Immaculate conception of the blessed Mary

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 23, 2020 OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Mission of Immaculate Conception Parish & St. Louise Chapel is to build a faith community that worships and supports one another as a loving family that lives and Lapeer MI 48446 teaches the message of Christ and that reflects through service the presence of The Phone 810-664-8594 Holy Spirit as revealed in the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church. Fax 810- 664-4564 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.lapeercatholic.org Pastoral Staff  Ministries Office Hours are: Monday-Friday 9a.m.-6p.m. Altar Server Captain Tuesday 9a.m.-5:30p.m. Saturday 9a.m.-5p.m. Pastor: Fr. Brian Hurley Dimitrius Eddy 810-338-9874 Sundays 9a.m.-3p.m. ([email protected]) Ambassadors for Christ Deacon: Deacon Joe Hulway Harvey Vermeesch 358-0943 Schedule ([email protected]) Angels of Mercy Business Manager: DAILY: Mon. to Thurs. 8:45 a.m. (Tues & Bea Castaneda 810-813-4069 Thurs– Traditional Latin Mass), 1st Fri & Director of Music: Hilary Thompson Choir /Music Sat. @ 8:45 am. ([email protected]) Hilary Thompson 810-627-8829 SATURDAY: 4:30 p.m. Office & Cemetery Manager: Karen SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m.,10:00 a.m. & DuPont ([email protected]) Felicity Long 12:00 p.m. (Latin Mass-Sunday 12:00pm.) Food Pantry HOLY DAYS: Please check the Lapeer Bookkeeper: Dan Dudzinski Catholic or lapeercatholic.org. ([email protected]) Dawn Peskey 586-924-1873 Reconciliation: Tuesday following 8:45 a.m. Secretaries: Linda Barthlow Funeral Luncheons Mass; Saturdays: 3:00-3:45pm; 1st Wednes- ([email protected]) Virginia Anthony day of the Month at 8:00 pm & 1st Friday of the Carol Klave ([email protected]) Millie Goemaere 664-3597 month at 9:30am. For private appointment call the rectory. Bulletin Editor/Webdesigner: Homebound Ministers Linda Barthlow/ Suzanne Palte 790-1686 Sacraments [email protected] Hospital Ministers Our Sacramental Policy  Joe Hojna 8109694082 Sixmonth Parish registration and Jail Ministry participation are required for , Ann Palmer 664-3784 Lapeer Catholic Bulletin Confirmation and Marriage. Knights of Columbus : Arrangements must be made in advance and parents must attend a Phil Francis 810 728-2295 baptism class. The Church requires that The Lapeer Catholic articles must be Ladies League at least one of the parents be a practicing emailed in by 5pmMonday. Flyers 2 Catholic, and the Godparents must be Dawn Walker 664-6946 active, practicing, fully initiated weeks prior to bulletin (pending Catholics at least 16 years of age. If two approval of pastor). Mother of Perpetual Help Rosaries Godparents: must be 1 male & 1 female; Jenni Hulway 586-453-4580 if one Godparent: may be male or Bishop Kelley School information female.  Order of St. Martha Marriage: Arrangements must be Bishop Kelley Catholic School Sue Palmer 810-660-1286

made at least nine months in advance. 926 W. Nepessing Street Perpetual Adoration Please call the rectory office. Officiate at Lapeer MI 48446 Phone 810-664-5011 the ceremony must be the Parish Pastor, Paul & Sylvia Simon 664-9742 Associate, or Deacon of Immaculate Fax 810-664-5606 Conception or a family member.  Web: http://bishopkelleylapeer.org Prison Ministry Funerals: Officiate must be the Parish Principal: Mrs. Bernadette Barron Linda Barthlow 664-8594 Pastor or Associate of Immaculate Admin. Assistant: Laura Mihm St. Vincent de Paul Conception or a family member. Rectory Please note: The services of the Parish Religious Education Center 664-8594 Organist are used for all sacramental 926 W. Nepessing St. Worship Commission liturgies.  Lapeer, MI 48446 Mary Kay & Bob Kosal 287-0063  810-664-0808/Fax: 664-5606 For more details regarding our Youth Minister Sacramental policies and procedures, Email:[email protected] please refer to the Sacrament link on our Office Hours: Sun:9:30am –11:30am, Mon:12-8pm, Dimitrius Eddy 810-338-9874 Parish website.  Tues: 10am-5pm,Wed: 12-8pm Religious Education Director Kenlin Botello NO COUNCIL MEETINGS IN DECEMBER 

