“The Sermon of the Beatitudes” by James Tissot,
from the series “The Life of Christ,” c. 1891
Join Us For Mass
on the
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Learn More about the Columbarium
This Weekend at Immaculate Conception
Feb. 11‐12 at Assumption
This 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.
Two Special Feast Days This Week
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Thursday, February 2
On Thursday, February 2, at our daily Masses at 7:30 AM (Assumption), 8:30 AM (ICC), and 12:00 PM (ICC), “Candlemas” will be celebrated as we bless a representation of all the types of candles we use in our churches, on our altars, and in our shrines throughout the year.
Feast Day of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr
Friday, February 3
The blessing of throats will take place on Friday, February 3, at our daily Masses at 7:30 AM (Assumption Church), 8:30 AM (Immaculate Conception Church), and 12:00 PM (Immaculate Conception Church), with an extended opportunity for the blessing of throats after the 8:30 AM Mass as the students from Immaculate Conception School will be present.
St. Blaise is the patron saint of those with ear, nose, and throat illnesses. Please come forward for a blessing.
Save the Date
Thank You, Deacon Viola
Sunday, February 12, 12 PM Mass, ICC
Reception Following in the Lower Church
We will be celebrating Deacon Anthony Viola’s 25 years of service as a Deacon and his retirement on Sunday, February 12. Join us for the 12:00 PM Mass and then a light reception following in the Lower Church at Immaculate Conception. Come wish him well as he retires.
Parents Connect
Next Meeting: February 7
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.
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.
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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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