Immaculate Conception Church

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1 Immaculate Conception Church Parish Mission Statement Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrates the Eucharist and proclaims the gospel in worship, through our love of God and for each other, and with our ministry to the marginalized. We journey together in our faith, united by our trust in Christ s love and mercy and the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. George Green Parish Center 113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY Hours: Mon. Fri. 8:00AM 4:00PM Closed for Lunch 12-1 pm NOVEMBER 25, 2018 SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo Pastor Fr.Augustine.Chumo@dor.org x110 Erika Linsdell Parish Admin. Assistant Erika.Linsdell@dor.org x101 Gary Vrabel Music Ministry Gary.Vrabel@dor.org ext. 102 JOIN US FOR OUR LITURGIES MASS SCHEDULE Monday & Thursday 12:10PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM Saturday 8:30AM Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM Our Vision: To be a community of God s Love and Service A. Emmanuel Berrido Music emmanuelberrido@gmail.com David Zellinger Finance Director David.Zellinger@dor.org Kathleen Adessa Bookkeeping Kathleen.Adessa@dor.org Rich Rasmussen Pastoral & Catechetical leader Rich.Rasmussen@dor.org ext. 105 Patrick Paolangeli Maintenance ppaolangeli@dor.org Dan Hurley Deacon Dan.Hurley@dor.org Calvary Cemetery Five Mile Drive, Ithaca Mike Moravec Cemetery Manager SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: A preparation session is required before the baptism of your child. Please call prior to your due date for an appointment. RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:30P 4PM MARRIAGE: Please call at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call to request this sacrament. HOSPITALIZATIONS: Call if your loved one is in the hospital. CONTACT INFORMATION Main Office 607/ Fax: 607/ IImmacul@dor.org BULLETIN REQUESTS: iimmacul@dor.org no later than 4PM

2 Next Sunday - December 2, st Sunday of Advent Second Collection Building Maintenance Mass Intentions Sunday, November 25 8:30AM Alice McPherson from Marty & Melba Lakin 10:30AM For Parishioners Monday, November 26 10:30AM Carmen Jacks (@ Cayuga Ridge) from the Ober Family 12:10PM Tom Herson from Ann Herson & Family Tuesday, November 27 7:00AM Sister Leona Didas from Mary Edsall-Golway Wednesday, November 28 7:00AM DM of Anthony & Mary Mazza Family from Karen M. Werner Thursday, November 29 12:10PM Edward Lewis from Rose & James Fabian Friday, November 30 7:00AM Ruth Kirby from the Kirby Family Saturday, December 1 8:30AM Virginia Pepitone from Elaine, David & Anthony Mansfield & Family 4:30PM For Parishioners Sunday, December 2 8:30AM Sharon, Albert & Tamara Turco from Orlando Turco 10:30AM Louise Maynard from Mary Edsall-Golway NEED TO KNOW Remember, our parish feast day is December 8! Bishop Matano will preside at Mass at 10:00am. Please plan on attending. It is a blessing to have the Bishop come on our feast day. Mark your calendars. The Mass Intention Book for 2019 is now open and available for all Parishioners, also the 2019 Sanctuary Lamp is now available for Intentions. Giving Tree Program-A gentle reminder the Giving Tree is up and tags are still available. All gifts should be returned unwrapped with the tag attached to the Church by Sunday, Dec. 2nd. Thank you. Want to do more?? Share your Christmas wishes with a Cayuga Ridge resident. Tags for cards are available now. You can find them near the Christmas tree. Please return them by December 9th. Thank you. APPRECIATION Thank you to all who participated in packing a shoebox and taking part in this year s Box of Joy program through Cross Catholic Outeach. This year our parish packed 184 Boxes of Joy (that beat our number form 2017) which will be distributed to children in need around the world. The generosity of this parish is truly AMAZING! A very sincere round of gratitude to the members of the Resurrection Choir, Hospitality Group, and Altar Server who despite the snow storm on Friday, made it to church for the Funeral of Louise Maynard. What dedication! Thank you for your generosity to the All Souls Day collection in support of cemetery operations. Donations totaled $1,287. These funds are very important as we are facing budgetary challenges due to increased insurance premiums and other mandatory expenses. Thanks to those who participated in the Fall grave sales promotion. 15 cemetery plots were sold in October, making this a most successful effort. While the cemetery budget shortfall still exists, this increased revenue will go a long way in reducing this deficit. THIS WEEK MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 10:30A CAYUGA RIDGE MASS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1:00P FOOD PANTRY-PH 5:30P ADULT CHOIR-CH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 3:00P PIETRA FITNESS-PH 5:30P CONTEMP GRP-CH 7:00P K OF C 4TH DEGREE-PH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 1:00P BIBLE STUDY-PH 7:00P SCIENCE/RELIGION TALK-PH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 10:00A 1ST PENANCE PREP-YR 3:00P HOLY HOUR EXPOSITION-CH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 11:45A HS YTH GRP-YR 2:30P MS YTH GRP-YR OFFERTORY AND FINANCE November 18, 2018 Plate Collection 6,703 Electronic ACH $195 Attendance 475 CMA 2018/19 Campaign: As of this date, we are at $ of our $57,151 goal. 97 families have contributed to the Catholic Ministries Appeal. We thank those who have given generously and ask all who have not yet given to prayerfully consider doing so. The Appeal helps our Church and our parish in so many ways. Kindly consider supporting this appeal. Thank you. BUILDING AND GROUNDS You have seen that our church doors were beautifully coated to protect from further damage during winter. This was done as a donation to our parish by our very own parishioner; Francis Paolangeli. This is just a temporary fix for now. He has promised to ship them out for a more detailed fix which will include some repair on the damaged spots. We thank him for his generosity. He is also helping us fix the church main entrance stairs. We anticipate major repairs to our church in the very near future.

