Immaculate Conception Church 16 North Broadway | Irvington, NY | (914) 591-7480 iccirvington.org - February 2, 2020 - The Presentation of the Lord

REV. R. ASHMAN, PASTOR, Chaplain IPD, IFD, GPD

REV. ROY CHETTANIYIL, A

PARISH STAFF Ms. Adrienne Lauer, Coordinator of Religious Education

Ms. Mary Louise Banino, Administrative Aide Mrs. Geraldine Winterroth, Director of Music

Ms. María Amelia Bazdekis, Administrative Assistant

RECTORY CONTACT INFO 16 North Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533

Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00AM - 4:00PM Rectory Phone: 591-7480, Fax: 591-7806

Email: immacon@optonline.net / Website: iccirvington.org

REP OFFICE Classes: Wednesday Afternoons & Evenings

(914) 591-7740 / ccdicc@optonline.net

WE SHARE ONLINE GIVING iccirvington.churchgiving.org

ICC CHOIR

Geri Winterroth: immacon@optonline.net.

ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY Lynn Gambardella: immacon@optonline.net

CYO

Jack Mascone and Lyndan Sawian, Co-Directors http://icc-cyo.assn.la/ iccirvingtoncyo@gmail.com.

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS will take place on the last Sunday of the month and are to be arranged after the birth of your child with one of the Parish Priests. Families must be registered members of ICC. Should a family not be registered, a 3 month waiting period will be expected. Godparents are required to obtain Sponsor certificates from their home parish and with the parents are required to attend a Baptismal Class the Monday before the scheduled Baptism at 7:30 p.m. MARRIAGES Couples wishing to be married here should consist of at least one registered, practicing parishioner of the Parish, or be registered, active parishioners at another Catholic Church, with at least one having a close tie to our Parish. Per Archdiocesan regulations, Catholic members of the couple who are not registered and active members of ICC will be required to bring documentation of their reli-gious status from the home parish where they are registered. Marriages are arranged a minimum of six months before the proposed date, directly with one of the Parish Priests. Pre-Cana must be completed. All additional necessary papers must be submitted in a timely fashion. ANOINTING OF THE SICK is a Sacrament for the physically ill, those burdened by age, anticipating surgery, or near death. Please call the Rectory to arrange an Anointing.

Parish Directory & Contact Information Weekly Mass Intentions

SACRAMENTS AND MINISTRIES SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday: 5:00PM, Sunday: 8:00, & 10:00AM, 12Noon WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday - Saturday: 8:30AM HOLY DAY MASSES: Vigil: 7:30PM, Holy Day: 8:30AM, 7:30PM ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Tuesday 9:00AM-10:00AM PENANCE: Saturday 4:00-4:45PM or by appointment. COMMUNION CALLS: By appointment. Please call SICK CALLS: In an emergency at any time. MINISTRY SCHEDULING: iccirvington@gmail.com FORMED: iccirvington.formed.org LITURGY COMMITTEE: Helena Doley (914) 471-2480. USHERS AND SAFETY: Rectory (914) 591-7480. HOLY NAME SOCIETY: Rectory (914) 591-7480.

Saturday, March 21, 2020 - Lenten Weekday:

8:30AM: Joseph Festa 5:00PM: Parish Family of

Immaculate Conception Church Sunday, March 22, 2020:

The Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:00AM: Philip Maley

10:00AM: James Kennedy 12:00PM: Randy Earl Jefferson

Monday, March 23, 2020 - Lenten Weekday: 8:30AM: Maria Teresa Giorgio

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - Lenten Weekday: 8:30AM: James Cobette

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD:

8:30AM:Marilyn Moffat Thursday, March 26, 2020 - Lenten Weekday:

8:30AM: Ernesto and Francesco Salvi Friday, March 27, 2020 - Lenten Weekday:

8:30AM: Mary Casa Saturday, March 28, 2020 - Lenten Weekday:

