Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia.

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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. April 15 and 16, 2018 Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator Rev. Paul Machira, Parish Priest Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com immcongreene@syrdio.org Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception 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. 3rd Sunday of Easter Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise, alleluia. Do you get the bulletin in your ? If not please call the church office or Mary Wentlent and we will add your contact info to our roster. This is a great way for us to communicate with our parish members and well as give you all the parish happenings at your fingertips!

2 Mass Schedule SATURDAY 4/14/18 4:00 pm Blanche Greene, Birthday Remembrance, by family Jean Urda by Pilkington & Carlin Family SUNDAY 4/15/18 10:15 am For Parishioners TUESDAY 4/17/18 8:30 am Communion Service WEDNESDAY 4/18/18 12:15 pm Special Healing Intention by Parish Family THURSDAY 4/19/18 8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 4/21/18 4:00 pm Stacy Nichole Trepa by Trepa Family SUNDAY 4/22/18 10:15 am Peg Norton by Norton Family Bob Madden by family Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 2 ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 4/15 9 am Rel. Ed. Classes 9 am Bible Study Fulfilled MONDAY 4/16 3:30 & 6pm Cub Scouts TUESDAY 4/17 8 am Rosary WEDNESDAY 4/18 12:15 pm Mass THURSDAY 4/19 8 am Rosary FRIDAY 4/20 SATURDAY 4/21 3:30 pm Confession SUNDAY 4/22 9 am Rel. Ed. Classes 9 am Bible Study Fulfilled New Altar schedule is due out the end of April. Please contact Audrée regarding any changes to your availability to serve. LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE This Week Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm April 14, 2018 April 21, 2018 E. M. s: S. Carlin S. Northrup J. Trepa H. Connelly Lector: J. Trepa J. Trepa Servers: Adult Volunteers Adult Volunteers Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am April 15, 2018 April 22, 2018 E. M. s: L. Detweiler B, Doughty C. Gibbons B. Norton Z. Urda E. Browning Lector: B. Norton T. Nichols Servers: D. Furman A. King L. Flanagan C. Leonard A. Romano Counters: E. Browning D. Brown B. Norton J. Norton Sister Brigid O Mahoney, MHJ is returning to ICC on Sunday, April 15, to give us news about the deaf village in Haiti. She will be speaking during the 10:15 Mass and all are welcome to greet her afterwards at the coffee hour in the social hall. Last year our parish raised funds for the work Sister does, helping the needy. Sister Brigid is from the Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, teaches at Seton Catholic Central High School and also lead a popular bible study during the week. We will have a second collection at both the Saturday and Sunday Mass that weekend in support of Sister's projects. Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of March 2018 Total Income: $ 12, Total Expense: $ 8, Second Collection 4/15 Sr. Bridget s Haiti Mission 4/29 Home Missions Income includes: rent, donations for the new chairs, Easter flowers. Expenses includes: snow plow service, utilities, supplies (office, kitchen, B & G.) It s that time of year again! Please check your pew for a Pastoral Council Nomination form. List your nominations for 3 NEW members who you think would best represent you as members of our Parish Council. Place your competed form in the collection basket or drop it off at the Parish Office. Elections will be held the weekends of April 21/22 & April 28/29.

