CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Transcription

1 CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION We at Immaculate Conception are a group of people bound together by our belief in Jesus Christ as our Savior. When we were baptized, we were called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves to build a community where all are welcomed, loved, needed and appreciated. Armed with the faith in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we will celebrate the gift of life together in word and sacrament. February 10 & 11, 2018 Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com immcongreene@syrdio.org Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Parish Office: Tue. thru Thurs. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Mary Wentlent, Parish Manager Audrée Beach, Admin. Asst Fax Baptism & RCIA ICC Parish Office ICC Parish Council: Eileen Browning, Bev Doughty, Kelly Erickson, Francis Feldpausch - President, Robert Hanrahan, Joe Henninge, Joanne Moxley, Gloria Straniero ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge ; jackiehenninge@frontier.com Donna Heisler ; donnamheisler@gmail.com, Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus Council Grand Knight Charles Browning Meetings the 1st Thursday of each month. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one. Mass Schedule Pastoral Care Area South: Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene 5:45 pm St. Joseph, Oxford Sunday: 8:45 am St. Joseph, Oxford 10:15 am Immaculate Conception, Greene 4:00 pm St. Paul, Norwich Wednesday: 12:15 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene Lent begins Ash Wednesday February 14 Our Schedule: 12:00 Noon Ecumenical Service with ashes followed by our annual soup luncheon. 6:30 pm Service with ashes No Mass celebrated here at ICC that day.

2 Mass Schedule SATURDAY 2/10/18 4:00 pm Jim Maginsky by Doris Maginsky Steve Amell by family SUNDAY 2/11/18 10:15 am For Parishioners TUESDAY 2/13/18 8:30 am Communion Service WEDNESDAY, 2/14/18 12:00 pm Ecumenical Service with Ashes 6:30 pm Service with Ashes THURSDAY 2/15/18 8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 2/17/18 4:00 pm For Parishioners SUNDAY 2/18/18 10:15 am Tom Nixon, Birthday Remembrance, by Family Fred Henninge, Anniversary, by Family LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE This Week Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of January 2018 Total Income: $ 8, Total Expense: $ 7, Income includes: Collections, donations. Expense includes: utilities, supplies, Diocesan fees. The Blessed Virgin Mary was the model of steward with her unqualified, yes and complete trust in God s will. When I put God first in my life, everything else falls into place. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 2 Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm February 10, 2018 February 17, 2018 E. M. s: J. Trepa S. Carlin J. Moxley J. Trepa Lector: C. Gibbons M. Delaney Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am February 11, 2018 February 18, 2018 E. M. s: B. Norton Z. Urda E. Browning L. Detweiler B. Doughty C. Gibbons Lector: L. Detweiler T. Nichols Servers: J. Eroshevich A. Erickson J. Eroshevich T. Morrison N. Erickson Counters: D. Maginsky E. Browning T. Mulvey B. Norton ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 2/11 World Marriage Day 9 am Rel. Ed. Classes-movie: Life of St. Valentine 9 am Bible Study MONDAY 2/12 3:30 pm Scouts 6 pm Scouts TUESDAY 2/13 8 am Rosary WEDNESDAY 2/14 Ash Wednesday 12:00 Noon Ecumenical Service w/ashes followed by Lunch 6:30 pm Service w/ashes THURSDAY 2/15 8 am Rosary 10 am Bible Study FRIDAY 2/16 6:30 pm Stations of the Cross SATURDAY 2/17 3:30 pm Confession SUNDAY 2/18 NO Rel. Ed. Classes 9 am Bible Study Rite of Election during Mass We welcome Josh Royce to the RCIA program at our parish. Josh and his wife Mariah are new to the Immaculate Conception parish family. Josh is meeting with Father Paul each week to prepare for joining the church at the Easter Vigil Mass held in Greene this year. If you see Josh and Mariah please give them a hearty welcome to ICC! Congratulations to the winners of our 2018 Super Bowl Pool at ICC! 1st Quarter winner- Al Wentlent, parishioner Chris Wentlent's brother 2nd Quarter winner- Vinny Connelly, parishioner Roger Connelly's brother 3rd Qtr. winner- Bob Larkin, parishioner Final Score winner- Jackie Barton, parishioner iccgreene.wordpress.com - Don t forget to check out our website to access the bulletin, Religious Education news and our new calendar of events.

