 11:30 AM (Wednesdays only)
St. Ignatius Parish 12:15 PM and 5:30 PM (Saturdays 9:00 AM)
School of Theology and Ministry Chapel 12:15 PM (Monday-Wednesday & Friday)
Faith Programs on Campus
Undergraduate
Cura- Small group faith-sharing and reflection
Salt & Light- Faith and social community
Spiritual Direction- Ongoing faith conversations
Ignatian Society- Students and BC's Jesuit heritage
St. Thomas More Society- Catholic student community
Appalachia Volunteers- Spring break service trip
4Boston- Weekly student service group
Arrupe International Immersion Program- International winter break trip
Urban Immersion- Winter break service program in Boston
Loyola Volunteers- Weekly student service group
Graduate
El Salvador Immersion Experience
Retreat Opportunities
Beginnings This is a weekend-away retreat in October for the first year students to contemplate the role of faith in the midst of a transition into college life.
Fall Busy Student Retreat This retreat is a free, on-campus, and made to fit your schedule. It's about spirituality, prayer, and faith in everyday life.
Manresa This retreat is based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatis. It is time of quiet, reflection, conversation, and angry with an open, flexible schedule in a setting of real peace- a powerful experience of community, faith, and discernment. It runs January 12- January 16, 2011- the last week on winter break.
Kairos An intensive weekend experience that invites close examination of our relationships with God, ourselves, and others in a commual and reflective setting. Selection is by lottery.
48 Hours 48HOURS is a weekend experience open to all first-year students who are interested in finding ways to take advantage of BC's intellectual, social, and spiritual resources.
Halftime Program Halftime, which BC students traditionally attend during their sophomore or junior year, is a chance to step away from campus to reflect on where you have been, where you are, and where you are going