Church of the Immaculate Conception

We at Immaculate Conception are a group of people bound together by our belief in Jesus Christ as our Savior. When we

were baptized, we were called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves to build a community where all are

welcomed, loved, needed and appreciated. Armed with the faith in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we will celebrate

the gift of life together in word and sacrament.

March 19 and 20, 2016 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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 4:00 pm St. Paul, Norwich

Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York 13778 Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com Email: immcongreene@syrdio.org Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception And ICC Youth Group Parish Office: Tue. 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: ICC Parish Council: Nancy Amell, Francis Feldpausch - President, Donna Heisler, Joanne Moxley, Penny Sweet, 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. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one.

Blessed is the king who comes in

the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven

and glory in the highest.

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Mass Schedule SATURDAY 3/19/16

4:00 pm For Parishioners

SUNDAY 3/20/16 Palm Sunday

10:15 am † Steve Amell, Anniversary, Amell Family

† Jean Winsor by Amell & Estey Family

WEDNESDAY 3/23/16 7:00 pm † Laslo Polakovich by Parish Family

THURSDAY 3/24/16 Holy Thursday

12:10 pm Votive Mass, For Parishioners 7:00 pm Mass of the Supper - Oxford

FRIDAY 3/25/16 Good Friday

7:00 pm Stations & Veneration SATURDAY 3/26/16

Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil 8:00 pm For RCIA Candidates

SUNDAY 3/27/16 Easter Sunday

10:30 am† Kelly Buck by Howard & Joan Barker

ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE SUNDAY 3/20 Youth Mass

8:45 a Religious Education Class 11:30 a Confession 11:30 a RCIA 5 p Confirmation Class MONDAY 3/21 4 -5:30 p Penance Service 6 Cub Scouts TUESDAY 3/22 WEDNESDAY 3/23 12:30-5:30 p Blood Drive - H, K 7 p Mass THURSDAY 3/24 Holy Thursday 12:10 p Votive Mass 7:00 p Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Oxford FRIDAY 3/25 Good Friday 12 N GAC Service - Congregational Church SATURDAY 3/26 Holy Saturday

9:30 a Tenebrae 10 a Blessing of the Food 10:30 a Young Families Pot-luck Brunch - H, K 11 a Decorate the Church 6:30 p Choir Practice 8 p Easter Vigil Mass SUNDAY 3/27 Easter 6:30 a GAC Sunrise Service - Elementary School, 10:30 am Mass Easter Reception & Egg Hunt 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.

LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm March 19 2016 March 26, 2016

E. M.’s: S. Carlin Easter Vigil J. Moxley see schedule in Lector: J. Trepa the sacristy Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer

Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am March 20, 2016 March 27, 2016 E. M.’s: B. Doughty Easter Sunday M. Kim see schedule in L. Deweiler the sacristy Lector: Youth Servers: K. Browning D. Furman D. Heisler Counters: A. Browning D. Maginsky E. Hadlick T. Mulvey CLOW: C. Gibbons M. & M. Feldpausch S. Brown

For many people Holy Week is just the week between Palm Sunday & Easter. But for the Catholic Church it is the week when we remember who we are. And for the RCIA catechumens & candidates it is a week of spiritual preparation for the Easter Vigil.

Keep our catechumen

Stephanie Watson in you prayers as she approaches coming into the fullness of the

Church at our Easter Vigil.

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The Light is On For You! Lenten Penance Service Monday, March 21. 4-5:30 pm at ICC; 6-7:30 pm at St. Joseph’s. Churches throughout the Diocese will be open for Confession between 4 & 7 pm: an opportunity for Catholics to receive the Sacrament in preparation for Easter. There will be other opportunities for Confession between now & Easter: Wednesday, 3/16, St. Bart’s, 7 pm Penance Service Tuesday, 3/22, St. Joseph after the 12:10 pm Mass Wednesday, 3/23, ICC after the 7 pm Mass Good Friday, 3/25, ICC after Stations of the Cross Please take advantage of these times to receive the grace of the Sacrament & renew God’s peace & joy in your heart & soul in this Year of Mercy.