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Religious Education News THE REAL PRESENCE The Service Sunday on February 23rd will be the St. ’s own words on Adoration: Annual Quiz Bowl competition of the Confirmation  Candidates vs. their Sponsors. The candidates and “Happy will you be, if you can separate yourself from it (the their sponsors will attend the 8:00am Holy Mass then world) earlier than I did and give yourself wholly to that Lord Who has given Himself wholly to you. I repeat itNyou will proceed to the BKS Community Room afterwards. be happy, not only in eternity, but even in this life. Believe me, Don’t forget your dish to pass for the Victors all else is follyNbanquets, plays, parties, amusementsNthese Breakfast after the Quiz Bowl. Keep studying the quiz are enjoyments full of bitterness and remorse; trust one, who bowl packet of questions until that day and good luck has tried them, and who weeps that he did so. I assure you to both teams.  that the soul, by remaining, with any degree of recollection, before the Blessed Sacrament, receives more comfort from All Catholics need to continue to learn about our Jesus than the world with all its pleasures and pastimes Roman Catholic religion. It is a living thing that can ever afford. has continued for over 2020 years there’s a lot to  learn. Keep tending your God garden! What delight to be before the altar with faith, and with The Religious Education Department is here to assist even a little tender love, and to speak familiarly to everyone with their religious education needs. Don’t Jesus, Who is there to hear and grant the prayers of those who visit Him; to implore pardon for our sins; to lay our hesitate in contacting us at (810)6640808 or wants before Him, as one friend does before another whom [email protected].  he fully trusts; to beg for His grace, His love, His paradise.  Above all, what a heaven, to make acts of love to this KEEP THE FAITH, Lord who remains on the altar, praying to His Eternal Father for us, and burning with love towards us! In a Kenlin Botello word, you will find that the time you spend devoutly before this divine Sacrament will be the most useful of your life, and that which will most console you in death, and for eternity. You will, perhaps gain more in a quarter of an hour’s prayer before the Blessed Sacrament than in all the other spiritual exercises of the day.” FOOTPRINTS OF GOD-Mini series --  Starts next Saturday! Paul & Sylvia Simon: (810) 6649742  [email protected] For four Saturday nights we will host four of the nine part video Immaculate Conception  series by Steve Ray, of EWTN, Purgatorial Society To foster and increase devotion and charity  THE FOOTPRINTS OF to the Holy Souls in Purgatory GOD, Since Apostolic times the church has always encouraged the practice of praying and offering sacrifices for the souls of our in the Community Room. departed brethren who are being purified for their sins in purgatory. Our deceased family members, friends, and those 2/29 and , Expanding the Kingdom who have no one to pray for them need OUR help!  St. reminds us: “Let us help and 3/14 Mary, the Mother of God commemorate them. If ’s sons were purified by their 3/28 Jesus, The Word became Flesh father’s sacrifice (Job 1:5), why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not 4/18 Peter, keeper of the keys hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them!” Each DVD is approximately 90 minutes long. We will Please join us for a special Holy Hour on March 2nd at 7:00pm in the church. Purgatorial Society meetings will begin the videos at 6pm, with a short intermission to consist of brief updates/announcements, communal prayer, serve pizza, then continue watching while we eat. and the hour will conclude with a time of private prayer and Eucharistic Adoration. Comments and questions will be entertained  afterwards. Make this part of your Lenten journey as For questions or to join our email list please contact us at [email protected]  together we explore the Footprints of God. Andrew & Rebecca Sprankle Deacon Joe and Jenni Hulway

