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Register for PREP ASAP
for Students Entering Grades 1 - 8
Thank you to those families who have registered their children for the upcoming 2021-2022 PREP year.
For those families who have not yet registered, please contact the PREP Office for information regarding additional dates and times to register. Registration must be done in-person at the PREP Office.
Parents are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Session preference is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Take the time to register now if you require a particular session, as session availability cannot be guaranteed for late registrations.
PREP plans to return to in-person classes in September, with 3 Sessions to choose from:
- Tuesdays: 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesdays: 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
- Wednesdays: 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Registration Forms and information can be found on the PREP Page HERE (icaparish.org/ica-prep).
Full payment is required at the time of registration.
Thank you in advance for promptly submitting your registration.
PREP Office: (914) 961-1076
Fr. André's New Anthology on Franciscan Solitude
Our very own Fr. André has helped organize an anthology of essays that delve into the experience of "Franciscan Solitude." The following is from the flyer:
"Since the publication of our first volume, Franciscan Solitude, in 1995, we have encountered several people who have taken St. Francis’ Document on Solitude personally into the fabric their lives, and we have invited them to share their experiences in a collection of essays that comprise a new anthology called Prayer of Franciscan Solitude. Solitude has been embraced by the Church since its beginning, but solitude that is called by the name “Franciscan” has the unique vision of its founder, St. Francis, stamped upon it. And simply being in a religious way in solitude is prayer. So, we offer these essays to all lovers of Franciscan solitude."
The Celebration of Our Patronal Feast Day - 8/14
In honor of the Assumption of Our Lady, the Patroness of our Parish, whose Feast Day is August 15, we will be celebrating a solemn Mass on Saturday, August 14, 4 PM, at Assumption Church. The statue of Our Lady of the Assumption will be positioned in a place of honor in the Piazza of the Assumption: 125 Wallace Street, Tuckahoe, NY, 10707.
Following Mass, we will continue the celebration with a dinner consisting of salad and homemade pasta; desserts including cookies, pastries, and gelato; and music selected by a D.J. and room to dance. Our Assumption Raffle winners will be drawn during the evening.
Help us honor Our Blessed Mother with Mass, a beautiful liturgy, and a warm celebration as a Parish Family.
The 2021 Assumption Raffle
The 2021 Annual Parish Raffle for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady has begun! Tickets are available through the celebration of the Feast Day on Saturday, August 14.
There is a $20 donation for each raffle ticket or six (6) for $100. Consider sharing the cost of six tickets with family members, friends, or neighbors.
The prizes are:
1st Prize: $5,000
2nd Prize: $2,000
3rd Prize: $1,000
Tickets are available in the Parish Office and after Masses in the sacristies of Immaculate Conception or Assumption Churches. Thank you for supporting this effort!
Drawing: Saturday, August 14, 2021
at the Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption in the Piazza of the Assumption
125 Wallace Street, Tuckahoe, NY 10707
You need not be present to win.
PREP Catechists Needed: Be a Builder of Faith for Our Parish
As the new academic year approaches, we are asking our veteran catechists to return and seeking new catechists for the Parish Religious Education Program (PREP). As emphasized by Pope Francis, the ministry of catechist is vital to the survival of our church and the salvation of our children.
What is a catechist?
A catechist is much more than a teacher; a catechist is someone who accepts the ministerial role of building life-long faith formation in those who are not yet fully-initiated members of the Church.
Faith formation has four dimensions: human, spiritual, pastoral, and intellectual.
- Each of our students in PREP need to be formed as humble and compassionate human beings, capable of loving and caring for their neighbor: their brothers and sisters.
- Each needs to be formed spiritually: they need to be formed in an environment of prayer, meditation, and contemplation.
- Each needs to be formed pastorally: They need to be shown how to care for those in need and learn how to recognize those in need of physical and financial assistance and those in need of spiritual or moral assistance.
- Finally, the students in PREP need to be formed intellectually: They need to be instructed in the doctrine of the faith, the Sacramental life of the Church, and the reading and interpretation of Sacred Scripture.
If you want more information on ministering as a catechist, please contact the PREP Office.
Call the PREP Office at (914) 961-1076
or
send an email to Deacon Frank at DRE@icaparish.org
Stay safe and
God Bless you!
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Track the progress of the Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery.
