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. Staff Connection... May 14, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church CMA (Catholic Ministries Appeal) Update Many thanks to all of the generous parishioners who have, to date, contributed 84% of the Immaculate Conception CMA Commitment in support of the Diocese. We are grateful for your pledges and contributions on behalf of our parish. Current contributions represent $50,069 towards fulfilling our obligation of $59,694. Without your gifts, our parish would experience further financial strain. Meeting (or not meeting) our full CMA goal has a significant impact on our operations, and therefore, our mission. There is a brief window of opportunity in the coming weeks to help our parish meet the $9,625 shortfall in our CMA obligation and avoid receiving a bill for the shortfall at the end of this month. As you may be aware, our parish does not set the level of our CMA obligation. As mentioned above, Immaculate Conception s requirement for this fiscal year (July 2016 June 2017) is $59,694. The $50,069 received by the diocese to date represents only 247 families. In light of the number of families in our parish, the remaining obligation should be reachable within the remaining time available. Based on historical CMA giving, a shortfall this large was not budgeted and will have an immediate effect on the cash flow and our bottom line. The lower the shortfall, the less the impact on our budget and parish operations. Every dollar contributed to the CMA by parishioners decreases the size of the bill that Immaculate Conception will have to pay in June. This parish obligation must be met by the end of the fiscal year (June 30). It will either be met with parishioner contributions directly to the CMA or with current Church assets. Please prayerfully consider a contribution (or additional contribution) to the CMA on behalf of Immaculate Conception and join our existing givers in easing the financial burden on the parish. If you are uncertain how to make a contribution to the CMA, the parish staff are happy to provide the necessary information. Respectfully, Lawrence Wasser Lawrence Wasser Director of Finance Sacraments Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday 12:10PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM George Green Parish Center 113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850 *** 607/273-6121 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: to request this sacrament. Hospitalizations: if your loved one is
Date Sunday 5-14 Monday 5-15 Tuesday 5-16 Wednesday 5-17 Thursday 5-18 Friday 5-19 Saturday 5-20 Sunday 5-21 NEXT SUNDAY MAY 21, 2017 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER SECOND COLLECTION DIOCESAN MISSIONS Mass Intentions 8:30AM For All Mothers, Living & Deceased 10:30AM Betty Woodard from the I.C. Adult Choir 12:10PM Picciano & Zichetella Families from Joe & Mary Zichetella 5:30PM All our Volunteers 7:00AM Gordon Myer from Roy & Ann Erb 7:00AM Adorno Stazi from Ruth Gombash 12:10PM Jerome Kirby from the Kirby Family 4:00PM Dorothy Cook From Gloria Hubble (McGraw House) 7:00AM Donna Benedict from Fran Benedict 4:30PM Valentine Bill Benedict from Pat Darling 8:30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM DM of the Gombas, McCarthy and O Neil Families from Joan Gombas The Week Ahead... SUNDAY, MAY 14 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY! MONDAY, MAY 15 11:40A ROSARY 5:30P VOLUNTEER MASS CH TUESDAY, MAY 16 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 6:00P ADULT CHOIR-CH 6L30P EVANGELIZATION-PC WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 10:00A SCC-PC 5:00P CONTEMP GRP-CH 7:00P KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-PH THURSDAY, MAY 18 11:40A ROSARY 4:00P MCGRAW HOUSE MASS 7:00P LITURGY COMM-PC SATURDAY, MAY 20 9:30A FAMBRE-PC 6:00P ICS AUCTION-ICS Page 2 CMA 2016-2017 CMA due date is fast approaching! Help us reach our goal. Thanks in advance and God Bless. (Please make checks payable to Catholic Ministries Appeal) Goal $59,694 Current status: 247 Families 84.63% $50,069 New Candleholders Stop by the Mary Shrine and see the new blue candleholders for the Votive Candles donated by Carolann Darling. We celebrate the Month of Mary with a new gift for her! Our thanks to Carolann for the special Our Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in memory of Zoltan Gombas From The Giombas Family Celebrate Mary with the Rosary During the month of May, Immaculate Conception will be praying the Rosary weekly on Monday and Thursday at 11:40am. If you are willing to lead a service, please sign up by the Mary Shrine in the church. Cayuga Ridge Mass We are in need of volunteers to help at Cayuga Ridge for Mass on the 4th Monday of the month. The hours needed are 9:30am for 1 hour. Please contact Mary Ellsworth (273-1631) for more information. We are getting desperately low on help for this Immaculate Conception sponsored Mass. Memorial Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery Join us for our annual Memorial Day Mass on Monday, May 29th at 9:00 am at Calvary Cemetery next to the Mausoleum. There will be a collection to help with the operating expenses for our cemetery. (In case of rain, Mass will be in the Church). When you get to your wit s end, Light Weigh Scriptural Program Light Weigh Scriptural growth program welcomes new members at Immaculate Conception Church on a weekly basis. The original 12-week Scripture study DVD series will be offered, geared especially toward helping those who struggle with food. Come learn about time honored saints of our Church, grow together in our Faith and receive support involving weight loss. A minimum of 6 people to form a group is required and there is a cost for course materials. For more information contact Pat Ober at 273-5277 or you ll find God lives there Our Offering to the Lord May 7, 2017 Collection 2017 $8,510 *********************************************** Building Maintenance $1,689 *********************************************** Attendance 596
