SIXTHImmaculate SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Conception FEBRUARY 17, 2019 PARISH  37940 EUCLID AVENUE • WILLOUGHBY, OH 44094 Phone: 4409424500 • Fax: 4409421540 Website: www.immaculate.net 



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 Pastoral Staff  Rev. J. Troha MA, M.Div.Pastor Rev. Dennis M. McNeil……....Parochial Vicar   Schedule Saturday4:30 pm Sunday8:30 am & 11:00 am Holy Day Vigil…(Excluding All )…....7:00 pm Holy Day.7:30 am, 12:15 pm & 7:00 pm MondayFriday………………………..7:30 am First Friday….7:30 am & 7:00 pm National Holidays9:00 am  Confessions All Saturdays……….………….3:004:00 pm Thursday before First Friday..8:00 am9:15 am First Friday ………………….….5:006:30 pm  Blessed Sacrament Chapel Open daily, day and night  Music Director: Michael Kelley 2163748961 Sacrament of Baptism Call to schedule a Baptism or for required PreBaptism Class dates and registration. Sacrament of Matrimony Please contact Parish or Deacon for marriage information at least six months before proposed marriage date.  Sacraments for the Sick or Homebound Please contact the Office concerning illness or hospitalization. Holy Communion is distributed regularly to nursing homes and the homebound.  Parish Registration New parishioners should call the Parish to register. Notification prior to leaving Parish, or any status change, is appreciated.  Note Bulletin Submission time: Articles are due 5 pm, 18 days (Wednesday) before the Published date. Please send your articles to: [email protected]  Deadlines may be earlier as circumstances necessitate. Thank you!  SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 17, 2019

FROM FR. TROHA   A few parishioners have asked me what we can do about the fact that OFFICE HOURS  some states are legalizing abortion up to the point of birth. Bishop Perez MONDAYTHURSDAY, 9:00 am8:00 pm  has offered this comment:  FRIDAY, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm     “Again, we are being forced to endure another manifestation of what MON February 18, 2019 Francis means when he says ours is a “throwaway culture” as  Office Closed legislation recently passed in New York and that being considered in other states Presidents’ Day would permit a baby to be aborted at nine months. I add my voice to that of Archbishop F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas and chairman of the U.S. TUE February 19, 2019 Bishops’ Committee on ProLife Activities who, in a recent statement, said this legislation is evil, pure and simple. 7:30 am Avila Holy Hour/Church  7:00 pm K of C/JPII It’s not our place to play creator. Being Catholic entails a greater responsibility. We recognize ’s creative work from the moment of conception. It is not our place WED February 20, 2019 to decide these things M it never was and it never will be. God is the creator and we 2:00 & Movie with McNeil/JPII are not. 7:00 pm   I encourage everyone to pray that the world grows in its respect for life, from 6:00 pm Family Choir/Church conception to natural death, and to build awareness to reaffirm the Gospel teaching about the gift of life. As the Pastoral Plan for ProLife Activities from the U.S. Catholic 7:00 pm Elizabeth Ministry/SMR Bishops reminds us, “Only with prayer N prayer that storms the heavens for justice 7:30 pm Adult Choir/Church and mercy, prayer that cleanses our hearts and souls N will the culture of death that surrounds us today be replaced with a culture of life. 7:30 pm Blue Army/IC Chapel  THU February 21, 2019 Archbishop Naumann implores, “Now is the time for all CatholicsNbishops, , and laityNto fight for the unborn with renewed vigor. We must educate 6:00 pm Bible Study/SJH family, friends, legislators, fellow citizens about how it is never necessary FRI February 22, 2019 to intentionally kill unborn children in order to save their mothers.”  SAT February 23, 2019 Pope Francis reminds us we are to be witnesses of life. May the Holy Spirit be with us each of us as we work with resolve to protect for the most vulnerable among us, 10:30 am  Latin Mass Servers Practice/ especially unborn children and their mothers.” Church  SUN February 24, 2019 Bishop Perez certainly gives us something to think about. I encourage everyone to take up the former practice of abstaining 9:00 am First Communion Class/SJH from meat on every Friday, not just the Fridays of Lent, as a 6:00 pm Religious Liberty Prayer way of joining sacrifice to our prayer for a culture of life. Group/IC Chapel  Fr Troha  

