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. October 17 & 18, th 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 And ICC Youth Group 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 Religious Education: Kathy Nichols knichols3@hotmail.com Youth Ministry: ICC Parish Council: Nancy Amell, Francis Feldpausch - President, Donna Heisler, Joanne Moxley, Penny Sweet, Zach Urda. ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge ; jackiehenninge@frontier.com Robert Larkin ; robertmlarkin@gmail.com Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Weekend 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 Every Life is Worth Living October is Respect Life Month During the Month of October we are taking up a collection of items to benefit Birthright of Sidney. Birthright provides a variety of services and also refers for many more. They offer friendship, free pregnancy tests, love, hope and support, so that you can make a realistic plan for the future. Birthright treats each woman as an individual who deserves love and respect, as well as personal attention to her unique situation. They offer information and referrals to help clients meet their emotional and material needs. Helpline Please place your donation in the bassinet in the Vestibule. They are especially in need of: Diapers - sizes 4, 5, 6; Baby shampoo ~ Baby lotion; Hooded bath towels ~ Face cloths; Crib sheets ~ Baby wipes. Year of Mercy, Monthly Theme: October- The Dignity of All Human Life

2 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 2 Mass Schedule SATURDAY 10/17/15 4:00 pm For Parishioners SUNDAY 10/18/15 10:15 am James O Hara by Bridget O Connor James Rotatori by Fred & Jean Urda THURSDAY 10/22/15 8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 10/24/15 4:00 pm George J. Kirnie by Trepa Family Lena Lembo by Rita Kroon SUNDAY 10/25/15 10:15 am Angie Babcock, 90th Birthday Intention, by Doris Maginsky LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE Weekend of: Weekend of: October 18, 2015 October 25, :00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday E. M. s: S. Northrup H. Connelly J. Moxley D. Barden Lector: D. Maginsky C, Gibbons Servers: Adult Volun Adult Volun 10:15 am Sunday: 10:15 am Sunday: E. M. s: M. Kim L. Detweiler C. Gibbons E. Browning P. Husband B. Doughty Lector: L. Detweiler P. Husband Servers: C. Grant D. Heisler C. Leonard K. Browning L. Flanagan D. Furman Counters: K. Ives D. Maginsky A. Simpson T. Mulvey CLOW: M. & M H. & M. Rice Feldpausch Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of September2015: Total Income: $ 9, Total Expense: $ 8, nd Collection, 10/17 & 18 - World Mission Sunday The Total Expenses include salaries, utilities, accountant fees, Holy Family School, insurance, pavilion roofing materials. The Total Income includes rental income Remember St. Paul s advice: God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor.9:7) ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 10/18 8:45 a Rel. Ed. Class - AC 9:00 a Bible Study 11:30 Confession Following Mass - Coffee Hour to Celebrate Fr. Lupa s Birthday - H, K 1 p Annual Captain & Crew Golf Tourney - Afton MONDAY 10/19 6 p Cub Scouts TUESDAY 10/20 WEDNESDAY 10/21 THURSDAY 10/22 8 a Rosary 9:30 a Bible Study - L 6 p Cub Scouts - H FRIDAY 10/23 SATURDAY 10/24 3:15 p Confession SUNDAY 10/25 Youth Mass 8:45 a Rel. Ed. Classes - AC 9 a Bible Study 11:30 a Confession Location Codes: S Sanctuary; H Parish Hall; K Kitchen; CR Cry Room; L Library; P Pavilion; AC All Church; OF-Out Front; OB-Out Back; SJ St. Joseph s, DT Downtown. Change to Parish Office Hours Beginning October 12: Tuesday thru Thursday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. We dropped our second phone line Faxes will still ring through using that number but no live calls. If we are using the phone line other calls will still ring (call waiting) and after 5 rings go to voice mail. So, just because we don t answer it doesn t mean we are not in, it may be we are on the phone (call waiting is not in our skill-set, we ll work on it.) so please leave a message. Because of the fact several of our Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers will be snowbirds soon we are in desperate need for some of you to step forward & help us out as Lectors or Eucharistic Minister. Training for either is very simple and the more people we get the less often people have to serve. We need them for Saturday & Sunday Masses. Contact the office, Pat Husband, Joan Trepa or Mary Wentlent if you would like to help us out with this problem.

