Immaculate Conception Established – 1863 Diocese of Tyler – Most Rev. Joseph E Strickland - Bishop

201 N. Vale St. Jefferson, TX 75657

Phone: 903-665-2869

Welcome Everyone to Praise and Glorify the Lord.

Our Mission We, the Roman Catholic Community of Immaculate Conception Church, under the guidance and protection of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, recognize ourselves as disciples of Jesus Christ. We strive to be a prayerful, Eucharistic Family, open to the Power of the

Holy Spirit and conscious of our mission to use our time, talent and treasure in service to our brothers and sisters.

Weekend Schedule

Pastor

Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. Rev. Msgr. Zacharias (Zach)

Kunnakkattuthara

Devotion of Holy

903-724-0865

30 minutes prior Mass

Every Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m. (Unless otherwise noted)

Priest in Charge Weekday Mass Schedule

Rev. Father William Palmer Tuesday @ 12:10 pm

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday @ 9:00 a.m. 541-335-9424

First Friday Adoration & Benediction Schedule

Immaculate Conception Parish Office

Following 9:00 a.m. Mass

209 W Lafayette St

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Phone: 903-665-2869

Saturday 4:30 – 4:45 p.m., Sunday 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Hours –Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Email: [email protected]

Church Website: http:/www.icccjeffersontx.org

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 9, 2021

Why Stewardship

Receiving God’s gifts gratefully

cultivating them responsibly,

sharing them lovingly in justice with others;

returning them with increase to the Lord.

Your generosity and time is greatly appreciated!

Offertory Collections Upcoming Special Collections

Week of May 2, 2021 May 2, 2021 – Fund for Those In Need

May 9, 2021 – Collection for the Monastery of the Total General Collection $ 1,850.00 Regular Collection $1,550.00 Infant Jesus, Lufkin Online Collection $ 300.00 May 16, 2021 – The Ascension of Jesus Fund for Those In Need $377.00 May 16, 2021 – Collection for Catholic Communications Thank you for your generosity

Lay Ministry Schedule Gift of Gratitude St. Vincent de Paul May 2021

WEEK OF 5/6/2021 Saturday, May 1, 2021 Food for the poor: # of cans & packages: 99 Pam Watts Families served:15 (26 People) Susan Wise Sunday May 2, 2021 Thank You, God, for your ongoing generosity; so that, we can work with you and for you to provide for those in need. Liz Opiela Remember our needy in the community, with a donation in the Jackie Traylor St. Vincent de Paul boxes in the vestibule of the Church, is a Saturday, May 8, 2021 nice way of remembering our needy. Tammy Cornett

Thank you for helping others in our Community Johnette Grubaugh Sunday May 9, 2021 St Vincent de Paul Meetings 9:30 a.m. Thursdays in the Classroom Sharon Verhalen Philip Verhalen Everyone is welcome to attend!

Saturday, May 15, 2021 Collette Dockery Altar Care John Dockery Sunday May 16, 2021 Week of 5/3/2021- Johnette Grubaugh Kat Bellini Week of 5/10/2021- Anita Hall Kathy Warner Week of 5/17/2021- Marguerite Hawthorne Saturday, May 22, 2021 Susan Wise Week of 5/24/2021- Lorraine Jolin Pam Watts Week of 5/31/21- Robin Moore Sunday May 23, 2021 During this time the pews, door handles, and all surfaces will Jackie Traylor need to be disinfected after every mass. If you can help with Liz Opiela this for the masses that you attend, please feel free to grab a Saturday, May 29, 2021 paper towel and the spray bottle to wipe down the front and back tops of the pews. Johnette Grubaugh Thanks, Kathy Tammy Cornett Sunday May 30, 2021 If you are interested in volunteering your time for one or two weeks a year to assist with altar care and help keep your church Sharon Verhalen beautiful for our parishioners and our visitors to enjoy, please let Philip Verhalen us know. If you are interested in becoming a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Altar Email us @ [email protected] Server, Usher, or Cantor please let us know. or call 903-665-2869 Email us @ [email protected] or call 903-665-2869

Training will be provided for all positions.

In Our Prayers . . .

Pray for Our Sick Please remember in your prayers those who are ill in our Parish Mass Intentions – May 2021 Family and Community. Saturday, May 1, 2021 – For the stewardship of the Faithful Parishioners: (Requested by the Ladies Altar Society) Anna Bode Family Rufe Brewton Sunday, May 2, 2021 – For all Parishioners in the Immaculate BeBe Dorgan Mary Dorgan Conception Community Grubaugh Family C.L. & Cynthia McCoy Tuesday, May 4, 2021 – For Philip and Sharon Verhalen (Requested by Father Palmer) Jo Miller Family Linda McCollim Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – For James and Helen Powell Mary Presley Peggy Spilker (Requested by Father Palmer) Rebecca Cornett Sistrunk YvonneThompson Thursday, May 6, 2021 – For the Lee Parker Family Randy Webster (Requested by Susan Wise) Friday, May 7, 2021 – For the repose of the soul of LaVerne Family & Friends: Piccolo Floyd Anderson Peggy Bamburg (Requested by Lee Parker) Saturday, May 8, 2021 – For all Parishioners in the Immaculate Margaret Austin-Barlett Lourdes Bautista Conception Community Blake Biddy Rev. Bernard Boteju Sunday, May 9, 2021 – For all Mothers of Immaculate Christie Brewton Charles Cancellare Conception, Living & Deceased Juanita Cantu Mark Carriker Tuesday, May 11, 2021 – For the Jo Miller Family (Requested by Susan Wise) Elizabeth Conklin Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – For the Gene Grubaugh Family Amanda Haddad Cornett Eric Dorgan (Requested by Susan Wise) Georgette Duke David Embry Thursday, May 13, 2021 – For the Repose of the Soul of Peter Lydia Guerrero Marc Hackstedt Tersigni (Requested by Jackie Traylor) Earline Haddad Jim Hargett Friday, May 14, 2021 – For the Ric Mahaffy Family Charles Hirt A.D. Jordan (Requested by Susan Wise) Kay Jordan Saturday, May 15, 2021 – For the deceased members of the Keller (Brewton Family Friend) Paul Lever Parish (Requested by the Ladies Altar Society) Linda Gail Macrum Joaquina Martinez Sunday, May 16, 2021 – For all Parishioners in the Immaculate Frank McCormack Axl Mcgriff Conception Community Kay McMinn Jim McNatt Tuesday, May 18, 2021 – For the Anna Bode Family (Requested by Susan Wise) Rev. Joseph Nasser Mark Opiela Wednesday, May 19, 2021 – For the People of India as they Charles Owen Dr. Regina Pavlov fight COVID Olivia Peteet Lee Piccolo (Requested by Marguerite Hawthorne) Page (Brewton Family Friend) Brenda Roberts Thursday, May 20, 2021 – For the Repose of the Soul of Teresa McEnrue Violet Stanford Winnie Servedio (Requested by Jackie Traylor) Mary Spearman Morris Spence Saturday, May 22, 2021 – For the Domestic Violence Victims Penny Stone Nancy Summers (Requested by the Ladies Altar Society) Lonnie Taylor Hunter Theodos Sunday, May 23, 2021 – For all Parishioners in the Immaculate Conception Community Gary Tucker Melissa Velasquez Saturday, May 29, 2021 – For the repose of the soul of Mary Joanie Verhalen Josie Villarreal Saner Ronnie Westbrook Larry Wilson (Requested by the Ladies Altar Society) Sunday, May 30, 2021 – For all Parishioners in the Immaculate Julia Zavala Conception Community An * indicates new additions to our list this week.

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