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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 21-47 29th Street ~ Astoria, New York

The Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor

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1 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH th Street ~ Astoria, New York The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 30 th, 2018 The Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Monday, October 1 st, 2018 PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION ~ ~ info@immacastoria.org ~ (Parish Website) (Main Telephone Number) (Main ) (Fax Number)

MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY 7:00AM Weekday Mass 9:00AM Weekday Mass 5:00PM Sunday Vigil Mass SUNDAY Upper Church 7:00AM Low Mass (Mass Without Music) 9:00AM Family Mass 10:30AM High Mass (Mass with Choir)

2 MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY 7:00AM Weekday Mass 9:00AM Weekday Mass 5:00PM Sunday Vigil Mass SUNDAY Upper Church 7:00AM Low Mass (Mass Without Music) 9:00AM Family Mass 10:30AM High Mass (Mass with Choir) 12:00PM Spanish Mass/Español 1:30PM Contemporary Music Mass Lower Church 9:00AM Italian Mass/Italiano MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7:00AM, 9:00AM & 12:00PM MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Monday after the 9:00AM Mass, and at 5:00PM 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 CONFESSIONS The Sacrament of Confession is available Saturdays from 4:00PM to 4:45PM. The languages generally available are English, Spanish and Italian. 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 RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday Friday 9:00AM 12:30PM / 1:30PM 8:00PM Saturday Sunday 9:00AM 4:00PM Office is Closed Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Ms. Eileen Harnischfeger, Principal Religious Education Office (CCD) Mrs. Marylyn Crum, Director mcrum@immacastoria.org PARISH HOLY HOUR Friday, October 5 th, :00PM 8:00PM Upper Church The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration starting after the 12:00PM Mass. PARISH WIDE ROSARY & EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION Saturday, October 6 th, 2018 Includes First Saturday Mass More Information in Bulletin

3 On the Greatness of God and Our Limited Vision As long as I am the center of my tiny world, it is not hard to imagine God being very interested in everything I do. This view is the product, not of an expansive understanding of God, but one of a diminished view of the Godhead. But sometimes I see that I am only a small part of the immense universe, and the idea of a personal and interested God becomes hard to sustain. Whenever I fly somewhere, I look out from the plane window and see the vastness of what is down on earth. Flying helps me detach from a limited vision of things and, as I see the many houses and towns, I imagine all the people down there with their stories and their fears and their hopes, and I wonder how can any being, even God, know and be involved in so many lives at one time. When I multiply my vision by the thousands and the millions and realize that is only the earth, and that our world is just a tiny speck in the universe, I wonder whether our vision of God is just wishful thinking. And that is just human lives! Think of the trillions of insects on this planet. Could God sustain them and keep giving them their being? Since God is constantly creating in the sustaining of all creatures in existence, the Divinity is aware of every movement of every insect. He sustains every leaf on every tree. He is involved in every dream that every person is having. How can this be possible? This is where we smack into the smallness of who we are and that God s greatness is beyond our abilities to comprehend. We can do only one thing at a time (maybe two!), but this Being we call God has incalculable power and is not limited at all. We don t even have the language to use that can barely approach the reality of the Godhead. Did you ever try to explain what pizza is to a baby still in her Mother s womb? I know, this sounds silly; but think of what life is outside the womb: the colors, the music, the varied creation: plants, animals, sunsets and coffee! The wonders all around us are so many. Now think of that baby in the womb. She or he has no words to describe anything, cannot see, and so has no concept of what a thing is other than what she or he feels as it floats in the amniotic fluid. Your words about a pizza would sound like noise, your attempt to explain how pizza tastes would be incomprehensible even if the baby understood your words since the baby has never tasted anything. That child in the womb is very limited in understanding and can have not even the slightest concept of what lies outside the womb. We are that baby when we try to understand how great God is. We don t have the knowledge or the experience to even imagine what God can and cannot do. God must find our negations about Him a little funny, since we cannot imagine how He can run the world when He is in fact running the universe which makes this world seem like a speck of dust. When we say God is omnipotent, we have to realize our poverty in understanding what a vast expanse that word covers! We have to come to the point where we realize that what we have in mind when we say that God is omnipotent is completely inadequate to the reality it signifies. We, in fact, do not have the conceptual or verbal capacity to come to terms with what the word omnipotent or all-powerful actually and concretely mean. So we have to admit that, when it comes to imagining or thinking about this Being called God, anything we say about Him (including gender-specific pronouns) is at best not helpful or at worst deliberately obscuring. St. Thomas warned in his Summa Theologiae that we can only say what God is not. Anything positive about God will be miserably off-the-mark and practically meaningless. So we are left face-to-face with Mystery: inexplicable, transcendent and unknown. What is this thing called God? Can we even imagine something of such power and scope? And when we say that the what is a who and that Who knows the name of every creature in the universe, and the exact location of every atom in my body, was present at my birth and is already present at the transformation we call my death, which of us can live with this frightening and amazing truth? The only thing we can do before the greatness of God is stand in humble silence. The only words possible before this great God that loves us with a fervor and an intensity we cannot imagine is have mercy on me! Our minds are incapable of understanding even a little of the awesome power of this Great God who deigns to love this poor creature that I am. My only claim to fame is that I was made by this Great Being and am loved by this Great Being and that this Great Being gives me the freedom to return that love or to refuse it. To accept God s love is Heaven. To refuse God s love is Hell. exäa `ÉÇá zçéü YxÜÇtÇwÉ YxÜÜtÜxáx

