The Spotlight Immaculate Conception Church Ira Township, Michigan

May 24, 2020 The Ascension of The Lord

Enter for Worship, Depart for Service

“All power in Heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

Mt 28:18b-19 Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 2 Times & Information IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH 9764 Dixie Highway, Ira Township, MI 48023 Phone: 586•725•3051 Fax: 586•725•8240 MEMORIAL DAY Church Building Is Open MON 7am-7pm ...... Church open for Monday - Saturday 7am - 7pm 25 Private Prayer Sunday 8am - 1:30pm 9:00am...... Mass MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:30pm Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab [33a]/Jn 16:29-33 Sunday 8am | 10am | 12pm Monday 8:30am 7am-7pm ...... Church open for Tuesday 6:30pm TUES Private Prayer 6:30pm ...... Mass Wednesday No Mass 26 Thursday 8:30am Friday 8:30am Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a PARISH OFFICE TEMPORARILY CLOSED 7am-7pm ...... Church open for SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION WED Private Prayer NO MASS Thursday 9am 27 Saturday 3:30pm Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19

ANOINTING OF THE SICK / HOMEBOUND THU 7am-7pm ...... Church open for Call the parish office to arrange for anointing for someone Private Prayer who is seriously ill or preparing for surgery. NO Commu- 28 8:30am...... Mass nion for the homebound is available at this time. 9:00am ...... Confessions PARISH REGISTRATION Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26 Registration forms are available in the parish office or you may register online at iccatholic.org. 7am-7pm ...... Church open for PARISH DATABASE FRI Private Prayer Immaculate Conception invites you to create your own 8:30am...... Mass member account. You may contact the parish office with 29 your e-mail address and we will send you a link to join our Breeze system where you may update your personal infor- Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19 mation and start or adjust online giving. (ic.breezechms.com) ONLINE OR TEXT TO GIVE 7am-7pm ...... Church open for For your convenience we offer Online Giving. You may SAT Private Prayer contribute using a checking or savings account, credit, or 3:30pm ...... Confessions debit card, and you may update or cancel at any time. You 30 4:30pm ...... Mass may make a one-time donation or set up a repeating schedule. We also offer Text-to-Give — just text your dona- tion amount to 586-435-0011. To give online just visit Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [cf. 7b]/Jn 21:20-25 iccatholic.org/e-giving, call the parish office, 586-725-3051, if you need help. 8am-1:30pm ...... Church open for SUN Private Prayer 8:00am...... Mass 24 10:00am ...... Mass 12:00pm ...... Mass

Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23 Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 3

