Join Us For Mass
on the
Second Sunday of Advent
Fr. Sorgie details his approaching sabbatical and the upcoming events in our parish during this Advent season, including Lessons & Carols and Reconciliation Monday.
Hospitality Sunday - 12/5
Please join us for Hospitality Sunday in Fr. Fata Hall this Sunday, December 5 after the 9 AM Italian Mass at Assumption Church.
Enjoy some light refreshments and the company of your fellow parishioners.
Enjoy some light refreshments and the company of your fellow parishioners.
The Immaculate Conception
of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
12/8
Our Patronal Feast Day and a Holy Day of Obligation
We celebrate the Patroness of our Parish, the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the Solemnity of her Immaculate Conception. Please join us at Mass:
Tuesday, December 7, Vigil Mass
7:30 PM | Immaculate Conception Church | Fr. Sorgie
Wednesday, December 8, Solemnity
7:30 AM | Assumption Church | Fr. Novio
8:30 AM | Immaculate Conception Church | Fr. Dinesh
9:30 AM | School Mass | Fr. Verrigni
12:00 PM | Immaculate Conception Church | Fr. André
7:30 PM | Immaculate Conception Church | Fr. Novio
Jesse Tree 2021
Labels Are Now Available
Please Return Gifts By 12/19
Please Return Gifts By 12/19
Gift labels for the Jesse Tree are now available. We ask that all gifts be NEW and placed in a gift bag (no wrapped gifts, please) with your label attached to the gift bag. Please look for gift labels at the entrances of either church.
If you’d like to participate, please return the gifts to either church by Sunday, December 19. If you have any questions, please contact us at: jessetree2021@gmail.com.
The Jesse Tree Ministry thanks you for your continued support and generosity for those most in need.
Blessing of Expectant Parents
12/12, 8 AM, Immaculate Conception Church
On Sunday, December 12 at the 8 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception, we will say a special prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe for all expectant mothers and fathers. Please help us spread the word and invite new parents to come to Mass that morning.
Lessons and Carols
12/12, 3 PM, Immaculate Conception Church
Lessons and Carols will be held on Sunday, December 12 at 3 PM in Immaculate Conception Church. The “Lessons” are readings from Scripture, and the “Carols” are traditional songs of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Join us as our talented adult choir, lectors, and altar servers bring them together with Fr. Sorgie in a wonderfully moving, interactive, and prayerful service featuring the masterful organ playing of our Director of Music, Robert Harvey.
Parish Christmas Cards
Available for Purchase
Our Parish Christmas cards will be available to purchase. There are two designs for each church, and you can order 10 cards for just $20. And yes, you can mix and match.
You may order them by completing the form found on Page 8 of this week's bulletin, attaching payment, and dropping off your order form and check (made payable to Immaculate Conception Church) at the Parish Center.
Parents Connect
Attention, Parents of Children of All Ages
Next Meeting - 12/14, 10 AM
Lower Level of Father Fata Hall at Assumption
Our Mission
To provide an opportunity for parents to connect and learn from each other in a welcoming, open, and faith-filled environment.
To provide an opportunity for parents to connect and learn from each other in a welcoming, open, and faith-filled environment.
Parents Connect is a great opportunity for you to meet and connect with other parents while your children are supervised!
When? Parents Connect meets on Tuesday mornings from 10–11:30 AM:
December 14;
When? Parents Connect meets on Tuesday mornings from 10–11:30 AM:
December 14;
January 11 & 25; February 8;
March 1, 15, & 29;
April 5 (Makeup Session, if needed)
Where? Lower Level of Father Fata Hall at Assumption Church
Child care is provided!
What will we do? Discuss the book Our Not-Quite-Holy Family.
Do you feel as if you’ve taken all the right steps to create God-loving individuals but still find your children are tuning you out? Are you trying to figure out how to have a family that is holy but still “normal” and human? If so, you’ll find comfort, encouragement, honesty, wit, and—most importantly—practical wisdom in Our Not-Quite-Holy Family.
Questions? RSVP? Contact Michelle Horvers HERE
Parents Connect Needs Your Help!
We are in need of play-teacher volunteers: play-teachers engage and supervise the children in the playroom so parents can engage in conversation. The time commitment would be 90 minutes on the Tuesday mornings of the meetings. If you are interested, please contact Michelle Horvers HERE
“Donor Match” Benefits Our Parish
WeShare NEW Recurring Donors
If you’ve thought about giving your weekly offertory donation electronically, now is the time to start! Parishioners who choose for the first time to set up a recurring donation through WeShare will allow our Parish to take advantage of a Donor Match Program.
From November 1 through December 31, WeShare will match the first gift from new recurring donors, up to $1,000. This means if your family starts donating to ICA through WeShare, automatically each week, your first donation will be doubled without any additional cost to you.
Also, when you make the commitment to give a recurring gift, it enables our parish to budget appropriately and move our mission forward.
- Visit assumption-immaculate.churchgiving.com.
- Follow the easy directions to make a recurring donation.
If you have questions about WeShare, please contact Cheryl in the Parish Office.
ICA Religious Education Program
ICA’s Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) is an 8-year program intended to assist parents in fulfilling their obligation in the formation of their children in the Catholic faith. All families are expected to regularly attend Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation. The program is available to public school children of families registered at ICA Parish.
Due to the lack of volunteers for the positions of Catechists, Aides, and Monitors, ICA’s Religious Education Program has been modified to combine at-home study for non-Sacramental grades and in-person classes for Sacramental grades.
Sacramental Grades
Grades 1 and 2 (required preparation grades for First Holy Communion) and Grades 7 and 8 (required preparation grades for Confirmation) will return to in-person classes in the school building. There is no remote option for these Sacramental grades. There are 3 Sessions Available: Tuesdays (4:15-5:30 PM or 6:45-8 PM) and Wednesdays (4:15-5:30 PM).
Non-Sacramental Grades
Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 will participate in a Family Home Faith Formation program. This involves both home study and participation of children and parents in occasional Zoom sessions with the Director of Religious Education. There is no in-person option for these grades.
PREP Office Hours
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Noon to 3 PM
Thursdays from 10 AM to 2 PM
Thursdays from 10 AM to 2 PM
The PREP Office can be reached at prep@icaparish.org or (914) 961-1076.
Columbarium and Terrace Gardens
at Holy Mount Cemetery:
Niches Available
As we near the opening of our new Columbarium and Terrace Gardens, we are still accepting reservations and deposits for niches from people wishing to have their own or a family member’s cremains buried at Holy Mount Cemetery.
Each niche holds up to two urns of cremains.
Pictured: St. Bernadette's Walkway leading to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
or
Email: secretary@icaparish.org
Email: secretary@icaparish.org
For more information, please visit HERE.
Events to Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of
St. Joseph’s Seminary
St. Joseph’s Seminary and College will mark its 125th anniversary by hosting a series of celebrations which you can find on the Seminary’s Website.
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn, who is in his first academic year as rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary, tells us that the anniversary celebrations will emphasize the seminary’s expanding mission, which includes permanent diaconate formation as well as lay formation. “We hope to continue that expansion and to help form future Catholic leadership for the Church of the 21st century,” he said.
Stay safe and
God Bless you!
To stay informed, visit the Parish Website.
Track the progress of the Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery.
