Bulletin for 1 October 2006
40th ANNIVERSARY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DEDICATION – OCTOBER
1, 2006
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SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – OCTOBER 8, 2005
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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.
Leo Wehkamp
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, October 2 –
The Guardian Angels Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-5 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Communion – Chapel 6:15 p.m. – Serra Mass- Chapel 7:00 p.m. – ICS PTO –ICS Rm 108 7:00 p.m. – Confirmation Mtg - MSH |
| Tuesday,
October 3- Weekday Gospel Reading: Luke 9:51-56 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Mass – Esther McClain, dec. – Chapel 12:00 p.m.—Sewing Group 7:00 p.m. – Partnering Mtg – St. Helen’s |
| Wednesday, October 4 – Francis
of Assisi, religious Gospel Reading: Luke 9:57-62 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Mass – Sean Kennedy-- Chapel 10:00 a.m. – Free Spirits Bd Mtg - AER |
| Thursday, October 5 – Weekday Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-12 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – Mass –-James Kennedy --Chapel 6:30 p.m. – Cub Scouts 7:30 p.m. – Folk Choir |
| Friday,
October 6 – Weekday Gospel Reading: Luke 10:13-16 8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel 8:15 a.m. – School Mass – All teachers–-Church 5:30 p.m. -- BINGO |
| Saturday, October 7 – Our Lady
of the Rosary 8:15 a.m. – First Saturday Mass and Devotions 3:00 p.m. – Folk Choir – Church 4:00 p.m. – Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. – Mass- Willem Braaksma, dec; Ernesto D’Amico, dec; Marguerite DeBrosse, dec; Carl Peitz, dec; Mary Ann Westendorf, dec; the Hensley and Sanders Family |
| Sunday, October 8 – Twenty Seventh Sunday
in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. – Adult Choir – Choir Room 9:15 a.m. – PREP – Undercroft 9:30 a.m. – RCIA/ML 11:00 a.m. – Mass – Ronald Oldiges, dec 2:30 p.m. – Rosary Rally – UD Arena 6:00 p.m. – Rock With Jesus Mass –All Parishioners 7:00 p.m. – ICYM Mtg – YM Room |
A YEAR OF PRAYER
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS AT I.C.Join us at 8:15am for Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, seasonal litany, and Benediction each First Saturday of every month. Mass, Exposition, Rosary, Seasonal Litany, and Benediction are currently celebrated Mondays through Fridays beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the Chapel.
VOCATION VIEWS
If we want to be great we must serve others. How can you best serve others? You can make a difference with your life. ((Mark 9:30-37)
Parish News
PARISH COUNCILWelcome to our new Parish Council members! Parish Council represents you, the parishioners of Immaculate Conception, as an advisory board to Fr. Tony and the staff. Please share your comments and concerns with the Parish Council via the suggestion box in the main vestibule, using the form located on the side of the box. You can also say hello to them with at weekend masses; they can be identified by their blue and white nametags.
Pres: Steven Saus 256-0184 V. Pres: Mike Reese 253-5565 Sec’y: Jack Putnam 254-1930
Eric Ledford 776-2006 John Musto 396-0309 Jennifer Reese 253-5565
Mark Sheets 254-5577 Patricia Sheets 254-5577 Theresa Hargis 256-6319
Brian Shriver 256-5474 Antony Susainathan 298-0197 Heather Wheatley 259-1102
RESPECT LIFE: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Help build a world where Human Life is always loved and defended, every form of violence banished. By speaking truth about human life in love, we can build a society that protects and respects every human life, born and unborn, and better reflects our status as children of God.
“It’s a good during to reflect on God’s great gift of life, the many public issues that flow from it, and the priorities we need to have in defending it. Next month, in the November elections, each of us will face the task, in the voting booth, of building a culture of life – or its opposite. Each of us will make that choice as an individual, but we’ll bear the consequences as a community. So we need to choose well.”
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap, and Bishop Jose` Gomez. Statement issued October 9, 2002
BETHLEHEM ARTWORKS
Today, more than 600 Christian families living in Bethlehem rely on the hand-carved olive wood figures for their income. The recent clashes in the Middle East have caused serious harm to these families, forcing them to flee their homeland. In an effort to find alternative sources of income and help local handicraft artists, the Bethlehem Nativity Olive Wood will be here next weekend, Oct. 7/8, to sell their beautiful olive wood figures. All income goes directly to the families who produce the items. Check out their wares in the main vestibule after all masses.
ITE MISSA EST
Join us in MSH on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7:00pm for Jeff Morrow’s presentation on “My Word: applying the scriptures to daily life.” For information see itemissaest.org.
FREE SPIRITS
Our monthly meeting in October will feature a Halloween Party on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 1:00pm. Come in costume, and we’ll have fun, games, and prizes! Bring a friend and a snack to share (donuts, pumpkin pie, spooky treats). For information call Mary Umina at 254-4405.
ROSARY ALTAR
Have you heard? Have you heard about the RUMMAGE SALE? Have you heard about the BAKE SALE? Well, it will be here soon, so please keep reading every week for more information. The very first detail is to remember Nov. 4, so mark your calendars now!
IT’S A GALA!
