Mary Immaculate Parish St. Mary’s Rev. Innocent Diala, Pastor Immaculate Conception 11095 St. Mary’s St. Deacon Walter Szczesny 5865 Ellicott St. Rd. P.O. Box 442 P.O. Box 98 Fourth Sunday of Easter Pavilion, NY 14525 East Bethany, NY 14054 April 16 and 17, 2016 Mass Schedule To Contact Father Innocent: Phone (585) 584‐3280 Saturday Mass: 4:00pm Emergency Cell (716) 378‐3731 Months of October ‐ March at St. Mary’s E‐mail: [email protected] Months of April ‐ September at Immaculate Conception Sunday Mass: 8:00am at St. Mary’s Parish Office Hours: 9:30am at Immaculate Conception Tuesday & Thursday 9 AM – 1 PM Secretary - Mary Jo Cline Recitation of the Rosary ½ hour before Weekend Masses [email protected] Daily Mass: 8:30am Bookkeeper – Mike Wilson Tuesday & Thursday at Immaculate Conception [email protected] Wednesday & Friday at St. Mary’s Phone: (585) 584‐7031 Holy Day Mass Schedule: as announced in the bulletin Fax: (585) 250‐4213 Confessions: 3:15 – 3:45pm Saturdays at Saturday Mass Site or by appointment. Website: www.MaryImmaculateNY.org Welcome! No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church; no matter your current family or marital situation; no matter your personal history, age, income, background, gender, race, ethnicity or spirituality; no matter your own self‐image of holiness or virtue – You belong to Jesus Christ and you belong to us! You are invited, accepted and respected here at Mary Immaculate Parish. We want to share our Roman Catholic way of faith and life in Christ with you! “Mother Mary; I Love You! Help me at the hour of my death! Amen!” -1- MASS SCHEDULE PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: WEEKEND: Warren “Buddy” Oderkirk, Doreen Powers, Saturday , 4:00pm – April 16 in East Bethany Patricia Sondericker, Barb Edwards, Danielle Intention: Denise Lehmann – For her intentions Maniace, infant Anthony John Palmer, infant By: Christine Dailey Mallory Ryan McDanel, Joan Dowdell, Norm Snyder and Bill Kegler Sunday, 8:00am – April 17 in Pavilion Intention: Liz Noble (RIP) PLEASE REMEMBER OUR NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS: Mary Pietrzykowski, Audrey By: Louise Lynch McNulty, Martha Morgan, Betty Carney and Allan Carlson. Sunday , 9:30am – April 17 in East Bethany Intention: Eleanor Brown Stone (RIP) By: Barb & Bob Shepard PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY: Joseph Stanley, Maj. Jason Palermo, W2 Christian Koch, Dan Murphy, Alex Roth, Tim Saturday , 4:00pm – April 23 in East Bethany Stalica, Jady Gray, Jakob Kosiorek, Paul Agan Jr., st Intention: George Donohue (RIP) Sgt. Nicholas Boyer, Brett Sheffer, 1 Lt. Mathieu By: Tom & Kelly Burns Philie, SFC Jay Knower, Michael Rigoni, and Mark Wilkinsen. Sunday , 8:00am – April 24 in Pavilion Intention: Liz Noble (RIP) PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS: All interested By: Ladies of Charity persons are welcome to attend. Look for times and locations in the bulletin. Sunday, 9:30am – April 24 in East Bethany Intention: Larry Wright, Mary & Ed Dillon (RIP) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Held at Immaculate Conception Hall ‐ Starting in September. By: Jane Wright and family Time: 10:40 AM – 12:10 PM DAILY MASS: MARY IMMACULATE PARISH Mass Time: 8:30 am COLLECTION REPORT Thursday in East Bethany Wednesday and Friday in Pavilion REGULAR COLLECTION: $3,192.50 EASTER COLLECTION (Cumulative): $2,595.50 Tuesday, April 19 – Easter Weekday NO MASS Wednesday , April 20 – Easter Weekday Please make checks payable to Intention: Norman Snyder – Mass of Healing “Mary Immaculate” By: Dan & Rae Snyder Thursday, April 21 – Easter Weekday Intention: Joyce Cupicha – For the greatest yearning of her soul By: Father Innocent The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth; Friday, April 22 – Easter Weekday by the word of the Lord the heavens were Intention: Joseph & JoAnn Ficarella – Thanking made, Alleluia. god for the gift of their Faith as Catholics By: Father Innocent cf. Psalm 33 (32):5‐6 -2- Lector OUR SECOND CHICKEN BBQ IS THIS Altar Server WEEKEND!! Just a reminder, our second Eucharistic Minister Chicken BBQ is this weekend – TH Schedule: Sunday – April 17 !! Once again, we need your help preparing for Saturday, April 16 – 4:00pm – East Bethany Lector: Elaine Lemley and serving our delicious chicken dinners. Altar Servers: Erika Rauscher Please reserve time to help. Any and all help Cole Rauscher you can give is appreciated. Eucharistic Ministers: Bruce Platek Samantha Platek UPCOMING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION th Sunday, April 17 – 8:00am ‐ Pavilion DATES: April 24 st th Lector: Dawn Bertrand May 1 and 15 Altar Servers: John Callari Cathy Johnson Eucharistic Ministers: John Callari SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION: This Nellie Colvin year’s Confirmation will be celebrated at 5:30pm th on Sunday, April 17 by Bishop Richard