We at Immaculate Conception are a group of people bound together by our belief in Jesus Christ as our Savior. When we were baptized, we were called to share in His work. Therefore we pledge ourselves to build a community where

all are welcomed, loved, needed and appreciated. Armed with the faith in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, we will celebrate the gift of life together in word and sacrament.

January 26 and 27, 2019 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Church of the Immaculate Conception

1180 State Highway 206, Greene, New York 13778

Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano, Administrator

Rev. Paul Machira, Priest & Co-Administrator

Website: iccgreene.wordpress.com

Email: immcongreene@syrdio.org

Facebook: Church of the Immaculate Conception

Parish Office: Tue. thru Thurs. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm

Mary Wentlent, Pastoral Associate 656-9546

Audrée Beach, Admin. Asst. 656-9546

Fax 656-7667

Gloria Straniero, Rel Ed. Coord. gstranieroicc@gmail.com

Baptism & RCIA ICC Parish Office 656-9546

ICC Parish Council: Don Brown, Lorraine Detweiler, Bev Doughty, Margaret Hanrahan, Joe Henninge-President, Joanne Moxley, Annie Simpson, Gloria Straniero ICC Trustees: Jackie Henninge - 656-9501; jackiehenninge@frontier.com Donna Heisler - 656-4180; donnamheisler@gmail.com, Feel free to contact the Trustees or Council Members with any concerns you have about our parish. Knights of Columbus Council 11094. Grand Knight Charles Browning-725-7516. Meetings the 1st Thursday of each month. Gluten free hosts are available. Notify the Sacristy before Mass if you need one.

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Your words, Lord, are

Spirit and life.

The Amazing Parish

Heavenly Father, You have gathered us together as a parish to be Your visible life in our world. Here we unite in worship, proclaim Your word, celebrate the Eucharist, and are sent forth to share Your love and make disciples. Lord, we take your Great Commission seriously and long for our parish to be so on-fire that we draw peo-ple to You. Help us in that endeavor, as we strive to work together-ordained, religious and laity. Please make our parish amazing, through Your power and Your grace. Amen.

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LAY PERSONS SCHEDULE This Week Next Week January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019

E. M.’s: L. Detweiler S. Northrup

J. Trepa H. Connelly

Lector: J. Trepa J. Trepa

Servers: Adult Volunteers Adult Volunteers

Sunday 10:15 am Sunday 10:15 am January 27, 2019 February 3, 2019

E. M.’s: E. Browning B. Norton

B. Doughty J. Royce

J. Norton K. Erickson

Lector: Youth M. O’Keefe

Servers: M. Browning D. Wrench

J. Browning A. Romano

L. Flanagan

Counters: D. Brown A. Browning

J. Norton E. Hadlick

Weekly Schedule

SATURDAY 1/26/19 4:00 pm Mass † Dc. John R. Trepa, Anniversary, by Trepa Family

† Dc. John R. Trepa, Birthday Remembrance, by Trepa Family

SUNDAY 1/27/19

Youth Mass

8:30 am Bible Study—Galatians

9:00 am Rel Ed Classes

10:15 am Mass For Parishioners

Coffee Hour following Mass

MONDAY 1/28/19

3:30 & 6:00 pm Cub Scouts

TUESDAY 1/29/19

8:30 am Communion Service

10:30-12:30 Circle of Friends

WEDNESDAY 1/30/19

12:15 pm Communion Service THURSDAY 1/31/19

8:30 am Communion Service

FRIDAY 1/1/19

SATURDAY 1/2/19

2:30 pm First Saturday Fatima Rosary

4:00 pm Mass For Parishioners

SUNDAY 1/3/19

8:30 am Bible Study—Galatians

9:00 am Rel Ed Classes

10:15 am Mass † Don Blaisure by Edilu & Walter Hunt St. Blaise Feast Day, Blessing of Throats

11:00 am-3:00 pm Greene PTO BBQ Fundraiser

Sacrificial Giving and Expenses for the month of December 2018December 2018December 2018December 2018 Total Income: $ 17,141.06 Total Expense: $ 12,723.07

Second Collection 1/26 & 27, Building Fund

Income includes: Regular tithes, rent, Christmas

donations, flower donations, votive & poor boxes, St. Pauley shed. Expenses include: Annual accounting cost, community donations, organ repair, Greene taxes, Christmas flowers, snow removal, Holy Family School assessment.

We extend our sympathy to... ...The Madrid family on the loss of their loved one Ernesto Madrid, 1-14-19. ...The Paraninfo family on the loss of their loved one Michael Paraninfo, 1-21-19. We pray for the happy repose of their souls. May they find a new life with God in heaven.

Sign-up for year end giving statements in the vestibule. They will be available January 21.

#Why I'm Catholic

#Why I'm Catholic for week #4

“I was born into a strict Catholic family and going to Mass on Sundays & Holy days was

always a priority. Jesus has unpleasant thing happen to test our faith. The best rule is: first God, then family & everything else comes last.” submitted by A. Eagan

As Catholics throughout the United States strug-gle with the painful issues facing the Church to-day, we recognize that it is a difficult time to be Catholic. In times like these we should join to-gether as a family of faith looking toward positive examples of hope and community We invite you to share your reflections and stories of your en-counters with the goodness of God in your life, and what you love about the Catholic Church! Let's build a community of hope.

