We at Immaculate Conception are a group of people bound together by our belief in Jesus Christ as our Savior. When we were baptized, we were called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves to build a community where all are welcomed, loved, needed and appreciated. Armed with the faith in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we will celebrate the gift of life together in word and sacrament. August 12 & 13, 2017 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend Mass Schedule Pastoral Care Area South: Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene 5:45 pm St. Joseph, Oxford Sunday: 8:45 am St. Joseph, Oxford 10:15 am Immaculate Conception, Greene 4:00 pm St. Paul, Norwich Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York 13778 Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com Email: [email protected]Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception Parish Office: Tue. thru Thurs. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Mary Wentlent, Parish Manager 656-9546 Audrée Beach, Admin. Asst. 656-9546 Fax 656-7667 Baptism & RCIA ICC Parish Office 656-9546 ICC Parish Council: Eileen Browning, Bev Doughty, Kelly Erickson, Francis Feldpausch - President, Robert Hanrahan, Joe Henninge, Joanne Moxley, Gloria Straniero ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge - 656-9501; [email protected]Donna Heisler - 656-4180; [email protected], Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus Council 11094. Grand Knight Charles Browning-725-7516. Meetings the 1st Thursday of each month. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one. CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Lord, let us see Lord, let us see Lord, let us see Lord, let us see your kindness, your kindness, your kindness, your kindness, and grant us your and grant us your and grant us your and grant us your salvation. salvation. salvation. salvation.
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We at Immaculate Conception are a group of people bound together by our belief in Jesus Christ as our Savior. When we were baptized, we were called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves to build a community where
all are welcomed, loved, needed and appreciated. Armed with the faith in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we will celebrate the gift of life together in word and sacrament.
August 12 & 13, 2017 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekend Mass Schedule Pastoral Care Area South: Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene
Parish Office: Tue. thru Thurs. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Mary Wentlent, Parish Manager 656-9546
Audrée Beach, Admin. Asst. 656-9546
Fax 656-7667
Baptism & RCIA ICC Parish Office 656-9546
ICC Parish Council: Eileen Browning, Bev Doughty, Kelly Erickson, Francis Feldpausch - President, Robert Hanrahan, Joe Henninge, Joanne Moxley, Gloria Straniero ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge - 656-9501; [email protected] Donna Heisler - 656-4180; [email protected], Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus Council 11094. Grand Knight Charles Browning-725-7516. Meetings the 1st Thursday of each month. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one.
CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Lord, let us see Lord, let us see Lord, let us see Lord, let us see
your kindness, your kindness, your kindness, your kindness,
and grant us your and grant us your and grant us your and grant us your
salvation.salvation.salvation.salvation.
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Mass Schedule
SATURDAY 8/12/17
4:00 pm † Charles Coppola, Anniversary, by Parish Family
† Bea Matera by Bev & Jim Doughty
SUNDAY 8/13/17
10:00 am For Parishioners
TUESDAY 8/15/17
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6:30 pm Charlie Coppola by Tom & Janis Mulvey
THURSDAY 8/17/17
8:30 am Communion Service
SATURDAY 8/19/17
4:00 pm For Parishioners
SUNDAY 8/20/17
10:15 am † Mary Aswad, Anniversary, by family
† James A. Blauvelt, Sr., Birthday Remembrance, by Jim & Lorraine Blauvelt
Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of July2017July2017July2017July2017 Total Income: $ 12,087.16 Total Expense: $ 6,402.72
Income includes: Rent. Missionary Appeal Expenses include: utilities, Diocesan fees, office & general supplies.
Remember St. Paul’s advice: “God loves a cheerful giver”. (2 Cor 9:7).
