The throne of grace is the cross on which Jesus sits to dispense graces and mercy to all who come to him. But we must quickly have recourse to him, if we would find reasonable aid for our salvation...let us go quickly then and embrace the cross of Jesus Christ, and let us go with great confidence. Let us not eb frightened by the sight of our miseries; in Jesus crucified we shall find all riches, all grace. Saint Alphonsus Liguori The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ March 13, 2016 Fifth Sunday of Lent Pastor: Rev. Joseph Dionne, C.Ss.R. Parochial Vicar: Rev. Mark Wise, C.Ss.R. Pastoral Associates: 910-596-2210 Sister Theresine Gildea, C.D.P. Sister Maxine Tancraitor, C.D.P. Office Hours Monday through Friday: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM Secretary: Agata Kusmierczuk Music Director: Mary Goodwin Mass Schedule - Horario de Misas Saturday- Sábado Sunday - Domingo Sunday - Domingo Sunday - Domingo 6:00 PM Español Clinton 10:00 AM English Clinton 12:30 PM Español Clinton 6:00 PM Español Ingold Daily Mass As published inside bulletin. Reconciliation - Confesiones IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 104 EAST JOHN STREET CLINTON, N.C. 28328 Office: (910) 592-1384 Saturday Sábado, 4:00 5:30 p.m. Faith Formation - Catequesis Immaculate Conception, Clinton Saturday, 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM Primera Comunión Año I y II (Español) Sunday, 11:00 AM-12:15 PM First Communion Year I & II (English) Monday, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Confirmation - Year I Monday, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Confirmation - Year II San Juan, Ingold Sunday, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Primera Comunión - Año I y II Website: www.icclintonnc.org Parish email: inri@icclintonnc.org Emergency phone: 910-594-0287
Please a end a weekday Mass! MASS SCHEDULE and INTENTION Saturday, March 12 6:00 PM + Socorro Rodriguez, Victorino Barrón, Alberta Barrón Sunday, March 13 10:00 AM + Eddie Besaw, Dick Besaw, Bob Besaw, John Besaw, Mike Besaw 12:30 PM + No inten on requested 6:00 PM (Ingold) People of the Parish Monday, March 14 8:00 AM Olga Massino Tuesday, March 15 No masses Wednesday, March 16 7:00 PM Cindy Sco Thursday, March 17 8:00 AM + Fay & Melva Hunter Friday, March 18 8:00 AM Molly Barbone Saturday, March 19 6:00 PM No inten on requested Week of Sunday, March 20 Sunday, March 20 10:00 AM People of the Parish 12:30 PM No inten on requested 6:00 PM (Ingold) People of the Parish OFFERTORY REPORT Weekly budget required: $3,100.00 Offertory received March 5/6 $4,303.00 Total loan amount owed: $122,301.10 Total paid to date: $15,481.90 No class READINGS FOR THE WEEK class Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14-23:56 [23:1-49]
Good Friday Collec on Pope Francis has asked our parish to support Chris ans in the Holy Land. Through the Good Friday Collec on, you join with Catholics around the world to stand in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. When you contribute to the Pon fical Good Friday Collec on, you become an instrument of peace in a troubled land. In these challenging mes in the Middle East, you support means that our church will conduct parish ministry, provide Catholic educa on, feed the hungry, build housing for Chris ans, maintain shrines and operate refugee centers in the Holy Land. Chris ans, along with all of the clergy and religious who serve in the Holy Land, will deeply appreciate your prayers and financial help! The poli cal, religious and military challenges in the Holy Land are more complex than ever. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Chris ans. Our parish will support Chris ans in the Holy Land through the Good Friday Collec on, as requested by Pope Francis. Like Simon of Cyrene, you can help carry the cross under very difficult circumstances in the Holy Land. March 15: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton Grove March 16: Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro All services are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Prepárense para la Renovación del Corazon. Este retiro se basa en el testimonio de un equipo alentador que viene a compartir el poder de Dios y su amor para con el ser humano en un fin de semana extraordinario. Hay oportunidad para reflexionar, orar y conocer al Señor por medio de los hermanos/ hermanas en Él. Nadie sale tal como ha entrado. No hay costo y todo está previsto. Aprovechen este tiempo de gracia y salvación que el Señor pone a nuestra disposición. Stations of the Cross Via Crucis Every Friday cada Viernes 6:00 PM Soup for the Soul/Sopa para el Alma Served in the Fr. Price Center 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross/Via Crucis Celebrated in church Date: Soup for Soul provided by: Re ro de Hombres: 18, 19 y 20 de marzo Re ro de Mujeres: 15, 16 y 17 de abril Friday, 18 March Altar Society
