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Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church Ajo, Arizona 85321 An Arizona Non-Profit Corporation Father Peter Nwachukwu, Pastor Bookkeeper: Tracy Sepulveda Secretaries & Receptionists: Terry Luna, Tracy Sepulveda Religious Education Office: Carol Johnson Business Manager: Chuck Favot Sacristan: Alex Bustamante Parish Office P. O. Box 550, 101 Rocalla Ave., Ajo Arizona 85321 Phone (520) 310-4845 or (520) 387-7049, FAX (520) 413-5567 Rectory: 1251 Copper Street, Phone (520)-635-1505 or 387-6561 E-mail: [email protected] Parish email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/AjoImmaculateConception Office Hours: Oh Mary Conceived Without Sin Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 9:30 a.m. -Noon 1:30-4:00 p.m. Pray For Us Website: http://www.iccajo.com Who Have Recourse To You

Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Corporation Board of Directors Schedule Rev. Peter Nwachukwu 387-7049 Vigil & Sunday Masses ...... Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Hollister J. David 387-7688 Michelle Pacheco 387-3147 Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Most Rev. Edward Weisenburger, Rev. Jeremiah McCarthy Holy Days of Obligation...6:00 p.m. Anticipated & 8:00 a.m. Chairman Parish Council - José Castillo 387-6085 Sandy Antone 387-6709 - President Lectors Spanish Mass ...... (anticipated) 2nd Sat. each month 6 p.m. Emily Rosales - Youth Lectors Weekday Masses...... 8:00 a.m. Terry Luna 387-7736- Finance Chairman Thursday Devotions...... 8:30 a.m. Christina Cillo Choir Chair Person All Day Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament Alex Bustamante, Tracy Sepulveda, and Terri Luna 6:00 p.m. Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of Fatima Safe Environment & Compliance Joseph Pacheco 387-3147 - Grand Knight Confessions .....Sat. 5-5:45 p.m.& half hour before all Masses Knights of Columbus Parish Council Meetings...... 1st Mondays, 7 p.m. Parish Hall Virginia Garcia 602-499-1276 - Regent Annointing of the Sick - Within Mass & Home Visitation Catholic Daughters of the Americas Every First Friday Alex Bustamante 387-3243 - President Our Lady of Perpetual Help Carol Johnson Coordinator Religious Education Baptisms, Marriages & Quinceañeras Milton & Cruzita Avalos 387-7557 Call the Office for appointment Directors St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store St. Vincent De Paul...... Thrift Shop Chuck Favot 387-6756 & Jose Castillo Open Tues. & Thurs., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 387-6085 Project Works and Maintenance 1500 Washington Street, (520) 387-6622 Joe & Mercy Arancon 240-529-6358 Couples For Christ Sat. & Sun., Feb. 2 & 3 - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time FEBRUARY DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER “CATHOLIC Sat. Feb. 2 8 a.m. In Thanksgiving (For all who OUTLOOK “ is now availble at the back of the Church. helped with Church Decorations) Be sure to pick up a copy and read the current news 10 a.m. Funeral Mass -- Belia Oglesby+ throughout the Diocese. 6 p.m. Connie & Meliton Avalos+ Sun. Feb. 3 8 a.m. Rebecca Carrera+ TAX SEASON IS UPON US. IF YOU NEED A 10 a.m. Julia Moreno+ LETTER FOR YOUR TAX PREPARER SHOWING Mon. Feb. 4 8 a.m. Pro Populo YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR, PLEASE Tues. Feb. 5 8 a.m. Maria Pena+ CALL THE OFFICE AT 387-7049 OR STOP BY. Wed. Feb. 6 NO MASS Thu. Feb. 7 8 a.m. THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH: Fri. Feb. 8 8 a.m. This Weekend - Second Collection: will be taken at all weekend Sat. & Sun., Feb. 9 & 10 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time masses for Parish Improvement. Thank you in advance for your Sat. Feb. 9 8 a.m. generosity. 10 a.m. Funeral Mass -- Refugio Aguila+ Today (Feb. 3) - February Birthday Social: 6 p.m. Canuto, Manuel, & Joe de la Torre+ All Parishioners celebrating a Birthday in February will Sun. Feb. 10 8 a.m. Pro Populo receive a Special Blessing at the 10 a.m. Mass and then will be 10 a.m. Rafael Aroz+ honored with a Social following the Mass. The Social is held in the Parish Hall and ALL are invited to attend to socialize with Sunday Readings’ Reflection your fellow parishioners and visitors. The Catholic Daughters The first reading tells us how God called Jeremiah as His prophet will be hosting the Social. and equipped him to face opposition and rejection. In living out his Mon., Feb. 4 - Parish Council Meeting: prophetic