August Priest Schedule:
8/12 & 13 Fr. Bebel/Fr. James
8/15 Holy Day Fr. Zandy
8/19 & 20 Fr. Paul Machira
8/26 & 27 Fr. Paul Machira
Please mark your calendars for the Holy Day Mass in August. Father Zandy will be here for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tue., August 15. He will be here at 6:00 for confessions and Mass will begin at 6:30 pm. St. Joe’s, Fr. James, 12:00 pm Mass
LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE
This Week Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm
August 12, 2017 August 19, 2017
E. M.’s: S. Northrup J. Moxley
H. Connelly S. Carlin
Lector: M. Delaney D. Maginsky
Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer
Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am August 13, 2017 August 20, 2017 E. M.’s: B. Doughty B. Norton
C. Gibbons Z. Urda
L. Detweiler E. Browning
Lector: B. Norton D. Heisler
Servers: Z. Straniero K. Browning
C. Grant J. Browning
Counters: D. Brown A. Browning
J. Norton E. Hadlick
A Bequest in Your Will, no matter what the amount, can help the parish continue its mis-sion of spreading the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church He founded & serv-ing God’s people. Everyone should have a will no matter what your financial circumstances, to assure that your possessions will be distributed as you desire. When making your bequest, please use the full legal name and address: Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, NY 13778
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2017 Fall Ladies Tea
“Happy Days”
Plans are underway for the 4th annual Fall Ladies Luncheon. This year the luncheon will be held on Sunday, September 17 beginning right after Mass with lunch followed by a fashion show of some favorite 70’s sitcoms. Again, we are asking for 10 volun-teers to be table leaders. Each table leader will receive 8 tickets in an envelope. You would then ask 7 other people to sit at your table and sell them a ticket for $9. All envelopes with money received should be turned in on the day of the fashion show to one of the committee members. There will also be raffle baskets available. If you can be a table leader or would like to donate a raffle basket, please sign up in the vestibule. Tickets will be available soon. If you have any questions please contact a committee member: Mary Wentlent, Donna Heisler, Jackie Henninge, Elana Hadlick, Kathy Ives, Marilyn Brownell.
Save the Date: First Day of CCD and Stewardship Sunday- Trustee and Parish Council meet-n-greet- Sunday, September 10
Fall Ladies Luncheon- Sunday September 17
Annual Parish Picnic- Sunday, October 1
As many of you know, Fred/Ted Urda is battling Aplastic Anemia, a rare blood disorder. He is cur-rently at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY undergoing a Bone Marrow Transplant. For anyone who would like to send Fred/Ted a card or words of encouragement, here is the address: Frederick J. Urda
C/O Strong Memorial Hospital WCC6 Rm 6.06
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
Your prayers continue to lift us up and sustain us! Fred/Ted, Anita, Zach, and Jenn Urda
Are you a Miracle in the Making? This is the theme of a Summer Evangelization Retreat being held at LeMoyne College, Syr., August 18 If you are interested in attending this retreat, please sign up in the vestibule. Registration from 9:30-12 and the retreat ends at 4 pm. We will ride up together if we have enough people interested in going.
August 13, 2017
Around the Southern Tier
Men In Black Softball Game
On August 13th at 6pm, the Men In Black team of priests and seminarians will play a softball game against the youth from Our Lady of Good Counsel in Endicott, at Glendale Park in Endicott. With fan participation and inter-active games, it is fun for the whole family and admission is free. For more infor-mation, contact Our Lady of Good Counsel at(607)748-7417.
Knights of Columbus Summer Cookout Fund-raiser—The Knights of Columbus will be hosting an old fashioned summer cookout on Friday, Au-gust 25, 5 - 9 pm at the Council Hall located at 136 Park Avenue, Bing. Sausage/pepper/onions, hotdogs, hamburgers, and macaroni salad. There will be a cash bar featuring $2 cans of beer. All proceeds go to our wheel-chair fund.
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish BBQ, Saturday, 8/26, 4 pm. Eat-in or take-out, $10. Pro-ceeds to support Monsignor’s “Showers of Hope.”
Shed the Meds—Get rid of your old prescription pills safely at a FREE & public event. Saturday, Aug. 26, 12-2 pm at the City of Norwich City Hall Parking Lot 1 City Plaza, Norwich. No liquids!
Called and Chosen—a docu-drama about the life, ministry & heroic death of Venerable Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno. EWTN, 8/30, 10:00 pm; 9/2, 3:00 pm; 9/4, 3:00 pm.
Volunteer Opportunities
Greene Food Pantry - We collect non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry. Meals On Wheels Our volunteers make the deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am. Call the Parish Office to join our team! Bottle & Can Drive - drop off your refundable items n the bin next to the Rectory garage. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 4 cents per pound collected.
