Bulletin for 19 Feb, 2006

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – FEBRUARY 19, 2006 Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24-25 See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Jesus Christ was never anything but “yes.” Mark 2:1-12 The four began to open up the roof. They let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – FEBRUARY 26, 2006 Hosea 2:16, 17, 21-22 I will espouse you in right and in justice, in love and in mercy. 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 You are a letter of Christ…a letter written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God. Mark 2:18-22 How can the guests at a wedding fast as long as the groom is still among them?

Service Schedule	Server Schedule
Monday – Friday 8:00am Morning Prayer 8:15am Mass (Rosary, Exposition, and Benediction, except on school mass days) Saturday 4:00pm Reconciliation	Saturday, February 25 5:00pm Abby Plummer, Olivia Norris, Nathan Markley Sunday, February 26 9:00am Kyle Abel, Ryan Adams, Matthew Barnes Sunday, February 26 11:00am Megan Butler, Zach Cross, Brian Beall Sunday, February 26 6:00pm Jack Stump, Karen Walling, Jonathan Bourquin

HOSPITAL CALLS AND VISITATION:
Please notify the Rectory if a family member is in the hospital or at home with a severe or prolonged illness. In accord with current privacy policies, hospitals do not inform us of parishioners entering the hospital; they call only at the patient’s request.
Fr. Joseph Goetz, Eve Richardson, Irene Marcheski, Mary Kier,
John Schoenharl, Michael Reese

Entering the hospital? It is good to receive the sacrament of anointing before you go. You may schedule this at any Weekday Mass at 8:15 a.m., or call the Rectory at 252-9919.

Parish Activities

Monday, February 20 – Weekday SCHOOL AND RECTORY CLOSED FOR PRESIDENT’S DAY Gospel Reading: Mark 9:14-29 8:00 a.m. -- Morning Prayer -- Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Communion Svc. -- Chapel 6:15 p.m. – Serra Mass – Chapel

Tuesday, February 21 – Cyril, monk and Methodius, bishop Gospel Reading: Mark 9:30-37 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer -- Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Communion Svc. – Chapel 12:00 p.m. – Sewing Group 1:00 p.m. – Rosary Altar -- MSH 3:00 p.m. -- ICS Children’s Choir -- ICS Choir Rm 6:30 p.m. – 1st Communion Mtg - MSH

Wednesday, February 22 -- Weekday Gospel Reading: Mark 8:22-26 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Communion Svc. -- Chapel 7:00 p.m. – Choir – Choir Rm 7:30 p.m. – K of C Ladies -- AER

Thursday, February 23 -- Weekday Gospel Reading: Matthew 16:13-19 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer -- Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Communion Svc. -- Chapel 3:00 p.m. -- ICS Children’s Choir -- ICS Choir Rm 6:00 p.m. – Cub Scouts – Sct Rm 6:30 p.m. – TFTF - Rectory 7:00 p.m. – Folk Choir

Friday, February 24 – Weekday Gospel Reading: Mark 9:41-50 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer -- Chapel 8:15 a.m. – All School Mass – Joe Umina, dec. -- Church 5:30 p.m. – BINGO

Saturday, February 25 – Weekday 12:00 p.m. – Cub Scout Pinewood Derby/ Blue & Gold Banquet -- MSH 3:00 p.m. – Folk Choir – Church 4:00 p.m. – Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. – Mass – John Borgerding, Willem Braaksma 6:00 p.m. – PTA Fish Fry – ICS Auditorium 7:00 p.m. – Inter-parish Partnering Speaker – Ascension Church

Sunday, February 26 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. – Mass –Colette Thomas, Marguerite DeBrosse, Boehmer and Filburn Family 9:15 a.m. -- PREP 10:15 a.m. -- RCIA -- ML 11:00 a.m. – Mass – Ronald Oldiges 6:00 p.m. – Rock With Jesus Mass –All Parishioners 7:00 p.m. – ICYM – YM Room

Parish News

A YEAR OF PRAYER EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND PRAYER
The parish theme for the new liturgical year is “Prayer. On the first Tuesday of each month, the Church will be open for prayer and adoration from 10:00am – 7:00pm. (Adoration is not exposition or benediction; it is simply adoratory prayer before the Blessed Sacrament contained in the tabernacle, and it is powerful.) Come pray for the parish and for all parishioners; pray for peace; pray for an increase in priestly and religious vocations. We are asking a commitment of one hour per month.

