IMMACULA TE CONCEPTION CHURCH

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH
Rev. Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese, Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Charles Patrick Boccio,
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Msgr. Vincent Fullam,
In Residence
Rev. Liju Augustine
Rev. William A. McLaughlin
Deacon Elkin Tamayo
June 22, 2014
The Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ
Not by bread alone does one live,
But by every word that comes forth
From the mouth of the LORD.
—Deuteronomy 8:3b
WEEKEND ASSISTANCE
Rev. James Massa
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Evening
5:00 PM—Vigil Mass
Sunday
7:00 AM (Mass without music)
9:00 AM (Family Mass)
9:00 AM (Mass in Italian—Lower
Church)
10:30 AM (Mass with Choir)
12:00 PM (Mass in Spanish)
12:00 PM (Mass with the Youth in Lower
Church)
1:30 PM (Mass with Contemporary
Music)
Weekday
7:00, 9:00 AM & 12:00 Noon
Holydays
Consult the bulletin
Miraculous Medal Novena
Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass
SACRAMENTS
Confessions
English, Spanish & Italian—4:00—5:00
PM, Saturday
Baptisms
Baptisms are celebrated monthly. Parents
should call the rectory for an appointment.
Sick Calls
Anytime. Call the rectory. Arrange
Communion calls by phoning the rectory.
Marriages
Be sure to notify the rectory at least six (6)
months before the marriage date.
Parish School Principal
Ms. Eileen Harnischfeger
718 728-1969
www.icsastoria.org
RECTORY OFFICE
Phone: 718 728-1613
Fax: 718 956-9229
Office Hours
Monday—Friday
9:00 AM—12:30 PM
1:30 PM—8:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Sunday: Office is closed
www.immacastoria.org
Religious Education
Office
Mrs. Marylyn Crum
718 956-4494
Human Services Office
Sr. Bridget McGettigan,
SUSC
718 721-1099
Youth Ministry Office
Michael Meloni
718 728-1613
[email protected]
[email protected]
PARISH MEMBERSHIP
We extend a warm welcome to all new members of our parish family. If you would like to
become a member of our Parish family, please visit or contact the rectory during office
hours.
MSGR. FERRARESE’S SABBATICAL—PART V
I have so many rich memories of my time in the Middle East!
Our journey to Jordan and the desert in which the Hebrews wandered before they entered the Promised land was
unforgettable. The Desert was so vast and we were able to actually wade in the Jordan and renew our Baptismal
Vows.
Another highlight was the Church over the Well of Jacob where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman. We also
spent a few days on a Kibbutz in the Negev Desert. That was especially unforgettable. Around 300 adults and
children live on this plot of land. Because it is sunny 365 days a year, they invested in solar panels which is better
termed a Solar Field (the size of a large city block). The Solar Fields generate enough electricity for the whole
commune and for half of the city of Eilat on the banks of the Red Sea. They also have 5,000 kilometers of glass tubing
that they use to pump water through and grow high grade algae that is used for cosmetics and medicines. It sells for
$15,000 a kilo. All the money they make goes into the community. No one gets it. They are given a small stipend and
a place to life for their families. Health care is free and so is education. When the children reach college age, they
can go anywhere for their education: Harvard, Oxford, etc. and the community pays for everything!
Once grown, the children can either join the commune (after two years of observation) or they are free to go
anywhere they want. They are all Jews but they have a project with Palestinian Muslims and Christians so that they
can share in the development of the country. Not all are religious, but many are. They make no demands that way.
We were able to say Mass each day in one of the assembly halls.
It is, as you might imagine, a highly educated group. One of them took some date pits found at Masada that were
2,000 years old and brought them back to life. There is a date tree in the Kibbutz named “Mathuselah” (the oldest
person mentioned in the Bible) that they grew from one of those pits. They want to see if the fruit of that tree varies
from the present date tree since it use to possess wonderful medicinal properties!
We also spent a rainy day at Masada! It only rains one day per year there and we got it. We blamed the English Priest
for that!
