Fr. Mathias, MSFS - Pastor Bart Connelly - Deacon Rectory: 273-8953 Emergency 269-273-8953 x112

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Saturday, July 11 - Vigil Mass

4:00 p.m. †Mary Kle

By: Goffeney family

Sunday, July 12 - Fi+eenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

11:00 a.m. †Joseph Tobon

By: Goffeney family

Monday, July 13 - St. Henry

8:00 a.m. †Kay Baker (12th Anniversary)

By: Linda Baker

Tuesday, July 14 - St. Kateri Tekakwitha

6:30 p.m. †Fred Schudel

By: Marie Koole

Wednesday, July 15 - St. Bonaventure

8:00 a.m. †Deceased members of the Sullivan Family

Thursday, July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Friday, July 17 - St. Francis Solano

6:30 p.m. †Marie & †Joseph Beckmann

By: Terri & Mike Graham

Saturday, July 18 - Vigil Mass

4:00 p.m. †Simone Grams (birthday)

By: husband, Rick

Sunday, July 19 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

11:00 a.m. For the People of the Parishes

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, July 19

First Reading: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm: 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16

Second Reading: Romans 8:26-27 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43

10 DAYS Holy Land Pilgrimage (Nov’ 09 – Nov’ 19, 2020)

Due to the coronavirus, this trip has been postponed. We will advise as soon as a new

date is set in 2021.

Right to Life of Michigan is looking for volunteers for some upcoming events. Workers for a booth at Engedi-Fest, a Christian Music Festival in Leonidas (July) and the Fair Booth (September). If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to our liaison, Jennifer Adams at smallben@hotmail.com.

They are also accepting donations for their silent auction in October. Please let Jennifer know if you would like to donate.

GOT EMPTIES?? The Knights of Columbus are still collecting returnable bottles, cans, and plastic containers. The empties can be dropped off at the pavilion behind the church. A container has been provided or you may leave them in your own plastic bags. Please call or text one of the numbers listed below if you plan on dropping off empties. We want to make sure that they’re moved into the pavilion. Thank You!!

Larry Larsh 269-257-0259 - Jeff Springer 269-535-3244 Mike Didelot 269-816-3524

In Memoriam – Bishop Emeritus James A. Murray

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Bishop

Emeritus James A. Murray who was laid to rest on

June 11th. A Memorial Mass for Bishop Murray is

being planned for August 2nd, 2020 at St. Catherine

of Siena Parish, Portage.

“Be What You are and Be at its Best.” S.F.S Dear Friends, Humility is the foundation of the spiritual life. Because of this foundation, the Lord God can dwell more fully within us. In today’s Gospel parable, “A sower went out to sow.” This is the first of four illustrations that Jesus paints in today’s parable. The first three illustrations are pictures of the sower laboring in vain, because of the path, rocky ground, and thorns. Only the fourth illustration describes seed falling on rich soil, producing fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. The first three illustrations show you three things that you must avoid in your spiritual life, in order to have a soul that’s rich soil for the bearing of spiritual fruit. The first illustrates ignorance: that is, not understanding what the Word of God tells us. To grow in humility requires knowledge of God, and self-knowledge. Knowledge of God is simple, because God is simple. God is Love. But self-knowledge is more complicated. Self-knowledge has two parts: knowledge of myself as a fallen person, who has stumbled and fallen into the filth of sin; and knowledge of myself as someone loved by God, who has picked me up, washed me in the Blood of the Lamb, and raised me to the dignity of His own child. These three forms of knowledge, then—knowledge of God, knowledge of myself as fallen, and knowledge of myself as raised by God—are like three legs of a stool on which I sit. Without any one of these three, I will fall to the ground. Humility is the foundation of the spiritual life. Humility will grow inside of you as you rest more in the knowledge of who you are, who God is, and who God wants you always to be. Here’s a concrete example of how to let this soil of humility become richer. Each night before going to sleep, make sure to spend at least three minutes in prayer. Divide this time in prayer into three equal parts. During the first third, make an examination of conscience concerning the day that’s just ended. During the middle third, express sorrow to God for failing to act as His beloved child. During the last third, give thanks to God for the love, mercy, pardon and peace that is always, and every day, offered to you by Christ Jesus.

“Be Blessed and Be a Blessing” Yours lovingly in Christ & Mary, Fr. R. Mathias MSFS

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME JULY 12, 2020

From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal… IMMACULATE CONCEPTION LECTORS, SERVERS

AND MINISTERS SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 18 at 4:00 p.m.