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Mother of Perpetual Help Volunteers Needed for the Hospital & Rosaries Homebound Ministries  Our sodality continues to grow Both the Hospital & the Homebound and create beautiful Rosaries for Ministry at Immaculate Conception Church organizations and missions provides the Holy Eucharist to McLaren throughout our local community Regional Hospital and to our parishioners as well as international organizations. With the who are not able to attend Mass. More volunteers are needed to help with these important ministries. Can you help of Our Mother Mary, these Rosaries will volunteer your time to visit the sick and bring the Holy encourage an increase in prayer for all who Eucharist to someone in need? Both of these ministries receive them. can be very flexible but more importantly very Please join in this great calling! Our meetings are rewarding to your spiritual life especially with Lent scheduled the first Wednesday of each month approaching. Training is providing.  after the 8:45 AM Holy Mass. Our next meeting is If you are interested in becoming a minister, scheduled Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 9:45 AM please call Joe Hojna for the Hospital ministry at  (810)9694082 or Sue Palte for the in the Rectory basement. All materials for making Homebound ministry at (810) 7901686.  Rosaries will be provided as well as hands on instructions on how to complete. Most Rosaries are made at home. Looking forward to seeing you there. The Ladies League will  meet on February 25 at Diane Landosky  6:00 p.m. We will have a short business meeting followed by a Mardi Gras Party. Please join us.

Wednesday, February 26th,  ANNUAL  Bishop Kelley  FISH FRY  4:307PM | FRIDAYS 2/28 & 8:45 am, Noon & 7:00 pm  3/6   DRIVE THRU | 4:30  5:30 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the All You Can Eat Dinner   Season of Lent. It is a season of penance,    Includes: reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Cod Fillets | Fried or Baked Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through French Fries  Green Bean Casserole  which we attain redemption .  Coleslaw Dinner Roll  Dessert Masses on Ash Wednesday are  Prices: Dine In Fish  Adults $12/Kids $7* Fish Drive 8:45 am, Noon, and  Thru  All Ages $12 Kids Pizza  $5* 7:00 pm, which will be a Traditional Latin Mass.   Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence.  Bishop Kelley Community Room   926 W Nepessing St, Lapeer Friday at 7:00 pm we will begin our  *Children 5 and under are free. Grades 1  5 qualify for Stations of the Cross. the Child price. Grades 6 and above pay adult pricing.  