Msgr. with two priest friends wading
in the Jordan River
Trying out some local transportation
Msgr. with an Anglican Priest from London
in the rain at Masada
The well of Jacob where Jesus spoke with the
Samaritan Woman
SUNDAY - June 22nd
7:00 a.m
Living & Deceased Parishioners
9:00 a.m.
Father’s Day Novena
10:30 a.m.
Domenico Gizzi & Michele Sarro
12 Noon
Spanish – José Idelfonso Valencia, Roxana
Valencia & Pedro J. Vallejo
1:30 p.m.
Domenico Oliva (7th Anniv.)
THE BREAD & WINE are donated this week in loving
memory of Margherita & Bernardino Petruso, requested
by their grandchildren.
THE CANDLES AT THE ALTAR are donated this week in
loving memory of Margherita & Bernardino Petruso,
requested by their grandchildren.
SANCTUARY LAMP #1 is donated this week in loving
memory of Margherita & Bernardino Petruso, requested
by their grandchildren.
Lower Church:
9:00 a.m.
ItalianConcetta, Giovanni & Gina
Pollicita
SANCTUARY LAMP #2 is donated this week in loving
12 Noon
Gerarda Maglio
memory of Rosetta LaVecchia, requested by Florence
McCauley & Family.
MONDAY- June 23rd
7:00 a.m.
Frank Bongiorno
PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYER
9:00 a.m.
Father’s Day Novena
12 Noon
Concetta & Giuseppe Davolos
TUESDAY – June 24th
7:00 a.m.
Ruby Morales (Thanksgiving)
9:00 a.m.
Father’s Day Novena
12 Noon
Josephine & John Prager, Joan & Eugene
Williams
WEDNESDAY - June 25th
7:00 a.m.
Elsa Friedman, Ilda Cocolicchio & Tom
Hartman
9:00 a.m.
Angelo Alaimo
12 Noon
Joseph & Albina Squeri
THURSDAY- June 26th
7:00 a.m
John Sivak
9:00 a.m.
Benedetto Ferdinandi
Ferdinandi
12 Noon
In Honor of St. Anthony
&
Louise LeGoff
Nelida Rodriguez
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual
light shine upon them
Carmina
FRIDAY - June 27th
7:00 a.m.
Raul Heredia
9:00 a.m.
Michael DePace
12 Noon
Constance Marco
SATURDAY - June 28th
7:00 a.m.
Dorothy Eberle
9:00 a.m.
Joanna Harris
12 Noon
Evaristo Flores
5:00 p.m.
Purgatorial Society
SUNDAY - June 29th
7:00 a.m.
Living & Deceased Parishioners
9:00 a.m.
Raul Heredia
10:30 a.m.
Indalecio Babio
12:00 p.m.
Spanish - Emilio de Jesus, Jr. (6 Anniv.)
1:30 p.m.
William Kelly (22 Anniv.)
3:30 p.m.
Wedding: Matthew Barber & Emily Biolsi
Lower Church:
9:00 a.m.
Italian- Lorenzo Randazzo
12 Noon
Francesco Farella (3 Anniv.
Please pray for the recently deceased…
Weekend of:
Amount:
Attendance:
Per Capita:
June 14 & 15
$7,125.00
1,540
$4.62
COMMUNION / CONFIRMATION PICTURES
Communion / Confirmation pictures are now
available . Please call Mrs. Crum at 718-956-4494 for
pick up.
2015 MASS BOOK OPENING
We will be opening the 2015 Mass Book on Saturday,
June 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Lyon's Hall.
No applications will be accepted prior to this date. The
book for the 2015 Memorials will be opening on
Monday, June 30
A Tower of Faith in Astoria, Immaculate Conception
Church, is pleased to announce the launch of its
redesigned website at http://www.immacastoria.org/.
Please visit our vibrant site to enrich your spirituality
and to be kept up to date on all the latest liturgies,
events and activities available at Immaculate
Conception
Parish!
Email
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inquiries.
