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THE IMMACOLATA CATHOLIC CHURCH

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 24, 2021

Staff

Rev. Msgr. Vernon E. Gardin, Pastor ………………………………….. ext. 315 [email protected] Rev. Mr. Joseph LaMartina, Permanent Deacon ..……………...….. Retired Mrs. Angie Moser, PSR Principal ………………..……………….. ext. 303 Dr. Jennifer Stutsman, School Principal ……. ..…..………….…… ext. 332 Mr. Nick Moramarco, Music Director ……………..………………402.0493 Ms. Christine Hoffmeyer, Parish Office Manager …..……………… ext. 311 Mrs. Lynnette Modder, Accountant ..………..…………..………….. ext. 312

Parish Buildings & Offices

Parish Office & Rectory 991.5700 ext. 301 Parish Fax “ School “ ext. 302 Parish School of Religion “ ext. 303

Registration New parishioners, please stop by or call the rectory to register. We look forward to meeting you.

Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 4 p.m. [email protected] Website - www.immacolata.org Twitter- Immacolatastl

8900 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, MO 63117 314.991.5700

www.immacolata.org

To download the ‘Parish MyApp’ on your phone: Text APP to 88202

Parish Mass Times

Sunday Masses: Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m., & 5:00 p.m. Weekday Masses: 6:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. Mon.-Sat. (School in session) 8:45 a.m. Wed. Holy Days: Consult the current Sunday bulletin. Perpetual Help: Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Pastoral Care of the Sick: Contact the rectory to request visitation of the sick, ei-ther at home or in the hospital.

Sacraments

Sacrament of Penance: Weekly: Thurs-day, following 8 a.m. Mass, Saturday 4-4:45 p.m. and anytime by appointment. Baptism Class: A class is held the first Thursday of the month in the Rectory at 7 p.m. All parents with a child to be baptized should be prepared to attend this class. Please call the rectory to register for the class (991.5700 x311). Baptism: First Sunday of the month at 12:30 p.m. Marriage: Engaged couples must contact a priest at least six months prior to the antici-pated date of Marriage in order to allow sufficient time for preparation.

Save the Date

Immacolata is participating in #iGiveCatholic on November 30! You can be part of the celebration by giving to our Parish on this #GivingTuesday.

More information to follow in future bulletins, our website, parish app and via email.


Dear Friends, During “Respect Life Month” it is important to remember the many types of support that pro-life peo-ple provide (e.g., Birthright). Respecting the sanctity and dignity of human life is more than preventing the destruction of innocent human life. For example, the “Abortion Healing Ministry” helps people find hope, healing, forgiveness and peace for those who have been involved in abortion. In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Project Rachel, Project Joseph and Rachel's Vineyard are open to women, men and couples. All inquiries and information are kept confidential. For more information call/text 314-406-0815 or email [email protected]. Immacolata’s Dinner Auction “Sunset Safari” is Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the Hilton Frontenac. This party, held every other year, is always a fun, exciting event, and an important source of funds for our parish and school. The Dinner Auction is a great example of parish spirit; it helps continue the 76-year old legacy on which Immacolata parish is based. Save the date, and make plans to attend. Thank you! We hear the word “evangelization” a lot. What exactly does evangelization mean? Perhaps the best answer is Jesus’ own words: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) This is one example of where Jesus Himself gave all of us, clergy and laity alike, the mission to spread the “Good News” of Jesus Christ; (evangelization is from the Greek word for good news; gospel is an old English word for good news). Immacolata’s parish mission statement succinctly indicates evangelization: “To bring people together in Jesus Christ.” Like all mission statements, it expresses the reason for having a parish community, and the ultimate reason for all of our many activities, e.g., Mass, worship, school, education, charitable works, sports—so peo-ple can truly experience that Jesus is with us. Jesus Himself is the Good News, and was in fact the first evangelizer. He said “I must proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God; that is what I was sent to do.” (Luke 4:43) In 1975 Pope Paul VI wrote the following in “On Evangelization in the Modern World”: “Evangelizing is the Church’s deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize, that is to say, in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ’s sacrifice in the Mass.” As more people in recent years have left the practice of the Faith (Catholic, and Protestant as well), our duty to evangelize has become ever more urgent. Many have never experienced the joyful, personal, spiritual life of union with Christ. As all the recent Popes have taught, we first must “evangelize ourselves,” i.e., develop a personal conversion from sin to grace, allowing a more fervent practice of our life in Christ. Then we do what we can to invite others to experience the life of Christ which comes to us through the Church and the Sacraments. Although many have left organized religion, there are also at the same time many signs of increased religious fervor among various groups. Let us all pray that more people will respond to the action of the Holy Spirit in the work of spreading the Gospel of Christ. May we all do what we can to invite others to active participation in the life of Christ. Msgr. Vernon Gardin