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GOSPEL MEDITATION  OUR FRIENDS, THE backdoor diplomatic maneuverings, and the sufferings of the Christian ENCOURAGE DEEPER BL. ANNA MARIA TAIGI slaves of the Muslims in the Middle UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE By Christopher Sas East. She even saw shipwrecks   around the world and the cries of The Gospels continue to challenge us to the those dying from them. As a result of core. This is especially true in the way our  social relationships have developed. Feeling In 1790, Anna this gift, Cardinals, kings, queens, safe and secure in the world are not things that Maria was granted and saints came to ask her to come easily these days. Actually, we may a singular privilege teach and enlighten them on the find ourselves feeling more reservation, by God; a globe of secrets of Heaven. She did this to the caution, reluctance, and fear than ever before. light, like a small extent demanded by obedience, and In a moment’s notice, life can drastically sun, which became only after her family had been cared change. When someone has been clearer to her the for. It was nothing for her to have a intentionally and violently hurt, especially more her soul was bishop or a cardinal waiting for her as someone we love, we can all too easily find purified. In this globe of light she saw she served her husband and children ourselves very attracted to the Old Testament future events, could read the souls of dinner, putting her family always first, philosophy of “an eye for an eye and a tooth as this was her vocation. for a tooth.”  those around her, and was able to see  their most secret impulses. The most  Even with this extraordinary Intellectually, we know this is not what Jesus important thing that this globe gift of hers, she still maintained her wants us to do. But on some level it just provided for her was how she could humility and peace of mind, never seems to make practical or even political perfect her soul even more and draw allowing herself to be puffed up with sense. After all, why should we allow closer to God, and how she could lead someone to get away with a heinously violent other souls to God. It also provided pride at such an extraordinary gift. act? Yet, Jesus cannot be any clearer than he her with ways that she could aid both She warned people when they were is with this! Offer no resistance to one who is the Church on earth as well as the going to die so that they could have evil. Turn the other cheek as well. When Holy Souls in Purgatory. the opportunity to reconcile with the pressed into service, go two miles. Do not  Jesus told Anna Maria that turn your back on one who wants to borrow. Church and prepare for a holy death, Love your enemies. Now, take a moment to by accepting her vocation as a wife she offered her sufferings for the Poor reflect on all of this. Consider a horrible act of and mother, he would use her as an Souls in Purgatory, and when there violence committed against someone you instrument to let the world know that were released as a result of her love. Listen. Think. Be honest. Can you do as union with God and sanctity is Jesus directs? available to everyone, not just sacrifices, they came to thank her. She  and religious. Jesus described her was even able to cure the sick just by We want to be holy. But we are more mission to her: “I destine you to touching them. Those that had been comfortable with a definition of holiness that convert sinners, to console people of cured, particularly if they were of can keep us saying our prayers and on our knees in church. We are not comfortable with all sorts and conditions: priests, substantial means wanted to shower prelates, my very Vicar himself. All a definition of holiness that has something to her with gifts and money for the who listen to your words will be say about to how we react to and negotiate life. We like to keep a sharp and strong line granted signs and graces at My hands; favors they received at her hands, but she refused them all. On one occasion between the secular and the sacred. In fact, we but you will also meet with false and would prefer that the doors between them be treacherous people; you will be a wealthy woman pressed her to take kept closed. God wants us to be holy as He is submitted to ridicule, scorn and a financial gift from her and Anna holy. If God sees this one way and we see it calumny, but you will endure it all for Maria responded: “Madame, how another, then where does this leave us on our love of Me”.  simple you are! I serve God, and he is journey to God?  The breadth of what was  richer than you!”  happening in the world that she saw Our minds like the practical, worldly, and secular answers to things. They are more in her globe astounded her confessors,   To be continued… including Cardinal Pedicini, who black and white and at first glance appear to knew her for over 30 years. She saw make more sense. Holiness wells up from our souls and is beyond reason. It cannot be the remote prisons of China and the explained. It is something we just simply suffering priests, nuns, and faithful know comes as a result of deep prayer. The who were being persecuted and truly contemplative eye knows inwardly that martyred for the faith, she saw into what Jesus asks is true and then willingly does secret societies such as the Masons, it. It may not be easy.

