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 22 & 23, 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 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 Youth Ministry: ICC Parish Council: Nancy Amell, Eileen Browning, Kelly Erickson, Robert Hanrahan, Donna Heisler, Joanne Moxley, Francis Feldpausch - President. 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. 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. 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 his praise shall be ever in my mouth...

2 Mass Schedule SATURDAY 10/22/16 4:00 pm George J. Kirnie by Trepa Family Lena Lembo by Rita Kroon SUNDAY 10/23/16 10:15 am Charlie Coppola, Birthday Remembrance by Carrie & Joe Pisani TUESDAY 10/25/16 8:30 am Communion Service THURSDAY 10/27/16 8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 10/29/16 4:00 pm Concetta Cafararo by Rita Kroon Mary Catherine McNerney by Moxley Family SUNDAY 10/30/16 10:15 am For Parishioners LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE This Week Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 2 Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm October 22, 2016 October 29, 2016 E. M. s: J. Trepa D. Barden J. Moxley S. Carlin Lector: J. Trepa J. Trepa Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am October 23, 2016 October 30, 2016 E. M. s: P. Husband E. Browning Z. Urda B. Doughty C. Gibbons Z. Urda Lector: H. Barker Youth Servers: N. Brown J. Browning E. Kiehle K. Browning D. Furman C. Leonard Counters: D. Brown A. Browning J. Norton E. Hadlick ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 10/23 9 a Religious Education Classes AC 9:15 a Bible Study 11:30 a Confession 12 N 5 p Private Party H, K 4-5 p Confirmation Class MONDAY 10/24 6 p Cub Scouts TUESDAY 10/25 8 a Rosary & Communion Service 5-6:30 p Girls Hockey Team Dinner H, K WEDNESDAY 10/26 10:30-Noon Cards & Conversation & Lunch H, K THURSDAY 10/27 8 a Rosary & Communion Service 10 a Bible Study FRIDAY 9/28 SATURDAY 10/29 9 a Annual Women s Conference Syr. 3:30 p Confession SUNDAY 10/30 Youth Mass 9 a Religious Education Classes AC 9:15 a Bible Study 11:30 a Confession 3-6 Annual Lasagna Dinner H, K 4 p Confirmation Class 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. ICC Bible Challenge! Each week a different verse from the Bible. Write it on an index card, cut it out and put on your refrigerator, or put it in your car! Try to memorize it over the week. Use it as a family contest each week or just as a personal challenge. This weeks verse is: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of September 2016: Total Income: $ 13, Total Expense: $ 8, This includes: Garden donations, Craft Show income, funeral donation, Rectory rental income Second Collection, 10/23 World Mission Sunday Copies of our Annual Finance Report are available in the main vestibule Remember St. Paul s advice: God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor.9:7) All Saints Day Mass- Tuesday, November 1 at 7 pm. All in the parish and community are invited to celebrate Mass together on this Holy Day of Obligation. All Souls Day is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation and will be celebrated during the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday November 19. We will be sending out invitations to families who have lost a loved one this past year. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to pass and stay afterwards for a little celebration of life.

3 October 23, 2016 Cards & Conversation Wednesday, October 26, 10:30-Noon in the Parish Hall. Games, fellowship and lunch; everyone is welcome to join us! Annual Lasagna Dinner Sunday, October 30, 3:00-6:00 pm; take-out starts at 2:30 pm. Includes Lasagna, salad, bread, dessert & beverage. Free will offering. If you would like to help with setup, serving or clean up, please sign up in the vestibule. Men s Prayer Breakfast Maintaining a Healthy Personal Faith In the Face of Demanding Secular Lives Saturday November 5 from 7:30-8:30 am. Deacon Tim McNerney will be our leader. Signup in the vestibule and pick-up the flyer. Veterans Day, Friday, November 11 In honor of those who served or are currently serving we will be setting up a display of photos, memorabilia, etc., that weekend. Plus veterans will participate in the weekend s Masses. Veterans, if you have photos, memor a- bilia, etc., you could lend us for the display and/or if you would like to participate in either the Saturday or Sunday Mass; bring up the gifts, Lector, Usher, etc. please contact the Parish Office. You can bring your items for display in and put them on the table in the Parish Hall anytime before that weekend. Memorial Garden Update: Our beautiful statue has arrived and was placed in our garden this past Thursday. Thank you Tom Mulvey and Anthony and Peter Browning for working on this. They attached two rods of rebar at the base of the statue and placed it on a stone for stability. Stop by this week and welcome this new addition to our parish garden. It truly is Mary's Garden now! More information on the flowers next week! We are still taking donations to this garden, for anyone who would like to remember a loved one. While the sign is up, there is room for more plaques and names will be added quarterly. Someone asked if they could make a donation as a Christmas gift. We will have some photos of the garden available in the church office if anyone wants one to send in a card at Christmas. They should be available after Thanksgiving. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY Page 5 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! Our Brother s Keeper We take donations of CLEAN blankets, quilts, sheets, towels, batting & fiber fill. Please bag the items. 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. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception For over a century, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception has served as the spiritual center of the Diocese of Syracuse. There is currently a restoration project underway to raise funds to maintain the integrity of this magnificent house. There are many pressing problems to address both inside and out. The most costly repair is the century old roof, that leaks and has caused major damage to interior plaster and stonework as well as the electrical and heating systems. All Catholics throughout the Diocese are asked to serve as guardians of our mother church by making a meaningful gift toward the restoration of our Cathedral. We are being encouraged to consider a pledge that is paid over 3 years, in order to make a manageable monthly amount grow into an even more substantial gift. There is a large poster in the vestibule showing the beautiful stained glass at the front of the Cathedral. We will be showing a short video at Mass on the weekend of Nov 5/6 explaining the work that is needed in the restoration. There will be pledge envelopes available at the Masses in November. While we do not have a specific goal for our parish, we will be accepting donation envelopes in our weekend collections during the month of November and we will mail them from the parish office. We understand that not everyone is able to make a donation, and we ask for your prayers for the success of this campaign. For those that are able, the Diocese is suggesting a donation similar to the Hope Appeal. Flyers are available in the vestibule with more information. The Fatima Statue arrived very well packaged. We have 2 trash bags of packing peanuts available, first come, first served...

