Fr. Mathias, MSFS - Pastor Bart Connelly - Deacon Rectory: 273-8953 Emergency 269-290-2016

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Saturday, May 30 - Vigil Mass

4:00 p.m. †Veronica Falborski (1st Anniversary) and

†Donald W. Falborski

By: Don & Carol Falborski

Sunday, May 31 - Pentecost Sunday

11:00 a.m. †Kay & †Jim Baker (wedding anniversary)

By: Linda Baker

Monday, June 1 - St. Jus-n Martyr

8:00 a.m. †Mary Kle%

By: Kate Stevenson

Tuesday, June 2 - Sts. Marcellinus & Peter

6:30 p.m. †Justo & †Emma Young

By: Elsy Wagner

Wednesday, June 3 - St. Charles Lwanga & Companions

8:00 a.m. †Alyona Springer (5th Anniversary)

By: Mom & Dad

Thursday, June 4 - Blessed Angeline of Marsciano

Friday, June 5 - St. Boniface

6:30 p.m. †Lisa Barton

By: Rita Barton

Saturday, June 6 - Vigil Mass

4:00 p.m. For the People of the Parishes

Sunday, June 7 - The Most Holy Trinity

11:00 a.m. †Donald W. Falborski

By: Mom & Dad

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, June 7

First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Psalm: Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Gospel: John 3:16-18

A:en-on all Gradua-ng Seniors You can now apply for the youth group's Falborski Scholarship

for 2020. Each year the Falborski Scholarship, in memory of

Donald Falborski, is presented to further graduates' educa4onal

needs. Contact Tim Dumont (ICyouth601@gmail) for more

informa4on.

Happy Birthday to Margaret

Ferguson who is celebrating her

83rd birthday on June 4th.

Bishop Bradley has written a pastoral letter entitled, “From Darkness to Light: Hope for a New Pentecost” for all

the Faithful in the Diocese. In this beautifully heartfelt letter Bishop Bradley encourages us, during these days of Easter, to be transformed like the Apostles from “we will allow that same Holy Spirit, who filled the hearts of the first Apostles and turned them from fearful followers into fearless witnesses...”. He also shares his intention for a diocesan “Mass of Thanksgiving” as soon as we are able. You may find the pastoral letter on the

diocesan website: www.diokzoo.org.

Dear Friends,

“Be What You are and Be at its Best.” S.F.S

Hearty welcome back to all those who are able to be present for the public mass. I always had a thought whenever we prayed the Holy Scriptural Rosary that on the Pentecost Sunday, we will be able to gather back for the public Mass. Whenever we prayed the Glorious Scriptural Mysteries and when it comes to the third mystery, and before we say the first Hail Mary we say (When Pentecost day came around, they had all met in one room. Acts 2:1). Yes, that was in my mind too that on the Pentecost Sunday we will be able to gather back for the public Mass. As I welcome you back to the church, I appreciate all your patience during this past time when we had to be united Spiritually through the Facebook live streaming. I also like to say thank you for all your support to our parishes in all the way possible. I would like to remember our elderly members (and people who are at risk and the Home Bound) of our Parishes, who are still not able to be with us physically. I continue to pray in a special way for all of you and we will remember you in our Masses. Please stay safe and stay healthy. The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church. The feast of Pentecost is an annual invitation to the Church to look into itself and discover its soul. It is tempted, like all of us, to keep looking the other way. Traditional images of the Holy Spirit are: Fire, Wind, Water, Cloud, Dove…. Why such strange images? All of them (except ‘dove’) have indeterminate boundaries or no boundaries at all. They are reminders that we should not dare to restrict the activity of the Spirit to a few things we can understand. O Dove, O Flame, O Water, Wind and Cloud…! O love that lifts us wholly into God! The Holy Spirit lives in us but is not confined in us. Any soul is for expansion, not constriction. Things that have no soul - sticks and stones - are restricted entirely to themselves; plants have a certain ability to reach beyond themselves, for food and for propagating their species; animals still more. But human beings are able to reach vastly beyond themselves and touch the depths of everything. “The Spirit searches all things,” St Paul wrote, “even the deep things of God. Let us invite the Holy Spirit into our Hearts.

