July 11, 2021 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Immaculate Heart of Mary 4701 Weldin Road Liftwood Wilmington, DE 19803 www.ihm.org STAFF AND DIRECTORY Rectory Office Pastor Mrs. Lisa Bell M Parish Secretary Rev. Robert A. Wozniak (302) 7640357 email: [email protected] Weekend Assistant Website, www.ihm.org Fax (302) 7644381 Rev. William D. Melnick Mrs. Lorrie Timanus M Parish Bookkeeper, Permanent Deacon (302) 7640357 email: [email protected] Mr. Frank Conway M email: [email protected] Parish Outreach Parish Manager (302) 7641430 M Office Mr. Andrew Conway M email: [email protected] (302) 7644896 M Casseroles/Meals Pastoral Associate for Evangelization Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9:30 AM M 11:30 AM and Adult Faith Formation School Mrs. Rita McDowell M (302) 7644693 Mrs. Tina Morroni M Principal M email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Mrs. Mary Bullen & Mrs. Michelle Iacono N Assistants Director for Children’s Catechesis (302) 7640977 M Website, www.ihm.org/IHM_School Ms. Claire D. Dasalla M (302) 7625550 Fax (302) 7640375 email: [email protected] Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in Chapel Music / Liturgy Office Information: (302) 3733405 Mr. Leo Schloss Music Director Adoration Hotline: (302) 7644326 email: [email protected] M (302) 7641143 Convent Mrs. Grace Donahue Liturgy Secretary Sisters of St. Joseph M (302) 7621229 email: [email protected] M (302) 7641143 Immaculate Heart of Mary Page 2 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM MASSES Baptisms are normally scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Sundays Saturday: 5:00pm (Live Stream) of the month at 12:00pm. Parent(s) who wish their child to be Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am baptized are expected to be registered in the parish and Monday N Saturday: 6:30am and 9:00am practicing the faith. The dates for the PreBaptismal Class for Holy Day: as scheduled in bulletin the 1st child, as well as the Class for the 2nd are listed inside the bulletin. Classes for 1st child are held in the Church and classes for 2nd child are held in the Rectory Meeting Room. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Please call the rectory 7640357 to register. (Confessions) Saturday: 4:00pm to 4:45pm in the Chapel or by appointment SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples need to meet with a priest one year before the SACRAMENT OF THE SICK wedding date to begin marriage preparation. Call the Rectory for an appointment. Emergency Call the Rectory, 7640357 Communion Call Upon request Eucharistic Ministers will NEW PARISHIONERS bring Eucharist to the homebound & sick of the parish. IHM welcomes you! Visitation Please notify the Rectory of any serious illness in Please call the Rectory Office for a visit and a copy of your your family or admission to a hospital. welcome packet. LITURGY ZOOM Video PreBaptism Classes Date for 1st Child M August 2nd at 7:30pm nd Date for 2 or additional Children M July 19th at 7pm These classes are held via ZOOM video conference. Please call the Rectory 7640357 to register Mass Intentions for the 6:30am daily Mass are Available Mass Intentions for 6:30am Mass are available as soon as August. Please call the Parish office for scheduling your Mass intention. (302)7640357 IHM Summer Parish Office Hours Monday through Thursday from 9:00amN 6:00pm and on Friday from 9:00amN3:00pm Readings for the week of July 11, 2021 Sunday: Am 7:1215/Ps 85:910, 1112, 1314 [8]/ Eph 1:314 or 1:310/Mk 6:713 Monday: Ex 1:814, 22/Ps 124:1b3, 46, 78 [8a]/Mt 10:34N11:1 Please join us in prayers as we ask for God’s Tuesday: Ex 2:115a/Ps 69:3, 14, 3031, 3334 [cf. guidance and protection of our troops serving around 33]/Mt 11:2024 the world. Our prayer “Lord, hold our troops in Wednesday: Ex 3:16, 912/Ps 103:1b2, 34, 67 [8a]/Mt Your loving hands,” especially those associated with our Parish: 11:2527 Gregory Collins Stephen Hassink Thursday: Ex 3:1320/Ps 105:1 and 5, 89, 2425, 26 Timothy McAteer Andrew McElravy 27 [8a]/Mt 11:2830 Jonathan Meier Joseph Orlando Friday: Ex 11:10N12:14/Ps 116:1213, 15 and Christopher Morris John Udall, III 16bc, 1718 [13]/Mt 12:18 Michael Coulombe John B. Devine Monica BrayAbongan Bailey Bray Saturday: Ex 12:3742/Ps 136:1 and 2324, 1012, 13 15/Mt 12:1421 Blessed are the Peacemakers who serve our Country. If you Next Sunday: Jer 23:16/Ps 23:13, 34, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 2:13 wish to add the name of a parishioner who is serving in the 18/Mk 6:3034 Military, please contact the Parish Office 7640357. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Page 3 PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection Maybe the work is best left to the professionals. That’s how many people view the preaching of the Gospel. That’s the stuff priests, religious, deacons, lay ministers, and other professional Church people do. It has little to do with me. Well, that’s not really true. The fact of the matter is that preaching the Gospel has everything to do with you, with all of us who are bap- tized members of the Body of Christ. Nobody gets off the hook from that job. The question is, however, how do we do it? Well, there’s a safe way, which many choose, to preach the Gospel N and the risky way. The safe way pretty much keeps the Gospel in church and around likeminded people. I say my prayers, go “When shall we see Our Lord honored day and to Mass, contribute to the food pantry, tithe, and at- night in every parish through the Catholic world? tend Bible Study. That pretty much covers the bases, I love to cherish the hope!” right? Wrong. (Ven. Leo DuPont) The risky way is the more challenging way and for Adorers are needed for the following Open Hours: many, the “road less traveled.” Imagine those first disciples going out and into people’s homes. They Sunday: 1am, 4am, (No Adoration from 7am to 2pm) must have had some amazing conversations with Monday: 1am,3am folks about God’s kingdom, changing their hearts, Tuesday: 11pm wks 1,3,5 forgiving sins, and looking at the world differently. Wednesday: 1am They must have met people who were hurting, exiled Thursday: 2am, 11pm from their communities, neglected, lost, or living Friday: 9pm wks 1,3,5 selfinsulated lives in a society that served the rich Saturday: 12am wks 2 and 5, 1am, 4am, 5am, 6am and neglected the poor. While there were many who (No Adoration from 7am to 6pm), 6pm, 7pm wks 2, 4,5, welcomed what they had to say and the conversations 8pm, 9pm wks 3,5 We are especially in need of Adorers on Saturday. If you they had, there were others who no doubt rejected can commit to two weeks a month, that would be helpful. them and literally tossed them out on their ears! The Contact Kathy Dunworth to schedule a Holy Hour at Gospel, while being a message of joy and hope, is 3023836452 or [email protected] not always received well by those who are very comfortable keeping things as they are. The risky way involves example and conversation. We have to take the Gospel from church and carry it with us wherever we go. What kinds of conversations do we have with others? We interact with those closest to us, in our work, social circles, institutions, corpora- tions, in politics, and beyond. Our conversations with others reveal a great deal about how we see things and what we consider important. If we are really interested in seeing God’s vision for the world succeed, then we will talk about it. It will become a part of our everyday conversation and find its way into our interactions with others. How will we preserve the Please welcome the statue of Our Lady of dignity of human life and encourage others to have a Fatima into your homes. Say the rosary with Our relationship with God? We must be the example, live Lady and great blessings and graces value centered, virtuous lives, stand against injustice, are received. Everything you need is in the combating racism, and learn ways to resolve conflicts suitcase that can be found in the Chapel. without violence. You can sign up for any time that is If we are going to succeed going forward, we have to convenient to you just leave your info in the find a way to bring our prayer centered lives into the folder. Be sure to return the statue before marketplace. Our conversations have to change. Not Sunday so it will be ready for the next person. everyone wants to hear what the Gospel has to say. That’s a risk God asks us to take. For any questions call Pat Dargis (302)4787909. Our Lady of Fatima pray for us, our families and our country. July 11, 2021 Page 4 OUTREACH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Bread Pick up Ministry has immediate AM and PM openings for Bread pick up Volunteerson various days. Time commitment is typically 1 hour once per month. If you would like additional information, please contact Charlotte or Denis Canty 302 475 4459. EVANGELIZATION A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi Is your teen on the parish sacramental list? Our parish prep program will begin in October for all teens planning to be confirmed in March of 2022. Program registration will open later this month. All rising seventh grade CRE students and IHM School students will be emailed the registration materials automatically.