4 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 Bartles Pharmacy 10 Lafayette Park. Oxford, NY After hours - Brian Bartle 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 Mimi s Italian Cuisine Genesee Street, Greene, NY Mon-Sat: 11 am - 9 pm, Sun: 12 pm - 8 pm Facebook: MimisItalianCuisine Twi*er: MimisGreene We Deliver! Free within Village of Greene, $1/mile outside ($20 minimum order) 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 Construction Lawn Mowing/Brush Hogging Home Improvement Excavating Gerry Reiss Mike Reiss Oxford, New York St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Oxford, New York A beautiful, peaceful resting place Double Plot $700 1 casket & 1 urn or 2 urns Name: Address: 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. Mail to: Immaculate Conception Church, 1180 State Hwy. 206, Greene, NY or place in collection basket

5 October 23, 2016 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 3 Father s Notes Consistent Ethic of Life I have read & heard much about the seamless garment, but no one explains it. Can you tell me what it is? The seamless garment is a another name for what is more frequently called a consistent ethic of life. Both phrases mean that our moral teachings & positions about issues relating to human life should be consistent, & not deny on one issue what we defend on another. In other words, if one human life is sacred, all human life is sacred, & our political & moral position should reflect that consistency. Though the idea is far from new, the specific consistent ethic of life, or seamless garment approach, was proposed by the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago in Since then it has become a major element in every serious moral discussion, from abuse of the aged & sexual exploitation, to war & the death penalty; from economic oppression of the poor & helpless, to reform of health care, & the massive violence committed today against unborn children. The consistent ethic approach has profoundly affected Catholic thinking in all these areas, perhaps most especially on the subject of just war & capital punishment. Cardinal Bernardin pointed to three themes that underlie a consistent ethic of life: The theological assertion that the human person is made in the image and likeness of God, the philosophical affirmation of the dignity of the person, & the political principle that society & the state exist to serve the person. Within this framework, the Catholic bishops of New York contended in their February, 1994 statement against the death penalty that whether one speaks of violent crimes or unplanned pregnancies, death is never the answer. Interestingly, the seamless garment argument has led other groups to embrace the Catholic position on the evil of abortion. Sojourners is a Washington-based group & is the name of their influential magazine devoted to many issues of justice and peace. Some years ago the community abandoned its neutrality on the morality of abortion. The editor explained: Our deepest convictions about poverty, racism, violence & the equality of men & women are finally rooted in a radical concern for life - its absolute value & the need to protect it. It was only a matter of time before the spiritual logic of these other commitments would lead us to a pro-life response to abortion as well. The seamless garment, or consistent ethic of life, idea has immeasurably enriched the discussion of issues relating to respect for the sacredness of human life. It surely will continue to do so as its challenges are increasingly accepted, we hope, both by those who presently claim a pro-life position, by those who do not. Catholic Q & A by Fr. John J. Dietzen Wisdom From Our Catholic Tradition None of us has the right to condemn anyone. Even when we see people doing bad and we don t know why they do it. Jesus invites us not to pass judgment. Maybe we are the ones who have helped make them what they are. We need to realize that they are our brothers and sisters. That leper, that drunkard, and that sick person are our brothers because they too have been created for a greater love. This is something that we should never forget. St. Teresa of Calcutta October is Respect Life Month Our support and promotion of human life must be accomplished through the service of charity...in personal witness, various forms of volunteer work, social activity and political commitment. This is a particularly pressing need at the present time, when the culture of death so forcefully opposes the culture of life. St. John Paul II, from his Encyclical, The Gospel of Life, 1995 Word of Life The dying process is a sacred time a final season to seek closure in this life and prepare for the next in the hope of sharing in Christ s Resurrection. Caring for Loved One s at Life s End. USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Several people asked for the name of the book I mentioned in last Sunday s homily on perseverance in Prayer, so here it is! New Saint Joseph People s Prayer Book, edited by Rev. Francis Evans, Catholic Book Publishing Co. N.Y Thoughts as the Election Day approaches; Whether this [new government] will prove a blessing or a curse will depend upon the use our people make of the blessings which a gracious God hath bestowed on us. If they are wise, they will be great and happy. If they are of a contrary character; they will be miserable. Righteousness alone can exalt them as a nation [Proverbs 14:34]. Reader! Whoever thou art, remember this, and in thy sphere practice virtue thyself and encourage it in others. Patrick Henry

