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Immaculate Conception Welcome to the Parish of Immaculate Conception A Catholic Community Inviting People to Follow Christ October 28, 2018 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Michael J. Russell Kate Olifer Evelyn Panek Richard A. Hebler Jose Mario Melgar Thomas Joseph Munro Eleanor A. Harney Lorraine York Wladyslawa Kielar Frank J. Drinka Edward Wojtalewicz Andrew Dzieciol Maria P. Tarasiewicz James Lee Noeltner Laurayne Marshall Quintin S. Lim Francisco A. Valencia Mieczyslaw “Matt” Sierzega Helen Vedder William M. “Bill” Stapka Stanley C. Wilieko Richard R. “Dick” Karas Walter A. Sabo Michael J. Sampey Barbara S. Conklin Denise H. Mulcrone Marni Joell Michalek Lottie “Wladyslawa” Oleksy William J. “Bill” Kohut, Jr. Mensching Walter P. “Wally” Schwetz Elaine “Rosemary” McDonald Josephine Dorothy Bugielski Debra A. Pocztowski Sheila W. Turney Lucille M. Dritlein Kenneth Dale Best Alfreda C. Gawin Dorothy R. Passeri Steven B. LaScola Fr. Michael “Mike” Barbara Mary Konczal Edward Anthony Fraczek Hoolahan, C.P. Christina Judzka Dorothy Calhoun Daniel P. McDermott Arlene M. Flanagan Katherine Maruszak Donald Edward Serek Harry Heesch Josefita S. (Sumilang) Mariano JoAnne Barbara Maloney Rosemary Kiss Ann Szczupak John James Moriarty Brian M. Murray Elizabeth B. Landem Ann Broderick Timothy M. “Timmy” Best Mary Murray Gersch Terrence E. Aniolowski Mary A. Rood Marchlewski Oscar Polanco Bridget Fedek Robert Lewandowski Phyllis J. Reed Rita Marionetta (West) Elnora M. Kinsella Carl Kmiec Pawlowski Stella Gajda Christine Marie McIntyre Joseph Leonard “Joey” Abbate Carl F. Hammer Oleszczak Mass of Remembrance - Saturday, November 3rd at 11:30 A.M. Immaculate Conception Parish Divine Renovation: Part Two – New Vision and Leadership Father James Mallon writes extensively in his book entitled Divine Renovation regarding the importance of forming strong lay and ordained leadership within our parishes. He reminds us that, in order to be a successful leader, one must have a clear sense of direction and purpose in mind. This is why a pastor needs to have a vision for his parish - a vivid mental image of the desired fu- ture for his congregation that truly excites him and captivates the hearts and minds of his parish- ioners. Vision is essentially about where the parish is heading - it connects people to a meaningful purpose, uniting and challenging them to become a part of something bigger than themselves. And so, what is my vision for Immaculate Conception Parish? I envision IC as a welcoming community of disciples where everyone is known, loved and cared for – a family of families. I dream about the vibrant and powerful experience of the Eucharist enhanced by strong hospitality, uplifting music, and inspiring homilies. I imagine a community that makes disciples by introducing people to Christ, bringing them to spiritual maturity, equipping them for ministry, and sending them out to serve. Finally, I picture a community that has an invitational and missional culture (an outwardly focused church) where our parishioners are inclined to go forth beyond our doors, eager to share Christ’s love by extending invitations to others to follow the Lord and by serving those in need – a community of missionary disciples. Once a pastor has crafted his vision, Fr. Mallon reminds us that a leader cannot successfully accomplish his dream alone. He needs a trusted group of advisors, a leadership team, to support him and assist him in achieving his goals as the journey from dream to reality takes time, perseverance, and tremendous energy. It also requires prudence, creativi- ty, and openness to change. A pastor, ably assisted by his leadership team, will have to confidently lead his people through the cultural transformation occurring in his parish. This is not an easy task because while we all might want change, we often don’t actually want to change. The truth is that any change or renewal begins with us, within our own hearts and minds. As communication is the key to effective leadership, Fr. Mallon advises that the pastor work together with his lead- ership team and pastoral council to develop a clear communication process for the parish as any proposed changes will need to be clearly articulated and explained within the context of the bigger vision. Furthermore, the leadership team will need to develop a long term pastoral plan – a strategy. If the vision is our final destination, then the strategy is the path that will get us there. While it is clear that there is a considerable amount of work ahead of us, I am confident that with God’s help and the faithful support of our parish community we will ultimately succeed. I humbly ask you to pray for each other during this time of renewal, to be open to proposed