Immaculate Conception Church

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1 Immaculate Conception Church Staff Connection... Parish Mission Statement Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrates the Eucharist and proclaims the gospel in worship, through our love of God and for each other, and with our ministry to the marginalized. We journey together in our faith, united by our trust in Christ s love and mercy and the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. September 17, 2017 Immaculate Conception Service Team Update The current members of the Service Team are beginning our seventh year together with no sign of slowing down. We meet once per month beginning in August until the following May, with most of our programs centering on the holidays. Each year we try to reach out to as many people as possible, and with the help of our parishioners, we have managed to make a difference in the lives of many people. A summary of our 2017/2018 Programs Harvest Bags for Seniors (October-November) Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, the "Harvest Bags" program initiated last year was a great success! Fresh fruits and vegetables were provided to seniors in Titus Towers. We have identified several Immaculate Conception members living there and other seniors who will benefit from this program. We will be partnering with Wegman's again this year. Last year, they provided the reusable bags as well as assistance in ordering the amount of food needed to fill the bags. We are fortunate to have the Youth Group contributing to the program this year by helping to sort and pack up the bags thank you Rich! The younger children will be creating greeting cards, which will be given to each senior. We expect to have more people signed up this year, based on the interest generated last year. The Service Team will be collecting monetary donations from parishioners over the first 2 weekends in November. Christmas Program (November-December) For the second year, we are partnering with Cops, Kids and Toys to provide toys to children throughout Tompkins County as well as keeping our tradition of providing baby items to BirthRight in support of their outreach. Tags will be put up on the Service Team tree on November 18th. Christmas Cards for Cayuga Ridge (December) Christmas cards collected from parishioners will be distributed to our seniors at Cayuga Ridge again this year. Public Policy (February) We will be collecting signatures in support of the Diocese Public Policy Easter (April) Each year during the Easter season, we remember Immaculate Conception members who are residents of Cayuga Ridge. In previous years, we have provided an inspirational card and small wooden cross from the Holy Land, small frames with bible verses, and other small tokens to let them know we are thinking of them. Host Coffee Hours twice per year (ongoing) We welcome new members who are interested in this ministry, and also invite anyone who may not be able to join our committee, but who would like to help out with an event, to contact Kurt Komaromi at kurtkomaromi@gmail.com or or contact the Parish office to join our team! Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday 12:10PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM George Green Parish Center 113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY *** 607/ Sacraments Baptism: A preparation session is required before the baptism of your child. Please call prior to your due date for an appointment. Reconciliation: Saturday 2:30P 4PM Marriage: Please call at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date. Anointing of the Sick: to request this sacrament. Hospitalizations: if your loved one is in the hospital.

2 NEXT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SECOND COLLECTION CATHOLIC COURIER Date The Week Ahead... Mass Intentions Sunday :30AM Brien Field from Ginny Field & Family 10:30AM Gordon Myer Jeanette Sheady & George Ridenour Monday :10PM Florence Burris from John Perko Tuesday :00AM James Harvill from John & Doreen Rudan Wednesday 7:00AM David Natali from Patricia Natali & Family and Friends 9-20 Thursday 9-21 Friday :10PM Athaleen Cammuso from Frank Cammuso 7:00AM Frank Ciaschi from Beatrice Ciaschi Saturday :30PM Charles & Elizabeth Manning from James & Barb Manning Sunday :30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM Bill Benedict from Angelo & Molly DiGiacomo Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Do you know someone who may be interested? Baptized or un-baptized, if you have not received the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation), you can begin the life-changing journey toward full membership in the Catholic Church by joining the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program. The RCIA process begins in September 2017 and culminates with full initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, March 31, For information about the RCIA process, or simply to ask questions call the Parish Office at or visit: Save the Date: Sunday, September 24, 2017 Carges Hall and church parking lot Noon to 3 PM Dish to pass, music and dancing Plan to come and socialize with fellow Parishioners Music by Under Construction/ Steve Hubble Our Sanctuary Lamp will Burn this week in Memory of Brien Field From Ginny Field Coming during Lent 2018: Christlife s Discovering Christ Series A Catholic apostolate started by the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1995 as a response to St. Pope John Paul ll s call for a new evangelization, this program has aided over 60,000 people from 76 dioceses in 9 countries to experience a new or renewed encounter with God s love through Jesus Christ (ChristLife.org). Please plan to join together during lent for this 7 week program and invite a friend or neighbor. More details forthcoming. If you would like to be a part of our implementation team, mark your calendars for the ChristLife Informational Night on Saturday, October 28th at 5:30pm in Carges Hall. Page 2 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 12:00P YM PARENT MTG-PH 5:00P FAMBRE-YM ROOM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 3:30P FINANCE COUNCIL-PC 7:OOP CHRISTLIFE TEAM-PC TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 5:30P ADULT CHOIR-CH 6:30P EVANGELIZATION-PC WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 10:30A SCC-PC 3:00P PIETRA FITNESS-PH 5:00P CONTEMP. GRP-CH 7:00P KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-PH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 4:00P MCGRAW HOUSE MASS 5:30P LGHT WGH-PC SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 1:00P KRUEGER/MICHAEL WEDDING 1:45P BAPTISM Catholic Campaign for Human Development This week our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 46 million people in the US live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. By supporting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out. Sanctuary Lamp The 2017 Sanctuary Lamp has many Intentions still available for October and November. The Intentions run on a weekly basis from Sunday through Saturday. Donation is $20. Please contact Erika at the Parish Center for scheduling availability at Parish Mission with Fr. Pompei-Sept We are happy to be hosting Fr. Francis Pompei for another Parish Mission on Sept at Immaculate Conception. Fr. Pompei will give the homily at all the Masses that weekend and give a talk every evening beginning at 7:00pm in Carges Hall. His theme is: Why the Stress. Fr. Pompei is a Franciscan priest from Holy Name Province and lives in Buffalo, NY. Our Offering to the Lord September 10, 2017 Collection 2017 $7,181 *********************************************** Hurricane Relief $4,805 *********************************************** Attendance 565