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5 Next Sunday December 2, st Sunday of Advent Second Collection Building Maintenance Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Kipindi cha shukrani = Thanksgiving time Batamzinga = Turkey Furahia kipindi hiki = enjoy this season YOUTH CORNER SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS Best Wishes to Eleanor Kane on her birthday! Best wishes for Bob Romanowski on his birthday! Congratulations to Sarah Miller on her 101st Birthday! Best Wishes also to Therese Marchell and Antoinette Iacovelli celebrating their birthday December 1st! Congratulations to Birthright on their 37th Anniversary! They opened their doors for the first time on November 16, They are still going strong with your support! Congratulations also to Al & Nora Nazer, celebrating their 71st Wedding Anniversary! And many best wishes to Fr. Chumo, celebrating his birthday on November 30th! Furaha ya kuzaliwa! PLEASE PRAY FOR... The California Fire Victims. Our dear parishioners healing from surgery and their families. For the success of our CMA campaign. Repose of the soul of Louise Maynard and Anna Biskup. Families going through difficult times. The homeless during this cold season. OUR SANCTUARY LAMP WILL BURN THIS WEEK IN MEMORY OF JERRY HUBBLE FROM GLORIA HUBBLE & FAMILY NOVENA FOR OUR PARISH A parish is our spiritual home. This is where receive rebirth to become the children of God and get spiritual nourishment needed for our faith journey. Many people look up to us to find hope. As we prepare to celebrate our parish feast day on December 8th with our Bishop, we shall do a Novena with special thematic intentions for our faith community. Beginning 12/1, each day for nine days: 12/1 Faith growth and deepening 12/2 Healing from the past misdeeds 12/3 Peace and reconciliation 12/4 More vocations in our diocese 12/5 Youth and young families 12/6 Unity in our nation 12/7 Refuges and migrants 12/8 Seniors and the home bound of our parish 12/9 Mass of Thanksgiving with the Bishop to conclude. One Hail Mary will be said after each intention. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the novena. You can do at home with family. Attention parents, children, and teens. You are invited to take part in a Christmas Social event on Friday, December 14 th from 6p-8:30p in Carges Hall (basement of the church). There will be food, games, movies, Christmas cookies and more. We hope you can all join us for this fun filled evening. For more information you can contact Rich at the parish office. AROUND THE AREA/DIOCESE Share the Warmth: Annual Winter Outerwear Collection This the season for donating coats, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves and boots to the annual Share the Warmth drive sponsored by Catholic Charities. You ll find collection bins around the area in grocery and other stores, on the campuses, and at our church. Catholic Charities will be distributing these items for free during the first two weeks of December. Friendly volunteers are needed to wait on customers and help them find the items they need. 2-hour shifts are available, December 3-7 and 10-14, from 9:00am until 4:00pm. It s a great way to start Advent! Contact Shay to volunteer at Shay.Washington@dor.org or ext 14. Day Retreat at Notre Dame Retreat House: Praying our Way through Advent will be offered on Tuesday, December 4, Day begins at 9 00am and concludes at 3.00 pm (Conference/Lunch/Confessions/Mass). Register: or ndretreat@rochester.rr.com. $25 fee payable day of retreat. Advent Retreat: The Holiday season can be so stressful with so much going on in our lives. To help focus on the meaning and the spiritual riches of the season, Immaculate Conception has invited Fr. Dennis Billy for the weekend of December 8/9 with a concluding session in the afternoon 3-4 PM. All are welcome. Bring family and friends. This is a great spiritual opportunity for our faith community

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