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PRAY FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ST. PEREGRINE PRAYER REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS PEREGRINE PATRON AGAINST CANCER : O great St. Peregrine you John P. Patrick Lamb Mary Addison Debbie Lambourn have been called "The John Sieradski Rita Barthlow Francis Andrzejewski Marie Lamphere Mighty," "The Wonder Thaddeus James David Klave Antonia Ruben Leonard Florence Sickner Edward Sefcovic Autumn Lisa Maes Worker," because of the Erik Isele Laura Sefcovic Cecelia Beam Chuck Mahoney  numerous miracles which Emily Benson  Margaret Zelma A.K. Emilia Betts Mark you have obtained from Zachary Carolyn Rice Betty Carol McDonald God for those who have Christopher Sas Dan Koerber Kathy Brest  Christian McLeod had recourse to you. For so Jim Skwirsk Maureen & Eric Larry Bridges Ann Marie Meldrum  Mary Ann Mann Pat McInally Arlene Bunk Cynthia Mini many years you bore in Jenny Miniham Jeanne Fader Jamie Bunting Lori Montgomery your own flesh this cancerous disease that Pat Burgoyne Tom Neiger Mary Taylor Bob Camilleri Jan Nelson destroys the very fiber of our being and Chris Brooks Joan Cantwell Sue O’Kelly who had recourse to the source of all grace Baby Hendricks Jennifer Acree John Carr Lori Peacock when the power of man could do no Dave Price Kristy Kigar Amy Carter Roger Pirtle  Betty Carolyn Christopher David Price more. You were favored with the vision of Clara  Rita Price Paul Ribai Janice Cheryl Coulter Susan Priess Jesus coming down from His Cross to Jim & Bea Lewis Sue C. Dawn Nancy Ragap heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Ed Bauroth Michaela Becky DeGrand Cindy Rashid Lady the cure of the sick whom we entrust Dale Price Kirk Finkbeiner Debbie Kathleen Ritullo Douglas Francek Brenda Logan Gail Dijak Kathy Roach to you. (Pause here and silently recall the Theresa Stickney Laura McManus Jack Duncan Ellen Rozmary names of the sick for whom you are Gerald Eckenswiller Bill S.  Jerry Robak Debra Barck Laura Elling Sam praying) Aided in this way by your Jeffrey DeWitte Mary Guralczyk Debra Elliott Joanie Skwirsk powerful intercession we shall sing to God Annie Ty Mary Fifield Jim Sobek now and for all eternity a song of gratitude Donna Lewis Priscilla Reese Felix Gabryel Stacy Oakley Michaela Wolford Dar Green Ann Steur for His great goodness and mercy. Amen Abe Guerrero Eileen Threehouse Ella Keely Norm Rosinski Bill H. Tim Cynthia Gurno Pam Haerens Kim VanDamme  Erika Hale Lisa Vasquez  Pat Hoeksema  Viola If you wish to have your loved one put on Bill Hotchkiss Matthew Wagner Linda Irlbacker Howard Washington the sick list please call the rectory. The Doris Anne Isele Diane Whitch names will remain on this list for 4 Janet Joe Wieshaar weeks unless you call the rectory to have Janice Tom Wouatt Joe Sylvia Yerty their name relisted.  Joyce Thank you & God Bless Judy  Wendi Kelly 

Please be sure to call the rectory when a name should be removed. Thank you & God Bless.

Readings for the week of February 23, 2020 Sunday: Lv 19:12, 1718/Ps 103:12, 34, 8, 10, 1213 [8a]/1 Cor 3:1623/Mt 5:3848 Monday: Jas 3:1318/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [9a]//Mk 9:1429 Tuesday: Jas 4:110/Ps 55:78, 910a, 10b11a, 23 [23a]/Mk 9:3037 Wednesday: Jl 2:1218/Ps 51:34, 56ab, 1213, 14 and 17 [cf. 3a]/2 Cor 5:20N 6:2/Mt 6:16, 1618 Thursday: Dt 30:1520/Ps 1:12, 3, 4 and 6 [Ps 40:5a]/Lk 9:2225 Friday: Is 58:19a/Ps 51:34, 56ab, 1819 [19b]/Mt 9:1415 Saturday: Is 58:9b14/Ps 86:12, 34, 56 [11ab]/Lk 5:2732 Next Sunday: Gn 2:79; 3:17/Ps 51:34, 56, 1213, 17 [cf. 3a]/Rom 5:1219 or 5:12, 1719/Mt 4:111

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An Introduction to St. Vincent de Paul MILITARY LIST Ministries at Immaculate  Air Force SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY Tyler Blazo, Conception Church TIME  Rachel Grobbel Today’s Gospel (Matthew Air Natl Guard & Air Ambassadors for Christ Meetings will 5:3848) Force Reserve 2nd Wednesday of each month BKS Jesus said to his disciples: “You Army, Reserves & Room 303 7:30 to 9:00 pm. All men 18 have heard the commandment, National Guard years and older are invited