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Maureen Ahern Elizabeth Jones SAT February 16Weekday Christine Ball Michael Kelly 4:30 pm For the People of the Parish SUN February 17Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Brian Bengele Tom Keever 8:30 am Dave and Helen Arter Beau Blackwood Steve Kerman 11:00 am Joseph and Margaret Hrabak Lori Butterfield Gina Koenig MON February 18Weekday  Larry Brown Tony Koenig 7:30 am James Czaplicki George Cartwright Kathleen Kovach TUE February 19Weekday Lucian Cirino Sam Kovalak 7:30 am Jennifer Oddo WED February 20Weekday Kenneth Codney Sherily Kraft 7:30 am Steve Bolas Libby Conway Kallie Kramp THU February 21St. , Bishop and  Ruth Covelli Tom Lange 7:30 am Dolores O’Connor Wilfredo Cruz Betty Langham FRI February 22The Chair of Peter the Apostle Lisa D'Angelo McCarty 7:30 am Edward Acton SAT February 23St. , Bishop and Martyr DeFranco Chris Morrison 4:30 pm Joe Vitalone Laura Deming Karen O’Boyle SUN February 24Seveth Sunday in Ordinary Time Diana Eisman Bob Perry 8:30 am For the People of the Parish Rhonda Fedele Carmen Polly 11:00 am Costanzo and Takacs Family Thomas Fiebig Tom Purtell Dear God, You gave your pious servant Lisa Fodor Betty Pratt a kingdom. It became a powerful nation, Andy Fulkerson Mary Priester whom none could defeat. You gave his son wisdom, and he ruled over a nation Evan Fulkerson William Rollins blessed with wealth. You gave the Maccabees Terry George Mary Kay Sawyer courage to defend their people and preserve Susan Geyer Kimberly Scowary their devotion to you whatever the cost. Today, you have blessed our nation with power and Kazimiera Gobis Greg Shantry plenty, much as you did the ancient nation of Angela Grandilo Amanda Shumney Israel. Give our president the wisdom to gov- ern us justly, and give him valor to defend us Shirley Grebenc Robin Siers against our enemies. Most of all, give him a James Green Nicole Smith heart that will always seek you, your will, and Deborah Grobe Willard Steele your guidance,as he completes the vocation to which he has been called. Amen  Thomas Grobe Regina Jakulis Szabo Billy Grunwald Michelle Triska Rose Hanslik Allyson Turk  PRAYER LIST UPDATE Don Hantak Patty Virgilio It’s been over a year since our prayer list has been updated. As you can see from the column to the right of this box, the list has outgrown its space. To remedy this, Dan Heleen Mary Walton an updated prayer list will be published in the February 24, 2019 bulletin. To remain Helen Herman Lisa Wiener on the prayer list, kindly call the Parish Office at 4409424500 by TODAY. Because Lauren Hodkey Kathy Willett of privacy issues, our policy is to publish names submitted by the person themselves or their immediate family. Thank you for your understanding.  Elio Iafelice Paul Willet Kindly let us know when those on the list are no longer in need of prayers, please call Richard Ingraham Mary Zielinski us so that their name may be removed. Mark Jamison Rose Zylak  Readings for the Week of February 17, 2019 Sunday:  Jer 17:58/Ps 1:12, 3, 4, 4, 6 [40:5a]/1 Cor 15:12, 1620/Lk 6:17, 2026 Monday:  Gn 4:115, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc17, 2021 [14a]/Mk 8:1113 Tuesday:  Gn 6:58; 7:15, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac4, 3b and 9c10 [11b]/Mk 8:1421 Wednesday: Gn 8:613, 2022/Ps 116:1213, 1415, 1819 [17a]/Mk 8:2226 Thursday:  Gn 9:113/Ps 102:1618, 1921, 29 and 2223 [20b]/Mk 8:2733 Friday:  1 Pt 5:14/Ps 23:13a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:1319 Saturday:  Heb 11:17/Ps 145:23, 45, 1011 [cf. 1]/Mk 9:213

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LENT LITTLE BLACK BOOKS OKTOBERFEST  NEEDS LICENTED  The “Little Black Books” are ELECTRIAN here for Lent. They remain 

