Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

From the Pastor’s Desk

AUGUST 16, 2020 | TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. 2

Inside this Issue School News ________________ 3

Parish News ________________ 3

Adoration __________________ 3

Discipleship _________________ 4

Prayer _____________________ 4

Social Justice ________________ 4

Pastoral Ministry _____________ 4

Reflections __________________ 5

Bulletin Sponsor ______________ 5

Mass Intentions ______________ 5

Church Directory _____________ 6

Parish Support _______________ 6

Gospel Meditation ___________ 6

Big Buck Raffle ______________ 7

Formed ____________________ 7

Sunday, August 16, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 56:1, 6-7/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28

Monday, August 17 Ez 24:15-24/Dt 32:18-19, 20, 21 [cf. 18a]/Mt 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 18 Ez 28:1-10/Dt 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab [39c]/Mt 19:23-30

Wednesday, August 19, St. John Eudes, Priest Ez 34:1-11/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 20:1-16

Thursday, August 20, St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church Ez 36:23-28/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [Ez 36:25]/Mt 22:1-14

Friday, August 21, St. Pius X, Pope Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [1]/Mt 22:34-40

Saturday, August 22, The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ez 43:1-7ab/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 10b]/Mt 23:1-12

Sunday, August 23, 21th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 22:19-23/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8 [8bc]/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20

©LPi

This Week’s Readings and Observances

Making an Assumption Yesterday was August 15th, 2020. Within our Catholic Christian Tra-dition that is the day in which we joyfully celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Because it is such a spe-cial occasion it is normally a Holy Day of Obligation for the faithful to attend Mass on that day. However, this year the obligation was no longer in effect. Interestingly, while one might assume that it was not obligatory to attend Mass as a result of the global pandemic that is actually not the case.

Historically, the Catholic Church has stated that when a Holy Day of Obligation falls on a Saturday or a Monday then it is no longer obligatory to attend Mass on that day. It is worth noting that liturgically the Solemnity in question is usually still celebrated on the day. In other words, you were not obliged to attend Mass yesterday but there were parish-es which nonetheless offered Masses in honor of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother. There’s an old question that asks, “You know what happens when you make an assump-tion?” From a perspective of faith we could respond two ways:

1. You are the Triune God and you are taking the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavenly Glory.

2. Sometimes you’re right and sometimes you’re wrong.

Peace in Christ, Fr. James

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Parish News

Mass Schedule Tuesday - Friday __________________________ 7:30 am Saturday ________________________________ 5:00 pm Sunday ______________________ 8:00 am and 10:00 am (en español) ____________________________ 12:00 pm

Reconciliation Saturday (IC parking lot) ______________ 3:00 - 4:45 pm

Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday (main church) ________ 8:30 - 10:30 am

Please note: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists anywhere people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely conta-gious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and people with underlying medical conditions are especially vul-nerable to COVID-19. The Church of the Immaculate Conception has undertaken precautionary cleaning, disinfecting, and imple-mented social distancing guidelines to help reduce the risk of ex-posure. However, The Church of the Immaculate Conception can-not guarantee that visitors are 100% safe from exposure to COVID-19. Therefore, The Church of the Immaculate Conception recommends that people over 65 or with underlying health condi-tions not attend mass at this time and continue to worship online. Attendance at liturgies is at your own risk.

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“Thus says the LORD:

Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed.”

(Is 56:1)

ICS Summer Program News Insects sure don’t bug us! We found joy catching God’s small-est creature and examining them up close!

“Let us enter his dwelling; Let us worship at his footstool.”

(from Psalm 132)

We will soon be resuming Eucharistic Adoration in our San Damiano Adoration Chapel! The date and time of the opening of our chapel will be announced next week. Until then, Eucha-ristic Adoration will continue in the main church Monday through Friday beginning at 8:30 am until 10:30 am. When our chapel does reopen, there will be new regulations to follow which will include the following:

Only registered, scheduled adorers will be allowed in the chapel;

Masks will be required All adorers will be asked to sanitize

any surfaces they touch during their adoration hour

If you would like to register and schedule an adoration hour, please call Sandy at 763-789-3246.

Eucharistic Adoration

School News The Church and School collaborated on a grant submission to the Catholic Community Foundation in the late spring. The Minnesota Catholic Relief Fund (MCRF) assisted us with updating some new items of technology to serve our students and teachers whether they are in-person/traditional learning or distance learning. The MCRF was developed by the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota (CCF) with the full support and partnership of Arch-bishop Hebda.

We are grateful to the support of these wonderful foundations in the Twin Cities area that help us in continuing the mission of our work here at IC!

