Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM

Sunday: 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

Monday: No Mass

Tuesday: 6:00 PM

Wednesday - Friday: 8:15 AM

Holy Days: As announced

Contact Us

Pastor: Rev. Thomas J. Hart

frhart@ihmnlr.org

Address: 7006 Jasna Gora Drive

North Li)le Rock, AR 72118

Church Phone: (501) 851-2763

School Phone: (501) 851-2760

Email: parish@ihmnlr.org

school@ihmnlr.org

Website: www.ihmnlr.org

MARCH 6, 2016

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Week of March 6th

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12/Ps 34:2-7/2 Cor 5:17-21/Lk

15:1-3, 11-32

Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13/Jn 4:43-54

Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16

Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13-14, 17-18/Jn 5:17-30

Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-23/Jn 5:31-47

Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-21, 23/Jn 7:1-2,

10, 25-30

Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9-12/Jn 7:40-53

Next Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Ps 126:1-6/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11

This Week’s Readings Please Pray for the following names placed in the Book of Intentions ... For the repose of the soul of Sally Pruss, mother of Tony

Pruss; Julian Szymanski, uncle of Marilyn Henderson, and

parishioner Virginia Glenn

Special Inten@ons: Brad Roeder, Marion Zajac, Jeanne)e

Lisko, Veronica Kaplon, Cecilia Zakrzewski, Sr Catherine

Markey, OSB, Mar@n Miller, Florence Bargiel, Barbara

Baird, Kathleen DeLorenzo, Maureen Kirk, Sandi Elrod, Jim

O’Keane, Frances Chudy, Jessie Ives, Don Howard, Donna

Dear, Ed & Esther Crank, Doris Stone, Tony Chudy, Norb

Herdler, Bonnie Hartnedy, Marsha Himic, David Landers,

Martha Wright, Francisco Vasquez, Mary Hiegel, Kenneth

Richardson, Clare Crownover, Dorothy Miller, Joseph

Sargent, Bill Deaton, Joe Short, Evan & Ella Kate White,

Mark & Tera White, and Chad & Jill Grady.

2 WELCOME TO IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Monday, March 7

No Mass

Tuesday, March 8

6:00 p.m. †Gussie Zakrzewski

By Family

Wednesday, March 9 8:15 a.m. †Rafael Rondón

By Jim Dobry Family

Thursday, March 10

8:15 a.m. †Fayna Davidson

By Pat & Karen Murphy

Friday, March 11

8:15 a.m. †Max Hulse

By John & Maria Diaz

7:00 p.m. Sta�ons of the Cross

Saturday, March 12

5:00 p.m. †Victor Banaszak (Anniv)

By Theresa Banaszak

Sunday, March 13

8:00 a.m. †Joseph & Mary Wilk

By Phillip Wilk

10:30 a.m. †All Parishioners

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA classes are in the Parish Life Center on Sundays from

9:10 am to 10:20 am.

March 6 Second Scru@ny, 8 am

March 6 Social Jus@ce

March 13 Moral Life

March 13 Third Scru@ny, 10:30 am

March 20 Palm Sunday

March 21 Chrism Mass

Please call Deacon John Hartnedy at 501-313-8144 for

more informa@on.

Eucharistic Adoration

“Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of

graces and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who

asks for them.”

— St. Peter of Alcantara

Our Parish provides the opportunity for

everyone to share Eucharis@c Adora@on on

Wednesdays from 1-9pm. We invite all to

pray with Jesus as the Blessed Sacrament is

exposed on the altar. Even if just for a few

minutes, please make sure you take the @me

to stop in Church and give thanks to Him

from whom every good comes.

Fridays

during

Lent

7 pm

Ministers for Next Weekend

Mental Health Support Group The St. Dymphna Society, a peer support group for people

with mental health challenges, con@nues to meet the last

Tuesday of each month. Mee@ngs are in Fletcher Hall at

St. John Center at 6:00 p.m. Please call Rebecca Cargile at

664-0340 ext. 355 if you have any ques@ons. No

reserva@ons are necessary, and all are welcome!