We Deliver! Free within Village of Greene, $1/mile outside ($20 minimum order)
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Father Lupa’s Notes A Convert’s View “Lord, you gave me the grace to know the truth of the Catholic faith. I also knew that I could chose to accept or reject this grace. By Your grace, I chose to seek reception in the Catholic Church. I returned to campus as the clock struck one o’clock. When I awoke the next morning, I did no go the Presbyteri-an Church of America service but instead attended Mass at the Aquinas Institute. I continued attending daily Mass & my instructions with Fr. McCloskey. On December 8, 1987, I made my first confession, was confirmed, & received my First Communion at the 7:30 Mass in the Princeton University Chapel. ‘And from His fullness have we all received grace upon grace’ (John 1:16). Grace upon grace, a Blessed Trinity, grace upon grace! If any one of the events described above had not occurred, would I be a Catholic today? And You know, O Lord Christ, how utterly impoverished I would be without fre-quent encounters with You in Confession and Com-munion, how blind my intellect would be without the teaching of Your Vicar on Earth, the pope, and how tepid my heart would be without the graces granted through Eucharistic adoration and devotion to Our Lady. Jeffrey Ziegler, former Presbyterian and convert
to the Catholic Church
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process used by the Church for adults who are interested in becoming Catholic. Possible candidates for the process are: • Unbaptized adults who wish to become members of our Roman Catholic Faith Community; • Baptized adults form other denominations who de-sire full communion with us; • Baptized Catholics who have not been instructed in the Faith. (This process is not designed for “Fallen Away Catholics.” If you know someone who fits in-to this group, please have them contact Father Lu-pa.”) Step one of RCIA concerns the basic teachings of our faith in Jesus Christ. We will begin the sessions in January. If you or someone you know is interest-ed or if you have any questions of concerns, please feel free to call the parish office @656-9546.
Formation for Ministry This is a training program for anyone interested in being a lay minister in their parish. Some participants know the area they are interested in and others aren’t sure, but go into the program considering all of their options. Some folks want to work with the youth, some feel called to children’s religious education, some are concerned with social justice, some feel a calling to help with the elderly and homebound, and some are consider-ing being a Deacon, of which this is the first step. Other areas are parish administration and RCIA for adults joining the church. Put some prayerful thought into how God may be calling you to help others in our parish and in our community. If you feel you are interested in this program there is a 2-year commit-ment. The classes are in 6-week segments and meet in Endicott for anyone in the Southern Tier. This includes 2 workshops & an overnight retreat. The parish will pay half the cost of the program. Bonnie Norton is currently training. Three parishioners recently completed this FFM training. If you are interested in pursuing a ministry please call the church office for more information.
We are looking for 4 new teachers for our CCD program. We are using a teaching friendly curriculum that follows the liturgical calendar, which means the readings heard in Mass are part of the weekly lesson! Our classes will meet on Sunday mornings from 9-10:00 am. If you would like to join this ministry please contact one of the DRE’s or Mary Wentlent. CCD registration for children in grades K-10 You can register your child in two ways: 1-) Go to the ICC website and download the registration form, fill it out and drop it at the church office. 2-) Stop after Mass on Sunday, August 27 or Sep-tember 3 to register in person.
All those interested in being part of the CCD team this year are requested to attend a short meeting on Sunday August 27 from 4:30-5:00. Following this meeting will be a workshop presented by Andrea Schaeffer called “Heart of the Catechist”, from 5-
8:00. This is a great way to start the fall preparing ourselves for the ministry of teaching religious edu-cation to our children. Please sign up in the vesti-bule or call the church office if you can attend. You can also email Mary Wentlent at [email protected].
...To not take that short list [of close friends] for granted because that same thing is happen-ing to all of them. Just as you get older, you have less and less time that you can dedicate to certain things. And if you do have one or two or three people that you can turn to and have a really meaningful conversation with — you can never take that for granted. And with Facebook and all forms of social media, it [becomes easy] to have all different kinds of friends — but that core crew is to never be taken for granted. Who’s really got your ear? Who’s re-ally talking to you?” Busted Halo Show 6/13/17
Theology on Tap, offering the finest in Speakers, Conversation & Catholic Theology for Young Adults (married and single) in their 20's and 30's. Join us at Thirsty’s Tavern, Binghamton, Thursday, August 17, 7:00 pm for a fascinating talk, fellowship, and food. There's never any admission charge, so bring a friend! Speaker: Adam Eichelberger.
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