Church of the Immaculate Conception

January 24 & 25, 2015 Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York 13778 Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com Email: immcongreene@syrdio.org Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception And ICC Youth Group Parish Office: Mon thru Thurs. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Mary Wentlent, Parish Manager 656-9546 Audrée Beach, Admin. Asst. 656-9546 Fax 656-7667 Baptism & RCIA ICC Parish Office 656-9546 Religious Education: Kathy Nichols knichols3@hotmail.com 692-4702 Youth Ministry: Jessica Trepa trepaoffthegrid@gmail.com Young Adult Ministry: Anne Glasgow awglasgow979@gmail.com Marriage: At least six months preparation suggested. Pre-Marriage (Pre-Cana) sessions are required. ICC Facilities Scheduling: Any persons, groups, commit-tees wanting to use any parish facility must contact the Parish Office to reserve the date & place. ICC Parish Council: Don Brown, Sue Carlin, Francis Feldpausch, Joe Henninge, Bob LaRocque - President, Chris Paske, Zach Urda. ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge - 656-9501; jackiehenninge@frontier.com Robert Larkin - 279-3900; robertmlarkin@gmail.com Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus: Council #11094 Grand Knight Anthony Browning - 656-7390 Meets the first Thursday of every month, 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Prayer Chain: Contact Angie Babcock - 656-7166 Bulletin: Information due by Tuesday 12 Noon. Sick & Shut-ins: Please notify the Parish Office when illness occurs or when the sick and aged are confined to a nursing home or hospital.

whoever follows me will not walk in

darkness, but will have the light of life.

LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKEND OF February 1, 2015 4:00 pm Saturday: E. M.’s: S. Carlin ~ J. Trepa Lector: R. Kroon Altar Servers: J. Trepa ~ N. Gabriel

10:15 am Sunday: E. M.’s: Z. Urda E. Browning ~ C. Gibbons Lector: T. Paske Altar Servers: D. Heisler ~ D. Markham~ D. Furman Children’s Liturgy: E. Furman ~ B. Furman Counters: D. Maginsky ~ T. Mulvey Pick-up your new server schedule in the

vestibule. If I have your email, check your inbox

for the attachment.

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Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of December 2014:December 2014:December 2014:December 2014: Total Income: $ 19,609.33 Total Expense: $ 9,188.40 Flowers $ 776.00 The Total Expenses include salaries, utilities, ac-countant fees, Holy Family School, CCD expenses, insurance, Remember St. Paul’s advice: “God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor.9:7)

ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 1/25 Youth Mass 8:45 a Rel. Ed. Class 9 a Bible Study - H 9 a Choir Practice 11:15 a Confession Coffee Hour following Mass - H, K MONDAY 1/26 6 p Cub Scouts- AC TUESDAY 1/27 WEDNESDAY 1/28 10:30 a - 12:30 p Card Party & Lunch - H, K THURSDAY 1/29 9:30 - 11 a Bible Study- L FRIDAY 1/30 Set-up for SATURDAY 1/31 3:15 p Confession SUNDAY 2/1 8:45 a Rel. Ed. Class 9 a Bible Study 9 a Choir Practice 11:15 a Confession Location Codes: S—Sanctuary; H—Parish Hall; K—Kitchen;

CR—Cry Room; L—Library; P—Pavilion; AC—All Church.; OF-Out

Front; OB-Out Back; SJ—St. Joseph’s, DT—Downtown.

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Mass Schedule SATURDAY 1/24/15

4:00 pm † Dc. John Trepa, Birthday Remembrance, by Trepa Family † Jim O’Hara by Parish Family

SUNDAY 1/25/15 Youth Mass

10:15 am For Parishioners THURSDAY 1/29/15

8:30 am Communion Service SATURDAY 1/31/15

4:00 pm For Parishioners

SUNDAY 1/1/15 10:15 am † Genevieve Cafararo by Rita Kroon † Emma Musengo by family

If you missed it go back & read the wonderful article (eulogy) about Fr. Currie in the 1/8/15 issue of the Catholic Sun. 2015 Giving Statements are available. Please sign-up in the vestibule or contact Audrée in the Parish Office.

The 2015 boxed envelope sets are in. Please pick your set up in the Parish Hall.

Community Interest

Volunteer Opportunities Meals On Wheels ICC covers deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am.

Meals on Wheels needs more volunteers. ICC covers deliveries during February & August. Many of our dedicated volunteers are Sunbirds & that leaves February short of available people. If you are available between 11:30 am & 1:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday or Friday during February and want to be a part of this ministry, please contact Audrée in the Parish Office. Greene Food Pantry The first weekend of each month we take up a collection of non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry. They REALLY need jelly, peanut butter, rice, & pasta

Pray With Us On the morning of January 23, we would like everyone to join us in a flash prayer to Saint Marianne. At 7 a.m., the time of her birth, pray: “Lord Jesus, you who gave us your commandment

of love of God and neighbor, and identified yourself

in a special way with the most needy of your people,

hear our prayer. Faithful to your teaching, St.

