37940 EUCLID AVE, WILLOUGHBY, OH 44094 • 440-942-4500 • FAX: 440-942-1540 • IMMACULATE.NET

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY– THURSDAY 9:00 AM-8:00 PM, FRIDAY 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Michael J. Troha MA, M.Div. - Pastor

Rev. Dennis M. McNeil - Parochial Vicar

Deacon John V. Nelson, Sr.- Deacon

Kathleen M. Doles - Administrative Assistant

Deborah A. George - Administrative Assistant

Donald J. Glassier - Maintenance Staff

Michael F. Kelley – Music Director 216-374-8961

Elayne R. Kramer – Business Manager

Erik E. Mrozek – Maintenance Staff

Paul J. Mrozek – Maintenance Supervisor

Daniel A. Norman – Maintenance Staff

Betsy A. Prelee – Accountant

Sister Josephine Rasoamampionona, O.SS.T. – Parish

Catechetical Leader

Colleen M. Royer – Office Manager

Sandra L. Smith – SMT Coordinator

Constance M. Theobald – Administrative Assistant

Jeff L. Winrod – Maintenance Staff

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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

APRIL 4, 2021

EASTER SUNDAY

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 4:30 pm

Sunday: 8:30 am & 11:00 am

Monday-Thursday: 7:30 am

Friday: 7:30 am & 7:00 pm (Tridentine Mass)

National Holidays: 9:00 am

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Call to schedule a Baptism or for required Pre-Baptism Class

dates and registration.

CONFESSIONS

Thursday before First Friday, after 7:30 am Mass

First Friday: 5:30-6:30 pm

Saturdays: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm in the church “Cry Room”

ADORATION CHAPEL HOURS

Open twenty-four-hours. Limited to four people at a time.

Masks must be worn at all times.

PARISH REGISTRATION

New parishioners please call the Parish to register. Please

contact the parish o=ce to update a change of address,

phone number, email address or any other status change .

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Please contact Parish Priest for marriage information at

least six months before proposed marriage date.

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Tina Ard

Christine Ball

Lu Brienik

Larry Brown

Delores Distler

David Green

Diana Eisman

Dorothy Feldcamp

Patricia Flynn

Jack Hanslik

Joann Hlabse

Donald Jordan

Ralph Kimpton

Mickey Kostelnik

Sam Kovalak

Elayne Kramer

George Malik

Carmen Polly

Eileen Sheldon

Nancy Vehr

Barbara Walsh

PRAYER LIST UPDATE

To place yourself or immediate family member on

the prayer list, kindly call the Parish O�ce at

440-942-4500. Please let us know when those on

the list are no longer in need of prayers, so that their

name may be removed.

We are updating our prayer list. After 90 days

names are removed. If you would like to, you may

contact the office to be added again.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon

them. May they rest in peace. Amen

Michael J. Casadonte

Ambrose Haggerty

Virginia Sierputkowski

APRIL 4, 2021

FROM FR. MCNEIL

Joachim Seth Adoboe-Herrera

Christ is risen! He is truly risen! On this Easter Sunday, I join

our pastor, Fr. Troha, Fr. Pizmoht, Deacons John, Paul, George,

and our entire parish staff in wishing you a most blessed

Easter Day and Easter Season. May the light and joy of the

resurrection be with you today and every day.

Rather than “Happy Easter!” many of those with roots in Eastern Europe

and especially Byzantine Catholics greet each other today with “Christ is

risen!” to which the response is “He is truly risen!” I think this is a far

stronger greeting; it is a profession of our Easter Faith and calls to mind

the empty tomb rather than chocolate bunnies and jellybeans. I hope to

remember to use this salutation throughout the season and I encourage

you to do likewise.

As I’ve often said in homilies – as I know many priests have – having a

crucifix in our churches and in our homes makes no sense unless the

resurrection really happened. Had Jesus’ apostles and disciples stolen

the body – and they don’t seem to have been that brave – to make the

bizarre claim that Jesus had been raised, would they have had the

courage to profess that they had seen and talked and eaten with him

after the resurrection in the face of torture and execution?

Though people have denied the resurrection for two thousand years, we

know it to be a fact. Had Jesus’ death been the end, we would be the most

foolish of people. Paul says very clearly in 1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ

has not been raised, then empty (too) is our preaching; empty, too, your

faith. We worship not a dead man but a man who died and who has been

raised up to live forever and a man who is also truly God! It is amazing,

and it is true. By his rising, he has broken the power of death and offers us

a share in his own risen life, the indwelling of the Trinity in our hearts and

souls.