We will be posting one comment each week in our bulletin. Please feel free to join the conversa-tion by sharing #WhyI'mCatholic using the cards available in the church vestibule. Drop them in the mail or the collection plate during Mass.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Greene Food Pantry - We collect non-perishable foods for our local food pantry. May & November we cover the hours at the Pantry. Meals On Wheels Our volunteers make the deliveries for August & February: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15am. We could use a few more volunteers ..Call the Parish Office to join our team! Bottle & Can Drive - drop off your refundable items in the bin next to the Rectory garage. St. Pauly Textile collection shed in our parking lot. Donate your unwanted clothes & fabric items & ICC receives 4 cents per pound collected.

The Super Bowl Football Pool Squares are still available, this is the last week to purchase tickets. Tickets may be purchased in the social hall after Mass for $25 each. We still need to fill over half the board, so please

support this important parish fundraiser! Payout is: 1st quarter $250.00

2nd quarter $250.00

3rd quarter $250.00

final score $500.00.

Circle of Friends at ICC

This group meets once a month from 10:30-12:30. The first hour is spent playing cards and chatting, and the second hour is spent eating lunch and chat-ting some more! Come for one or both! Feel free to bring a snack or lunch item to share. Occasionally they go on a day trip and one is planned for Febru-ary. Please sign up ASAP for the day trip. Tuesday, January 29 - 10:30-12:30 Cards and Conversation

Sunday, February 10 - 1:00 leave church parking lot to carpool down to The Forum to see “The Sheik”, a silent film accompanied by Jim Ford on a Theatre Organ. This event is presented by The Binghamton Theater Organ Society. Tick-ets are $10 per person. You may pay the day of the trip. Please sign up in the vestibule if you can join us! Come see the romantic silent film that made Rudolph Valentino a star!

Winter Greene Central School PTO Fundraiser to be held at ICC

The Greene School PTO will once again use our church hall and kitchen for their winter fundraiser. This year the PTO is getting their BBQ from "Pinkies BBQ", located on Upper Front Street, Binghamton. Tickets available for purchase after this weekend’s Masses. The BBQ is available Superbowl Sunday, February 3, 2019 from 11-3. Those attending Mass can simply pick up their BBQ in the hall after Mass, while others can use the handy drive thru in our parking lot circle. Prices are as follows: Chicken Half - $7

Chicken Dinner - $10

Pulled Pork - $10

Saturday Feb. 16 -Parish Bingo/Chili Night 5:15 pm, immediately following Mass

Save the Date! Sun. Feb. 24 -Volunteer Thank You Luncheon

...Of Local Interest 33rd Annual Knights For Life Dinner

spaghetti and meatball dinner on Sunday, 1/27 noon to 5:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus, 136 Park Ave., Bing. $10/Adult and children under 12/$5. For take out orders call 771-8303 on Sat. 1/ 26 or before 4 pm on Sun. 1/27. Proceeds bene-fit local Right to Life & Birthright. Sauce & Meat-balls donated by Cortese Restaurant.

Seton Catholic Central High School will be pre-senting two shows: The Marvelous Wonderettes

February 9, 2:00 pm, and February 10, 7:00 pm

Forever Plaid

February 9, 7:00 pm, and February 10, 2:00 pm

at Seton Catholic Central High School, Semi-nary Ave., Binghamton. $8 general admission per show. Please come and support these talent-ed kids. For more information, call Jan DeAnge-lo at 607-341-8264.

Father Paul will be traveling to Kenya on January 24, returning March 14, to help settle his family’s affairs, since the passing of his father in Decem-ber. Father Paul has requested that we continue the Wednesday 12:15 worship time together with a communion service, led by the Eucharistic minister and lector teams. He will continue to joins us for Mass when he returns. Thank you to those that brought meals for Father this past month on Sundays. He appreciated this kindness as he juggles not only his ministry here but his family back home in Kenya. Photos of his family and the funeral last month are on the bulletin board in the social hall.

Root Funeral Home

Greene’s Oldest Funeral Home

Member New York State Funeral Director Assoc.

Serving Greene, Oxford

and the surrounding communities.

Charles C. Dietrich

607-656-4212

23 North Chenango Street Greene, New York 13778

www.rootfh.com

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Oxford, New York

A beautiful, peaceful resting place

Plot $700

1 casket & 1 urn or 2 urns

607-843-8785

Bartles Pharmacy

10 Lafayette Park. Oxford, NY 13830

607-843-2841

After hours - Brian Bartle 607-843-8254

•Construction •Lawn Mowing/Brush Hogging •Home Improvement •Excavating

607-226-4119 607-316-2969

Gerry Reiss Mike Reiss

Oxford, New York

Molly S. Nolan Licensed R.E. Salesperson

607-725-6308 Cell

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City: State: Zip Code:

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I am new to the parish and wish to register. I am previously registered . I want offering envelopes.

