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5TH IN / SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Immaculate Conception Pastoral Staff Apostolates Catholic Church Pastor: Fr. Brian Hurley 814 W. Nepessing St. ([email protected]) Ambassadors for Christ Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month BKS Lapeer MI 48446 Deacon: Joe Hulway Room 303 7:00 to 9:00 PM. All men 18 Phone: 810-664-8594 ([email protected]) years and older are invited. Fax: 810- 664-4564 Harvey Vermeesch (810)358-0943 www.lapeercatholic.org Office and Cemetery Angels of Mercy Office Hours: Manager: Karen Dupont For elderly and homebound of the parish. Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM ([email protected]) Bea Castenada (810-)813-4069 Saturday 12pm-4:30PM Sunday 9AM-12PM Bookkeeper: Dan Dudzinski Food Pantry ([email protected]) Dawn Peskey ( 586)924-1873

Director of Music and Bulletin Hospital EMHC Apostolate Editor : Hilary Thompson Joe Hojna (810)969-4082 ([email protected]) Schedule Bulletin articles must be emailed in by Jail Ministry Daily: Mon-Thurs 9:00AM 5pmMonday. Flyers 2 weeks prior to Visit inmates at Lapeer Correctional Facility (Tues & Thurs– Traditional Latin Mass) bulletin (pending approval of pastor). once a month on Sunday. Saturday: 4:30PM Ann Palmer (810) 664-3784 Sunday: 8:00 AM,10:00AM and Bishop Kelley 12:00PM (Traditional Latin Mass) Catholic School Knights of Columbus Holy Days: Please check the Lapeer Meets first Tuesday of the month in the Catholic or lapeercatholic.org. 926 W. Nepessing Street BKCS Community Room. Lapeer MI 48446 Phil Francis (810)728-2295 RECONCILIATION Phone 810-664-5011 Tuesday: following 9:00AM. Mass Saturdays: 3:00-3:45PM . Fax 810-664-5606 Ladies League 1st Wednesday of the month: 8:00PM Web: bishopkelleylapeer.org Meets at 6:30 pm on the last Tuesday of Our Sacramental Policy the month. All adult ladies of the parish are Principal: Bernadette Barron welcome. Six month Parish registration and [email protected] No mtg Jun, Jul Dec. participation are required for Baptism, Dawn Walker (810)664-6946 Confirmation and Marriage.

Baptism: Arrangements must be made in Mother of Perpetual Help Rosaries advance and parents must attend a Meets 1st Wednesday of the month after baptism class. The Church requests that at the 9AM Mass, at the rectory in the Fr. Neil least one of the parents be a practicing room . Catholic, and the Godparents must be Jenni Hulway (586)453-4580 practicing, fully initiated Catholics at least Religious Education Center 16 years of age. If there are two godparents, 926 W. Nepessing St. Purgatorial Society one must be male, one must be female. If Lapeer, MI 48446 Increasing devotion and charity to the Holy there is one godparent, they may be male Souls in Purgatory. Meets 1st Monday of or female. 810-664-0808 the Month at 7pm in the church. Marriage: Arrangements must be made Fax: 664-5606 Andrew Sprankle (706)840-1568 at least nine months in advance. Call the Rectory office. Officiate at the ceremony Secretary: Pat Tripp St. Vincent de Paul must be the Parish Pastor, Deacon, or a [email protected] Meets once a month in the rectory. family member.

Funerals: Officiate must be the Parish Financial Statement Pastor of Immaculate Conception, or a family member

Please note: the services of the Parish 1/31/2021 Organist are used for all Weddings and Total: $11,330.50 Funerals. Collection: $7,495.50 For more details regarding our Direct Deposit: $605.00 sacramental policies and procedures, please refer to the “Sacrament” link on Online Giving:$3,230.00 our parish website. www.lapeercatholic.org ▪ February 7, 2021▪ Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish Page 2 Readings for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Second Reading Job 7:1-4, 6-7 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Job spoke, saying: Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery? Brothers and sisters: Are not his days those of hirelings? If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to He is a slave who longs for the shade, boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, a hireling who waits for his wages. and woe to me if I do not preach it! So I have been assigned months of misery, If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, and troubled nights have been allotted to me. but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a If in bed I say, “When shall I arise?” stewardship. What then is my recompense? That, then the night drags on; when I preach, I offer the gospel free of charge so as I am filled with restlessness until the dawn. not to make full use of my right in the gospel. My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; Although I am free in regard to all, I have made they come to an end without hope. myself a slave to all Remember that my life is like the wind; so as to win over as many as possible. I shall not see happiness again. To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.

