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1416 Dudley Road PO Box 188 Dudley, Pa. 16634 Office: 814-635-2919 - Fax: 814-626-0127

Website: www.iccdudley.com

Weekly Mass Times:

Saturday @ 4:00 pm (in the church hall)

Sunday @ 9:00 am (in the church hall)

Confessions: @ 3:00 pm Saturday (at the grotto)

Administrator—Deacon John Roth

Sacramental Minister- Fr Marino Msigala

Administrative Assistant-David Mazzaferro

Secretary—Renee Putt

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church June 21, 2020 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time

A reminder that although we have resumed public

masses in our church, there may be some directives from our Bishop that may differ

somewhat from the guidelines of Governor Wolf.

Most importantly is the requirement to continue to wear a mask during mass. We are taking every

precaution in order to keep our parishioners safe.

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June 2020 Collections

Weekend Collection: (June ) $2,968.00

June Total to Date $4,398.00

Monthly Goal $6,500.00

Catholic Register $45.00

Cemetery $75.00

Father’s Day $10.00

Total of “Other Collections” $130.00

Saturday, June 13, 2020 Sunday, June 14, 2020

Server

Lector Matt Meck

E. Minister

E. Minister

Usher

Usher

Server

Lector Kelly Querry

E. Minister

E. Minister

Usher

Usher

Thank you for your generosity

1st Reading

Jeremiah 20:10-13

2nd Reading

Romans 5:12-15

Gospel Reading

Matthew 10:26-33

Please Note: Collection amounts may vary

significantly from week to week during this time. Some checks are still being received by mail.

Some are sending their offering one week at a

time while others are sending several weeks at once. Money received from past weeks will be

counted in the current week’s collection.

Offerings sent ahead will be held for that

particular week. We want to thank you all for

your continued support, not only financially but for your understanding, patience and prayers as

we walk together though this difficult time.

Immaculate Conception Masses

Masses are being held in the church hall until further notice.

Sat June 20 4:00pm +Stanley Clay req. by Claudia Leaper

Sun June 21 9:00am +For Josephine Lover req. by Anna Lover

Week of June 21, 2020

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1416 Dudley Road PO Box 188 Dudley, Pa. 16634 Office: 814-635-2919 - Fax: 814-626-0127

Website: www.iccdudley.com

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From the desk of Deacon John Roth

In the Gospel proclamation today, we hear the

words “The Spirit of the truth will testify to me, says the Lord; and you also will testify.” As humans

with both a physical and a spiritual aspect to our

beings, baptized into the faith of Christ, we are

never far from God. Let us not forget this.

As darkness descends upon our world, as a result of the corruption which St. Paul speaks of today,

and has sprung up within our society; we, like

Jerimiah before us, must remain faithful to our Lord to guide us through any ordeal ahead of us.

“Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, for he has

rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!” It is this faithfulness in the face of

difficulties and hardships that will provide witness

of God.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS WHEN COMING TO MASS.

You MUST have a mask to enter the building (directive from Bishop Mark). It must be worn

at all times.

Please sanitize your hands as you enter the hall

Observe social distancing at all times

Please drop your offering in the container as you

enter as there will be no collection during Mass

Do not change seats during mass

Family members residing in the same home may

sit together

No physical contact during the sign of peace

Communion will be distributed at the conclusion

of mass outside the hall doors with your mask

on

Move 6 feet away before lowering you mask to

consume the host

Do not congregate outside the church.

While we take all necessary precautions con-

sistent with the advice of public health authori-ties, parishioners and guests should under-

stand that they assume the risk of contracting

COVID-19 any time they enter a public space since such precautions do not eliminate the

risk of infection.

A Father’s Day Reflection by the Very Rev. Anthony Francis Spilka, OFM Conv.

Do you remember the classic TV series

in the 50’s entitled I Remember Mama? It

is considered the Best of Hollywood’s Golden Age as a nostalgic film about

Family Life – an immigrant family in San

Francisco in 1910, a family held together by the stoic yet tender matriarch. “I remember the

big white house on Steiner Street and my little

sister Dagmar and my big brother Nels and

Papa. But most of all, I remember Mama.”

Well, on the other side of the coin is I Remember

Papa because in 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress

of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring

Mothers, thus “singling out just one of our two parents.” Then in 1966, President Lyndon B.

Johnson issued the first Presidential proclamation

honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day and six years later the day

was made a permanent national holiday when

President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.

So, June 21, 2020, is the official 48th anniversary

of Father’s Day – a celebration honoring fathers,

celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in our American

society. Fathers, a vital part of a “twosome” in the

structure of family which knits the family together in an unbreakable partnership honoring

the outcome of the holy bond of the Sacrament of

Marriage. Father and Mother become one as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three persons in

the One Blessed Trinity. For in the Sacrament of

Matrimony, the Bride and Groom are reminded that the two become on flesh until death do they

part.

