T H E R O M A N C AT H O L I C C H U R C H O F T H E IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

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1 T H E R O M A N C AT H O L I C C H U R C H O F T H E IMMACULATE CONCEPTION O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. 26 JOHN STREET STONY POINT, NE W YORK SP.ORG S E RV E D B Y Rev. Herbert T. DeGaris Pastor Rev. John Adjei Kyeremeh Summer Assistant Deacon Philip Marino Deacon John Sadowski Rev. Msgr. William J. Foley Pastor Emeritus T H E S A C RA M E N T O F T H E E U C H A R I S T Sunday Main Church in Stony Point Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass :30 PM Sunday Morning :30 and 11:30 PM Sunday Church in Tomkins Cove Sunday Morning :30 AM Weekday Monday thru Friday :30 AM Saturday :30 AM Holy Days of Obligation: Consult bulletin for mass times. DEVOTIONS Rosary: Recited daily after the 7:30 AM Mass Novena: Monday after the 7:30 AM Mass the Miraculous Medal Novena is prayed. RECTORY OFFICE fax r547@archny.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Lynne DeVuono, Coordinator Immaculate.prep@yahoo.com Margie Celenza Parish Secretary 24 East Main Street Stony Point, NY fax Monday thru Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Thursdays: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard on Saturday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:00 PM and anytime upon reasonable request. THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: First & Third Sundays at 1:00 PM. Expectant parents may contact the Rectory Office to arrange for the baptism seminar class on the fourth Monday of every other month. The class is held in the Rectory, at 7:30 PM. Adults are baptized and confirmed at the Easter Vigil after completing the stages of the Rite of Christian Initiation. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: A process for those who wish to enter the Catholic Faith, or for present Catholic individuals who after being baptized may need to receive the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. For more information, please call the Rectory Office. THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Since Catholic marriage requires a time of preparation, arrangements should begin at least six months before the proposed date of the wedding to allow for the Marriage Preparation Program and Natural Family Planning (NFP). It is required that either the bride or groom must be a registered and practicing member of Immaculate Conception Church. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: If you are planning to enter the hospital for surgery, experiencing a prolonged or serious illness, or are very weak due to advancement of age, please call the Parish Rectory to arrange for the sacraments of reconciliation, communion and anointing at home. Communal anointing of the sick is celebrated at mass during the Advent and Lenten seasons. Please notify us of any hospitalization so that we may be of assistance. WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS: The Immaculate Conception community warmly welcomes you! Please introduce yourself to the celebrant of the mass you are attending as you leave the church so that, on behalf of the entire community you may be welcomed. You can register at the Parish Rectory and receive any MISSION STATEMENT: Immaculate Conception Parish is a Christian community of disciples in the Roman Catholic tradition, called by Jesus, united in Eucharistic worship and growing in faith, hope and love. Nourished through the sacraments and strengthened by God s transforming love, we are empowered to know the gospel message and to witness to others. As Christian stewards, we are thankful for God s many gifts and we commit ourselves to share our time, talent and treasure in Christ-like service within our parish community and beyond. We seek God s blessing and guidance to be faithful to this mission. Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2018

2 August 26, 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, After two weeks away, it is nice to be back! I hope all of you are also enjoying these last few weeks of summer. Many of our college bound students have already left or are preparing to leave shorty. We wish each of you God s blessings for a successful school year! Here at Immaculate, our School of Religion will soon start another year. Classes will begin the week of September 11 th. We are looking forward to having all our parish children back with us for another year of instruction. With September just around the corner, I d like to remind you of our Parish Picnic! Once again, the Men s Club will be hosting the Parish Picnic on Saturday, September 8 th in Lowland Park right here in Stony Point. Please come out and enjoy a fun filled day with your parish family. I m looking forward to seeing many of you there! Information about the picnic and how to sign up is included in this bulletin. Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time I would like to give you an update regarding our Renew + Rebuild Campaign. We reached another milestone EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! As of Wednesday, August 22 nd, we have received 170 gifts amounting to $800, in pledges. We are presently at 95% of our goal of $839, We are only $38, away from our goal! We have attained this much so quickly because of the generosity of you, the faithful of Immaculate. Please remember you have five years to pay off your pledge. You may return your pledge card by way of dropping it into Sunday s collection basket or mailing it to the Campaign Office. I am positive we will indeed attain our goal in the coming month of September. May God continue to bless our parish. Through His Grace and Mercy, we will be strong for the future generations of parishioners, our children and grandchildren. -Fr. Herbert T. DeGaris RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Classes will start on Tuesday, September 11 th at 4:45 p.m. in the Church for Session 1 (Grades 1-6) and at 7:00 p.m. for Session 2 Grades 7 and 8). Thursday classes, (Grades 1,3,4,5,6) Session 3 will be 4:45 p.m. in the Church. If you haven t registered for religious education at Immaculate PREP yet, please call the PREP office at PREP PARENTS An blast will be sent confirming the above information. If it comes to your attention that you did not receive this , please contact the Prep Office as soon as possible. See you in September!!! FOOD PANTRY NEWS For the month of August, the Food Pantry will be collecting canned fruit. Please leave your donations in the collection bin in the vestibule of the Church. As always, we thank you for your generosity!!! SAVE THE DATE PARISH PICNIC LOWLAND PARK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 TH HOSTED BY THE MEN S CLUB 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. To be held at Charles Eccher Park (Rain or Shine) Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Dessert, Refreshments, & Games Cost: $45 per Family $30 per Couple $20 per Single For Reservations call: John Nicks Tom Robinson Peter Morris