‘You shall love your country Nick Harris, Austin Montgomery, Jesse Angels of Mercy for elderly and man but hate your enemy.’ My Jacklyn, Christopher Chyba, Erich Gutman, homebound of the parish interested in command to you is: love your Joshua Choate, receiving a visit from our Angels of Mercy. enemies, pray for you Tom Sierakowski, Hunter Muncy, Call Bea at 810-813-4069 or 810-664-5878 persecutors. This will prove Christopher Brown or Clemencia Urcos-Paul at 714-231-9858. that you are sons and daughters of your heavenly Father, for his sun rises on the bad Marines & Reserves Bible Study The ICC Scripture Insights and the good, he rains on the just and the Zachariah Korte, Willis Gepfrey, II, Levi Bleau Group is held in the rectory every Thursday unjust. If you love those who love you, what Marshals’/Secret Service morning at 11:00 a.m except June, July & merit is there in in that? Do not tax collectors Navy August when it’s the 2nd & 4th. do as much? And if you greet your brothers Peyton Bailey, Hunter Daniel Gajda , Bible Study Jeff Cavin’s Course meets only, what is so praiseworthy about that? Do Jordan Larry not pagans do as much? In a word, you must Thursday’s at 6:30 pm in Bishop Kelley Coast Guard be perfected, as your heavenly Father is School room 303. Call Tim DeShaw at perfect.” Gyomory 810.333.6654 or Reflection email: [email protected] with any Bishop Untener requested that every meeting questions. in his diocese should begin with the questions, “How shall what we are doing here affect or WHY DO WE DO THAT?  CATHOLIC Broken Rosaries Repaired: Bring your involve the poor?” He also said: “This must LIFE EXPLAINED broken rosaries (or any extra rosary pieces be addressed to the poor poor. They are the to be used for other’s repairs) to the ones who get left out because they’re not part Question:  rectory to be repaired. FREE! Please drop of what we did yesterday or today. But I want In Sunday school, the students are studying off your requests in a plain envelope us to connect with the poor poor. If we deal the Ten Commandments. I know that kids marked with your name, phone number with them, all the rest will follow. The poor are important in the eyes of God, so I’m just and if it is a repair or donation. poor are the ones who rarely if ever are first on wondering why there isn’t a commandment an agenda. So let’s talk about them. Always about honoring children. Jail Ministry: looking for husband & wife or start with the poor poor.   male & female team to visit inmates at the Vincentian Discussion/Meditation Answer: Lapeer Jail Sundays once a month. For I think the Bishop’s observations could give us Commandments provide EOOEqual more information, call Ann @ all much to reflect upon. In his questions, Opportunity for Observance! They are (810) 664-3784 “How shall what we are doing here affect or meant for everyone, children as well as Ladies League meets at 6:00 pm on the involve the poor?” I like the two verbs, affect adults. There are several assumptions that last Tuesday of the month. All adult ladies and involve. Both are important. We can would make such a commandment a bit of the parish are welcome. (LL will be spend much time discussing problems about redundant. One, children are entrusted to the cancelled if BKS is cancelled due to the poor without everor at least only after care of their parents. So, respect, love, and inclement weather.) No mtg Jun, Jul Dec. much timeaffecting the lives of the poor. To care N as well as teaching them N are involve the poor: that is an ideal which we assumed to be part of the responsibility of Mother of Perpetual Help Rosaries meets must try to involve the poor in the projects parents. They are the first teachers in the the 1st Wednesday of the month after the which we organize. We must try to help the ways of faith and, as such, participate in 8:45 Holy Mass, at the rectory in the Fr. Neil poor in such a way that they will be able to God’s work of loving and creating. The room. Questions call Jenni Hulway @ help themselves and thus rise out of their child has the obligation and responsibility 586.453.4580, coordinator. poverty in such a way that is in harmony with towards their parents. Only when they are their human dignity. The work we do for the adults will they make decisions on their Order of St. Martha our sodality cleans the poor is a work of faith. Activated by the grace own. church. We are always looking for new of Our Lord Jesus Christ and inspired by the  members call Sue at (810) 660.1286. example of St. Vincent, we try to bring the In Biblical times, and in many societies healing hand of Christ to those in need and the today, children are responsible for caring for St. Vincent de Paul meets once a month in courageous voice of the prophet to those in elderly parents, providing for their needs. In the rectory. power. This is the challenge that faces the our culture today, too often kids have more Worship Commission Vincentian Family today. rights than responsibilities, and oftentimes Discussion long before they are able to handle them. If Youth Group In what ways do we “affect and involve” the we follow the Commandment of Jesus to Tuesday for Middle Schoolers and poor?”  love others and treat them as we would want Wednesday for High Schoolers K3J9 DNpEn  to be treated, everyone is included, children too. Treasurer St. Vincent de Paul 

