Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 502 North Fifth Avenue La Grange, Kentucky 40031 502-222-0255 www.iclagrange.org The Very Reverend A. L. Chandler, KHS, Pastor, ext. 302 Reverend Ismael Hernandez, Associate Pastor, ext. 305 Deacon Thomas McNally Deacon Robert Caruso Mass Schedule: Monday-Friday see bulletin Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Confession: Saturday, 4:00-4:45 p.m., 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Spanish) Eucharistic Adoration: 6 a.m.-midnight, Monday-Friday; 7 p.m.-midnight, Sunday; Closed Saturday Parish Staff Mrs. Susan Ashby, Director of Children and Family Ministry, ext. 318 susan.ashby@iclagrange.org Mrs. Monica Breitholle, Parish Secretary, ext. 301 monica.breitholle@iclagrange.org Mr. Jacob Hein, Bookkeeper, ext. 319 jacob.hein@iclagrange.org Ms. Julianna Horton, Music Minister, ext. 315 julianna.horton@iclagrange.org Mr. Kevin Stetter, Young Adult Minister, ext. 321 kevin.stetter@iclagrange.org Mr. Bob Weidner, Maintenance Supervisor, ext. 325 bob.weidner@iclagrange.org Ms. Elizabeth Williams, Youth Minister, ext. 303 elizabeth.williams@iclagrange.org PRAYER LINE: EXT. 350 Parish Membership We warmly welcome everyone moving into our parish! An active, participating member is one who fulfills their obligation of attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days and is a good steward of the parish through their donations of time, talent and treasure. Please call the parish office to register. Current members who have a change of address or phone number, or are moving out of the parish, are requested to call the parish office in order to keep our records current. Thank you.
Monday, February 12 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (This Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Tuesday, February 13 8:00 a.m. Residents of Cedar Lake Lodge Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Parish 6:30 p.m. All Souls 8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (Our 8:00 p.m. Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Thursday, February 15 8:00 a.m. Geraldine Beck Friday, February 16 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Parish Saturday, February 17 - First Sunday of Lent 5:00 p.m. J. A. Buckman, Sidney Dearinger, Bob Kamer Sunday, February 18 - First Sunday of Lent 8:00 a.m. Betty Schenz 10:30 a.m. Raidy & Ruth Ann Stetson 12:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (Our 12:30 p.m. Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Sustaining the Present - Caring for the Future Stewardship for February 4, 2018 Financial information from Sunday, February 4, not available at time of publication. Special Collection Next Weekend Next weekend, we will take up the annual Black and Indian Mission collection. This collection exists to help diocesan communities build the Church and preach the Gospel of Jesus among the African American, Native American, and Alaska Native people of God. Your donations help fund parish-based catechetical programs, support teacher and catechist professional development, encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and create diocesan structures, such as our own archdiocesan Office of Multicultural Ministry that support ministry and evangelization in these diverse cultural communities. Special envelopes for this collection are in your bi-monthly envelope packet. Thank you for your generosity. This Week at Immaculate Conception Today, February 11 Blood Pressure Screening, after Masses, Parlor PREP Classes, 9:10 a.m. Baptisms, 10:30 a.m. Coed Volleyball, 3 p.m., Marian Center High School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Bosco Hall Tuesday, February 13 Home School Breakfast Club, 8:30 a.m., Cafeteria Scripture Study, 7 p.m., Ss. Joachim & Anne Rms. Wednesday, February 14 ASH WEDNESDAY Masses: 8 a.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. (Spanish) Scripture Study, 9 a.m., Sts. Joachim & Anne Rms. Scripture Study, 6:30 p.m.,, St. Joachim Room Prime Time, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Hall Craft Club, 6:30 p.m., Room M103 Happy Valentine s Day! Thursday, February 15 Scripture Study, 9 a.m., Sts. Joachim & Anne Rms. RCIA, 6:30 a.m. Bethany Hall DivorceCare, 7 p.m., Room 202 Friday, February 16 Home Schoolers, 10 a.m., Bethany Hall and Classrooms Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Marian Center Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Room 204 Stations of the Cross, 7 p.m., Church Saturday, February 17 K of C Chili Cook Off, 6 p.m., Marian Center TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, February 24, 7 p.m. in Bethany Hall $20/person: $160/table to play (team of 8). Cash prize for first place, door prizes for the winners, buyan-answer and much more. Bring your own drinks and food, this is an adult only event. All proceeds go to the High School Youth Group Mission Trip. Please call the parish office, 222-0255, to reserve your table.