Gospel Responsorial Psalm Mark 1:29-39 Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her Praise the LORD, for he is good; up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. sing praise to our God, for he is gracious; When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to it is fitting to praise him. him all who were ill or possessed by demons. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; The whole town was gathered at the door. the dispersed of Israel he gathers. He cured many who were sick with various diseases, R. Praise the Lord, who heals the and he drove out many demons, brokenhearted. not permitting them to speak because they knew He heals the brokenhearted him. and binds up their wounds. Rising very early before dawn, he left He tells the number of the stars; and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed. he calls each by name. Simon and those who were with him pursued him R. Praise the Lord, who heals the and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for brokenhearted. you.” Great is our Lord and mighty in power; He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages to his wisdom there is no limit. that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I The LORD sustains the lowly; come.” the wicked he casts to the ground. So he went into their synagogues, preaching and R. Praise the Lord, who heals the driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee. brokenhearted.

Page 3 www.lapeercatholic.org ▪ February 7, 2021 ▪ Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish Mass Schedule Please Pray for the Deceased and Sunday, February 7 their Families 4:30PM (Saturday Vigil) OF-MC People of the Parish 8:00AM OF-MC Connie Wasmund+ 10:00AM OF-MC Ron Shaffer+ 12:00 PM EF-MC Marty Joseph+ 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (OF) Janice Reppuhn Sexagesima Sunday (EF)

Deacon Kevin Breen Monday, February 8 Martha Cuttitta 9:00AM OF-LM Teresa Hall+ St. Jerome Emmiliani, St. Josephine Weekly Readings Bakhita OF) St. John of Matha (EF)

Monday: Tuesday, February 9 Gn 1:1-19 9:00AM OF-MC Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 Stacy Eddy and 35c [31b] St. Cyril of Alexandria (EF)

Mk 6:53-56 Wednesday, February 10 Tuesday: 9:00AM OF-LM Gn 1:20—2:4a William Simon+ Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab] St. Scholastica (OF &EF)

Mk 7:1-13 Thursday, February 11 Wednesday: 9:00AM OF-MC Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17 Peter Wandrie+ Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30 Our Lady of Lourdes (OF& EF) Mk 7:14-23 Remember in our Prayers Friday, February 12 Thursday: St. Agatha (EF) Larry Milz Brandon Gallo Gn 2:18-25 Seven Holy Servite Founders (EF) Terry Nobel Marvin Lynon Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1a] Marisol Ragap MaryJo Daum Saturday, February 13 Bonnie Tolen Vernon Martin Mk 7:24-30 St. Titus (EF) Theresa Chiarto Alex Root Friday: W Lisewski Susan Priess Gn 3:1-8 Sunday, February 14 Sheila Wilburn Cheryl Coulter Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [1a] 4:30PM (Saturday Vigil) OF-MC Michael Lauderdale Mary Addison Kenneth Ren Arlene Bunk Judy Kaatz Mk 7:31-37 8:00AM OF-MC Pat Andrews Scott Kleinhans Saturday: Dave Hotchaiss Tina Buckwitz George and Mary Steffler+ Mary Winiaski David K Gn 3:9-24 10:00AM OF-MC Bill Hotchaiss Jeff Smith Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13 [1] Jim Lewis Harold Newton People of the Parish Bea Lewis Mk 8:1-10 12:00 PM EF-MC Next Sunday: If you wish to have your loved one put Jim Steffler+ on the sick list, please call the rectory. Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (OF) The names will remain on the list for Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7] Sunday (EF)

four weeks, or you can call the rectory 1 Cor 10:31—11:1 OF - Ordinary Form (New Rite/Novus Ordo) to have their name relisted. EF - Extra-ordinary Form ( Trad. Latin Mass) Mk 1:40-4 MC - Missa Cantata (Sung) LM - Low Mass www.lapeercatholic.org ▪ February 7, 2021▪ Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish Page 4 Bulletin Board

Notice: Pre-Lenten Tuesday and Thursday Mass this week are in English. Mission Fr. Carlos Martins will be here next week, Sunday through Schedule Tuesday for a Pre-Lenten Parish Mission. February 17 February 14, 15, and 16, Fr. Masses at 9AM, 12PM, Martins will preach on “Jesus’ Lenten Conversations”. and 7PM (TLM) Each evening begins at 7PM. See Fr. Hurley’s Herald on our website for more information.

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