8:30AM: Giovanna Edberg 5:00PM: Julia and Stanley Janos

Sunday, March 29, 2020: The Fifth Sunday of Lent

8:00AM: The Parish Family of Immaculate Conception Church

10:00AM: Philip Maley 12:00PM:Maria Sestito

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14). We are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey of conversion. As always, God never gives up on us, especially those who have “fallen asleep” along the road to conversion. The most powerful stories of conversion are proclaimed during these final weeks of Lent. They have the power to shake us out of our sleep. Today’s Gospel story of the healing of the man born blind expos-es the real blindness in the time of Christ—the blindness of the self-righteous religious leaders. In a few weeks, at the Easter Vigil, the Church will proclaim “Christ our Light” as the paschal candle is carried into darkened churches throughout the world. May the darkness of sin that still pervades our lives, communities, and world, be dispelled by the Christ who comes to bring sight to the blind and light to the world.

A Word... Prayers For the Sick and Their Caregivers

Paul Harmey, Frank Drahos, Connie Rinker-Juliano, James Towers, Amelia Banino, Jim Brennen, Nancy Fitzsimmons, Carlos Simbana, Frank Gilligan, Larry Orvieto, Rita Giuliani, Madeline Dean, Anthony Cannuli, Bibimai Sawian, Maribeth Groth, Kate Picciano, Doreen Pohorylo, Ivan Babic, Jr., Trevor Roberts, Colleen Deery, Peter Kingston, and Mickey Donovich.

Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent Monday: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Tuesday: World Day for Truth Concerning Human Rights Violations Wednesday: The Annunciation of the Lord Friday: Abstinence

Light

Today’s Readings

So how’s that Lenten act of penance working out? What did you choose to give up or do? Some-times what we chose to do or not do during Lent, is akin to New Year’s Resolutions, easily forgetta-ble. It’s not a matter of what you do or not to, it is just important to know why we’re doing what we’re doing, or not. So why are you doing what you are doing or not? In the same vein, why do you pray? Why do you go to Mass? The answer to those questions will determine the future quality of your faith. So many of our faithful just go to Mass but they are not quite sure why they are there. Faith is a process, it takes time, work and patience. Just like so many of the things we do in life, like learning the piano, learning a skill or discipline, it takes time, patience and com-mitment to be good at anything. So why would we think that our Faith would be any different? The question becomes are we willing to put the time in to get better at it? Are we committed to making our Faith the most important thing in our lives? That im-plies that we have taken the time to realize what our Faith can do for us. If you have a teen or someone who just doesn’t see the need for Church or religion, ask them to educate themselves on the history of our Church and explore the facts that there has never been a more charitable organization in the history of the world. If education fails them, ask them to read about the Eucharist, it is Jesus Christ, not a symbol, not a sign, it IS Jesus Christ. How can receiving Him worthily not change them? If the Eucharist doesn’t move them, try asking them to go to church for someone or something. Have a sick relative, go for them. Know someone’s who dying, go for them and pray for the repose of their soul. That is one of the original reasons the Mas came to be, to pray for those who have died, to pray for the remission of their sins and that they might be with God in Heav-en, which is why we offer Masses for our beloved dead. When you do eventually come to Mass, you should always have a person or intention in mind. Offer it to the Lord and that intention is your reason to be here. Worshiping in the context of the Mass, has changed minds and hearts. It has caused people to completely change their lives, be-cause they let God in. They saw the need to let God in. Do we? Do we believe that God can change us? Help us? Direct our lives? Change our cul-ture? Change hearts and minds? Do we fully ap-preciate the awesome power of God? Do we even realize what God can do for us, or our families, our marriage, and most importantly, our eternities? So get back to that Lenten sacrifice and know why you’re doing it. Giving up cupcakes must mean more than a Lenten diet!

Saints and Observances

First Reading — As the prophet Samuel anointed David with oil, the spirit of the L rushed upon David (1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a). Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading — You who were once darkness are now light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8-14). Gospel — The man who had been blind from birth proclaimed: The one called Jesus made clay with his saliva, anointed my eyes with it, and told me to wash (John 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]).

