Immaculate Conception Church
Diocese of Fall River
Schedule of Liturgies
MONDAY-THURSDAY: 8:00 am
SATURDAY VIGIL:4:30 pm
In the chapel in the Parish Center
SUNDAY: 8:00 am; 10:15 am
Parish Administrative Assistant Joanna Clausen
508-238-3232 rectory@icceaston.org
Manager of Facilities
Robert Hinchliffe Director of Religious Education Elide Rodrigues 508-238-3230
religioused@icceaston.org
Parish Office Hours
Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 1:30-3:30 pm
Contact Information
We are located at:
193 Main St., N. Easton 02356 508-238-3232 Fax Number: 508-238-7849 Email: rectory@icceaston.org Web: www.icceaston.org
Sacrament of Penance
Saturdays: 3:30-4:00 pm, or by appointment.Sacrament of Marriage
Arrangements must be made by the couple at least 8 months prior to the desired date. The couple is welcome to speak with the Pastor after Mass, or call the parish office to make an appointment.
RCIA
For inquires into the Catholic Faith call Kathleen Bendixen 508-230-2230 or
kathleen.bendixen@verizon.net
Sunday April 6, 2013
New Parishioners
We extend a warm welcome and hope that you find our parish family a place where your faith will be nourished. Please introduce yourselves. The parish office has a Welcome Packet with information on the many ministries active throughout the year. Please call or email the rectory to have one sent to you, or feel free to stop by to pick one up.
Pastor
Rev. Richard E. Degagne Email:
pastor@icceaston.org
Parish Mission Statement
Living our faith through God’s Love, we will: † Create a welcoming community'
† Build understanding of our Catholic Christian Faith † Nurture our children and each other
† Share our gifts and talents
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Food For The Needy
Drop non-perishable food items in baskets at the rear of the Church. Food is delivered to My Brother’s Keeper on the first Monday and to the Easton Food Pantry remaining Mondays. Thanks to all who have made donations.
Adult Faith Formation
Catholicism Series-Lesson #4
Monday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m.
Father Degagne continues his discussion and faith sharing using the new video presentation “Catholicism”, produced by Father Robert Barron’s “Word on Fire Ministry”. Father Barron teaches the heart of our Catholic faith and tradition by taking us on a tour of shrines and centers of belief in over 40 different countries. Come and share and learn. All sessions will be held in “the upper room” at the parish center. Handouts for Lesson #4 were emailed the week of 4/8.
2012 Charitable Donation Tax Forms
The 2012 Charitable Tax Forms will be available until April 15 – if you would like a copy of your donation form please contact the Parish Office.Mass Intentions
Saturday, April 6, 2013
4:30 p.m. Ann and Jim Gibbs
Sunday, April 7, 2013
8:00 a.m. Norman Cameron and Cameron Family 10:15 a.m. People of the Parish, Living and Deceased
Monday, April 8, 2013
8:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
8:00 a.m. Edward Starck
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
8:00 a.m. Rita McGee
Thursday, April 11, 2013
8:00 a.m. Armondo Camara
Liturgical Ministers
Lectors
4:30 p.m. Mary Lou Lynch and Vi Duran 8:00 a.m. Mary Keough and Stephen Freitas 10:15 a.m. Kristina Cerce and Jackie Bechtel
Ministers of Holy Communion
4:30 p.m. Helen Botelho, Linda Paulsen, Theresa Pratt, Ann Tuite and Barbara Morrissey
8:00 a.m. Anne Marie Burke, Bob Hinchliffe, Helen Harlow, Paula Amoroso and Elizabeth Rose 10:15 a.m. Bill Morse, Kim Pressey, Steven Kozak, Lori
Prayer Ministry
If you wish to have someone added to the prayer list call the rectory and their name will be mentioned in the bulletin. Prayer
Line Ministry call Rita at 508-238-3195 to have an individual’s
name added to the prayer line ministry.
Please remember in your prayers John J. Kent, Sr. whose Funeral Mass was celebrated this past week at Immaculate Conception and all the deceased of the Parish. Remember also those who are sick and homebound.
