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Luke, Evangelist Wednesday, October 18, 2017

1 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH th Street ~ Astoria, New York The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 15, 2017 Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist Wednesday, October 18, 2017 PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION ~ ~ info@immacastoria.org ~ (Parish Website) (Main Telephone Number) (Main ) (Fax Number)

2 MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY 7:00 AM Weekday Mass 9:00 AM Weekday Mass 5:00 PM Sunday Vigil Mass SUNDAY Upper Church 7:00 AM Low Mass (Mass Without Music) 9:00 AM Family Mass 10:30 AM High Mass (Mass with Choir) 12:00 PM Spanish Mass/Español 1:30 PM Contemporary Music Mass Lower Church 9:00 AM Italian Mass/Italiano MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 12:00 PM MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass, and at 5:00 PM with Rosary and Evening Prayer. CLERGY Rev. Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese....Pastor Rev. Liju Augustine, CMI Parochial Vicar Rev. William A. McLaughlin....Parochial Vicar Dcn. Francisco Hernandez Dcn. Elkin Tamayo In Residence: Rev. Msgr. Charles Patrick Boccio Rev. Msgr. Vincent Fullam BED SHEETS FOR PUERTO RICO The Squires Circle of Immaculate Conception Parish will be collection new bed sheets of all sizes for the people of Puerto Rico on Sunday, October 15th from 9:00 AM 1:00 PM in Lyon s Hall. Please be as generous as possible! ALL SOULS ENVELOPES All Souls Day envelopes have been placed around the church for those who wish to enroll their deceased loved ones so they may be remembered at all Masses offered in our parish during the month of November as well as all the Masses offered on All Souls Day and at the All Souls Memorial Mass on Saturday, November 4 at 12:00 Mass. ALL SOULS MEMORIAL MASS On Saturday, November 4, at the 12 Noon Mass, there will be a special memorial Mass to remember in a special way all those who have died during the year. The names of those who passed away during the year will be read during the Prayer of the Faithful. We will also remember all those enrolled in the All Souls Remembrance (above) and all those enrolled in our Purgatorial Society. OTHER SACRAMENTS Baptisms Baptisms are celebrated monthly. Please call the Rectory for an appointment. Sick Calls Please contact the Rectory at any time. Only use the Emergency Number for cases of Extreme Unction (Last Rites). Marriages Please notify the Rectory at least six (6) months before the desired wedding date. Please check with the Church before contacting the Catering Hall. UPCOMING EVENTS CONFESSIONS The Sacrament of Confession is available Saturdays from 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM. The languages generally available are English, Spanish and Italian. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday Friday 9:00 AM 12:30 PM /1:30 PM 8:00 PM Saturday Sunday 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Office is Closed Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Ms. Eileen Harnischfeger, Principal Religious Education Office (CCD) Mrs. Marylyn Crum, Director mcrum@immacastoria.org ANOINTING OF THE SICK The church believes that among the seven sacraments there is one especially intended to strengthen those who are being tried by illness: The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Like all sacraments, the Anointing of the Sick is a liturgical and communal celebration, whether it takes place in the family home, or a hospital or church, for a single sick person or a whole group of sick people. We encourage parishioners who have become seriously ill, or have been weakened through old age, or face surgery for a serious illness to be anointed. Anointing of the Sick will be on Saturday, October 21 at the 9:00 a.m. Mass. During the Mass our parish priests will move from pew to pew anointing each person with the Oil of the Sick. We ask those to be anointed to sit in the front section of the church, leaving a pew vacant in between. Family members are encouraged to provide transportation and offer the support of their presence.

