CONTACT INFORMATION

Main Office 607/273-6121 Fax: 607/273-0185

www.immconch.org iimmacul@dor.org

www.facebook.com/immconch

BULLETIN REQUESTS:

E-mail: iimmacul@dor.org no later than Mondays @ 4PM

Immaculate Conception Church Parish Mission Statement

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church celebrates the Eucharist and proclaims the gospel—in worship, through our love of God and for each other, and with our ministry to the marginalized. We journey together in our faith, united by our trust in Christ’s love and mercy and the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Augustine Chumo Pastor Fr.Augustine.Chumo@dor.org x109

Erika Linsdell Parish Admin. Assistant Erika.Linsdell@dor.org x101

Gary Vrabel Music Ministry Gary.Vrabel@dor.org ext. 102 Emmanuel Berrido Music Emmanuel.Berrido@dor.org 786-312-9708

David Zellinger Finance Director David.Zellinger@dor.org

Kathleen Adessa Bookkeeping Kathleen.Adessa@dor.org

Rich Rasmussen Pastoral & Catechetical leader Rich.Rasmussen@dor.org ext. 105

Patrick Paolangeli Maintenance ppaolangeli@dor.org 273-6121 Dan Hurley Deacon Dan.Hurley@dor.org 585-319-8205

Calvary Cemetery 272-5780 638 Five Mile Drive, Ithaca Mike Moravec Cemetery Manager

SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: A preparation session is required before the baptism of your child. Please call 273-6121 prior to your due date for an appointment.

RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:30P—4PM

MARRIAGE: Please call 273-6121 at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated wedding date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call 273-6121 to request this

sacrament.

HOSPITALIZATIONS: Call 273-6121 if your loved one is in the hospital.

George Green Parish Center

113 North Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850

Hours: Mon.—Fri. 8:00AM—4:00PM Closed for Lunch

12 - 1 pm

JOIN US FOR OUR LITURGIES

MASS SCHEDULE Monday & Thursday

12:10PM

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 7AM

Saturday 8:30AM

Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30PM

Sunday 8:30 & 10:30AM

JULY 28, 2019 17TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

Our Vision: To be a community of God’s Love and Service

Monday, July 29

12:10p—Communion Service

Tuesday, July 30

7:00a—Communion Service

1:00p—Food Pantry

Wednesday, July 31

7:00a—Communion Service

Thursday, August 1

Welcome Back, Fr. Chumo!

Friday, August 2

5:00p—Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, August 3

1:00p—Matuszak/Somich Wedding Sunday, August 4

Happy Priest’s Day to all Clergy!

We welcome Fr. Chumo back next

weekend, August 3/4.

APPRECIATION

Next Sunday—August 4, 2019 Seventeenth Sunday Ordinary Time

THIS WEEK

DID YOU KNOW...

Submissions are still being accepted for the translation challenge. Winners will be announced in August upon Fr. Chumo’s return

Karibu tena, Father Chumo! = Welcome back, Father Chumo! Nyoyo zetu zitakazwe na neno la Bwana =

May the word of the Lord Sanctify our hearts Sifa zake tuzinene, zitangae pote = May we spread his praise everywhere Tumwimbie nyimbo zetu, anakuja kwetu =

Let us sing him a song for he comes to us

Many thanks...

• To the Immaculate Conception par-ish staff who have kept things run-ning smoothly during Fr. Chumo’s vacation

• To those who helped with set-up and break down for the masses last Sun-day in the parish hall

• To the priests who said Sunday mass-es in Father Chumo’s absence: Fr. Bill Michatek, Fr. Joseph Westfall, Fr. John DeSoscio, and Father William Sokolowski, and to Archbishop Bal-vo who said weekday masses on Mondays and Wednesdays during July. We appreciated your being here!

Parish Picnic Our annual parish picnic is Sunday, August 11, 2019 from noon to 4 pm at Cass Park. We’ll have hot dogs, drinks, and paper products. Please bring a dish to pass. We will be raffling off a double bed size hand-made quilt. Raffle tickets are available after masses this week-end and next. If you would like to help with set-up, cooking, or clean-up please contact Kathy Teeter at 607-592-5192 or at kwt2@cornell.edu.

