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... February 26, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church Lent is just a few days away. Forty days of Lent is a special time for Christians. Lent has always been regarded as a period of renewal, a time for praying, for struggling against evil, fasting and almsgiving. During this season we ask God for the courage to change our ways, to turn away from evil and believe in the Gospel. The struggle against evil is an essential part of Christian life so that we can control our passions and our selfishness. Evil cannot be defeated without self-sacrifice, without giving up some of the things we like. How will you spend these forty days of Lent? Where do you want to be at the end of these forty days? Lent is not business as usual for lack of better word. It is a privileged time to reflect on the sacrificial love of God in Christ for our redemption. Do you have some personal spiritual needs you want to focus on during this Lent? What specific spiritual needs do you wish for your family, our parish and our diocese? Are you engaged in any way in any of our parish ministries? Bring all your joys and concerns to the Lord during this Lenten Season. SAVE THE DATES Ash Wednesday Mass at 7:00am, 12:10pm and 5:30pm Stations of the Cross Friday 7:00pm Weekly March 3 through April 14* *Lenten Cantata presented on Friday, April 7 Exposition of Blessed Sacrament (Church) Friday 7:30-11am March 3 and April 7 *Saturday 3-4pm March 4 and April 8 *Note change of time *Thursday 11am-12noon Weekly March 9 through April 6 *Additional Adult Faith Formation (Carges Hall) Wednesdays 7:00pm Weekly March 8 through April 5 Thursdays 1:00pm Weekly March 9 through April 6 Parish Mission Guest Speaker: Fr. Francis Pompei Saturday during 4:30 Mass March 11 Sunday during 8:30 and 10:30 Mass March 12 Monday at 7:00pm in Carges Hall March 13 Sacrament of Reconciliation (Church) Saturday 2-4pm Weekly every Saturday Tuesday 12noon-7:30pm March 28 Day of Penance at all churches As we enter into this holy season, I pray that God will draw us all closer to His merciful and loving heart and prepare us for a fresh and renewed experience of the risen life in our Lord Jesus. Fr. Chumo MASS SCHEDULE Monday & Thursday 12:10PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM George Green Parish Center 113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850 *** 607/273-6121 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: to request this sacrament. HOSPITALIZATIONS: if your loved one is in the hospital.
Date Sunday 2-26 Monday 2-27 Tuesday 2-28 Wednesday 3-1 Ash Wednesday Thursday 3-2 Friday 3-3 Saturday 3-4 NEXT SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2017 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT SECOND COLLECTION BLACK, NATIVE AMERICAN, HISPANIC MISSIONS Mass Intentions 8:30AM Elsie & John Boronkay from the Boronkay Family 10:30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM Mary VanOstrand Yaple (Cayuga Ridge) from Mary Edsall-Golway 12:10PM Marnee McLean (1st Ann.) from Sr. Edna Slyck, RSM 7:00AM Pauline Dubock from Dinah Collins 7:00AM For Parishioners 12:10PM Louis & Gertrude Kenjerska from James & Lucille Wells 5:30PM Magdalene Masago from Carmen & Margaret Pascarella 12:10PM Joe Benedict from Pat Darling 7:00AM Dick Walpole from Tom & Ann Herson 4:30PM For Parishioners The Week Ahead... Page2 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 COFFEE HOUR 2:00P CANTATA REH-CH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 10:30A CAYUGA RIDGE MASS 3:30P FINANCE COUNCIL-PC TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1:00P FOOD PANTRY 6:00P ADULT CHOIR-CH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 ASH WED. MASS @ 7AM, 12:10, 5:30PM THURSDAY, MARCH 2 7:00P PARISH COUNCIL-PH FRIDAY, MARCH 3 7:30-11AM EXPO/BENED-CH 7:00P STATIONS CH SATURDAY, MARCH 4 10:00A 1ST COMM. PREP-PH 11:00A LIGHT WEIGH-PC 3:00P EXPOSITION-CH Sunday 3-5 8:30AM Gaetano & Maria Massarella & DM of the Family from Gerardo & Emma Sciarra 10:30AM Peter Potorti from Beatrice Ciaschi 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: 205 Families 67.39% $40,228 Parish Lenten Retreat Have you and/or your family been running non-stop? Do you feel like you haven t had time for yourself or to connect with each other as a family in a long time? Why not clear your family calendar and come to our Parish Lenten Retreat? This year s retreat will be held March 24-26 at Camp Casowasco in Moravia, NY. This is a beautiful camp right on the shores of Owasco Lake. There will be time for prayer, faith-learning, reconciliation, Mass, fun and just time to be together as family. We are also hosting a separate Teen Retreat which will be facilitated by former parishioner and Immaculate Conception Youth Ministry Volunteer, Ryan Barba. A small deposit is required to hold your reservation. Registration Forms can be found at our parish website, www.immconch.org, in our parish office or by contacting Rich Rasmussen at rrasmussen@dor.org. We hope you can join us for this fun, faith-filled weekend. LENTEN REGULATIONS All Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence. Good Friday is a day of Fast and Abstinence. Fasting regulations those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to FAST one full meal a day is allowed with two lesser meals and only liquids in-between meals. Abstinence regulations those 14 years of age and older are obliged not to eat meat on the days appointed. (If, due to medical reasons, you cannot fast, the regulation does not apply to you.) Notice from the Office of the Bishop On Friday, March 17, 2017, we celebrate the Commemoration of St. Patrick s Day. In accordance with canon 87, of the Code of Canon Law and noting the many celebrations that will occur on that day, I hereby grant a dispensation from abstinence to all the faithful of the Diocese of Rochester. Most Reverend Salvatore Matano, Bishop of Rochester. We often think we are 'patiently' waiting for God. But in reality it is God who very lovingly is waiting for us. OUR OFFERING TO THE LORD February 12, 2017 Collection 2017 $6,796 ********************************************** School support $1,809 ******************************************** Attendance 559