Blessing for Engaged Couples
Please pray for all engaged couples and especially the following couples whose marriages will take place this year at Immaculate Conception Church.Victoria Ashley Ortega and Brian George Ernst Kate April McCarthy and Matthew Alan Walsh
Christine May Chalvrie and Smith Vioselin Alessia Maria DiCenso and Noah Fontaine Symynkywicz
Carolyn Ann Forman and Brian Clexton Rooney Erin Elizabeth Casey and Nicholas Alexander Tino
Jessica Marie Mello and Michael Robert Croati Eric Goncalo and Jessica Conley
Baptism
Baptisms are generally held 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Call the rectory office to inquire about having your child baptized. Baptism catechesis is required for parents and
godparents before a date will be scheduled. The next class date is
April 21, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the church. The godparent
sponsor forms are now available on our website.
Our Lady’s Rosary Prayer
Group
Every Wednesday Evening at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall Chapel
Every Sunday Evening at 5 p.m. at the Father Peyton Center at Stonehill College
Religious Education News
First Communion Students and a parent/guardian are to come
to the parish celebration of BREAD DAY on Saturday, April 6th from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please contact the Religious Ed Office if you have any questions.
Final Class Schedule - April 7th
Session I Grades 1-5 9 a.m.
Session II Grades 1-5 11:15 a.m. Afternoon Session Grades 6 and 7 4 p.m. Evening Session Grades 8 and 9 5 p.m.
Thank you to our teachers and students for another wonderful
year, we are so grateful for your time and willingness to share your faith with our parish children.
Please continue to pray for our sacrament
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1St Annual “GLORY ROAD RACE”
April 14, 201312 PM Registration –1 PM Race Start $20.00 Entry Fee
All proceeds will go towards the ongoing operation of our church. The event will include a 4 mile run and a 3 mile walk. "Glory Road" is a mostly flat, picturesque course that winds through historic North Easton Village, past the H.H. Richardson buildings and F.L. Olmsted landscapes and around scenic Ames Long Pond. It begins and finishes at Immaculate Conception Church.Race day amenities will include commemorative t-shirts given to the first 100 to register, medals presented to the top 3 male and female runners, and top 3 walkers, free post race refreshments, and more. There will be 2 water stops along the course, plenty of parking, and restrooms available.
"Glory Road" will be a wonderful family and community event as well as a way to support Immaculate Conception Church and our local charities. Won't you consider joining us by registering to run or walk? If you aren’t able to run or walk we are looking
for volunteers to help the day of the race. Please contact Gail
Noonan at 508-238-8001 if you are interested in volunteering. Registration forms are located in the church or Parish Office. You can also register on-line at racewire.com.
IT’S TIME FOR YOUTH MINISTRY Organizational Meeting May 6 at 7:00 PM in the Upper Room
In my letter with the Parish Report sent to all parishioners last fall, I set some goals as priorities for this coming year. Among them was the development of a comprehensive Youth Ministry Program for our Parish.
Its time!
To successfully launch a youth program, we must successfully gather a group of adults who are willing to serve as adult advisors. I extend the invitation to all adult parishioners – young adults, parents, grandparents, couples – any parishioner who is interested in serving, supporting, or even just giving ideas to the formation of youth ministry for our parish.
There are many ways in which youth ministry is successful in many parishes. There are many models which can be used to help young people become active in their church, and enrich their faith. I believe that the best model is the one that a group of caring, believing, praying adults develops out of love for the faith and desire to share that faith with our youth.
So – who should come to the meeting?
Anyone who is interested in our youth;
Anyone who loves their faith and their church;
Anyone who would like to share some ideas for our youth;
Anyone who is even curious about what a youth ministry might look like.
Anyone who wishes to create a supportive, nurturing, spiritual environment for our young people.In my first homily here at Immaculate Conception, I shared my conviction that young people often are not involved because no one has given them permission. Join with me to give our youth permission, to empower them to share their many gifts with us.
Thank you for a Beautiful Holy Week
Beautiful liturgy and inspiring worship doesn’t just happen. It requires planning,
preparation, and commitment by many parishioners. Our celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection this past week was the result of just that dedication. Thank You to all who helped in any way:
Musicians: Mr. George Campeau and the adult choir, Jim Martin, trumpet
Altar Servers
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
All who assisted in the decoration and cleaning of the church.
Scout Troop 193 who tended our Easter Fire and groomed the front lawn of the church.