SAVE THE DATE

Did you know that Immaculate Conception has its own App for iPhone and Android smart phones? Parishioners can stay connected with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twit-ter. The app also includes additional features like our parish

bulletin, prayers, daily readings, and helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession. The “Discover Mass” button helps those who are traveling locate masses in the immediate area. As you can see, the app is a great tool to help stay connected and nurture faith. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish. Once you have load-ed the app, search for Immaculate Conception Church Ithaca, NY and select. You can also use the QR code to download the app.

NOTRE DAME RETREAT HOUSE invites you to….

Come join us for one of our fall week-end retreats on the theme of “Our Spir-itual Journey.” There are three women weekends, two men weekends and one couple’s weekend being offered be-tween September 13 and October 27,

2019. Please visit our website at notre-dameretreat.org or call us at 585-394-

5700 or email ndrtrea@rochester.rr.com for more details.

“Always remember this: life is a journey. It is a path, a journey to meet Jesus. At the end, and forever.” Pope Francis (NCR, Feb. 2014)

Immaculate Conception School “100 Years Book” Copies Available

Copies of the Immaculate Concep-tion School 100 years “book” 1884-1984 are available for $15. The cost covers copying & helps toward the celebration luncheon costs. The books “sold out” at the luncheon and a few more copies have been made. If you would like a copy, please contact the office 273-6121 or mail request to 113 N. Geneva St., Ithaca, NY 14850.

MASS INTENTIONS

The parish Cemetery Committee will conduct a promotion on the sale of cemetery plots and mausoleum crypts at Calvary Cemetery from June 15 through July 31, 2019. During this time period the price of a single grave plot will be reduced by 10% off the current price of $725.00. This reduc-tion will also apply to multiple plots. The prices will increase on August 1, 2019. Mausoleum space prices vary, so please contact Mike Moravec at Calva-ry Cemetery at 272-5780 or stop by the cemetery at 638 Five Mile Drive to dis-cuss options.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• For healing to all those who are sick, ill, are facing or have had surgery, especially Kerman Glaser.

• For children who are homeless and experiencing hunger during the sum-mer

• For those affected by the recent heat waves and drought conditions, both in the U. S. and abroad

• For wage-earners who have recently lost jobs and are seeking new em-ployment

THE NEED TO KNOW

Sunday, July 28 8:30AM For Parishioners 10:30AM DM of the Letizia & Stanton Families from Peter Romani Monday, July 29 12:10PM COMMUNION SERVICE

Tuesday, July 30 7:00AM COMMUNION SERVICE Wednesday, July 31 7:00AM COMMUNION SERVICE Thursday, August 1 12:10PM Sr. Betty Hughes, RSM from The Ober Family Friday, August 2 7:00AM COMMUNION SERVICE Saturday, August 3 8:30AM Ralph & Betty Mazza from Lyn Mazza 4:30PM Eleanor Romanowski from Robert Romanowski Sunday, August 4 8:30AM Frank Gigliello from Marguerite McCartney & Frank Jr. 10:30AM For Parishioners

OFFERTORY AND FINANCE JULY 21, 2019

Plate $5,406

Attendance 442

CEMETERY

AUGUST FEAST DAYS 1st - St. Alphonsus Liguori 6th - Transfiguration of the Lord

7th - St. Sixtus II and Companions, St. Cajetan

8th - St.Dominic

9th - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

10th - St. Lawrence

12th - St. Jane Frances de Chantel 13th - Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

14th - St. Maximillian Kolbe

15th - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)

16th - St. Stephen of Hungary

19th - St. John Eudes

20th - St. Bernard

21st - St. Pius X

22nd - The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

23rd - St. Rose of Lima

24th - St. Bartholomew

27th - St. Monica

28th - St. Augustine

29th - The Passion of St. John the Baptist

Banns of Marriage II

Brianna Cain & Patrick Chalk

Banns of Marriage III

Marika Matuszak & Frank Somich

The very first truth I would tell each of you is this: “God loves you”. It makes no difference whether you have al-ready heard it or not. I want to remind you of it. God loves you. Never doubt this, whatever may happen to you in life. At every moment, you are infinitely loved. Pope Francis, Christus vivit, (Paragraph 112), 2019.

O ur Sanctuary lamp will burn this week in Honor of the

Deceased Members of the ROMANI FAMILY From PETER ROMANI