10. Everyone in the sanctuary (the priest, deacon, sac- Fr. Joe’s Jottings ristan, lector, and any altar servers) will practice social dis- Welcome back! After some ten weeks, public Masses tancing, but need not wear masks. are now allowed in our Archdioceses once again—a rea- 11. The ushers will not pass baskets for the collection son for us to give thanks to God. basket; instead, baskets will be available near the doors of Our regular Mass schedule resumed this past Tuesday, church for your envelopes. and now we are having our first weekend liturgies since 12. There will not be an Offertory procession (the Of- March 7-8. During these past few months, I have been fertory gifts of bread and wine will already be in the sanc- saying one or more private Masses every day, keeping up tuary near the altar). with all the scheduled Mass intentions. 13. For Holy Communion, only the Host will be dis- Archbishop Vigneron writes, “I pray you have felt the tributed—not the Precious Blood. loving comfort of Christ as you awaited the day you could 14. Social distancing must be practiced in coming for- return to His Real Presence in the Eucharist. And I rejoice ward for Communion; your mask should be removed as with you and thank God today as we move toward the you come near the front of the line, and—if you are receiv- gradual reopening of our parish communities.” ing Communion in the hand—your gloves as well. As we resume weekend Masses, there are certain 15. Even if you are not kneeling down to receive the things to be aware of: Host, please stand directly behind the kneeler. 1. If you are ill (including any symptoms of a cold or the 16. You may receive Communion either in the hands flu), please—as a matter of justice to others—do not come (not while wearing gloves) or on the tongue. to church. 17. If receiving Communion on the tongue, please (a) 2. Everyone in a high-risk category (over 65, or experi- do not extend your tongue (rather, keep it inside your encing respiratory difficulties, or caring fort the sick) is ex- mouth, ideally touching the tip of your tongue to the back cused from attending Mass. Also, anyone worried about of your lower lip); and (b) do not move your head or your the possibility of contracting an infection in church is dis- tongue while receiving. pensed from the obligation to attend Mass. (This dispen- 18. If the priest or Minister of Communion accidentally sation remains in effect until September 6.) touches your tongue while giving you Communion (regard- 3. Everyone attending Mass is expected to wear a face less of whose fault it is), he or she will have to stop and mask of some sort; gloves are optional, but recommended. wash his/her hands before resuming the distribution of (It’s up to parents to decide whether their children will wear Communion. face masks in church.) 19. Social distancing must be practiced when leaving 4. To prevent possible infections, the “busy bags” for church after Mass (in other words, wait in the pew, if nec- children have been removed. essary, until it’s safe to exit). 5. The holy water fonts will remain empty for the fore- 20. If the priest, deacon, ushers, or anyone else is out- seeable future. side church greeting people after Mass, this is to occur 6. Social distancing remains in effect. In practical without the shaking of hands. terms, this means (a) only persons from the same house- These restrictions will be in effect indefinitely. They hold should sit near each other, and (b) every other pew may seem strange or uncomfortable; however, in the will be roped off. The church will be cleaned by our main- words of Archbishop Vigneron, “As we move forward, we tenance staff after each of the weekend Masses. Please must remember God’s unending love for us and His ability note: After the 8am and 10am Masses, the cleaning to bring good from our trials. He created each of us to live crew will need half-an-hour to prepare for the next in this moment, during this pandemic so that we might give Mass (so please don’t interfere with this process if you witness to our confidence in the good news of the Lord’s come early). victory over suffering and death.” 7. Attendance at Mass is limited to 25% of the seating * * * * * capacity (about 110 persons). In case more people than Tomorrow’s Mass for Memorial Day (Monday, May that number arrive, the parish hall will be set up to ac- 25) will be at 9am (not 8:30am). commodate the overflow (with live-streaming of the * * * * * Mass available there). At Communion time, Holy Com- A new auto-parts store has a special deal for customers munion will be brought to those persons in the parish hall. over the age of 65: with every purchase, they throw in a 8. The entrance and closing processions at Mass will free replacement bulb for burned-out turn signals. be simplified and scaled-down. * * * * * 9. There will be little if any singing at Mass (due to the Thought for the Day: difficulty in singing while wearing a mask, and to avoid Try to gather more frequently to celebrate God’s Eu- handling the hymnals). If you do use a hymnal, please charist and to praise Him. For when you meet with fre- leave it on the pew (rather than putting it back in the rack) quency, Satan’s powers are overthrown and his destruc- so it can be sanitized after Mass. tiveness is undone. . . . --St. Ignatius of Antioch Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 4 Faith Formation

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults 52 Sundays

RCIA is the process by which Catholics EXPLORE THE SUNDAY GOSPEL invite those who are interested in becom- The Commissioning of the Disciples ing Catholic or those interested in com- MT 28:16-20 pleting the sacraments of initiation; Holy The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the Communion and Confirmation. mountain to which Jesus had ordered God calls each of us in His own time and them. When they saw him, they wor- His own way. RCIA is a time to help peo- shipped, but they doubted. Then Jesus ple who have questions about our faith. approached and said to them, “All power It’s a time to look at life and growth in in heaven and on earth has been given to faith. There is NEVER any pressure to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of make a commitment. All are welcome to all nations, baptizing them in the name of attend. the Father, and of the Son, and of the IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all •Baptized in another faith and now desires to be that I have commanded you. And behold, Catholic. I am with you always, until the end of the age." •Has never been baptized and is seeking information about becoming Catholic. TAKE TIME TO CHAT •Is engaged or married to a Catholic and would like to In today’s Gospel, we hear about the disciples understand more about the Catholic faith. doubting. Share a time when you doubted your faith. •A baptized Catholic, but has not received religious What comes to mind when you hear Jesus say, “I am formation or celebrated the Sacraments of Eucharist with you always, until the end of the age”? and Confirmation What are some ways you can help make someone a Contract the Faith Formation Office at 586-725-1762 disciple? for information regarding our Inquiry sessions. Unleashing the Gospel in your Family “God thinks we have enough, because we have him.”(3.4 Good and Bad Habits) Fun Facts! Memorial Day honors the women and men who have died while serving in the US military. It became an official federal holiday in 1971, even though it started after the Civil War.

