We, the members of Immaculate Conception Parish of Maplewood, Missouri, are a vibrant, diverse and growing Catholic community, welcoming and serving all,

faithfully and compassionately in Christ.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH 2934 Marshall Avenue

Maplewood, Missouri 63143 Rectory: 645-3307 • FAX: 645-0672 • Parish Hall: 644-6787

E-Mail: icmaplewood@gmail.com www.icmaplewood.com

PARISH STAFF Father James Gray, Pastor, 645-3307 Ext. 200

Rev. Mr. Ken Clemens, Deacon, 645-3307 Ext. 201 Rev. Mr. Clyde McEntire, Deacon (Ret.)

Anne Arias, Office Manager, 645-3307 Ext. 202 Colleen Eichler, Campus Manager, 644-6787 Sister Mildred Glosemeyer, Music Ministry

Carole Haislip, Senior Outreach, 645-3307 Ext. 203 Daniel Jenkins, Maintenance Assistant, 644-6787 Karen Lightfoot, Liturgy Coordinator, 647-3107

Kathleen O’Reilly, Parish Nurse, 644-6805

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Maria Gray, President

Cori Nations, Vice-President Marilyn Springer, Recording Secretary Lynn Gustafson, Christian Formation

Alice Fenwick, Christian Service Larry Nations, Finance

Carol Waters, Growth, Development and Stewardship Karen Lightfoot, Liturgy

Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 9:30am Daily: 8:00am

Please pray for: Carson Campbell, Kim Hall,

Pam McDonald, Sondra McDonald, and Celeste Neiner

Please notify Kathleen O’Reilly or Carole Haislip if someone has been

hospitalized or is ill.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Sunday, May 5 9:00am-1:00pm RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE (in Gym) 9:30a.m. MASS 10:45am-12:00pm PSR Monday, May 6 10:30a.m. SENIOR EXERCISE 4:00p.m. QUILTING 6:00p.m. YAHWEH YOGA Tuesday, May 7 7:00p.m. CHOIR Wednesday, May 8 9:00a.m. WOMAN’S BIBLE STUDY Thursday, May 9 9:00a.m. SMALL FAITH Friday, May 10 8:30am-3:00pm ADORATION 9:30a.m. QUILTING Saturday, May 11 10:00a.m. MEMORIAL MASS (for Sr. Georgeann) 4:00p.m. MASS 5:30p.m. CRIBBAGE PARTY Sunday, May 12 9:30a.m. MASS 10:30a.m. PSR AWARDS

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, May 6 8:00a.m. Jim Ferry, Jr. Tuesday, May 7 8:00a.m. Parishioners Wednesday, May 8 8:00a.m. Parishioners Thursday, May 9 8:00a.m. Mary Alice Francis Friday, May 10 8:00a.m. Larry Reilly Saturday, May 11 4:00p.m. Ben Goodman Sunday, May 12 9:30a.m. Parishioners

Ministry Schedule for May 11/12, 2013 May 11 - Servers: B. Gustafson, L. Sabourin May 12 - Servers: J. Santen, M. Pruett, E. Huff May 11 - Usher Captain: L. Gustafson May 12 - Usher Captain: J. Haislip May 11 - Greeter: May 12 - Greeters: M. Springer, K. and L. Amend May 11 - E. Min.: B. Bouvatte, L. Gustafson, P. Lee, A. Cleary May 12 - E. Min.: E. Lencz, C. Steiner, T. and E. Simmons May 11 - Lector: S. Marks May 12 - Lectors: B. and M. Elliott May 11 - Gift Bearers: Bob Bott and Guest May 12 - Gift Bearers: Springer Family

Sixth Sunday of Easter

PARISH NURSE NOTE

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Rubric Reflections As we just celebrated First Eucharist last Sunday, it is a good time to reflect on what it means to receive the Body and Blood of Christ during the communion procession. You may want to take some time before Mass in the next few weeks to reflect on the Guidelines for the Reception of Communion found on the inside front cover of the missal in the pews. Here in the United States, we are able to receive the Body of Christ on the tongue, or in the hand. Whichever choice we make, it is important that our gestures reflect our respect for the awesome gift we are receiving. We are asked to cup our left hand in our right, making a “throne” into which the Body of Christ is placed. We respond strongly with an “Amen” after the minister says, “The Body of Christ.” We then move our right hand out from underneath to pick up the Body of Christ and reverently consume it. For those who are left handed, you may want to cup the right hand in the left, using the left hand to con-sume the Body of Christ. Anyone who is unable to use both hands for some reason (using a cane, holding a child, holding a purse or keys), it is best to receive communion on the tongue.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26; or, for Ascension, Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53