We cannot, therefore, experience anything but holy joy when we reflect

on this reality. It is our call from God to be joyful even in the midst of our

sufferings here on earth. We can be saddened by sickness or failure or

the death of loved ones, but joy is to be far deeper than these feelings.

Joy comes from our absolute conviction that God doesn’t just love “us,”

but that He loves me. His love for me will sustain me and lift me up and

His love is so passionate that nothing I can do – not even my greatest sin –

can stop His love for me.

May this Day and this Season fill each of us with joy and may we share that

same joy and the same risen life of grace with all whom we love and all

whom we meet.

Christ is risen! He is truly risen!

Fr. McNeil

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Sundays : Mass Sunday 8:00 am (Chapel). Easter Mass, April 4

at 8:00 am

Weekdays: Mass Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri 7:00 am (Chapel)

Tuesday Adoration at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Mass 5:00 pm

Gift Shop (216-481-0900) Sunday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm,

Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm.

SAT APR 03 | HOLY SATURDAY

12:00 pm Blessing of Easter Food

8:30 pm Easter Vigil– For the People of the Parish

SUN APR 04 | EASTER SUNDAY

8:30 am Intention of the Presider

11:00 am Intention of the Presider

MON APR 05 | MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF

EASTER

7:30 am Frank and Robert Sacher

TUE APR 06 | TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF

EASTER

7:30 am Attavio and Luigina Fatica

WED APR 07 | WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE

OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:30 am Special Intention

THU APR 08 | THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE

OF EASTER

7:30 am Deceased of Pinto & Picciano Families

FRI APR 09 | FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF

EASTER

7:30 am Intention of the Endowment Donors

7:00 pm Deceased Members of Miller & Fulton

Families

(7:00 pm is a Tridentine Mass)

SAT APR 10 | SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE

OF EASTER

4:30 pm For the People of the Parish

SUN APR 11 | SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

DIVINE MERCY

8:30 am Joseph and Margaret Hrabak

11:00 am Mary Franklin

Rosary is prayed in the church following daily Mass.�

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

WEEKLY READINGS

SISTERS OF THE HOLY TRINITY

OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE

21281 CHARDON RD EUCLID, OH 44117 | 216-481-8232

Visit our web site: www.srstrinity.com

APRIL 4, 2021

Readings for the week of

April 4, 2021

Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-

43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

[24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b

-8/

Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk

24:13-35

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/

Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11

[1]/Mt 28:8-15

Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps

33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [5b]/

Jn 20:11-18

Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/

Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9

[3b]/Lk 24:13-35

Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps

8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk

24:35-48

Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps

118:1-2, 4, 22-24, 25-27

[22]/Jn 21:1-14

Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps

118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21

[21a]/Mk 16:9-15

Next Sunday: Acts 4:32-

35/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

[1]/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-3

@LPi

LEGEND: CH = Church | SJH = St. Joseph Hall | JPII = John Paul II Meeting

Room SMR = Staff Meeting Room | SMT = Society of Mother Teresa Kitchen

ICCH = Chapel of the Immaculate Conception (Rectory)

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY– THURSDAY 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

FRIDAY 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

April 5 Easter Monday - O=ces Closed

April 5 Adoration Chapel re-opens at 8:00 am

April 7 Our Lives with the Saints - Cancelled

April 11 Divine Mercy Sunday - See Page 4 for details

April 21 Movie with McNeil - 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm in JPII

SATURDAY, APRIL 03

Holy Saturday

Adoration Chapel Closed

SUNDAY, APRIL 04

Easter Sunday

Adoration Chapel closed

MONDAY, APRIL 05

Easter Monday

Offices Closed

Adoration Chapel re-opens - 8:00 am

No PSR

No RCIA

TUESDAY, APRIL 06

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm K of C (104)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 07

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Blue Army Group

(ICCH)

THURSDAY, ARIL 08

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Bible Study (SJH)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Divorced and

Recovery Group (JP11)

FRIDAY, APRIL 09

No Meetings

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Family Prayer

Group (Gym)

SUNDAY, APRIL 11

Divine Mercy

Additional Mass Intentions Are Being Accepted

Additional intention requests for the 2021 Mass Book are

being accepted. If you have already received your 2 mass

Intentions, you can obtain an additional one at this time.