3 February 11, 2017 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY Page 5 Adult Bible Study on Wisdom Sunday from 9-10 am Thursday from am. 2/11 & 15 Wisdom in Speech Sirach 4: 23-25, 5: 10-14, 21: 16-17, 28: 12-16, Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) Theology On Tap Join other Southern Tier Catholic young adults on February 15th at Galaxy Brewing Co., 7PM, for free food, fellowship, and a great talk by Ashley Svoboda, "Nun No More, Now What? For more info, contact Kateri Lickoa, klickona@syrdio.org Men s Prayer Breakfast Saturday, March 10, 7:30-8:30 am with Dc. Tim McNerney. The 10th Annual IGNITE Men s Conference 10 Years of Building Your Faith. with 3 tremendous speakers that will challenge all who attend. Be a part of it on Saturday, March 24 at the SRC Arena & Event Center for an amazing day that will have a tremendous impact on you. You can register for the IGNITE 2018 Catholic Men's Conference online at Receive weekly Year of the Family video messages from Bishop Cunningham right in your inbox. To sign up for free, visit syrdio.org and click the SIGN UP tab! You will receive a new message every Thursday evening. Bishop s messages are also available on youtube.com/ syrdio, facebook.com/dioceseofsyracuse. The Greene Area Churches Lenten Service & Lunch schedule: Ash Wednesday-12 Noon ICC; Thursday, February 22 Episcopal: March 1-Baptist; March 8-Congregational; March 15 Assembly of God at the Baptist Church; March 22-Methodist; Good Friday, March 30-Methodist (no meal) Volunteer Opportunities Greene Food Pantry - We collect non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry. Meals On Wheels Our volunteers make the deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am. Call the Parish Office to join our team! Bottle & Can Drive - drop off your refundable items n the bin next to the Rectory garage. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 4 cents per pound collected. Our Journey Home beginning Wednesday, February 18, 7-8 pm. Deacon Tim McNerney from Bainbridge/Afton has created a Lenten study. He bases the six onehour sessions out of St. John and St. Agnes, but participants will be able to interact real-time via Google Hangouts. In addition, each session will be recorded and made available on YouTube. Materials will be available electronically: Bible References, Excerpts from the Doctors of the Church, and audio clips from Marcus Grodi s Journey Home podcast. He has found that mixing it up provides all members with opportunities to respond in ways unique to their learning styles. He envisions this format: each participating Catholic Church in Chenango County comes together at their respective church, parish center or other suitable venue with GOOD internet access. We at ICC will use our social hall. A coordinator for each group logs into the Google Hangout and we begin. Mary Wentlent will be our coordinator but is looking for folks to help her. There will be about 40 minutes of actual presentation followed by 20 minutes of discussion on-line with the other churches. After the on-line segment, we will have a local period of sharing and fellowship (with goodies, of course) providing each church group with an additional opportunity to explore the evening s topic. The coordinators will send any feedback via to Dc. Tim who would be able to incorporate it into the upcoming session. Please consider this Lenten opportunity, and sign up in the vestibule or contact the church office. A Lenten Retreat for Catholic Women Saturday, Feb. 24, 8 am - 12:30 pm at St. Vincent De Paul, Vestal. Registration is $15: swc@syracusediocese.org, or register at the door.

4 Blood Drive at Immaculate Conception 2018 Schedule: 3/21, 5/16, 7/25 For an appointment call Molly S. Nolan Licensed R.E. Salesperson Cell Continuing Our Tradition of Service Since 1914 KENNEDY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 21 North Chenango St., Greene, NY kennedyfuneralhome.net Your Ad Here! $ small; $ medium; $ large; for one year. The ad is shared with St. Joseph s bulletin. Call NEVILLE LAW OFFICE Chris P. Neville, Esq. Robert M. Larkin, Of Counsel P. O. Box 570 * 36 Genesee St. Greene, New York Root Funeral Home Greene s Oldest Funeral Home Member New York State Funeral Director Assoc. Serving Greene, Oxford and the surrounding communities. Charles C. Dietrich North Chenango Street Greene, New York Bartles Pharmacy 10 Lafayette Park. Oxford, NY After hours - Brian Bartle Construction Home Improvement Name: Address: Lawn Mowing/Brush Hogging Excavating Gerry Reiss Mike Reiss Oxford, New York St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Oxford, New York A beautiful, peaceful resting place Plot $700 1 casket & 1 urn or 2 urns Parish Registration Form City: State: Zip Code: Phone: I am new to the parish and wish to register. I am previously registered. I want offering envelopes. I am interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. How did hear about our parish? Mail to: Immaculate Conception Church, 1180 State Hwy. 206, Greene, NY or place in collection basket

