CHURCH OF IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY8 CARMAN ROAD

SCARSDALE, NEW YORK 10583723-0276 — 723-0281

FAX: 722-0628

PARISH STAFFRev. Thomas A. Lynch, PastorRev. Gerard F. Rafferty, S.S.L., Parochial VicarRev. Rayappa Reddy Thumma, Parochial VicarRobert J. diTargiani, Deacon (Ret)Joanne Tormey, Parish SecretaryTeresa Sopot, PrincipalDiane Slater, School SecretaryDiane Serafin-Meade, Coordinator Religious EducationNicholas De Giorgio, Primary Coordinator Religious EducationNancy Vericker, Coordinator High School ReligionMary Carino, Religious Education SecretaryBernadette Pesco, Religious Education SecretaryDr. Laurie Adamo-Ricigliano, Director of MusicLarry Harris, Leader of Song

FINANCE COUNCILHarold McGrath - TrusteeElise Kuhn - Trustee

PARISH COUNCILAnn Bryde, Chair person

SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONSAltar: St. Veronica's Guild, Meg DrohanBereavement Program: Mary WasaczBoy Scouts: Ed ConnollyCYO Basketball: Greg DoyleGirl Scouts: Gina BeckerIHM-PTA: Teresa Sopot & Sebastiana BulfamanteKnights of Columbus Membership: John A. Keogh Council 2108; Contact: John F. Larkin - Johnsenior908@gmail.comLibrary: Angelo & Marie CiardielloPerpetual Adoration: Lara AyoubPregnancy Care: 914-235-0505Respect Life: Jeanne ScarcellaSchool of Religion Board President: Jennifer Luna Vice President: Angela Waterhouse

- WELCOME TO ALL -Our Parish Family invites all to be active and participating members in every aspect of parish life! We care for each other and we wantto worship and serve our Lord and one another. Please consider volunteering by participating where you feel you could help.

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARISTSaturday: 8:00am, 9:00am, 5:30 pm Vigil MassSunday: 7:30am, 9:00am (Family Mass), 10:30am (Choir), 12noonMonday to Friday: 6:45am and 9:00amHoly Days: Vigil 5:30pm Feast 6:45am, 9:00am, 12noon, 7:00pm

PARISH LIBRARY HOURSSunday: 9:30 am - 1:30 pmWednesday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISMTwice a month on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at1:30 p.m. Initial interview 3 weeks previous, please call for anappointment. Baptism conferences every 1st Thursday of themonth at 7:30 p.m.

CONFESSIONSSaturday: After the 8:00 am & 9:00 am Masses & 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Anytime, Parish House on request.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGECouples should call to set up an appointment to come to theParish House at least 6 months before the wedding to arrangetime, banns, and Pre-Cana Conferences.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICKPlease call the Parish House anytime 723-0276.

DEVOTIONSAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady's Chapel(day and night) Monday after 6:45am Mass to Friday 7:00pm.Rosary recited after 9:00am Mass everyday.Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 9:00am Mass.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a RomanCatholic Community of Faith and Tradition centered in OurLord and Savior Jesus Christ. We seek to grow in holiness bygathering to worship God as we celebrate the Eucharist, aswe witness to the Gospel, and as we serve thespiritual and material needs of our neighbors. We invite allour members to be active participants in every aspect of parishlife. We welcome all to join our parish community bybecoming registered parishioners.

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SUNDAY– September 2, 2018 – TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary 9:00 Eugene Maresco requested by His Brother 10:30 Bernard J. Donoghue requested by Mary Meschi 12:00 Gerard P. Connolly requested by Mary Connolly & Family MONDAY -September 3, 2018 – St. Gregory the Great Labor Day 8:00 Michele Vaccaro requested by Santa Vaccaro & Family 9:00 Frederic Wolff, Sr. requested by The Wolff Family TUESDAY, September 4, 2018 – 6:45 Felicieta Moschetta requested by Angelo & Patrina Moschetta 9:00 Luke Mohney (living) requested by Anna Mohney WEDNESDAY, September 5, 2018 – St. Theresa of Calcutta 6:45 Mr. & Mrs. Mary Attracta Hoffman & Daniel P. Hoffman requested by Bob Flaherty 9:00 Kathryn Casey Kleaka requested by Laura Cerasi THURSDAY – September 6 2018 - 6:45 Ernest & Salvatore Guerrieri requested by The Tormey & Marutollo Family 9:00 Louis Henry requested by Barbara Henry FRIDAY – September 7, 2018 - FIRST FRIDAY 6:45 Eugene Callan requested by The Gayanelo Family 9:00 Anne Carozza requested by Barbara Signorile SATURDAY – September 8, 2018 – The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin 8:00 Barbara Herbold requested by The Wolff Family 9:00 Armando Frusciante & Adriana Montillet requested by Angelina Frusciante 5:30pm The Deceased Members of the Cali Family requested by Ann Musorofite SUNDAY – September 9, 2018 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary 9:00 The Deceased Members of The McKinley Family requested by Virginia & Jim Conlan 10:30 Louis Henry requested by The Henry Children 12:00 Albert Attisani & The Attisani Family requested by Phyllis Attisani Please do not call the Rectory before 9:30 a.m. except in an emergency. Thank You! Parish e-mail address: w534@archny.org Bulletin Deadline for Submissions is Wednesday at 12 noon -