Baptism Preparation – The Rite of Baptism Our next Baptism preparation session, “The Rite of Baptism” for parents and godparents, will be held on FAMILY PRAYER Thursday, June 4th . Heavenly Father, We will begin by listening to God’s Word and reflect- On this Memorial Day weekend, we pray for those who ing upon it. Then we will break open the symbols and courageously laid down their lives for the cause of free- rituals found in the Sacrament of Baptism, review the dom. May the examples of their sacrifice inspire in us the baptismal rite and answer your questions. Parents and selfless love of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Bless godparents of those to be baptized in the near future are the families of our fallen troops and fill their homes and asked to attend. their lives with Your strength and peace. In union with Call the Faith Formation Office to register for this people of goodwill of every nation, embolden us to an- session, 586-725-1762. swer the call to work for peace and justice, and, thus, seek an end to violence and conflict around the globe.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Share how your family celebrated Sunday! #52Sundays Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 5 Heroines and Heroes(Saints) from our Family History,

Mon., May 25th, St, Bede , Priest, monk of Mt. Coelius in Rome. He was sent along with 40 Doctor of the Church; St. Gregory VII, Pope; St. Mary other monks by Pope Gregory to England. He baptized Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin: St. Bede O.S.B., who died Ethelbert, king of Kent. He was ordained a bishop in 597. in 735, was born in Northumbria. He was called "Venera- He established the Sees of Canterbury, London, and ble" while still living. He authored the Ecclesiastical Histo- Rochester. In 601, he received the pallium as Primate of ry of the English People and wrote scriptural expositions, England. commentaries, and homilies. He is known as the "Father Fri., May 29th, St. Paul VI, Pope: Pope Paul VI of English history." (Giovanni Battista Monti) was born on Sept. 26, 1897 in St. Gregory VII O.S.B., died in 1085, was from Tus- Concessio, . Soon after his ordination in 1920, he cany. He championed reforms of the clergy against simo- began his service to Popes Pius XI and Pius XII. During ny, clerical marriage, and investiture, leading to the ex- World War II he worked to find shelter for persecuted communication of Henry IV. He expanded the authority of Jews and refugees. Appointed Archbishop of in the Roman See. 1954, he worked with great care for his diocese. Four St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, who died in 1607, was a years later, he was created a Cardinal by Pope St. John Carmelite mystic of Florence who led a hidden life of XXIII, and, was elected to the See of Peter on June 21, prayer and self denial, praying particularly for the renewal 1963. Immediately continuing the work begun by his pre- of the Church and encouraging her fellow sisters in holi- decessors, he brought the Second Vatican Council to its ness. She was instrumental in the reform of her Order. completion and begun many initiatives that showed his Tues, May 26th, St. Philip Neri, Priest: St. Philip solicitude for the Church and the contemporary world. He Neri, who died in 1595, founded in 1575 the Congrega- exercised his Supreme Magisterium favoring peace, tion of Priest of the Oratory [C.O], which today numbers promoting the progress of peoples, the inculturation of about 570 members. The Order was founded to promote the faith, ecumenism, and liturgical reform. By his author- holiness of priestly life and foster effective preaching. He ity, he promulgated the Calendar, the Missal, the Liturgy was noted for his joyful and simple spirit, and his use of of the Hours, the Pontifical, and nearly all the Ritual for short, wise maxims. He was known as the "Apostle of the Roman Rite. He died at Castel Gandolfo on Aug. 6, Rome and reformer of the Eternal City." 1978. Wed., May 27th, St. Augustine of Canterbury, From the Order of Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours and Celebration Bishop: St. Augustine died on May 26, 604(5). He was a of the Eucharist, 2020: Archdiocese of Detroit and the Six Dioceses of Michigan.