$1 each.  We’re looking for any  parishioner who has Little Black Book reflections an Ohio Electrical will be based on the Sunday Sunday, February 10 $9,560.00 Contractors License Gospels of Lent (Cycle C). who would be willing Envelopes 296 Reflections begin March 3, to help the parish file 2019 and end on April 21, 2019. for electrical permit for this year’s Collection for the $1,569.00  Oktoberfest. Last year it cost the parish Needy This little book will be your companion. $1,800 for an electrical contractor. Any You can take it anywhere. It only takes qualified individual, please contact Bruce six minutes to read each day. It is a Trolli at 4409538621 or leave word at wonderful way to prepare for Lent and the parish office. Thanks! Easter. The books will be available for purchase in the Parish Office and in the  EMPLOYER MATCHING Church. GIFT FUNDS BIRTHRIGHT LAKE, INC.    Does your employer match gifts? If so, “SILHOUETTES OF your gift to the Parish can double your SPRING”  support. Matching gifts from area  employers last fiscal year totaled A Dinner, Fashion Show & Auction Featuring almost $15,000! RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND COUNTRY  Sophia Boutique and Ticknors Men’s  Clothier is Thursday, February 28, 2019 Progressive Foundation will match its All are invited to join us in prayer for our employees’ offertory donations, and at 6:00 pm at Villa Croatia Party Center Religious Liberties that are being Eastlake. Valet Parking Available. $50 local businesses such as General threatened and for our country. The Electric and Lubrizol gift matching per person (PreSale Only) with Cash power of prayer is never ending. Bar. For tickets, please contact Linda programs have been used to match  donations to SponsorAStudent and Dolce at  We meet every second and fourth (440)4876599 or [email protected]. Collection for the Needy (which funds Sunday of the month at 6:00 pm for our Society of meal just one hour in the Chapel of the program and food bank located at Immaculate Conception (located in the McKinley Center) respectively.  Rectory).    TETÉLESTAI If you are a retiree of or currently an   employee of a business that offers  Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries’ charitable gift matching as an  musical passion play employee benefit, won’t you please  “Tetélestai” will be presented consider using this benefit to increase  at St. Paschal Baylon Roman your support to Immaculate  Catholic Parish, 5384 Wilson Conception. Thanks very much! Join the Avilas on the 3rd Tuesday of Mills Road, Highland Heights, each month at 7:30 am Mass for our OH 44143 on March 1, 2 and 3, holy hour for vocations to the priesthood 2019. Performances will be at 8:00 pm and consecrated life.  on Friday and Saturday and 2:00 pm Sun-  day. Doors will open approximately 1  hour before performance time. There is no charge, but freewill offerings will be  accepted. For more information, please  visit www.livethepassion.org. Tetélestai Movie with McNeil is a registered service mark of Tetélestai,   CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS February 20, 2019  Your financial support during this past  year is greatly appreciated. If you wish Matinee 2:00 pm in JPII to receive a contribution statement of Evening 7:00 pm in JPII your 2018 Contributions, please place   Let There Be Light Eternal Rest Grant to Them, O Lord, the card provided in your January/ And Let Perpetual Light  February Offertory Envelope Packet in  The world’s most prominent atheist Shine Upon Them. the collection basket. Parishioners us- May They Rest in Peace. Amen ing Faith Direct may call the office at goes through a neardeath experience in a car accident   4409424500 to request a statement. Margaret K. Deming Again, thank you for your financial and sees his dead son. support!  Dorothy M. Dytewski

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February 18 Offices are closed for Presidents’ Day February 23/March 2Altar Service Practice for Latin Mass 10:30 am in church  February 27 PreBaptism Class 7:00 pm in room 103 March 6 Ash Wednesday, Mass 7:30 am and 7:00 pm   Prayer Service with Ashes 12:15 pm 

