Immaculate Conception Church 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. George Green Parish Center 113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Hours: Mon. Fri. 8:00AM 4:00PM Closed for Lunch 12-1 pm JANUARY 6, 2019 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo Pastor Fr.Augustine.Chumo@dor.org x110 Erika Linsdell Parish Admin. Assistant Erika.Linsdell@dor.org x101 Gary Vrabel Music Ministry Gary.Vrabel@dor.org ext. 102 JOIN US FOR OUR LITURGIES MASS SCHEDULE Monday & Thursday 12:10PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM Saturday 8:30AM Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM Our Vision: To be a community of God s Love and Service A. Emmanuel Berrido Music emmanuelberrido@gmail.com 786-312-9708 David Zellinger Finance Director David.Zellinger@dor.org Kathleen Adessa Bookkeeping Kathleen.Adessa@dor.org Rich Rasmussen Pastoral & Catechetical leader Rich.Rasmussen@dor.org ext. 105 Patrick Paolangeli Maintenance ppaolangeli@dor.org 273-6121 Dan Hurley Deacon Dan.Hurley@dor.org 585-319-8205 Calvary Cemetery 272-5780 638 Five Mile Drive, Ithaca Mike Moravec Cemetery Manager SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: A preparation session is required before the baptism of your child. Please call 273-6121 prior to your due date for an appointment. RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:30P 4PM MARRIAGE: Please call 273-6121 at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call 273-6121 to request this sacrament. HOSPITALIZATIONS: Call 273-6121 if your loved one is in the hospital. CONTACT INFORMATION Main Office 607/273-6121 Fax: 607/273-0185 www.immconch.org IImmacul@dor.org www.facebook.com/immconch BULLETIN REQUESTS: E-mail: iimmacul@dor.org no later than Mondays @ 4PM
Next Sunday - January 13, 2019 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord NEED TO KNOW New CDs are now available. Visit our kiosk now located at the right side as you enter the church from the main entrance. The suggested donation is $3. No PPC meeting in January. The normal schedule resumes in February., 2019. The Sanctuary Lamp still has dates available in January and February. If you cannot get a Mass for your loved one, consider offering the Sanctuary Lamp which runs from Sunday Saturday. Requested donation: $20. Call the office for dates. FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Epiphany is the feast of all nations. Because on this day we celebrate the manifestation of Christ, the true light to all nations; calling us to become more and more filled with this light and to clothe our communities with the universality of this light. More importantly, we must labor even harder to bring the light to those who are still in darkness. We are baptized so we have the light of Christ, but too often think that is enough. We never get enough of Jesus! He is everything for our deepest and total need. Therefore until all of our needs are met, our quest for more must continue. Mass Intentions Sunday, January 6 8:30AM Lucille Dannan from Sandie Sutfin 10:30AM For Parishioners Monday, January 7 12:10PM Sue & Wing Tang from Jean & King Tang Tuesday, January 8 9:00AM Barbara & Roy H. Erb from Roy & Ann Erb Wednesday, January 9 7:00AM Olga Potorti from Pam Lang Thursday, January 10 12:10PM Bertha & Peter Winnick & Connie from Laurie Myer & Family 1:30PM Edward J. Smith (Titus Towers) from the Estate Friday, January 11 7:00AM Eileen P. Kelly from the Estate Saturday, January 12 8:30AM Eleanor Ellie Romanowski from Linda Thayer 4:30PM For Parishioners Sunday, January 13 8:30AM Mike Welch & DM of the Gallagher Family from the Welch Family 10:30AM Elsie Boronkay from the Boronkay Family SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost and Found: A remote car key was turned in after the 10:30 Christmas Day Mass. If it is your key, please contact the parish office to identify the missing item. Visit our lost and found items basket located at the back of the for the lost and found items SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR: Those celebrating a birthday in January: Florence Navarro, Rosemary Centini, Benny Campangnolo, Tammy Smarr, Clara Camilli, Harry Ellsworth, Franklin Morgan, Arthur Rogers, Joseph Longo and our Finance director, David Zellinger. Blessings upon you as you celebrate your birthdays. Congratulations! THIS WEEK TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 5:30P ADULT CHOIR-CH 6:00P EVANGELIZATION-PC WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 3:00P PIETRA FITNESS-PH 5:30P CONTEMP GRP-CH THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 1:30P TITUS TOWERS MASS SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 COFFEE HOUR 11:45A HS YTH GRP-YR 2:30P MS YTH GRP-YR 5:00P FAMBRE-YR MONDAY, JANUARY 14 1:30P CEMETERY COMMITTEE-PC 6:30P BROWNIE TROOP-YR OFFERTORY AND FINANCE December 23, 2018 Plate Collection $9,673 Christmas $11,645 Attendance 462 Attendance Christmas 971 December 30, 2018 Plate Collection $8,464 New Year s Day $1,276 Electronic ACH $195 Attendance 428 CMA 2018/19 Campaign: As of this date, we are at $32,309 of our $57,151 goal with 157 families having contributed to the Catholic Ministries Appeal. We are now at 56.53%! We thank those who have given generously and ask all who have not yet given to prayerfully consider doing so. The Appeal helps our Church and our parish in so many ways. Kindly consider supporting this appeal. We are ahead of where we were at this time last year. Help us reach our goal. Thank you!
