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 3, 2019 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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 - February 10, 2019 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 3 8:30AM Virginia Pepitone from Elaine, David & Anthony Mansfield 10:30AM Richard Perenyi from Elizabeth & Hede Perenyi Monday, February 4 12:10PM James Bentkowski from King & Jean Tang Tuesday, February 5 7:00AM Edward J. Smith from the Estate Wednesday, February 6 7:00AM Eileen P. Kelly from the Estate Thursday, February 7 12:10PM John & Elsie Boronkay from the Estate Friday, February 8 7:00AM Poor Souls in Purgatory from M. Wood Saturday, February 9 8:30AM Edward & Mary Schano from the Perry-Schano 15 4:30PM Jean Clare from Paul & Julie Ruocco Sunday, February 10 8:30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM Sarah & Steve Zifchock from Jim Zifchock, Jr. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY Help Feed Our Community in Need: Volunteer at the Immaculate Conception Food Pantry The Immaculate Conception Food Pantry is seeking volunteers on Mondays from 8:30 to 10:30am to assist with the pantry set up and the unloading of food products ( cereal, rice, canned goods, frozen meat, fresh vegetables, etc. ) delivered by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier; and on Tuesday mornings there is an immediate need for drivers with a pick -up truck, or van, or SUV, from 8:30 to 10:30am to pick up food donations from local supermarkets, stores and bakeries. Other volunteer tasks on Tuesday morning include the sorting and organizing of food to be distributed; and from 12:30 to 2 pm the distribution of food to over 100 families that come to food pantry for help. Contact the Immaculate Conception parish office at 273-6121, or stop by for a visit any Tuesdays from 8:30am to 2pm. Mass Intentions NEED TO KNOW The Word of Life books for February are out. The future of whether we continue to make them available to our parishioners depends on your support. A donation of $1 per book is requested which helps us cover the cost of shipment each month. Use the blue envelopes in the pews and place in the collection baskets. Thank you in advance for your generous support! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Churches across the Diocese of Rochester will open their doors for those seeking the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday, March 10. Learn more at http://forgiven.dor.org. Special Birthday Wishes to: Irene Holub, Theresa Slattery, Gladys Hastings, Doreen Rudan, and Mary Mente. APPRECIATION To the pro-life for standing strong for life. Your sacrifice to march for life on a chilly day is greatly appreciated. To the Knights of Columbus for hosting the pro-life march to a warm refreshment session after the march for life. The fight for life continues. For all who helped us during the big storm when we were short in everything for our weekend Liturgy. To the Mercy Associates for hosting another outstanding Coffee Hour! THIS WEEK MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 5:00P CONTEMP GRP-CH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 5:30P ADULT CHOIR-CH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 3:00P PIETRA FITNESS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 1:00P BIBLE STUDY-PH 6:00P PARISH COUNCIL-PH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 9:30A SHARING CHRIST-PH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 COFFEE HOUR 10:30A 1ST EUCHARIST ENROLLMENT 11:45A HS YTH GRP-YR 2:30P MS YTH GRP-YR 5:00P FAMBRE-YR OFFERTORY AND FINANCE January 27, 2019 Plate Collection $7,042 Attendance 442 CMA 2018/19 Campaign: As of this week we at $36,354 of our $57,151goal. Number of donors thus far, 167. We thank those who have contributed generously to this appeal. Our participation rate is pretty low, less than 20 % have contributed. 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 10, 2019 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Watu wote = Everyone Shinda nasi Bwana= Stay with us Lord I Neno lako ni uzima = Your word is life New Parish App: Great tool for outreach/communication New Parish App Here! Download Our New Parish App! Our new Immaculate Conception Church app is now available to download for iphone and Android smart phones. Stay connected with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easyto-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also enjoy a bunch of additional features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more. Help foster a stronger parish life at Immaculate Conception Church and better engage the New Evangelization. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish...the Fourth Sunday in the Ordinary Time. Jesus is at His home town of Nazareth where he is well known. But why did the assembly react so aggressively against him? The villagers were enraged because he refused to perform miracles in his hometown to satisfy their curiosity. They expected the Son of God but all they got was the son of the carpenter. The truth of the matter is that Jesus did not save us by working miracles but by proclaiming the Gospel and by giving his life for us. The miracle is his Word, that is what works the miracles and transforms people and will create a new world order. Our motivation to go to Church is to listen to the Word of our Lord, not to get something from Jesus like a miracle. Church is not a miracle market but a place to listen the Word, not only with our ears but also with our hearts, and more importantly to respond to the Word with faith. May the Word of life find a home in our hearts and lead us all to do the will of God in this world. Lord Jesus you have the Words of everlasting life. Come to us and dwell with us. Your presence in our midst finds a warm welcome. YOUTH CORNER One of the big questions that many of us ask ourselves at some point or another is why am I here? Along that same line we may ask what is my purpose? For some of us the answer seems very clear and our lives are headed on a very clear path. For others, they may feel like they are swerving left and right on a very crooked path through life that leads them from one uncertainty to another and they sometimes feel off balance. Our First Reading at Mass this weekend from the book of Jeremiah tells us Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. This reading gives us a lot to think about. God doesn t tell Jeremiah every little detail about the life he will live, but he does tell him that he has a purpose for him. For him, it was to be a prophet to the nations. In a way, that is also what we are called to be a prophet. We are all called to be people who proclaim the Good News to others in the midst of whatever life throws at us. I have friends who are here in Ithaca for work but never thought they would be here. At times things aren't clear to them as to why God placed them here in Ithaca, NY. I can tell you for certain why God has placed them here. God has placed them here, not for work, but for the people that they interact with each day. They have impacted the lives of so many already and made them better people and better Christians as a result. (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) So, be open to wherever God is leading you and with whatever God is asking of you. The impact you have on others will be greater than you will ever know. 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 conside4r 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).