3 April 15, 2018 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY Page 5 Circle of Friends April meeting, Tuesday, April 24 10:30-11:30 cards and conversation 11:30-12:30 lunch! Bring a dish to share! All are welcome. Bring a friend! Mom and Me at ICC Saturday, April 28, 12:00-2:00 The craft for this day is painting and crafting a wooden home decor piece that is shaped like a large charming dragonfly! All ages welcome! There is no charge for church members and their family. We anticipate one dragonfly per family group. The teacher will be from The Artists Palette in Norwich. They will bring a small dragonfly for any small children that come. There is a picture of the craft on the bulletin board in the vestibule. Sign up there or call the church office. Registration closes on Friday April 20 at noon. Non-church members are welcome, but we ask that they pay $40 per project. Coming in May! Dad and Me at ICC Putt-Putt "Captain and Crew" Save the Date! The yearly metal drive will be held the entire month of June at the ICC parking lot drop off bin. More information to come. Spring Flower Sale! We will once again have a Spring Flower Sale fundraiser at ICC. There are order sheets in the vestibule and in the social hall. Please take one home and let our fundraiser be part of your summer flower garden. Orders need to be in by May 1 and the flowers will be available for pick up on Mother s Day weekend, May 12/13. Why not get your mother a lovely hanging basket for Mother s Day? Payment is due when you pick up your flowers. If planning now while we have a layer of snow on the ground stresses you, feel free to wait and purchase your flowers from the abundant selection we will have that weekend as cash and carry. 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 in 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. Marian Garden spring planning Meeting Anyone interested in helping take care of the beautiful flowers in our Marian Garden are invited to attend a planning meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 11 am. We will meet in the garden. Friends of the ICC Marian Garden If anyone would like to make a donation to the Marian Garden in memory of a loved one, please call the church office. We will be ordering new plaques soon for donations made over the winter. Th spring bulbs are surfacing and we expect a brilliant show of spring color soon, to honor our Blessed Mother in loving memory of those we hold dear to our heart. Thank you to all who have supported this "Mary Garden"! Thank You I just want to thank everyone for their time and effort to bring a flavor to our Easter Reception. It is soooo appreciated. God Bless, Elana. Sight & Sound Theater invites you to experience the greatest rescue story of all time! JESUS is the action-packed musical stage adventure that takes you on a miraculous journey alongside the most famous person ever to walk the earth and the everyday people whose lives he changed forever. Please sign-up in the vestibule to join us July 17 for the bus trip to Lancaster, PA to see the show, followed by lunch at Hershey Farms. Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for children. Seating is limited.

4 Blood Drive at Immaculate Conception 2018 Schedule: 5/16, 7/25, 9/19, 11/21 12:30-5:30 pm Continuing Our Tradition of Service Since 1914 NEVILLE LAW OFFICE Chris P. Neville, Esq. Robert M. Larkin, Of Counsel P. O. Box 570 * 36 Genesee St. Greene, New York Molly S. Nolan Licensed R.E. Salesperson Cell KENNEDY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 21 North Chenango St., Greene, NY kennedyfuneral@frontiernet.net kennedyfuneralhome.net Your Ad Here! $ small; $ medium; $ large; for one year. The ad is shared with St. Joseph s bulletin. Call 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. WORD SEARCH Luke24: Copyright Sermons4Kids, Inc. May be reproduced for Ministry Use By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Posted on July 14, 2017 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis left a not-so -subtle message outside his office in the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence: anyone who is thinking of making a fuss, leave your whining at the door. Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli published a photo on Vatican Insider of a sign posted on the pope s door with the words, No whining. The sign warns potential complainers that offenders are subject to a victim mentality that decreases one s sense of humor and ability to solve problems. The penalty is doubled if the violation takes place in the presence of children. To get the best out of yourself, concentrate on your potential and not on your limitations. Stop complaining and take steps to improve your life, the sign reads. While it may seem like a serious request, the pope found the sign hilarious when it was given to him by Italian life coach and motivational speaker, Dr. Salvo Noe. Complaining and griping about others and about things in one s own life are harmful, he said, because it dashes hope. Don t get into this game of a life of complaints. However, the pope has also said that complaining to God in moments of doubt and fear like Abraham did can be a form of prayer that requires the courage to hope beyond all hope. I won t say that Abraham loses patience, but he complains to the Lord. This is what we learn from our father Abraham: complaining to the Lord is a form of prayer, the pope said Dec. 28 during his weekly general audience. Sometimes I hear confessions where people say, I complained to the Lord. But no. (Continue) to complain; he is a father and this is a form of prayer. Twitter.com You can find the official Twitter page of His Holiness Pope Twitter.com/Pontifex God covers us with His mercy, He enfolds us in Christ, so that we can become instruments of His goodness.