Mass Intentions for the Week Monday-Saturday, October 25-30, 2021

MONDAY 6:30 AM Billy Ford 8:00 John & Loretto Ryan TUESDAY 6:30 AM John Morehouse 8:00 Mary Kay Wynne WEDNESDAY 6:30 AM Kathleen Nangle 8:45 Jack Kelly THURSDAY 6:30 AM Souls in Purgatory 8:00 Mary Mochen FRIDAY 6:30 AM Kris Osmack 8:00 Jack Kelly SATURDAY 8:00 AM Janet McMahon 5:00 PM Jerome F. Doyle, Sr. (Anniv.)

Mass Intentions for Sunday, October 31, 2021

7:30 AM For the People of the Parish 9:30 George Meier 11:30 Tony Cammarata 5:00 PM John Wahl In your charity, please pray for those in our Parish Family who are sick and for those who have died, but in particular for those dear to us, our parents, relatives and friends, especially, MARY KAY TUBERTY, mother, of Julie Kiehl.

Your Weekly Stewardship - Stewardship Generosity, Sharing the Gifts We Have Been Given

Through prayer we recognize that all we have is a gift from God: our time, our talents and our treasure. Our generosity is giving a portion of what we have been given.

Your Gifts to God & Immacolata Parish ~ October 16-17, 2021

Year to Date

Offertory Envelopes $ 7,533 Offertory Loose $ 1,019 Total Received $ 8,552 $ 175,944 Budget Required $ 15,274 $ 244,384 Surplus/Deficit $ - 6,722 $ - 68,440

Stewardship - The Path of Faith…Prayer, Participation, Generosity

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, November 20, 2021

ANNUAL “TURKEY TOSS & TROT”

Every year, parishioners and school families gather to “toss” turkeys and trot. Please bring a donation of a frozen turkey (or cash dona-tion). Make sure to wear your gloves. We form a fireman’s bucket brigade style line to “toss” the turkeys into the food pantry trucks. After we toss the turkeys, the kids and adults line up for a trot around the Immacolata grounds.


Assignment of Liturgical Roles ~ October 25-31, 2021

Monday-Saturday, October 25-30, 2021 6:30 a.m. LECTOR: Lisa Niemann SERVERS: Dave Gruenbacher 8:00 a.m. LECTOR: Fred Sauer SERVER:M-S Ella Moersch-David Dolan Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:00 p.m. LECTOR: Chris Hunter SERVER: Rafaella-Giovanna & Bernardo Nunes EXTRAORD: Tom Havrilka-Patrick Hayes Sunday, 31, 2021 7:30 a.m. LECTORS: Dave Noce SERVERS: Tom Havrilka EXTRAORD: TBD 9:30 a.m. LECTOR: Soby Bai SERVERS: Charlie Marischen-Dean Sansone EXTRAORD: Danielle Mohrmann-Margaret Mary Moore 11:30 a.m. LECTOR: John Clohisy SERVERS: John, Abby & Alice Boevingloh EXTRAORD: Mary Clohisy-Molly Winget 5:00 p.m. LECTOR: Regina Jones SERVERS: Maggie & Luke McGinn EXTRAORD: Sanja Ord-Kate Raybuck


Looking for a way to make a difference during this

pandemic? Become a member of the

Sandwich Brigade.

As a parish we have been making sandwiches every Sunday for over 12

years, what an amazing legacy!

COVID19 has changed the way we operate but not OUR MISSION, and we need your help to keep

this ministry alive…….