5 The Year of the Family, December 3, 2017 to November 25, 2018 Family Page Embrace your faith everyday. Mark 9:2-9 WORD SEARCH 9 Ways to Help a Grieving Friend (That Aren t Bringing a Meal) Sarah Garone, 1/22/18 Bustedhalo.com 1. Babysit Children can sometimes be a comfort in the midst of grief, but they can also exacerbate a difficult situation. Taking a friend s kids off their hands for awhile may alleviate stress, allowing them much-needed time and space. 2. Make a mixtape Yep, I said mixtape. The days of actual cassettes may be long gone, but the concept of the perfect playlist lives on. Music heals. When my daughter was injured, if I had known a friend had carefully selected songs for my comfort and consolation, I would have clung to them like an anchor for my soul. You can easily create a playlist and share it with a friend on Spotify, itunes, or Pandora. 3. Run errands Get the car washed, go to the post office, pick up prescriptions at the drugstore. Who couldn t use help with these things even in everyday life? The unpleasant surprise of tough times throws us off, muddying up our routines. Getting assistance with the minutiae of daily tasks could sure take a load off. To be continued... Visit the Busted Halo website at Twitter.com You can find the official Twitter page of His Holiness Pope Twitter.com/Pontifex A faith that does not trouble us is a troubled faith. A faith that does not make us grow is a faith that needs to grow..

6 February 11, 2018 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 3 Religious Instruction for Children/Youth grades K-8 at ICC Class, Sunday 9:00 am: February 11, 25 Class February 11 includes the Circle of Care lesson No class February 18 February 25-8:45 am chime practice, 9-10 regular class with prep for Youth Mass Confirmation Class, Sunday 4-5 pm: February 11 February 11 the Confirmation Class will help the 6-8th youth group build the shadow stations screen. Also take turns with Escape the Room challenge! No Class February 18 & 25. The season of Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday, February 14. Beginning Friday, February 16 Stations of the Cross will be held here from 6:30-7 pm. Each Friday a different CCD class will be leading the Stations of the Cross. Each host group will use different Stations of the Cross publications. Following Stations there will be refreshments in the social hall. The Stations schedule is: Friday, February 16- led by the Kindergarten and first grade class, parents, & teacher Sophia Brown Friday, February 23- led by the 2nd grade class, parents, & teachers Claire Gibbons & Bev Doughty. Friday, March 2 3rd & 4th grade class, parents, & teacher Claire Gibbons. Friday, March 9-5th grade class, parents, & teacher Edilu Hunt. Friday, March grade Shadow Stations presentation with teachers Jessica & Jim Trepa & Trudy Komperda Friday, March 23-Confirmation Class, parents, & teacher Chris Wentlent Pope Francis is asking all men and women of goodwill to join him in a special Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace for the war-torn people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and of South Sudan. Addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter s Square for the Sunday Angelus, the Pope said that Faced with the tragic protracted situations of conflict in different parts of the world, I invite all the faithful to take part in a special Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace on February 23rd, the Friday of the First Week of Lent. Dear friends, I was pleasantly surprised to see so many people stand in line to get their throat blessed, in honor of the Feast of Saint Blaise. I had many people tell me stories of their childhood and having this special blessing at school. Father Paul has said he wants to help make the Mass more meaningful for all parishioners. He made sure that our new parishioner and Catechumen received the Signing of the Senses during the Sunday Mass. If you haven t introduced yourself to Joshua Royce and his beautiful wife Mariah, make sure you put that at the top of your to-do list! Josh will celebrate the Rite of Election at our parish on Feb. 18. Also last week it was Scout Sunday as well as the First Reconciliation for our 2nd graders. Again Father Paul wanted to make this as special for our children as possible. He spoke to the group, then positioned two chairs facing each other, up in front of St. Joseph statue. The children were able to come up individually and talk to Father and receive this peace-filled sacrament. Sitting out in the open, in front of St. Joseph, was just a beautiful start to a lifelong journey. After it was over and the families were putting coats on and gathering their things, two of the boys started to gallop around in a circle. The one in front looked at me and said that his dad had told him that they could now run wild! I hope you get a laugh from this! We know all too well that in practically a blink of an eye, those two boys will be all grown up, worrying about jobs and money, etc. Let s savor these memories of two smiling boys, finished with their first penance, and joyfully galloping in circles. I ll close with something we learned at the Bible Study on Wisdom last week. The week concentrated on Wisdom in Relationships. The well known Bible Verse of Proverbs 22:6 is Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. The study leader paraphrased it another way: Children are not hard drives, but gifts to be discovered. Peace!~Mary Wentlent All adults, from the completion of their 18 th year to the beginning of their 60 th year, are expected to fast. All who have completed their 14 th year are bound by abstinence. All Fridays in the season of Lent are days of abstinence. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are both days of fasting and abstinence.