vocation while encountering rejection and persecution, The Parish Council will be meet on Monday, February 4 in the Jeremiah prefigured Jesus, the greatest of all prophets. The Parish Hall at 6 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Please call Responsorial Psalm, Ps 71, offers us a prayer in time of persecution the Parish Office at 520-387-7049 in advance if you are unable to and a declaration of our trust in God with its foundation in Him. In attend. the second reading, we hear Paul speaking with the courage of his Wed., Feb. 6 -- Religious Education Class: convictions in correcting the Corinthian Christian community where There is Religious Ed. Classes held every Wednesday at 1:30 the exercise of God’s gifts was causing competition, jealousy and p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall. These classes are for children divisiveness. He courageously presents to them a “way” which in grades K-6. Grades 7-12 meet in the Parish Hall on Saturdays surpasses all others, namely, the way of love, and instructs them to at 5 p.m. Those children who are preparing to make their First exercise their gifts with love. Today’s Gospel is a continuation of Communion in June must also attend class every Sunday from last Sunday’s Gospel presenting his own people’s negative reaction 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. Good attendance to these classes and to Mass to Jesus’ “Inaugural Address” at the synagogue of Nazareth when are a requirement to receive any Sacrament. he applies to Himself the words of Isaiah 61, announcing a new time Thu., Feb. 7 - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament of jubilee, liberation and healing in God’s name. The passage shows All day adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins us how Jesus faced skepticism and criticism with prophetic courage. after the 8 a.m. Mass. The day ends with prayers and Benediction Jeremiah, Paul and Jesus believed that they were commissioned by at 6 p.m. All are encouraged to sit with the Blessed Sacrament for God to proclaim a disturbing prophetic message (Jer 1:4-5, 17-19). a period out of your day. No matter how strong the opposition, the three had the conviction that God was with them. *WE ARE IN NEED OF YOUTH ALTAR SERVERS If you are at least 7 years old and are attending the Religious Jokes Of The Week Education Classes, you may sign up to be an Altar Server. You 1: Rejection at the Pearly Gate: A cab driver reaches the Pearly may call the Parish Office at 387-7049 and leave your name, Gates and announces his presence to St. Peter, who looks him up or tell Father Peter or your Religious Education Teacher. We in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry for the cabby, St. Peter will be having a training for new servers and a “review” for invites him to grab a silk robe and a golden staff and to proceed current servers in the near future. into Heaven. A preacher is next in line behind the cabby and has ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE: been watching these proceedings with interest. He announces This Weekend - Feb. 2 & 3 himself to St. Peter. Upon scanning the preacher’s entry in the Big Sat., 6 p.m. - Alex, Alexis, Joey Book, St. Peter furrows his brow and says, “Okay, we’ll let you Sun., 8 a.m. - in, but you will have only a cotton robe and wooden staff.” The Sun., 10 a.m. - Charles, Padraic, and Michael preacher is astonished and replies, “But I am a man of the cloth. You Weekend of Feb. 9 & 10 gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely, I rate higher Sat. 6 p.m. - Ralph than a cabby.” St. Peter responded matter-of-factly: “Here we are Sun., 8 a.m. - interested in results. When you preached, people slept. When the Sun., 10 a.m. - Charles, Ethan cabby drove his taxi, people prayed.” ( Fr. Tony) YOUTH READER SCHEDULE: COLLECTIONS: This Weekend - Feb. 3 - 10 a.m. Regular: $824.10 Lola, Ralph, Hannah St. Vincent Thrift Store: $906.00 Sunday, February 10 - 10 a.m. Lola, Lorena THANK YOU!! Thank you to Terri & Klaila Neblina for always THE LORD SENT ME TO BRING GLAD making time to come and clean our Church every TIDINGS TO THE POOR, TO PROCLAIM week. Your time and effort is so greatly appreciated. LIBERTY TO CAPTIVES. Luke 4:18 May the Lord continue to bless you!! The Need for a Youth Choir by Hop David I love music, it’s is one of the most wonderful gifts from God. Music brings us joy, it takes us to another place. I believe making music is one of the things God wants us to do. Some passages from the bible:

