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Immaculate Conception Church Immaculate Conception Church 25 Parker Street † Indian Orchard † Massachusetts † 01151 www.ioicc.org DECEMBER 22, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT NIECH BĘDZIE POCHWALONY JEZUS CHRYSTUS! . NA WIEKI WIEKOW AMEN Praise be Jesus Christ Our Lord! Now and forever, Amen Fr. Jeffrey Ballou, Pastor MASS SCHEDULE Phone# 413-543-3627, Option 1 ALL MASSES ARE IN ENGLISH EXCEPT 10:00AM IS BILINGUAL POLISH/ENGLISH Deacon Gerald Solitario Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 P.M. Sunday Masses 8:00 A.M. Janet Mazzie, Administrative Assistant 10:00 A.M. - POLISH/ENGLISH E-Mail: [email protected] Monday through Saturday 8:00 A.M. Phone: 413-543-3627, Option 4 Vigil Mass for Holy Day of Obligation - 7:00 P.M. Fax: 413-543-4301 Holy Day of Obligation Masses - 8:00 AM & 7:00 P.M. CONFESSIONS: Saturday-3:00 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. Mondays, the office will be opening at Noon and close at 3:30 PM. Hours for Tuesday, ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Wednesday, Thursday - Friday will be 8:30 Monday & Wednesday from 8:30 to 12:00 PM; and Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 P.M. am to 3:30 pm. No Office Hours on Saturday or Sunday. Please note any notices for the BAPTISM, MARRIAGE bulletin must be submitted 2 weeks before Parishioners must be active in the parish to schedule a Baptism and Couples wishing to marry need to schedule they need to appear in the bulletin. their marriage at least one year in advance. Jean Duperre, Organist & Musical Director SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Alicja Jasiel, CCD Program Coordinator If you will be undergoing surgery or in declining health or a Phone: 413-543-1434 life threatening or serious debilitating illness, please consider contacting Fr. Jeff to receive this healing sacrament. MISSION STATEMENT We, the Roman Catholic community of Immaculate Conception Church, are a family of faith, centered on the Eucharist. We are proud of our Polish-American Heritage and welcome all with unconditional love into our unified parish family. In the spirit of Jesus Christ, together we seek to celebrate and proclaim His love through the liturgy, sacraments, education, and service. SATURDAY - DECEMBER 21 - VIGIL OF THE SATURDAY - DECEMBER 28 - VIGIL OF THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM - Confessions/Spowiedż św. 3:00 PM -3:45 PM - Confessions/Spowiedż św. 3:30 PM - Rosary 3:30 PM - Rosary 4:00 PM + Ted Lak - Int. - Daughters Barbara & Kathy 4:00 PM +Helen Marczyk - Int. - Husband & Family &Son-In-Law Stan ROSARY SALE AFTER ALL WEEKEND MASSES SUNDAY - DECEMBER 29 - THE HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY -- DECEMBER 22 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH ADVENT Sanctuary Lamp in the Upper Church offered for the 7:30 AM - Rosary memory of Helen Marczyk by Family 8:00 AM + Stefania Lizak & Son Jozef (Anniversary)- 7:30 AM - Rosary Int. - Family 8:00 AM + s.p. zo Zmarkych z rodziny Kowalsch i Kaniow 9:30 AM - Rosary - Int. - Zdzislaw i Maria Kowalski 10:00 AM + Wiktoria, Piotr & Jan Mastalerz -Int.- 9:30 AM - Rosary Wojcik Family 10:00 AM + Za Dusze Swiętej Pamięci Stefani Miłoś i Wo- Mass in POLISH/ENGLISH jciecha Zerdeckiego Mass in POLISH/ENGLISH ADVENT PRAYER TREE MONDAY - DECEMBER 23 - LATE ADVENT WEEKDAY 8:00 AM + Deceased Bishops/Priests/Deacons of the Our Advent Prayer Trees have been placed on each side of the church. We hope you will join in our Parish's beautiful Advent Diocese of Springfield - Int. - tradition! Each heart hanging on the tree contains someone's prayer 8:30 - 12 Noon - Adoration request. The hearts are meant for you to take home. Please take as TUESDAY - DECEMBER 24 - LATE ADVENT many hearts as you would like, and remember that person or WEEKDAY special intention in your prayers. As always, there are also blank 8:00 AM + Msgr. James Beathe- Int.- hearts so that you can write your own prayer request on a heart, 4:00 PM+ Nellie & Stanley Kurtyka (Grandparents) & Frank and hang it on the tree for someone else to take and join you in & Mildred Mazzie (Aunt & Uncle)- Int. - Jennifer Mazzie prayer. The blank hearts are in the basket near each tree. Feel free CHRISTMAS EVE MASS to add as many hearts as you would like! We hope that many new 11:30 pm - Choir Preludes hearts will be added, and all will be taken home before Christmas. WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 25 - THE NATIVITY OF This Advent, let's pray together, mindful of the needs of others. THE LORD (CHRISTMAS0 12:00 AM + MIDNIGHT MASS/PASTERKA + FOR DECEASED AND LIVING PARISHIONERS 10:00 AM + Teresa Pikul -Int. - Family The Christian has to learn from THURSDAY - DECEMBER 26 - ST. STEPHEN, THE the Incarnation to be a FIRST MARTYR