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.

September 2 & 3, 2017 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

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

ICC Parish Council: Eileen Browning, Bev Doughty, Kelly Erickson, Francis Feldpausch - President, Robert Hanrahan, Joe Henninge, Joanne Moxley, Gloria Straniero ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge - 656-9501; jackiehenninge@frontier.com Donna Heisler - 656-4180; donnamheisler@gmail.com, Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus Council 11094. Grand Knight Charles Browning-725-7516. Meetings the 1st Thursday of each month. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one.

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

My soul is My soul is My soul is My soul is

thirsting for you, thirsting for you, thirsting for you, thirsting for you,

O Lord my God.O Lord my God.O Lord my God.O Lord my God.

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Mass Schedule

SATURDAY 9/2/17

4:00 pm For Parishioners

SUNDAY 9/3/17

10:00 am † Susan Lewis by Dottie Davies

† Barbara MacLaren by Angie Babcock

TUESDAY 9/5/17

8:30 am Communion Service

THURSDAY 9/7/17

8:30 am Communion Service

SATURDAY 9/9/17

4:00 pm For Parishioners

SUNDAY 9/10/17

10:15 am † Bea Matera by Hendershott Family

† Barbara MacLaren by Annie Simpson

ICC WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY 9/3

11:30 pm Confession

CCD Registration—H

MONDAY 9/4 Labor Day

Office Closed

8-10:30 Chicken Tent coverage-Ball Flats

11:30-2:30 Hot Dog Stand coverage -Ball Flats

TUESDAY 9/5

8 am Rosary & Communion Service

WEDNESDAY 9/6

THURSDAY 9/7

8 am Rosary & Communion Service

FRIDAY 9/8

SATURDAY 9/9

3:30 pm Confession

SUNDAY 9/10

9 am CCD Classes begin—AC

11:30 am Confession

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.

Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of July 2017July 2017July 2017July 2017 Total Income: $ 12,087.16 Total Expense: $ 6,402.72

Second Collection, 9/9-10—Catholic Universities

Income includes: Rent. Missionary Appeal Expenses include: utilities, Diocesan fees, office & general supplies. Remember St. Paul’s advice: “God loves a cheerful giver”. (2 Cor 9:7).

The Parish Office is closed Monday, Sept. 4 for the Labor Day holiday.

Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Our Confirmation Class is volunteering at the Hot Dog Stand 11:30-2:30. Our parish’s shift at the Chicken Tent is the first, bright & early,8-10:30am.

Please sign-up, we need volunteers. Sign-up in the vestibule or stop by the tent & see if we need any more help.

LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE

This Week Next Week Saturday 4:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm

September 2, 2017 September 9, 2017

E. M.’s: H. Connelly D. Barden

J. Moxley S. Carlin

Lector: C. Gibbons C. Moxley

Servers: Adult Volunteer Adult Volunteer

Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am September 3, 2017 September 10, 2017 E. M.’s: L. Detweiler E. Browning

B. Norton P. Husband

Z. Urda B. Doughty

Lector: K. Ives M. O’Keefe

Servers: N. Erickson C. Grant D. Furman D. Furman

Counters: E. Browning D. Brown

B. Norton J. Norton

A new schedule is available in the vestibule and via email.

It is our pleasure to publish the banns for the intended wedding of

Rebecca Rose Hanrahan

& Andrew Edward Banas

The wedding will take place

in this church, Saturday, September 23 at 2:00 pm

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The 4th Annual Fall Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show will take place on Sunday, September 17 from 11:30-1:00, immediately following Mass. All ladies of the parish and their fam-ily and friends are welcome. This year’s theme is “Happy Days”. The luncheon will feature a vegan/gluten free option and the meal will be serenaded by Annie Simpson and her musi-cal friend Curt with some folk music classics. Fol-lowing the meal, all will be entertained by a fash-ion show of classic TV shows and trivia. modeled by some of the youth of the parish and their friends. Tickets for the luncheon cost only $9. If you would like to join us on Sunday September 17, please sign up in the vestibule and we will have a table leader contact you. If you would like to do-nate a raffle basket you can sign -up for that as well.

Save the Date: First Day of CCD Sunday, September 10

Stewardship Sunday September 24– First Youth Mass, Ministry Fair & Trustee and Parish Council meet-n-greet- Annual Parish Picnic- Sunday, October 1

Annual Lasagna Dinner—Sunday, October 15

Fred/Ted Urda is battling Aplastic Anemia, a rare blood disorder. He is doing absolutely fabulous and his blood counts are almost to the normal level! He is no longer in the bone marrow unit. They are still in Rochester for MAYBE only another week. He still has a long road ahead, but he is traveling in the right direction. For anyone who would like to send Ted a card or words of encouragement, here is the address: Frederick J. Urda

149 Palmer Curtis Rd. Greene, NY 13778

Keep prayers coming that the numbers stay up and the remainder of his journey goes smoothly. A special prayer of thanks goes to the stranger that donated the gift of life! How special are they! . Urda Family

September 3, 2017

Volunteer Opportunities

Greene Food Pantry - We collect non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry. Meals On Wheels Our volunteers make the deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am. Call the Parish Office to join our team! Bottle & Can Drive - drop off your refundable items n the bin next to the Rectory garage. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 4 cents per pound collected.

Re-dedication of the Cathedral of the Im-maculate Conception on Friday, September 8 at 4pm. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan will be the main celebrant. You can be a part of our dioce-san celebration by tuning in on the 8th by going to http://www.youtube.com/syrdio.

“Redefining Power Struggles in Marriage: Getting on The Same Team.” Sponsored by THE THIRD OPTION, a program to build bet-ter marriages. Meeting is Sunday, September 10, 2017, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Holy Cross Church, 4112 East Genesee St, Dewitt/Syracuse, New York. Walk-ins welcome. For more information call (315) 472-6728. A Hope Appeal program.