Mater Dei Academy IMMACULATE CONCEPTION  CHILDREN   29840 Euclid Ave PSR NEWS  COME AND SERVE Wickliffe, OH 44092    But Zion said, “The Lord has MATER DEI NEWS We are in need of servers for forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” all of the weekend Masses, Registration for Can a mother forget her infant, be without weddings, and other the 201920 tenderness for the child of her womb? occasions. school year is in Even should she forget, I will never forget  full swing! If you, you. See, upon the palms of my hands I We invite all children of our or someone you have engraved you. 49: 1416 parish, boys and girls, from know, is consid-  grade 4 through high school to serve at ering a Catholic PSR Hours: Monday from 6:00pm to mass. Fr. Troha will train the servers. education for their child, consider Mater 7:30pm A practice date and time will follow. Dei Academy! Call the school office at   4405850800 to schedule a tour for you Upcoming events:  Please call the Parish Office at 440942 and a shadow day for your child (grades First Communion Session 5: Sunday, 4500 to signup. 16). We are accepting applications February 24, at 9:00 am in St. Joseph  for preschool through grade 7. Financial Hall Menif you would be interested in serving aid is available!  weekday funerals, please call the Office.  Confirmation Session 6: Sunday,  Preschool Preview is next Saturday at March 10, at 9:00 am in St .Joseph Hall. ALTAR SERVICE PRACTICE FOR THE 10:00 am. This is a great time to see the (Candidates and Sponsors’ retreat) LATIN MASSNSATURDAY, FEBRUARY school, meet the teachers, and learn  23 AND MARCH 2, 10:30 IN CHURCH. about our preschool programs! Pre3 NO PSR February 18: Presidents’ Day classes meet Tuesday and Thursday  from 8:00 am11:00 am. Pre4 is all day For any information about PSR and  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and Sacramental programs please contact PreK is Monday through Friday 8:00 am Sister Josephine at the Parish 440942  2:00 pm; aftercare is available for Pre4 4500 or and PreK. Registration is required for this [email protected]  parent and child event. Reserve your  place by calling the school office. See you at Mass!    **Come see what a From March 6 M April 14, you’re invited Mater Dei morn-  to join other Christians for 40 Days for ing looks like for Life M 40 days of prayer and fasting for Kindergarten stu- DIVORCE RECOVERY  an end to abortion. You’re also invited to dents!  FOR CATHOLICS  stand and peacefully pray anytime Children entering SUPPORT GROUP between 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the Kindergarten this  40day vigil in the public rightofway fall are invited to This is a 8 Week Support outside Preterm  12000 Shaker Blvd, bring a parent for Group designed to meet the Cleveland, 44120 or Planned Mass and a classroom experience on needs of those who are Parenthood  25350 Rockside Rd, Friday, February 22, at 8:30 am. Please divorced or separated. They meet each Thurs- Bedford Heights, 44146, or Family Plan- call the office to let us know you are day, from 7:009:00 pm at St. Gabriel Parish, ning  54 South State St, Painesville, coming! 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord, in 44077.  the Pope Francis Room located in the school Plan to join us at the Kickoff Rally at St. Our Knight to Remember Under the Sea building. The group will conclude on March 7. Columbkille Church on March 5 at 7:00 is only 2 weeks away and tickets are Sessions are designed to offer direction, PM with Bishop Nelson Perez as the going fast! This fun, adults only evening support, and the tools for coping with this Keynote Speaker. Contact John Noall at features a Chinese Auction, side boards, lifechanging experience. For more information [email protected] or and 50/50. BYOB beverages and snacks. or to register, please call Catholic Charities at 2162459744 for more information. Single tickets and tables for 8. Call the 3526191 or 18002429755, or email WEBSITES:  school office at 4405850800 or order kjubeck@stgabriel.org. There is no charge www.40daysforlife.com/cleveland online at www.MaterDeiAcademy.us for this program, all materials are provided, and www.40daysforlife.com/painesville Tickets are only $20/person.  it is open to people of all faiths. www.40daysforlife.com/bedfordheights

5 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH  WILLOUGHBY, OHIO  Thousands sought Jesus during his life.  Only a few followed him to Calvary.  What will you do?    The Study will run 5 weeks March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4 from 6:00  7:45 P.M. in St. Joseph Hall  Filmed on location in the Holy Land, No Greater Love is a fivepart video series and fulllength book that reveals Christ’s amazing love for us. Bestselling author Edward Sri guides you through the last hours of Christ's life in this biblical . While taking this study or reading this book, you will walk stepbystep with Jesus from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Mount of Calvary.   Authored and presented by Edward Sri, No Greater Love also features: Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Jennifer Fulwiler, Curtis Martin, Teresa Tomeo, Fr. Josh Johnson, and Elizabeth Sri.  In this study, you will discover:  The Biblical background toeach scene in Christ's passion.  What was Jesus going through at each moment?  How did the Old Testament foretell of Christ’s death?  Why did Christ die for us? What did it accomplish? What was the meaning behind of the tearing of the temple veil, the crowning with thorns, and other events during Christ’s Passion? Most of all, Catholics who take this study will encounter God’s love to the fullest.   REGISTRATION  I have set up the study on the Ascension Press website (www.ascensionpress.com). I am making an important change in registration. YOU will now register on line (see link below) and purchase your study set directly from the website. This option has been available for a few years now and will facilitate the registration process.   https://ascensionpress.com/studies/36434/registrations/new  You may have to CREATE an ACCOUNT if you haven't already. When you have your account, LOGIN. Your dashboard will be displayed. Click on JOIN A STUDY. You will be prompted to put in a zip code or city. Key in 44094. Look for “DEACON PAUL”, CLICK on my name. Then, CLICK on “MORE INFORMATION” when prompted. You will see the program, “No Greater Love.” You will see “Buy (or purchase). Click on this prompt to purchase your study set.   NOTE: There will be no need to contact me, as I will have the list available in my Dashboard file.  Materials will begin to ship on Feb. 26.   For those who do not have a computer, you can register and order the study set materials by phone at Ascension Press at 18003760520  God bless!  Deacon Paul J. Hlabse, Sr.

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