Evangelization: The Catechism In Brief

This week we continue with The Catechism in 181 "Believing" is an ecclesial act. The Church's faith pre- Brief: Chapter Three, Article One, We Believe, and Arti- cedes, engenders, supports and nourishes our faith. The cle Two - Man’s Response To God. Church is the Mother of all believers. "No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother" (St. IN BRIEF Cyprian, De unit. 6: PL 4, 519). 176 Faith is a personal adherence of the whole man to God 182 We believe all "that which is contained in the Word of who reveals Himself. It involves an assent of the intellect and God, written or handed down, and which the Church proposes will to the self-revelation God has made through His deeds for belief as divinely revealed" (Paul VI, CPG # 20). and words. 183 Faith is necessary for salvation. The Lord himself affirms: 177 "To believe" has thus a twofold reference: to the person, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who and to the truth: to the truth, by trust in the person who bears does not believe will be condemned" (Mk 16:16). witness to it. 184 "Faith is a foretaste of the knowledge that will make us 178 We must believe in no one but God: the Father, the Son blessed in the life to come" (St. Thomas Aquinas. Comp. theol. and the Holy Spirit. 1, 2). 179 Faith is a supernatural gift from God. In order to believe, Please send questions to me, [email protected] man needs the interior helps of the Holy Spirit. John O’Gara 180 "Believing" is a human act, conscious and free, corre- Evangelization Committee Member sponding to the dignity of the human person. Vatican archive of the complete Catechism: https:// www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 6 Fr. Joe’s weekly email update - F. Festival See Father’s article on page 3 regarding restrictions As announced last week, we are planning on a one- for attending Mass. day “Very Mini I.C. Festival” on Sunday July 19 from 1-7pm (instead of the regular Perch Fest that would have Dear Fellow Parishioners and Friends of Immaculate occurred the third weekend in July). This event will be Conception: scaled-down, but will still have plenty of good food, mu- sic, and fun activities. Even if this mini-festival has to be Greetings to you in the Name of Jesus our Savior cancelled for some reason (and we’ll make a final deci- and of His Mother Mary! This week public Masses are sion on July 1), the three main raffles will take place. allowed to resume throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit. (You will soon be receiving raffle tickets and a cover let- Here are a few other topics to be reminded of: ter in the mail; your assistance in selling or purchasing $60 worth of tickets is greatly appreciated.) A. On-line Masses We will continue taping one of our weekend Masses The uncertainties of the last two months are now (probably the 4:30pm Saturday Mass, with the camera accompanied by a spirit of hope: with the resumption of up in the choir loft) and putting it on the parish website public Masses, things are slowly returning to normal, (to access it, go to www.iccatholic.org, and click “View even as many questions and challenges remain. We Mass”). give thanks to God for His Fatherly care, and we recall His Son’s promise: “Behold, I am with you always, until B. Eucharistic Adoration the end of the world” (Matt. 28:20). Along with public Masses, Eucharistic Adoration is May God’s blessings and peace be with you also resuming. We will have Eucharistic Adoration every and your families. Tuesday evening from the end of the 6:30pm Mass until Fr. Joe Esper 9am, and every Friday morning from the end of the P.S. From the internet: 8:30am Mass until noon. --I just asked a six-year-old if he understands why there is no school. He said yes: C. Blessed Palms it’s because they’re out of toilet paper. On Palm Sunday (April 5), palms were blessed in the --After years of wanting to thoroughly clean my house traditional manner. These will be available for you to but lacking the time, this week take home after Mass over the next few weekends I discovered that a lack of time wasn’t the reason. (though by now, of course, they’re no longer fresh, but --2020 is a unique leap year— are dried-out in appearance). There is also a box near it has 29 days in February, 300 days in March, and the votive light stand for any old palms you wish to bring five years in April. from home for proper disposal. Again, social distancing --Wearing a mask inside your home is now highly rec- must be practiced when coming forward to take the ommended: palms. not so much to prevent COVID-19, but to stop eating. --You think it’s bad now? D. Resumption of Other Parish Activities and Events Just wait: in 30 years our country will be run by We are waiting for guidance from the Archdiocese as people home-schooled by day-drinkers. to when the parish office should reopen (we’re guessing --Whoever owes you money, go to their house now— this may happen in the first part of June). they should be home. As soon as the situation becomes clearer, we will --Home-schooling Day #3: reschedule the Mass and the 8th grade They all graduated. ###Done Graduation Mass—and, if possible, the annual Mass recognizing all graduating college and high school se- niors. As soon as the Archdiocese (specifically, Bishop Fisher’s office) reschedules the Confirmation Mass, we will inform this year’s Confirmation class.

