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, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday; Closed Saturday Parish Staff Susan Ashby, Director of Children and Family Ministry, ext. 318 susan.ashby@iclagrange.org Monica Breitholle, Parish Secretary, ext. 301 monica.breitholle@iclagrange.org Julianna Horton, Music Minister, ext. 315 julianna.horton@iclagrange.org Mary Beth Montgomery, Bookkeeper, ext. 319 mary.montgomery@iclagrange.org Kevin Stetter, Young Adult Minister, ext. 321 kevin.stetter@iclagrange.org Bob Weidner, Maintenance Supervisor, ext. 325 bob.weidner@iclagrange.org 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, March 26 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (This Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Tuesday, March 27 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Parish Wednesday, March 28 8:00 a.m. Handmaids of the Lord Prayer Group HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish There is NO morning Mass on Holy Thursday. GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Celebration of the Lord s Passion, 3:00 p.m. Stations and Eucharist, 7 p.m. Celebration of the Lord s Passion, 8 p.m. (Spanish) There is NO Mass on Good Friday HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Easter Vigil 8:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (NO 5:00 p.m. Mass on Holy Saturday) EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 8:00 a.m. Vivian Black, J.A. Buckman 10:30 a.m. John Rice, Dorothy Newman 12:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (Our 12:30 p.m. Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Lenten Reconciliation Schedule Good Friday, March 30: 10-11 a.m. NO confessions on Holy Saturday, March 31. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION is CLOSED: HOLY THURSDAY and GOOD FRIDAY PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD March 25, 2018 [Christ Jesus] humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 Events This Week Today, March 25 PREP, 9:10 a.m. High School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Bosco Hall Monday, March 26 Grief Ministry, 7 p.m., St. Joachim Room Safety Ambassadors, 7 p.m., Bethany Hall Tuesday, March 27 AA Women s Step Program, 7 p.m., Room 204 Wednesday, March 28 Craft Club, 6:30 p.m., Room M103 Little Flowers, 6:30 p.m., Room M103-A Blue Knights, 6:30 p.m., Room M104 Middle School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m. Bosco Hall Choir, 7 p.m., Church Thursday, March 29 (Holy Thursday) Mass of the Lord s Supper, 7 p.m. Friday, March 30 (Good Friday) Parish Office Closed Confessions, 10-11 a.m. Celebration of Lord s Passion, 3 p.m., Church Stations and Eucharist, 7 p.m., Church Spanish Celebration of Lord s Passion, 8 p.m., Church Alcoholic Anonymous, 7 p.m., Room 204 Saturday, March 31 Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1 (Easter Sunday) Masses: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Sustaining the Present - Caring for the Future Stewardship of March 18, 2018 Envelopes $ 10,922.18 Loose $ 4,665.00 EFT/PayPal $ 100.00 Total $ 15,687.18 Needed Weekly $ 17,000.00 Over/(Under) ($ 1,312.82) YTD Total Collection $ 690,904.93 YTD Total Budget $ 654,000.00 Stewardship Prayer I offer this day to you, dear God. Thank you for the blessings you have given me. May I use these gifts to build your kingdom. May my actions be a reflection of your love. May what I do today bring others closer to you. May my words be kind and gentle and may they bring joy to others. Today, help me to give back a portion of what you have given me. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.
Committed adorers are needed to fill the following times of Eucharistic Adoration: Monday: 12-1 p.m. Wednesday: 10-11 a.m. Friday: 5-6 p.m., 8-9 p.m., 10-11 p.m. If you are one who can watch one hour with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, please call Jeff Bowman, 502-558-7278. Thank you for your prayerful consideration to be a part of this most satisfying ministry. Scholarship Offerings for Graduating Seniors The Knights of Columbus Council is offering two (2) $500 scholarships to two current seniors from Immaculate Conception Parish who will graduate in 2018 from any accredited high school that the parishioner attends. Funds from this scholarship must be used for the upcoming 2018-19 school year for the recipient to attend a college, university or technical school. Additional criteria includes: a GPA of at least a B average, involvement in school activities, evidence of service to church, family and community, a letter of recommendation from a school or church official, and a candidate letter expressing Why You re Requesting this Scholarship. Applications will be available on Thursday, March 1, in the display case located in the narthex and in the church office. Application deadline is Friday, April 13, 2018. -Fr. William Diersen Council #13304 Young Adult Ministry For 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. Holy Week Ecumenical Luncheon The Oldham County Ministerial Association will hold ecumenical services Monday through Friday of Holy Week, beginning at 12 noon, at the La Grange Christian Church. These services are a long-standing tradition in our community for sharing the Good News of our Christian faiths, diverse as they may be. The service lasts until 12:30 p.m., after which all are invited to a luncheon which is served by a different area church each day. Immaculate Conception will host the luncheon on Wednesday, March 28. Thank you, Donna Goatley, for once again volunteering to head this up! We need more volunteers to help prepare and serve this lunch. You would arrive at the Christian Church at approximately 10:30 a.m. and finish by 2:00 p.m. If you are willing to lend a hand and represent our parish, please call Donna Goatley, 222-7738, or the parish office, 222-0255, to volunteer. If you can t help at the lunch, will you please bake some brownies for dessert? Please call and let us know you can! Your presence and your brownies are most appreciated! High School Youth Group Please keep our high school youth in your prayers as we go on a Food Fast Retreat this Sat-Sun. We will be doing a variety of service such as Feed the Hungry and visiting St. Vincent de Paul Open hand kitchen. Our next youth group meeting will be Sunday, April 8 from 6:30-8:30 in Bosco Hall. Please come join us for pizza and a great time! Thank you to all who came to our last pancake breakfast fundraiser last Sunday for our summer mission trip! We are very excited for our trip this summer to Copperhill, TN. We appreciate the continuous support and prayers. Middle School Youth Group Our next youth group meeting is Wednesday, March 28, from 6:30-8:30 pm in Bosco Hall. We are collecting plastic eggs and wrapped candy for our annual Easter Egg hunt! Please drop off any