3 Church of the Immaculate Conception Page 2 BAPTISMS The Sacrament of Baptism is usually celebrated on the first and third Sunday of every month. The date for our next Baptism is September 16th. We would ask you to please contact the rectory at ( ) before the date to make an appointment. We ask you to please attend the required Baptism Class if the Baptism you are arranging is for your first child. All Baptism requests require a copy of the child s Birth Certificate, which must be brought to the rectory office at the time of arranging a date. God Parent/Sponsor forms are required for each God Parent. They may attain this certificate from their home parish where they worship at the present time. If a God Parent is a parishioner of Immaculate, they simply need to speak to Fr. DeGaris. BAPTISM CLASS MONDAY, AUGUST 27 TH 7:30 P.M. IN THE RECTORY Baptism Classes are held every other month on the last Monday at 7:30 pm in the rectory. The date for the next upcoming Baptism Class is August 27th. Please call the Rectory Office to register for this required class for parents preparing their first-born Baptisms. COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25TH OR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Our Parish is celebrating the Anniversaries for 25th & 50 th. Please call the rectory to register. Thank You. REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS All those who are ill at home, in the hospital and in nursing homes, especially: Jack O Brien, Billy Keenan, Ed Hanus, Michael Orapello, Ruth Ann Melia, Karen Cappabianca, and Jaxon Waller. Our recently deceased:. 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, AUGUST 25TH 8:30 Marisa Ovide (req. by family) 5:30 Vigil James Malloy (req. by John & Judi Pidgeon) SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH 7:30 Dr. Germante Boncaldo (req. by family) 9:30 Ovidio Franco (req. by I.C. Men s Club) 11:30 For the People of the Parish MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH 7:30 Bob Freeman (req. by family) TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH 7:30 Jerry Moran (req. by Eileen & Kevin Hartigan) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH 7:30 Lucia Corvasce (req. by family) THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH 7:30 Josephine Lodini (req. by Ed & Margaret Finn) The flowers this week are In Loving Memory of Tom & Rory Mc Cann donated by The Family FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST 7:30 Anne & Margaret Kilduff (req. by family) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST 8:30 Tim Murnane (req. by family) 5:30 Vigil For The People of the Parish SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 7:30 Francis Miller (req. by Patsy Monte) 9:30 Josephine Lodini (req. by family) 11:30 James Faherty (req. by family)

4 Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Page 3 FLOWER MEMORIALS Flower memorials are available for anyone desiring to memorialize a loved one. The cost is $50 for an arrangement of flowers to be placed near the altar. Please call the rectory to reserve a specific date. MIDNIGHT RUN The run on Saturday night, August 18 th was a great experience. Ellen, Gabrielle and Al participated on their first run and Tom joined us and was a great help serving our brothers and sisters on the streets. Their help Friday evening and on the run Saturday was greatly appreciated. Many thanks also to the many back packs that were donated and to those people for provided sack lunches, water and baked goods. A special thank you to the Food Pantry for the kind donation of boxes of donuts that were greatly enjoyed. The next run is a breakfast scheduled for Sunday morning, September 30. More information will be coming about that run, but please start looking through closets for men s light jackets and pants, especially any type of lightly used blue jeans. Thank you again to everyone who participated in any way. For information about the run, or to volunteer in way, please contact Deacon John or Jessica Sadowski ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED Altar Servers are needed for our weekend liturgies. If you are interested in becoming or rejoining the altar servers, please come to the meeting on Saturday September 15 at 10 AM in the Stony Point Church. Training is provided, no experience necessary and the rewards and satisfaction are priceless. Please make every effort to attend, or contact Deacon John at NEWS OF INTEREST Don Bosco Prep - is hosting its HSPT Exam Prep Course this fall, open to all eighth grade boys and girls to help prepare for the high school entrance exam. The session will be held on Saturdays, from September 22, 2018 through November 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Savio Hall. Program tuition is $500. Deadline for application is Friday, September 14. For more information, please contact mcooper@donboscoprep.org. St. Gregory Barbarigo Regional School has openings in most grades, Pre-K 3-7tth, for September! Scholarship money is available on a first come, first serve basis. Why not have your child receive a faith based, values infused, highly academic education. Please call us at (845) , Monday Thursday from 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. for more details. Adoption Children in China need homes. More boys available than girls. Older parents and single women welcome. For more information call Barbara Salvesen at H.A.N.D.S. (Healing and Nurturing Distraught Survivors) sponsors a bereavement support group for parents who have lost a child. All Groups meet from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at H.A.N.D.S. International Headquarters, 9 Scott Drive, New City, New York The next meeting will be on September 5 th and September 18 th. For more information call Ann Services are free of charge. H.A.N.D.S. has a Widows and Widowers Group facilitated by Ann Carucci, who lost her husband. These meetings are held every Monday evening at the H.A.N.D.S. International Headquarters, 9 Scott Drive, New City, New York SACRIFICIAL GIVING Collection for August 19, 2018 was: $6,152 Collection for August 21, 2017 was: $7,169 Feast of the Assumption 2018 was: $1,682 Feast of the Assumption 2017 was: $1,748 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

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