May 5, 2013

Collection for April 27/28, 2013: $3455.29

2nd Collection for Health Ministry: $567.00

It is census time!! Do you have an update to your phone or address info? Send changes to icmaplewood@gmail.com. IC AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE this Sunday! Please plan on donating blood at our parish before or after Mass this Sunday, May 5th, 2013 from 9am-1pm in the Parish Hall. Walk-ins welcome, appointments take priority. All do-nors must present a photo ID. The Saint Louis Division of the World Apostolate of Fatima will conduct the Annual Novena in honor of Our Lady of Fatima at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4092 Blow Street from May 5 until May 13, 2013. The novena will begin each even-ing with the recitation of the Rosary at 7:00 P.M. followed by Holy Mass at 7:30 P.M. Parish Club will be hosting their Annual Cribbage Party on May 11th at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall. All ages are welcome. We will teach you how to play. This is a great opportunity to meet Parish Club members! Self-Compassion: A free workshop for women, presented by Woman’s Place. Saturday May 18, 9:30am to 11:30am at our new location behind St Mark’s Catholic Church in Affton. If compassion is good for others, it is also good for the self. Learn to cultivate self-compassion in this creative, interactive workshop, finding more energy and stability in the process! Open to all women. Pre-registration is required, space is lim-ited. Call by May 15, 314-645-4848 St. Gabriel’s theatre troupe, the Archangel Players, will present Damn Yankees as this summer’s musical play on July 12-14. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 pm in the school’s meet-ing room. All ages are welcome and we especially need men and boys. The children’s chorus is open to students who have completed the second grade and older. We would love to have you join if you would like to act, sing, build sets, paint, play instruments, make costumes, and be a part of our theatre family. Please contact Matt Dailey at 314-479-9696 or players@saintgabes.net if you have any questions. Alive in Christ: Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with Family and Friends, Saturday, June 15, 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Cardinal Rigali Center Register at www.archstl.org/laityandfamilylife or call 314.792.7178.

DEACON KEN’S CORNER We want to congratulate all of those who made their First Communion last week. Just as we need food to stay healthy physically, so we also need the spiritual food Jesus gives us to stay healthy spiritually. Congratulations are also in order for those who received the sacrament of Confirmation at the Cathedral last week. We pray that you will allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in all the decisions you make in your life. From the musical “Carousel” came a song entitled “You Will Never Walk Alone”. It says when we walk through a storm we should not be afraid, for at the end of the storm is a golden sky. Though our dreams be tossed and blown about, we should walk with hope in our heart and we will never be alone. The appeal of that song is easy to understand be-cause it deals with one of the deepest desires and highest hopes of the human heart-the assurance of a Divine Presence that stays beside us in all the experiences of life. Jesus talked about this in today’s gospel when He said: “Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him. We will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” Jesus always spoke of God as a loving Father who never forgets or forsakes His children. Sometimes our thoughts of God run to the theoretical and the far-removed. God is up there in heaven, or God is back there in history. Such thinking is true in so far as it goes but misses the greatest truth of all about God-He is here and now, His presence permeates this moment, He is with us in every experience of our lives. C.S. Lewis said when he gets to heaven and stands in the presence of God, he does not expect a strange face to whom he would say, “Who are you?” He anticipates a familiar face and thinks his response will be, “So it was You all the time.” The face that looks out at us from Scripture is not that of a stranger but a friend. Faith in God is not simply in God as the Creator but experiencing Him as One who walks with us on all the roads of life. How many of us experience God as a daily, living Presence? Faith in Him means being true to His word, sharing His company, especially when we receive Him in the Eucharist, and walking in His way. If we do that, then the words of the song are true: ”You will never walk alone; no you will never walk alone. Have a Blessed Week.

Scripture Reflection Questions

1. What are you most worried or anxious about in your life… how can the Spirit of Christ help in these decisions and bring peace in your heart?

2. When do you feel the most spiritually peaceful? 3. What events or situations in the coming week might call for

the guidance of the Advocate? “The RCIA Coordinators, Cathechists and new Catholics would like to say thanks to all the Parishioners who showed their sup-port by bringing food to Sunday meetings and/or to the Easter

Vigil Reception!”