of the Blessed Mary Roman Diocese of Harrisburg 106 Carlisle Street, New Oxford, PA 17350-1102 Phone: 717.624.2061 (temporary)  Website: www.icbvmnewoxford.org Monday - Friday: 8:00AM to 2:00PM

SUNDAY MASSES BISHOP: Most Rev. Ronald Gainer, DD, JCD Saturday Vigil: 4:30PM and 6:30 PM (Sept.-May) PASTOR: Rev. Fr. Keith M. Carroll 4:30PM ( Day thru Labor Day weekends) 8:00AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM Communion Service, Parish Manager: Mrs. Becky Roth 5:00PM (Sept.-May) [email protected] 8:00AM and 10:00AM (Memorial Day thru Labor Day weekends) Religious Education: 717.624.2061 HOLY DAY VIGIL: 5:30PM HOLY DAY: 9:00 a.m., Noon and 7:00 p.m. Music Director: Sr. Marie Gavigan, SSJ AILY ASSES 609.206.4066 D M Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.: 7:30AM; Wed., 5:30PM * see bulletin for weekly changes. First Friday: 9:00AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Monday and Wednesday: 4-5PM Tuesday and Thursday: 9-10AM (First Tuesday from 8:30-9:30AM) First Friday: Noon-1PM, 4-5PM and 7-8PM Saturday: 3-4PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Baptism requires preparation of the parents and should be completed early in your pregnancy or adoption process. Please call the parish office to schedule. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Engaged couples, planning on getting married through ICBVM parish, need to meet with the Pastor at least twelve months before the anticipated date. At least one of the couple needs be a registered member of the parish. Please note that no date can be finalized until after the Pastor determines couple’s readiness and freedom to marry. SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS: Those discerning a call to the priesthood should contact the parish priest or Rev. Jonathan Sawicki, Diocesan Vocations Director: 717.657.4804. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: A healing sacrament for the aged, the seriously or terminally ill. Those preparing for surgery should be anointed before going to the hospital. Please call the office. MINISTRY TO SICK & SHUT-INS: If someone is confined to a home and would like to receive Communion, please call the parish office for a visit from a member of the parish. Communion is taken to the homebound the third Sunday of the Month. Because of Federal Privacy Laws, if you wish a visit while in the hospital, you need to call the office and inform us that you are a patient.

MEMBERSHIP: Welcome! ... to our visitors. We are happy to have you join us today for worship. If you wish to join our Parish, please register with the Parish Office. Adults who are 21 years and older are encouraged to register as members of the parish. Church attendance alone does not make you or your family registered members. When changing your address, phone or email, please notify the Parish Office so we can update our records with your new information. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA AUGUST 8, 2021 Sacrificial Giving Fiscal Year 2021-2022

Mass Intentions Sunday Collection Budget ...... $380,000.00 Weekly Total Needed ...... $7,307.69 FIRST SATURDAY - Sixtus II and Companions; Saint Cajetan; Blessed Virgin Mary 8/01/2021 3 - 4 p.m. Confession 4:30 p.m. John Kuhn Adult Weekly Collection ...... $6,698.00 6:30 p.m. People of the Parish Online Giving (7/26 to 7/30) ...... $1,345.00 Children’s Weekly Collection ...... $0 SUNDAY - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekly Total ...... $8,043.00 8:00 a.m. Ellwood J. McKonley, Jr. Weekly Surplus ...... $735.31 10:00 a.m. People of the Parish 5:00 p.m. Donald and Dorothy Murray Please pray for those who have asked for our prayers:

Kim Anderson Sara Arigo MONDAY - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Jo Ann Arnold Ron Becker, Jr. 7:30 a.m. Pauline H. Bievenour Agnes Bevenour Nancy Christy 9 - 10 a.m. Confession Angela Chronister Dick Cooley 4 - 5 p.m. Confession Dorothy Downin Bonnie Emig

Lorraine Ensor Lisa Shadle Glad TUESDAY - Saint Lawrence John Goshorn Cindy Heagey 7:30 a.m. Linda Sokolovich Shirley Heagey Ben Heidlebaugh 9 - 10 a.m. Confession Teresa Hertz Linda Kane