Psalm 98:1-7 Psalm 57:7 1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; 7 My heart, O God is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. and make music. 2 The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and his 2 Chronicles 5:13 faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salva- 13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give parise tion of our God. 4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbasl and into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the LORD with the other instruments, the singers raised their voice in praise to the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, 6 with trumpets and LORD and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the LORD, the temple fo the LORD was filled with cloud. King. 7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 40:3 3 He put a new song in my mouth a hyumn of praise to our God. Psalm 135:3 Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. 3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. Luke 2:13-15 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav- Amos 6:5 enly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, 5 You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” musical instruments.

Most kids day dream about being a musician but to make good music takes practice. Few kids (or adults) have the self discipline to set a regular practice schedule and stick to it. That’s where the church can come in. A church choir provides the structure and place to meet and practice. A lot of big time musicians got their start in church choirs. Here are a few I got from Googling and reading Wikipedia articles:

Jennifer Hudson ... She was raised as a Baptist ...At age 7 she got Katy Perry After singing in church during her childhood, she her start in performing by singing with the church choir and do- pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. ing community theater with the help of her late maternal grandmother, Julia. Carrie Underwood “During her childhood Underwood sang at her local church, First Free Will Baptist Church. Whitney Houston Houston began singing in church as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She Avril Lavigne Avril’s parents “recognized their child’s vocal was the daughter of Army serviceman and entertainment execu- abilities when she was two years old and sang “Jesus Loves Me” tive John Russell Houston, Jr. (September 13, 1920 – February 2, on the way home from church” Her father “led the family to 2003), and gospel singer Emily “Cissy” (Drinkard) Houston.[2] church at Third Day Worship Center in Kingston, Ontario, where Her elder brother Michael is a singer, and her elder half-brother he often played bass.” is former basketball player Gary Garland.[3][4] Her parents were both African American. Through her mother, Houston was a Brandy Norwood “Raised in a Christian home, Norwood started first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. singing through her father’s work as part of the local church Her godmother was Darlene Love[5] and her honorary aunt was choir, performing her first gospel solo at the age of two.” Aretha Franklin,[6][7] whom she met at age 8 or 9 when her mother took her to a recording studio.[8] Houston was raised a R Kelly “Kelly began singing in the church choir at age eight.” Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church. Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus Jr.) “When he was very young, B.B. King Broadus began singing and playing piano at Golgotha Trinity While young, King sang in the gospel choir at Elkhorn Baptist Baptist Church” Church in Kilmichael. King was attracted to the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ because of its music. The local minister Usher “Directed by his mother, Usher joined the local church performed with a Sears Roebuck Silvertone guitar during ser- youth choir in Chattanooga, when he was nine years old. There, vices. The minister taught King his first three chords. ... In 1943, his grandmother discovered his ability to sing,” King left Kilmichael to work as a tractor driver and play guitar with the Famous St. John’s Gospel Singers of Inverness, Missis- John Legend “At the age of four, he performed with his church sippi, performing at area churches choir. He began playing the piano at age seven.” Tina Turner “As a young girl, Bullock sang in the church choir at Paul McCarney “At age 11, he encouraged Paul to audition for Nutbush’s Spring Hill Baptist Church.” the Liverpool Cathedral choir but he was not accepted. Paul then joined the choir at St Barnabas’ Church, Mossley Hill.” Justin Timberlake “Lynn (Bomar) Harless and Charles Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director.” “Performing as a Mick Jagger “Some kids sing in choirs; others like to show off child, Timberlake sang country and gospel music: at the age of in front of the mirror. I was in the church choir and I also loved 11” listening to singers on the radio–the BBC or Radio Luxembourg– or watching them on TV and in the movies.” Faith Hill “By the time she was a teenager, Hill was a regular performer at area churches, even those not in her own Baptist Little Richard “His father was a church deacon ... His mother was denomination.” a member of Macon’s New Hope Baptist Church. Little Richard began singing in church at a young age.”