2017 Syracuse Diocese Wom-en’s Conference Saturday, October, 28 at the Oncenter Complex Syracuse. Registration forms available in the vestibule

and online at SyracuseCatholicWomen.org.

Around the Southern Tier

Called and Chosen—a docu-drama about the life, ministry & heroic death of Venerable Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno. EWTN, 9/2, 3:00 p; 9/4, 3:00 p.

New from Syracuse Catholic TV: ASL Interpreted Mass at the New York State Fair! Visit youtube.com/syrdio to watch!

A Prayer of Comfort Gather me up, O God, into the healing center of your spirit. Fill places of uncertainty with the assurance of your presence. Sooth my anxious mind with your gentle peace. Hold me with your tenderness when my body is filled with pain. Let me be aware of the hope that glimmers through even the darkest moments. Remind me that nothing shall ever separate me from your love. Rev. John Koopman

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Blood Drive at Immaculate Conception

2017 Schedule: 9/20, 11/22

12:30-5:30 pm

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Religious Instruction Registration for Children/Youth grades K-10 at ICC

September 2/3 following Mass

A CCD Open House will be on Saturday September 9 from 9-12. Families can come for a tour of the classrooms and the church, check out the curriculum and meet a few of the teachers. New families to Greene and ICC are also welcome. Spread the word! All Classes will begin on Sunday, September 10

You can also download a registration form from our website and send it in to the parish office. Our curriculum follows the liturgical calendar, which means the readings heard in Mass are part of the weekly lesson! Our classes will meet on Sunday mornings from 9-10:00 am. If you would like to join this ministry please contact one of the DRE’s or Mary Wentlent.

New Sunday Nursery

WE will be offering a nursery for our young families beginning Sunday, September 10. The purpose of the nursery is to allow our young families the opportunity to have their baby or toddler supervised in a loving and calm environment while the parents attend Mass. Jean Stevens and Patty Wagner will be running the nursery, with the occasional help of other adults in the parish. This position will be paid with funds from the McDevitt Grant that we received this year. Interested adults can stop at the nursery located in the front room off the social hall on Sundays beginning at 10:00 am. A check in will be required as well as a cell phone number. Parents can also utilize the nursery if they want to use it for only part of the Mass, as their child learns that Mass is a quiet time. “How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers. ”St. Teresa of Kolkata

Confirmation Class News: All Confirmation Students should plan to help work the Hot Dog Tent at the Greene Labor Day Festival on Monday September 4. Our shift is from 11:30-

2:30. If you cannot make this you must let Mr. Wentlent know asap.

Dear friends, There was much anticipation around the parish this week. Summer vacation time is over, the nights are cooler and everywhere you go there seems to be an opportunity to buy school supplies! Our parish has had a busy few weeks planning fun and informative events for our parish family. The Diocese Southern Tier Religious Education Coordinator is Andrea Schaeffer, and she presented a 3-hour workshop for 9 of our CCD teachers, called “The Heart of the Catechist”. She had a beautiful way of inspiring our group: “Conversion happens over and over again during our lifetime. God’s love attracts us, and then send us out to others – like the pulse of the heart. Our teachers are called Catechist: they are faithful to the past, open to the future, and dedicated to deepening the faith of the present generation.”

Classes will begin on Sunday, September 10, the same day that the Fall Adult Bible Study begins. The Adult Bible studies have grown into a fun time to learn something new. The adults who attend these faithfully have become good friends and really enjoy this time together. We offer the same study on Sunday morning as Thursday morning, in case your schedule doesn’t cooperate one week. Why not join us this year?

Jessica Trepa will be our Middle School Youth Leader this year. She has some great events planned for each month September through May. She and her husband Jim will be co-teaching the 6-8th grade CCD class on Sunday morning with Trudy

Komperda. This will allow good communication with the parents. Gloria Straniero and I worked on plans for the Youth Mass, usually held the last Sunday of the month. Each grade will have an important part of the Mass to help with. Mark your calendar for Sunday September 24 for the first Youth Mass of the fall. Elsewhere in this bulletin is more information on the nursery which will begin Sunday September 10. We have at least 12 young families with babies and/or toddlers and we hope to help them by offering a positive safe environment for their child while they have some much needed quiet time for prayer. As Andrea said at the end of the retreat: “Remember that you are never alone. God is always with us. Pray often: Lord, strengthen us with

courage!” Thank you for worshipping today at ICC. Peace! ~Mary Wentlent

Wisdom from our Catholic Tradition

““The apostle Paul has said ‘Christ has brought hostility to an end.’ So it is incumbent upon us not to allow that hostility to be resuscitated in us in any way at all. Thus we must not allow ourselves to become resentful or to nurse grudges because these things will threaten the well-being of our souls.”

St, Gregory of Nyssa, 330-395

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Sometimes it’s hard to feel a connection with those who are different from us, those who have different beliefs or hold opposing political views. Fear of the unknown can make us focus on our differences rather than what we have in common. Living in a large multicultural city has helped me to get to know a wide variety of people from a host of cultures and back-grounds, and this has helped me to look for what brings us closer together, rather than what divides us. When we stand in solidarity with others, we have the power to change the future. When we stand side-by-side, we remember that every-one else is also a living, breathing, feeling per-son. Pope Francis offers a solution to our selfish and wasteful ways: “To Christians, the future does have a name, and its name is Hope.” In today’s language, the word hope implies wishful thinking rather than firm conviction. But the hope we read about in Scripture is totally different. Bible.org defines biblical hope as a “strong and confident expectation,” giving us a firm foundation for believing in the future.