We honor you, our living Fathers for all that you do in safeguarding your family in good times and in

the not-so-good-times, and we promise to our

deceased Fathers a loving remembrance in our

thoughts, memories and prayers.

God Bless our Fathers!

I Remember Papa!

The Very Reverend Anthony Francis Spilka, OFM

Conv., is the Pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Johnstown and Bishop’s Vicar for Religious.

This story has been reprinted from Proclaim. For other informative and uplifting information, please

go to the Proclaim website.

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Immaculate Conception News & Events

Let us say a prayer for our Catholic

members who are homebound and unable to attend church.

Omer Black Lora Bridestine

Mary Lynn Dickson Nancy Detwiler

Butch Neuder Dora Mellot

Elaine Rheem Ralph Altobelli

Iola Cimbalista

300 Club Winner

The winner of this weeks 300 Club drawing this week is Patrick Melvin. The winning ticket

was sold by Chris Crawshaw. See the

complete list of winners in the column to the right.

300 Club Winners by Week

Date Winner Seller

03/07 N/A N/A

03/14 Barrett Brode Kay Brode

03/21 Cindy Musser N/A

03/28 Chris & Lisa Crawshaw Chris & Lisa Crawshaw

04/04 Susan Schwartz Sandy Fink

04/11 Justin Duvall Dan Reed

04/18 Alan Baker Cathie Maslanik

04/25 Mike Maslanik Cathie Maslanik

05/02 Lois Matthews Tom Matthews

05/09 Ed Deming Cathie Maslanik

05/16 Mike Angelo Ralph Altobelli

05/23 Lisa Minnick Theresa Minnick

05/30 Adrian Johnson Jim Hess

06/06 Kim Hovermale Ralph Altobelli

06/13 Cathie Maslanik Cathie Maslanik

06/20 Patrick Melvin Chris Crawshaw

Connor Beatty June 3

Christina Gorey June 6

Natasha Zdrosky June 7

Jalen Meck June 10

Brett Beatty June 13

Kelly Runde June 13

Claudia Leaper June 17

Lea Watkins June 26

Tucker Straley June 27

Adam Runde June 28

Paul Lucas June 29

...and for the health of the people of

our parish, including:

Ralph Altobelli*

As public Masses and the celebration of the sacraments resume in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, each parish has specific guidelines and safety precautions the faithful must follow, but there are some universal guidelines and reminders for parishioners no matter their parish. They include the following.

Bishop Mark has waived the obligation to

attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days until further notice.

Masks must be worn at Mass, during the

celebration of Reconciliation, and all other liturgical or parish functions.

Social distancing must be observed at all times,

There should be no hand-shaking during the sign of peace nor at any other time.

The Precious Blood will not be offered until

further notice.

Faithful are encouraged to support their parish

through online giving or by mailing their weekly

offertory or dropping it off at their parish.

The live broadcast of the Sunday Mass airs

every Sunday at 11:00am on WATM ABC 23

and at 9:00pm on Atlantic Broadband channel 9.

*Ralph Altobelli was moved to Homewood in

Martinsburg this past week. If you would like to send him a card, his address is:

437 Givler Drive,

Martinsburg, PA 16662

Until we resume our regular Lector schedule,

if anyone is wIlling to volunteer to read on Saturday or Sunday, please call (814) 635-

2919 or email davem@iccdudley.com

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Immaculate Conception News & Events RETURNING TO PUBLIC MASSES

Public Masses will resume this weekend however,

with the following temporary changes. Until

further notice, Mass will be celebrated in the church hall.

Masks are required to enter the building and as well as sanitizing your hands as you enter.

The collection basket will be placed near the door for you to deposit your envelopes as you enter.

The tables will be moved out of the way and the

chairs will be set up at the appropriate distance

for safety and will be sanitized. The doors to the hall will be propped open. Doors will be labeled

ENTER and EXIT. Doors to the restrooms will also

be propped open so no one has to touch them.

Holy Communion will be distributed at the

conclusion of mass. It will be done outside of the church (hall) doors. You must wear a mask and

maintain a distance of 6 feet. After receiving the

host in your hand, you are to walk a safe distance before lowering your mask to take the host. You

may stop for a brief moment of prayer before

leaving.

In case of rain, it will be done just before leaving

the building.

If you have any Mass intentions, please call the

office by Thursday at noon with the information. Thank you for your cooperation.

Directives Concerning Offertory

Collections in Churches

At the present time and until further notice, there is no presentation of the gifts during any Mass.

This means that there is no Offertory Procession

when the gifts of bread and wine are presented

following the offertory collection.

The CDC and other experts have advised that

handling collection baskets by multiple persons or ushers reaching across those seated in the

pews pose a risk of exposure to COVID-19. Also,

those who tabulate the Sunday collection and prepare the bank deposit should take additional

precautions.