Lyndon Landaetta Bernard Lawrence WEDNESDAY - Saint Clare; Litany of St. following Ingrid Luckenbaugh Betty May Mass Myrle May Ellen McWilliams 4 - 5 p.m. Confession Bill O’Bryan Joe Orndorff 5:30 p.m. Thomas Hockensmith Larry Redding Lori Ruhlman

Mary Shadle Cindy Smit THURSDAY - Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Linus Smith Joe Spaide 7:30 a.m. Edna C. Thoman (Ann.) Evelyn Stevens Deven Veith 9 - 10 a.m. Confession Donna Weaver Sarah Weaver 4 - 5 p.m. Confession Ezlin Willett Norma Woerner

FRIDAY - Pontian and Hippolytus Grocery Certificates - The next Script order is due the 7:30 a.m. Elvira Merino weekend of August 14/15. We are looking for volunteers to sell 9 - 10 a.m. Confession gift cards after Masses. We would like to start selling on the weekend of August 14/15. Please contact Dawn Smith at 717- SATURDAY - Saint 965-2559 asap. Giant & Weis gift cards can be ordered by writing 3 - 4 p.m. Confession your order on paper or downloading the form and placing with 4:30 p.m. Banks and Elizabeth Goshorn payment into the collection basket. Gift card orders can be picked 6:30 p.m. People of the Parish up after the 8:00 a.m. Mass or call the rectory to make arrangements. Order forms can be found on our website home NEXT SUNDAY - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary page under Supporting ICBVM. 8:00 a.m. Living and deceased members of Cyril Staub Family Mass intention requests are being accepted. Cost is $10 per 10:00 a.m. People of the Parish intention. Your $10 offering not only helps to support your parish 5:00 p.m. Thomas Hockensmith priest but also the retired priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Please contact the parish office via email [email protected] or phone 717-624-2061.

The Week Ahead Effective immediately: Please use the following mailing address for parish correspondence: 101 N. Peters Street, New WEDNESDAY - Parish Office - Closed Oxford, PA 17350. Thank you!

All parishioners who like to sing will be most Immaculate Conception Church will be hosting a Chicken welcome in our Parish Choir. We will start BBQ on Saturday, August 21, 2021; 11:00 a.m. until sold out. to rehearse new music in September, when Includes 1/2 BBQ Chicken, baked potato, roll/butter and we return to the Sunday schedule of applesauce. Cost: $9.00 each or 2 for $16.00. For tickets see Fr. morning Masses at 8:00 and Carroll or call 717-814-0265. 11:00. Rehearsals will be from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. If you are interested, The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer please contact Sister Marie Gavigan at 609-206- one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of 4066, [email protected] (note the new email) or stop God, that will suffice for all method. at the Choir Loft to give Sister Marie your name. -St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641), Patron of the forgotten Feast Day August 12 View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

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The Return of Donut Sunday (Carbs reign ) Holy Mass with Anointing of the Sick When: 09/05/21 after the 8:00 A.M. Mass Rev. John A. Szada, Jr., Exorcist for the Diocese of Harrisburg Where: Parish Social Hall with residence at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph in Elysburg, will celebrate Holy Mass with Anointing of the Sick Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA, has followed by Prayers for Healing, at St. Church, an immediate opening for a FT Executive Director. Catholic Hanover, on Tuesday, August 10th at 6:30pm. If you, or someone Charities is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization and provides you know, is in need of physical or spiritual healing, please social services to the residents of the 15 counties that comprise consider attending. Everyone is invited to participate in and the Diocese of Harrisburg. The Agency has a $7 million budget benefit from this beautiful liturgy. For more information, and has approximately 160 full time equivalent employees. The please call St. Vincent's Parish Office at 717-637-4625. Executive Director reports to the Bishop of Harrisburg and is The Beginning Experience Team for the Harrisburg Diocese guided by the Catholic Charities Board of Directors. announces that they have booked Camp Kirchenwald, Lebanon, Responsibilities include Leadership, Administration, Program PA for a Beginning Experience Weekend, Nov 12-14, 2021. Review, Budgeting, Fundraising, Contract Administration and Community Outreach. Candidate must be a Catholic in good The ecumenical Beginning Experience weekends are an standing. Additionally, ChildLine, Police and FBI approved program designed for those suffering the loss of a clearances are required. Catholic Charities provides a competitive spouse through death, divorce or separation. Hundreds of persons salary, excellent benefits and a company matching 401(k) have been helped to move towards successful, productive, happy program. Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover lives by attending one of these weekends. letter indicating salary requirements to [email protected]. The weekend is led by persons who have lost a spouse through death or divorce and are trained in facilitating a weekend. Each The Annual Delone Class of 1953 will be holding Beginning Experience Team is certified by the International their reunion on September 18, 2021 at Inn 94 at Beginning Experience Organization. 1:00 p.m. Please respond by September 1st to Nancy Crouse at 717-637-2846 or Shirley The following is a testimonial of a person who attended the Carbaugh at 717-632-5365. Beginning Experience Weekend:

Sacred Heart Picnic Lunch Fundraiser - Smoked meats, “I can tell you that my encounter with the Beginning Experience homemade sides, desserts. Pre-order open until Sunday, August weekend has brought me greater peace and given me an extended 22 at https://form.jotform.com/202364755489062. Link can also family of lifelong friends who I quickly grew to love and lean on. be found on the website and Facebook page. Parish Center If you or someone you know is suffering the isolation and pain Grounds, August 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Join us for a that can accompany the loss of a spouse or marriage, I delicious meal and community fellowship. encourage you to seriously consider attending the Beginning Experience weekend.” New Hope in New Oxford is in need of the following items: Gatorade, Shampoo, toothbrushes and fresh produce. Please Beginning Experience is your Church at work to provide help, drop items off directly to New Hope at the New Oxford healing and spiritual restoration. Check the Harrisburg Diocesan Municipal Building, 120 N. Peters St. WEB SITE: http://www.hbgdiocese.org/ and go to marriage and family or check www.beginningexperience.org. Information can Ballroom Dancing! Sponsored by St. Aloysius Knights of also be obtained by contacting the Harrisburg Beginning Columbus. Experience Team at phone 717-379-0800 Who: ALL! Ages 9 weeks to 99 years old! or [email protected]. When: Saturdays August 14 and 28; 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Where: St. Aloysius Parish Hall All CDC recommendations will be followed. Anyone sick will Attire: Modest Clothing have to leave the weekend. The number of attendees for the Cost: $8.00/pp, $40 max. per family weekend may be limited due to current COVID regulations. As What: Ballroom Dance with all Diocesan sponsored events, this program could be 7:00 p.m. - One hour lesson cancelled pending changing pandemic circumstances. 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Open Dancing Currently, we are looking for members of the parish to Come join the FUN and family friendly occasion! To assure serve on a Parish Pastoral Council. Our parish modesty, gents wear slacks and a collared shirt. Ladies wear currently does not have a functioning parish council, modest attire (no cleavage, bare backs, spaghetti straps, nor which is required by the Diocese. The role of the dresses/skirts too short or participant will be asked to kindly council is to assist the pastor in the pastoral work of the return wearing appropriate attire.) For more information please parish. Father Carroll is looking for 15 to 19 individuals to contact Jen Danieley at [email protected]. prayerfully consider stepping forward to serve the parish in this capacity. Under normal circumstances the council is made up of The Immaculate Conception Thrift Shop, 101 N. Peter's St., New about mostly elected members with some appointed by the pastor Oxford, behind the church, is having a back to school clothing to fulfill a specific parish need. However, since our parish needs sale, but two, get one free. Shop hours are Monday to Saturday to form a council, this initial startup will be made up of those who from 9 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. step forward who are eager to serve the parish. Once the council is formed a steering committee will be set up to assist in setting The Immaculate Conception Thrift Shop is in need of volunteers. up staggered term limits of those serving and future guidance for If you can spare just 3 hours a week please contact Pat Slonaker parish elections and appointments. If anyone is interested in at 717-624-3245 as soon as possible. helping our parish, please contact Father Carroll. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com For Advertising Information CALL 1-800-233-8200 Online at Diocesan.com/Business 3300

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