Immaculate Conception Church Stony Point, New York

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2 March 25, 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. With those words of praise, the people welcome Jesus back to Jerusalem from the desert, and we begin the holiest of all weeks of our church year. We call today Passion Sunday. It is the passion of the Lord which dominates these final days of the season of Lent leading up to the celebration of the Easter triduum beginning Holy Thursday evening. A reminder that tomorrow, March 26th, the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre will be hosting RECONCILIATION MONDAY. In every parish in the metropolitan area, confession will be heard. Here at Immaculate Conception, confessions will be heard from 4:00 to 6:00PM and again from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. If you are able to, please take advantage of this opportunity to be reconciled to the Father in preparation for the Glory of Easter. Confessions will be heard in the sacristy connected to our Sacred Heart Chapel. I give thanks and glory to God for your generosity! Next weekend our parish will be taking up the second most major RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Calendar Raffle: This is the only MANDATORY fund raiser that our program has, and it is imperative that you get your money and raffles back to the PREP office ASAP. Tickets are still available at the Rectory and PREP office. Confirmation: The Confirmation application, Sponsor Certificate, Saint Report and service hours should have been submitted. The Letter to Bishop Lagonegro is due on March 27 and the $ Confirmation fee is due on April 3. Candidates, if you have any questions or problems, please come in to see Lynne DeVuono. Mite Boxes for Lenten donations for Catholic Charities are located in the back of the Church. It would be great if everybody could put their pocket change in the box. 7th Grade Families please refer to your about a meeting in the gym on April 17th Mrs. Ginny Brown, CSW for parents/guardians and their children. Palm Sunday collection of the year. It is through the generosity of the Christmas and Easter collections that a parish is able to meet its financial obligations. I do know for many of us that there is a struggle with weekly family finances. My hope is that through prayerful reflection, each family may be able to give as generously as possible so that we as a parish may we continue to flourish. I truly believe that as we give from the heart, so much more will be given back to us by way of mercy and love. I understand there was confusion last weekend with the Easter Flower Envelope. Even though there was a date printed on your envelopes, both the Easter and Christmas flower collection are by your own generosity, you are able to give to both collections during the month leading up to the holy day. The envelopes with names of loved ones, will be placed on the altar for Easter Sunday and all of the Octave Week of Easter. May God bless all of you for your generosity to your parish and the various ministries it can perform because of that generosity. - Rev. Herbert T. DeGaris HOLY WEEK SERVICES Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 25th Stony Point Church: 5:30 p.m. (Sat.) 9:30, 11:30 a.m. Tomkins Cove Church: 7:30 a.m. Monday, March 26th Confessions: 4:00-6:00 p.m. & 7:00-8:00 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 29th Tenebrae in Church: 9:00 a.m. Mass of the Lord s Supper: 8:00 p.m. Visits to Repository until 10:00 p.m. Good Friday, March 30th Tenebrae in Church: 9:00 a.m. Celebration of the Lord s Passion: 3:00 p.m. With Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion The Living Stations of the Cross 7:30 p.m. (in Church) With Music Holy Saturday, March 31st Tenebrae in Church: 9:00 a.m. Solemn Easter Vigil: 8:00 p.m. (SATISFIES SUNDAY OBLIGATION) Easter Sunday, April 1st Stony Point Church: 9:30, & 11:30 a.m. Tomkins Cove Church: 7:30 a.m.