SUNDAY September 30 7:00AM For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00AM Benvenuto & Louise Giordani 10:30AM The Living & Deceased Members of the Kiffmeyer Family 12:00PM Spanish: Johanna Torres;

) 1:30PM Josefa Mendez Lower Church: 9:00AM Italian: Maria DiMarco SUNDAY October 7 7:00AM For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00AM Ugo Maglio 10:30AM Catherine & Aldo Meloni 12:00PM Spanish:

4 SUNDAY September 30 7:00AM For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00AM Benvenuto & Louise Giordani 10:30AM The Living & Deceased Members of the Kiffmeyer Family 12:00PM Spanish: Johanna Torres; Julia Granados; Ramona Ferreira; Alfredo Diaz, Fr. Jorge Queija; Amaya Teresa Lopez (4th. Anniv.), Gilberto Jijon (2nd Anniv.) 1:30PM Josefa Mendez Lower Church: 9:00AM Italian: Maria DiMarco SUNDAY October 7 7:00AM For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00AM Ugo Maglio 10:30AM Catherine & Aldo Meloni 12:00PM Spanish: Ruth Magdalena Matute; Guisao Florentino & Gerardo; Maria de los Milagros; Jose Costa; Maria Santander; Roberto Salinas; Arturo Herrera Lopez 1:30PM Mirella Kahriman Lower Church: 9:00AM Italian: Ermelinda & Gerardo Corrado MEMORIALS MONDAY October 1 7:00AM Anna Vicenza Mincone 9:00AM Joseph Mule 12:00PM Harold Smith TUESDAY October 2 7:00AM Lazzaro Resteghini 9:00AM Michael DePace 12:00PM Mary & Christopher Smith WEDNESDAY October 3 7:00AM Darlene Morrone 9:00AM Sime Vrankovic 12:00PM The Living & Deceased Members of the Happy Seniors of N.W. Astoria THE GIFTS OF BREAD & WINE are donated this week in loving memory of Michael DePace, requested by his family. THE ALTAR CANDLES are donated this week in loving memory of Pilar de Chaparro, requested by her daughter Myriam Salmon. THE FIRST SANCTUARY LAMP is donated this week in loving memory of Veronica Franco, requested by her family. THE SECOND SANCTUARY LAMP is donated this week in loving memory of Jose A. Octaviani, requested by Olga, Richard & Dana. THURSDAY October 4 7:00AM Maximino Herrera Bonilla 9:00AM Maria Roco 12:00PM Theresa Anderson FRIDAY October 5 7:00AM Edward, Maude & Nadine Casey & Family 9:00AM Carmina Tenaglia 12:00PM The Calderon & Herrera Families SATURDAY October 6 7:00AM The Purgatorial Society 9:00AM Tony Jimenez (Birth. Remem.) 5:00PM Jose A. Octoviani (30th. Anniv.) Please pray for all the faithful departed, especially Norma Enright Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. PLEASE KEEP THEM ALL IN YOUR PRAYERS

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM CCD Registration for Public School Students - Grade 1 thru Confirmation is now ongoing for the 2018/2019 school year!

C.I.A.) for adults who wish to participate in a process of formation to receive the Sacraments of the Catholic Church during the next Easter season.