“I used to belong to church. I was a good Baptist, singing in the John Lee Hooker church. So I got all of my good moaning and trembling going on “He was the youngest of the 11 children of William Hooker a for me right out of church,” sharecropper and Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey The Hooker children were home-schooled. They were permitted to Art Garfunkle At his bar mitzvah in 1954, Garfunkel performed listen only to religious songs; the spirituals sung in church were as a cantor, singing over four hours of his repertoire for his fam- their earliest exposure to music. “ ily. William Thomas Medley (Righteous Brothers) Medley was raised Aretha Franklin “Franklin began her career as a child singing as a Presbyterian and started singing in a church choir. gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister.” Lenny Williams (Tower of Power) “Learning to play the trum- pet in elementary school fueled his interest in music; his skills Beyoncé “Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John’s United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years.” “The group groups around the Bay Area.” changed their name to Destiny’s Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.” Patti Labelle “Patti joined a local church choir at the Beulah Bap-

Johnny Cash’s early memories were dominated by gospel music and radio. Taught guitar by his mother and a childhood friend, Diana Ross “Diana Ross considers herself a Baptist. She used Cash began playing and writing songs at the age of 12. When to sing in a church, where she gained her initial musical experi- young, Cash had a high-tenor voice, before becoming a bass- ence. Her mother Ernestine’s father, Reverend William Moten, baritone after his voice changed.[27] In high school, he sang served as a pastor in the Bessemer Baptist Church in Bessemer, on a local radio station. Decades later, he released an album of Alabama. traditional gospel songs, called My Mother’s Hymn Book. Lionel Richie Richie seriously considered studying divinity to Nat King Cole “Cole learned to play the organ from his mother, become a priest in the Episcopal Church, but ultimately decided Perlina Coles, the church organist.” he was not “priest material” and decided to continue his musical career.[8] Elvis Presley “Presley became close to both parents and formed an especially close bond with his mother. The family attended an A lot of these musicians haven’t led exemplary lives. Regardless, Assembly of God church, where he found his initial musical in- I think I believe these examples demonstrate the structure and spiration.[6] ... Over the following year, he received basic guitar traditions of a church can serve to bestow the gift of music. lessons from two of his uncles and the new pastor at the family’s church. Presley recalled, “I took the guitar, and I watched people, And whether our kids become famous musicians, the gift of and I learned to play a little bit. But I would never sing in public. music is one of the most precious things we can give. The ability I was very shy about it.” to make music is something that will bring joy throughout their lives.

Our family became active in the parish when daughters joined the Mikus’s children’s choir. It brought us into the church and we formed new friendships.

