I MMACULATE C ONCEPTION C HURCH !
Immaculate Conception Church Is a Catholic Community Whose Spiritual, !
Educational, Charitable and Social Programs Strive to Bring All People Closer to God !
First Sunday of Advent - December 2, 2018
Pastoral Staff
Pastor
Father John Harth Deacons
Deacon Walt Biri/DRE Deacon Al Stoverink
Parish Office
208 South Hope St.
Suite 102
Jackson, MO 63755 Phone (573) 243-3182 Fax (573) 243-6833 www.icjacksonmo.com
Office Hours:
8:30-5:00 Mon - Fri
School Office
300 South Hope Street Jackson, MO 63755 Phone (573) 243-5013 Fax (573) 243-7216
www.icsjackson.eduk12.net
To Request Prayers
243-2163 or 243-5188
To schedule Baptisms,
Marriages & Anointingof the Sick,
contact the Parish Office
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:00 - 4:30Visits to the Sick
Due to changes in hospital admitting policies, it is necessary to inform us when hospitalized parishioners would like a visit from Fr. John or Deacon Walt.
Bulletin deadline is
Tuesday @ 3pm!Sunday Holy Mass Schedule:
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:00, 8:30,11:00 am Sep-May 10:00 am June-Aug!
Parish Prayers
Welcome to Immaculate Conception Parish Family December 2, 2018
Remembrances in Eucharist
Monday, December 3
8:00 am † Paul Brugger 10:30 am Jackson Manor
† Souls in Purgatory Tuesday, December 4
8:00 am † Bernard Beussink & Jerome Ziegler 6:30 pm † Agnes Landewee
Wednesday, December 5
8:00 am † Dorothy Glueck Thursday, December 6
8:00 am † Carol Soucy Friday, December 7
8:00 am † Jim Bollinger 5:00 pm † Agnes Landewee Saturday, December 8
8:00 am † Leonard Wille 10:00 am † Brenda Elfrink
5:00 pm Living and Deceased Members of the Irvin & Adeline Vandeven family Sunday, December 9
7:00 am Parish Family
8:30 am Living and Deceased Members of the Lawrence & Celestine Eeftink family 11:00 am † Carol Soucy
! Spiritual Reflection
Sunday: Jer 33:14-16/Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14/1 Thes 3:12—
4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
Monday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17/Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6/Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a/Mt
7:21, 24-27
Friday: Is 29:17-24/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4/Eph 1:3-6,
11-12/Lk 1:26-38
Next Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/
Lk 3:1-6
PO=Parish Office FR=Fellowship Room CR=Conference Room PC=Parish Center MR=Multi-purpose Room RB=Rectory Basement Saturday, December 1
4:30 pm First Saturday Rosary Sunday, December 2
8:00 am - 12:00 noon Red Cross Blood Drive (FR) 9:40 - 10:40 am SRE (ICS classroom) 9:40 - 10:40 am Adult Discussion Group (PC) 12:00 noon Youth & Family Info Mtg (FR) 2:00 - 4:45 pm Confessions
5:00 pm ICS Christmas Concert (MR) 7:00 pm Youth Spirit (FR)
Monday, December 3
6:30 am Men’s Discipleship (PO) 6:00 - 7:30 pm Girl Scout Troop #72040 (PC) 7:00 pm Concert Rehearsal (Church) Tuesday, December 4
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Quilting Session (RB) 6:00 - 8:00 pm Cub Scouts (PC) 6:10 pm Rosary (Church)
7:00 pm RCIA (FR)
Wednesday, December 5
7:35 am Rosary
8:45 am Women’s Bible Study (RB)
3:00 pm Choristers (MR)
3:30 pm Sound Attraction (MR) 6:00 - 8:00 pm Family Night (FR) Thursday, December 6
7:15 pm Bells of Joy Ringers (MR) Friday, December 7
7:00 - 7:30 am First Friday Confessions Saturday, December 8
Sunday, December 9
9:40 - 10:40 am SRE (ICS classroom) 9:40 - 10:40 am Adult Discussion Group (PC) 12:00 noon LifeTeen planning mtg. (FR) 2:30 pm IC Church Christmas Concert 7:00 pm Youth Spirit (FR)
Monday, December 3 - Herman Beussink, Glen Boyd, Anthony Dunning, Bill Heisserer, Tamara Huckstep, Sara Kluesner, Linda Littlepage, Todd Marchi, Christopher Reed, Kathryn Seyer, Jane Wibbenmeyer
Tuesday, December 4 - Cynthia Beussink, Hadleigh Beussink, Landon Brugger, Justin McKee, Dakota Sander, Jessica Spooler, Debbie Suhre, Brent Vandeven
Wednesday, December 5 - Bailey Aufdenberg, James Biri, Bryan Carrow, Stephanie Holterman, Dawn Mayton, Shelly Meier
Thursday, December 6 - Deborah Beussink, Brian Burger, Jameson Commean, Josh Elfrink, Palmi Henry, Lisa Hooe, Morgan Loesel, Lauryn McDowell, Cullin McManaman, Jack Nix, Jennifer Vandeven
Friday, December 7 - Kristen Boyd, Randy Conn II, Sophia Dunaway, Joseph Greene, Maggie Hinkle, Kasey King, John Kiser, Judy Mahaffey-Dybell, Debbie Reiminger, Wayne Sarno, Benedict Starke, Kyla White
Saturday, December 8 - Blake Aufdenberg, Vanessa Boyd, Shannon Heisserer, Christi Lohmann, Dylan Schemel, Bryce Turner, Gary Underwood
Sunday, December 9 - Hannah Beasley, Tina Bodenstein, Tyler Burk, Eric Glastetter, Drew Glueck, Mendy Kirk, Lane McBryde, Jason Staniszewski, Sarabeth Turnbow
Emily Heisserer, Betty Jones, Crystal Higgins, Joann Ulrich, Landon Rucker (grandson of Mike & Terri Kahle), and Josh Brands
This Week at Immaculate Conception
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Gene Penzel, husband of Linda Penzel Please keep the family in your prayers.