Marianne Cope loved and served her neighbor,

especially the most desolate outcast, giving herself

generously and heroically for those afflicted by

leprosy. She alleviated their physical and spiritual

sufferings, thus helping them to accept their

afflictions with patience. Her care and concern for

others manifested the great love you have for us.

Through her merits and intercession, grant us the

favor which we confidently ask of you so that the

people of God, following the inspiration of her life

and apostolate, may practice charity towards all

according to your word and example. Amen.

Through the intercession of St. Marianne Cope, I ask for the grace of (mention your request).”

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ICC Super Bowl XLIX Football Pool-$25 per chance. The first 100 people will be eligible to participate!!. Payout is $250 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarter winners and $500 for the final score. Contact Mary Wentlent or John Carlin know if you want to buy a square or have any questions. Make checks out to I.C.C. and drop them off or mail them to the church office-I.C.C. 1180 State Hwy 206, Greene NY 13778. We need your email address so we can send you a copy of the final board with your name and #. All proceeds will benefit the I.C.C. Building and Grounds committee purchase of a new lawn tractor.

Card & Game Party Wednesday, January 28. Join us for a morning of fun & games then stay for lunch. Everyone is welcome! Sign-up in the vestibule if you will be bringing food.

Knights of Columbus Spaghetti & Meatball Supper - Saturday, February 21 after the 4 pm Mass.. Free will

offering. Meal to include pasta, salad, bread & dessert. The sauce generously provided by Aiello’s Restaurant, Whitney Point. Would you like to study the Bible but don't have time right now for a class? With 'Flocknote' you can receive a daily text on your phone with a short daily Gospel reading and commentary. That way you can read it when you're waiting for a child from sport practice, before a meal or when you're having your afternoon tea or coffee. To re-ceive the emails or text on your phone, you can sign up by clicking or typing this into your browser: http://flocknote.com/gospel. We re-ceived this great idea from the Office of Evangeli-zation in our Diocese. We tried it out and it is a great way to study the Bible a little bit at a time! Let us know how you make out!

NYS Veterans Home, Oxford - We need more volunteers. One greeter & one substitute trans-porter. Hours are each Wed. from 10am to 12 to cover the 11 am Mass each 2nd & 4th Wed & the Communion Service each 1st & 3rd Wed. . For more information call Cathy Rood at 843-8785 or 244-3130. Everyone is welcome especially friends and family of residents.

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Reformation. The irony is that both sides are right: their conflicting beliefs are simply the two horns of a dilemma that has been tearing at the inner fabric of Protestantism ever since its turbulent beginnings. Reflections such as these from a Catholic onlooker may seem a little hard or unyielding to some - ill suited, perhaps, to a climate of ecumenical dialogue in which gentle suggestion rather than blunt affir-mation is the preferred mode of discourse. But logic is of its very nature hard & unyielding; & insofar as truth & honesty are to be the hallmarks of true ecumenism, the claims of logic will have to be squarely faced, not politely avoided.” Rev. Brian W. Harrison, former Presbyterian minister, now an

ordained Roman Catholic priest.

Wisdom from our Catholic Tradition “In the psalms it says, “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing His praise in the assembly.” We are urged to sing to the Lord a new song. It is a new person who knows a new song. But make sure that your life is singing the same tune as your tongue. Sing with your voices, sing with your hearts, sing with your lips, sing with your lives. And if you were to ask me what you should sing in praise of God, and you are busy looking for songs, then know that the singer himself is the praise contained in the song. Do you want to sing the praise of God? Then be yourselves what your speak. If you lead good lives you are God’s praises.” St. Augustine,

bishop; 354-430 AD

Masses of Remembrance If you’ve lost a child through miscarriage, illness, accident, stillbirth or abortion or have struggled with infertility, please join us for this special Mass. It provides an opportunity to honor & remember, to pray & be prayed for, to be comforted through the Sacraments, and to receive resources. The local Mass will be offered at St. Anthony of Padua, Endicott, Feb. 10, 6:00 -6:45p Reconcilia-tion, 7:00 p Mass. All are invited to attend in prayerful support. contact the Syracuse Diocese Respect Life Office at (315) 470-1418.

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Father’s NotesFather’s NotesFather’s NotesFather’s Notes A Ritual of Daily Prayer Rising very early before dawn, [Jesus] left and

went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.