Sacristan: Peg Yoakam

Lector: Dick Imgrund

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Susan Studabaker & Marie Koole

Sunday, July 19 at 11:00 a.m.

Sacristan: Nancy Schopf

Lector: Tom Springer

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Sherry Butler & Angie Levandoski

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The NaBonal AssociaBon of Catholic Nurses The Na5onal Associa5on of Catholic Nurses is pleased

to announce the start of a local council in our diocese.

The steering commiee is working diligently to develop

the core components of mee5ng 5me, loca5on and

topics. The main goals of the council are to provide

spiritual nourishment, ethical support, networking and

friendship with fellow Catholic Nurses. Join hps://

NACN-USA.org and as a member of the na5onal

associa5on you will be automa5cally enrolled as a

member in our local council and will receive updates on

council forma5on. Ques5ons? Contact Janet C.

Munday, BSN, RN. Regional Director

JanetMunday@gmail.com

In Christ’s Peace,

Mrs. Sharon Voege

Dear Parishioners,

Help Support our School without any extra spending! It just takes a little time!

Coca Cola GIVE – Simply enjoy your favorite

beverage from the Coca Cola bottling company.

When finished enter the code on the bottle cap and

our school earns five cents per cap. Enter codes at

us.coca-cola.com/give . If you drop off the caps to

the school we will enter codes for you.

School Spirit – Sponsored by Aunt Millie. Like box tops for education, save the UPC label

from Aunt Millie’s bread and pastry products and our school receives money back.

Box Tops for Education - Clip and

collect labels from hundreds of products.

Each label is worth money for our

school!

Amazon Smile - Log into smile.amazon.com

and identify Immaculate Conception School

as the designated organization. Then shop

just like the regular Amazon site. You get

your items and the school gets a donation!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Trauma does not discriminate. It’s like the air around us

except it’s toxic and can affect us to the core. Trauma

Recovery Associates programs can help you work

through your experiences and build a beer future for

yourself and your family. Call Trauma Recovery Associates

at 269-459-2121 and learn about our free programs.

Collection numbers were not available when the bulletin was submitted.

They will be in the next bulletin.

Happy Birthday to Ron Riopel

who is celebrating his 87th

birthday on July 14th.

ImmigraBon Assistance Program Remote Services Available

Although our office is closed due to the stay-at-home order, the

Immigra5on Assistance Program con5nues to offer the following

services remotely:

DACA renewals, Green Card renewals, Work Permit renewals

Consulta5ons (limited)

For more informa5on, please email Miguel Rosas at

mrosas@diokzoo.org or Samantha Lindberg at slindberg@diokzoo.org

The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your

prayers:prayers:prayers:prayers:

Michael Stedman Bella Espinoza Eliza Eichorn Bentley Larkins Liam Mullin Diamond Ruby Nicholas Soto Bianca Espinoza Gerardo Munoz Duran

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN

OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE FRANCIS JULY PRAYER INTENTIONS

Our Families We pray that today's families may be accompanied with love, respect and guidance.

ST. BARBARA CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, July 12

8:00 a.m. For the People of the Parishes

Sunday, July 19

8:00 a.m. †Bob Regep

By: Dennis & Barb Cristofaro

Lector: Joyce Davis

ST. CLARE CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, July 12

9:20 a.m. †Pauline Harris

By: Marvin Gage family

Wednesday, July 15

8:00 a.m. †Pauline Harris

By: Jim & Darlene Ruden

(This inten5on will be included in Mass at IC)

Sunday, July 19

9:20 a.m. †Joseph & †Stella Dutka

By: Robert & Charlene Dutka

Lector: Janet Sehy

Hole-Y Shebang Golf OuBng, Monday, July 13, 9 a.m.

Gull Lake View Golf Course, Augusta

Join Catholic Chari5es Diocese of Kalamazoo for an

inaugural golf ou5ng on Monday, July 13. 100% of

the proceeds will benefit The Ark Service for Youth,

Caring Network and Bridges Mental Health

Counseling. Sponsorship is available star5ng at $100.

Register to sponsor or golf online at ccdok.org.

