CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

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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. November 4 & 5, st Sunday in Ordinary Time Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator 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. Mass Schedule Pastoral Care Area South: Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene 5:45 pm St. Joseph, Oxford Sunday: 8:45 am St. Joseph, Oxford 10:15 am Immaculate Conception, Greene 4:00 pm St. Paul, Norwich Wednesday: 12:15 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene All Souls Mass of Remembrance During the Mass on Sunday, November 5 we will light candles in remembrance of our loved ones who have passed since November 1, Susan Lewis Gail McLain Ted Lashway Connor Brown Robert Mele Donald Simpson Julia Klecha Larry Lake Beatrice Matera Barbara Maclaren June Downs Pauline Miller Lois Swartwood Maryanne Esposito Maureen Bedell Jane Kinneary Frederick Urda Lucia Jackson Wendy Lou Wilson During Mass Father will read the roll call of the deceased while families, friends, & parishioners come forward to light the candles. All are invited to attend the reception following Mass for a celebration of life.

2 Mass Schedule SATURDAY 11/4/17 4:00 pm Stella Kirnie by Trepa Family Susan Lewis, Anniversary, by Bev & Jim Doughty SUNDAY 11/5/17 10:00 am Susan Lewis, Anniversary, by Claire Gibbons TUESDAY 11/7/17 8:30 am Communion Service WEDNESDAY 11/8/17 12:15 pm Lucia Jackson by Hendershott Family THURSDAY 11/9/17 8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 11/11/17 4:00 pm Claire Henninge by family Bill Kimbark by Parish Family SUNDAY 11/12/17 10:15 am For Parishioners Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 2 ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 11/5 9 am CCD Class & Bible Study All Souls Celebrated during 10:15 am Mass Coffee Hour following Mass 4 pm Confirmation Class MONDAY 10/6 12 N-1:30 pm Simply Social 6 pm Cub Scouts 7 pm American Legion TUESDAY 10/7 8 am Rosary 6 am-9 pm Election Day, Polling Place WEDNESDAY 11/8 12:15 pm Mass THURSDAY 11/9 8 am Rosary 6 pm Bible Study FRIDAY 11/10 SATURDAY 11/11 Veteran s Day 3:30 pm Confession SUNDAY 11/12 9 am CCD Class & Bible Study 4 pm Confirmation Class LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE This Week Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm November 4, 2017 November 11, 2017 E. M. s: J. Moxley S. Carlin H. Connelly D. Barden Lector: J. Trepa D. Maginsky Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am November 5, 2017 November 12, 2017 E. M. s: B. Norton C. Gibbons Z. Urda E. Browning L. Detweiler P. Husband Lector: D. Heisler K. Ives Servers: C. Leonard K. Browning A. King J. Browning M. Browning Counters: D. Brown A. Browning J. Norton E. Hadlick Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of September 2017 Total Income: $ 9, Total Expense: $ 8, Second Collection, 11/4-5 Seminary Income includes: Collections Expense includes: Utilities, Diocese billing, CCD. Remember St. Paul s advice: God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7). Daylight Saving Time ends, Sunday, November 5, 2:00 am. Veterans, please remember to bring your photos & memorabilia in to be displayed during our Veteran s Day Weekend Masses. Thanksgiving Day Mass Thanks to Fr. Paul for offering to celebrate Mass here at ICC at 8:45 am on Thanksgiving Day. A Bequest in Your Will, no matter what the amount, can help the parish continue its mission of spreading the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church He founded & serving God s people. Everyone should have a will no matter what your financial circumstances, to assure that your possessions will be distributed as you desire. When making your bequest, please use the full legal name and address: Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, NY 13778