Mark 1:35

I have a friend who gets up at 6 a.m. every morn-ing & goes for a 5 mile run. He has done this con-sistently for many years because he believes it is very beneficial for his health. Such good habits for physical well-being have a counterpart in our spiritual health. Jesus had his early morning ritual of prayer to keep in touch with his heavenly Father. He sacrificed some of his sleeping time in order to pray - a clear sign of his deep commitment to prayer. Mark says when Jesus was at his home in Capernaum, the people constantly came to his door for healings. Although he ministered late into the evening, he was still up before dawn to pray. Both the time & location of prayer were important priorities in our Lord’s life. He chose the early hour & the deserted place. If Jesus thought it was necessary to set aside prime time for prayer, we should be convinced all the more how vital it is for us. Some rise early each morning to attend daily Mass, others to pray in a quiet place in their home. Whatever the setting of our prayer, we should appreciate how important quiet time alone with God is each day. Fr. James McKarns

A Convert’s View “The schizoid history of Protestantism itself bears witness to the original inner contradiction that marked its conception & birth. Conservative Protestants have maintained the original insistence on the Bible as the unique infallible source of revealed truth, but at the price of logical incoher-ence. Liberals, on the other hand, have escaped the incoherence while maintaining the claim to ‘private interpretation’, over & against that of popes & councils, but at the price of abandoning the Reformers’ insistence on an infallible Bible. They thereby effectively replace revealed truth by human opinion & faith by an autonomous reason. Thus, in the liberal/evangelical split within Protestantism since the eighteenth century, we see both sides teaching radically opposed doctrines, even while each claims to be the authentic heir of the

Create a Legacy For the Future of Your Parish Church! No matter how large of small, please remember to name Church of the Immaculate Conception as a beneficiary of your will, trust, estate plan, life insurance, or annuity.

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Bible Study - Matthew, Thursdays, 9:30-11am; Acts, Sundays 9-10 am.

The 7th annual IGNITE Catholic Men’s Conference, Diocese of Syracuse, March 21, 2015.

Headliners are: Author and documentary pro-ducer Steve Ray; founder of Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Curtis Martin; & returning, retreat master Fr. Larry Richards! Tom Nichols is our ICMC Coordinator. Please con-tact him or the Parish Office if you would like to attend this year’s conference.

2015 Le Moyne College CYO Scholarship forms are available from the Parish Office. "Christian Moral Living: Challenge and Possibil-ity" all adults are invited to explore conscience for-mation, the complexity of discernment, issues in our lives today and converse about how to navigate the issues in our culture. Sr. Lois Barton, CSJ will lead the presentation at the So. Reg. Rel. Ed. Office, 705 W. Main St. Endicott (Our Lady of Good Counsel School building), on Tues, January 27, 6:30-8:30pm. Suggested donation is $10. Register by January 22nd at pgonzales@syrdio.org or call 607-786-9649.

Dear friends, My Dad used to tell me to always find a positive in life situations. I think the positive in having different Priest for our weekend Masses, is that we get a unique perspective each weekend. Didn’t you like Father Corey’s homily on Baptism? “Go home and thank the one who made sure you were baptized!” I also liked Father Kris Boretto’s talk on free will. I thought about that one all week, trying to wrap my head around the idea of God having a plan for my life, then giving me free will, then working his plan out through the choices I make. Awesome. I appreci-ate so much the Priests we’ve had who challenge our thoughts, yet deliver it in an easy to understand way! I can’t thank Howard Barker enough for coming over last week during single digits weather, to take the parish trash out to the dumpster. Also thanks to Dick Barden for stopping on his morning walks to see if any light bulbs are out. The Chili night, sponsored by the social committee was a delicious treat for the 50+ people who at-tended. Thank you Anita Urda for organizing the food and Kelly Erickson for organizing the Bingo afterwards. I’m not sure who had more fun: the bingo players or my husband Chris who called the numbers and then awarded the real and imaginary prizes. He thought the favorite imaginary prize was the 4 years paid college tuition for the parents and the vacation to Disneyland for the kids! Thank you to all who cooked, planned and participated! It was a fun night! We will have to talk to the social commit-tee about planning another Bingo night! Unfortunately for the Norton’s, their volunteer week for shoveling the sidewalks came with some ice and snow! Thank you Jim for shoveling and get-ting that ice off the handicapped parking spots. The snow day for the youth was well attended with 13 youth, but they spent as much time outside in the snow as they did inside talking around the island in the kitchen eating pizza. Like at home, sometimes just talking while you hang out in the kitchen brings the best conversations. We appreciate Jess Trepa for all she does for our youth! Thanks for making ICC your parish home. Stay warm! Peace!~Mary Wentlent

Religious Education Class: Sunday 8:45 – 10:00 AM. January 25 Youth Mass - Sunday, January 25 (gr. 6-8) February 1, 8, 22. No class February 15- Winter Recess

Weekend Mass Schedule, Pastoral Care Area South:

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Greene 5:45 pm St. Joseph, Oxford

Sunday: 8:45 am St. Joseph, Oxford 10:15 am Immaculate Conception, Greene

Sacrament of Penance (Confession): Saturday: 3:15 pm Immaculate Conception 6:45 pm St. Joseph Sunday: 11:15 am Immaculate Conception