“Be Blessed and Be a Blessing”

Yours lovingly in Christ & Mary, Fr. R. Mathias MSFS

PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 31, 2020

From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal…From the Principal…

IC PARISH SUPPORT Week of 5/24/20 YTD

Sunday Collec4on (26) ............ $ 3,128.88 .............. $ 227,126.03

Holy Days(2) ................................. $ 60.00 .................. $ 1,417.66

Visitors/Loose ................................ $ 0.00 ................ $ 15,687.80

Mass S4pend ................................. $ 0.00 .................. $ 2,325.00

U4lity Fund .................................. $ 35.00 .................. $ 2,075.00

Dona4ons/Bequests ...................... $ 0.00 .................. $ 1,955.00

Total Offertory ....................... $ 3,223.88 ............. $ 250,586.49

Weekly Need........................... $ 5,804.00 .............. $ 274,732.59

Over/Under ........................ …- $ 2,580.12 ............. ($ 24,146.10)

Income not included in weekly needs:

IC Help.............................................................................. $ 20.00

Second Collec4on/Catholic Relief Svcs. ........................... $ 85.00

The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First The following children are preparing to receive First Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your Holy Communion. Please keep them in your

prayers:prayers:prayers:prayers:

Liam Brennan Bella Espinoza Eliza Eichorn Bentley Larkins Alex Miikowski Hannah Miikowski Liam Mullin Diamond Ruby Gerardo Munoz Duran Nicholas Soto Michael Stedman Bianca Espinoza

GOT EMPTIES?? The Knights of Columbus are still collecting returna-ble bottles, cans, and plastic containers. The empties can be dropped off at the pavilion behind the church. A container has been provided or you may leave them in your own plastic bags. Please call or text one of the numbers listed below if you plan on dropping off empties. We want to make sure that they’re moved into the pavilion. Thank You!!

Larry Larsh 269-257-0259 Jeff Springer 269-535-3244 Mike Didelot 269-816-3524

AUCTION POSTPONED

Due to COVID-19 regulations, our biggest “fun”raiser of the year had to be postponed. Our new date is

September 12, 2020. At this point we do not know if our communities will be completely open by this date. If we are unable to hold our gathering/auction, we will still have the drawing on September 12th. It will be a live stream event. The drawing will not be postponed

for a second time. Here is some important information to take note of:

• All drawdown tickets previously purchased will apply to the new date. Remember that you need not be present to win.

• All entrance/dinner tickets previously purchased will apply to the new date.

• Please keep track of any tickets you may have signed out to sell. Do not discard them. State regulations require us to account for every ticket. Also, they will be used for the new date.

• To purchase drawdown tickets contact a school family or one of our offices.

In Christ’s Peace,

Mrs. Sharon Voege

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION LECTORS, SERVERS

AND MINISTERS SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m. Sacristan: Tina Darling

Lector: Chad Thelen

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Susan Studabaker & Mary Sorensen

Sunday, June 7 at 11:00 a.m. Sacristan: Larry Larsh

Lector: Sharon Voege

Body of Christ and Door Monitors:

Carol Falborski & Sherry Butler

Teen Bible Study

Mondays, 7 p.m.

Every Monday a weekly high school teen Bible study

will be hosted via Zoom. The Bible Study will discuss

the coming Sunday’s Gospel readings and will be led

by a local high school student. Learn more and

register at diokzoo.org/diocesanofferings.

Thank you for your generous support of The Catholic

Relief Services Collec-on which provides funds for six

Catholic agencies who provide services for the poor

and marginalized around the world. If you missed the

collec4on, it’s not too late to give!

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PARISHIONERS! MAY 31 - JUNE 6

ST. BARBARA SUPPORT – MAY 24, 2020 Sunday Collec4on (2) ………………… ................................ $ 360.00

Visitors/Loose …………………………………………………….. ......... $ 0.00

Total Offertory……… ................................................... $ 360.00

Weekly Need ............................................................... ..$ 794.00

Weekly Need Over/Under ....................... ….…..……….. - $ 434.00

Other Income not included in weekly needs:

ST. CLARE SUPPORT – MAY 24, 2020 Sunday Collec4on (5)………………… ................................. $ 515.00

Holy Day/Ascension ........................................................ $ 10.00

Visitor ............................................................................ $ 100.00

Total Offertory……… ...................................................$ 625.00

Weekly Need .............................................................. $ 1,308.00

Weekly Need Over/Under .......................................... - $ 683.00

Other Income not included in weekly needs:

Building Fund .................................................................. $ 50.00

ST. BARBARA CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, May 31

8:00 a.m. For the People of the Parishes

Sunday, June 7

8:00 a.m. †Dolores Raskey

By: Paula & Dennis Hetman

Lector: Paige Smolarz

ST. CLARE CHURCH MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sunday, May 31