3 Learning to Appreciate One of the great things about living in Astoria is its diversity. People may give lip service to the benefits of diversity, but here in Astoria we live it day by day. In other parts of the city, we can hear foreign languages, but here they are everywhere. I use the plural because it is not just Spanish or Greek, but Arabic, Albanian, Croatian, Hungarian, Russian, Galician, Maltese, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, and many other languages that are unknown to me and therefore unclassifiable. But they are everywhere! Each block is a microcosm of the United Nations. This situation that we find ourselves in is a great gift since it lifts us out of our little world and makes us see the wider reality in which we actually exist. This wider world is mirrored in the relatively new world of the internet. We can be in contact with people all over the world in an instant. This global perspective is something very new and places on our shoulders a new responsibility for the rest of humanity. A number of years ago, we sponsored a series of lectures on the different religious traditions of the world. This was our Connections series. The first of these drew the largest number of participants. It was called Christianity and Islam. After these five groups of lectures, we turned our attention to Catholicism and its varies spiritual pathways. We are currently looking at the Pathway of St. Francis. But our previous group of teachings was a way, in itself, of appreciating our Catholic heritage. One thinker put it this way: you don t know your own faith until you compare and contrast it with the faith of others. This is why openness is so important to appreciating one s own heritage. We must acknowledge that God is at work in all these cultures and spiritual ways and not try to limit God. This does not mean, however, that all faiths are equally relevant and that it does not matter that we are Catholic Christians. The Second Vatican Council clearly states that there are elements of the truth in all faiths and that as such they are all to be respected in so far as they speak that truth. But we believe that the fullness of the truth resides in Catholicism. In my experience, I have often admired practices and expressions found in other faiths. But I have also found that particular reality in my own Catholic faith. To take an example: the whole area of mindfulness that comes from Eastern Religions is to be found in our faith as the sacrament of the present moment. There are many other spiritual realities that are highlighted and given wonderful expression in other faiths, but that I have found them also in our Catholic Faith. But my point in urging the study of the other faiths is that the appreciation enhances and reinforces my own commitment to Catholicism. Whenever we honestly appreciate something in this wonderful world, whether it be of goodness, truth or beauty, it should help us in our Catholic Faith and not be a hindrance. Fear and suspicion need not, therefore, hold sway. This is a wellspring of possibilities inherent in a diverse environment. When fear of the other is replaced by a mutual respect and a willingness to learn from the other, it makes possible much cross fertilization, bringing new realities to bear. If God is indeed a mystery, and if all attempts to explain God are doomed to failure, then the quest for truth and the sharing of this quest with humility becomes a great advantage. That is not to say that there are no non-negotiables in the sharing, and that each religious tradition may still feel the completeness of its perspective, but it does so striving to learn from the other and not just to teach the other the error of its ways. Fear often leads to disastrous consequences. Trust in God is essential for spiritual growth, for it is He who leads me to green pastures (as the Psalmist says). There is a Jesuit adage that I find very compelling and comforting in this world of diversity: find Christ in everything! It's my hope that we as individuals and as a community may feel so secure in our faith that everything, except sin, will lead us to Christ! Rev. Monsignor Fernando Ferrarese

SUNDAY - October 15 7:00 a.m. The Purgatorial Society 9:00 a.m. Gerarda Pezzuto & Ugo Maglio 10:30 a.m. Teresa Tamame (Birth. Remem.) 12:00 p.

m. Carmela Messina 12:00 p.m. Rosaleen Smith TUESDAY - October 17 7:00 a.m. For the Intentions of the Celebrant 9:00 a.m. Mary Arevalo & Lazaro Hernandez Arevalo 12:00 p.m. The Deceased Members of the Kumbatovic Family WEDNESDAY - October 18 7:00 a.

m. Kathryn & Lester Frank Humphrey & MaryAnn Kelleher SUNDAY - October 22 7:00 a.m. The Purgatorial Society 9:00 a.m. Donald Fitzgerald 10:30 a.m. Veronica Kilkenny 12:00 p.

4 SUNDAY - October 15 7:00 a.m. The Purgatorial Society 9:00 a.m. Gerarda Pezzuto & Ugo Maglio 10:30 a.m. Teresa Tamame (Birth. Remem.) 12:00 p.m Spanish: James Rubio, Maria Salomé Loredo, Aracely Franco, Edmundo Palma, Maria Cerezo 1:30 p.m Benedetto Zito Lower Church: 9:00 a.m. Italian: Pasquale Della Vecchia MONDAY - October 16 7:00 a.m. In Thanksgiving for Jenifer Merckel 9:00 a.m. Carmela Messina 12:00 p.m. Rosaleen Smith TUESDAY - October 17 7:00 a.m. For the Intentions of the Celebrant 9:00 a.m. Mary Arevalo & Lazaro Hernandez Arevalo 12:00 p.m. The Deceased Members of the Kumbatovic Family WEDNESDAY - October 18 7:00 a.m. For the Intentions of the Celebrant 9:00 a.m. Louisa Hochberg 12:00 p.m. Thomas & Eileen McDougall THURSDAY - October 19 7:00 a.m. For the Intentions of the Celebrant 9:00 a.m. Mario Conti 12:00 p.m. Kathryn & Lester Frank Humphrey & MaryAnn Kelleher SUNDAY - October 22 7:00 a.m. The Purgatorial Society 9:00 a.m. Donald Fitzgerald 10:30 a.m. Veronica Kilkenny 12:00 p.m Spanish: Manuel Morishigi, Jose Huarotte, Victoria Lema, Maria Huayamares, Padre Jorge Queija, Juan Peña (1st. Anniv.) 1:30 p.m John Ost, Jr. Lower Church: 9:00 a.m. Italian: Luca & Giovanna Conte MEMORIALS THE BREAD & WINE are donated this week in loving memory of Claude Lingo (1st. Anniv.), requested by the Lingo Family. SANCTUARY LAMP #1 is donated this week in loving memory of Juan Peña (1st. Anniv.) requested by his wife Maria Peña and his children, Juan Jr. & Edwin. SANCTUARY LAMP #2 is donated this week in loving memory of Juan Peña (1st. Anniv.) requested by his wife Maria Peña and his children, Juan Jr. & Edwin. Please pray for all the faithful departed, especially Mirella Kahriman Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS FRIDAY - October 20 7:00 a.m. Macedonio Maggi 9:00 a.m. Humberto & Aidia Gaviria (50th. Wedding Anniv. Liv.) 12:00 p.m. Lucia & Nicolo Ruffini SATURDAY - October 21 7:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Parishioners 9:00 a.m. Angela Sferrazza 5:00 p.m. Rina Cordani & Agostino Bonfigli