Malone at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Leroy. Candidates Sunday, April 17 – 9:30am – East Bethany from our parish to be confirmed on this day are: Lector: Lisa Bernard Altar Servers: Elijah Stringham Oscar Stringham Cameron Brumsted ‐ son of David & Francine Stringham Elizabeth Brumsted Eucharistic Ministers: Carol Wittman Catherine Brumsted – daughter of David & Debbie Schmidt Elizabeth Brumsted Kyle Campbell – son of Michael & Eileen Campbell Saturday, April 23 – 4:00pm – East Bethany Hannah Cline – daughter of Tim & Mary Jo Lector: Rae Snyder Cline Altar Servers: Hannah Cline Kenneth Sauer, son of Kenneth & Lisa Sauer Emma Cline Eric Cline We congratulate our newest Confirmandi! Eucharistic Ministers: Dick Givens Rosemary Givens PARISH COUNCIL: There will be a Parish st Council meeting next Thursday, April 21 at Sunday, April 24 – 8:00am ‐ Pavilion 7:00pm in Conlin Hall. All are welcome to Lector: Carol Pursel Altar Servers: John Callari attend. Cathy Johnson Eucharistic Ministers: Patty Bodine LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Nellie Colvin NEEDED: The 9:30am Mass at Immaculate Conception is in need of lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. If interested, please contact the Sunday, April 24 – 9:30am – East Bethany rectory and we will work you into the schedule. Lector: Kathy Shepard Altar Servers: Evan Amberger Thank you. Shea Amberger Eucharistic Ministers: Ryan Shorman Debbie Schmidt -3- CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL: Please see FAITH MOMENT REFLECTION: Today’s the insert in this week’s bulletin from Bishop Malone scripture highlights why people of Biblical times regarding the upcoming Catholic Home Mission gathered on the Sabbath. It was, “to hear the Appeal collection. word of the Lord.” Paul and Barnabas urged those listening to the Word of the Lord to “remain faithful to the grace of God.” Do we realize that REQUESTING FOR MASSES: When scheduling a our Sunday readings, are a grace – a gift – from Mass, please remember that Masses are not just for God? Every week we gather at Mass to hear God's praying for the repose of the souls of our departed Word. We listen as the scriptures are interpreted loved ones. They can also be said for your needs, or for us by our priests and deacons who help us the needs of someone you know, for his or her understand what they mean in our life. When we recovery of health, for wedding anniversaries, join together to receive God’s gift of hisd word an birthdays, graduations, in thanksgiving to God for let it guide our lives we discover a more joy‐filled favors received, or for favors done to a relative, a life. neighbor, or a friend, for the repose of the souls in purgatory in general, and not just for your own Today's Faith Moment was provided by Christ the persons. It is a wonderful thing to do, at least once a King Seminary. You can listen to Faith Moments year to offer Mass for people beyond family lines and on WLOF 101.7 FM, WBEN radio 930 AM, or at ties. There is plenty of heavenly reward in doing that. www.faithmomentsonline.org. Our heavenly Father loves selfless commitment; hence He was the first to lay down the example for us. Thank you! Father Innocent MARRIAGE MOMENT: Talking to your man is different from talking to your girlfriend. By and large, a man wants the bottom line. Cut the RAFFLE TICKETS: All of the annual BBQ Raffle amount of prelude by approximately 90% and tickets have been distributed. Those that were not you'll get it just about right. Yes, this is a picked up in person have been mailed this week. stereotype but stereotypes often hold a kernel of Please return your raffle tickets and money as soon as truth. Does this fit your marriage? possible. Drawing for the raffle will be at our last nd Chicken BBQ on May 22 . PARENTING PERSPECTIVE: Happiness is a side effect of helping others. Give your children the OPEN HOUSE: Notre Dame High School will be opportunity to be happy. Don’t do everything for having their Open House for students and parents them. Let them serve others – even you. interested in learning more about what Notre Dame th has to offer. Held on Sunday, April 17 from 2:00pm ‐ 4:00pm, 73 Union Street, Batavia. For more WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS: information, please call 343‐2783. On this Good Sheperd Sunday we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate YOU DID IT FOR ME: Jean‐Louis Mendy lives in and religious life, especially for our diocese. May Niaguis, a village in Senegal. He works as a beekeeper God raise up good shepherds in our midst. If God and his hives are now yielding more honey, and is calling you to a Church vocation, call Fr. money. This is thanks to peace with a neighboring Andrew Lauricella at 716‐847‐5535. You can also community. Families are now working together to check out the “Priest of the Month” stories on our help each other.