School

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The Challenge of Stewardship Every day we are called by Christ to respond in some way. The more practice we have at giving of ourselves freely and living in His presence, the easier it is to discern that call. Once we hear the call, the choice is ours: will we respond with yes or no? We could say that we are not required to say yes be-cause God has given us free will. However, our response speaks much to where we are in our maturity of faith. When we were children, the word “no” used to be one of our favor-ites. If we continue to say that as we get older, well, that says something about where we are in our walk with the Lord. If we truly are disciples of Jesus Christ and are serious about growing in our faith, we will say “yes.” We are not required to say yes, but we say yes because that is who we have become.

This is the challenge of a stewardship way of life. Have we matured enough to say yes when God calls, regardless of how much our answer may cost us? What matters more to us: what it will cost us or our relationship with Jesus? Some days we will easily be able to say yes. The grace and love he gives us will be plenty to see us through whatever situation in which we find ourselves. However, we are imperfect beings and there will be days when we are more into ourselves than him. It is on those days that we find ourselves at a true crossroads of a challenge. The choice is always ours. Hopefully, our faith will be strong enough. His call is never for his own sake. He calls us because the world he created and the Church he insti-tuted need us. They wait just as he does for our response.

—Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS | ©LPi

Discipleship

Pastoral Ministry

Anointing of the Sick Individual Anointing of the Sick is available by request—call the parish office at 763-788-9062.

In Need of Prayer? Please Call Us. To add a name to the Mass petitions or the bulletin, please call 763-788-9062. For private prayer (eight individuals offer confidential prayer for requested needs) call Larene at 763-789-4246.

Pray For Our Loved Ones Who Have Died Especially all who have died from Covid-19 and all who have died as a result of violence. May God grant them everlasting peace and joy in the kingdom of heaven.

Pray For All the Sick Especially: Bea Alain • Pat Alain • Adam Benedix Paul Bona • Mary Fredenburg • Gerald Krawiecki

Steven Lauinger • Janet Mihalik • Danille Remarke Teddy Miller • Shawn Moulzolf • Diane Redmann Greg Sery • Tammy Swedzinski • Sandra Tabor

Elaine Thunstrom • Lois Weyers • Germaine Wolsfeld and all those on our prayer chain

If your name was removed and you would like to continue to be on the prayer list please call 763-788-9062 x 212.

Will You Pray for a Priest Each Day? Prayer Suggestion: Dear Jesus, hear my prayer on behalf of your priest, Father [N]. Give him a deep faith, a bright and firm hope, and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of his priestly life. Be his comfort, his joy, and his strength. Amen.

August 16 - Rev. Michael Van Sloun August 17 - Rev. Nicholas VanDenBroeke August 18 - Rev. Jon Vander Ploeg August 19 - Rev. Anthony VanderLoop August 20 - Rev. Chad VanHoose August 21 - Rev. Richard Villano August 22 - Rev. Alphonse Tri Vu, CRM

Please Join Us in Praying… ...for all those affected by the coronavirus.

Prayer

Thank you to everyone who gave so generous-ly to our collection for Feed My Starving Chil-dren. Even during this difficult time when we were unable to meet for Mass, we were able to collect $2,556.87. Our parish is one that always comes through to help those in need!

40 Days for Life The Church of the Immaculate Conception will participate in 40 Days for Life Twin Cities on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Christian com-munity across the Twin Cities region will come to pray and assemble in peaceful vigil at Planned Parenthood in the Midway section of Saint Paul. Consider teaming with a friend or family member for one hour of prayer between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm on October 10. Due to Covid19 it is pertinent that we have enough volunteers signed up to fill our commitment by Thursday, September 17. We need a mini-mum of 24 people, 2 per hour to fulfill our mission. Our participation in this day of prayer depends on early registration and commitment. To register please contact Vicki B. as soon as possible—Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays at 763-788-9062.

40 Dias Por La Vida

Sábado, 10 de octubre del 2020 En el “Planned Parenthood” de Saint Paul Se necesitan voluntarios para orar en turnos de cada hora,

6:00 am - 6:00 pm Contacten a Vicki, 763-788-9062 para apuntarse

Social Justice

Reflections

Word of Life

“Abortion affects countless marriages more than many people recognize. But there is no doubt that God will bring great healing to those who trust in his infinite mercy. If a past abortion can be acknowledged and ad-dressed, a married couple can make great strides in experiencing even more fully God’s design that ‘the two shall become one’ (Mt 19:5).”

— USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Healing within Marriage from an Abortion” (NABRE © 2010 CCD. Used with permission.)

Why Do We Do That?—Catholic Life Explained

The Giving of Treasure Question: Why are Catholics required to give money to the Church?

Answer: Offering money and other goods to God and the Church is, before all else, a statement of gratitude. We see this when we look at how our spiritual ancestors showed their gratitude to God for the gifts they had received (e.g. Genesis 14:18-20 and Genesis 28:16-22). One of the ways they offered thanks to God was through a practice called “tithing,” in which 10 percent of a person’s goods (crops, livestock, money, etc.) were given back to God.