I am interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith.

How did hear about our parish?

Mail to: Immaculate Conception Church, 1180 State Hwy. 206, Greene, NY 13778 or place in collection basket

NEVILLE LAW OFFICENEVILLE LAW OFFICENEVILLE LAW OFFICENEVILLE LAW OFFICE Chris P. Neville, Esq.

Robert M. Larkin, Of Counsel P. O. Box 570 * 36 Genesee St.

Greene, New York 13778

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Blood Drive at Immaculate Conception

2019 Schedule: 1/23, 3/20, 5/22, 7/10, 9/18, 11/27

12:30-5:30 pm

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Top Ten Mistakes Christian Parents of Teens Make:

A countdown each week, from 10-1. 8. Spoiling your teen. We are all tempted to think that loving our kids means doing all we can to ensure they have all the opportunities and things we didn’t have growing up. This is a terrible assumption to make. It leads to an enormous amount of self-important, petty, and ungrateful kids. A lot of the time parents are well-intentioned in our spoiling, but our continual stream of money and stuff causes teens to never be satisfied and always wanting more. Your teen doesn’t need another piece of crap, what he needs is time and attention from you (that’s one expres-sion of spoiling that actually benefits your teen!). There are two things that can really set you back in life if we get them too early: a. Access to too much money. b. Access to too many opportunities. Parents need to recognize they’re doing their teens a disservice by spoiling them in either of these ways. Save the spoiling for the grandkids.

Jeff Strong https://www.meredisciple.com/2010/06

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Your Catholic Faith~ Know it, Live it, Share it!

There’s a mantra in the Faith Formation world: “Our work is not about the harvest...it’s about planting the seed.”

Religious Education Classes Grades K-8: Sunday 9:00-10:00am

Gloria Straniero, gstranieroicc@gmail.com

January 27- class/youth Mass prep

February 6—class

February 10– class/service project February 17 & February 24 No class. Parent are asked to help students complete their take home lessons.

Confirmation Class: Sunday 9:00-10:00 am

Christopher Wentlent, cwentlent@gmail.com

January 27- No class

February 3—parents teach the class

February 10– 11:30-12:30

February 17 & February 24 No Confirmation Class

Thank you to our Religious Education teachers for helping their students be part of the service project, making sleeping bags for the homeless. We have a few bags to finish up, so if anyone would like to take one home to add the finishing touches please call the church office.

Adult Bible Study—Sunday’s 8:30 am Join us any Sunday to study the Book of Galatians

Alpha is coming to Greene! This is an 11-week gathering for the young adults of the parish and the community, that includes good food, a short dynamic video and conversation. Patty and Tom Myers will be leading these sessions. Flyers went home to families that may have a family member interested, and extra flyers are in the vestibule.

Please share them and encourage your family member to “give Alpha a try!”

Parish Directory

We are still looking for individuals to be on the planning team. Please call the church office or see Mary Wentlent if you can volunteer. There is no cost to the parish for a new directory. The projected pho-to dates will be in mid-June.

A Bequest in Your Will, no matter what the amount, can help the parish continue its mission of spreading the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church He founded & serving God’s people. Everyone should have a will no matter what your financial circumstances, to assure that your posses-sions will be distributed as you desire. When making your bequest, please use the full legal name and address: Church of the Immaculate Conception 1180 State Highway 206, Greene, NY 13778

Dear friends, The winter PCA meeting was held on Jan. 17. All eight Catholic Churches in Chenango County are members, and one item on the agenda was the 4:00 pm Mass at St. Paul’s in Norwich. Our Bishop had recommended that each PCA offer a Sunday after-noon Mass. We discussed the decline in attendance at that Mass, as well as the hardship on Father Ralph in Norwich and Father Darr in Sherburne/New Berlin. The Liturgy team at St. Paul's also feels the stress of finding volunteers to minister at that Mass. Therefore, after voting, it was decided to eliminate that 4:00 Mass at St. Paul’s, as of the end of January, 2019. The PCA feels that our county offers multiple options for Catholics to find a weekend Mass that fits their schedule. We are especially happy in Greene at the number of parishioners that worship at both Saturday and Sunday Masses, depending on weekend plans and weather. Speaking of weather! It was great to have so many people working together on communication and planning of our weekend Masses last weekend with the snowstorm on Saturday night. Father Paul was very anxious to celebrate Mass with us as well as our friends at St. Josephs in Oxford, before

traveling to Kenya. Not a native of snow and ice, he appreciated the ride to and from Binghamton. Many thanks to Jim Norton and Anthony Brown-ing for helping with the transportation. Thanks also to those that worked together to make sure both Masses went well. In the future, we will make every attempt to change the answering machine on the church phone when a change is happening for a particular Mass or event. Audrée and I can make those answering machine changes from home, so feel free to call the church office number if you have questions. We will return your message if needed, during the next business day. Thank you for worshipping at ICC today. You are an important part of our parish family. Peace!~Mary Wentlent