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5 NEXT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SECOND COLLECTION CATHOLIC COURIER Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Dhoruba Mvua Mafuriko Upepo Mawingu Storm Rain Floods Wind Clouds Seven Sisters Apostolate Ladies, do you enjoy spending time with Our Sacramental Lord? Are you looking for ways to be a channel to allow God s graces to flow into our parish? Do you feel called to pray for priests? If so, please check out the Seven Sisters Apostolate at sevensistersapostolate.org and prayerfully consider participating. Parishioner Wendy Babiak has received permission to begin the apostolate at Immaculate Conception, and she needs 5 more sisters, and several alternates (who may be ladies or gentlemen). Contact her at (607) or wendybabiak@gmail.com. Polar Explorer in Ithaca The Interfaith Climate Action Network invites you to hear amazing adventurer Will Steger on Wednesday, September 27 at the First Unitarian Society, 305 N. Aurora St in downtown Ithaca at 7:00pm. Having explored the North Pole, Greenland and Antarctica by dogsled for decades, Will shares images and data which illustrate the stark reality of the melting ice caps and the shocking speed at which global warming is happening. It s a warning bell that we as Catholics are called to heed to protect God s creation. 5th Annual Turkey Day 5K Notre Dame High School is proud to host the 5th Annual Turkey Day 5K on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 23, The 5K is open to both runners and walkers, ages 8 and up, kicks off at 9am. Pre-registration is $25 per person and includes a complimentary t-shirt for the first 800 registrants. Runners can register in advance on-line at Light Weigh Returns Get a jump on the holidays NOW with weight-loss & friends! Light Weigh One King is meeting at Immaculate Conception Parish Center on Thursdays, at 5 pm. Watch the Orientation online at lightweigh.com. If you are interested in joining us for Bible Study & new friendships, contact Pat Ober at or pober@me.com to order your materials. We have a great time Come, and be a part of it!. Life Chain Stand with others who also profess the protection of life from the moment of conception to natural death. For 30 years this event has taken place in cities throughout the USA on the 1st Sunday of October. Again this year, we will meet at the parking lot near 1st Niagara bank on the corners of Main St. and Groton ave in Cortland on Sunday, October 1st from 2-3pm. Invite family, friends, youth groups, etc. to stand peacefully in silent prayer for just one hour to give witness to the protection of the vulnerable pre-born, their mothers and fathers. Lawn chairs and strollers welcome! Sponsored locally by Cortland County Citizens for Life. For more information contact Carolann Darling Check out the website: Page 3 Attention all middle school and high school youth. Next Sunday, September 24th is our official start to middle and high school youth groups. High school group (9th 12th grade) runs from 11:45 a.m. 1:15 p.m. and middle school (6-8) runs from 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. We also have a new meeting space. We will now be meeting in what was formerly our parish gift shop (the white house behind the church). Our parish picnic will also be running on that day from noon- 3 p.m. so stop by, grab a plate, then come on over for group. Also, feel free to bring a friend with you. See you next weekend! Rich Parish Council invites you! Sept. 24: Parish Picnic! 12-3 p.m. Carges Hall & Parking Lot Sept. 24, 25, 26: Father Pompei returns! 7:00 p.m. each night Oct. 22-Youth Grp selling Monk s Biscotti at Sunday Coffee Hrs 3rd Annual Rochester Catholic Men s Conference Create in me a clean heart Saturday, October 14 8am 4pm St. Jude the Apostle Parish, 4100 Lyell Rd, Rochester Registration $55 $70 at the door $15 men under 21 Salvation Army Women s Auxiliary Soup-er Supper September 21, pm This annual fundraiser will offer a dinner of soup-salad-beveragedesert and include a Silent Auction. Donation $12. A family rate is available at the door. Savlation Army, 150 N. Albany St, Ithaca. Congratulations! Mr. & Mrs. David & Alexa Geary Married September 9, 2017 PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo ext. 105 Pastor Fr.Augustine.Chumo@dor.org Erika Linsdell ext. 101 Parish Administrative Assistant Erika.Linsdell@dor.org Gary Vrabel ext. 111 Music Ministry holyspearrats@gmail.com Bookkeeping TBA Business Assistant TBA CONTACT INFORMATION Main Office 607/ Fax: 607/ IImmacul@dor.org YOUTH & FAMILY Rich Rasmussen ext. 102 Pastoral & Catechetical leader Rich.Rasmussen@dor.org Dan Hurley-Deacon Dan.Hurley@dor.org BULLETIN REQUESTS: iimmacul@dor.org no later than 4p Calvary Cemetery Mike Moravec-Cemetery Manager

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