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 4 - Vigil Mass

4:00 p.m. †Leonard and †Phyllis Macy

By: daughters

Sunday, July 5 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

11:00 a.m. †Frank Granzo�o

By: Goffeney family

Monday, July 6 - St. Maria Gore/

8:00 a.m. †Helena Oye

By: Vincent Oye

Tuesday, July 7 - Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions

6:30 p.m. †Justo and †Emma Young

By: Nancy Tobon

Wednesday, July 8 - St. Gregory Grassi and Companions

8:00 a.m. †Jim Baker (Birthday)

By: Linda Baker

Thursday, July 9 - St. Augus7ne Zhao Rong and Companions

Friday, July 10 - St. Veronica Guilliani

6:30 p.m. †Thomas Benner

By: Rita Barton

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

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, July 12

First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm: 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14

Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

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

“Be What You are and Be at its Best.” S.F.S Dear Friends, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Very often we think that reading the Bible, especially the Gospels, is the same as living or observing them. And that is far from the truth. I think this can readily be seen in just a few words that our Lord says in today’s short selection. He tells us to ““Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Now I think we would all agree that these are very consoling words. But really how many of us have really ever done this? First of all, we all have to agree that in life we labor and are burdened. I think our Lord is referring here to when things are getting more difficult than usual. Sure, we have to work every day. But I think He is especially referring to the times when the work or the burdens get bigger or harder than usual. And that can happen in so many ways. And when that does happen, how often do we think to take them to our Lord? Do we ever think to just take and pour them out to our Lord in His presence? What do you think our Lord meant when He said, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened?” He meant that we should take our burdens to Him, offer them to Him, and talk to Him about them, asking for a solution. And let me add in regard to this point that when we talk to Him about them, we at times have to be quiet and just reflect to see what kind of answer He might be suggesting to us. What do we do most of the time? Most of the time we tend to take matters in our own hands. If we have a problem or something that is burdening or bothering us, we immediately try to fix it. Instead we need to put it first in His hands. Then wait and see what He is going to suggest as to the possible solution. We might be surprised at the different and possibly much better solution. But then we so often can’t wait and want what we want right now. Remember when Jesus said, “Ask and you shall receive”, He never added the word “immediately.”

Happy 4th of July to all of you.

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

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.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME JULY 05, 2020

From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal…

Knights of Columbus Meeting, Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 pm in the Multi Purpose

Building. Masks are required.

IC PARISH SUPPORT Week of 6/28/20 YTD

Sunday Collec5on (64) ............ $ 5,629.42 .............. $ 253,529.22

Holy Days ....................................... $ 0.00 .................. $ 2,047.66

Visitors/Loose ............................ $ 102.00 ................ $ 16,270.80

Mass S5pend ............................... $ 40.00 .................. $ 2,625.00

U5lity Fund .................................. $ 20.00 .................. $ 2,120.00

Dona5ons/Bequests .................... $ 35.00 .................. $ 2,135.00

Total Offertory ....................... $ 5,826.42 ............. $ 278,727.68

Weekly Need........................... $ 5,804.00 .............. $ 303,752.59

Over/Under ............................ … + $ 22.42 ............. ($ 25,024.91)

Income not included in weekly needs:

Vo5ve Lights .................................................................... $ 21.00

IC Help.............................................................................. $ 20.00

School Tui5on Assistance ................................................ $ 25.00

Second Collec5on/Peters Pence .................................... $ 673.00

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION LECTORS, SERVERS

AND MINISTERS SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 11 at 4:00 p.m. Sacristan: Carol Falborski

Lector: Chad Thelen

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Roxana Howe & Mary Sorensen

Sunday, July 12 at 11:00 a.m. Sacristan: Terri Graham

Lector: Jeff Springer

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Marilyn Cheney & Terryl Lewis

The Na7onal Associa7on of Catholic Nurses The Na5onal Associa5on of Catholic Nurses is pleased

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

The steering commi�ee 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 h�ps://

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

Our deepest condolences to Judy Eifert on

the loss of her husband, JIm, who passed

away recently. May Jim and all our

departed have eternal rest in the arms

of the Lord.

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!

The office will be open the week of July 6th

from 8 am to 12 noon, only.

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 be�er future for

yourself and your family. Call Trauma Recovery Associates

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

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN

ST. BARBARA SUPPORT – JUNE 28, 2020 Sunday Collec5on (15) ………………… .............................. $ 485.00

Visitors/Loose …………………………………………………….. ........ $ 96.00

Total Offertory……… ................................................... $ 581.00

Weekly Need ............................................................... ..$ 794.00

Weekly Need Over/Under ....................... ….…..……….. - $ 213.00

Other Income not included in weekly needs:

Second Collec5on/Peters Pence ................................... $ 116.00 ST. CLARE SUPPORT – JUNE 28, 2020 Sunday Collec5on (13)………………… ........................... $ 1,450.00

Visitor/Loose .................................................................. $ 45.00

Total Offertory……… ............................................... $ 1,495.00

Weekly Need ............................................................. $ 1,308.00

Weekly Need Over/Under .........................................+ $ 187.00

Other Income not included in weekly needs:

Building Fund .................................................................. $ 20.00

Memory Tree ................................................................ $ 150.00

Second Collec5on/Peters Pence ................................... $ 128.00

ST. BARBARA CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, July 5

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

Sunday, July 12

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

Lector: Lykreica Bell

ST. CLARE CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, July 5

9:20 a.m. †Joseph Lamento

By: Dennis & Celeste Nemeth

Lecor: Ka5e Davidson

Wednesday, July 8

8:00 a.m. †Tom Mikula

By: Dennis & Celeste Nemeth

(This inten5on will be included in Mass at IC)

Sunday, July 12

9:20 a.m. †Pauline Harris

By: Marvin Gage family

Lector: Mj Pinney

Hole-Y Shebang Golf Ou7ng, 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.

Smile.amazon.com

Shop & support St. Clare Building Fund

Joe Hutson

Joseph Schopf

Carter Bugajski

Vicki Imgrund

Kathleen Kalinoski

Mary Jane Holcomb

Tom Rock

Teresa Chartrand

Michael Jensen

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PARISHIONERS! July 5 - 11

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.

Immigra7on 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

Happy Birthday to Mary Jane

Holcomb who is celebrating her

83rd birthday on July 8th.

MAKING A REPORT OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

The Diocese of Kalamazoo has and will con5nue to cooperate with

the Michigan A�orney General’s inves5ga5on and encourages

anyone with informa5on related to misconduct to call the

repor5ng number set-up by the Michigan A�orney General’s office

at: 844.324.3374

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.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME JULY 05, 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 Bri�on

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

PLEASE

REMEMBER

THOSE IN

SPECIAL NEED

OF OUR

PRAYERS

Parishes & School Informa7on

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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Telephone: 273-8953

E-mail: icchurchtr@outlook.com

Bulletin Deadline Monday at noon.

Permanent Deacon - Bart Connelly 535-7631 Music Director - Director of Religious Ed. - Tim Dumont 718-4921 High School Youth Ministry - Tim Dumont 718-4921 RCIA - Mark & Mary Brost 278-8825

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