Dear Friends in Christ, Ash Wednesday is just a few days away. Now is the time to prepare to keep a holy Lent by deciding on a path to a more intense and intentional following of the Lord Jesus in the Way of the Cross. We will pray the Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent at 7 p.m., and immediately after the Stations, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will continue in the chapel until midnight. Lent is the perfect time to go to Confession as a preparation for Easter, and I urge you not to wait until the end of the 40 days to do this. There will be a large number of priests hearing Confessions at St. Bernadette at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 13; and, confessions will be heard here each week with extra times... please watch the bulletin. Please remember that every Friday of Lent is a day of abstinence from meat, and that both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence. Because Lent is also a preparation for the renewal of our Baptismal promises at Easter, please be mindful of this as we pray the Creed each week. The Creed should remind us that we have been purchased at a great price by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, into whose death we are plunged by our Baptism. And that is why we should always seek to conform our lives to His so that we can live in the power of His Resurrection as a new creation by grace through faith, first given to us in Baptism. This we can and should do through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and the reason for urgency in a renewed effort to be faithful disciple will be given on Ash Wednesday: Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. So repent, and believe in the Gospel! -Father Chandler
LENTEN RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE Saturday, February 17 Tuesday, February 20 6-7 p.m. Saturday, February 24 Saturday, March 3 Tuesday, March 6 Noon-1 p.m. & 6-7 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Tuesday, March 13 8:30-9:30 a.m. Regional Reconciliation Service: 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernadette Church Friday, March 16 7-8 p.m. Saturday, March 17 Wednesday, March 21 6-7 p.m. Saturday, March 24 Good Friday, March 30 10-11 a.m. NO afternoon confessions On Holy Saturday, March 31. FAST & ABSTINENCE Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding from age 14 onwards. Prayer Shawl Ministry The Prayer Shawl Ministry is requesting your help with the following items: Seat Belt Covers, measuring 13 x 9 and made of worsted yarn, they are used to lay across seat belts for those who have a chemo port; also need are helmet liners for our military, no wool please, and they can be tan, black, green... Please call Millie Hamand, 225-4024, for patterns and more information about our Prayer Shawl Ministry!! K of C Chili Cook-Off The Knights of Columbus annual Chili Cook-Off contest is being held Saturday, February 17. It will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Marian Center. The is no entry fee for contestants. Bring it all: red, white, spicy, mild, meat or beans! Then we will see who gets bragging rights for 2018! Awards will be given to the top 3 Chili Chefs: $50/ first place; $25/second place; $15/third place. Bring your best dessert and enter it for judging and you could win $25 cash prize. Contestants remember to bring all you sides: cheese, crackers, onions, secret sauce and you will have the judges eating out of your pot! Paid admission allows you to taste and judge: $5/adults; $3/children (6-12); free for children five and under. We will have hot dogs for the kids. Whether you compete or eat you will have a good time! If you plan to compete, please let us know by contacting Scott Dant, 502-432-8250 or scottwdant@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit seminarian sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. Prime Timers always have some place to go and something to do and this Wednesday, February 14, at 6:30 p.m., in Bethany Hall, we will be sharing soup, snacks and desserts! So please bring your favorites and we will warm up a chilly winter s night with food, friends and fun!
