Immaculate Conception Church Diocese of Fall River Schedule of Liturgies MONDAY-THURSDAY: 8:00 am SATURDAY VIGIL:4:30 pm In the chapel in the Parish Center SUNDAY: 8:00 am; 10:15 am Pastor Rev. Richard E. Degagne Email: pastor@icceaston.org Parish Mission Statement Living our faith through God s Love, we will: Create a welcoming community' Build understanding of our Catholic Christian Faith Nurture our children and each other Share our gifts and talents Serve God through worship and ministry New Parishioners We extend a warm welcome and hope that you find our parish family a place where your faith will be nourished. Please introduce yourselves. The parish office has a Welcome Packet with information on the many ministries active throughout the year. Please call or email the rectory to have one sent to you, or feel free to stop by to pick one up. Parish Office Hours Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 1:30-3:30 pm Contact Information We are located at: 193 Main St., N. Easton 02356 508-238-3232 Fax Number: 508-238-7849 Email: rectory@icceaston.org Web: www.icceaston.org Sacrament of Penance Saturdays: 3:30-4:00 pm or by appointment. Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements must be made by the couple at least 8 months prior to the desired date. The couple is welcome to speak with the Pastor after Mass, or call the parish office to make an appointment. RCIA For inquires into the Catholic Faith call Kathleen Bendixen 508-230-2230 or kathleen.bendixen@verizon.net Parish Administrative Assistant Joanna Clausen 508-238-3232 rectory@icceaston.org Manager of Facilities Robert Hinchliffe Director of Religious Education Elide Rodrigues 508-238-3230 religioused@icceaston.org Director of Liturgical Music Christopher Pelonzi 508-238-3232 Sunday April 28, 2013
Mass Intentions Sunday, April 28, 2013 8:00 a.m. Albert Carter 4th Anniversary 10:15 a.m. People of the Parish, Living and Deceased Monday, April 29, 2013 8:00 a.m. Francis Freeman, Sr. 18th Anniversary Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:00 a.m. Bernard Murphy IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH Liturgical Ministers Lectors 4:30 p.m. Kathy Bendixen and Mary Lou Lynch 8:00 a.m. Elizabeth Symynkwicz and Leo Harlow 10:15 a.m. Bob Peterson and Maureen Anderson Ministers of Holy Communion 4:30 p.m. Helen Botelho, Linda Paulsen, Theresa Pratt, Ann Tuite and Carol Pugatch 8:00 a.m. Luzanne Noonan, Larry Noonan, Paula Amoroso, Bob Hinchliffe and Ken Hampston 10:15 a.m. Elaine Flanagan, Josie Bastable, Nancy Ambraziejus, Claire Dalton and John Bastable Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:00 a.m. Helen Donaghue Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:00 a.m. Aires Gomes Prayer Ministry If you wish to have someone added to the prayer list call the rectory and their name will be mentioned in the bulletin. Prayer Line Ministry call Rita at 508-238-3195 to have an individual s name added to the prayer line ministry. Please continue to pray for all who sick or homebound and all our parish children, especially our First Communicants and our Confirmation Students. Baptism Baptisms are generally held the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month during any of the masses. Please call the Parish Office to inquire about having your child baptized at Immaculate Conception and to register for the Baptismal Preparation Class which both the parents and godparents are required to attend. We also ask that you refer to our website www.icceaston.org prior to choosing your Godparents - choosing a godparent is an important decision and our website contains an excellent summary on choosing the right godparents for your child. Godparent sponsor forms are also available on our website. The next class date is scheduled for May 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the church. Congratulations to Paige Katherine Folsom who will be baptized at Immaculate Conception on Sunday, April 28th. We ask that you remember Paige, her family, godparents and friends in your prayers as we welcome her into our community of faith. Our Lady s Rosary Prayer Group Every Wednesday Evening at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall Chapel Every Sunday Evening at 5 p.m. at the Father Peyton Center at Stonehill College MANY THANKS TO OUR ADVERTISERS Altar Servers 4:40 p.m. Olivia M., Ify A. and Chidera A. 8:00 a.m. Caitlin G., Ali B. and Maddie S. 10:15 a.m. Eileen G., Aly H. and Virginia K. Religious Education News Congratulations to our confirmation class who will receive the sacrament this Monday evening. Thank you to all who helped to prepare these students as well as those who helped to make this celebration so beautiful. Society of Saint Vincent de Paul The Immaculate Conception Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is inviting parishioners to consider joining the Society. If you have time, energy and dedication, and a desire to be of service to people who are facing