changes, and to consider joining an army of volunteers needed to transform our dream into reality. May the Holy Spirit inspire and empower us all to become missionary disciples. Fr. Robert Divine Renovation Corner… .We are warmly inviting all of our parishioners to actively & faithfully participate in the life of our parish family by assisting us with the transformation of our parish culture. We continue to encourage you to kindly take the time to read Fr. Mallon’s book: Divine Ren- ovation: Bringing your parish from Maintenance to Mission and to act out of a commitment to our parish - to begin to grow with us in faith and in service to God and to kindly do your part to help us bring the hope of the future into the present. Copies of Divine Renovation are conveniently available in our Parish Office. The book can also be purchased online at www.twentythirdpublications.com. For those that have already read the book (or for those who have completed at least the first five chapters), our fourth Divine Renovation Workshop will be held on Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 A.M.- 12:00 Noon in our Rectory Assembly. If you plan on attending, please contact our Parish Office (773.775.3833) to R.S.V.P. For those who have already attended one of our workshops and would like to continue the discussion further in a relaxed, pressure-free environment, our next session of Divine Renovation Conversations will be held on Monday, November 5th at 7:00 P.M. in our Rectory Assembly. Immaculate Conception Parish Our Music page has moved! The Music for our Masses is now listed on the back of our Mass Intentions page. We hope you like our new format! Welcome to the Newest Member ALL SAINTS’ DAY of Our Parish Family A Holy Day of Obligation Mass will be celebrated at the following times: Wednesday, October 31st 5:30 P.M. [Mass of Anticipation] Thursday, November 1st 9:00 A.M. & 7:00 P.M. ALL SOULS’ DAY Mass will be celebrated at the following times: Friday, November 2nd Margaret Patricia Taylor 8:30 A.M. & 5:30 P.M. Child of William & Eileen (Sweezy) Taylor Mass of Remembrance As we approach the month of November we remember those who have died and take time to tell the remarkable stories of their lives as a part of our parish family. We thank God for the gift of their lives and the legacy they have left behind with their families and friends. This year, our parish will sponsor a Remembrance Day with a special Mass of Remem- brance which will be held in our Church next Saturday, November 3rd at 11:30 A.M. Our Mass of Remembrance will provide us with an opportunity to join together in prayer with members of our parish who have lost a loved one in the past year to remind them that we continue to care for them and walk with them in their time of sorrow. The Mass will be celebrated for all of our deceased parishioners (all are invited to pray at this Mass for all family members, relatives and friends who have gone before us) but in a special way we will remember (by name) all those who have been buried from our parish during this past year. If you are planning on attending, we encourage you to bring a photograph, keepsake, or memento of your deceased loved one to our Mass of Remembrance. These treas- ured keepsakes will be placed on tables on our sanctuary steps prior to the Mass. Following the conclusion of Mass, light refreshments will be served in the vestibule of our Church from 12:30-1:30 P.M. If you would like to remember a loved one who has passed in the last year, even if the funeral was not held at our parish, we still warmly invite you to remember your family member at this special liturgy. If you would like a recently departed loved one listed and prayed for by name during our Mass of Remembrance, please contact our Parish Office at 773.775.3833 or via email at [email protected] by Monday, October 29th. Please provide their first name, last name and their date of death. They will be in our prayers. All are welcome to join us on this special day as we gather together as a parish community to honor and give thanks for the lives of all our departed loved ones. Immaculate Conception Parish Divine Renovation Workshop On Saturday, October 20th, we hosted our third workshop centered on Fr. Mallon’s book as we faithfully continue our Divine Renovation process at our parish. Our sincere thanks to Anne Chrzan for kindly sharing her wisdom with us as the presenter of our workshop! As always, we would also like to take a moment to express our heartfelt appreciation to all our parishioners who have joined us on our journey by reading the book and participating in one of our workshops including: Theresa Borowski, Pat Furgat, Dick Jenkins, Kyle Liebich, Rob Lohman, Ed Niewinski, Amy Reichle, and Gloria Tomaino.
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