Baptisms Parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church should contact the rectory so we can explain the process to you. Baptisms are

traditionally held on the first Sunday of each month. ❖

Marriages Active and participating parishioners are welcome to be

married at Immaculate Conception! Please contact the rectory at least 6 months in advance (preferably a year) so there is

time to complete the marriage preparation process and confirm a wedding date.

Please do not reserve a reception hall before scheduling a meeting with the pastor.

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Shut-Ins If you wish to have your homebound loved-ones receive Holy Communion, please call the rectory (301-884-3123).

New to our Parish? We welcome you to Immaculate Conception Church. For new registrations or updates, please visit our website (ICChurchMD.org) or stop by the Rectory Office which is open: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Mass Intentions Saturday, June 29th, 2019

4:00 pm – Allan Carter

Sunday, June 30th, 2019

7:00 am – Clifton Williams

9:00 am – Parishioners

11:00 am – Donald Miller (Living)

Monday, July 1st, 2019

7:30 am – Carl Raley

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

7:30 am – Rev. Seamus Kuebler

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

7:30 am – Pamela Miller

Friday, July 5th, 2019

7:30 am – Ken Sola

Saturday, July 6th, 2019

9:00 am – Nancy Lippert

4:00 pm – William Davis

Sunday, July 7th, 2019

7:00 am – Chuckie Anderson

9:00 am – Richard Arnold, Sr.

11:00 am – Parishioners

June 30th, 2019

Thirteenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

28297 Old Village Road P. O. Box 166

Mechanicsville, MD 20659 Rectory Office: 301-884-3123 Fax Number: 301-884-7437

Faith Formation Office: 240-230-3167 Parish Email: Immaculateconception.md@adw.org

Parish Website: ICChurchmd.org ❖

Parish Clergy Rev. Michael Tietjen, Pastor Deacon William Kyte, D.R.E.

Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4:00 pm, Sunday at 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 am

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Weekday Masses: Monday – Wednesday & Friday at 7:30 am

1st Saturday Mass at 9:00 am (only 1st of the month) ❖

Confessions: Saturdays at 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm, and after the vigil Mass.

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Eucharistic Adoration: 1st Friday of each month, beginning after the

7:30 am Mass & ending with Benediction at 6:30 pm.

Catholic Education: Grades Pre-K-8 Little Flower School – 301-994-0404 Mother Catherine Academy – 301-884-3165

Grades 9-12 Ryken High School – 301-475-2814

God’s Little Lambs

The altar flowers were donated in

memory of Margaret Slavinski.

Schedule for Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th, 2019. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before Mass begins.

Altar Servers

Sarah Redding Chris Holton

Joe Davis Bryce Manuel & Paul Baden

4:00 pm Saturday 7:00 am Sunday 9:00 am 11:00 am

Eucharistic Adoration

Our next day of Eucharistic Adoration will be Friday, July 5th. You can now sign-up online at ICChurchMD.org. You can visit for 30 minutes, one hour, or longer. Everyone is encouraged to spend some time with Jesus. If you need help signing up online, please call Clare in the rectory.

***Rectory Office Closed*** The rectory office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in honor of Independence Day. The rectory will reopen on Monday.

Prayers for the Sick Please remember the sick members of our parish community in your prayers: Pat Anderson; Chicchina Bailey; Heather Ballard; Wendy Blush; Doris Anne Bradburn; Sandy Burns; Nancy Calvano; Mary Clancy; Cheryl Coppage; Jessie Marie Davis; Jimmy Davis; Thomas Dotson; Thomas Farrell; Michael Ford; Melanie Gibson; Scott Hughes; Meagan Humbert; Christine Koehler; Kathleen Krznarich; Don LeVine; Raymond Meyers; Lou Miller; Jennifer Burroughs Murphy; Sandy Nelson; Lisa Durst Owens; John Redding; Laura Redding; Sis Robey; Ed Shade; Catherine Smith; Richard Szatkowski; Jen Tucker; Philip Wilk; and Lily Williams. If you would like to add your family member to the sick list, please call the rectory (301-884-3123) or email Clare.ImmaculateConception@gmail.com.

Prayers for our Soldiers We pray for those soldiers serving our Country – serving away from home. Anthony Braxton; Blake Guy; Paige Guy, Kellem R. Holt; Nathan J. Holton; Ryan Elliott Lawrence; and Joseph G. Thomas. Please feel free to call us or email Clare.ImmaculateConception@gmail.com to add your soldier serving AWAY FROM HOME on the list.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion John Krznarich, Rose Krznarich, & Charlie Widmayer

Tim Steelman, Judy Ramsey, & Julia Redding Raymond Burch, Debbie Myers, & Sara Neill

Richard Adams, Robert Blackwell, & Ann Thomas

Parish Finance Information The Regular Collection last week was $4,612.78.