E. Collection The collection for this past weekend was $15,150. Our overall Sunday collections for this year are about $16,000 below budget, but we still hope to finish this fis- cal year (which ends June 30) in the black. Thank you for your ongoing generosity and support! Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 7 From Makers Summer Mass Schedule

Celebrate The Month of May With A Virgin Mary Garden! What is a Virgin Mary garden? It’s a garden that includes a selection of the many plants that are named after or associ- ated with the Virgin Mary. The tradition of naming flowers after the Virgin Mary began centuries ago. With Memorial Day Being This Creating a Mary Garden of your own isn’t difficult. Tradi- Week, We Will Begin our tionally, a gardener uses a statue of the Virgin Mary as the focal point, and then groups Mary garden plants around it. Summer Mass Schedule: However, if you don’t want to use a statue, you can use some There NOT Be a Mass on tall Mary garden plants as the focal point, such as lilies or ros- es. Or you could paint an image of Mary on a large stone. Wednesday Mornings. Painting ladybugs on stones are a nice idea too, since their original name is, “Our Lady’s Bug.” Whether you are creating a large space or even a small corner for your Mary Garden, there are numerous plants associated with Mary and the saints. For example, according to legend, the Angel Gabriel was holding a lily when he told Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus, thus the flowers signify purity and grace. Roses also symbolize Mary as the Queen of Heaven. It is said that as Mary cried at the foot of the cross, her tears turned to flowers called Mary’s Tears, or Lily of the Val- ley. Mary garden flowers may also include those that use the name “Mary” or some version of it in their common names or meaning. The following plants would be examples of this and appropriate for inclusion in this garden (you may even have many of them growing already): Marigold or Mary’s gold, was offered by early Christians instead of coins. Clematis is called Virgin’s Bower. Lavender is known as Mary’s Drying Plant. Lady’s mantle goes by Mary’s Mantle. Columbine is sometimes called Our Lady’s Shoes, Daisy has an alternative common name of Mary’s Star, and Mary’s praise or petunias. Others include, Rose- mary, Sweet Alyssum with cross-shaped flowers that remind us of our Lord’s cross, Impatiens which are also called Moth- er’s Love because of their constant blooms, and Bleeding Hearts for Mary’s heart which was pierced. The possibilities are endless, and when you have created your garden, you will have a place of prayer, reflection, and enjoyment.