All our participants in the Holy Thursday washing of the feet.
The hospitality committee who prepared our collation after the Easter Vigil
All who prepared mailings, bulletins, and collections.
Parish Staff – who gave many additional hours to complete many tasks.May God bless us throughout this Holy Easter Season.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH April 7, 2013
Parish Collections
Weekly Collection: $13,607.00 Retired Priests Collection: $1,040.00 Good Friday Collection: $ 522.00
Total Collection for Week: $15,169.00
The Special Collection for next weekend is for
Maintenance
Thank you for your generous contributions to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your generosity not only helps provide for the physical and spiritual needs of those in the region, it also helps provide pastoral care and catechesis that restores the strength of the Church. Please visit
www.usccb.org to learn more about what your donation has ac-complished.
Community Events
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed to help keep our church bulletins and reference area up to date and we need a volunteer to mail bulletins to our
shut-ins once a week. If you are interested please call the Parish Office.
The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic
Nurses
invites you to a presentation on “What Is The Most Important Question In Scripture?” It is an opportunity to learn what this question means to you. It will be presented by Father James Butler, a retired priest from the Archdiocesan of Boston.It will be held on Saturday, April 13th from 8:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. at Saint Anne’s Hospital, Nannery Conference Room. Mass and lunch will follow the presentation. Deadline is April
6th and the cost is $20.00. For registration and information contact Betty at 508-678-2373.
Celebration of Life
with Scripture and Song
Sunday – April 14 at 2 – 3:30 pm. Gathering for prayer and music to support Pro-Life Boot Camp - Diocese of Fall River and Stonehill College Students’ Pro-life Activities. To be held at St. Joseph Chapel, 518 Washington Street, North Easton, MA 02356. Followed with Prayer Service at the Tear-Drop Memorial for Unborn Children conducted by the Stonehill College Student Knights of Columbus; and refreshments in the Father Patrick Peyton Center. For additional information contact Stonehill College Campus Ministry at 508-238-1487
The Health Ministry and the Saint Vincent de Paul Society will sponsor an Anointing Mass on Saturday, April 20th at
11:00 am followed by a reception in the Parish Center.
Parishioners who are currently ill, suffering from ongoing chronic illness, soon to undergo serious surgery or are advanced in age are invited to come to be anointed. If you plan to be anointed would you please call the Parish Office at 508-238-3232 no later than Monday, April 15th indicating your intention, and whether or not you will attend the reception.
Scholarship Opportunity
The Easton Knights of Columbus is seeking
applications from graduating high school seniors for our annual scholarships.
Each scholarship shall be awarded to an applicant accepted and enrolled in any degree-awarding accredited college, junior college or preparatory school for the 2013/2014 academic year. The scholarship winner shall be chosen by a committee consisting of Knights of Columbus members who shall consider the life experience of all applicants including an individual’s academic performance; participation in extracurricular activities; and most importantly, exhibition of a commitment to share with and give of self to others.
Interested individuals (particularly those individuals related to past or present Knights of Columbus members) are encouraged to apply by letter to: Knights of Columbus, c/o Attorney Dennis Nolan, PO Box 397, North Easton Ma. 02356, on or before May 3, 2013.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Will Be Restored Soon
Organizational Meeting May 20 at 7:00 PM in the Upper Room
The Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be restored in our parish at the 10:15 am Mass. Children aged 4 through Grade 6 will be invited to participate. At the point in the Mass when adults begin the Liturgy of the Word, the children will be dismissed with the adult leaders. They will go to other locations where they will hear and share on the daily Gospel passage in an age appropriate discussion. Teams of adults are needed for this ministry to take place. Please contact the Religious Education Office if you wish to participate. 4 teams of 4 adults each are needed for this ministry to take place. A meeting will be scheduled when there are enough adults to make this possible. For more information on how you can help, contact the religious education office. Thanks for your help.
Do You Want Jesus To Meet You As The
Merciful Savior Rather Than The Just
Judge?