IC has a decorated tree at the History Center on High Street.
Please visit and see. Hours are 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday.
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! YOUTH:
December 2 - Youth Spirit Core Team mtg; Youth Spirit December 9 - Youth Mass; Youth Spirit
December 15 - Kaboom December 16 - Youth Spirit
December 23 & 30 - NO Youth Spirit; enjoy the holidays!
* Stay tuned for a special event with Alex Gould in December! * June 3-6 - IC Mission Trip to Caruthersville
July 19-21 - Steubenville Youth Conference July 29- Aug 2 - Lifeteen Summer Camp
•!Thank you to Prayer Warriors for lifting us up in prayer every day! You are the backbone of our ministry. God bless you!
•!Connect with Us—Check us out on the IC Parish webpage;
Text @ icyouth to 81010 (for Youth Spirit); Text @ icjunior to 81010 (for Jr Apostles); Instagram @icyouthspirit (for YS & JA); [email protected]; and, we are still on Facebook (for YS & JA).
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FAMILY:
December 5 - Family Night: Pancakes and PJs
Dec 8 - Feed My Starving Children at Osage; sign up with Meg by Nov 27
• Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event! The Osage Center is hosting a FMSC MobilePack Event December 7- 9, 2019. IC Church is signed up for the 12:00-2:00pm shift on Saturday, December 8. ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY NOVEMBER 27 - PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME AND EMAIL TO MEG AT ICYOUTHSPIRIT@ GMAIL.
COM BY NOVEMBER 27. If you are unable to make this time but would like to participate in the event, go to the Cape LaCroix website to register https://lacroixchurch.
org/ Founded in 1987, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Help turn hunger into hope with your own two hands by packing nutritious meals for hungry children around the world at this FMSC MobilePack event.
From Father John
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Anyone interested in helping with our Youth and Family programs is welcome to attend an informational meeting today, Sunday, at noon in the Parish Office.
Due to complications, today’s Advent Reconciliation Service is off. Instead, I will be available for confessions from 2 until 4:45pm.
Wednesday night’s Family Night is…PANCAKES AND PJ’S!
Join us at 6 in the Fellowship Room for food, fun, and inspiration.
First Friday confessions will be offered 7-7:30am.
Next Saturday is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation and our parish feast day. Masses are Friday evening at 5 and Saturday morning at 8 and 10.
And don’t forget our Parish Music Department Christmas Program next Sunday afternoon at 2:30. If you like music, you’ll LOVE this.
Stewardship, a Way of Life
Sunday/Operational ... $14,026.00 Plate ... $1,336.22 Children ... $15.68 E-tithing ... $2,993.00 Total Collection ... $18,370.90 Budgeted Amount... $19,038.46 Year-to-Date Difference ... -$21,459.43 Second Collections:
Catholic Charities (11/18) ... $1,055.00
The NDHS Education Fund Foundation of Notre Dame Regional High School would like to thank all contributors who supported us during our Annual Appeal on Notre Dame Sunday. Thank you for sustaining Catholic Secondary Education in Southeast Missouri.
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Our Christmas Concert will be next Sunday, December 9, 2:30 pm. Along with the Choir, Choristers, and the Bells of Joy Ringers we will
have the Heartland Pops Orchestra, Southern Harmony and the Baird Family.
There is no admission cost although there will be a free-will offering. Our guest narrator will
be Justin Fischer of KFVS-TV12.