The second collection next weekend is for the Renovation Fund.

Online Giving For those interested in donating to our parish online and cancelling their envelopes, please visit our website and see the online giving tab under the more tab. If you have any questions, please call Clare M-W & F, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. If you want to cancel your envelopes, please email Clare.ImmaculateConception@gmail.com and say “Cancel my envelopes please.”

Non Perishable Food Donations Thank you for your continued support of those who are hungry. Some non-perishable food ideas to donate are: bread or roll mix, hamburger helper, stuffing, spam, canned chicken, ravioli or other canned pasta, ceral, canned vegetables, pop tarts, gummies, crackers, and granola bars. Toiletries such as: soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and toilet tissue.

Lectors Mary Ann Bean

Joseph Woodland Joseph Thomas Eric Holm (Sub)

July 4th

Prayer for Independence Day

God, source of all freedom,

this day is bright with the memory

of those who declared that life and liberty

are your gift to every human being.

Help us to continue a good work begun long

ago.

Make our vision clear and our will strong:

that only in human solidarity will we find liberty,

and justice only in the honor that belongs

to every life on earth.

Turn our hearts toward the family of nations:

to understand the ways of others,

to offer friendship,

and to find safety only in the common good of

all.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

R/. Amen.

Prayer taken from the Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers,

Revised Edition, copyright © 2007, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved.

Rosary Leaders Evelyn Diehl

Kathy Berging Mike McCauley

Paul Zimmerman

• Holy Angels, Avenue, MD – Spring Seafood Dinner is this Sunday, March 30th from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Menu: crab balls, steamed spiced shrimp, fried oysters, fried chicken and more. Prices are: adults: $25; advance tickets & carry-outs: $23; children 6 to 12: $8; and children 5 and under: free! For more information or to purchase advance tickets call 301-769-3332.

• St. Cecilia’s, St. Mary’s City, MD – Mass with Healing Prayers on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 PM with Fr. Dan Leary. Confessions will begin at 6:30 PM. All are welcome.

• Holy Face Church, Great Mills, MD – The Spirituality of Lent, Holy Week, and the Easter Season: A Fresh Look on Sunday, April 6th through Wednesday, April 9th beginning at 7:00 PM. There will be a different topic each night. Please see the flier on the bulletin board or call Holy Face Church at 301-994-0525 for more information.

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• esville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad – Card Party sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary on Saturday, April 12th. It will be held at the Hughesville Firehouse. Cards start at 7:30 PM with doors opening at 6:30 PM. Admission is $5 per person. Only Pitch will be played. Cake, coffee and tea will be free with admission. For more information please call Betty Mae at 301-274-3368.

• St. Michael’s School – 6th Annual Golf Tournament to be held at Cedar Point Golf Course on Wednesday, May 21st. If you know of anyone who would like to sponsor a hole or donate items for the door prizes or goody bags that would be awesome! For more information or to sign up please contact Kristi Kovich @ 240-298-5486 or email smsgolf@saint-michaels-school.org. You can also visit the website at www.saint-michaels-school.org and click on Fundraisers and Events.

FAITH FORMATION INFORMATION Sunday, June 30th, 2019

TO ALL FAMILIES OF THE PARISH – Start the summer off right —

attend Mass as a family!

PARENTS AND KIDS –VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) is

scheduled for the week of July 15th – 19th. Please look on our Web Site for the Vacation Bible School Registration. Bring your kids to hear the ROARing lion and his friends tell them what they know about God through games, songs, and crafts.

TEACHERS – Please make sure you received a copy of the Annual

Achievement Test Scores for your grade. Let me know if you didn’t.

DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING WANTING TO BE A FAITH FORMATION TEACHER? GOD IS CALLING YOU. We have a

few openings for teachers. Please give me a call, stop by and see me, or send me an e-mail. We need at least a Kindergarten teacher and a few other AIDES; please apply.

PARISH WEBSITE – Please visit the Parish Website @

www.ICChurchmd.org often to learn about Parish and Faith Formation events. A new schedule and registration information will be posted sometime in June/July for FY2019-2020. Keep your eyes open.

WORD OF WISDOM TO GROW UP WITH: If you FAIL, NEVER give up … because F.A.I.L. really means “First Attempt In Learning” END is NOT the END … In fact E.N.D. really means “EFFORT Never Dies” If you get NO as an answer… just remember “N.O.” really means “NEXT OPPORTUNITY.”

