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Mailing Address ~ P O Box 307,
Dushore, PA 18614
Parish Office ~ 1 St. Francis Drive,
Mildred, PA 18632
(570) 928-8865
Email ~ [email protected]
Website ~ ihmdushore.com
Reverend Thomas J. Major ~ Pastor
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday
4:00 PM St. Basil’s Church, Dushore
Sunday
7:30 AM St. Francis of Assisi Church,
Mildred
9:30 AM St. Basil’s Church, Dushore
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays ~ 3:15 – 3:45 PM
St. Basil’s Church, Dushore
Sundays ~ 7:00 – 7:15 AM
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mildred
Or by appointment
THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH
St. Basil the Great Church�
Dushore, PA
St. Francis of Assisi Church�
Mildred, PA�
St. John Neumann Shrine�
Sugar Ridge, PA�
St. Francis of Assisi Chapel�
Eagles Mere, PA�
January 19, 2020
A WELCOMING COMMUNITY�
You enter this Church … not as stranger, but as a guest of
God. He is your heavenly Father. Come, then, with joy in
your heart and thanks on your lips into His presence,
offering Him your love and service. Be grateful to the
strong and loyal ones who, in the name of Jesus Christ,
built this place of worship, and to all who have beautified it
and hallowed it with their prayers and praise. Ask His
blessing on those who love His house of faith as the
inspiration of their labor, rejoicing in the power of the Holy
Spirit, and may that blessing rest on you, both in your
going out and your coming in.
Parish Registration:
You must be a registered member of The Immaculate
Heart of Mary Parish to receive Baptism, Confirmation,
First Penance, First Holy Communion, Marriage and to
receive sponsor letters from the pastor.
New Members: Please stop by or call the parish office and
register. (If you are relocating to a new parish, please
notify the office before you move.) Thank you.
Change of Address: Please notify the parish office as
soon as possible if you have had a change of address.
Inactive Catholics: As a welcoming parish, we ask every
parishioner to ask God to put in your heart people whose
hearts we need to reach out and touch with God’s love.
“Before you talk to men about God, you talk to God about
men.” Please, call, write, leave in an envelope in the
collection the name, address and phone number of the
person. Father would be delighted to meet with them.
RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) is a process to bring non-Catholics into the faith.
Anyone seeking information or interested in becoming a
part of this community of faith can call the parish office.
Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are scheduled for the
1
st
and 3
rd
Sundays of the month following the 9:30 AM
Mass. In order to understand and better appreciate this
special sacrament, parents are required to attend the Pre-
Baptismal Program, which is held on the last Saturday of
each month at 7:00 PM in St. Basil’s Rectory. Please
contact the rectory to schedule your child’s baptism.
Sacrament of Marriage: Couples contemplating
marriage should notify the rectory at least six months prior
to the date to allow necessary time for proper preparation.
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: Urgent calls
will be attended to at any time of the day or night.
Visitation of the Sick: Please call the parish for
visitation of the sick at home, in the hospital, or health care
facility.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: �
We, the Catholic faithful of The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Parish, in union with our Holy Father, the Pope, and our
Bishop, are called through Baptism to share in the ministry
which Jesus Christ has entrusted to the One, Holy,
Catholic, and Apostolic Church. As priest and lay faithful
in a rural area, we utilize our energy to serve the spiritual
needs of the Kingdom of God to promote a culture of life,
justice, and peace to this generation and the generations
that follow us.
PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Heavenly beauty and
splendor of the Father, you are the most valued Heavenly
treasure.
New Eve, immaculate in soul, spirit and body, created of
the godly seed by the Spirit of God, you are the spiritual
Mother of mankind.
Pure Virgin, full of grace then and now, your whole being
was raised Heavenly in full glory, to be elevate-d above
all the hosts within the Kingdom of God.
O Heavenly Mother, Queen of Heaven and earth, I
recognize the glory of your highest title, the Immaculate
Heart of Mary!
Loving Mother, dispenser of endless blessings, you who
continually intercede on our behalf,
please present my need before your loving Son, Jesus.
(Mention your request)
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, I know that you are now
presenting my need before Jesus, for you have never
turned away those in dire need.
Mother dearest, I await your favorable answer,
submitting myself to the Divine will of the Lord, for all
glories are His for ever and ever. Amen.
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
The First Reading is from the Book of the Prophet
Isaiah (49:3, 5-6). God’s servant, Israel, will be made a
light to the nations.
The Responsorial Psalm (40:2, 4, 7-10) God desires
obedience.
The Second Reading is from the first Letter of St. Paul
to the Corinthians (1:1-3). Paul greets the Church in
Corinth.
The Gospel Reading is from the Gospel of John (1:29-
34). On the cusp of fame, power, or influence, would
you turn it down? Today’s Gospel again features John
the Baptist. Controversial but popular, John has
gathered quite a group of followers. He has disciples.
People come from near and far to be baptized by him.
Pharisees and government leaders are drawn to his
preaching. If John was another man, a lesser man, he
would have claimed his own greatness. Instead, John
the Baptist is a witness to humility.