difficulties, please call the rectory (508-238- 3232) and leave your name and phone number with Joanna. Someone from the Society will contact you to speak with you about our work. Information about the Society is available at the parish website www.icceaston.org and the national website www.svdpusa.org. The Daughters of Isabella, Easton Circle #564, will meet on May 8th in the ICC Hall. This will be the annual Scholarship Tea party and will start at 6:30 p.m. Committee and board members are reminded to bring their refreshment donations. Health Ministry Please join us to learn about the new way of performing CPR and the use of the AED. This class will be presented by one of the paramedics from the Easton Fire Department. It will be held on May 19th, from 12 2 p.m. in the Upper Hall of the Parish Center. It is free and open to all parishioners, friends and family. If you require recertification the cost will be $20.00 for the certificate. Please call the Parish Office to register.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Welcome to Christopher Pelonzi - our new Director of Liturgical Music This weekend, we welcome Christopher Pelonzi who begins service as our parish Director of Liturgical Music. Christopher graduated just last week with a Bachelor of Music from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. His area of concentration include organ performance, choral conducting, and music education. He is a native of Salem NH where he began playing the organ at his own parish at the age of 12. He served as the music director at a parish in Montreal throughout his college years. He has performed in recitals throughout New England, Pennsylvania, and Quebec. Welcome, Chris. We look forward to the music that will help us to worship and pray well together. Come To Father s Lawn Party Everyone is invited to come to FATHER S LAWN PARTY on Saturday, May 18, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. No fancy dress! No aperitifs! No hors d oeuvres! Just grubby clothes and work gloves! Father Degagne will provide the early morning coffee and donuts, snacks, and the noontime hot dogs and hamburgers. You bring the rakes, shovels, edgers, wheel barrows, clippers and anything else you might need to turn our church grounds into the show piece of Main Street. Donate flats of begonias or other flower. Do you have perennials in your landscape that need dividing - especially daylilies or sedum? We will sweep up the winter sand, rebuild the flower beds around the church and rectory, put down plantings, and spread mulch. If you can t do the yard work, come help prepare and serve refreshments, distribute water and serve as sidewalk foreman. If you are able to volunteer please fill out the form and drop it in the collection baskets or you may call the Parish Office. Sign me up! Name: Phone: Email: What you would like to do: Can you donate flowers (if yes what do you plan on bringing)? Choosing Godparents I have prepared the following information for parishioners because it responds to an important need choosing qualified godparents. I hope that you will help by being aware of what it means to be a qualified godparent and to share this information with your families, children and grandchildren. Most of what follows is in the parish website at. www.icceaston.org. Follow the liturgy and sacraments tab. The church asks those called to serve as godparents to fulfill some minimal requirements. I have outlined those requirements below. Serving as a godparent is not a reward or a prize. It is not offered just because someone is a nice person. Godparents fulfill a formal public ministry in the church. And so, the choice of godparents is an important decision made by the parents when they bring their child to the font. Parents should ask themselves two questions: First: Will the sponsors likely remain an important part of our family s life as our child matures? One role of godparents is to assist you in your duty as Christian mother and father. (Rite of Baptism, # 79). You may be close friends with someone, but friendship, or even family relationship, does not mean that person can help you or your child in matters of faith and spiritual life. One cannot give what he/she does not have. Second: Do they have an active and ongoing participation in the life of church? The other role of godparents is to speak on behalf of the church. They stand in proxy of the entire church which pledges to support you in your role as the first teacher of your child in the ways of faith. (Blessing: Rite of Baptism, #70.) For that reason, the church should expect that prospective godparents ought to have a minimal association with the community of faith they will represent. The following are the requirements set by the church to serve as a godparent: (General Instruction to the Rite of Baptism, # 10) Be mature enough to undertake this responsibility; Have received the three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist; Be a member of the Catholic Church, canonically free to carry out this office. (This generally means that if a person is married, they must be validly married in the Catholic Church.) At least one godparent must fulfill the above requirements. A second person who is baptized from another Christian tradition may stand as Christian witness to the baptism. Parents may print the Baptism sponsor certificate, also in the parish website, and present them to the prospective godparents who must complete the form and have it signed by their own parish priest. Please contact the parish office with any questions concerning the selection of Godparents.