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! FIRST COMMUNION PARENT MEETING The Parent Meeting for First Holy Communion is today Sunday, February 3rd , at 11:15 am in English and 12:45 pm in Spanish in the Auditorium. Parents of students receiving First Penance and First Holy Communion during the Lent and Easter Season !"#$%&'()(*+,-'./%!('0%12332,45% must attend. La Reunión para INSIDE THIS ISSUE : Very Rev. Jonathan P. Sawicki, V.F., Pastor Padres de niños Email: [email protected] preparandose para In Our Parish 2 la Primera Sagrada Around the Deacon Catalino Gonzalez, Pastoral Assistant Comuníon Diocese 2 será hoy, el domingo, 3 Deacon William Autrey, Pastoral Assistant de febrero. La reunión Pastor’s Column 3 Rev. Charles Ocul, A.J., Hospital Chaplain ofrecida en español Schedule/ comenzará a las 12:45 Ph. 717- 424-7451 Programar 4 (despues de la Misa). Mrs. Marisa Starceski, DRE School Study Email: [email protected] Update 5 Ph. 717-846-6001 En la Parroqia 6 Mrs. July Ginett Torres, Hispanic Ministry Email: [email protected] York Deanery Alrededor de la Diocesis 6 Mrs. Sharon Pichler, Parish Manager Prayer Chain Email: [email protected] Joellen Dodson Our Advertisers 7, 8 Mrs. Mara Pogson, Bulletin Editor 717-900-6883 or Email: [email protected] [email protected] Founded in 1852 by St. John Neumann Address: 309 S. George St. Parish Office Hours: Phone: 717-845-7629 York, PA 17401-5514 M-F: 8:30 a.m. to! 12 p.m. & 1 to 4 p.m . Fax: 717-845-2433 ! page 2 February 3, 2019 ! We, the multicultural parish of Immaculate Conception, come together to worship God, to love and to serve one another and the community in the Power of the Holy Spirit, and to be the presence and shining light of Christ in downtown York. 2019 ST. MARY’S CULTURAL FESTIVAL First Planning Meeting is ST. MARY’S THRIFT STORE DOLLAR SALE scheduled for Monday February Our winter clothes dollar sale is going on now! Now through Saturday, 18th at 6 pm in the Seton Room. February 16th all blue tag winter clothes will be $1. The store will be ALL are invited. Let’s kickoff the closed February 18th & 19th. 2019 planning process with strong committee attendance! CONFIRMATION FORMATION MEETING There is a mandatory Confirmation Formation Meeting next Sunday, February 10th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at St. Mary’s 2019 ANNA DILL GAMBLE/ Auditorium. Candidates should come and bring a sponsor or parent. There will be no morning Religious Education class for 8th grade that day SUSAN WAGMAN GLATFELTER SCHOLARSHIP The Catholic Woman’s Club of York is IRIS TO PERFORM “HIT THE ROAD, JACK” seeking applicants for its annual The Iris Dramatic Society is getting ready for our next production “Hit scholarships. Applicants should be the Road, Jack”. If anyone is interested in being in the play or helping Catholic girls graduating in 2019 from a with selling tickets, food, stage crew, and set construction please call Shelly at 717-852 high school within the York Deanery. A -8480. First reading is Sunday, March 3rd at 7 pm. We will meet in the Seton Room. strong commitment to the Catholic TACOS Y TEOLOGÍA: STUMP THE PADRE faith, a good academic record, financial Friday February 22nd from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Auditorium at St. need, and the pursuit of a baccalaureate Mary’s.Come “Stump the Padre”. Straight talk (at times in Spanglish), degree are the qualifications sought. fellowship and faith for young adults in their 20s and 30s, and of course, Application forms are available at your fresh authentic tacos. Bring your toughest religion or general interest questions. high school Guidance Office or by Questions will be collected and placed in a “hat” for our guest priests to answer. calling the CWC Scholarship Chairperson Gina Ortenzio at 717-873- 2083. The deadline for completed applications is Thursday, February 28th . LISTENING SESSIONS WITH BISHOP GAINER Bishop Ronald Gainer will host listening sessions throughout the Diocese of PRAYER WARRIORS Harrisburg in January and February of 2019. He encourages anyone with questions NEEDED regarding the Grand Jury Report, the Diocese’s response to abuse, our path The York Deanery Prayer forward, or any other questions or concern to attend one of these sessions. Each Chain is in need of people to session will include opening remarks from Bishop Gainer and retired Pennsylvania join with us to pray for our State Police Capt. Janet McNeal, recently hired to oversee the youth protection community and those who efforts