The Parish of Immaculate Conception & Assumption of Our Lady 53 Winter Hill Road, Tuckahoe, New York 10707 www.assumption-immaculate.org Rectory & Cemetery: 961-3643 • Immaculate Conception School: 961-3785 • Religious Education Office: 961-1076 Pastoral Staff Rev. Anthony Sorgie, Pastor Rev. Paul Waddell, Parochial Vicar Rev. Seán Connolly Deacon Anthony Viola Deacon Carl Degenhardt Parish Staff Sr. Cora Lombardo, Director - Adult Faith Formation Miss Katy Feeney, Director - Religious Ed Ms. Maureen Harten, Principal - ICS Regional School Offices Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening 4:00 PM at Assumption 5:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Sunday at Immaculate Conception: Stations of the Cross through the various barrios of Old Managua. 8:00 AM • 10:00 AM • 12:00 PM • 5:00 PM All of the money we raise from the Mite Boxes and Coin Folders this Sunday at Assumption: Lent will be sent to the Parish and School of Cristo del Rosario in Old 9:00 AM Managua, Nicaragua in Central America. You can also use a baggy, an Spanish Mass/Misa en Español: envelope, or other suitable recepticle for your gift. 12:00 PM at Assumption todos los Domingos Bilingual Italian/English Mass/Messa in Italiano: 9:00 AM at Assumption Good Friends of on the first Sunday of the month Immaculate Conception and Assumption Parish, Weekday Masses: I want to thank you and your wonderful pastor for this unique Lenten (recitation of the Rosary before Mass) opportunity to reach out and help those in need, especially our poor Monday - Friday: and disadvantaged youth at our mission here in Managua. As you 7:30 AM at Assumption pray, fast, and live your kind acts during this Lent, be assured that 8:30 AM • 12:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Saturday: we will be remembering you in our Lenten practices here in Cristo 8:30 AM at Immaculate Conception Agonizante del Rosario. Blessings and hugs from Managua! Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 7:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Father Aurelian O’Dowd, Pastor and Principal Solemnity: 8:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 4:30 and 7:30 PM at Immaculate Conception 7:30 AM at Assumption (Monday-Friday only) Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Stations of the Cross for Assumption on Saturday: 3:30 - 3:55 PM Immaculate Conception on Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Friday, March 17 or by appointment with priest on duty After the Noon Mass at Immaculate Conception Miraculous Medal Novena: 7:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Mondays after 12:00 PM Mass with 7:00 PM Benediction Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Mondays and First Fridays after the 12:00 PM Mass March 12, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Reposition and Benediction is at 7:00 PM Second Sunday of Lent Mission Statement With the Eucharist as our source, Mary as our patroness and the Holy Spirit as our guide, we the Roman Catholic Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady, Tuckahoe, seek to give meaning to our faith by following Christ’s command to care for His people, by fostering actions that nourish both the spiritual and social needs of our people and build community within and without our parish. From the Desk of Fr. Connolly March 12, 2017 Saint Patrick: Apostle of Ireland St. Patrick is Ireland’s great apostle. The life of this great man, in whom deep faith and Celtic tenacity are united, is rich in marvelous achievements. He was born in Roman Britain and when he was fourteen or so, he was captured by Irish pi- rates during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. At the time, Ireland was a land of Druids and pagans, but St. Patrick turned to God and wrote his memoir, The Confession. In The Confession, he wrote: “The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was raised, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same. I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn.” St. Patrick’s captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Britain and was reunited with his family. Later, a vision from God prompted him to study for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years. He was later ordained a bishop and sent to take the Gospel to Ireland, the land in which he was once