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY The Young Adult Ministry will hold its first planning meeting for 2018 on February 18, 1:30 p.m., in the St. Joachim Room. We will be putting together a calendar of events, so come with your ideas and excitement! How do we know God s will? is the theme for our Cincinnati Supercharge Your Soul Sunday retreat. Father Nathan Cromly, CSJ will be our speaker for the day at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This retreat is for young adults, 18-35. Cost: $25 w/o boxed lunch; $35 w/boxed lunch. Registration and breakfast begins at 8:00 and we end at 5:00 p.m. EST. Questions? Email Aurora at retreats@eagleeyeministries.org. More info may be found on IC YA facebook page! For more information about our young adult group, please contact kevin.stetter@iclagrange.org. Young Adult Ministry on social media: Facebook: ICYA: Immaculate Conception Young Adults or Twitter:@ICYAMinistry. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP Today, February 11: Pancake Breakfast! Then later this evening... Meeting in Bosco Hall, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17: Serve at Franciscan Soup Kitchen. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Bosco to carpool. We will arrive back around 1:30 p.m. Drivers needed. Sunday, February 18: Regular Youth Group meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bosco Hall. Sunday, February 28: Regular Youth Group meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bosco Hall. For more information about our High School Youth Group contact our Youth Minister, Elizabeth Williams, elizabeth.williams@iclagrange.org. CATHOLIC WOMEN S CONFERENCE Have you registered for the Catholic Women s Conference in the Archdiocese of Louisville? Please register before March 1, to ensure availability. Join hundreds of Catholic women, Saturday, March 10 at St. Patrick Church who have already registered for prayer, inspiring speakers and celebration! Sara Hart and Sr. Eva Marie Lumas, SSS, will present the keynote addresses and Archbishop Kurtz will preside at Mass. To register go online www.cwclouisville.net. Any questions, please call Marysue McNally, 241-4020 DivorceCare is a 13-week seminar/ support group that will help you heal from the hurt. It provides a warm, caring and confidential environment in which participants can learn practical information and gain hope for the future. We will meet weekly on Thursdays -- 6:30-8:30 p.m., from February 1 through May 3, in Room 202 (Adult Classroom) of the Parish Center. You may join in at any session. Each session will focus on a different topic such as: What s Happening to Me, Facing My Depression, Financial Survival, along with other practical sessions. The program is faith based and includes informational videos along with small group discussion. Suggested donation to cover the cost of the workbook is $15.00. For registration or further information, please contact the parish office, 222-0255, or, Cherry Fowler, 749-5133. Also brochures with more information are in the narthex. This year you may register online at www.divorcecare.org. Enter the zip code: 40031, then look for the group listing for Immaculate Conception Church and click the register button. We are beginning a new 6-week session of our faith-sharing group for the bereaved. In this facilitated program we will learn how to grow from our grief, honor our loved ones and find hope in life once more. Share your grief, learn positive coping skills and how to create a new normal. If you have lost a loved one, family or friend (and there is no timetable on anyone s grief) and you would like to attend this group, please contact Marilyn Geist, 548-8060, or, Sharon Clark, 241-2945, to register. We will meet in the St. Joachim Room: Mondays, February 19- March 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
HELP SAVE LIVES IN LOUISVILLE! You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 750,000 volunteers! With God s help, here are the proven results in 21 coordinated campaigns: 13,998 babies saved from abortion 170 abortion workers converted 90 abortion centers closed Here s how to take part: Immaculate Conception will be praying from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday February 17th. Call Angie Christensen 812-455-9328 angie14archer@hotmail.com or Linda Stasiowski 471-6471 lindarc06@aol.com to pray an hour at EMW Women s Surgical Center 138 W Market St Louisville Ky 40202 Use the address below to sign up too! 40daysforlife.com/Louisville
Let the F R Y I N G Begin! The sun will come out tomorrow and the Lenten Fish Fry will return on Friday, February 16! Those delicious Knights of Columbus sponsored Lenten Friday feasts, begin February 16 and continue each Friday until March 23. Serving times are 4:30-7:30 p.m., in the Marian Center. Boston scrod, shrimp or pizza; hush puppies with every meal size, with a choice of two sides from the six different sides, including the Vegetable of the Week! Meal sizes will be: Large Meal, $10.00, including 2 filets and 2 sides; Regular Meal, $8.00, includes 1 filet and 2 sides; Small Meal (age 6-12) $6.00 (adults or children 6-12 half portions of Fish or Shrimp and 2 sides); children under 5 eat free. We accept VISA, Master Card, and Discover credit cards. Plan ahead for a great Friday evening fish supper. There are also opportunities to help: contact John Staudt, at 502-743-9454, or jstaudt473@gmail.com.