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH April 28, 2013 Parish Collections Weekly Collection: $5,133.00 Total Collection for Week: $5,133.00 Mainspring Soup Kitchen Our next meal preparation will be on Thursday, May 2 nd @ 5pm in the parish hall kitchen. We will be serving the meal on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. Mainspring, Brockton. Hope to see you there! Organizational Meeting May 6 at 7:00 PM in the Upper Room To successfully launch a youth program, we must successfully gather a group of adults who are willing to serve as adult advisors. I extend the invitation to all adult parishioners young adults, parents, grandparents, couples any parishioner who is interested in serving, supporting, or even just giving ideas to the formation of youth ministry for our parish. There are many ways in which youth ministry is successful in many parishes. There are many models which can be used to help young people become active in their church, and enrich their faith. I believe that the best model is the one that a group of caring, believing, praying adults develops out of love for the faith and desire to share that faith with our youth. So who should come to the meeting? Anyone who is interested in our youth; Anyone who loves their faith and their church; Anyone who would like to share some ideas for our youth; Anyone who is even curious about what a youth ministry might look like. Anyone who wishes to create a supportive, nurturing, spiritual environment for our young people. Please join with us and volunteer to help give our youth the opportunity to share their many gifts and talents with our community at Immaculate Conception. Children s Liturgy of the Word Will Be Restored Soon Organizational Meeting May 20 at 7:00 PM in the Upper Room The Children s Liturgy of the Word will be restored in our parish at the 10:15 am Mass. Children aged 4 through Grade 6 will be invited to participate. At the point in the Mass when adults begin the Liturgy of the Word, the children will be dismissed with the adult leaders. They will go to other locations where they will hear and share on the daily Gospel passage in an age appropriate discussion. Teams of adults are needed for this ministry to take place. Please contact the Religious Education Office if you wish to participate. 4 teams of 4 adults each are needed for this ministry to take place. A meeting will be scheduled when there are enough adults to make this possible. For more information on how you can help, contact the religious education office. Thanks for your help. 2013-2014 Planning TO ALL PARISH MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR 2013-2014 CALENDAR NO LATER THAN JUNE 1 What a great year! Parish Organizations and Ministries all had a successful year and our parish facilities are busier than ever. And so it is more important than ever to organize the use of parish facilities for the coming year. There are many requests to use the facilities. Our parish can welcome groups whose purpose is consistent with our faith tradition if we have the room. But first we must know what our own parish ministries need first. Please submit a complete calendar of your 2013-2014 activities to Joanna by June 1. Submissions can be dropped off at the Parish Office or emailed to rectory@icceaston.org. Be sure to include the following: Name of the event Day, Month, and Date Room needed Name of the event contact person with phone and email. Scholarship Opportunity The Easton Knights of Columbus is seeking applications from graduating high school seniors for our annual scholarships. Each scholarship shall be awarded to an applicant accepted and enrolled in any degree-awarding accredited college, junior college or preparatory school for the 2013/2014 academic year. The scholarship winner shall be chosen by a committee consisting of Knights of Columbus members who shall consider the life experience of all applicants including an individual s academic performance; participation in extracurricular activities; and most importantly, exhibition of a commitment to share with and give of self to others. Interested individuals (particularly those individuals related to past or present Knights of Columbus members) are encouraged to apply by letter to: Knights of Columbus, c/o Attorney Dennis Nolan, PO Box 397, North Easton Ma. 02356, on or before May 3, 2013.