As a safeguard for parish ushers, money counters, and others, the following procedures

should be observed.

Parishioners are urged to make contributions by

using electronic payment which is a common means of transactions offered by most banks

without any additional fees. This can be arranged

as a recurring contribution.

Another method is to send to the parish by a

check, which can be sent by mail or dropped at the

parish office.

When people wish to make their contribution while

in church, the usual method of “passing the basket” is not permitted. In-church collections will

be taken as follows:

There will be a container located on a table inside the door to the hall and each parishioner can

simply drop their contribution into the container as

they enter.

In place of the usual collection “basket,” plastic

containers should be used for this purpose. They are to be wiped/sanitized inside and outside after

each use.

The contributions made in the baskets before Mass will be emptied into a bag or heavy duty envelope

that will be immediately sealed with tape. This

method will prevent the anyone from touching anything directly. The sealed bag/envelope will be

taken immediately to the location designated for

tabulating the collection and preparing the bank

deposit.

Whatever method is utilized to receive and process

the offerings given by parishioners, the contributions will be accurately recorded and

immediately deposited in the bank.

As a safeguard for the ushers and those who

tabulate the collection and handle the money in

preparing the deposit, each parish should provide for disposable gloves.

In an effort to minimize contact, if you have mass

intentions for a friend or loved one, there will be someone sitting at the table inside the hall doors

to write them down for you. Please relay the

information to them so it can be included in the mass.

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Spiritual Reflections

Families and the Gospel

June 21, 2020—Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary

Time (Matthew 10:26-33) Jesus says “Do not be afraid” three times in today’s

gospel and reminds us “all concealed secrets will be

revealed.” Do not be afraid to acknowledge problems in your family. If they remain “hidden in

darkness” they will “destroy body and soul.”

Healing, understanding and hope are found only “in the light” of openness. “Do not be afraid.”

Words of Wisdom Children may close their ears to advice, but they

open their eyes to example.

Why is there so much violence, crime, hostility, an-

ger, hatred, discrimination, disrespect, etc. in our world today? What’s wrong with America? I believe

the answer can be summed up in two words:

FATHER FIGURE.

The ABSENCE of a father figure within the home is reaping havoc on our society. And when I say FA-

THER FIGURE, I have reference to both a biological

father as well as the Heavenly Father. The Divine PLAN for the home includes BOTH- husband/

father and God (cf. Gen. 2:18ff; Pro. 22:6; Eph. 5:23ff; 6:4; Psa. 127:1ff). And might I add that a

husband-father can be present, but at the same

time absent, when it comes to his God-given re-sponsibilities! And this can have the same negative

impact on the family as does abandonment alto-

gether.

Additionally, a home where God is absent (not in

the sense that God has left, but in the sense that

the family has chosen to leave Him) results in reck-less living (cf. Luke 15:13 ESV). Homes where God

and His Word are not cherished and communicat-

ed, over time, will result in the demise of that socie-ty where those families dwell. “Where there is no

prophetic vision (revelation) the people cast off re-

straint, but blessed is he who keeps the law” (Pro. 29:18 ESV). I believe we would all agree that a good

portion of our society has “cast off restraint.”

Simply put, when our nation corrects its father fig-

ure failures, it will be great again!

Terry R. Townsend

Father Figure

Praying for our Military

Remember to pray for the protection of our armed forces as they serve our country at

home and around the world right now. If

you have a family member serving in the military, let us know. We would like to

mention and honor them by name.

June 21, 2020: Father’s Day Fathering is an awesome responsibility and not for the weak or transient. Today we humbly recognize our need for courageous fathers to stand boldly in

the face of the powerful cultural forces in our cul-ture which threaten our children. Today we ask fa-thers to be the courageous leaders we need. Reprinted with permission from A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar

Blessed are the poor in spirit.

God gave us the Law (the Ten Commandments) and

Jesus now stretches us to become the people He truly wants us to be. Go back in time and consider

the days before Jesus was born. The Jews were

awaiting a Messiah, many were economically very poor, yet those that were truly blessed by God

never stopped hoping and trusting in Him. They

believed in His providence and mercy. They knew

that God would send a Savior.

To be “poor in spirit” does not imply that we are

economically poor, but it does mean that we are humble servants of God, and that in our humility

we understand that God alone can save us and

help us to prosper. The “poor in spirit” are not arrogant or self-centered. They reject the

foolishness of the world that preaches power and

money and pleasure. The “poor in spirit” focus on God’s will and know that they are rich in God, for

God will give His servants the Kingdom of Heaven,

His everlasting kingdom, His eternal peace.

Let’s ask ourselves…Are we “poor in spirit”? Are we

humble, relying on God to teach us and guide us?

Do we truly trust God or do we rely on ourselves? Is doing God’s will our daily objective, or are we

focused on our own plans for success? Is our

wealth measured in the things that gives God pleasure or is it measured by economic and worldly

standards?

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