3 October 29, 2017 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY Page 5 Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11 In honor of those who serve we will be setting up a display that weekend. Plus veterans will participate in the weekend s Masses. Miracle in the Making is a Diocesan Retreat to be held at Immaculate Conception in Greene on Saturday November 18 from 9:45-3:45 pm. Just before Advent is a great time for us to take a moment and embrace the Joy of what s to come at Christmas. Registration will be from 9:00-9:45 am and you can also register online at icgreene.eventbrite.com. You can contact Regina Wright with the Office of Evangelization of the Diocese of Syracuse at (315) , or call the parish office and we will help you register. This is a great opportunity for our parish to show the Southern Tier what a beautiful church we have and what a great, handicap accessible location we are for Diocesan events like this. Please come out and support our parish by attending this retreat. For more information call Mary Wentlent in the parish office. Annual Holiday Pie Sale the weekend before Thanksgiving. We will be baking pies on Friday, November 18 and selling them that weekend after each Mass. There is a pre-order sheet in the vestibule & there will be additional items to purchase. All proceeds to benefit our Rel. Ed. program. We will accept donations of baking supplies: apples, blueberry, cherry, mincemeat, pumpkin pie filling, shortening; drop them off in the kitchen. And sign-up to volunteer on baking day; any help, any amount of time. Free! A delicious Thanksgiving dinner delivered to your home! If you are going to be alone at home for Thanksgiving, you can have a free dinner delivered to your home compliments of the Greene Methodist Church. Sign-up for this opportunity by calling the parish office, , before November 19. ICC Prayer Chain Do you believe in the power of prayer? If so you are invited to become a link in our chain. We accept prayer requests from anyone who asks & pass the request down the (phone) line or by . If you would like to be a part of this ministry please contact the Parish Office. 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 n 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. Circle of Friends is a special ministry for the senior members of our parish. We had our quarterly meeting and decided to now offer two events; Simply Social and Cards and Conversation. We added a time to simply gather for lunch once a month, and we are calling this Simply Social. You are invited to bring a food item to share and come enjoy the fellowship. The first Simply Social will be Monday November 6 from 12-1:30. Please spread the word about these two opportunities for catching up with friends. Around the Southern Tier Sean Clive Concert November 11 at St Patrick in Whitney point. Mass at 5:00 pm followed by snacks and finger foods, then the concert. Greene Middle School Footlights Production- Nov "Lion King". Many of our parish families have children involved in this years musical. It's a junior version which means the music is better suited for young singers and it will last for just over one hour. There are lions, hyenas, elephants, birds and even a rhinoceros! There are 96 students in the cast this year, making it the largest cast ever. The music has many beautiful African chants that will take you away across the ocean to the Pridelands of the Serengeti! The performances are Friday & Saturday 7 pm and a Sunday matinee at 3 pm. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and senior citizens, and children 4 and under are free. To preorder a ticket there are order sheets in the vestibule, or you can get tickets 1 hour before the show of your choice. If you have any questions please see Mary Wentlent or Donna Heisler.

4 Blood Drive at Immaculate Conception 2017 Schedule: 9/20, 11/22 12:30-5:30 pm Molly S. Nolan Licensed R.E. Salesperson Cell Continuing Our Tradition of Service Since 1914 KENNEDY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 21 North Chenango St., Greene, NY kennedyfuneralhome.net Your Ad Here! $ small; $ medium; $ large; for one year. The ad is shared with St. Joseph s bulletin. Call NEVILLE LAW OFFICE Chris P. Neville, Esq. Robert M. Larkin, Of Counsel P. O. Box 570 * 36 Genesee St. Greene, New York 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 Family Page Embrace your faith everyday. A Lesson in Humility Matthew 23:1-12 Copyright Sermons4Kids, Inc. May be reproduced for Ministry Use O Lord, my strong salvation Prayers and Playfulness Items Needed: Pinecone, bird seed, peanut butter, & wire Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Matthew 6:26 Our lives are in God s hands and we have to trust that He will take care of us as He takes care of the birds in the sky. We can make it easier for birds to cluster in our backyard trees by hanging an easy-to-make birdfeeder. Look under evergreen trees to find pinecones. First, wrap wire tightly around the wide end to attach to a tree after it s made. With a knife, spread peanut butter over the entire pinecone. Then, roll it in birdseed. Ensure that it sticks into the nooks and crannies of the pinecone. That s all there is to it. Hang it on a tree and watch the birds flock to it. Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for feeding the wild birds and animals. Thank You for nourishing me with Your rich abundance of love. Thank You for filling me up. I love You, Lord. Amen. Prayers & Playfulness: Copyright 2016 Barbara Canale, Amor Deus Publishing Visit the Busted Halo website at Twitter.com You can find the official Twitter page of His Holiness Pope Twitter.com/Pontifex We are all small and defenceless before the mystery of death, but what a grace if at that moment we keep in our heart the flame of faith!

