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 FEBRUARY 17, 2019 6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo Pastor Fr.Augustine.Chumo@dor.org x109 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 - February 24, 2019 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 17 8:30AM William Stehling from Carolann & Jim Darling 10:30AM For Parishioners Monday, February 18 9:00AM Carmen Jacks from the Ober Family Tuesday, February 19 7:00AM Rose Mazaa from Karen Werner Wednesday, February 20 7:00AM Edward J. Smith Thursday, February 21 12:10PM Ted Marchell from the Marchell Family Friday, February 22 7:00AM Gloria A. Scalise from Mary & Anne Adesso Saturday, February 23 8:30AM Salvatore & Carmela Sciarra & DM of the Sciarra Family from Gerardo & Emma Sciarra 4:30PM For Parishioners Sunday, February 24 8:30AM Anastasia Rapacki from Maureen Brull 10:30AM Tom Reimers from the Alcolea Family PARISH APP INFORMS & CONNECTS Our parish app for cell phones is now live. You can download the app through your app store on your phone and search for myparish App. Or you can simply text App to 88202 for a link to download. Great features like prayers, prayer reminders, parish calendar, news, giving and more. If you have questions or need more help you can contact Rich at the parish office. Share your experience of the new APP with family and friends and invite them to join us. Many are already happy using it. Don t be left out! Mass Intentions NEED TO KNOW The following new Lighthouse CD s are available: Is God on your ipod 5-Time Major League All Star How to win the world without losing your soul The Big Question...God are you there Prepare the Way of the King These CD s are a great source for reflection and spiritual insight. Donation of only $3 requested. These are located just inside the West back corner in church. Banns of Marriage II Bailey Riley & Stephen Apgar SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Beginning next week, drop-off boxes will be available for your dried palm branches. The drop-off boxes will be available for one week. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. Lenten season is less than a month away! Congratulations Teyo Rasmussen and Angela Personius on their birthdays! APPRECIATION To the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree for refreshing and painting the Landing and Stairs by the South Entrance to the Parish Hall. To Mike Gera for the painting and technical assistance in the Rectory. The Power of Prayer: Shirley Engman wishes to thank everyone for their prayers for her surgery. It was a success and she is doing great! To our Asian Community and their friends; thank you so much for the fantastic coffee hour. God bless. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 PRESIDENTS DAY THIS WEEK OFFICE CLOSED MASS @ 9AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 5:30P ADULT CHOIR-CH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 3:00P PIETRA FITNESS 5:30P CONTEMP GRP-CH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1:00P FAITH SHAIRING 4:00P MCGRAW HOUSE SERVICE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 9:00A FINANCE COUNCIL-PC SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 9:30A SHARING CHRIST-PH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 COFFEE HOUR 11:45A HS YTH GRP-YR 2:00P CANTATA ORCHESTRA REH-CH 2:30P MS YTH GRP-YR OFFERTORY AND FINANCE February 17, 2019 Plate Collection $6,131 Attendance 463 CMA 2018/19 Campaign: As of this week we are at $40,129 which is 77.22% of our $57,151goal. Number of donors thus far 177. Thank you all very much for your generous support to this appeal. We have made tremendous progress in the past week. Lets give ourselves a target to complete our goal before Ash Wednesday. This will allow us time to have a prayerful Lenten season. Your help in this endeavor is greatly appreciated. Inclement Weather-Our policy states if the Ithaca City Schools close due to weather, the office will be closed, and there will be NO 7:00am Daily Mass. School delayed start does not affect our Mass schedule.
Next Sunday February 24, 2019 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Upendo wa Mungu = God s love Mungu atupenda= God loves us Tupendani sisi kwa sisi = Let s love one another Pray for: Joe Spenser for healing and comfort Our parishioner battling cancer and those healing from surgery Parishioners dealing with long term illnesses, for their families and their caregivers Young couples getting married this year For young people discerning Christian vocations Young men and women serving in the military and their families The elderly persons living alone for their safety and well being Homeless persons The poor, unemployed and underemployed Those who have no one to pray for them Sixth Sunday of the Year The Gospel as well as the first reading for this weekend present both a blessed and an accursed way of life. They are opposite ways of looking at life. We must all choose. We say, through what we do, whether we put our trust in God or if we prefer to get the most enjoyment from this passing world. What Jesus offers is in contrast to this human wisdom. Luke s gospel is down to earth. His beatitudes are more focused. He says blessed are you who are poor, who are now hungry, who are now weeping. Who are these beatitudes meant for? Are they addressed to all people? According to Matthew they are addressed to the crowd, all people. In Luke they are only meant for the disciples. All these blessings are the consequences of their option for poverty. Their spiritual blessing does not stem from their suffering or difficulties they encounter, but from the fact that with the coming of the kingdom, these painful situations will disappear, the hungry will have their fill and those who wept will laugh. Those who choose the opposite way of life of the beatitudes; selfish accumulation of wealth while others languish in poverty and die of hunger, are the enemies of the kingdom and are accursed. Why? Because they have made a wrong choice and find themselves in a situation that renders them incapable of the true wealth offered to them by God in Christ. Do we believe that sharing of our goods, generosity to others, service in charity, forgiveness, compassion, constant search for reconciliation are important endeavors? If so, we are blessed indeed. These will last forever because love is eternal. May the Holy Spirit inspire us to choose blessedness so we may be true disciples. YOUTH CORNER Youth from Immaculate Conception Receive Hands of Christ Award This past week parishes from across the diocese honored their young people with the Diocese of Rochester s Hands of Christ Award. This award is given to high school seniors who are an example of service to their parish and community and who exemplify the presence of Christ in our world. This year, Immaculate Conception honors two of its high school seniors who have been highly involved through attendance at youth groups, service opportunities in our parish, involvement in weekly liturgies and prayer services. They are also incredible young people of faith who help make others around them BETTER. Congratulations to Julia Mecenas and Maria Robinson on receiving the award. May your faith continue to increase and may we all look to you as examples of Christ in our world today. OUR SANCTUARY LAMP WILL BURN THIS WEEK IN MEMORY OF MR. & MRS. JOHN F. BURNS FROM ELIZABETH BURNS AROUND THE AREA/DIOCESE The Diocesan Women s Conference is on March 9. 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. NOW IS THE ACCEPTABLE TIME! From March 6th through April 14th, Ithaca 40 Days for Life, a peaceful, prayerful campaign will take place right here in Ithaca. Join us in peaceful vigil along the public right-of-way across from Planned Parenthood, 620 W. Seneca St., daily from 7am-7pm. We hope you will consider a 1 or 2 hr prayer vigil per week with your family, a friend, or group. Come and pray together! Easy sign-up on website www.40daysforlife.com/ithaca. For more information, contact Mary Anne Tissot, 315-246-7479 (sweetwind53@yahoo.com).