Helen Bassett From Josephine Jaynes & Family Spiritual Bouquet in Loving Respect for... Gertrude Breitfuss From the Vrabel Family Julia Kennedy From Josephine Jaynes & Family Loretta Smokoski Josephine Ruocco Laurie Grzesiak Jadwiga Engman Nicole Trabucco Josephine Vrabel From the Vrabel Family Gertrude Vrabel From Gerhard & Diana Vrabel & Erika & Michael Linsdell Mona Linsdell From Michael & Erika Linsdell Wanda Eichas From Sharon Woloszyn Lillian Woloszyn From Sharon Woloszyn Mary Moody Christina Turek Susan Stehling Jean Darling Jackie Fazio Barb Manning Mary Privitera Theresa Cassara Josephine Costantino Helen Stehling Elizabeth John Peggy John Eileen John Victoria John From Jim John Sarah Miller From Cynthia Miller Redia Miller From Cynthia Miller Doreen & Brenda Katherine & Maureen From Doreen Rudan Meg John Testa Mary John Miller Kathryn Drury From Jim John
NEXT SUNDAY MAY 21, 2017 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER SECOND COLLECTION DIOCESAN MISSIONS Page 3 Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Shule = School Wanafunzi = Students Watoto wa Mungu = God s children Sisi ni watoto wa Mungu = We are God s children Diocesan Social Ministry Conference-May 20, 2017 Get a taste of the struggle of low income families during this year s Diocesan Social Ministry Conference on Saturday, May 20 at St. Mary s School in Canandaigua. The conference will begin with a Poverty Simulation, in which participants role-play the lives of low-income families. Some are welfare recipients, some are disabled, and some are senior citizens on Social Security. They have the stressful task of providing for basic necessities and shelter on a limited budget during the course of four 15-minute weeks. Although play money is used during the role playing, it is not a game. It is a simulation that enables participants to look at poverty from a variety of angles and then to recognize and discuss the potential for change within their local communities. Discussions and workshops will follow. Reservations required by May 15! $15 registration fee includes lunch. Program begins at 9:30am. Contact Laurie Konwinski at Lkonswinski@dor.org or call 272-5062 ext. 12. Sponsored by Catholic Charities. The Ithaca Council #277 meets every 3 rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall at Immaculate conception Church. This council serves all local Parishes in Ithaca, and membership is open to practicing Catholic men age 18 and above. The membership contact is Mike Barry (607-279-6891 or ideasink1@gmail.com). My dear sisters and brothers, By now you have likely heard the very sad news: after much study, analysis and deep prayer, our parish leadership has decided that Immaculate Conception School will close permanently next month at the end of the school year. Bishop Matano and the diocesan Priests Council have reviewed and accepted our decision -- which was based on years of declining enrollment, projections of continued decline this fall and the severe financial strain this has put on the school and our parish. The financial threat is just too great to be allowed to continue. I am aware how painful this decision is for all concerned: not only for our school families especially and Principal Don Mills and the dedicated teachers and staff, but also the many alumni of the school, which provided excellence in education for well more than a century. As sad as this news is, we must remember to thank our good and gracious God for the decades we had this treasure, and we must not only mourn its loss but celebrate all that it meant to us and generations of children. As we always do, we will come together as a community of faith and with God s grace we will support and comfort one another, knowing we did all we could to keep our beloved school open as long as we could. God bless you. This weekend is the final weekend to consider nominating yourself, or someone else for the Parish Pastoral Council. Please prayerfully consider helping fill the seats being vacated by past members. Fill out & return the form below. Nomination Form for Parish Pastoral Council Spiritual leadership is key to vitality of the parish and its ministries. When spiritual leading is lacking in a parish even the best of plans will not come to fruition. This noble leadership role is done best by those who are motivated by the love of Christ and its mission to the world. With this in mind, kindly nominate persons, or yourself who will serve with joy the needs of our parish. Consider gender, age and other existing diversities of the Parish. I nominate to serve a regular three-year term on our Pastoral Council. I nominate to serve a one-year member as a youth member of our Pastoral Council. Please return your nomination by placing it in the collection or delivering it to the Parish Center by Monday, May 15th. PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo ext. 105 Pastor fchumo@dor.org Larry Wasser ext. 110 Director of Finance & Admin lwasser@dor.org Erika Linsdell ext. 101 Parish Administrative Assistant elinsdell@dor.org Gary Vrabel ext. 111 Music Ministry holyspearrats@gmail.com Cynthia Miller ext. 108 Bookkeeper cmiller@dor.org Colleen Sforzo ext. 109 Business Management CONTACT INFORMATION Main Office 607/273-6121 Fax: 607/273-0185 www.immconch.org IImmacul@dor.org www.facebook.com/immconch YOUTH & FAMILY Rich Rasmussen ext. 102 Catechetical & Youth Ministry rrasmussen@dor.org Don Mills School Principal 273-2707 dmills@dor.org Dan Hurley-Deacon 585-319-8205 usatfofficial@gmail.com BULLETIN REQUESTS: E-mail: iimmacul@dor.org no later than Mondays @ 4p Calvary Cemetery 272-5780 Mike Moravec-Cemetery Manager
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