We are looking for families to make sandwiches, either at home or

in the Immacolata kitchen, we also need volunteers to shop

for the supplies and volunteers to deliver the sandwiches to

St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

Immacolata has made a commitment to St. Vincent’s to provide

sandwiches, chips and drinks as part of their lunch ministry, feeding hundreds each day.

The cost of our commitment is

approximately $200.00 per week, all of which comes from the generous donations made by

Immacolata parishioners.

The gratitude of those receiving our help is hard to put into words.

If you are interested in being a part of this very important ministry,

please click on the link to the Signup Genius after clicking

on the StVdP button on our website.

If you have questions, please contact:

Angie Potter [email protected]

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“We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor”. St. Vincent de Paul


Dear Immacolata Parishioners,

We hope you are enjoying your summer. Can you feel the excitement in the air? The preparation for the 2021 Immacolata Parish and School Auction, Sunset Safari, is roar-ing on and we’re so excited to get this party started. In order for our auction to be a suc-cess, we need to rally our collective groups. We need to dig deep into the Immacolata community to support our auction. Some things to think about this summer:

SAVE THE DATE: The Immacolata Sunset Safari Auction will be November 13, 2021 at the Hilton Frontenac!

SPONSORSHIPS: Sponsorships are an important and necessary part of making the auc-tion a success. There are many levels of sponsorship available. Please contact Jennifer Janson or Sarah McGinn at [email protected] if you are interested in a sponsorship opportunity.

ITEM DONATIONS: The Acquisitions Committee is up and running. If you have any items for the live or silent auction or if you would like to help solicit donations, please contact Acquisitions Committee Chairs Anna Moritz: [email protected] or Cindy Hen-ry: [email protected].

MONETARY DONATIONS: Every dollar helps us reach our goal. Kick off money dona-tions help underwrite premium auction items. You can donate today at www.immacolataauction.com/donations.

$5,000 RAFFLE: Start buying your raffle tickets now for a chance to win $5000. Pur-chase your tickets now at www.immacolataauction.com/5000Raffle

ADVERTISEMENTS: Work on the auction booklet is underway. Start thinking about your family or business advertisement. Please contact Andrea Kaufmann: [email protected] or Jordan Luzecky: [email protected] for more infor-mation.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: There is still time to get involved. If you would like to help out, please reach out to [email protected] for projects this summer and fall.

Let’s continue to build and strengthen our resources by coming together in the upcom-ing Sunset Safari Auction on November 13th!

Sincerely, Your Co-Chairs Jennifer Janson and Sarah McGinn [email protected]


News Around Town...

Catholic Radio As the landscape changes and wraps itself in the brilliant hues of Autumn, the programming on Covenant Network reminds us of the beautiful truths of our Catholic faith and keeps us focused on the things that matter. During the month of October, you can pray the Holy Rosary with Cov-enant Network at 10:00 AM and immediately after the Di-vine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 PM. Listen and pray along on KHOJ 1460 AM . If those times are not optimal for you, use our Covenant Network App or the web: Our-CatholicRadio.org for Rosary resources that fit your indi-vidual schedule.

Seminary Auction in November Kenrick-Glennon Seminary is happy to announce that the 29th Annual Convivium Dinner Auction will take place in-person on Saturday, November 6th. Convivium is not just the sole annual fundraiser for Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. It is a celebration of the mission of priestly formation and all who support it. Visit www.kenrick.edu/convivium or email [email protected] to learn about ways you can be involved, including sponsorship and advertising op-portunities, item donations, and attendance.

Open House at Vianney Sunday, November 7, 11:30 am - 4 pm Come to Vianney’s beautiful 37-acre campus in Kirk-wood for a tour with one of our student ambassadors! Meet students, teachers, parents, alumni and learn about all the incredible programs we offer. You can even check out our new Athletic Wing and Esports Center on your tour. Find out what it’s like to be a Griffin! Abortion Healing Ministry-Archdiocese of St. Louis Is there a hole in your heart? God is there for you. Find hope, healing, forgiveness and peace through the Abortion Healing Ministry. Project Rachel, Project Joseph and Rachel's Vineyard are open to women, men and cou-ples. All inquiries and information are kept confidential. Call/text (314.406.0815) or [email protected].

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