Examination of Conscience Sheets Are available in the vestibule. Please take a copy and review it as an aid to making a good, humble and sincere Confession in preparation for Easter Thank you, Father Lupa

The Intergenerational Chime Group will practice Sunday, March 20, 6 pm & Saturday, March 26 at 11:30 am. The song will be for a prel-ude before Mass on Easter Sunday. All ages and abilities are welcome to come together and enjoy playing the hand chimes.

Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, March 23, 12:30-5:30 in the Parish Hall. Walk-ins are wel-come or call 1-800-733-2767 for an appointment

Annual Easter Reception & Egg Hunt after the 10:30 am Easter Sunday Mass. We’re looking for volunteers to bring in baked goods & treats to share. Drop them off in the Parish Hall before the 10:30 am

Easter Mass. The egg hunt is open for all children pre-K to 5th grade. Bring your basket & outdoor shoes/boots & join in the fun!

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3. Begin the novena on Good Friday and join us after Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday to finish. Copies of the novena are available in the vestibule.

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Greene, NY

Volunteer Opportunities Greene Food Pantry we collect non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. Please leave your donation in the basket in the Parish Hall vestibule. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry.

It’s that time of year again! March and April for the Food Pantry are like a PBS Pledge Drive. Please be generous with either non-perishable food or monetary donations. Food may be left in the Parish Hall vestibule, funds

placed in the collection basket. Meals On Wheels Our volunteers make the deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am. Call the Parish Office to join our team! Our Brother’s Keeper—We take donations of CLEAN blankets, quilts, sheets, towels, batting & fiber fill. & yarn. Please bag the items. Our next sleeping bag workshop will be this summer. Bottle & Can Drive - drop off your refundable items n the bin next to the Rectory garage. Donations will benefit the summer youth retreat to Steubenville. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 2 cents per pound collected.

The Canonization of Mother Theresa of Calcutta~ You are invited to attend the Canonization of Mother Theresa and an inspirational tour of Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi, San Giovanni Rotondo, Manoppello and Assisi. The group will leave the USA on September 2, 2016 and return September 11, 2016. The canonization is Sunday, September 4th in St. Peter’s Square. The price is $3,199 for double occupancy. The price includes Airfare, Hotels, Dinners, Breakfasts, bus service, local guides, entrance fees to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Pompeii, hotel city taxes, transfers and porterage in/out. Space is limited. For more information, email Father Joseph Clemente at jclemente@syrdio.org.

March 20, 2016

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March 20, 2016

Date of Easter The dates for Lent & Easter change all the time. Who

determines when these feasts will be celebrated each

year?

Though there is some divergence in parts of the Christian world, our celebration of Easter is on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox, which we ordinarily refer to as the first day of spring, is on or about March 21. The dates of Lent, Ascension & Pentecost are determined by counting backward or forward from the date of Easter.

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35. Salmon - The classic example of fish with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, salmon can be broiled, baked or grilled to make a main dish. Keep in mind, however, that even fat that's good for you comes with a caloric price tag - 160 in a three-ounce serving of farmed salmon, 120 for the same portion of wild At-lantic salmon. If you occasionally opt for canned salmon with the bones, you'll also get calcium in the bargain. 36. Sardines - Another fatty fish that's rich in omega-3s, sardines are also a good source of vitamin D and (eaten with the bones) calcium.

Wisdom From Our Catholic Tradition We do not consume the Eucharistic bread and wine as if it were ordinary food and drink; for we have been taught that as Jesus Christ our Savior became a man of flesh and blood by the power of the Word of God, so also the food that our flesh and blood assimilates for its nourishment becomes the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus by the power of His own words contained in the prayer of thanksgiving.” First

Apology in Defense of the Christians, St. Justin Martyr, Rome, 160

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A Lenten Prayer O Merciful God, take away from my heart all self-pride & boasting, all desire to excuse myself for my sins or my wish to blame others for my faults. Rather, let me take as my example and guide Him who chose to be crowned with thorns and die for us all, your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen Patricia

Newland

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Father’s NotesFather’s NotesFather’s NotesFather’s Notes