3 October 18, 2015 Join us for a Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall, Sunday, Oct 18, following 10:15 am Mass, to wish Father Lupa a Happy Birthday! Card & Game Party- Wednesday, October 28. Join us in the Parish Hall for a morning of fun & games followed by lunch. Sign up for the October card party in the vestibule. Everyone is welcome! Annual Lasagna Dinner - Sunday, November 1 from 3-6 pm. Eat in or take-out. When you are buying supplies for your holiday baking please consider picking up a little extra toward our Holiday Pie sale, November 21 & 22. Leave items in the parish kitchen. Apples, flour, sugar, shortening, pie filling, etc. Thank you. All Saints & All Souls All Saints - Sunday, November 1- Attending Sunday Mass fulfills your holy day obligation. All Souls - Monday, November 2, 7 pm, Mass for Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. If you lost a loved one this past year (from Nov. 1, 2014 to present) and would like them included in our service, please contact the Parish with their information. If you need a ride to attend the Mass please call the office. Nov. 7th is Stewardship Sunday. Please pray about how you can help our parish either by joining a group or committee or increasing your financial contribution to the running of the parish. There are new Parish Booklets in the back of the church for each family to take home. They list the church groups, committees and events. Come be apart of ICC! To the Parishioners of ICC; regarding the Mass on October 11: I thank the choir and organist for performing my selected hymns, and family members who took part in the service. Fr. Lupa for celebrating the morning service, and all attending the Mass. And God, for giving me 90 years in His care and being part of Immaculate Conception Church. Angie Babcock. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY Page 5 Volunteer Opportunities Greene Food Pantry The first weekend of each month we take up a collection of 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. Needed - EM s to join the home visit team; Saturday or Sunday after Mass, take communion to our homebound parishioners. More volunteers = less times on the schedule. Anyone interested in joining the Home Team or becoming a Eucharistic Minister, please contact Pat or the Parish Office. Our Brother s Keeper We take donations of CLEAN blankets, quilts, sheets, towels, batting & fiber fill. & yarn. Please bag the items. Bottle & Can Drive - Please drop off your bottles & cans in the bins next to the Rectory garage. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 5 cents per pound collected. Community Interest 50/50 Raffle to benefit the St. Joseph Cemetery Association. Tickets are available after their weekend Masses and during their monthly Fish Dinners. The drawing will be held during the December Fish Dinner, 12/4. Harvest Dinner - Holy Family School, Fri. 10/23. 4:30-7 pm at St. Bart s Parish Center. Free will offering, take-out available for $8. Spaghetti Supper - Thurs. & Fri., October 29th & 30th, at the Msgr. Festa Parish Center, 81 East Main Street, Norwich. 4:30-6:30 pm, takeouts available. $8 for Adults, Seniors $7, children ages 5-12 $5, children under 5 are free, family $25. Annual Turkey Party The Knights of Columbus Council 206 Annual Turkey Party Friday, 10/30, 7 to 10 pm ;at the K of C Hall 136 Park Ave. Bing. Free refreshments and snacks. Door prizes. Asking $6 donation per person or purchase a C&B book at the door for a chance to win $50,000 and admit 2 persons free.