Next Sunday January 13, 2019 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Happy New Year! = Heri ya Mwaka Mpya! Mungu atulinde mwaka mpya = may God protect us in the new year. Mungu ni mwema = God is good Appreciation I want to thank everyone who helped in one way or other during the just concluded Christmas celebrations. The whole experience was joyful and uplifting. The following groups deserve mention for their service: The children and the youth who participated in the Christmas pageant, their families for helping them in the preparations,the Liturgical teams; decorators, the music ministry, cantors, ushers, the Evangelization team and other volunteers; thank you so very much for the job well done. I am sure there are those who do so much incognito; you too are appreciated and want you to continue to give glory to God and serve our parish community. We encourage parishioners to thank members of these teams for their service to our parish. May the joys of Christmas continue to help us bring the light of Christ into our lives. As bearers of light we are called to be beams of light in darkness and ray of hope in the midst of despair. We are so privileged to have received the light of faith. Again, asante sana to all! Hail, child Jesus! You have made a permanent dwelling in our midst. Thank you Jesus! OUR SANCTUARY LAMP WILL BURN THIS WEEK IN MEMORY OF MARY HANCY FROM HER FAMILY Christmas season concludes! In the very first chapter of the Gospel according to John, he says of Jesus Whatever came to be in Him, found life, life for the light of men. The light shines in darkness, a darkness that did not overcome it May the true light guide us all throughout 2019 and beyond. And, may they joys of Christmas continue to lead us into a deeper understanding of the love God has for us. You have the light. Let it shine through your life at all times! YOUTH CORNER Epiphany - an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking. This is just one of the possible definitions of the word epiphany. In short, an epiphany is the realization of the importance of something or event. Some might even call it having an ah ha moment. Epiphany is the realization that God came to be with us in the person of Jesus. We also should not only celebrate Epiphany as a single event to mark the end to the Christmas season. Epiphany is something that should be lived and realized every day. We are all called to recognize the presence of Jesus in the daily events of our lives. In our family we sometimes ask each other where did you see Jesus today? Sometimes the responses are fairly typical but others are quite striking. Either way, the question forces us to recognize that Jesus is present and at work in the very basic to the very complicated parts of our day. We simply have to be aware. So, where have you seen Jesus, this month, this week, or today? Take the time to think about it. Then thank him for his presence in that time and for the grace to have recognized it. AROUND THE AREA/DIOCESE Save the Date! The 3rd Annual March for Life will take place on Friday, January 18 @ 1pm to coincide with the 46th annual National March For Life in DC the world s largest pro-life event! The March will begin at the parish steps and proceed along Seneca Street. Plan to be part of this peaceful, prayerful witness to Life! For more information or to help, contact Carolann Darling, parish Respect Life Ministry, at 607-351-6668. For anyone wishing to travel to the March for Life in DC, there are buses departing from Mary our Mother Church in Horseheads and ND High School in Elmira on Thursday night, Jan. 17 and returning Friday night, Jan. 18. For details contact Suzanne.stack@dor.org. The diocesan women's conference is on March 9. SAVE THE DATE! The Rochester Catholic Women's Conference will be held at the Aquinas Institute in Rochester on March 9, 2019. This year's theme, "Full of Grace," invites us to reflect on Mary's role in the Church, in history and in our personal lives. Our speakers are Karlo Broussard and Sr. Anne Catherine Burleigh, OP. Mail-in registration is $50, and must be postmarked by February 22. Online registration is $53 and closes March 1. Please visit the website at Rochestercwc.org/ for details or contact Liz Burns at ecab929@gmail.com for more information.