Hearing And Acting on God’s Word He said to them in reply, “My mother and my broth-

ers are those who hear the word of God and act on

it.” Luke 8:21

Christian prayer and especially contemplative prayer must be rooted in the Word of God as proclaimed in the liturgy and as read and studied on our own. Scripture and liturgy are the guardians of our Christian pilgrimage through life and the guarantors of the Christian character of our prayer. To pray contemplatively I mist foster a sense of awareness and attention so that I may eventually develop the contemplative prayer that John of the Cross called “the practice of loving attentiveness” to God. To do this I must develop the habit of listening in every aspect of my life so that I may listen more attentively for God’s presence. I need also to develop the habit of regular, daily times for prayer; otherwise the clutter of modern life soon makes short work of my good intentions. Such a habit will remind me that contemplative meditation is the “stillpoint” around which one integrates the rest of one’s life so that, no matter what anxieties assault me, I know in faith that God is the center of my existence. Keith J. Egan in Hand-

book of Spirituality for Ministers

Seize The Hope Set Before Us ”We earnestly desire each of you to demonstrate the

same eagerness for the fulfillment of hope…” He-

brews 6:11

Two decades ago, when the disease of alcoholism had me by the throat, I felt both helpless and hopeless. I was hopeless because I thought I could stop drinking on my own, but I failed again and again. The first gift that Alcoholics Anonymous gave me was hope. If they could get sober, so could I. Moreover, they taught me to place my hope not in myself, but in “a Power greater than ourselves” who, if sought, could and would help us. We often mistakenly assume we need to muster up enough virtue, enough hope - or faith or love - to deserve God’s help. But we don’t. Instead, we need to ask God’s help in everything, including that our hope may be strengthened, our hope for ourselves, for others, for this desperate world of ours. And we need to encourage one another to , in the words of AA, “seize the hope set before us” in the steadfast promises of God. Anonymous

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Hungering To Grow a New Tomorrow We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as he enters Jerusalem, a community he knew well. CRS Rice Bowl asks us to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find those who are hungry & thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we encoun-ter in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. Longing for More out of Life? Struggling to see what your faith has to do with your everyday life Then don’t miss...REBOOT! LIVE! Get Energized, Get Educated, Get Inspired! Learn how to apply the genius of th Gospel to YOUR

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Jesus, our Redeemer, as we go from Lent into

Easter, (Winter into Spring), send us Your Spirit,

we pray. May we remember Your infinite love,

which these Holy Seasons celebrate. In a world

all too often a place of death, may Your Spirit

empower us to make it a place of Life - New life

in You

Grant, O Lord, that our Easter season

will be a time of great joy for all,

for The Lord Has Risen! Alleluia!! Fr. Robert Jones

Religious Education Kathy Nichols, Coordinator - 656-9546 Sundays 8:45 - 10:00 am Class - March 20 Youth Mass, March 20, Palm Sunday. No Class March 27, Easter Sunday - Egg Hunt after Mass!

Dear friends, Last Sunday the events that occurred before Mass reminded me why we are called a parish ‘family’. I walked into the Sacristy before Mass & there were 4 newly trained girl altar servers there to get their robes on. The 3 boys on the schedule were there as well & 8th grader Conner Grant was busy trying to coordinate the group into a workable scenario. A few adults were there preparing their part in the Mass, the Sacristan was there making sure all was ready, & Father Zandy, (like a jovial grandfather) was sitting in the arm chair with a big smile on his face. I asked him if it was okay for the girls to shadow the boys that day and he joyfully said “Sure it is. The more the merrier!!” You should have heard the chatter as they found their robes. Conner did a great job helping these younger servers. Thank you Conner! You may have noticed this week that some work was done on the outside of the church. Msgr. Putano gave us approval to have the drainage pipes buried and then extended out to a dry well in the back of the property. This will keep the water from wearing away the soil by the building. And it also prepares the area for the new garden! Under the stained glass windows we will be creating a Marian Memorial Garden. There is a display in the vesti-bule for everyone to see. This will be your garden to use whenever you like! Not only will we plant the left over Easter flower bulbs given in memory of a loved one, but there will also be four stations for praying the rosary. There will be opportunities soon for folks to make a donation to help purchase the needed items in memory of a loved one. There will be benches, wooden arbors for the rosary stations, a small Marian statue, and brick pavers around the sides, a firm walking surface and addi-tional annuals. You will be able to sit and enjoy the scenery, pray the rosary or just take a moment to remember those people who mean so much to us, but have gone to their heavenly home. Please know how important you are to our parish family. Peace! ~Mary Wentlent

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