If you have not yet selected Mass requests for 2021, each family may request

one weekday and one weekend Mass. We are still using the envelope system

with a request of a $10 stipend per mass. The mass intention envelopes are

available in the Church and the parish o$ce.

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FAITH FORMATION

APRIL 4, 2021

HOLY HOUR AND CELBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY

Please join us as we pray before the Lord in the presence of

the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, April 11, 2021.

�� Confession: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

�� Rosary: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

�� Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

followed by Benediction

*Pamphlets of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be available.

OUR LIFE WITH THE SAINTS

This month’s “Our Life with the Saints,” on Wednesday, April 7

HAS BEEN CANCELLED. See you next month on Wednesday,

May 5 when the topic will be “Ask Father a Question.” Meeting

times will be at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm and again at 7:00 pm -

8:30 pm in the John Paul II room. Please join us!

MOVIE WITH MC NEIL�

Join us on Wednesday, April 21 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the John Paul II room. Our movie this month

is “ Interview with God.” A journalist finds his world and faith

challenged when he is granted the interview of a lifetime with God!

EASTER SUNDAY

Alleluia! The exclamation rings out across the land, and we who are

disciples of Jesus Christ pause to reflect on the reality that he rose from the

grave and, in turn, conquered death. In today's colleges and universities, in

pulpits of every denomination, and in books and journals, there are those

who say it is unimportant whether or not he really rose from the dead. They

say that the facts do not impact the moral of the story. Of course, two thou-

sand years of Christianity give evidence that they are incorrect. What the

faithful of many generations have experienced and given testimony to is not

something built on an idea. It is not a philosophy or a self-help psychology.

The church is a direct result of real events in the course of human history.

Without those real events, we simply follow a man who showed us a different

way to live. Instead, we follow a God who emptied himself into a human form,

suffered the pain of torture and death at the hands of those he had created,

and then shattered the chains of death so that we in our human form may

follow suit. Today, humanity is redeemed. It is time to face the facts! @LPi

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PSR

EASTER 2021

Happy Easter! It’s time to

rejoice! Let the joy of the Lord

fill your heart. I can’t help but thinking of what the

Blessed Mother went through during the thirty-

three years she spent with Jesus on earth. I am

sure there were so many joyful and sorrowful

moments that they experienced together. Then -

Good Friday came, when Mary watched her beloved

Son being crucified on a cross for us. She held her

son’s lifeless body in her arms. I can’t imagine her

sadness. However, she knew Easter Sunday would

come in three days. Her Son would rise from the

dead. She was overjoyed! Jesus is risen! Through

his death and resurrection, he saved many souls,

including you and me. You are priceless to him.

Once we pass through this life, he wants us to spend

eternity with him, his Mom, Saint Joseph and all the

Saints in heaven. Our joy will then be complete.

Upcoming events:

PSR:

April 5: No PSR - Easter break

April 12: PSR resumes

Confirmation:

Saturday, April 17, 10:00 am - 5:30pm: Confirma-

tion retreat for all Confirmandi, both first and

second year students. Door will be open at 9:30 am

for breakfast and welcome! We will have twelve

members of NET Ministries conducting our retreat.

Confirmation PRACTICE: Thursday, April 29, at

6:00 pm-7:30 pm for Confirmandi and sponsors in

church.

Confirmation Mass: Sunday, May 2, will be at

5:00 pm (Notice the time change from 11:00 am to

5:00 pm). Father Troha will be the main celebrant.

First Communion:

Jesus Day: Sunday, April 25 at 9:00 am for parents

and First Communicants.

First Communion PRACTICE: Thursday, April 29, at

6:00 pm-7:30 pm in church.

First Communion Mass: Saturday, May 8 at

10:00 am.

For any information about PSR and Sacramental

programs please contact Sister Josephine at the

Parish 440-942-4500

or immaculateconceptionpsr@gmail.com.