SATURDAY, MARCH 11th Immaculate Conception Church CARGES HALL Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Blessing @ 5:45 p.m. Dinner Served at 6:00 p.m. Menu Includes: Salad, Soda Bread, Corned Beef, Cabbage, Boiled Potatoes, Carrots Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, and Desserts. Adults $10.00 Children (under 12) $5.00 (F A fundraiser by and for F.A.M.B.R.E. (FAMILY BASED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM ROGRAM) Reservations ARE REQUIRED ** Please call the Parish Office at 273-6121 No Later Than MONDAY, MARCH 6th. **
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NEXT SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2017 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT SECOND COLLECTION BLACK, NATIVE AMERICAN, HISPANIC MISSIONS Page3 Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo Kipendi cha mfungo = Lenten season Unafunga nini? = What will you fast? Nitafunga nyama = I will fast meat God is Talking...Are You Listening? Is it difficult to carve out time to pray each day? Is life too busy? You are invited to a weekend retreat at Notre Dame Retreat House where we will give you time to explore the meaning of prayer; different styles of prayer and ways to overcome obstacles and enrich your prayer time. Our retreat this year will challenge us to move from saying prayers to living a prayerful life. PRAY...LISTEN...COME. Date: Women s weekend: March 31-April 2, 2017 Where: Note Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, NY Contact: Maureen Seeley 607-589-6483 mseeley@htva.net The Immaculate Conception church has a critical need for string instruments for its upcoming Lenten Cantata. If you play violin, viola or bass, or know someone who does, please contact Gary (HolySpearRats@gmail.com,273-6121 x111) or Erika (elinsdell@dor.org, 273-6121) as soon as possible. Standing Up for the Vulnerable: Thank you to all who signed the Diocesan Public Policy petitions opposing the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in NY State. We collected 650 signatures from the Catholic parishes of our county, standing up for people at the end of life. This proposed legislation devalues human life, and puts at greater risk people with disabilities who are already marginalized. You can take the extra step of speaking out against this policy by calling NYS Assembly Member Barbara Lifton, who represents all of Tompkins county, at 518-455-5444. Please also call your NYS State Senator. You can find your State Senate district at www.nysenate.gov/find-mysenator. Would You Like to Join a Small Christian Community? Small Christian Communities (SCC s) are groups of 4 to 8 people who meet with one another for the common purpose of applying Gospel values to every aspect of their lives. These informal, small groups pray and share faith & life experiences, while engaging in learning and offering mutual support. With the season of Lent approaching we would like to invite you to consider joining a SCC here at Immaculate. They commit to meeting weekly throughout Lent and sharing their faith with one another at a mutually agreed upon time and location (someone s home or the Parish Center, for example). These SCC s give parishioners an opportunity to experience prayer and the breaking open of Scripture in the context of small faithsharing groups. If you would like an opportunity to join a group for this Lent, please contact Patrick Meyer (pmeyer@dor.org or 607-273-6121) or Mary Edsall-Golway (MEGolway@aol.com or 607-564-0673) for more information POETS IN THE MAKING Our fifth and sixth graders celebrated the conclusion of a short unit of study with a poetry brunch on Friday morning. Students brought home-cooked foods and had a chance to share examples of their own original works with their families and friends. Younger students and older siblings were among those in attendance and, in some cases, were even involved in the reading of our poems! What a wonderful way to kick off the last day before our winter recess! Pre-K3, Pre-K4 and Elementary School Registration Immaculate Conception School is now accepting registrations for all of our academic programs, Pre-K through 6th grade, for the 2017-2018 school year. Our 3 yr-old and 4 yr-old Pre- Kindergarten programs are filling up quickly. Tuition assistance and parish subsidy are available. Call the school at 273-2707 or visit icsithaca.org for more information. Save The Date! Catholic Women s Conference The Rochester Catholic Women s Conference is coming back to the Aquinas Institute on March 18, 2017. This year s theme A morning With Immaculee will be a powerful presentation on faith and the persistence of prayer. Our speaker is Immaculee Libagiza, who survived the Rwandan genocide in 1994. this year we have a half-day format, and the cost is only $25. Registration is now open. Please visit the website at Rochestercwc.org for conference details, or contact Liz Burns, ecab929@gmail.com for more information. PARISH STAFF Fr. Augustine Chumo ext. 105 Pastor fchumo@dor.org Patrick Meyer ext. 106 Pastoral Associate pmeyer@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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