Inspiration For The Week

Being real people of faith comes with a price. Have come with sacrifice. We are going to look differently than you ever been seen as unpopular, out of sync or peculiar other folks and we ought to. We are going to find our- because of your faith? St. Peter tells us, If you are insult- selves doing less of the things we are “suppose to do” ed for the name of Christ, blessed are you.” If being a and more of the things we know we “ought to do or want Christian comes easy for us, then we ought to rethink to do.” This often means resisting secular tides and how we approach our faith. Developing habits of prayer, putting our boats into different waters. If this is what living in accord with the Gospel, setting time aside each helps us know the one true God, then so be it. It also week for the practice of our faith, seeing our relationship brings us to eternal life. with Christ as the center and focus of our families all Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 8 Please Pray for our Military Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they Names of the sick will be published perform for us in our time of need. And give us peace. amen for four weeks. If you wish to place the name again, please contact the office. If you have a family member actively serving in the military, or if you Please get permission before adding someone to the prayer list. have a name you wish to remove due to completion of service or retirement, please e-mail this information to our editor at Jerry Abbott [email protected]. Anni Adkins Henry Babisz SSGT Codey Agemy USAF Alex Kurple, USN SFC Sr. Carmela Chetcuti Justin Besgrove, U.S. Army Joseph T Leigh, U.S. Army Theresa Congelosi SGT Chad Bohr, USAF SN Alexandria Linden, USCG Joe Finamore Guiseppi Buscemia, USN Fr. Tomek Maka, USN Eileen Gretkierewicz TSGT Mark Buzenski, USAF SSGT Anthony Martinez, U.S. Army Annette Harvey CPO Sean Cahill, USN Joe Mazure USAF Donald Keller WO1 Jonathan Carmichael, U.S. Army Michael Morrow, USN Darlene Maliskey Sr A Sarah Clancy, USAF SGT Connor O'Gara, USMC Katie Meldrum Chase Coltman, U.S. Army Janet Palin MAJ Robert Paradis, USMC SrA Alyssa Dettmer, USAF Mary Kay Puvalowski SSG Todd Richter, U.S. Army Mark Dickerson, U.S. Army Elianna Grace Tomczak SGT Andrew Rivera Delphine Wegryn SPC Daniel Feldpausch, U.S. Army SP4 Megan Rivera Janet Whitmer Captain John L. Fellows, U.S. Army Christopher Scott, USN SFC Jason Finamore, US Army Abraham D. Sierocki, USMC Sr MSGT Craig Fowler, USAF SGT Mitchell Sikorski, USMC Daniel Fox, U.S. Army A1C Ryan Silkwood, USAF SGT Thomas Frydrych, U.S. Army A1C Aaron Paul Smith, USAF Chad Gilewski, USN James Stewart, USAF SPC Caleb Herbert, U.S Army Tammy Mazure Stewart, USAF Carolyn Bissett SGT Joshua Hishon USMC LCDR Fred Tomaszycki, USN SGT Daniel Holcomb, USAF CSMS Mike VanDriessche, USAF Eternal rest grant unto her, Jason Just, U.S. Army O Lord, TSGT Rob VanDriessche, USAF and let the perpetual light Jonathon Justice, USN Bryan Washington, U.S. Army shine upon her. AB Thomas Kemp, USAF SK1 Jason Williams, USCG Paul Koss, USMC AET1 Jeffrey J. Wilson, USCG

Stewardship in Action - Collection Update May 4 - 10, 2020 Please consider online giving at Offertory www.iccatholic.org/e-giving Envelopes $13,505.00 Your support is greatly E-Giving $5,773.00 appreciated. Loose $0.00 Easter $125.00 Children $0.00 TOTAL $19,403.00 Goal — Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Thank You !! $12,400 per week Immaculate Conception is a GuideStar Silver Participant THANK YOU !! Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 9 May 30 & 31, 2020

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Mass Intentions for the Week

Today’s Intentions Monday, May 25— Easter Weekday, St, Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor of the Church; 4:30pm ✟ St. Gregory VII, Pope; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin Greg Nixon 8:00am 9:00am — Blessings & Protection Upon Fr. Joe Esper — Requested by IC Youth Group — People of IC ✟ Leo Sygit — Requested by Tom Dunn 10:00am ✟ Tuesday, May 26— Easter Weekday, St. Philip Neri, Priest Diana Kandler — Anita Wesley 6:30pm — Blessings For The Covenant Care Homeless Outreach 12:00pm Wednesday, May 27— Easter Weekday, St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop ✟ John & Peggy LeGue 8:30am No Mass