From the Pastor’s Desk Two weeks ago, I noticed it was the anniversary of the death of a dear friend. Her name was Jeannie B. McDermott. She lived in the Fordham Hill Complex in the Bronx, specifically in the “Derby” Building. All the buildings in Fordham Hill had a name. I wonder if it might be the first gated community in the Bronx! I say Mrs. McDermott was a dear friend butt me explain this unusual friendship. I was twelve years old when my mother decided to “ruin” my life! My mom was a steady caregiver to an elderly retired teacher in the Fordham Hill complex for many years. After hearing about a recently widowed Mrs. McDermott, my mom gave me marching orders to meet Mrs. McDermott and accompany her to Mass on Sunday morning and then afterwards help her to do some shopping. On the brink of being a teenager looking to hang out with friends in the park, this was the last thing I thought I ever wanted to do. However, I was wrong. Mrs. McDermott was in her sixties. She was born in Trois Rivières, Quebec, and came to New York as a nurse where she met her husband. They were married for about thirty years with no children. After my initial reluctance to assist her to Mass and then shopping, I gradually recognized someone very different that not one of my friends or brothers ever experienced. For one thing, after Mass, we went to a local diner for breakfast. I think it was the first time I was ever in a diner! More than that, the Sundays turned into sometime Saturdays and wonderful nature walks around the park as well as dinners in local restaurants. This was all a brand new phenomenon to this kid from the block. Mrs. McDermott would teach me how to help her with her overcoat, feed a squirrel or a blue jay, walk as a gentleman on the outer side of the sidewalk, and then, in the restaurants, she gave me her lighter to light her cigarette. (It was a different world back then!) Why am I sharing this personal story with you my patient parishioners? Well, because it was a new beginning for me to get to know someone so different, even if I was so young and clueless at that time. On a number of occasions, I did some food shopping for her when she wasn’t able to do so, and on the odd occasion, I would return to find her crying. She told me then, and of course, I didn’t understand, that crying was a part of life. She didn’t need help or anything, she just wanted to cry.

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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 The most valuable lesson, however, came when I was in the college seminary, still coming back to visit her on Sunday to get food for her and other items. On one occasion, when I returned from shopping, I found her laid out on the floor, her head on the lowest shelf of a bookcase in her sitting room. She had been drinking, something she started to do more and more over the years. When I entered the apartment, she woke up, smiled and said to me, “Oh, hello, little one!” As a morally charged young seminarian, I scolded her and took issue with her drinking. She then sat up and very gently said, “Little one, please don’t judge me!” I have never forgot that message and I never will. In any event, I got to know Mrs. McDermott and benefit from her wisdom for over eight years right through the middle of my college years. I often wonder why God put her in my life at that unusual time. She introduced me to so many things, sometimes painful things such as loneliness, but she was always so enriching. When she died, her brother gave me a few of her objets d’art, including a triptych that was her pride and joy. It is called The Entombment, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. I was so happy to put it up on my wall in my new living room at IHM. In any event, I hope you don’t mind this trip down memory lane as I thank Mrs. McDermott for teaching me and encouraging me to be a good boy. Her real hopes, I realize now, were that I would hopefully one day become a good man. Rest in peace my unusual and loving friend.

PLEASE REMEMBER The Sick of the Parish: Louis Ranucci, Kevin Keane, Enis Chiavetta, Mary-Carol Miller, Peter J. Farrell . Fr. Richard Seagraves, Deacon Robert J. di Targiani, Jean Schwartz, Dr. William Charles Prattella Our Beloved Dead: Sara Manning

August 26, 2018 Contributions $11,089.00 Adult Attendance: 842 WeShare (08-19-18) 1,1336.00 August 27, 2017 Contributions $12,169.00 Adult Attendance: 1010 Parish Pay (08-20-17) 1,499.89 The Second Collection this weekend is for Restoration & Repair. As always, thank you for your generosity!

~The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 3rd in Observance of the Labor Day Holiday

The Mass Schedule for Labor Day Monday, September 3rd, 2018 is as follows:

8:00 AM & 9:00 AM (There is no 6:45 a.m. Mass on Monday)

Prayerfully Consider Your Sacrifice -MAKE AN ONLINE GIFT TODAY www.cardinalsappeal.org Thank You We are in need of 1st,3rd and 4th grade teachers for Wednesday afternoons, 3:30 – 5:00pm as well as 5th and 6th grade teachers for Wednesday evening 5:15 – 6:45pm. Also for Monday afternoon we are in need of a 2nd grade teacher, 3:30-5:00 pm. If you are able to help a few hours a week to teach our children please call the Religious Ed. Office-723-7593 or e-mail us at IHMSOR@AOL.COM

New Registration ~Registration for families new to our program, K– 8 will take place on Tuesday, September 4th, from 11:00am – 2:00pm, Wednesday, September 5th, 11:00am-2:00pm, and 6:00 pm- 7:30pm and Thursday, September 6th 11:00am-2:00pm. All registration will take place in the Religious Ed. Office. Your child’s Baptismal Certificate (Even if your child was baptized at IHM) and registration fee are required at registration. You must live within the parish boundaries and be a registered member of the parish. The fee for the year is $300.00 for one child and $435.00 for 2 or more children. If you have any questions, please call the Religious Ed. Office-723-7593.