Today, the practice of tithing — giving 10 percent — is still common in many Protestant communities, but it is not required for Catholics. Instead, the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that, “The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to [their] own abilities” (no. 2043). This means that, although we are not bound to practice “tithing” in the tra-ditional sense, we do share a responsibility to share our money or other resources with our parish communities. Like our spiritual ancestors, we give as a sign of our gratitude for the many gifts that God has given to us. Beyond this, we also share our resources with other Catholic organizations to help them finance their ministries, to continue and grow their outreach to the poor and the needy, and to provide just wag-es for their employees.

How much we give depends on our individual circumstances, but since we share a responsibility for the programs, outreach, and health of our parish communities and Catholic organizations, this question gives us a wonderful opportunity to ask some important questions about the quality of our giving and what our priorities are. Remember, we are only stewards of our time, talents, and treasures and as the First Letter of Peter reminds us, “As each one of you has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied graces” (4:10).

Live the Liturgy: Inspiration for the Week As much as some folks may not want to admit it, we all want to be healed. Human beings suffer physically, mentally, socially, and spirit-ually. There are many wounds. Of all of the maladies that can afflict us, the ones that require the greatest attention are of a spiritual nature. What can happen if we are healed inwardly, brought back to center, and restored in our relationships, especially in our relationship with God? We will find the courage, strength, conviction, and hope needed to deal with the more tangible struggles that may not find an easy rem-edy. Inner strength, gained by persistent faith, is what allows strong, determined, and courageous people to overcome incredible challenges and hurdles. Be persistent in your faith, and seek the inner spiritual healing that you so desperately desire and need.

©LPi

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Gospel Meditation

Church Directory

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PARISH Parish Office ..................................................... 763-788-9062 (Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm) Parish Fax ......................................................... 763-788-0202 Pastor, Fr. James Peterson ............................................. x 215 Accounting Specialist, Julie Mack ................................. x 204 Communications Coordinator, Sue Ashmore ............... x 205 Director of Music and Liturgy, Ray Bannon ................ x 214 Maintenance Supervisor, Doug Olson .......................... x 218 Pastoral Minister, Vicki Bazille ..................................... x 212 Parish Business Manager, Michael Wilde ..................... x 202 Reception Desk .............................................................. x 201 Records Coordinator, Terri Glaeser ............................. x 227 Special Event Coordinator, Jami Bridgeman ............... x 221 Wedding Coordinator, Barb Hartwick .......................... x 204

FAITH FORMATION Director of Faith Formation, Mary Nawrocki .............. x 210 Administrative Assistant, Mary Scott ........................... x 208

SCHOOL School Office .................................................... 763-788-9065 School Fax ........................................................ 763-788-9066 Principal, Jane Bona (jbona@immac-church.org) ......... x 220 Director of Advancement/School Business Manager, Mary Beth Pfeifer .......................................................... x 203 Administrative Assistant, Sherri Macko ....................... x 219

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Dave Kellner Kathy Johnson Charles Karanja

Stacy McVary Marcus Paulson

Jane Bona (School Principal) Steve Smith (Parish Trustee)

Copies of the Parish Council meeting minutes are available in the pamphlet racks at the entrance to the church.

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time We are hardwired for wholeness and crave it. When something is broken, we want it fixed. If a part of our body is not working properly, we want it healed. How often do we find ourselves saying, “I’m tired of struggling with this cold, I can’t wait for my surgery to heal, or I want my treatments to make me better.” Wholeness and healing restore our relationships and make us free to love as we desire. We know very well how our limitations, imperfections, and brokenness really limit us. They can easily prevent us from being and doing what we want to do. Our physical and emotional wounds and maladies are easier to identify. If my back hurts, I feel it and know what part of my body needs attention. If I am feeling intense anger, I can identify the emotion and take necessary steps to uncover its cause. Being persis-tent often brings greater and quicker results. But will pursuing and even achieving our physical and emotional healings really be enough? We forget that there is a deeper healing that we seek and desperately need. As we look around at humanity, there are some physical and emotional wounds and scars that cannot be made whole. They are limitations that must remain and, for one reason or another, cannot be rectified. Does this mean that the wholeness and healing that my being longs for is not possible for me? Must I settle with less than what God promises? The answer is no. Ultimately, there is a desire that goes deeper than the physical and emotional. It is a desire that resides in our soul. What we really seek and thirst for is healing and wholeness for our soul. Inner strength, conviction, focus, grounding, love, hope, faith, courage, determination, peace, and connectedness are all words that center us on eternity. They direct us to a presence we discover in our core, which is none other than the presence of God. In God, we are healed. When we are persistent in reaching out to and establishing our relationship with God, real healing and wholeness begin to happen. There are some limitations and some of our brokenness with which we may simply have to live. This does not mean that we have to abandon our journey to wholeness and healing. If we have done our inner soul work, we have worked toward and acquired what and who we ulti-mately need and desire.

©LPi

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