6 April 15, 2018 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 3 Religious Instruction Children/Youth grades K-8 Class, Sunday 9:00 am: April15, 22, 29 ICC First Communion will be Sunday May 6 during the 10:15 am Mass. Confirmation Class Sunday 4-5 pm: April15, 22ICC Sacrament of Confirmation will be Thursday May 17 at St. Paul s in Norwich Rehearsal for the Confirmation Mass will be Monday, May 14 in Norwich. Carpooling available. Sunday May 20- special Mass in Greene honoring our Confirmation Students Adult Bible Study "Fulfilled" Come and find out how the Old Testament is "Fulfilled" in the New Testament. Gatherings are Sunday mornings from 9-10 am. Theology On Tap, 7PM, join us for free food, fellowship, and a great talk: Binghamton- April 19th at Galaxy Brewing Company: Judy Wright, "Come to Me All You Who Are Weary." Cortland-April 18th at Hairy Tony's: Mary Kortright, "God is Crazy and I Can Prove It." For more info, contact Kateri Lickona, , klickona@syrdio.org April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Safe Environments for Our Children When any adult in the faith community has reason to suspect that a child, young person or vulnerable adult is being or has been abused, he or she has a moral (and often a legal) responsibility to report those suspicions to civil authorities. Reporting suspected abuse takes courage. However, adults who take a stand and make the call are often responsible for saving a child or vulnerable adult from terrible torment. To report known or suspected neglect or abuse, call the civil authorities or contact Jacqueline Bressette, the Director Safe Environment and Victim Assistance at for any assistance. A Thought To Ponder Father has us for a little over an hour every week. He has a lifetime of information for us. If you spent that time with Jesus would you look at your watch? A very grateful, blessed parishioner...amen. Dear friends, I m not sure when I ve been more happy to see bulbs coming out of the ground! Spring will be welcomed with open arms. A quick walk thru out Marian Garden will leave you anticipating the colors to come. I d like to introduce you to a great group of second graders that make up our First Communion class. I had the opportunity to assist Stephanie in teaching their class while teacher Gloria is out of town. Most of the class are 8 years old. Camille is the only girl in the group and she attends Catholic School in Binghamton during the week. She always has a smile on her face and is eager to answer questions, read a paragraph or laugh at a joke. And she can hold her own with all those boys! She is just a joy! Next is Dante, who joined the church this past fall with his grandmother. He loves to help out whether its lighting the advent wreath, passing out programs or handing out candles at Easter. He is enthusiastic and outgoing and encourages his class to participate in the lessons. Lee is excited to be in class with his good friends from school. He is a big brother at home, and brings those skills to the class. He is helpful and right on task with the activities of the day. Nathan joined this class mid year, but his parents have done an awesome job keeping him up to date on his lessons. He must listen well to his home school lessons, because he was already very familiar with the story we were learning about Moses. Nathan seems to really enjoy this class of good natured friends. Have you ever seen someone whose eyes seem to twinkle when they smile? That s Mason! His polite manners and his twinkling eyes made the morning special. John has strong opinions about his faith and enjoys talking about his Grandpa. He is a little shy as well, but his mom is very encouraging and supportive. Receiving First Communion for the first time can be difficult for a child! We took a field trip out to the sanctuary and first stopped at the statue of the Blessed Mother. They were enthralled with hearing about why Mary is standing on top of the world with her foot on the head of the snake! Then they practiced genuflecting and blessing themselves. Dante led the group in an impromptu round robin... genuflecting before going into the pew, then circling around to practice again! It was such an enjoyable morning, and I felt privileged to share their lessons with this awesome group of children. If you feel called to Children s Ministry, visitors are welcome this month to sit in as a guest in the class and observe the lessons and teacher interaction. Children s Coordinator Gloria Straniero will be back next week and would love to talk to you about joining this team of adults next year. Please pray for our First Communion children. They are such a blessing for our parish family. Peace!~Mary Wentlent