Re-registration ~Our new year will begin soon. We are looking forward to seeing and working with all our wonderful families again this year. Please be sure you have re-registered your children for this year. If we don’t have a form, your child can not be put into a class. Classes will begin on Monday September 17th and Wednesday, September 19th. See you soon!

Class Schedule ~Classes for grades 2-4 from Eastchester Schools will begin on Monday, September 17th, from 3:30-5:00 and for all 7th and 8th grades from 5:15-6:45. Classes for grades 2-4 from all other schools will begin on Wednesday, September 19th, from 3:30-5:00 and for all 5th and 6th grades from 5:15-6:45. ~Classes for our 1st grade from Eastchester Schools will begin on Monday, September 24th from 3:30-5:00, and classes for Kindergarten and 1st grade from all other schools will begin on Wednesday, September 26th from 3:30-5:00.

HIGH SCHOOL OF RELIGION High School Students—Get Your Wednesday Nights Going!! Come to the IHM High School of Religion Welcome Back Night and see why our students call it “a night out in the middle of the week!” September 26th at 7:30 pm in the IHM School Auditorium. Join your friends every Wednesday night for HSOR. Here’s Some of What We Do: -Prayer & Pizza, ,Service Projects, Centering Prayer, Christmas Party, Guest Speakers, and A Whole Lot More. Tuition for the 2018-19 school year is $300 for one student, $435 for two or more. We are happy to help, if tuition is a difficulty. Any questions? Contact Nancy McCann Vericker @ Ihmsor@aol.com

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The school bells will soon be ringing in the start of a new school year. We look forward to welcoming back all of our students and families on September 5th, 2018 at 8AM for grades 1 through 8. This is a full day of school! Wednesday, September 5th is parent orientation for Pre K – Kindergarten parents at 9:00AM. This is only for parents -no class for the children. We offer our prayers for a successful and faithful new school year. We look forward to partnering once again in faith and academics. Blessings to all. See you on the 5th!

In the care of the child in His name, I am Mrs. Teresa M. Sopot, Principal

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MUSIC AT IHM - The IHM Adult Choir will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, September 4th at 7:30 pm in the choir loft. Rehearsals are usually an hour long, a bit more preparation for holidays/special liturgies If you have the desire to sing and the ability to carry a tune you will have all that is needed to be a part of

the wonderful experience of choral singing. The adult choir sings weekly at the 10:30am Mass. Won’t you consider giving the gift of your voice to the Lord? ~The IHM Children’s choir will hold it’s first meeting on Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:30pm to 7 pm in the choir loft. The choir will be open to students in grades 3-8. They will be singing on Sundays at the 9am Mass beginning October 7, 2018 ~Dr. Laurie Adamo _______________________________________________

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of Marriage for III Stephen Carey & Emily Salimbene III Vincent Ricciardi & Stephanie Accetta ____________________________________________

SAVE THE DATE – WINE TASTING EVENT AT IHM -Friday October 19th – 6:30pm IHM School Auditorium

Anyone interested in helping out, please contact: Ryan Spicer at rwspicer@gmail.com or Jared DiPalma at Jared.dipalma@gmail.com _________________________________________________ EMPLOYMENT NETWORKING SUPPORT GROUP A free 6 week program offered by The RDC Center for Counseling & Human Development. This workshop will offer info about Resume Writing, Interviewing, Using Linkedin and Self- Assessment - 6:30-8PM on Tuesday evenings: Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The White Plains Education & Technology Center, 303 Quarropas St., White Plains, 10601. For more info or to register: Pat Sheridan, 914-798-1103 or psheridan@divinecompassion.org. The Next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday, September 17th at 7:30pm in the - Parish House (Dunne Room)

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HYATT FIELD PARK GROUNDS - GRAND BOULEVARD & POTTER ROAD, SCARSDALE ON BEHALF OF FR. THOMAS LYNCH, ALL IHM PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN ON FOOD & FESTIVITIES OF A RELAXING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PARK – CATCH UP WITH OLD FRIENDS AND MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS! THERE WILL BE A BBQ LUNCH INCLUDING HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS & SIDES! A DESSERT TABLE WILL BE SET UP FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING BAKED GOODS, ETC. BRING YOUR CHAIRS, BLANKETS AND GOOD CONVERSATION AS WE SPEND THE DAY ENJOYING BEING PART OF THE IHM COMMUNITY. PLEASE RSVP BY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH BY COMPLETING THE TEAR-OFF BELOW AND DROPPING INTO THE SUNDAY COLLECTION BASKETS OR EMAIL: RJS10583@GMAIL.COM OR W534@ARCHNY.ORG.

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