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June 18, 2017 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
Dear Friends in Christ,
Today we celebrate Father’s Day. As we did last month on
Mother’s Day, we will offer a novena of masses for our living
and deceased fathers. All Father’s Day Memorial envelopes
will be placed on the altar starting today and will remain there
for the rest of the month of June. Thank you to all our fathers
for your continuing example of St. Joseph that you bring to
your families.
We welcome Dominican Father John Maria Devaney who will
speak at each of our masses this weekend in regards to our
second collection for the Society of the Propagation of the
Faith. If Father looks familiar to some of you, he was the
Retreat Master for our Cluster Retreat we held last month for
three evenings. Welcome back Fr. Devaney!
We also welcome back to Immaculate Fr. John Aajei. Father
was with us for the summer two years ago and was of vital
help to me as I became accustomed to my new assignment.
Father John will be with us through mid-September.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and
Blood of Christ or, as the majority of us know this day by,
Corpus Christi Sunday. This feast goes back to the 13th
century; but it celebrates something far older - the institution
of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper.
Every year on this feast day, I share the story of the Sisters of
Corpus Christi. To remind you again, they are a group of
Sisters who live a cloistered life in a monastery located in the
Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The Corpus Christi
Monastery is the oldest Dominican Monastery in the United
States; a 128-year-old branch of the first monastery of nuns
founded by St. Dominic de Guzman in Prouilhe, France in
1206.
The main focus of their vocation is the twenty-four-hour
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament that takes place in the
Corpus Christi chapel. In that adoration, each nun prays for a
number of priests and seminarians serving parishes and
studying for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of New York.
God bless Sr. Mary of the Sacred Heart for the hours and years
of prayers she has been offering for me! The sisters also pray
for the people of the Archdiocese and their needs.
Today the Monastery celebrates its 128th Anniversary. Behind
the cloistered walls, is truly a place of paradise, tranquility and
peace. Hunts Point is not the trendiest place to live, but these
sisters bring grace and through their imitation of Christ, a
loving sense of mercy to that section of the Bronx. One can
say they are diamonds in the rough. The Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass, which I have had the honor to celebrate many times for
these holy women, is offered daily. They are also the sisters
who provide us with the communion hosts we use to celebrate
each of our masses here.
Please visit their website to find out more about this cloistered
order of nuns at www.opbronx.org. May we keep them in our
prayers as they keep each of us in their prayers every day!
May the body and blood of our Lord and Savior give us the
constant strength and grace to live out our discipleship.
- Fr. Herbert T. DeGaris
As of Friday, June 9th, our parish has pledged $34,905.00. This
amount comes from 156 individual gifts. This puts us at 64%
of our goal of $54,000.00.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS The School of Religion is looking for a few good people
to teach religious education to our youth. Please consider
in joining our catechetical family for 90 minutes a week
to share your faith. Experience is not necessary. You
will be helping to form a child's faith! Please call Lynne
DeVuono at 786-5298.
BIRTHRIGHT BABY BOTTLE DRIVE
ENDS THIS WEEKEND Birthright Baby Bottles will be collected this weekend.
If you forget to deliver your bottle to Church you may
call Birthright at (845) 623-9098 for drop-off
arrangements or leave your bottle at the rectory. Thank
you so much for your response and generosity to this
campaign.
Father’s Day Novena
Sunday, June 18th
On Father’s Day, June 18th, we will begin a
Novena of Masses for fathers, living and deceased.
If you would like to have loved ones remembered
during these masses, please return the envelope
from your monthly packet or pick up one at the
entrance to the Church. There are also Father’s Day
cards for the living available at the entrance to the
church. Envelopes are available on the tables in
the vestibules. Father's Day Novena envelopes
may be dropped in any of our collections prior to
Father's Day.
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Rockland Boulders Trip
July22nd The Men’s Club is hosting a trip to Palisades Credit
Union Park on Saturday, July 22nd when the Trois
Rivieres Eagles vs. the Rockland Boulders on Irish
Heritage Day. Festivities begin with tailgating at
5:00 in the parking lot (best dressed Leprechaun wins a
prize), the game starts at 6:30 and of course, there's
fireworks after the game all for $20 per person. Call
Peter Morris at 786-3770 or Tom Robinson at
786-3005 to reserve you seats. Erin Go Bragh!
FLOWER MEMORIALS
Flower memorials are available for anyone
desiring to memorialize a loved one. The cost is
$50 for an arrangement of flowers to be placed near
the altar. Please call the rectory to reserve a
specific date.
The flowers this week are
In Loving Memory of
Anna Evers
donated by The Family
And
In Loving Memory of
Bartholomew O’Sullivan &
Michael Celenza Sr.
Donated by the Family
BACCALAUREATE MASS
SUNDAY JUNE 25TH
11:30 A.M. MASS
Graduation season is upon us. To honor and bless
all graduates of our parish family, Father Herb
invites all graduates and their families to the 11:30
AM Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, June 25.