FlockNote is a way for us to reach out to all our parishioners, or a single group, at a moment’s notice via text or email. We can inform you of last minute cancellations, requests for prayer, changes in a scheduled meeting, and more. If you want to sign-up, go to (ICChurchmd.org), click on Subscribe-Flocknote and choose the groups you would like to receive information.

Help Our Marriage Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue, or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriage. This program has helped 10’s of 1,000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information or to register for the upcoming program beginning with a weekend on August 30th – September 1st, please visit: HelpOurMarriage.com, call 443-400-7017, or email 3015@retrouvaille.org.

Altar Flowers If you’re interested in dedicating altar flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one, please call Clare (301-884-3123) and she will help you schedule an available weekend. The cost is $47.

Bible Study Join us for Bible study on Monday, July 1st at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, July 3rd at 10:00 am in the Parish Center.

Bulletin Item Deadline If you have an item for the bulletin, please note that all information needs to be sent to Clare.ImmaculateConception@gmail.com by the close of business on Tuesday. Messages will be edited when necessary.

Intercessory Prayer Join others for intercessory prayer on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center.

Mass Intentions Have you ever wanted to do something special for a family member or a friend? Consider having one of our regularly scheduled Masses said for someone, living or deceased. Contact the rectory if you are interested in scheduling a Mass. Typically, a donation goes with the request – a typical donation is $10.

Rosary The rosary is prayed at the following times:

• First Sunday of the month – 30 minutes before each Mass.

• Every Saturday – 30 minutes before the 4 pm Mass.

• First Saturday of the month – 30 minutes before the 9:00 am Mass.

• Every Wednesday – immediately following the 7:30 am Mass.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initation for Adults) RCIA (Rite of Christian Initation for Adults) is a program that assists those who want to learn more about the Catholic faith. If you have any questions, please call Fr. Tietjen (301-884-3123) or Amy Downs (301-904-7439).

(240-230-3167 or Deacon.Kyte@gmail.com)

Deacon Bill

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Donate Your Car Phone: 800-322-8284

Charlotte Hall Leonardtown (301) 472-4400 (301) 475-5588

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Deputy Chief Training Officer

Danny Morris 301-536-3603

Other Events in Town

• Living the Fourth Retreat at Loyola on the Potomac, Faulkner, MD on Friday, July 5th – Sunday, July 7th. This is a Kairos Alumni Retreat for men and women aged 18 - 30. The cost of the retreat is $195. For more information contact Alice (301-392-0819 or Alice.Case@loyolaretreat.org).

• St. John Vianney Mass with Healing Prayers will be held on Thursday, July 11th at St. Mary Church, Newport. Confessions will begin at 6:00 pm, Mass begins at 6:30 pm. For more information, please call 301-934-8825.

• Encounter Grace, a Catholic women's ministry serving the Southern Maryland area, will host a Meet The Author event on Sunday, July 14th at 1:15 pm at St. Mary's Bryantown Church and School. The featured speaker will be Catholic author and speaker Mary E. Lenaburg and she will share her new book Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God During the Most Difficult Days of My Life (Ave Maria Press). Poignant and moving, Mary is a storyteller like none other. After her talk, Mary will do a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event or you can bring your pre-purchased book for her to sign. Tickets are on sale at encountergrace.co. It will surely be an afternoon to remember!

• Celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on Sunday, July 28th. There will be a tour of St. Ignatius, Chapel Point at 12:00 noon, followed by Mass at 1:00 pm at St. Ignatius, Chapel Point. The day will conclude with a picnic at Loyola on the Potomac at 2:30 pm. Reservations are required for the picnic. For more information, contact Alice (301-392-0819 or Alice.Case@loyolaretreat.org).

• The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will take place October 25th-27th, 2019 in Gaithersburg, MD. This weekend is for couples to strengthen, renew, and rekindle their marriage sacrament. Go to Moments4Marriage.org to sign-up or call 301-541-7007. It’s not too early to sign-up. Early registration is highly recommended.

• Marian Pilgrimage to Spain, Lourdes, and Fatima with Fr. Paul Nguyen from St. George Catholic Church. The pilgrimage is an 11-day adventure from November 12th – 22nd. They will be stopping in Lisbon, Fatima, Salamanca, Avila, Madrid, Lourdes, Montserrat, and Barcelona. The total cost with airfare, taxes and all applicable fees is $2999 from Washington, DC. For more information and to place your reservation please call St. George Parish Office (301-994-0607). Space is limited, please register early.

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