9:20 a.m. †Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus

By: Knights of Columbus

Sunday, June 7

9:20 a.m. †Ernes4ne Winfrey

By: Jim & Darlene Ruden

Lector: Janet Sehy

Lucino Marquez

Mary Brost

Darci Skinner

Skrzyniarz

Margaret Ferguson

Ezequiel Castro

Mike Graham

Ron Pavek

Bret Lutz

Liz Campbell

Trevor Jensen

Randy Burri%

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Shop & support St. Clare Building Fund Forward in Faith: Parish Support Fund

The Diocese of Kalamazoo established this special

fund to generate immediate funding to provide

financial relief for parishes during the Coronavirus

pandemic crisis. All dona4ons go straight to your

parish. For those that want to do their

weekly 4thing online, this is a great tool.

Learn more at diokzoo.org/parish-fund.

How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings Cloth face coverings should—

• fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face

• be secured with 4es or ear loops

• include mul4ple layers of fabric to allow for breathing without restric4on and be able to launder and machine dry without damage

CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public seRngs where other

social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and

pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of

the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from

transmiRng it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household

items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an

addi4onal, voluntary public health measure.

Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age

2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or

otherwise unable to remove the cloth face covering without assistance.

The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95

respirators. Those are cri4cal supplies that must con4nue to be reserved for

healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by

current CDC guidance.

Happy Birthday to Ron Pavek who

is celebrating his 81st birthday

on May 31st.

Please keep the following RCIA participants in your prayers as they enter into the Church this weekend:

Tristan McElroy, Katelyne Leitch, Tucker McElroy, Breyton Franklin,

Robert Adams, Amy Hansen, Madelyn Adams, Jennifer Adams

PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 31, 2020

Welcome To Our Parishes If you would like to enroll, change your address, or simply

have ques4ons about our parish, please fill out the form

below and drop it in the collec4on

basket or mail it to the Church office:

645 S. Douglas, Three Rivers, MI 49093

Name_________________________________________

Address________________________________________

City/Zip________________________________________

Phone_________________________________________

Please circle one: IC Church St. Clare St. Barbara

O I would like to enroll as an ac4ve member.

O Please change my address to the one shown above.

O I would like to learn more about school/parish ac4vi4es.

O I would like to learn more about the Catholic faith.

O I would like to offer the name of a homebound or ill Catholic who is

not currently being visited:_________________________.

O I would like to speak with a priest about a voca4on to the priesthood

or religious life.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 645 S. DOUGLAS AVE., THREE RIVERS, MI

St. Clare Mission Parish St. Barbara Mission Parish 23126 M-86 479 S. Burr Oak Road Centreville, MI 49032 Colon, MI 49040

Rita Barton

Caroline Beebe

Darlene Bri%on

Florence DalPonte

Vic Feczko

Jackson Gustafson

Sammy Hojnoski

Randy/Sharon Jacobs

Emma Kle%

Ruth Lahmeyer

Cassandra Lems

Ginger Lorencz

Diana Marsh

Mike McCauslin

Tom Merchant

Eileen Miholer

Karen Miles

Kate Stevenson

James Tokarski

Laurie VanTassel

Terry/Barb Wallace

Janet Williams

PLEASE

REMEMBER

THOSE IN

SPECIAL NEED

OF OUR

PRAYERS

Parishes & School Informa-on

Immaculate Conception School (PK-5th) Principal - Sharon Voege

Website: www.iccatholicschool.com 269-273-2085 principal@iccatholicschool.com

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

Together with the parents, parish and community, We provide a Christ-

centered Educa�on to:

Build Faith based on the truths of the Catholic Church. Develop Knowledge for becoming productive citizens Practice Christian Service as Jesus taught Thereby Changing the World One Student at a Time

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Knights of Columbus #4141: Mike Didelot - 273-9259 Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, church hall

Daughters of Mary: Nancy Schopf - 858-3730 Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., church hall

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Rectory Office Administrative Assistant & Bulletin Editor– Cathy Doering

M,T,W,F 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. • Office closed on Thursdays

Telephone: 273-8953

E-mail: icchurchtr@outlook.com

Bulletin Deadline Monday at noon.

Permanent Deacon - Bart Connelly 535-7631 Music Director - Director of Religious Ed. - Tim Dumont 718-4921 High School Youth Ministry - Tim Dumont 718-4921 RCIA - Mark & Mary Brost 278-8825

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