enslaved. St. Patrick arrived in Slane, Ireland on March 25, 433. Soon he met the chieftain of one of the druid tribes, who tried to kill him. After an intervention from God, St. Patrick was able to convert the chieftain and preach the Gospel throughout Ireland. There, he converted thousands of souls from paganism to the truths of the Catholic faith and began building churches across the country. He often used shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity; and entire kingdoms were eventually converted to Christianity after hearing St. Patrick’s sermons. For forty years, St. Patrick preached tirelessly, worked many miracles, and converted all of Ireland. He died on 17 March 461. He died at Saul, where he had built the first Irish church. He is believed to be buried in Down Cathedral, Downpatrick. His grave was marked in 1990 with a granite stone. This is from his famous poem and prayer, “The Breastplate”: Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ inquired, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. Second Sunday of Lent First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 Abram/Abraham provides us with a model of perfect obedi- The Gospel relates the Transfiguration of our Lord. This ence. God asked him to leave all that he had and move from confusing event emphasized the fact that Jesus is the Son of the familiar to the unknown. God promised Abram blessings God. The voice from the cloud reminds us of the Baptism of as well as His protection. For his part, Abram did what God the Lord “This is my beloved Son, … listen to him.” And the asked. choice of the same three apostles, Peter, James and John, will Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 be seen again at the Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:37). St. Paul admonished Timothy to preach the Gospel and to rely on the strength that will come from God. The call to Next Week: Third Sunday of Lent holiness is a result of God’s plan and is not earned by the First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 • Second Reading: one being called. 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 • Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 - 1 - 422IC/A March 12, 2017 - Second Sunday of Lent Volume 35, No. 11 Immaculate Conception Church Next Weekend’s Celebrants: nd Saturday, March 11 Vigil: 2 Sunday of Lent Immaculate Conception: st 5:00 PM Mary Mc Ginty 1 Ann. Vigil: 3rd Sunday of Lent - Saturday, March 18 nd Sunday, March 12 2 Sunday of Lent 5:00 PM: Fr. Connolly 8:00 AM Mary & Jimmy Connors Mem. 3rd Sunday of Lent - Sunday, March 19 10:00AM Concetta & Angelico Lanoli Mem. 8:00 AM: Fr. Sorgie 12:00 PM Alfred Fenzel Mem. 10:00 AM: Fr. Paul 5:00 PM Mary & Jimmy Connors Mem. 12:00 PM: Fr. Collins Monday, March 13 Lenten Weekday 5:00 PM: Fr. Sorgie 8:30 AM Guy Dossi, Rita Theresa Capasso, Ralph Capasso, Diana Dossi, and Bruna & Simone Camerata Mem. Assumption 12:00 PM Maria Troncone Mem. Vigil: 3rd Sunday of Lent - Saturday, March 18 Tuesday, March 14 Lenten Weekday 4:00 PM: Fr. Tierney 8:30 AM Tina Lavista Mem. 3rd Sunday of Lent - Sunday, March 19 12:00 PM Leonardo Eramo Mem. 9:00 AM: Fr. Connolly Wednesday, March 15 Lenten Weekday 12:00 PM: Fr. Ulloa (Spanish) 8:30 AM Mario M. Madonia & Peter J. Madonia Mem. 12:00 PM Adeline & Carmine Di Ponte Mem. Mite Boxes & Lenten Coin Folders Thursday, March 16 Lenten Weekday We will collect the mite boxes and folders at the end of Lent 8:30 AM Joseph De Pippo Mem. (notice will be in the bulletin). All of the money we raise 12:00 PM Angelo Ruggiero Mem. will be sent to the Parish and School of Cristo del Rosario Friday, March 17 St. Patrick in Old Managua, Nicaragua in Central America, where our 8:30 AM John Anderson Mem. friend, Fr. Aurelian O’Dowd, is pastor and principal. 12:00 PM Margaret Noone Mem. For more information, please see the cover of this bulletin. Saturday, March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem 8:30 AM Nicola Di Capua Mem. Saturday, March 18 Vigil: 3rd Sunday of Lent 5:00 PM Donald Hughes Ann. Sunday, March 19 3rd Sunday of Lent 8:00 AM Deceased Members of the Massey Family Mem. 10:00 AM Frank Moliterno Mem. 12:00 PM Brian Walter Mem. 5:00 PM Giuseppe Salerno Mem. The Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are scheduled at 1:30 PM on select Sundays at Immaculate Conception or Assumption.