The first drawing for the 30-WEEK CLUB will be this Saturday, April 27th at 10:00 AM in the Parish Center. The winners names will be posted in the bulletin and on our website www.icceaston.org. Immaculate Conception Website Update Updates to the website include: Article written by Father Degagne Choosing Godparents. This article is in the Baptism section under Sacraments. Saint Vincent de Paul Society has been added to the Parish Ministries included is a link to the National SVDP website. Health Ministry has been added to the Parish Ministries. Candlelight Rosary Procession St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 103 Center St. Bridgewater St. Thomas Aquinas will host the first of the 2013 season s Candlelight Rosary Processions on Monday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. William Devine, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas. The processions held on the 13th of the month from May through October are in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. The service includes inspirational music, a Candlelight Rosary Procession led by a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Fatima and a Benediction. All are welcome to come to pray for Peace in our troubled world at war and for our service men and women in the Armed Forces and for their own personal intentions. We especially urge families to attend this service The Family That prays Together Stays Together. Community Events Pilgrimage with Family Rosary to Sainthood Candidate Patrick Peyton s Ireland - Sept. 14 23, 2013. Don t just visit Ireland go on Pilgrimage for an unforgettable journey. Join Father John Phalen, CSC, on a meaningful Pilgrimage through Ireland, including Mass and Rosary daily. Tour will visit Dublin, a guided tour of Belfast, walking tours of Derry and Ennis; visits to Mount Steward House and Gardens, St. Patrick Centre, Downpatrick Cathedral, Giant s Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, Ulster American Folk Park, Slieve League Seacliffs, Knock Shrine, and a special visit to the Father Peyton Centre. For complete details: www.familyrosary.org/events or call/ email Ann Melanson of Holy Cross Family Ministries at 508-238-4095 / amelanson@hcfm.org
APRIL 28, 2013 The Week Ahead Saturday, April 27, 2013 12:00 p..m... Little Black Dress Event at... Thorny Lea Country Club 3:30-4:00 p.m.... Confessions 4:30 p.m.... Mass-First Communion Sunday, April 28, 2013 Fifth Sunday of Easter 12:00 p.m.... Confirmation Rehearsal 10:15 a.m.... Mass-First Communion 2:00 p.m.... Folsom Family Baptism Monday, April 29 7:00 p.m.... Confirmation Tuesday, April 30 7:00 p.m.... Scout s Meeting Wednesday, May 1 8:30 a.m.... Adult Bible Group-Lesson #10 2:00 p.m.... Daughters of Isabella 6:00 p.m.... Rosary Thursday, May 2 8:00 a.m.... Mass 5:00 p.m.... Homeless Meal Prepared Friday, May 3 4:00 p.m.... First Communion Rehearsal for... Saturday, May 4th Communicants 4:30 p.m.... Serve Homeless at Main Spring in... Brockton 5:00 p.m.... First Communion Rehearsal for... Sunday, May 5th Communicants Saturday, May 4 3:30-4:30 p.m.... Confessions 4:30 p.m.... Mass-First Communion Sunday, April 5 Sixth Sunday of Easter 10:15 a.m.... Mass-First Communion Readings for the Week of April 29, 2013 Sunday: Acts 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Wednesday: Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 or Gn 1:26--2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Mt 13:54-58 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11 Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 Jesus said: "My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another." - John 13:33a, 34a