3 Church of the Immaculate Conception Page 2 RECONCILIATION MONDAY MARCH 26TH REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS We will have Reconciliation Monday, March 26th at 4:00-6:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:00 p.m. All those who are ill at home, in the hospital and in nursing homes, especially: Ed Hanus, William & Geraldine Neary, Alex Gregory, Judy Stroup, Billy Keenan, Michael Orapello, Amy Crane and Jaxon Waller. 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRTION Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2018 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Sunday, June 3, at 2:15 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Please contact the Rectory for registration The closing date to register for the Mass is Monday, May 14th, This event is sponsored by the Family Life Resect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. All Golden Jubilee couples will receive a commemorative certificate. ABORTION EXPANSION LAW In his recent Budget proposal, Governor Cuomo included a radical bill (S.7511) that would expand lateterm abortions in New York State. The bill would eliminate New York's ban on late-term abortions allowing abortion for any reason in all nine months of pregnancy, empower non-doctors to perform abortions, and permit a baby born alive after an abortion to die of neglect and starvation. The enacted state budget requires three-way negotiation and must be finalized by April 1. The State Senate is our only hope to stop this tragedy. Please let your State Senator know that they must not allow the state budget to be used as a vehicle for expanding late-term abortion. For ease of communication in contacting your Senator, go to and click on "Take Action", which will provide a message you can send directly to your Senator. If you prefer to call Rep. Senator John Flanagan (Majority Leader), who will be part of the three-way negotiation, he can be reached at (631) , and say: "I am calling because Governor Cuomo included a radical abortion expansion proposal (S.7511) in his budget bills. This proposal would eliminate virtually all limitations on abortion in New York State, particularly on late-term abortions. Please insist that these abortion provisions are removed from the final budget." Our recently deceased:. Olivia Williams. We will announce at the Mass on Sunday for a period of one month the intentions of those who are sick and then we will print them for one month. After that we ask that you please contact us to make sure that they are placed on the list again for another cycle. It is the only way we know if someone has recovered. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH 8:30 Tim Murnane (req. by family) 5:30 Vigil Lina Giulio & Fina Trulli (req. by family) SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH PALM SUNDAY 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Tom Schassler Sr. (req. by family) 11:30 Joseph Felice (req. by family) MONDAY, MARCH 26TH 7:30 Clifford Gage Jr. (req. by wife) 9:00 (SGB) Ann Hanus TUESDAY, MARCH 27TH 7:30 The Menchetti Family (req. by family) 9:00 (SGB) The People of St. Gregory Barbarigo WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH 7:30 Frank Farina (req. by Georgine Sullivan & Family) 9:00 (SGB) Moira Kanarian THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH HOLY THURSDAY 9:00 Tenebrae 8:00 Mass of the Lord s Supper FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH GOOD FRIDAY 9:00 Tenebrae 3:00 Stations of The Cross 7:30 The Living Station of The Cross SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST 9:00 Tenebrae 8:00 Easter Vigil Mass SUNDAY, APRIL 1ST EASTER SUNDAY 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Marguerite Cristantello (req. by Elliot) 11:30 Michael & Mary Costello (req. by family)

4 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? LIVING STATIONS As we begin our journey through lent to prepare for Easter, the Living Stations of the Cross through Mary's Eyes will once again be reenacted for our parishioners on Good Friday evening. Please consider joining us for this very spiritual and emotional walk with Jesus as he takes his last steps to his cross. We are asking those who have participated in previous years to come back and join us. Also, those of all ages, young children, young adults and older adults both boys, girls, men and women. There are only a few rehearsals, we will provide costumes for the evening. If you are interested, please call or the following persons: Carol Senatore sencgirl@verizon.net MaryGail Loucas mgloucas@aol.com Rehearsals will be: Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. Church Rehearsal in costume, with organist & singer. Page 3 FAST AND ABSTINENCE GOOD FRIDAY MARCH 30TH Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence. Fasting obliges all from 18 years of age until 59. Abstinence obliges all from age 14 and continues to oblige throughout their entire life. Those not specifically obliged to abstain from eating meat are encouraged to join in this discipline to the extent they are able. FOOD PANTRY NEWS We can hardly believe that in two short weeks it will be Easter! We are busy planning our special Easter Food Bag distribution. As always, the food pantry will be closed on Good Friday, March 29th. We will distribute Easter Bags on Holy Thursday (March 29th) from 3:00 5:30 to all clients who have registered in advance. For this special distribution, we are requesting hams. They can be dropped off at the rectory between 9:00 and 5:00 any weekday, or to the food pantry any Friday between 2:00 6:00. We are also requesting cake mixes and frosting. Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity. We are so grateful! EASTER FLOWER OFFERING Envelopes will be available in the Church and we do encourage you to remember a loved one, by contributing to the Easter flower donations. The envelopes will be placed on the altar during Easter time and will be remembered in our prayers. CYO BASKETBALL SIGN UPS FOR THE CYO Basketball Sign Ups for the season will take place on Tuesday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 11th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the RHO building. The program is open to all boys and girls in 1st 8th grade. If you have any questions please contact Kathy Hurley at (845) GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION MARCH 30TH Christians around the world are united in a special way during Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Our hearts, minds and prayers are also especially aware of the Holy Land. The Good Friday Collection is requested by the Holy Father. Please be as generous as your abundance allows. CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS Date Prize #Ticket Winner 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/ $100 $75 $50 Linda Ely Jackie Heaphy Jennis Moschella Angelina Vincitore Ann Schulman Dawn Heughey James Coyle NEWS OF INTEREST Don Bosco Prep- will host its spring Open House for prospective students on Thursday, April 26th from 6:30 8:30 p.m. All seventh and eighth grade students and parents are invited to attend. SACRIFICIAL GIVING March 18, 2018 Collection was: $7,011 March 20, 2017 Collection was: $8,040 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

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