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BULLETIN REQUESTS: E-mail: [email protected]
no later than Mondays @ 4PM
Immaculate Conception Church Parish Mission Statement
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrates the Eucharist and proclaims the gospel—in worship, through our love of God and for each other, and with our ministry to the marginalized. We journey together in our faith, united by our trust in Christ’s love and mercy and the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Main Office 607/273-6121 Fax: 607/273-0185
www.immconch.org [email protected]
www.facebook.com/immconch
PARISH STAFF
Fr. Augustine Chumo Pastor [email protected]
Erika Linsdell Parish Admin. Assistant [email protected] x101
Gary Vrabel Music Ministry [email protected] ext. 111
David Zellinger Finance Director [email protected]
Kathleen Adessa Bookkeeping [email protected]
Rich Rasmussen Pastoral & Catechetical leader [email protected] ext. 102
Dan Hurley Deacon [email protected] 585-319-8205
Calvary Cemetery 272-5780 638 Five Mile Drive, Ithaca Mike Moravec Cemetery Manager
SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: A preparation session is required before the baptism of your child. Please call 273-6121 prior to your due date for an appointment.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:30P—4PM
MARRIAGE: Please call 273-6121 at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call 273-6121 to
request this sacrament.
HOSPITALIZATIONS: Call 273-6121 if your loved one is in the hospital.
George Green Parish Center
113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850
Hours: Mon.—Fri. 8:00AM—4:00PM Closed for Lunch
12 - 1 pm
JOIN US FOR OUR LITURGIES
MASS SCHEDULE
Monday & Thursday 12:10PM
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM
Saturday 8:30AM
Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM
Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM
JULY 15, 2018 15TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
Our Vision: To be a community of God’s Love and Service
TUESDAY, JULY 17
1:00P— FOOD PANTRY-PH
OFFERTORY AND FINANCE
July 8, 2018
Plate Collection $7,033
Electronic ACH $195
Emerging churches $1,261
Attendance 597
Budgeted $
Where we stand $
• Pietra Fitness, a fitness program that integrates physical exercise with Christian prayer met regularly this past year in our parish on Wednesday this past year. Many thanks to the women who attended classes. Now it’s time to break from indoor workouts to pray, exercise and enjoy the beauty of God’s gift of the summer outdoors. PF classes will resume August 15th, 3pm in Carges Hall. For further information, or if you would like to participate in a PF class at another location, contact Pat Ober, 279-5277 or [email protected].
• Fr. Kevin Hanlan, a Maryknoll priest, will preside at Mass on the weekend of July 21/22. No second collection, but sign-ups to receive the Maryknoll newsletter will be accepted.
• If you know of a parishioner who is homebound or in any of the senior living facilities call the parish office. We are committed to reaching out to all our parishioners
• Lost and found items: Always check in the basket at the back corner of the Church.
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THIS WEEK
• Volunteers needed to assist with Parish Directory. Especially need volunteers to take appt’s after Masses the end of July. Please contact Erika 273-6121.
• Many volunteer opportunities are forthcoming in the coming weeks. Stay tuned your help will be very much needed especially for the upcoming parish picnic.
• Ministries is away to allow the Spirit of God to work in us and trough us; pray and consider what you would like to be part of in our parish.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITES
NEED TO KNOW
APPRECTIATION CORNER
Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Do you know someone who may be interested? Baptized or un-baptized, if you have not received the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation), you can begin the life-changing journey toward full membership in the Catholic Church by joining the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program. The RCIA process begins in September 2018 and culminates with full initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 20, 2019
For information about the RCIA process, or simply to ask questions call the Parish
Office at 607-273-6121 or visit: http://www.immconch.org/faith-sacraments/rcia-rcic/
• A note of thanks to all the ladies who folded and addressed the Newsletters for mailing.
• We thank the Mercy Associates for taking on a new ministry to keep the Church tidy and orderly.
• Many thanks to the resurrection choir, and funeral altar servers for their minis-try to the bereaved families.
Sunday, July 15 8:30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM Clare Grady (L) for your Witness from Chris Pothier & Jeff Jones Monday, July 16 12:10PM COMMUNION SERVICE Tuesday, July 17 7:00AM Ann Argetsinger from Sr. Edna Slyck, RSM Wednesday, July 18 7:00AM Albert Iacovelli from Nancy Iacovelli Thursday, July 19 12:10PM Howard Trampanau from Ivana Gillet Friday, July 20 7:00AM Elaine Apgar from The Brown Family Saturday, July 21 4:30PM Marjorie Ciaschi from Phil & Loretta Goss Sunday, July 22 8:30AM Adele Malinauskas from Martin & Melba Lakin & Family 10:30AM For Parishioners
Mass Intentions
The Mass Intention on Monday, July 9 was for Gloria Padula from Yolanda Elmo & Gerald Tucker. It was a last minute change after the bulletin had already gone into print. The Mass for the Dale & Hancy Families will be celebrated on 8/17/18.