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Building Fund

Open enrollment for 2020-2021 Don’t miss out on the opportunity to give your child the gift of a

Catholic Education. We are currently accepting online applications for the 2020-2021 academic school year. We offer elementary, preschool,

and child care programs. You may connect with us in the following ways. Contact the school office by phone, email us at

principal@iccatholicschool.com, or visit us online at www.iccatholicschool.com.

Henriea Fialkowski

Nancy Nasser

Larry Broker

Grayson Dudd

Dcn. Mike McCloskey

Diann Robinson

Ron Riopel

Bryan Fuller

Arwen Burkey

Eliza Eichorn

Emily Castro

Pa5no Castro

David Lorencz

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PARISHIONERS! July 12 - 18

Adult Bible Study, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Join in every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a weekly Bible study

via Zoom. The study will be led by a Diocesan staff

member and will discuss the coming Sunday’s Gospel

reading. Learn more and register at

diokzoo.org/diocesanofferings.

Pregnancy Helpline is hos5ng 2 fun Open Houses this summer

to help people know what we do at the Center! Open houses

are on Saturdays: June 27 and July 18, for Pro-life friends to drop

in between 1 & 5 PM either day! There will be refreshments

and a quick tour with live Role Plays of what happens in the

Pregnancy test and Ultrasound rooms!

Plus, everyone may bring your Pennies to put in the Pool on

the Pa5o -- for our collec5on for the Guiness record-breaking

Penny Tower at the St. Joe County Fair in September.

Sunday Experience

The Diocesan Parish Life and Lay Leadership Secretariat has

created a page of resources for your family to con5nue

your prayer life at with home, you may find these resources

at diokzoo.org/sundayexperience.

49th Anniversary and Jubilee Celebration Mass Tuesday, July 21, 4 p.m.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Portage

The Diocese of Kalamazoo celebrates the 49th Anniversary of establishment as a local church on July

21, 2020, marking the beginning of our 50th Jubilee Year which will be celebrated on July 21, 2021. To

celebrate both the 49th Anniversary and our Priest’s Jubilee a Celebration Mass will be hosted at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Portage. At this special

Celebration Mass the Holy Oils, which were blessed at the Chrism Mass in April, will be distributed to each Parish. Registration for this Mass will be required,

details for registering will be forthcoming. Fr. Mathias and Fr. Richard Altine will both be

celebrating their 25th Jubilee at this Mass.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME JULY 12, 2020

Welcome To Our Parishes If you would like to enroll, change your address, or simply

have ques5ons about our parish, please fill out the form

below and drop it in the collec5on

basket or mail it to the Church office:

645 S. Douglas, Three Rivers, MI 49093

Name_________________________________________

Address________________________________________

City/Zip________________________________________

Phone_________________________________________

Please circle one: IC Church St. Clare St. Barbara

O I would like to enroll as an ac5ve member.

O Please change my address to the one shown above.

O I would like to learn more about school/parish ac5vi5es.

O I would like to learn more about the Catholic faith.

O I would like to offer the name of a homebound or ill Catholic who is

not currently being visited:_________________________.

O I would like to speak with a priest about a voca5on to the priesthood

or religious life.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 645 S. DOUGLAS AVE., THREE RIVERS, MI

St. Clare Mission Parish St. Barbara Mission Parish 23126 M-86 479 S. Burr Oak Road Centreville, MI 49032 Colon, MI 49040

Rita Barton

Caroline Beebe

Darlene Brion

Florence DalPonte

Chester Dobrowlski

Vic Feczko

Jackson Gustafson

Randy/Sharon Jacobs

Emma Kle

Ruth Lahmeyer

Cassandra Lems

Ginger Lorencz

Mike McCauslin

Tom Merchant

Eileen Miholer

Karen Miles

Kate Stevenson

James Tokarski

Laurie VanTassel

Terry/Barb Wallace

Janet Williams

Jim Wragg

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THOSE IN

SPECIAL NEED

OF OUR

PRAYERS

Parishes & School InformaBon

Immaculate Conception School (PK-5th) Principal - Sharon Voege

Website: www.iccatholicschool.com 269-273-2085 principal@iccatholicschool.com

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

Together with the parents, parish and community, We provide a Christ-

centered Educa�on to:

Build Faith based on the truths of the Catholic Church. Develop Knowledge for becoming productive citizens Practice Christian Service as Jesus taught Thereby Changing the World One Student at a Time

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Knights of Columbus #4141: Mike Didelot - 273-9259 Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, church hall

Daughters of Mary: Nancy Schopf - 858-3730 Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., church hall

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