Find out about the promises Our Lord made to St. Faustina during EWTN's special DIVINE MERCY
SUNDAY events! Hear how the mercy of God has influenced
the lives of the producers of the movie "Therese," a priest with a criminal past, and more! EWTN's special Preview
Show airs live noon ET, today, Sunday, April 7, from The National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge,
Mass. Then, stay tuned for the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass at 1 p.m. and a "Divine Mercy Holy Hour" with EWTN's friars at 4 p.m. ET. Finally, hear a discussion about the meaning of the devotion on "Franciscan University Presents Divine
Mercy and Mary" at 10 p.m. ET. Find out more
at www.ewtn.com or tune in to Comcast channel 238.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH
“
The Little Black Dress
Event”
(Black Dress Optional)
The Cost is $30.00
The presentation will be lead by Bill
Graham, a renowned floral designer, whose
shop “Beautiful Things” is located in Salem.
Mr. Graham will create eight different looks
and occasions using
“The Little Black Dress” and floral
arrangements to complement each.
Several beautiful baskets will be raffled, as
well as eight floral arrangements created by
Mr. Graham.
Tickets are limited so please purchase yours
early by contacting any member of the
Committee.
Claudette Daily, Chair 238-7685
Maureen Papineau
238-4824
Gail Bruno
238-4059
Terrie Stone
238-9208
Mary Delgado
238-3137
Paula Garrow
238-6682
April 27, 2013
Saturday
Thorny Lea Country Club
Brockton
12:00 Luncheon
________________________________________________ Sign me up! Name:_____________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________ City:_____________________________ State: ___________ Zip:_________ Phone:_______________ Email:________________________The first drawing will take place the last weekend of April 27th at 10 AM in the Parish
Center - 8 weeks of winners will be drawn. What is the 30 week club?
It’s a fundraiser to help support our parish – starting in March 3, 2013
Who can become a member?
Anyone. Invite your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers…..
How does it work?
► Members contribute $3 per week for a period of 30
weeks.
You do NOT need to be a member of ICC parish to participate in the club.
► Members are eligible for a weekly drawing to win $75.
There is no limit to the number of times members can win. ► Drawings are held on the last Sunday of every month At this time the 4 weekly winners for the month are drawn. ► Members who pay their full dues up front are eligible
for a special $200 mid year drawing.
($90, 30 weeks @ $3 per week)
► Members also receive a complimentary dinner ticket for
the end of year Dinner Dance at which time large $ prizes are awarded, ranging from $3000 to $100.
Grand Prize winnings are based on the number of participants ► Members may bring a guest to the Dinner Dance at the
cost of the dinner ticket.
Guests are not eligible to win any of the cash prizes. ►You do not need to be present to win. Winners will be
notified by mail.
How do I pay?
► Captains are responsible for collecting the weekly $3
payments from members that they recruit.
► Captains also win when their members win.
Captains receive $10 on weekly drawings, and 10% of Dinner Dance grand prizes.
Why is this good for me?
► It’s a great way to support your parish ► It’s a great opportunity to win extra cash!
► The dinner dance will be the talk of the town. Get 8
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The Week Ahead
Saturday, April 6, 2013
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ... Bread Day Celebration 3:30-4:00 p.m. ... Confessions
4:30 p.m. ... Mass
Sunday, April 7, 2013 Second Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m. ... Mass
9:00 a.m. ... Session I - Grades 1 to 5 10:15 a.m. ... Mass-Blessing for Engaged ... Couples
11:15 a.m. ... Brunch for Engaged Couples ... Session II –Grades 1 to 5 4:00 p.m. ... Grades 6 and 7
5:00 p.m. ... Grades 8 and 9
Monday, April 8 Annunciation of the Lord
8:00 a.m. ... Mass
7:00 p.m. ... Adult Education “Catholicism ... Series”
... Men’s Basketball
Tuesday, April 9
8:00 a.m. ... Mass-In the Church 7:00 p.m. ... Scout’s Meeting
Wednesday, April 10
8:00 a.m. ... Mass
8:30 a.m. ... Adult Bible Group-Lesson #7 6:00 p.m. ... Rosary
Thursday, April 11
8:00 a.m. ... Mass
7:00 p.m. ... CYO Basketball
Friday, April 12
4:30 a.m. ... Girl Scout Meeting
Sunday, April 14 Third Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m. ... Mass 10:15 a.m. ... Mass
12:00 p.m. ... First Annual Glory Road Race
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe." Thomas answered and said to him, "My
Lord and my God!" - Jn 20:27-28