LENTEN PRACTICES Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. ln addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, 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 upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

FORMED If you’re going stir crazy, don’t forget that you have access to the free parish subscription to formed.org which gives you 24/7 access to over 300 quality Catholic on line programs, 99+ movies, 101+ audios, & 98+ E-Books. This is an especially handy tool for our parents homeschooling their REP students! Who knows? By the time this is all over, St. Thomas Aquinas won’t have anything on you! (We kid, we kid.) Take advantage of this free service today!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Our Stations of the Cross may have been cancelled, for now, but you can still participate in them online. There are many websites offering them out there. Just check out the ones we suggested for Mass. But here is another that you might like. You can find it on the BUSTED HALO website at https://bustedhalo.com/video/virtual-stations-of-the-cross.

ONLINE MASS Mass… Do you miss it? We sure hope so! But all is not lost. You can watch Mass daily right on our website homepage now. Just scroll down the page a bit, and you will see Bishop Barron’s daily Mass feed. Or click on one of the banners in our scroll for Mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. There are a lot of ways you can watch or lis-ten to Mass. Here’s a list of our favorites. • EWTN

TV: Consult your cable schedule Online: Daily Mass is available at https://www.ewtn.com.

• ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL Last Sunday the Cardinal began saying and televis-ing private Mass at our Cathedral. You can catch it on Sunday’s at 10:15AM at https://saintpatrickscathedral.org. They televise daily Mass, as well.

• CATHOLIC FAITH NETWORK This network offer Mass and more. Visit https://www.catholicfaithnetwork.org.

• SIRIUSXM THE CATHOLIC CHANNEL Tune to Channel 129 for Mass and lots of very enter-taining and relevant Catholic programming.

PARISH UPDATES With all the very necessary measures in place to keep us safe, we have had to make some changes to our Parish routine. Aside from Masses being cancelled, we antici-pate there may be an impact on Holy Week and Easter, as well as First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Nev-ertheless, we are a people of hope, and we will put our creativity to work to address these most important needs. Until then, here is a little on what to expect. • Weekday and Sunday Masses, and all gatherings

and devotionals, including the Stations of the Cross, and Adoration, are canceled until further notice.

• Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals are now only permitted for the immediate family.

• All parish activities and meetings are cancelled. Rectory Office hours are also affected by these changes. Please email the office for all non-urgent matters, or questions. This includes: • Requests for information concerning 2019 donations. • Mass intention requests (aka Mass Cards). • Questions concerning parish activities. In the event of an emergency, please call the Rectory at 591-7480, and listen carefully to the prompts. If you do not have an emergency, and would like to simply leave a message, you can do so and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Unfortunately, some of our most anticipated events have also been postponed or cancelled. This includes: • The Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast With the Bunny • The Parish Seder • The Altar and Rosary Society Communion Brunch • The ICC Roaring 20s Gala Looks like we are going to have a VERY busy Fall! Don’t forget our sponsors who supported our Gala from the get go: Ivkosic Painting, 02 Living, Irvington Hard-ware, and Kelly & Knaplund Law Firm. We owe them a debt of gratitude, and you will be hearing a lot more about them in the coming months. Finally, earlier this week all parishioners on our mailing list were asked to join Fr. Ashman each evening at 6PM to join in communal ICC prayer. If you would like to join, here is our daily prayer.

Mary, our Patron and our Mother,

As you protected and nurtured your Son, our Saviour, we your children, beg your intercession,

protection and consolation. May we trust as you trusted. May we love as you loved. May your Son

bestow upon us the grace to care for the elderly and the vulnerable, be vigilant of our neighbor, quell our

fears, and increase our faith. May these and all prayers unite us with our brothers and sisters, until

such time when we may once again worship together as one family of believers, renewed, hopeful and ever faithful. Mary, the Immaculate Conception, grant us faith, hope and love, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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