MARCH 6, 2016 • FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 3

Saturday, March 12, 5 pm Sunday, March 13, 8 am Sunday, March 13, 10:30 am

Eucharis;c Ministers/Lectors

Dc Brunon Strozyk

Georgia Campbell

Anita Bercher

L-Danny Bercher

Dc John Hartnedy

Autumn Williams

Carolyn BeMnger

L-Jim Genty

Judy McCafferty

Evelyn McKinnon

Carol Slaymaker

L1-Patrick Murphy

L2-Karen Murphy

Servers

DT Hindman

Darlene Hindman

Audrey McClendon

Jerrod Merica

Kaci Elrod

Hayden Mayes

Madysen Mayes

Paul Piechocki

Dylan Flanagan

Lauren Fulks

Michelle McNespey

Joseph Dobry

Jus@n Dobry

Ushers

HU-Amy Richmond

Morris Richmond

Jus@n Boehmer

Donna Banaszak

HU-Jeff Houser

Rich Sponer

Randal Piechocki

Jimmy Pruss

HU-Jimmy Bradley

John Waters

Stacie Burton

Dan Rankin

MSM 7th Preview Day On Wednesday, March 16 from noon to 3:20 p.m.,

Mount St. Mary Academy will provide a special day for

7th graders to find out more about what it's like to be a

"Mount Girl!" To register, visit mtstmary.edu, click

Admissions, 7th Grade Preview Day.

Haiti

For our IHM Lenten project, there will be a special second

collec@on the weekend of March 12-13 for parish and

school in Hai@ that Fr. Hart visited last year. There are

also Lenten Offering Boxes on the table in the narthex for

this great cause.

Communal Reconciliation Services

There will be a communal reconcilia@on service for Lent at

Immaculate Conception in NLR on Thursday, March 10 at 6 pm,

and at Christ the King in LR on Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30 pm.

Youth Faith Formation Director IHM seeks a candidate to direct parish junior and senior

high youth ministry and faith forma@on. Must be Catholic

with sacrament knowledge, strong presenta@on skills and

ability to organize educa@on material and manage events

and volunteers. Posi@on averages 40 hours per week and

includes benefits. Weekend and evening availability and

core parish office hours required. Send cover le)er and

resume to Father Hart by email to frhart@ihmnlr.org or

mail to IHM, 7006 Jasna Gora Dr., NLR 72118.

MSM Lenten Evening of Reflection Mount St. Mary Academy's Lenten Evening of Reflec@on

will be Tuesday, March 8 at 5:30 pm in the Cafeteria (light

supper and reflec@on). Deacon John Hall from Our Lady of

Holy Souls will be the speaker. Everyone is invited to

a)end. $10/person. To register, visit www.mtstmary.edu.

IHM School Bingo The next IHM School Prize Bingo is

Friday, March 11th, 7:30 pm in the Parish

Life Center. Play 20 games for $20!

Special games and concessions available! All proceeds to

benefit IHM School. Come on out for a great @me!

Auditions for Jubilus 29 Adults & teenagers entering high school the fall of 2016,

are invited to a)end Jubilus 29 audi@ons on Monday,

March 7 at 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel church

gym at 1321 S. Van Buren. Come be a part of Cold Case in

Hot Springs! Needed: actors, singers, musicians, cooks, set

builders, etc. For more info call Elizabeth at 570-7758

ereha@dolr.org. This year’s show will be held June 10 & 11

and 17 & 18! A mee@ng for children and teenagers will be

Saturday, March 5 at 2 pm in the Gathering Room in the

old school. Margaret at 413-2029 margaret@astapro.org or

Patricia at 868-9892 / pat.t614@gmail.com.

4 WELCOME TO IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Central Deanery H.S. Tuition Aid Fund The High School Tui@on Aid Fund was established by the

parishes of the Central Deanery to financially assist

registered, ac@ve and qualifying parish families who are

unable to pay the full tui@on cost for Catholic High and

Mount St Mary. Applica@ons are available at the Parish

Church Office, and must be submi)ed by Friday, April 22.

All families must apply online with FACTS Tui@on Grant and

Aid (h)ps://online.factsmgt.com/aid) by April 22 before

they will be considered for processing. Call the Church

Office with any ques@ons – 501-851-2763.

Weekly Collection Summary: Week Ending

2/28/2016 Year To Date

7/1/2015-2/28/2016

Actual $5,561.00 $296,975.24

Budgeted $8,680.22 $286,447.27

Over/(Under) Budget ($3,119.22) $10,527.97

Misc. Weekly Collections Week Ending

2/28/2016 Year to Date

7/1/2015-2/28/2016

School Support $35.00 $9,642.80

School Tui;on Assistance $55.00 $3,866.00

Capital Improvement $25.00 $23,708.73

Financial Update

St. Patrick’s Dinner & Dance Saturday, March 12th at 5 pm in the St Patrick’s Parish

Center, NLR. Adults $12, children 5-12 $6, under 5 years of

age, free. Sponsored by St. Patrick’s Ladies Guild.

