“St. Francis de Sales” by Francisco Bayeu y Subías, 18th Century
Join Us For Mass
on the
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Habemus Franciscanum Sacerdotem
(We Have a Franciscan Priest)
We are so happy to announce that Fr. Robert Campagna, OFM, the Provincial of the Immaculate Conception Province of the Franciscan Friars, has granted permission for our own Fr. André Cirino, OFM, to come live and work with us. Fr. André has taken up residence in our rectory as of Thursday, January 19. Naturally, you will be seeing more of Fr. André as he joins all of our Pastoral activities in both churches, Holy Mount, and our apostolates and ministries. Fr. André will continue some of his work with his Province and the greater Franciscan Community.
May God use him effectively among us as he has for over 50 years of priestly life — and even longer as a Franciscan Friar.
Parish Religious Education Program
PREP News from Deacon Frank
At PREP, we have come through the first half of our first full year of in-person instruction since the start of the pandemic. I am extremely proud of and grateful to our dedicated volunteer catechists, aides, and monitors. However, there is a problem; we need additional catechists, aides, and monitors if we are going to continue for the remainder of the year. We need your help now.
If you are a parent of a PREP student or a parishioner over the age of 18, I implore you to seriously consider volunteering to serve God and His Church as a catechist, aide, or monitor. There are few higher callings than the call to spread our Catholic faith to our youth. Please consider giving an hour a week to this ministry of evangelization to the children of the Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady.
Please contact the PREP Office at (914) 961-1076 or stop by the PREP Office on Tuesday or Wednesday between the hours of 12 Noon and 2 PM.
About PREP
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.
PREP Webpage
The PREP Office can be reached at prep@icaparish.org or (914) 961-1076.
PREP Office hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 12 to 2 PM.
Please do not contact the Parish Center regarding matters pertaining to PREP.
Consider Joining One of Our Liturgical Ministries
Last Call for Those Interested
Become a Lector or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
During the Pandemic, many had to leave these two important ministries in our Parish. In particular, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMs) are needed. If you are interested and are ready to get to work, after some brief training, you will assist in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass and be able to bring Communion to the homebound and elderly.
If you are interested in becoming an EM or Lector, please contact Fr. Sorgie to discuss.
or
Calling Student Lectors in Grades 8-12
Training this Sunday, January 22
Serving as a lector at Mass is a great way for you to learn more about God as you gain public-speaking experience. Why not learn more about this important ministry?
If you are interested in reading at Sunday Mass and other liturgies throughout the year, please come for a 1-hour training session this Sunday, January 22, at 3:30 PM, in Immaculate Conception Church. Youth who are committed to this ministry can earn community service hours as well. Please join us!
Questions? Send a message to Alina at alinatroya@gmail.com.
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First Drawing: This Monday, 1/23
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Parents Connect
Next Meeting: This Tuesday, 1/24
A Call for Volunteers
Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament take place every Thursday and First Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM, with Exposition at 9 AM and Benediction at 3 PM, in the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Parish Center.
Adorers come to pray and worship Jesus throughout the day. We are calling for parishioners to sign up and commit a half hour or more so that we never have the Blessed Sacrament exposed without anyone to adore the Lord. Each adorer would volunteer a specific time to be present during the hours of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. You can sign up online below. You can also sign up by entering your name in the Adoration Book located outside the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Parish Center. You can enter the Chapel by going to the Parish Center front door, which is located behind the School, and, after being let in, walking to the Chapel.
Learn More about the Columbarium
Jan. 28‐29 at Immaculate Conception
Feb. 11‐12 at Assumption
Next weekend, January 28‐29, after all of the Masses at Immaculate Conception Church, there will be staff available in the Lower Church to answer questions about our new Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery and how to purchase niches for yourself and your family. There will be brochures, photos, and a full display. Please make every effort to come down.
On the weekend of February 11‐12, after all of the Masses at Assumption Church, there will be staff available in Fr. Fata Hall to answer questions in a similar manner.
Consider Supporting Our Parish While Shopping at Amazon
Note: Amazon plans to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023
If you use Amazon to do online shopping, consider supporting our Parish through AmazonSmile. When you use AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the cost of eligible purchases to our Parish, with no fees and no extra cost to you.
To use AmazonSmile, simply go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-2453614 on your web browser or activate AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping app on your iOS (Apple) or Android phone within the Settings or Programs & Features menu. To locate our Parish within AmazonSmile, simply search "Roman Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception and Assumption." On your web browser, you can add a bookmark to the link to make it even easier to return and start your shopping with AmazonSmile.
To use AmazonSmile, simply go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-2453614 on your web browser or activate AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping app on your iOS (Apple) or Android phone within the Settings or Programs & Features menu. To locate our Parish within AmazonSmile, simply search "Roman Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception and Assumption." On your web browser, you can add a bookmark to the link to make it even easier to return and start your shopping with AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile offers the same products, prices, and services as Amazon with the added benefit of supporting a charitable organization of your choosing.
Thank you always for your support and generosity.
Columbarium and Terrace Garden
at Holy Mount Cemetery:
Niches Available
With our new Columbarium and Terrace Garden now open, we are 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
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Email: secretary@icaparish.org
Email: secretary@icaparish.org
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National Eucharistic Revival
Mission
To renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
Vision
A movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – and sent out in mission "for the life of the world."
Stay safe and
God Bless you!
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