Sister Josephine

Immaculate Conception PCL

Wishing you and your family a

Blessed and Happy Easter

Fr. Troha, Fr. McNeil, and

The Immaculate Conception Staff

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NEWS & EVENTS

DIVORCED AND SEPARATED MINISTRY

The Divorced and Separated for Catholics, an 8 - Week

Support Group designed to meet the needs of those who

are divorced or separated will begin Thursday, April 8 and

conclude on May 27. The group meets in-person at

Immaculate Conception from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the

John Paul II meeting room and will be limited to 8 participants to allow for social

distancing (masks are required). These have been challenging times, and for many,

feelings of isolation are common. Our goal is to provide a place where we can share,

support and encouragement while offering direction and guidance for those that are

struggling with separation/divorce. Sessions are tailored to meet the needs of the

participants and provide the tools for coping and moving on. For more information or

to register, please call Karen at 440-352-8282 or email kjubeck@st-gabriel.org.

There is no charge for this program, all materials are provided, and it is open to people

of all faiths.

AN EVENING OF PEACE FOR PEACEMAKERS:

A spiritual retreat for police o?cers, troopers and sheriffs deputies

(current, former and retired), Tuesday, May 4 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

at the Jesuit Retreat Center. A wonderful opportunity to search our

souls to find light in darkness, peace in disorder, hope in uncertainty and

God in all. Six different thought-provoking presenters over two evenings. Visit our

webpage at: https://www.jesuitretreatcenter.org for details and to register, or call

(440) 884-9300. Cost is $20 per session.

APRIL 4, 2021

COMMUNITY NEWS

STUFF THE TRUCK

Our parish conference of

the Society of St. Vincent

DePaul will once again be

holding their annual

“Stuff the Truck” event

for the McKinley Community Outreach

Center . Our sixth annual drive will be held

on Saturday, April 17 (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

and Sunday, April 18 (8:00 am - 11:00

am). The current need is for taxable

items. Please visit our website:

immaculate.net for a full list of items.

Thank you for supporting our SVdP!

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FOOD

BANK AT MCKINLEY CENTER

Starting on April 11, new “Blue

Bags” will be

available in the SW

vestibule of the Church. Please take one

and return with non-perishable food

donations. Your support of our Parish

Foodbank at the McKinley Outreach

Center is greatly appreciated!

ADDITONAL MASS INTENTIONS

BEING ACCEPTED

Additional intention requests

for the 2021 Mass Book are

being accepted. If you have

already received your 2 mass Intentions,

you can obtain an additional one at this

time. If you have not yet selected Mass

requests for 2021, each family may

request one weekday and one weekend

Mass. We are still using the envelope

system with a request of a $10 stipend per

mass. The mass intention envelopes are

available in the Church and the parish

o?ce.

ADORATION CHAPEL

TEMPORARY CLOSED

The Adoration Chapel will be

temporarily closed

Thursday, April 1 at 8:00 pm

and will reopen on Monday,

April 5 at 8:00 am.

PARISH SUPPORT

Bulletin early submission deadlines prevents

the reporting last week’s offertory support.

Thank you for your kind generosity. See next

week’s bulletin for “catch-up” reporting!

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

Your financial support during this past year is

greatly appreciated. If you wish to receive a

contribution statement of your 2020 Contribu-

tions, please place the card provided in your

January/February Offertory Envelope Packet

in the collection basket. Parishioners using

Faith Direct may call the o�ce at 440-942-

4500 to request a statement.

Thank you to all of our parishioners for this

past year’s support with your prayers,

volunteerism and donations.

To continue to make a difference in 2021,

Immaculate Conception is reaching out to our

parishioners. The more people use eGiving,

the stronger foundation we will have for minis-

tries that bring hope in times of uncertainty.

We prayerfully request that you consider

signing up for eGiving from your computer,

smartphone, or tablet. You can set up a

recurring donation or make a one-time gift.

Sign up today by visiting faith.direct/OH397.

Thank you for your continued support of our

parish family.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH

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Society of Saint Vincent de Paul at Immaculate Conception

Church is sponsoring a weekend on

April 17 and 18, 2021 for the McKinley Community Outreach

Center for much needed taxable items.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NEEDED ITEMS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~�

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Truck will be on the grounds Saturday and Sunday�

Please bring the needed Items and help us STUFF THE TRUCK

Toilet Paper�

Paper Towels�

Shampoo (12 oz)�

Deodorant�

Tooth Paste�

Dishwashing Liquid (12 oz)�

Laundry Detergent (12 oz)

� Feminine Products�

Diapers (Size 4 & 5)�

Spic and Span (12 oz)�

Non�Perishable Food�

Cereal�

Dry Cat Food�

*Items can be purchased at Dollar Tree

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