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and
said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God … he is the one of
whom I said, “A man is coming after me who ranks
ahead of me.”… the reason why I came baptizing with
water was that he might be made known.’” Rather than
point to himself, John points to Christ. John could have
grasped at what he had accumulated. He could have
seen Jesus as a Messianic competitor. Instead, John
knows who he is. He knows his place as forerunner.
Because John knows who Jesus is. “I have seen and
testified that he is the Son of God.”
A life of humility, a life for others, can be challenging to
live. So much of our culture is built around
achievement and individualism. We can justify it, too,
in pursuit of “greater goods” and higher ideals. In the
process, however, we might miss our own participation
in the kingdom of God. John, for all of his humility,
was not an afterthought. In another Gospel passage,
Jesus calls him “the greatest prophet,” even the greatest
of men. Why? Because he fulfills the mission given to
him by God: to announce the coming of the Messiah.
We too are prophets and forerunners. Our witness to
the Gospel is meant to point people to Jesus. Consider
your own mission this week. To whom are you called
to announce the good news of the Son of God?
©LPi
Readings
Reflection
Monday ~ St. Fabian, Pope, Martyr; St. Sebastian,
Martyr
1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday ~ St. Agnes, Virgin, Martyr
1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 see
516: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 13:44-46
Wednesday
1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b-2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6
Thursday ~ St. Vincent, Deacon, Martyr; St.
Marianne Cope, Virgin
1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12
Friday ~ St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor of
the Church
1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 see 518:
Eph 3:8-12; Jn 15:9-17
Saturday ~ THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, THE
APOSTLE
Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1-2; Mk 16:15-18
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 8:23—9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt
4:12-23
Bible Study on Monday nights
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A Prayer for our Military
God our Father, walk through my house and
take away all my worries; and please watch over
and heal my family. Heavenly Father, hold our
troops in Your loving hands. Protect them as
they protect us. Bless them and their families
for the selfless acts they perform for us in this,
our time of need. These things I humbly ask in
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
Amen.
Please pray for:
Darrin J. Denmon
PMB 155; P O Box 30800, Honolulu, HI 96820
LtG Matthew C. McCandless
MH 605 Sea Hawk Combat Squadron
USS Abraham Lincoln (Carrier)
Steve and Natalie Dymond Caezza
PCS 817 Box 1806
FPO, AE. 09622
Lt. Col Bradley S. Pennella
155 Saint Mary’s Lane
Stafford, VA 22556
Saturday, January 18
3:15 - 3:45 PM Dushore Sacrament of Reconciliation
4:00 PM Dushore Mass for the People
Sunday, January 19
7:00 – 7:15 AM Mildred Sacrament of Reconciliation
7:30 AM Mildred Yvonne M. Evangelisti by
Danny & Linda Schaad
9:30 AM Dushore Jim Bahl by the family
Monday, January 20
9:00 AM Mildred Dorothy Schoch by Steven
Yonkin
Friday, January 24
9:00 AM Mildred Wayne H. Sick by Jerry &
Dolly Sick & Family
Saturday, January 25
3:15 - 3:45 PM Dushore Sacrament of Reconciliation
4:00 PM Dushore Rita A. Walsh by the Walsh
family
Sunday, January 26
7:00 – 7:15 AM Mildred Sacrament of Reconciliation
7:30 AM Mildred Mass for the People
9:30 AM Dushore Donald M. Kiernan by Michael
& Christine Skurecki
Weekly Liturgical Celebrations
Our Weekly Parish Offertory
Collection
The Immaculate Heart of
Mary Parish
January 11 & 12, 2020
$4,575.00
Storm Damage Fund
$2,438.00
January Second Collections
January 19 ~ Heat & Eat Fund
January 26 ~ Storm Damage Fund
Thank you for your generosity!
Storm Damage Fund Total
$123,966.41
Fiscal Year (July 1, 2019—June 30,
2020)
Total Offertory
$170,836.57
Total Expenses
$211,855.50
Storm Damage
$70,889.70
Arrears (Debt)
$20,164.00
Liturgical Ministers for January 25-26
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MARCH FOR LIFE,
Friday, January 24, 2020
Sponsored by Bradford County Pennsylvanians
for Human Life
Costs: $30/person for round trip bus transpor-
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Contact: Rob Howard at 570-395-3417 or
Departing from Athens Twp 5 am, with stops in
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Arrival Washington, D.C. March for Life Rally on The
Mall, approx. noon
Bus departs Washington by 4:15 pm, to avoid rush
hour traffic delays.
Estimated return to Athens is 12:20 am , Wysox 11:50,
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This is the 48th anniversary of the Supreme
Court opinion (Roe vs Wade).
Join with the hundreds of thousands witnessing
for the sanctity of life.
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Towanda, walk to the bridge and back
to The First Presbyterian Church for a
nondenominational worship service,
followed by light refreshments. We are
blessed to have as our guest speaker,
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join in our witness to the Sanctity of
Human Life and give a voice to the
more than 60 million unborn babies
who have died from abortion in the US.
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