Thursday, May 28— Easter Weekday 8:30am ✟ Gary Hauer — Requested by Debie ✟ Robert Stepanski — Requested by Kathleen & Kevin Mac Cullum Mhor Friday, May 29— Easter Weekday, St. Paul VI, Pope 8:30am ✟ Eugene Wuerz — Requested by Family Saturday, May 30— Easter Weekday 4:30pm — Intentions of Paul & Mel Kirk — Intentions of Cliff & Kathy Becker & Family — Requested by The DeKeyser Family Sunday, May 31 — Pentecost Sunday 8:00am ✟ Walter Romaniuk — Requested by Friends 10:00am ✟ Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus Au Lac Council #10724 ✟ Deceased Members of the The DeKeyser & Sawicki Families 12:00pm — For the People of Immaculate Conception Parish Immaculate Conception Parish, Ira, Michigan May 24, 2020 Page 10 My Jesus, Unleash The Gospel I believe that You are present In the Most Blessed Sacrament. People Needed To Encounter Christ any and Everywhere: I love You above all things and Farina is the venerable the world needs right now. When sacra- I desire To receive You into my soul. ments are limited and social distancing can make us feel disarmed in When I cannot receive our mission of evangelization, Matteo Farina’s story offers divine con- solation. An Italian teenager whose cause for sainthood was advanced You Sacramentally by Pope Francis on May 6, Farina’s life isn’t one of seemingly inhu- Come spiritually into my heart. man holiness or sensational miracles that erroneously marks saint- I embrace You as if hood in many of our minds. It’s the story of a young teenager who lived a largely ordinary life with remarkable heroism. He radically You were already there, strove to encounter Christ in the humility of typical teenage experi- And unite myself wholly to You. ences: a rock band with his buddies, school, sports, dating. From the earliest years, Farina was a devout and studious Never permit me to be Catholic. Beginning at age eight he made a weekly sacrament of rec- Separated from You. onciliation, prayed the rosary daily and went regularly to eucharistic Amen adoration. In his journal he wrote: “I hope to succeed in my mission to ‘infil- St. Alphonsus Liguori trate’ among young people, speaking to them about God and infect them with an incurable disease, Love!” DIRECTORY PARISH OFFICE SCHOOL OFFICE DIR. OF CEMETERIES BULLETIN EDITOR 9764 Dixie Highway, 7043 Church Road Bob DeBusschere, Ext. 127 Pam LaBelle Ira Township, MI 48023 Ira Township, MI 48023 [email protected] [email protected] 586•725•3051 586•725•0078 DEADLINE MONDAY AT NOON FAX 586•725•8240 DIR. OF MUSIC / ORGANIST FAITH FORMATION PHONE Pat Austin WORSHIP 586•725•1762 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL [email protected] Fr. Joseph Esper, Ext. 113 Lawrence Ricard, Ext. 213 PASTOR [email protected] MARKETING COORDINATOR YOUTH MINISTER/ Fr. Joseph Esper, Ext. 113 Alex Slavsky, c/o Ext. 111 EVANGELIZATION COORDINATOR [email protected] SCHOOL SECRETARY [email protected] Laura Somogy (not private e-mail) Kim Wolf, Ext. 210 [email protected] [email protected] SAFE ENVIRON COORDINATOR 810-334-5101 DEACON Colleen Wooten Kenneth Nowicki, DIR. OF FACILITIES [email protected] MASS ANNOUNCEMENTS [email protected] Bob DeBusschere, Ext. 117 Due by Wednesdays at 1pm 586-918-8949 [email protected] [email protected]

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE/ DIR. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS Tina Kovalcik, 586•725•1762 [email protected] CHRISTIAN SERVICE LITTLE WAY LADIES SOC. SENIOR CLUB JoAnn Augustine Carol Gawel Cindi Janisse FAITH FORMATION ADMIN. 586•725•4240 586-876-6291 586•725•1762 LONG TERM PLANNING Judie Parks EDUCATION Ron Vigneron ST. VINCENT dePAUL [email protected] Tina Kovalcik, 586•725•1762 Anni Adkins, Ext. 118 [email protected] LOVING HANDS BUSINESS MANAGER Mary Kot STEWARDSHIP William Pantalone, Ext. 111 EVANGELIZATION 586•725•4433 Pamela Mertes [email protected] Randy Proctor [email protected] MARY GARDEN PARISH BOOKKEEPER FATIMA PRAYER GROUP Mary Klein USHERS MINISTRY Andrea Burleson, Ext. 116 Beverly McCormick 586•484•4575 Michael Mytinger, 734•231•2746 [email protected] 586•949•9156 [email protected] PARISH COUNCIL PARISH ADMIN. FINANCE COUNCIL Laura Somogy WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION Pam LaBelle, Ext. 112 Theresa Austin 810-334-5101 William Pantalone, Ext. 111 [email protected] fi[email protected] [email protected] ROSARY MAKERS Debie Hauer, Ext. 110 HANDCRAFTERS Kathy Becker [email protected] Connie Szudarek 586•949•2752

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