4 Continuing Our Tradition of Service Since 1914 KENNEDY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 21 North Chenango St., Greene, NY Molly S. Nolan Licensed R.E. Salesperson Cell Bartles Pharmacy 10 Lafayette Park. Oxford, NY DITTO S Discount Copiers & Printers Sales & Award Winning Service Larry Lawrence, Owner 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 A Professional Agency for Personal & Business Insurance Gray & Sons Agency, Inc. Kathy Pilkington Robert J. Greene Genesee Street, Greene, NY NEVILLE LAW OFFICE Chris P. Neville, Esq. Robert M. Larkin, Of Counsel P. O. Box 570 * 36 Genesee St. Greene, New York Your Ad Here! $ small; $ medium; $ large; for one year. The ad is shared with St. Joseph s bulletin. Call BY PATRONIZING OUR BULLETIN ADVERTISERS YOU ARE SAYING THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO PUBLISH OUR BULLETIN. Construction Home Improvement Lawn Mowing/Brush Hogging Excavating Gerry Reiss Mike Reiss Oxford, New York Name: Address: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Oxford, New York A beautiful, peaceful resting place Double 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 and would once again like envelopes. Mail to: Immaculate Conception Church, 1180 State Hwy. 206, Greene, NY or place in collection basket

5 October 18, 2015 Father s Notes A Convert s View I began attending the local Catholic Church, trying to sit in the back pew & not be noticed. In as small of a town where I live that was an unrealistic expectation. Fr. Bryan Sorenson greeted me & welcomed me with warmth & love I came to admire his leadership & service to the parish. The first time I slipped into church, I sat stunned by the power of how he said Mass. The power of the Eucharist was palpable & resonated within me. I wanted to come back again & again. The people of the parish were warm & welcoming. I knew that my worship & experience of God had found a home even if I could not have Communion. Many months passed full of hard work & deep questions. Until one day, the circle became complete. It all became clear, in focus. I experienced the death of a dear patient for whom I had cared for years. I decided that day while driving 25 miles home from my clinic & hospital, that I could not live another day without becoming Catholic. I pondered about the truths in life. I knew that life is too precious & is far too short to not experience God completely. My heart cried out for more. I was Catholic in my heart. I wanted to be completely Catholic in my soul. The Lenten season remained my Exodus until Holy Week to bring me home into the Catholic Church on Easter My joy has not ceased. The depth & faithfulness of Christ s One, Holy, Catholic, & Apostolic Church has given me all that my heart has yearned for in my life. My faith is like the Sacred Circle, a path woven together into unity, harmony & balance. I am most grateful. Robin Peterson-Lund, Family Nurse Practitioner, former Episcopalian & convert to the Catholic Church World Mission Sunday This weekend we celebrate World Mission Sunday. This year we are invited to support the 1,150 of the youngest diocese in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe. Your prayers & generous gifts to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the collection today will help missionaries offer the poor of these areas practical help as they share the mercy of God. It will ensure the development of local diocese, and support the work of priests, religious, & lay leaders who serve those on the margins and in most need. Go out to the whole world through your gift in today s collection! Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 3 Project Rachel Ministry - Do you have unresolved feeling about an abortion? You are not alone. Contact Project Rachel Ministry, toll free or hopeandhealing@syrdio.org. This confidential ministry is there to help begin your healing process. God loves you & offers hope & reconciliation. Peace starts here. Word of Life We are meant to be interdependent, to serve each other in humility, and to walk together in suffering. Maggie s Story: Living Like Dad For Faith Within the Family Lord Jesus, you have shown us that faith is a family affair. Faith flourished in your small family, then burst into the world. For times when our family has excluded you from our presence, we ask your forgiveness. For family moments touched with holiness, we give you thanks and praise. Guide our family to trust you with all events of life. For family members who resist your call, endow us with enduring love and patience. May we always welcome you within our midst as we discover you in one another. Amen Fr. Leonard Foley, OFM & Patti Normile Wisdom from our Catholic Tradition Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don t really want to smile at, do it for peace. Let us radiate the peace of God and so light God s light and extinguish in the world and in the hears of all persons all hatred and love for power. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta An October Prayer Thank you, generous Creator, for the autumn leaves. What a wonderful gift to give us as we await with some trepidation the onset of winter. The dying of the trees and flowers reminds us of our own mortality and we feel the cold breath of time blowing past us. And you, knowing our weakness and fear, give us this glorious gift of beauty - not just one magnificent tree, but a world full of glowing leaves! You remind us of your boundless, profligate generosity, of your power to bring beauty out of every situation. Help me to commit my life and my hope to your loving care. Amen. Denise Barker