of the Diocese. Following their brief remarks, the floor will be opened for ask for our prayers. This questions. The Listening Session for the York Deanery is scheduled for ministry requires no work, only some Tuesday February 26 at 7 pm at St. Rose of Lima Parish, 950 W. Market St. private time with the Lord. To become York. ! a Prayer Warrior or to request prayers please send an email to Joellen Dodson at [email protected] or call 717- A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND 900-6883 and leave your information WITH FR. JOHN MCCLOSKEY OFM CAP. on voicemail. Let us join in Fr. John is leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from June 12 to June 23, 2019. prayer and love for the Information about this pilgrimage may be found at www.ndm.edu/adventures . The Lord for the needs or our trip is open to everyone!! Fr. John is happy to answer any questions about the Catholic community. pilgrimage. He can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 410-532-7145. ! February 3, 2019 page 3 ENCOUNTER RETREAT Encounter a retreat for college aged young adults will be held February A NOTE FROM OUR PASTOR : 23rd at St. Pius X, Selinsgrove. The retreat begins at 9am and concludes at 4 pm. Lunch is included. The Dear Friends, registration deadline is February 15th. More information and online We welcome the scouts and scouters of St. Mary’s registration is available through Boy Scout Troop 16 for this Sunday’s observance of Scout Sunday. I www.hbgdiocese.org/event/young- fondly remember my time in Mount Carmel’s Boy Scout Troop 174 – the adult-retreat. lessons of leadership, cheerful service, and appreciation of God’s creation are still with me. Thank you to our Troop 16 leaders for your mentoring and care for our young people. Happy Scout Sunday! There are some upcoming events and important meetings which YORK CATHOLIC merit attention: ENROLLMENT EARLY DEADLINE th Monday, February 18 : Cultural Festival Planning Meeting Families who applied and received acceptance letters to enroll their The first meeting to plan our 2019 Festival will be held at 6 pm in the children at York Catholic for the 2019 Seton Room. We have had great success with our annual summer -2020 school year are reminded that festival which will be held on June 14th and 15th . To continue the Enrollment Early Deadline is this success, please plan on attending if you have been in charge of February 22nd. Take advantage of the an area or kiosk, or can help in an area or kiosk. There is enrollment fee discount and finalize something for everybody to assist with – so please come to this your paperwork by February 22! If you meeting. have any questions, please contact Heather Hoffman at th Monday, February 25 : Spanish Prayer Group Leaders [email protected] or 717- 846-8871 x.220. Our parish’s annual Spanish Retreat weekend will be in August, and to plan for this parish event I request the leaders of the various prayer WELCOME WEDNESDAY and service groups to attend a meeting at 7 pm in the Seton Room. York Catholic will be open from 10 am -2 pm on Wednesday, February The annual retreat is a spiritual gift to the whole parish, and so we 20th, for families to drop by for a tour request the participation of all the groups: Circulo de Oración, Juan with one of our YC Student XXIII, Cursillo, and the Caballeros de Colón. Ambassadors and to meet with our Admissions Director to get questions th Tuesday, February 26 : Listening Session with Bishop Gainer answered. For more information, Bishop Gainer will visit St. Rose of Lima Church with Janet McNeal, contact Heather Hoffman at [email protected] or 717- who has been recently hired to oversee our youth protection 846-8871 x.220. programs for the Diocese. This town hall meeting will feature a brief presentation regarding August’s Grand Jury report on the YC SPRING MUSICAL abuse committed by clerics as well as our program of child “CINDERELLA” protection which has already been in place for almost twenty years. Enjoy the musical talents of YC students! Show times are Friday, This Town Hall Listening Session is an opportunity for you to hear and March 1st at 7 pm, Saturday, March most importantly to be heard. Please pray for all those affected by 2nd at 7 pm and Sunday, March 3rd at this situation. Please come to this meeting so that you can hear our 2 pm. Tickets are available at the door diocesan shepherd, and most of all that he can hear from you. and all seats are general admission. 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