LITURGICAL CORNER
During the Sunday Prayers of the Faithful, if you wish to
add a name to either the Sick list or to those who have
recently died, please call the rectory (718-728-1613).
Please be aware because of privacy, only family
members are to request a listing. The names on the sick
will be listed for two weeks. If you wish to continue to
list the name, you must call the rectory again.
If a mass was requested, family members may bring up
the gifts during the Offertory Procession at Sunday Mass.
Please inform a Minister of Welcome of your wishes
before the Mass begins.
T.A.C.H.S. PREPARATION PROGRAM
Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School is now
accepting applications for the T.A.C.H.S. preparation
program to be held at the school for the first seven
Saturdays of the next school year beginning on
September 13th. For more information please contact
Miss Fran Rocco at 718-898-3800 ext. 3.
SAVE THE DATE
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF FAITH!
The 2014 New Year ushers in the 90th Anniversary year
for Immaculate Conception Church. It was on October
4, 1924 when Fr. Michael D. Lopez celebrated the first
Mass in the Church located on the first floor of
Immaculate Conception School.
There will be three special occasions to mark the 90th
Anniversary – two celebratory Masses and a Gala
Reception. The dates for these events are as follows:
·
First Celebratory Mass – Saturday, October 4,
2014 at 5 p.m.
·
Second Celebratory Mass – Sunday, December 7,
2014, 5:00 p.m. the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
·
Gala Reception – Russo’s on the Bay, Sunday, J
January 18, 2015 at 6 p.m.
We celebrate all parishioners for these 90 years of faith
and hope that you will join in at each of these events.
More information will be announced as the dates draw
closer and, in the meantime, please keep them open on
your calendar!
CELEBRANDO 90 ANOS DE FE
En este Nuevo Año 2014 comienza los 90 anos
del Aniversario de la Iglesia de la Inmaculada
Concepción. Fue un 4 de octubre de 1924 cuando el P.
Michael D. Lopez celebro la primera Misa en la Iglesia
ubicada en el primer piso de la Escuela de la Inmaculada
Concepción.
Habrá tres ocasiones especiales para conmemorar los 90
anos de Aniversario: Habran dos Misas de
celebraciones y una Recepción de Gala. Las fechas de
estos eventos son las siguientes:

Primera Misa de celebración sera: Sábado, 4 de
Octubre, 2014 a las 5 pm.
 Segunda Misa de celebracion sera : Domingo- 7
Diciembre, 2014, 5:00 p.m. Fiesta de la
Inmaculada
Concepción.
 Recepción de Gala – Russo’s on the Bay, sera el
Domingo, 18 enero, 2015 a las 6 p.m.
Queremos celebrar a todos los feligreses por estos 90
años
de
fe
y
de
esperanza.
Esperamos
que ustedes compartan y celebren cada uno de estos
eventos con nosotros. Mas información se dará a
conocer cuando las fechas esten más cerca, mientras
tanto, por favor mantenga abiertas estas fechas en su
calendario!
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Ordinary Time beckons, and so on this Sunday we
surrender the last glimmers of paschal joy as we
celebrate the renewal of our life around the table of the
Eucharist. This feast reminds us that the goal of the
catechumen’s journey through Lent is not the baptismal
font at Easter, but rather the experience of Pentecost. It is
all about life lived in the Spirit’s embrace in relationship
to the Body of Christ, which is found both “on the table”
and “at the table.” The season of confirmation is also
drawing to a close, and this feast serves as a reminder
that this sacrament, a solemn sending from font to table,
is keyed to renewed vigor. Confirmation has sometimes
been sadly misunderstood as a kind of graduation from
religious formation, but it is nothing of the sort. It is
about being led by the Lord Jesus to the place where the
Spirit flourishes, and where the gifts of the Spirit are
most easily detectable. After next week we will resume
our consideration of the sacrament of confirmation, its
rich and somewhat tangled history, its challenging
theology, and its changing celebration.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRANSFORMATION
The effect of our sharing in the Body and Blood of
Christ is to change us into what we receive.
—Pope St. Leo the Great
PRAYING
One prays best who does not know that one is
praying.