5 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM CCD Registration for Public School Students - Grade 1 thru Confirmation is now ongoing for the 2018/2019 school year! To register, visit the CCD Office in the lower level of the Academy. Please note the following: RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (R.C.I.A.) Once again this year Immaculate Conception Parish will facilitate the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) for adults who wish to participate in a process of formation to receive the Sacraments of the Catholic Church during the next Easter season. Adult non-christians can prepare for full initiation into the Catholic Church through Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist (Communion) at the Easter Vigil. Adult non-catholic Christians can prepare to be received into the Catholic Church and make Confirmation and Eucharist at Easter. Adult baptized Catholics who have not yet received Confirmation and Eucharist can also prepare for those Sacraments at Easter. Also, adult baptized Catholics who wish to complete initiation can prepare to receive Confirmation at Pentecost next year. If you or someone you know wishes to inquire into this process, please contact Fr. Bill McLaughlin at the rectory office at (718) Weekly sessions of prayer, study, and sharing the Scriptures will begin in early October. Also, the R.C.I.A. is being offered in Spanish (contact Deacon Elkin Tamayo) and for high school age young adults (contact Mrs. Marylyn Crum). All inquiries can be made at the Rectory Office. 1) Proof of Baptism, unless the student has been baptized at Immaculate Conception. 2) If your child is in Grade 1 in the public school, he/she should be registered in Level 1 in the Religious Education program 3) After First Communion, students are required to continue in the program until they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. CCD Tuition for the school year 2018/2019 is $90.00 for one child, $130 for two children, $ for three or more. Please note that tuition includes textbooks and other supplies. PLEASE NOTE THAT A LATE FEE OF $10 PER FAMILY WILL BE CHARGED FOR REGISTRATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Crum at Monday thru Thursday 11 AM to 3 PM, or to mcrum@immacastoria.org. OUR LADY'S PRESCHOOL Our Lady's Preschool offers a Sunday Program for all children ages three, four and five. The program introduces the child to our Catholic teachings on their own level. Classes are held on Sundays from 9:00AM 10:00AM in the Academy. Registration is now ongoing for the 2018/2019 school year. To register, visit the CCD Office in the lower level of the Academy. Preschool tuition is $50.00 for one child, $75.00 for two children. PLEASE NOTE THAT PRESCHOOL TUITION IS A SEPARATE TUITION FROM THE CCD PROGRAM

MONSIGNOR MCCLANCY H.S. OPEN HOUSE Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, conducted by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, celebrating 62 years of Catholic education in Queens, will hold its annual

John s Preparatory High School will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 13th from 11:00AM 3:00PM.

Francis Preparatory High School will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 13th from 12:00PM 4:00PM.

6 MONSIGNOR MCCLANCY H.S. OPEN HOUSE Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, conducted by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, celebrating 62 years of Catholic education in Queens, will hold its annual Open House for young men and women, on Saturday, October 6th from 1:00PM 4:00PM. For directions and information, please call ext. 1. ST. JOHN S PREP OPEN HOUSE St. John s Preparatory High School will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 13th from 11:00AM 3:00PM. For more information, please contact the school at , or visit their website at: ST. FRANCIS PREP OPEN HOUSE St. Francis Preparatory High School will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 13th from 12:00PM 4:00PM. For more information, please contact the school at , or visit their website at: THE MARY LOUIS ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE The Mary Louis Academy, an all-girls High School, will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, October 14th from 10:00AM 3:00PM. For more information and registration, please visit their website at: THE DOMINICAN ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE The Dominican Academy, an all-girls High School, will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 20th from 10:00AM 2:00PM. For more information, please contact the school at , or visit their website at: HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Holy Cross High School will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, October 21st from 12:00PM 4:00PM. For more information, please contact Mr. Robert Botero at ext To RSVP, please visit their website at: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WELCOME BACK BREAKFAST Immaculate Conception Council is holding a breakfast to start off the new year on Sunday, October 7th beginning after the 9AM Mass until 12:00PM. Bagels, danish, orange juice and coffee will be served in Lyon s Hall. All are welcome! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS C&B RAFFLE Immaculate Conception Council will be selling raffle tickets after all the Masses on Saturday, September 29th, Sunday, September 30th, Saturday, October 6th, and Sunday, October 7th. Thank you for your generosity, and good luck! SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CLOTHING DRIVE The Saint Vincent de Paul Society will be hosting a Clothing Drive on Sunday, October 7th. A truck will be parked outside the front of the Church on Ditmars Blvd. from 8:00AM 1:00PM. Please do not bring any clothes before or after those times; we do not have the facilities to handle them. Thank you for your generosity! IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ACADEMY AUTUMN AUCTION Our Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy will be hosting their 9th annual Autumn Auction on Sunday, October 21st from 1:00PM 5:00PM at Riccardo s By The Bridge. The price is $60 per person, which includes a buffet meal, wine and beer. For tickets, please call the Academy Office at

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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