6 Religious Instruction 9:00-10:10 am Sunday grs. K-7 4:00-5:00 pm Sunday Confirmation NO 4 pm Confirmation Class 10/23 YES 9 am Rel. Ed Class 10/23 The Gospel for All Ages Weekly Discussion Questions: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 23, 2016 Sunday Readings: Sirach , 16-18; 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18; Luke REFLECTION: God doesn t create people as nobodies and somebodies. God creates all of us as somebodies! All of us are made in God s image and likeness. Like the Pharisees in Sunday s Gospel, we sometimes put others down in order to be somebodies ourselves. We make fun of other people in order to fit in ourselves or to make sure nobody puts us down. The Pharisee in the Gospel looks down on the tax collector. Many people didn t like tax collectors because they worked for the Romans and sometimes cheated people. The Pharisee thinks he is great because he isn t like the tax collector. He isn t dishonest and greedy. He doesn t work with the Romans. He is faithful to all the religious laws. Jesus ends his story by telling us, The tax collector went away right with God. We don t have to put others down to be somebodies to God. Everyone who wants to be popular with God is popular with God. Everybody is in! Question from Life: How do I measure what I or others deserve? Question from the Gospel: How does your prayer insulate you from others? How does prayer connect you with others? Knights of Columbus Harvest Dinner Turkey Dinner. 4:30-6:30 PM Thurs., October 27th, St. Malachy s Church Hall. Price $9.00. Take-Outs available for $10.00 each. Sleeping bags for the Homeless: Our parish will sponsor a sleeping bag workday Saturday November 12 from 9 am-3 pm. If you have come before you know this is a fun day making something that will be used this winter by the needy in our community. Bring a friend or come and make a new one. No sewing skills necessary. We are accepting clean socks, hats and mittens to be rolled up in the bags. Blanket donations will be accepted on Friday Nov. 11 and Saturday morning Nov. 12. We do not have room to store the blanket and accessory donations, so please do not drop them off sooner. Thank you! Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, New York Page 4 Dear friends, Last week I sat behind a new family at Mass and I was so happy for our parish and where we are. Religious Education classes are full and our new teachers are getting used to their classes and the material. The Sunday morning and Thursday morning Bible Studies have wonderful people who are taking advantage of these studies. They are short but very engaging! This past week in the study of the Gospel of John, the presenter pointed out that God created the world, and his power is still at work today! Did you ever stop to think about that? Those amazing, miraculous things didn t just happen a long time ago, but are happening every day, all around us. I need to remember to pay attention to the wonders all around me. Thank you all for supporting our church and for reaching out to new people with a smile and a hand shake. We had a good Liturgy meeting last week. We discussed All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas. Thank you Anita and Maureen for all you do with the music ministry and our beautiful weekend Masses. There was a Greene Area Churches meeting last week also. Our parishioner Edilu Hunt is the treasurer for the group and did a wonderful job of welcoming the other representatives. They rotate meetings at the various churches and this time it was at ICC. We discussed the success of the Chicken Barbecue Tent at the Greene Labor Day Picnic and the budget for next year. They give out scholarships to graduating seniors, so make sure you encourage a high school senior you know to apply! I know we all lead busy lives and travel on the weekends to visit family and friends. Chris and I are away visiting our daughter Rachel in New Hampshire this weekend. Thank you for remembering your envelopes even when you are away. Our parish still has bills to pay and relies on your contribution. Thank you to those who drop their envelope in the mail. If you would like to receive a box of dated envelopes to help you remember your tithe to the church, all you have to do is call the parish office. The box has weekly, Holy Day and special Diocesan collection envelopes that are really handy. Enjoy these last days of fall. Peace! ~Mary Wentlent Organ Recital hosted by St. Joseph s, Oxford, Sunday, October 23, at 3 pm, Come hear our new organ! A reception will be held after the performance. Performing artist will be Richard Van Auken, a native of Quakertown, PA; he has performed throughout the eastern U.S.