—St. Anthony of Padua
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Hace algunos años, el cantante de rock Carlos Santana y
el grupo roquero Maná ganaron un premio en los “Latin
Grammys” por su canción: “Corazón espinado”. Esta
bella canción es de un hombre que lamenta el dolor que
una mujer le ha causado. No la puede olvidar, porque
ella le ha dejado el corazón espinado. Esta canción
siempre me recuerda al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús,
corazón rodeado por una corona de espinas e inflamado
por el amor que le tiene a su mujer, la Iglesia, es decir,
nosotros.
La devoción al Sagrado Corazón proviene de una monja
francesa, santa Margarita María Alacoque a quien Jesús
le mostró su corazón en junio de 1675. Jesús le
dijo que su corazón arde de amor por los seres humanos,
pero los cristianos sólo lo ofendemos con insultos,
ingratitud e indiferencias.
¿Cuántas veces, como Iglesia o como individuos, le
hemos espinado el corazón al Señor? Y aun así, la imagen
del corazón espinado e inflamado de Jesús nos sigue
cantando y llamando para que seamos suyos. Si
regresamos a él, Jesucristo nos promete doce bendiciones
de paz, consolación, fervor y otras gracias.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Never forget the LORD your God, who
brought you out of slavery (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b16a).
Psalm — Praise the Lord, Jerusalem (Psalm 147).
Second Reading — Because the loaf of bread is one, we
who partake of it, though we are many, are one body
(1 Corinthians 10:16-17).
Gospel — Jesus said, “I am the living bread; whoever
eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:51-58).
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
AMEN
Take a look around the walls of your church. Even if it’s
only a year or two old, the word “Amen” has resounded
off those walls countless times at the conclusion of the
Eucharistic Prayer and as the faithful have come forward
to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. Today’s feast is
about those “Amens” offered in faith, offered in times of
trouble or doubt, spoken in joy, spoken mindlessly, but
all given to God in a multitude of ways. It is our very
lives that lie behind our “Amens” and are touched by the
presence of Christ, the presence we celebrate today.
More importantly, we celebrate the love of Christ for us
shown in the sacrifice on Calvary and that he continues
to give to us in every celebration of the Eucharist. What
can we do but rejoice in that great love, and then go out
into the world and live that love in sacrificing for others?
AMÉN
Mira alrededor de las paredes de tu iglesia. No importa
si sólo tiene uno o dos años de construida, la palabra
“Amén” ha resonado en sus paredes un número
incontable de veces al concluir la Oración Eucarística y
cuando los fieles se acercan a recibir el Cuerpo y la
Sangre de Cristo. La fiesta de hoy es sobre esos
“Amenes” ofrecidos en fe, en momentos de dificultad o
duda, pronunciados con alegría, o distraidamente, pero
todos entregados a Dios de alguna manera. Nuestra vida
misma está detrás de esos “Amenes” que han sido
afectados por la presencia de Cristo, la presencia que
celebramos hoy. Más importante aún, celebramos el
amor de Cristo que nos lo dio en su entrega total en el
Calvario y que continúa dándonos en su autosacrificio
de cada Eucaristía. ¿Podemos hacer otra cosa que no sea
alegrarnos por ese gran amor, y luego salir al mundo a
vivir ese amor en nuestro autosacrificio por otros?
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL COMMITMENT FORM
Dear Bishop DiMarzio, please accept my/our gift to ensure the Diocese can continue to provide the
Ministries and Programs that provide a visible sign of Christ amongst us. I/We are making a special gift in
support of this year’s Catholic Appeal in recognition of the impact it has on people:
Bishop’s Court of Honor ($1,000 or above)
$500 ($50 a month)
$250 ($25 a month)
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Other $
I recognize that all I am and all that I have are gifts from God. Although I am unable to participate the
Suggested amounts, I join this collective effort by making this one-time gift of $
Total Amount Pledged: $
Amount Enclosed Now: $
Balance Due: $
(Balance Payable in monthly installments)
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