6 October 29, 2017 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 3 Religious Instruction for Children/Youth grades K-8 at ICC Class: Sunday, 9:00 am; November 5, 12, 19. No class Confirmation News! Class: Sunday, 4-5 pm: November 5, 12. Saturday, November 18; Retreat 9:45-3:45 here at ICC Middle School Youth News! November 19- youth will deliver Thanksgiving Baskets to some of our senior church members following Mass. Anyone can donate items for these baskets that may include: playing cards, journals, note cards with stamps, gloves, scarfs, cross word puzzles, Sudoku books, adult coloring books, crossword puzzles, puzzles, interesting tea bags, other small items that would be nice for a basket. Donations can be left in a bag marked for the MS youth project in the social hall. Any questions about MS youth activities contact Jess Trepa or trepaoffthegrid@gmail.com Sunday Nursery Families can take advantage of this service for part of Mass or the entire Mass, whatever suits their needs. Jean Stevens & Patty Wagner are the caregivers. This is one of the many ways we are trying to show young families they are welcome at ICC! How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers. St. Teresa of Kolkata Fall Adult Bible Study at I.C.C. Learn the history of the Book of Psalms. -Sundays 8:45-10 am. -Thursdays 6-7 pm. Join us anytime! College Age Care-Packages In December we will be sending care packages to our parish s college students. Please contact the Parish Office and give us your college student s address. Knights Raffle The local Knights of Columbus are raffling a Remington 1187 Shotgun as a fall fundraiser. The cost is $10 per ticket and the drawing will be November 11. You can purchase a ticket after both weekend Masses, or see one of the Knights. Dear friends, Several years ago my husband and I decided to redo our family budget by completing the Road map to financial freedom by Crown Ministries. For the first month we had to record every purchase made, even a pack of gum or cup of coffee. Then we had to classify each item as a need, a want or a desire. It became a family joke to question family members how much they really wanted to buy something! I thought of this budget process this past week during our study on the book of Psalms. The question posed at the start of session six was, What are your deepest desires? I put my book down and thought about my answer. It was really hard! I love lots of things; sewing, cooking, my family, nature, history But what was a deep desire? How would you answer that question? Session six was centered on the Psalms that used a common expression: Thirsting for God. Instead of always thinking about our own desires, we were encouraged to turn to God when things get us down and find his joy. When you get a quiet moment, you should look through the Book of Psalms in the Bible and see if any speak to you! Just an update on the Sleeping Bag Workshop held last Saturday. We had 11 ladies show up to make 5 warm sleeping bags in sizes small to extra-large. Each was rolled up with a pair of socks, a hat, some toilet articles and a small towel. We will be taking these to the shelter in Binghamton called Volunteers of America. Thank you to the ladies who gave up a few hours last week for this fun and important service project. Thank you to Jess and Jim Trepa for hosting the fun day for our middle school youth. They had a pumpkin roll party out on the back lawn of the church. They decorated pumpkins and then rolled them down the homemade chute to see whose would roll the farthest. It was a beautiful fall day for rolling pumpkins! Please mark your calendars for the parish retreat on Nov. 18 and also the 8:45 am Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for being part of ICC. Peace! ~Mary Wentlent iccgreene.wordpress.com - Don t forget to check out our website to access the bulletin, Religious Education news and our schedule of events.