Welcome - or welcome back - to Boston College! I hope that your new semester is off to a good start. We hope to see you at some of the events that we have planned.  Whatever your own faith tradition – or no faith tradition, all graduate students are invited to the following programs. If you’d like information about other faith groups on or near campus, consult bc.edu/ministry.

Sister Mary Sweeney, SC
Campus Minister for Graduate and Professional Students
McElroy 228
617-552-3645

SLOW DOWN
15 Minutes of Peace and Quiet and Prayer - an opportunity to re-center. We gather in the chapel in Cushing (next to Room 326) on Thursdays at 4PM and conclude at 4:15. It’s a time for reflection on a small Scripture selection and for intercessory prayer. We start and conclude promptly so that you’ll be free for your next event!

VOLUNTEER
Interested in a volunteer opportunity? The Center for Volunteer and Service Learning has many possible volunteer sites. Go to: bc.edu/offices/service.

CONSIDERING CATHOLICISM?
Do you have questions about Catholicism? Are you thinking about becoming a Catholic? Are you interested in receiving the sacrament of Confirmation? A group gathers on Tuesday nights, 7-9, to look at the faith and practices of the Church. For more info, get in touch with Sister Mary mary.sweeney.4@bc.edu.

GROWING THROUGH GRIEF
Are you grieving the death of a loved one? Growing through Grief is a group for undergrad and graduate students  that meets on Mondays at 5PM in Room 205 in the Service Building, just behind the School of Nursing/Cushing.  Questions? Contact Sister Mary mary.sweeney.4@bc.edu.

FORMER JVs & ROSTRO
If you’re a former JV or Rostro de Cristo Volunteer, you’re invited to Murray House for dinner and sharing on Wednesday, January 25, at 5:30. RSVP: Mary.Sweeney.4@bc.edu by 3pm on Tuesday, January 24.

Lenten Retreat for Grad and Professional Students
Lenten Retreat on Saturday, February 25, 10-4, at St. Joseph’s Chapel on upper campus.  Watch for details.

PRAY!
For a boost for your prayer life, check out sacredspace.ie (sponsored by the Jesuits of Ireland) and pray-as-you-go.org (sponsored by the Jesuits in Britain). Also: there are daily masses at St. Mary’s Chapel, the Jesuit residence, at 8 AM, 110 AM and noon, Monday-Friday. In addition, St. Ignatius has daily Masses at 12:15 and 5:30, Monday – Friday.

FAITH SHARING
Small groups for faith sharing form each semester.  If you’re interested, email Sister Mary at Mary.Sweeney.4@bc.edu

GRAD RETREATS
Join us for Twilight Retreats at Murray House. These events take place twice a month and are meant to provide grad students with an occasion to meet folks from other BC programs, to enjoy a nice meal, and to pause for some reflection and sharing. They are scheduled for Wednesday, February 8, at 6 pm and Monday, February 27 at 6:30.  (Note different starting times. ) RSVP by the previous day at 3PM to Mary.Sweeney.4@bc.edu  These events are free. 

CATHOLICISM
Not studying theology but wish you knew more about your Catholic faith? There are many great articles that can expand your understanding of Catholicism.  If you’d like to get together with a small group of grad students to review Catholicism, email Mary.Sweeney.4@bc.edu

CATHOLIC, WITH QUESTIONS?
Oftentimes young adult Catholics would like to know more about their faith. If you would like to be part of a group who looks at various topics (liturgy, sacraments, morality, Bible, Catholic practices)  get in touch with Sister Mary. (Mary.Sweeney.4@bc.edu)

OFF CAMPUS CHURCH
Are you looking for a Sunday community for liturgy? Young adults have often found communities at St. Ignatius Parish Church at the corner of the campus, St. Cecelia’s near the Prudential Center in the Back Bay, and Our Lady, Help of Christians, on Washington Street in Newton, near the Mass Pike.

Prayer for Graduate Students
for the Beginning of the School Year

Loving God, as I begin this semester in grad school, I offer you my thanks for the gifts that you have given me. You have blessed me in numerous ways and have put good and generous people on my path.

As the semester unfolds, keep me mindful of those blessings and of the wonderful opportunities that have enabled me to be here pursuing graduate studies. When the challenges arise, keep before me the joy that brought me to my field of study and the hope that calls me to keep moving forward.

May your Spirit guide me and direct this university. I pray this through Christ, your son and my brother, who is the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.

Campus Ministry is located in
McElroy 233
(617) 552-3475