We’re raffling off some fun! Win a trip to Las Vegas for two! Raffle tickets are available after Mass this weekend: they are $10 each, or 6 for $50. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Christina Braaksma at 298-0818 or Charlotte Flohre at254-7654.
DO YOU LIKE TO SING??
The Saturday 5:00pm Folk Choir is always open to new members. We meet from 3:45pm –4:45pm on Saturdays, and for 90 minutes during the week. If you are interested in joining us, stop by after Saturday mass or call Laurie Eloe at 374-2015. No experience is necessary, and we welcome singers and instrumentalists who are in the 5th grade through Free Spirits age. Or join the Sunday morning choir. Rehearsals are on Sundays at 9:15am with sung mass at 11:00am.
NEW DIRECTORY COMING SOON
We are in the process of updating our annual Church Guide Book and Directory. This book contains all the information you need for Immaculate Conception, and it is provided at no cost to us by the local businesses that advertise in it. If you would like to place an ad, please call the Rectory at 252-9919. NOW IS THE TIME TO UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION. Do we have your family membership record correct? Have you changed your address or phone number? Have you added to your family? Have any children moved out, or others moved back in? Please let us know. Call Katherine at 252-9919.
PRAYER CHAIN
We encourage you to call the prayer chain anytime you, a friend, neighbor, or relative is in need of prayer. We have a team of 13 people who pray daily for all the requests we receive. In Luke 11:9, Jesus says to us, “Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” If you would like to join this ministry, or if you have a prayer request, please call Barb Kohlreiser at 258-0207, between noon and 8:00pm.
OUTREACH
- FLU SHOTS will again be given here on Wednesday, Oct 25 from 11:00am—1:00pm. There is no charge for Medicare subscribers; for all others the charge is $28. You must be 18 years or older to receive the shot. This service is sponsored in connection with the Visiting Nurses’ Association of Montgomery County. For more information call Rita Moorman at 252-2554.
- When was the last time you wondered where your next meal was coming from? Our St. Vincent DePaul food pantry hears daily from our neighbors who are in need of food for their families. To help keep our shelves stocked, we have placed a barrel in the main vestibule for you to drop your food and other non-perishable donations. We appreciate all you can give…but please, we CANNOT accept items that are past their expiration dates.
PARTNERING
PARTNERINGSt. Helen’s Church will offer a CHILD PROTECTION CLASS on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 12:00pm –1:00pm in the Rectory. If you haven’t been able to attend an evening session we hope we’ll see you at this one. Please use the side entrance at 605 Granville Place. For information call Matt Dunn at 254-6233.
SPREAD THE WORD!
All are invited to a free showing of the movie, “Dead Man Walking”, at 7:00pm on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Page Manor Cinema on Airway Road. The movie is based on the true story of a convicted murderer on death row and Sr. Helen Prejean, who befriends him. It addresses a controversial issue with an intensely personal look at the people involved. Regardless of how you feel about the death penalty, you shouldn’t miss this film! This showing is through the partnering efforts of Ascension, Immaculate, and St. Helen Parishes.
STEWARDSHIP
The great violinist Nicolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to the city of Genoa on the condition that it must be never again be played, because wood when used and handled, wears slightly. When not used, it begins to decay…so the violin has become worm-eaten and useless. It is only a reminder that a life withdrawn from service to others becomes quite useless.
Stewardship
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Gift of
Treasure Parish Weekly Need: $10,096.00 Tithe for Aug 26 & 27: Envelope $ 9449.00 Loose $ 675.00 $10124.00 | Attendance
5:00 207 11: 00 327 6:00 431 Total 965 |
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 $ 27,373.00 August $ 3,088.00 Total $ 30,461.00 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 $ 19,978.00 August $ 1,289.00 Total: $ 21,267.00 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.
LEAVING A LEGACY
Immaculate Conception Parish has thrived as a community of faith since 1938. We thank God for the many women, men, priests and religious who have left legacies for our Catholic school, churches, education, spiritual and social services. Now it is our turn, and we pray that we will be as generous as our forbearers in our service and ministry to future Catholics. The idea of generational planning and giving has always been essential to the life and success of the Church and its members. Please give a gift that keeps on giving.
School News
OFFICE HOURSThe School Office will be open from 7:30am – 3:30pm every school day.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
The ICS PTO is selling Entertainment 2007 savings books for only $25 each! This is the ONLY parish group selling these books, which will earn money for many special PTO projects. They make great birthday and Christmas gifts, and help our local economy AND our school at the same time. For information, or to purchase a book, call Betty Mueller at 253-7275.
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
FAMILY ROSARY RALLY…… is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 8 at 2:30pm at the UD Arena. For details, see www.familyrosaryrally.org.
DAYTON CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB
The DCWC will hold its annual Day of Recollection on Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Peter’s Church in Huber Heights from 9:30am—2:15pm. The topic is “Covenant from the Old and New Testaments”, presented by Sr. Virgine Elking, Sister of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Cost is $12/person. For more information call Betty Chadwell at 256-9516.
THE OTHER PLACE…
…is in need of basic hygiene products and other items for their clients. If you can supply deodorant, toothpaste, disposable razors, sleeping bags, backpacks, towels, underwear or socks, please contact Christopher Hotard at 461-6078.
posted by Steven Saus | 7:53 PM
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