legitimate and authentic child 8:00 AM + Special Intention - Int. - Family of his time, his people, his society, his country. FRIDAY- DECEMBER 27 - ST. JOHN, APOSTLE & The Gospel has the power to give life to a EVANGELIST culture…. The Christian should be a 8:00 AM + Living Bps/Priest/Deacons of the Diocese of credible witness of this truth. He should work to make the Springfield culture one in which he can comfortably live 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Adoration in Chapel and express his faith. And the person best placed to do this 3:00 PM The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Devotion in the is not the cleric or the religious but the layperson. Chapel/ Koronka Do Miłosierdzia Bożego w Kaplicy --Francis Cardinal Arinze SATURDAY - DECEMBER 28 - THE HOLY INNO- from the Layperson's Distinctive Role CENTS, MARTYRS 8:00 AM + Elaine Partyka - Int. - ALTAR CLOTHS THE SURVIVAL CENTER As we approach Advent, I've noticed that we do not have any We are continuing to collect pantry items needed for the purple altar cloths for Advent and Lent for either the Church or the Center's special holiday meals including: canned sweet Chapel. I have ordered these purple altar cloths for all four altars: potatoes, green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce, instant for the Church, the main altar is $324.00 and the Altar of Repose is $330.00; and for the Chapel, the main altar is $225.00 and the potatoes, stuffing mix (bags) and dessert. With your help, Altar of Repose is $176.00. If you wish to donate to defray the the Center will provide meals to approximately 350 families cost of these altar cloths, please feel free to do so or if you wish to and senior households this Christmas. donate one of the altar cloths, please feel free to do so. Thank you These items, other high protein items, or any non-perishable to one of our parishioners who has donated the Altar of Repose in food items, are needed and appreciated. Collection bins are the Chapel in memory of her parents! Thank you very much for located at all church entrances. your thoughtfulness, kindness, and generosity to our parish. God's Blessings with love and prayers, Fr. Jeff. THE 2020 MASS BOOK PIEROGI MAKING & SALES RESULTS The 2020 Mass Book will be opened October 29, 2019. The Pre-Thanksgiving pierogi sales results are as We will be trying a new system this year. At each entry of follows: the Church, there will be Mass Intention Offering $2,480.00 -- Sales envelopes, please complete the envelope with the needed - 802.00 -- Expenses information and insert either cash or check payable to $ 1,678.00 Total Income Immaculate Conception Church. The envelope must be printed clearly so the spelling of the names can be inscribed correctly. If you are requesting more than one Thank you to all the hard workers, who made the Mass, please insert the information on a sheet of pierogi, and to all the people, who purchased them! paper in the envelope. When the collection is processed, Fr. Jeff. the Mass Intention Offering envelopes will be processed and you will be advised if the date(s) you requested is/ are available. Thank you very much for both your PASTOR'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE cooperation and understanding. In these last four weeks of Advent, we have been preparing ourselves for the coming of love, Jesus TRAVELING ROSARIES APOSTOLATE Christ, at His birth at Christmas. Christmas time is an especially beautiful time of year with all of the The Traveling Rosaries Apostolate will visit decorations, trees, parties, gatherings, hymns, carols, Immaculate Conception Church to help spread the and Poinsettias, which are all near and dear to so many devotion to the Rosary. Their ministry will be people. However, this beautiful time of year can be exhibiting their Custom Hand-crafted Dyed Cord very difficult time of the year for many people with the Rosaries following all the Masses on Saturday, loss of loved ones, family and relationship difficulties, December 21st and Sunday December 22nd. Available financial worries, health issues, and so many other life will be a wide assortment of Marian Devotions, Saint challenges. We hope and pray that our minds, hearts, Devotions as well as Specialty Devotions such as the and souls will be open to receive love, Jesus Christ, and "Breaking Addictions" Rosary. Made from 100% to let ourselves be loved by the open hands and open nylon fish netting, each rosary is lifetime guaranteed heart of the baby Jesus in the manger. With the love against breakage as well as hand & machine washable. we have received from the Christ child, let us in turn Thank you for your support. open our hearts, minds, and souls to truly love each Your servants in Christ, Linda & Ron Gerlip other despite the challenges of life.
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