HOLY WEEK 2016 Holy /Thursday/Jueves Santo (no 8:00 am mass) 7:00 PM Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper followed by the Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament from the Church to the Place of Repose in the Price Center with Holy Hour Misa Vespertina de la Cena del Señor seguida por Traslado del Sso. Sacramento al Momumento y Adoración Good Friday/Viernes Santo 3:00 PM Celebration of the Lord s Passion 5:00 PM Vìa Crucis Viviente 7:00 PM Celebración de la Pasión del Señor Holy Saturday/Sábado Santo (no 6:00 pm mass) 10:00 AM Easter food blessing/ Bendición de comida pascual 8:00 PM Easter Vigil/Vigilia Pascual Easter Sunday/Domingo de Pascua 10:00 AM English Mass 12:30 PM Spanish Mass 6:00 PM Spanish Mass in Ingold
You are invited to get ignited! Ignited By Truth is a Catholic conference welcoming all people I have come to light a fire on the earth. How I wish the blaze were ignited! (Luke 12:49) Let God set your heart on fire! Speaker Series Friday Evening 7:00-9:30pm, April 22, 2016 Speaker Jeff Cavins, Founder of The Great Adventure Bible Studies presents two talks: The Modern Day Disciple and Mary and the Gi of Mercy Music between talks by Dana Catherine Catholic Songwriter of debut album Glorious Horizons St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church 810 High House Rd, Cary, NC Sea ng is Limited! Online registra on will open in March: $10 per person or $15 at the door while seats are available
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Mercy is a Celebra on! Today we begin catecheses on mercy according to the biblical perspec ve, in order to learn mercy by listening to what God Himself teaches us with His Word. We begin from the Old Testament, which prepares and leads us to the full revela on of Jesus Christ who, in an accomplished way, reveals the Father s mercy. The Lord is presented in Sacred Scriptures as merciful God. And this is His name, through which He reveals to us, so to speak, His face and His heart. He Himself, as narrated in the Book of Exodus, on revealing Himself to Moses describes Himself thus: The Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (34:6). We find this formula also in other texts, with some varia on, but always the stress is put on mercy and on the love of God who never res of forgiving (cf. Jonah 4:2; Joel 2:13; Psalm 86:15; 103:8; Nehemiah 9:17). Let us look together, one by one, at these words of Sacred Scripture that speak to us of God. The Lord is merciful : this word evokes an a tude of tenderness as that of a mother in dealing with her child. In fact, the Hebrew term used by the Bible makes one think of the insides or even the maternal womb. Therefore, the image it suggests it that of a God that is moved and becomes tender for us as a mother when she takes her child in her arms, desirous only of loving, protec ng, and helping, ready to give everything, even herself. This is the image that this term suggests. A love, therefore, that can be described as visceral in the good sense. Wri en then is that the Lord is gracious, in the sense that He gives grace, has compassion and, in His greatness, bends over one who is weak and poor, always ready to receive, to understand, to forgive. He is like the father of the parable reported in Luke s Gospel (cf. Luke 15:11-32): a father who does not shut himself in resentment because of the younger son s abandonment but, on the contrary, con nues to wait for him he has generated him. And then he runs to meet and embrace him, he does not even let him finish his confession as if he covered his mouth so great is his love and joy for having found him again. And then he also goes to call his older son, who is angry and does not want to celebrate, and yet the father bends over him and invites him to come in, he tries to open his heart to love, so that no one remains excluded from the celebra on of mercy. Mercy is a celebra on! El próximo martes 15 de marzo el Papa Francisco presidirá el consistorio para la canonización de cinco beatos entre los que destacan la Madre Teresa de Calcuta, el niño mexicano José Sánchez del Río y el Cura Brochero de Argentina. El Consistorio se realizará a las 10:00 a.m. en el Palacio Apostólico del Vaticano luego de la celebración de la hora tercia que será presidida por el Santo Padre. Ese día se sabrá la fecha de la tan esperada canonización de estos beatos. El Beato mexicano José Sánchez del Río fue un niño cristero que murió mártir de la persecución religiosa que sufrió México en la segunda década del siglo XX. El adolescente cayó bajo el poder de las tropas gubernamentales al darle su caballo al general Prudencio Mendoza, líder del levantamiento contra el gobierno de turno. Duró cuatro días en cautiverio, tiempo tras el cual fue llevado hacia el Panteón Municipal. Le cortaron la piel de las plantas de los pies y le obligaron a caminar por el pueblo, rumbo al cementerio. Él lloraba y gemía de dolor, pero no cedía. De vez en cuando se detenían y le decían si gritas muera Cristo Rey te perdonamos la vida. Pero él respondía viva Cristo Rey. Al llegar al panteón le fue señalada su tumba. Una vez de pie al lado de ella fue ahorcado y acuchillado por sus verdugos. La curación de una bebé mexicana, para quien humanamente ya no había esperanza de vida, fue el milagro que el 21 de enero aprobó el Santo Padre.
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