Sunday, April 1, following 10:30 Mass. Ages 0-10 are welcome! Please bring a bag or basket to collect the eggs. Rain or shine the show will go on! Ages 0-5 please meet at the entrance of the baseball field. Ages 6-10 please meet at the entrance of the playground. Prime Time News The Prime Time Club will be having a Hodgepodge meeting on April 11, 6:30 p.m., in Bethany Hall. So bring on the hodgepodge... Of food and ideas for summer activities. Top of list: Oldham County History Museum, swim party, ice cream social, cook out and let s sit on the deck and chat night! See ya! Thank You! Dear Parish Family, I want to thank all who brought me Communion, food, prayed, sent cards, and visited me while I have been recovering from my fall in January. This has been a help in my recovery process. -Ted Harley and Family Divine Mercy Sunday is April 8 The Divine Mercy Novena starts on Good Friday, March 30, at 3 p.m. and ends on Saturday, April 7. The church will be open every day for those who wish to join in prayer in the chapel at 3 p.m. Novena pamphlets will be available in the narthex, library and the chapel. Let us join in prayer for the profound Divine Mercy of our Lord. Once again, the Divine Mercy holy cards will be offered this year to commemorate this most important feast. Look for these after all Masses the weekend after Easter Sunday. Regional Divine Mercy Celebration will be held at St. Patrick Church on Sunday, April 8. All are welcome! Please pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the 3 o clock hour everyday of the year. SUFFERING Jesus did not come to do away with suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with his presence. Paul Claudel Pontifical Good Friday Collection Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collections also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. PLEASE BE GENEROUS. For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday. Treasures From Our Traditions For many centuries, Christian pilgrims have longed to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, and on Passion Sunday the eyes of the world are on the Via Dolorosa, the Road of Sorrows, in Jerusalem. As soon as it became safe for Christians to worship in public in the fourth century, a way was marked out. It was changed a few times over the years, and today s usual route was sketched by the Franciscans six hundred years ago, although Anglicans and Byzantines have their own unique detours. Friday is the most favored day, although it is crowded then. Almost everyone begins at the Lion s Gate in the Muslim Quarter, and ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It s less than a quarter mile, but it threads its way through crowded markets with souvenir shops and fast-food snacks. There are, just as in your parish church, fourteen stations along the way. The exact spots are not known, but what matters is the pilgrim s unique ability to see even an ordinary road in a teeming city as something more than meets the eye. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion April 9, 2017 Gathering in Narthex (10:30 only) Opening: All Glory, Laud and Honor Text: Theodulph of Orleans, tr. Neale. Music: Teschner. Responsorial Psalm: Music: Owen Alstott, 1977, 1990, OCP. Used with permission Preparation of Gifts: (5:00, 8:00) 144 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (10:30-choir) The Holy City (Weatherly/Adams)
Sanctus: Memorial Acclamation: Gregorian Mass XVIII Amen: Missa Simplex. Richard Proulx and Michael O Connor, O.P. 2010 World Library Publications. Used with Permission under license number C29710a. Agnus Dei: Gregorian Mass XVIII Communion: 364 I Am the Bread of Life
Closing: Jesus, Remember Me Copyright 1981, Les Presse de Taizé, G.I.A Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-702314. Dear Friends, Holy Week includes the last of the 40 days of Lent, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. These are the holiest days of year and the annual celebration of the sacred mysteries through which we are saved from sin and death and restored to the glory of the children of God. Today, on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, the sacred liturgy begins with this instruction from the priest: Dear friends, since the beginning of Lent until now, we have prepared our hearts by penance and charitable works. Today we gather together to herald with the whole Church the beginning of the celebration of our Lord s Paschal Mystery, that is to say, of his Passion, Death and Resurrection. For it was to accomplish this mystery that he entered his own city of Jerusalem. Therefore, with all faith and devotion, let us commemorate the Lord s entry into the city for our salvation, following his footsteps, so that, being made by his grace partakers of the Cross, we may have a share, also, in his Resurrection and life. On Tuesday of this Holy Week, all the priests in the Archdiocese will gather with Archbishop Kurtz at the altar of the Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Louisville. There we will renew the promises of our priestly ordination, and the Archbishop will bless the three Holy Oils that are used throughout the year in the celebration of the sacraments. The Mass will be at 7 p.m. Please join us! On Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), of the Lord s Supper, we will celebrate a solemn Mass in the evening at 7 p.m. to recall Christ s gifts to the Church of the Holy Eucharist and Priesthood. Then, the Most Blessed Sacrament will be carried to a place of repose and the altar will be stripped and bells silenced signs of the impending grief to come. On Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, we will meditate on the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of John, and then we will adore the Holy Cross on which hung the salvation of the world. Then, in the night of Holy Saturday (8:30 p.m.), we will keep the Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord. The whole plan of salvation will be unfolded in Holy Scripture, and the sacraments of holy Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist will reveal the glory of the Risen Christ in our midst. Finally, at Mass on Sunday, Easter Sunday, all the baptized will renew the promises of their Baptism so that we may rededicate ourselves to follow Christ in the Holy Catholic Church. But all that lies ahead. For now, let us acclaim Christ! Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, King of Israel. Hosanna in the highest. -Fr. Chandler