6 Adult Bible Study: Sunday 9-10 am in the Parish Hall The Thursday morning Bible Study is learning about the Book of Acts. If you can join us this Thursday, read chapter 3. We meet at 9:15 for coffee and a snack and the study last from 9:30-10:45. New people are always welcome!! If you are finished with your "33 Days to Morning Glory" home retreat, please return your book to the table in the back of the church for others to enjoy. Thank you! RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults - Pope Francis, in his recent visit to our country, has opened wide the doors of the Church. In an expansive spirit of welcome, we would like to invite those who feel called to follow the call of discipleship to join us on our journey of faith. Join us after Mass on November 1 to talk with Father Lupa and some parish volunteers about joining the Catholic Church. We will met in the cry room, just off the vestibule entrance to the church. If anyone you know has an interest in becoming Catholic, invite them to attend these informal discussions. Pope Francis continued his message of the importance of evangelization when he visited our country a few weeks ago. Our parish would like to act on this in a real and tangible way. We are looking for people who would like to work together to find dynamic ways of inviting people into relationship with Christ in our community. Join me in discussion of what we can do as a parish to promote a spirit of invitation and welcome as a faith community. I would especially like younger families ideas and thoughts. Please me or call me with your thoughts and comments. I am open conversations as well! Thank you! ~Mary Wentlent Religious Education Kathy Nichols, Coordinator Sundays 8:45-10:00 am The Last Sunday in October, 10/25, will be our first Youth Mass of the year. The youth of the parish will be participating in many ways; greeters, ushers, lector to name a few. Please plan to join us for this upbeat celebration of the Mass. There will be a coffee hour afterwards. See you then! Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 4 Dear friends, I never knew my maternal grandmother, but I heard lots of stories from my mother. Her wedding dress from 1935 was worn in the Ladies Fashion Show a few weeks ago by my daughter Grace, and I hope my grandmother was smiling down on us. One theme in the stories my mother told was how much Grandmother Julia loved her church in S.C. She was active in every committee. Her family had to get to church first on Sunday morning to make sure all the doors were unlocked and the bathrooms had toilet paper! If the youth needed a ride to roller skating, my grandmother took them in her station wagon! I think it s these endearing stories that draw me to the seniors of our parish. We have many older parishioners who really love their church!! Last Sunday we celebrated another 90 th Birthday. Angie Babcock s family participated in the Mass as readers and also altar servers! The party afterwards was nothing short of wonderful! Father Lupa gave a perfect blessing to her and Rita Kroon, our other birthday girl who celebrated her 90 th birthday this summer. I asked these two ladies to give us some advice on life. Rita s advice is to keep a smile on your face and just take each day as it comes. Don t get too bogged down worrying about this and that. Try to live life to its fullest, and keep a positive attitude!! Rita says she couldn t have done anything without the man upstairs. She has a strong faith in God and takes her church support seriously, always asking if she can do something to help! Angie s advice is to take your prayer life seriously! It has meant so much to her over her life, knowing God loves her and is listening to her prayers. Her favorite is the rosary to our Blessed Mother. She was once called a praying mantis! She says that when we get anxious and worried, we should give it up to God. Then accept the peace that God will take care of things, in his own way. Both ladies feel that the friends they made at church lasted their whole life and mean so much to them. Thanks for the advice Angie and Rita! Have a blessed week. Peace!~Mary Wentlent iccgreene.wordpress.com - Don t forget to check out our website to access the bulletin and our schedule of upcoming events