Loebshad expressed a willingness to lead a youth choir. We’re hoping kids from 5th grade to high school will participate. We’re also hoping for adults to help. One of our parish traditions is Pageant of the Virgin of Guada- Danza de Ofertorio lupe. There are still members of the Spanish Choir. Not as many and older but still making beautiful music. Con cantos de amor hoy venimos hasta tu altar. Con danzas también a ofrecer el vino y el pan. If the younger members of our parish don’t learn these songs, a precious body of traditions will be lost. Acepta, Señor, nuestra danza, el canto también, El vino y el pan que hoy ponemos ante tu altar. I am hoping members of the Spanish Choir will help teach our kids. Bendice tú, Virgencita, bendice mi oblación, Y acepta tú, Padre eterno, aceptala, Señor. Buenos Dia, Paloma Blanca La danza, Señor, representa nuestro existir; El Canto de amor, nuestra vida y el corazon. 1. Buenos días paloma blanca, hoy te vengo a saludar,Saludando tu belleza en tu tron celestial.Eres Madre del El vino y el pan que hoy ponemos ante tu altar Creador, y a mi corazón encantas,Gracias te doy con amor, Bue- Son signos de amor; son el pueblo y gente de Dios. nos días paloma blanca. Bendice tú, Virgencita, ...etc. 2. Niña linda, niña santa, dulce nombre alabarPorque sois Indita Mia tan sacrosanta, hoy te vengo a saludar.Reluciente como el alba, pura sencilla y sin mancha,¡Que gusto recibe mi alma, Buenos días paloma blanca. Indita mia de Guadalupe Dueña de mi alma y mi corazon, 3. Que linda está la mañana el aroma de las flores,Despiden Tu siempre miras a los que sufren suaves olores antes de romper el alba.Mi pecho con voz ufana Y les das siempre consolacion gracias te da Madre mía,En este dichoso día antes de romper el alba. Virgen Morena, las mas hermosa, aquí nos tienes ante tus pies, 4. Cielo azul yo te convido en este dichosa dia,a que prestas tu hermosura a las flores de María.Madre mía de Guada- y te alabamos y te adoramus, lupe, dame ya tu bendición;recibe esta mañanitas de un humilde porque sabemos que tu nos ves corazón Adios Morena indita mia Yo ya me voy pero volvere Aquí te llevo dentro de mi alma Virgencita, Bendice Esto Dones Y nunca nunca te olvidare. Virgencita, caminando, a tu altar entrecantos de amor para ti. Virgen Morena, la mas hermosa, Vamos todos a ofrecer Al Señor esto dones, en pruebade amor aquie nos tienes ante tus pies, CORO: y te alabamos y te adoramos, porque sabemos que tu nos ves. Virgencita, te pedimos que tu los bendigas, a si como hiciste con las rosas de amor que Adios Morena indita miaYo ya me voy pero volvere tu mano toco, y tu imagen dejo. Aquí te llevo dentro de mi alma Y nunca nunca te olvidare. Esta canto lo ofrecemos a Dios. Y tehonoramos a ti con amor. Estos dones son un signo de fe. Y con ellos te entrego, mi ser.

Mañanitas Tapatias Aleluya (Rosas De Amor) 1. Que linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte Veni- Aleluya, Aleluya, mos todos con gustoy placer a felicitarte El día en que tú naciste Florecerán, las flores,las rosas, rosas de amor. nacieron todas las flores y en la pila del bautizmocantaron los Hace muchos años,allá en el Tepeyac. ruiseñores La Virgen de Guadalupea Juan Diego se apareció. Ya viene ameneciendo y la luz del dia nos dio Levantate Virgen- Aleluya, etc. citamira que ya amaneció La Virgen de Guadalupecon nosotros se quedo, En la tilma de Juan Diego,su santa ima-gen dejó. 2. De la estrellas del cielotengo que bajarte dos:Una para saludartey otra para decirte adiós.Ya viene alborando el diaque Aleluya, etc. linda está la mañanaSulademos a Maríabuenos dias Guadalupana. Desde entonces para siemprellevo aquí, en mi corazón, Esas rosas, esa tilmay la Virgen del Te-peyac. 3. Quisiera ser un San Juan quisiera ser un San Pedro y venirte a saludarcon la música del cielo.El cerro del Tepeyacesco- Aleluya, etc. giste por moradaPor eso te salundamosBuenos días Guadalupana. At the last mass we heard the Apostle Paul likening The Church Those youth and adults interested, please come to the Parish Hall to the body. Just as each part of the body makes different con- on Saturday, February 9th, 3 p.m. tributions, each member of the church makes different contribu- Contact information: tions. Eric Loebs: [email protected] Each of us are given a different set of abilities. There are many in our church with musical talent and potential music talent. I think Hop David: [email protected] our parish needs our musicians to be joyful, healthy community. Klaila’s Florist & Decorating Weddings, Quinceañeras. Funerals & Other Occasions Guest House Inn Klaila Neblina 520-387-6133 520-387-6188 928-210-4440 700 W. Guest House Rd., Ajo, Ariz. 85321 831 W. Rocalla Ave. Ajo, Az 85321 [email protected] Support Support Ajo Ajo K-5 Immaculate Appliances Electronics Immaculate 625 N. Second Conception Ajo, Arizona 85321 Conception Parish Parish And Promote And Promote Your Business! Your Business! Whirlpool Appliances 1/16 page 1/16 page

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