Dinner for Seminarians Our parish has been asked to provide dinner for the

seminarians and priests (15 total) at the

House of Forma@on every Tuesday in

March. We are looking for volunteers to

help with these meals. If you are interested

or have any ques@ons, please email parish@ihmnlr.org or

call the office at 851-2763. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Abstinence and Fasting Just as a reminder, during Lent we are called to abstain from meat

on Fridays as a reminder that our Lord offered His body a flesh

sacrifice for our sins. We also abstain from meat and fast on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday. Here the fast entails having only one

full meal a day which is sufficient to maintain ones strength. Two

other meatless meals are allowed, but are to be light and

penitential. Everyone 14 years of age and older is bound to the law

of abstinence, and everyone 18 years of age but not yet 60 is bound

to the law of fasting. Of course, one must be mindful of his own

physical condition. These physical sacrifices help each of us to be

spiritually mindful that Our Lord suffered and died for our sins.

Catholic High Rocket 5K Run/3K Walk/Kids’ Rocket Dash Grab your family and come join the fun at the 12th Annual

Rocket 5K Race on Saturday, April 16. There is a race for

every pace. You can run the 5K, walk the 3K, have the kids

par@cipate in the Kids’ Rocket Dash (10 and under), and

even bring your dog to walk the 3K with Zeke, the school

pet. Register online at www.lrchs.org before March 18 for

$20, aVer March 18th for $25, or $30 on race day.

The Kids' Rocket Dash fee is $10. The proceeds benefit the

Catholic HS Founda@on, which provides need-based tui@on

assistance and supplements teachers’ salaries in order to

a)ract and retain the best and brightest educators.

March Church Cleaning Group Marsha Malchaski, Chairman, Jana Ardoin, Chris@ne

Gubanski, and Sharon Shields. Thank you to those who

helped for the month of February. Your hard work is

greatly appreciated.

Reconcilia;on/Penance 4:00 - 4:45 PM Saturday, 7:30 - 7:45 AM Sunday, or by appointment.

Bap;sms Any Sunday of the month by arrangement. Parents and godparents must

a)end class prior to bap@sm. Call Deacon Strozyk at (501) 851-2049.

Weddings Those preparing for marriage must be registered ac@ve and contribu@ng

parishioners, living within the parish boundaries for at least six months.

They must no@fy the pastor before seMng a wedding date which would

be no sooner than six months from the pastor's approved date and then

begin their marriage prepara@on program.

Natural Family Planning Contact Jim & Joan Dobry at (501) 413-7338.

Visita;on of the Sick Please call the parish office when someone is ill at home, in the hospital

or nursing home.

New Parishioners Welcome to IHM! You are invited to register as soon as possible by

calling the parish office. Or go to our website www.ihmnlr.org and click

“New Parishioner Registra@on” to fill out your informa@on.

Mission Statement

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH

Led by the Holy Spirit, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish opens our hearts to Jesus Christ

by worshipping God together, to become more prayerful people.

We aspire to live the Gospel without compromise and to love the Body of Christ, the

Church. We respect the Church’s tradi@ons and we desire to grow in love and truth within

our community, our family, and ourselves so as to spread the Good News of the Gospel.

Parish Organizations Monthly Meetings

Parish Council 4th Thursday @ 6:00pm

Altar Society 2nd Monday @ 6:30pm

Men’s Club 2nd Sunday @ 6:00pm

Knights of Columbus 3rd Monday @ 6:30pm

IHM School Board 2nd Wednesday @ 6:30pm

Bible Study Sundays @ 9:10am-10:20am

PRE Classes Sundays @ 9:10am-10:20am (August-May)

MARCH 6, 2016 • FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 5

Useful Information

Rev. Thomas J. Hart - Pastor

Deacon John Hartnedy

Deacon Brunon Strozyk

John Benne) - Parish Council Chairman

Lisa Siebold - Secretary - Church

Brian Trice - Maintenance Coordinator

Ginny Stevener - Finance Council Chairman

Dan Smith - School Principal

Pat House - Secretary - School

Parish Staff