Regardless of whether the graduation was from pre-
school, grade school, high school, college or
graduate school, all graduates are asked to come to
the Mass with caps and gowns so we all can
recognize, bless and congratulate you on your
achievements. Please call the rectory 786-2742 if
you are planning to attend the Mass.
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
All those who are ill at home, in the hospital and in nursing
homes, especially: Warren Sayre, Sr., Ed & Ann
Hanus, William & Geraldine Neary, Judy Stroup,
Billy Keenan, Victor Daly, Charlotte Lia, and Jaxon
Waller.
Our recently deceased:. Mary Lent.
We will announce at the Mass on Sunday for a period of
one month the intentions of those who are sick and then we
will print them for one month. After that we ask that you
will please contact us to make sure that they are placed on
the list again for another cycle. It is the only way we know
if someone has recovered. We thank you for your
understanding and cooperation.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH
8:30 Virginia Schindele (req. by family)
5:30 For the People of the Parish
SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH
7:30 Living & Deceased Fathers
9:30 Living & Deceased Fathers
11:30 Living & Deceased Fathers
MONDAY, JUNE 19TH
7:30 Father’s Day Novena
8:30 Nicholas Lionetti (req. by Bea & Marty Sasin)
TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH
8:30 Father’s Day Novena
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST
7:30 Father’s Day Novena
8:30 Pam & Nick Lionetti (req. by family)
THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND
8:30 Father’s Day Novena
FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD
7:30 Father’s Day Novena
8:30 Albert & Gloria Petrecca (req. by family)
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH
8:30 Father’s Day Novena
5:30 Vigil Sean Donohue (req. by family)
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH
7:30 For the People of the Parish
9:30 Gerry Crosby (req. by family)
11:30 Dominic & Josephine Accurso (req. by family)
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS Thank you so much to everyone who has been
contributing fruit and cereal to the Immaculate
Conception food pantry. We hope that you are not tired
of purchasing the same items each week. However,
because we receive a small operating grant from the
state, we must follow state guidelines as to amounts
when packing bags to be distributed. Since we serve
about 70 families a week, we distribute over 1000 cans
of fruit a month! That is why fruit is our greatest need.
We would not be able to provide the proper number of
fruit servings per person without your help. Thank you
again!
NEWS OF INTEREST
Vigil For Life – the Marian Shrine will host a Morning
of Prayer for America on July 4th. Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament 10:00 a.m. Rosary 11:15 a.m.
and Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 12 Noon.
Job Opportunity – Education Program seeking clerical
support for Director. Eight Hours a week, day/s
negotiable. Proficient in computer skills. Location:
Upper Nyack. Send resume to One to One Learning
Inc. 640 North Midland Avenue, Nyack NY 10960.
H.A.N.D.S. – (Healing and Nurturing Distraught
Survivors) sponsors a bereavement support group
for parents who have lost a child. All Groups meet
from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at H.A.N.D.S. International
Headquarters, 9 Scott Drive, New City, New York
10956. The meeting this month is June 20th.
For more information call Ann 634-6706.
Services are free of charge.
Services are free of charge. Ann is also available for
personal one-on-one counseling sessions.
H.A.N.D.S. – has a WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
Group facilitated by Ann Carucci, who lost her
husband. These meetings are held every Monday
evening at the H.A.N.D.S. International
Headquarters, 9 Scott Drive, New City, NY 10956.
IONA College Rockland Graduate Center – An MBA
Information Session will be held on Wednesday
June 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at our campus located at
2 Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River, NY. Please call
(845) 620-1350 or register online at ionaevents.org.
Villa St. Francis in Peekskill - is an independent living
residence for women. Villa St. Francis, overlooking
the scenic Hudson River, has only 29 residents and
offers many amenities, which include all meals in a
private river view dining room, housekeeping,
fitness center, scheduled activities, beauty salon,
chapel, and much more. To schedule a tour, or for
more info, please call Catherine at Villa St. Francis,
914-299-6358.
Adoption - Baby girls and boys in China need
homes. Infants and toddlers available. Call
Barbara Salvesen at 623-5277.
Please Make A Will And Remember Your Parish -
Most of us own more than we realize. But no matter
the size of an estate, if you want to provide for your
surviving relatives and others, you need to have a
will. If you die without making a will, you lose the
ability to control the disposition of your assets. The
law of the state will tell your family where your
money and property goes. Your bequest can be a
specific amount of money, property or stock.
Naming our Parish as a charitable beneficiary is
simple. To make a gift, simply include the following
words in your will: I give, devise, and bequeath to
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
of Stony Point, New (here you write the amount
being given) to be used for the needs of the
Church).
SACRIFICIAL GIVING
Collection for June 11, 2017 was: $7,834.50
Collection for June 13, 2016 was: $7,868.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT
BANNS OF MARRIAGE
Jessica Ramsay & Joseph Ruggiero (I)