Thank you to all our Parishioners for this past weekend s collection: Collection: $6,018.00 Attendance: 1,466 people Per Capita: $4.

The Immaculate Conception English Prayer Group is sponsoring a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Oct. 21 (8:30-4:30 pm) and Oct. 22 (1:00-6:00 pm) at the Lower Church.

$We need to pause and ponder these images every now and then, especially given the fact that we live in such a fractured world.$

5 Thank you to all our Parishioners for this past weekend s collection: Collection: $6, Attendance: 1,466 people Per Capita: $4.10 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ENGLISH PRAYER GROUP LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR Experience a life-changing seminar. The Immaculate Conception English Prayer Group is sponsoring a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Oct. 21 (8:30-4:30 pm) and Oct. 22 (1:00-6:00 pm) at the Lower Church. We are in the Golden Jubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Come and revive the power of the Holy Spirit in you. THE HEAVENLY BANQUET The mountain of the Lord described in today s first reading is a place where there is no more hunger, no more weeping, and no more division of any kind. We need to pause and ponder these images every now and then, especially given the fact that we live in such a fractured world. The responsorial psalm continues to paint a picture of a place where only goodness and kindness flourish. These readings describe the heavenly banquet, to which God calls each of us through baptism and continues to call us throughout our lives. Let us RSVP to God s invitation and live our lives consistent with gospel values so that one day we will be welcomed to the table of the kingdom. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. PARISH BLOOD DRIVE There will be a Parish Blood Drive on Sunday, November 26th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in a busmobile parked in the front of the Church. More information and eligibility criteria will be available in next week s bulletin. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SUPER BINGO Sponsored by the Carmel Diamond Seniors Join us on Friday, October 20, 2017 from 7:00 PM until 11:00 PM for a night of fun, great company and cash prizes! The total prize amount of all games throughout the night will be $1,000! Admission is $5/ person plus the cost of the bingo cards. Bring whatever snacks and beverages you want! Water will be available for sale. Doors open at 6:00 PM in the Mount Carmel Institute - gym! Newtown Ave., Astoria For more information: or media@mountcarmelastoria.org No one under 18 years of age will be admitted! TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In 1971, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship completed a survey of the presidents of the national liturgical commissions around the world. How were children doing in the liturgical reform? Probably to their surprise, the cardinals learned of special weekday Masses for children designed to teach them how to participate on Sunday, Masses with separate components for children. The decision was made quickly to develop adaptations for Masses where children were a majority of the assembly. Changes would include a simpler structure, understandable texts, a simplified Lectionary, more active participation, and most surprisingly, new Eucharistic Prayers. By 1973 the work was done, and with very specific advice from Pope Paul VI, including the need for two new Eucharistic Prayers, the Directory for Masses with Children was published on December 20, a timely Christmas gift for the children of the world. The prayers are the first to be written fresh in a modern language not Latin, but French and German then translated into English, Italian, and Spanish. With a sense of caution, these new prayers were approved for three years, until 1977, but it soon became apparent that they had truly been embraced. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 21-47 29th Street ~ Astoria, New York 11105 The Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26 th, 2018 The Memorial of Saint Monica, Mother of Saint Augustine Monday, August