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS AT I.C. Join us each first Saturday at 8:15am for Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, seasonal litany, and Benediction each First Saturday of every month beginning at 8:15 a.m. in Church. Mass, Exposition, Rosary, Seasonal Litany, and Benediction are currently celebrated Mondays through Fridays beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the Chapel, any time there is not a school mass.

VOCATION VIEWS
God’s healing power is at work in you. Who needs your compassion? How will you be an instrument of healing and forgiveness?

ROSARY ALTAR
The Rosary Altar Society meets on Feb. 21 at 1:00pm in MSH. We will play the dice game. Please bring a white elephant, and don’t forget the chocolate! Dessert will be provided. For more information, call Ullainee Battigaglia at 256-3765.

BAPTISM PREP CLASS
The next baptism preparation session for parents seeking baptism of young children (ages 0-6) is Monday, Mar. 6 at 7:00pm in the Rectory Meeting Room. Grandparents and godparents are welcome to attend. The next class will be held in May, so if you plan to schedule a baptism before then, you must attend the March class. Call Charlotte Flohre at 252-9919 to register or for more information.

ICYAF
The Immaculate Conception Young Adult Forum has a new coordinator: Amy Obringer has taken charge of this group of parishioners ages 21-40, and has plenty of new plans in the works. Call Amy at 231-8620 for more information and to get involved.

THINK SPRING! 
The Garden Group is in need of some green thumbs! Volunteers meet on Wednesday evenings to care for the parish landscaping: planting, watering, and weeding the flowerbeds. If you can help or have any questions, call the Rectory at 252-9919.

INVITATION TO SERVE
Are you a naturally caring, compassionate and giving person? Were you blessed with parents and other role models in life from whom you learned that the joy of living is giving? If you answered ‘yes’ to either question, look for an Invitation to Serve from the Society of St. Vincent DePaul in future bulletins.

DIRECTORY INFORMATION UPDATE
Was your information in the 2006 Parish Guidebook/Directory correct? Have you moved? Married? Divorced? Added to your family? Please update this information by calling Katherine in the Rectory Office at 252-9919, or drop the update in the collection basket at any mass. Our first quarter directory update will be published in the bulletin as an insert on March 24/25. Thanks for your help!

GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE
The 2006 Golden Wedding Anniversary Masses this year will include couples celebrating their 50th, 60th, 70th, and 75th wedding anniversary. Masses will be at 2:00pm in two different locations. For those couples residing in Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby Counties, the Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 29 at St. Christopher Church in Vandalia. Please notify Katherine Wagner at 252-9919 if you would like to attend.

WINNER’S CIRCLE
Congratulations to our newest Winners! For only a $5 donation, they won $100 every time the Ohio Lottery called their number. You can purchase tickets in the Rectory during regular business hours, or in the main vestibule after all Masses on the last weekend of each month. Join the winners!
#998 Joyce Weisman, Dayton #615 Toni Ann Wells, Dayton #602 Frances Achs, Centerville
#871 Agnes Sanders, Dayton #789 Kim Bingham, Hamilton #110 Debbie Stump, Beavercreek
#618 Sarah Hedges, Dayton #217 Robert Fundener, Dayton #146 Bill Drake, Dayton
#414 Dottie Elmore, Dayton #594 Amber Cochran, Miamisburg

OUTREACH
When was the last time you wondered where your next meal was coming from? Our food pantry at IC hears from people almost daily who are in need of food. St. Vincent DePaul handles these requests through the leadership of Gerry McLaughlin and her committee, but sometimes our supplies run low and we don’t like to turn the needy away. To help keep our shelves full year round -- and not just at holidays! -- we have placed a barrel in the main vestibule labeled “WE CARE – WE SHARE”. Please remember the hungry when you do your own grocery shopping, and place non-perishable food items in the barrel when you come to Mass. NO ONE should go hungry in our community – let’s make sure they don’t.