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MASS SCHEDULE    Key to abbreviations   EFM Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass)  OFOrdinary Form (New Rite; Novus Ordo) LMM Low Mass; MCMissa Cantata (Sung)   February 24-March 1, 2020  Monday, February 24(OF)     8:45 am Stacy Preville, sp. Int. Monday: 6 pm RCIA Class  St. Matthia s, Trad,    7 pm EMHC Training w/Fr. Hurley       Tuesday, February 25 (EFmc)  Tuesday: 6 pm Middle School Youth Group  8:45 am Charles Maasch  by Lorraine Martin    Mtg    6:30 pm Ladies League Wednesday, February 26 (OF) ASH WEDNESDAY   6:30 pm K of C Officers Meeting 8:45 am Heather Ftizhugh Dcn & Mrs. P. Lynch   7:30 pm Finance Meeting 12:00 pm John McGlashon  by Bonnie LaClair        7:00 pm For the souls of Deceased Parishoners in Purgatory  Wednesday: ASH WEDNESDAY    6 pm Religious Education Family FF   6 pm Religious Ed grades 1R8 Thursday, February 27(EFmc)        8:45 am Bartholomew Family sp. Int by Tim Ellis Thursday: 11 am Bible Study/call the Rectory   St. of Our Lady of Sorrows , Trad.   6:30 pm Bible Study    7 pm EMHC Training w/Fr. Hurley Friday, February 28(OF)          Friday:  4 pm BKCS Fish Fry Saturday, February 29 (OF)   7 pm Stations of the Cross     Sunday Vigil Mass, (OF) Saturday: 6pm THE FOOTPRINTS OF 4:30 pm Helen Chester Cytacki by Lucy Pellerito GOD, BKS Community Room (OFmc)        Sunday:  8 am Hospitality Donuts and Coffee Sunday, March 1  9:45 am Preschool Sunday School  1st Sunday in Lent, New Trad 6 pm Knights of Columbus Holy Hour 8:00am James Phadt by Lori Hull (OFmc) 10:00am Bernadine Gabryel  by Lucy Pellerito (OFmc) 12:00pm People of the Parish(EFmc)    

Sunday Collection February 16, 2020 Envelopes (239) Loose Cks (21) +Dir. Dep (27)+ WeShare (44)=(331)

Envelope amount $ 9,617.00 Loose $ 1,073.00 Direct Deposit $ 1,147.50 WeShare/Online: $ 1,750.00 Total Collection $ 13,587.50

Thank you for your generous contributions to Immaculate Conception Church 

Page 8 February 23, 2020  WWW.LAPEERCATHOLIC.ORG YOUTH GROUP Youth Group will  resumes  February 4th & 5th; Looking for a formative series as a man of God or for the men in your life? Middle Schoolers Kapaun's Men has multiple series designed to help spur group is Tuesday discussion among men about practically living out faith as sons of God. Based on Father Kapaun's life and spirituality, night at 6:00 to the videos are open to men of all levels. Check out the latest 7:00pm and High season on FORMED, Pilgrimage. Schoolers is Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30pm for High schoolers.  CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS Dimitrius Eddy 810-338-9874

Our FORMED # M3NPKN to sign onto the site. ASH WEDNESDAY Sharing the Gospel After Jesus' baptism, Jesus went 40 days without eating. Imagine how weak, hungry, tired and cranky you could be if you went that long without eating. That was the moment the devil chose to try to trick Jesus into using God's power selfishly. But Jesus was still strong. Jesus had been praying those 40 days, getting ready to save you and the whole world from the devil's tricks. Jesus would never give in to his enemy.

Prayer Dear God, thank you for sending Jesus to save me from the devil's tricks.

Something to Draw Draw a picture of Jesus praying to God.

Mission for the Week One really good way to fight the devil's tricks is to pray often. Pray in the morning, at noon, and at night.

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