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Page 1: HE I HEART OF MARY PARISH...2020/01/19  · 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Liturgical Ministers for January 25-26

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Charter Bus to WASHINGTON, D.C.

MARCH FOR LIFE,

Friday, January 24, 2020

Sponsored by Bradford County Pennsylvanians

for Human Life

Costs: $30/person for round trip bus transpor-

tation. Reservation required & confirmed with payment.

Contact: Rob Howard at 570-395-3417 or

[email protected]

Departing from Athens Twp 5 am, with stops in

Wysox, Wyalusing and Tunkhannock.

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,

Wyalusing 11:30, Tunkhannock 11:00

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,

U.S. Representative Fred Keller. Come

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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1-800-837-1928serving all of North Central Pennsylvania

OFFICE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIALTile • Carpet • General Office Cleaning