Learn Swahili with Fr. Chumo
Vocabulary
shikamoo = a respectful greeting towards elders marahaba = a response for “shikamoo”. Usiku mwema = good night tafadhali = please Umeankaje? = how was your night? Umeshindaje? = how was your day? Siku njema = have a nice day.
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke of the following date with tears. But he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth and now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth. For it mat-ters not, how much we own; the cars, the house, the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard; are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real. And always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to anger and show appreciation more. And love the people in our lives like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile. Remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So when your eulogy is being read with your life's actions to rehash. Would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash? (The Dash by Linda Evans) So, what do you want your life to say to others? How does that reflect the presence of Christ in your life?
Parish Directory
“Lifetouch,” who has taken over from the former Olan Mills Portrait Studio, will be working with us on a new Parish Directory. The last time we had a directory print-ed was in 2011, so it is high time for us to do an update!
Our portrait sessions are now scheduled for Friday, Au-gust 17th &Saturday, August 18th AND Friday, Sep-tember 7th & Saturday, September 8th. We hope this fits for families having college age children, before they head off to school.
Visit our church website for a link to the scheduling page and select your own appointment time. Volunteers are needed to assist with session scheduling after Masses the end of this month, and during the photography sessions! Please contact Erika at 273-6121 if you can help.
The Immaculate Conception Parish picnic is set for Sun-day, August 12, 2018 at the Cass Park Pavilion from Noon to around 4 PM.
This will be a dish to pass picnic lunch with the parish providing hot dogs and drinks, so mark your calendars for this social event.
We will need volunteers to help plan and set up and clean up on the day of the picnic. Keep watching the bulletin for further information.
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YOUTH CORNER
SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS
PLEASE PRAY FOR...
• Refuges fleeing conflicts and persecutions around the world, especially children who are separated from their parents and for lasting peace.
• For safe travels during summers season.
• For Fr. Leo’s 98 years old mom.
• For parishioners with health issues and their families.
OUR SANCTUARY LAMP WILL BURN THIS WEEK IN MEMORY OF
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH TEACHERS @ IC SCHOOL FROM MARGUERITE RAPONI MCCARTHEY
AROUND THE AREA
July is Immaculate’s month to collect Personal Care products for the Samaritan Center at Catholic Chari-ties. Blue bins are placed by the entrances of the church for these items. Personal Care items can in-clude many things such as toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc.
Lakeside Day Retreats Branches Christian Rest and Renewal Center, Inc. invites you for a day of rest and renewal at our Seneca Lake property. 2018 Summer Schedule: “Contemplating Christ with Mary” on Monday, August 6.
All retreats are from 10 AM-4 PM. We ask for a $30 donation.
For more information visit www.branchescenter.org or contact Donna Wieand (716) 901-4313, email: [email protected]
Area people honored/recognized including: Gertrude Vrabel, participation in the “We are Ithaca” project. You can see her with her recorders in the Mu-ral on the commons.
Support Catholic Charities in their “Soap for Hope” drive.
If you know of events and activities happening in our neighborhood share them with us. We would love to be part of good things in our area.
Finance Council Update: June 30, 2018 was the end of the fiscal year for the parish. While the final numbers are not ready, I thought I would give a short report on parish finances and activities: 1) For the past 11 (months through May 31, 2018 ) the parish had about $550,000 in revenue,
mostly from collections ( $464,000 ) , the remainder from rental income, bulletin ads and other miscellaneous sources. Our operating expenses were about $580,000 spread out over salaries, benefits, insurance, utilities, maintenance, and other normal items. We were fortunate that the CMA goal was met so we did not have to make up any difference with the diocese. (I will give a little background into the diocesan calculation of our CMA assessment later this summer.) While our income did not meet our expenses, we did receive several nice unrestricted gifts that made up any shortfall and allowed us to pay all our bills on time. 2) As to the school, the parish has hired Steve Lipinski and Associates to manage the sale of our
property. Much progress has been made, some positive zoning changes have happened and shortly they will actively begin working with potential buyers. For clarification, the “campus” we refer to is all the property owned by the parish on the Buffalo and Plain Street site. This
includes the school, the rectory, the rented house next to the rectory and the Catholic Charities building. It is taking a bit longer than we’d like to get this sale underway, but we are now moving ahead. The downside of this process is that the parish has to continue paying basic operating costs to keep the school maintained, heated, secure, etc. but those expenses are being accumulated and will be reimbursed from the eventual sales proceeds. 3) The Cemetery is operating within budget but with a shortfall in revenue caused by a less than expected sale of new grave sites. The Cemetery committee is developing a “marketing strategy “ to be rolled out to all catholic parishes in our area in the coming months. Repairs to the closed Mt. Olivet cemetery are still under review and planning. 4) Plans are still underway to identify and fund some beautification and upgrades to our church. Father Chumo will speak to that activity later in the summer. In conclusion, thanks to all the support of our parish families we are able to keep our head above water and focus on the most important activities of our catholic community here in Ithaca. Curt Ashman Chair, Finance Council