Stewardship

A Gift of Treasure Parish Weekly Need: $10,096.00 Tithe for Feb 11 and 12 $ 8,914.35 Envelope Contributions $ 533.00 Loose Contributions 9,447.35

Attendance 5:00 181 9:00 128 11: 00 310 6:00 543 Total 1,162

CONTINUED RESTORATION FUND UPDATE Great News! Private donors have offered us a challenging opportunity: for every dollar donated by the parish, they will match it dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. This will make a big difference in funding our next project, which is replacing the church sound system. Total to Date $ 4,737.00 January $ 3,135.00 Total $ 7,872.00 EDUCATION FUND UPDATE The Education Fund currently has a matching grant program. For every two dollars donated to the Education Fund a generous donor will match it with one dollar. Thank you for your support and generosity to the Education Fund. The monies currently being collected will allow IC to continue to have tuition aid available for our qualifying families in the future. Total to Date $ 10,723.00 January $ 1,805.00 Total: $ 12,528.00 The Restoration and Education Funds are “restricted”: they do not reflect nor impact the regular operating budget which depends on your weekly tithe contributions to the Church.

ALTAR FLOWERS
If you would like to commemorate a special event or person with altar flowers, please contact Katherine at the Rectory at 252-9919.

PARTNERING NEWS: Ascension, IC, and St. Helen’s

INTER-PARISH MASS
The first liturgical inter-parish gathering was held here at Immaculate Conception last Sunday at the 6:00pm Rock With Jesus Mass. Over 500 people gathered for this Mass, which was concelebrated by Fr. Satish, Fr. Tony, and Fr. David Brinkmoeller, the pastor at St. Helen’s Church. Unfortunately, Fr. Chris from Ascension was not able to attend due to illness; please keep him in your prayers. Keep an eye on the bulletin for more inter-parish partnering events which will continue to bring the three parishes closer together.

INTER-PARISH SPEAKER
The next inter-parish event is at 7:00pm on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Witzman Center at Ascension Church. Speaker Fr. Tedesco will discuss partnering on a community-wide scale; there will be a wine and cheese reception following the presentation.

School News

THANKS FROM THE ICS PTA
Many thanks to the 7th and 8th graders from ICS, Ascension, and St. Helen’s for contributing canned goods when they attended the school dance last Saturday, Feb. 11 here at IC. The kids collected three LARGE boxes of food for our own St. Vincent DePaul food pantry. This is another example of successful partnering between the three parishes!

SMOKE-FREE PTA FISH FRY! There will be food, games (including Texas Hold ‘em), drinks, and lots of friends when we get together for the PTA Annual Fish Fry on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 7:00pm – 12:00am in the ICS Auditorium. The doors open at 7:00pm, and there will be Carryout only from 6:00pm—6:30pm. Cost is $9 in advance and $10 at the door; you can purchase tickets in the School Office and in the Rectory during regular business hours.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to the Spelling Bee and Geography Bee: First place winner in the Spelling Bee winner was 8th grader Caleb Capozella, and runner up was 6th grader Nathan Markley. In the Geography Bee, 8th grader Umberto Speranza won for the fourth straight year, and 7th grader Nathan Kenny was the runner up. Congratulations to all the students who did so well

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
ICS will begin accepting registrations for the 2006-07 school year on Mar. 6, from 8:00am – 3:00pm. Please bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, social security card, and baptismal record if the child was not baptized at IC. The registration fee is $100; for more information call the School Office at 253-8831.

BINGO NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers are needed to sell Instants at BINGO on Friday nights. This program benefits the school’s budget and helps with school expenses. Crew members volunteer one Friday evening per month. Call the ICS Office at 253-8831 to volunteer. Your volunteer time is vital to BINGO! Remember: BINGO is now smoke-free!

PARISH REGISTRATION/CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Visitors and Friends: Welcome to Immaculate Conception Church! The only sure way to become a registered member of the parish family is to fill out a registration form (below) or a pew card; drop either in the collection basket, or return it to the rectory office. There is no automatic registration if you attend mass regularly, or even if your children attend Immaculate Conception School or Immaculate Conception Religious Education Classes. If you have any questions please call the Rectory at 252-9919.

Out of Parish

CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE
Join other Catholic Men at the Catholic Men’s Conference: “Growth through Christ-centered relationships”, at Cincinnati Music Hall on Mar. 4, 2006. Come and see for yourself! You will enjoy a day at the luxurious Music Hall beginning at 8:45am. Lunch is included, and the day will end at 4:00pm. For more information and to register, see the website at http://www.thecall.org/.

DAYTON CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB
The Dayton Catholic Women’s Club is holding its annual St. Patrick’s Day Party and Luncheon on Saturday, Mar. 11 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Presidential Banquet Center. Bring your group and your own cards; for more information call Betty Chadwell at 256-9516.