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We would like to welcome into our faith through Baptism
Charlee Grace Essner, daughter of Samuel Essner & Amanda Sells
and
Brynlee Marie Beussink, daughter of Alex & Samantha Beussink
St. Ann’s Sodality is in need of cookies for the December 9th Christmas Concert. Please bring cookies
downstairs before the awesome concert. Thank you!
On Christmas, all parishes in the diocese will be conducting a collec- tion to help fund the education of our seminarians and help to meet the needs of our retired priests. This is an opportunity to show our gratitude to those who have and those who will serve us. You are asked to use the envelope in your envelope packet.
Update from the Nices! Jeremy and Lisa are hosting an Open House in the IC Fellowship Room on Sunday December 16, from 1:00-5:00, for the opportunity to visit with anyone and everyone about their training this fall and their upcom- ing first year as missionaries. To get updates and follow the Nice’s training and life this fall, check out their blog at: https://nicefamilymissions.blogspot.com . More information from the Nice family & Open House in next weekend’s bulletin.
Parish Community Activities & News
Welcome to Immaculate Conception Parish Family December 2, 2018
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•thru Dec 3rd - IC Bucks ONLINE Contest...see info box in this bulletin and on bulletin insert for more details.
•thru Jan 3rd - Help Marian Charities & Hope For One More in Southeast Missouri...a semi-trailer will be in the Church park- ing lot to receive any donations of good clothes & coats (adult, children & infant), cookware (pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, plates, silver- ware), canned goods, knick-knacks, toys, furniture, appliances in working order, bed sheets, blankets, towels, carpets, rugs or household items. Please take your donated items to the very front of the trailer & stack them so we can fill the trailer. These items will then be distributed and shared with people in Southeast Missouri. Your giving and sharing is appreciated.
•Dec 2nd - Red Cross Blood Drive...in the Fellowship Room here at IC from 8am-noon. .
•Dec 2nd - Whole Hog Sausage Breakfast...from 7:30-11am in the Parish Center at St. Ambrose sponsored by the Men’s Club.
•Dec 2nd, Jan 6th, Feb. 3rd - Euchre Tournaments at Jackson KC Hall...signup at 12 w/ play at 1pm; $10 pp; bring your own partner
•Dec 7th - Buffalo Wild Wings IC Restaurant Night...from 10:30am to close; 10% of all sales with coupon to benefit ICS.
•Dec 8th - Plowshare International Fair Trade Market...from 8am-1pm. See flyer on bulletin board for more information.
•Dec 10th - St. Ann’s Christmas Party...dinner, meeting & Bingo in the Fellowship Room at 6:30pm.
•Dec 12th - Catholic Ladies Night...at 6:30 pm at St. Dennis in Benton. Any women of the diocese are welcome to join us for an evening of Adoration, Confession and discussion. Please RSVP to [email protected] or on the Facebook Group.
•Dec 13th & 27th - Jackson KC Council #6405 Meeting…7pm.
•Dec 13th - Christmas Churches Tour...bus will leave at 2:30 from parking lot at corner of Adams and High. Cost $10 for bus.
Call Pat at 243-2287 or Betty at 243-5644 to reserve your seat.
•Dec 14th/15th - Ordination of Priesthood...for Deacon Andrew Williams; 7pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Friday and Mass of Thanksgiving on Saturday at 10:30am. Both events will be followed by a reception.
•Dec 15th - Breakfast with Santa...join us for breakfast treats in the Parish Center from 8:30-10:30am; $5 per adult, $3 per child and 2 and under free. Please bring your own camera. For more info or to request tickets: [email protected].
•Dec 16th - Liturgical Minister Training...for NEW ministers only; communion at 12:00pm, lector at 12:30, and usher/greeter at 1.
•Dec 17th –23rd - Christmas Novena...every evening at 7pm in the Church.
•Dec 21st & 23rd - IC Church Decorating...starting on Friday at 9am in the gym and on Sunday after 11am Mass in the church.
TONIGHT!!! Compassion LIVE brings you The Roadshow Christmas Tour - a holiday celebration bringing together fans for a night of fun, fellowship, and remembering the reason for the season, JESUS! Artists Matthew West, Matt Maher, Building 429, Plumb, Josh Wilson and Leanna Crawford are on the docket for the first-ever “The Roadshow Christmas”. Ticket Prices: $58, $35.50, $23, VIP
$163. Parking $5; VIP lot $10. VIP Doors: 4:30pm. Regular Doors: 5:00pm. Event: 6:00pm. Go to showmecenter.biz to buy tickets.
Your help is needed! - An undergraduate student researcher from Southeast Missouri State University is conducting a study on the effectiveness of social media as a recruitment tool with- in Catholic parishes. A short survey is published online at https://docs.google. com/forms/d/1QGyqqmqo2qQ2q YN9H_
ZypjUenJ8-FrXuXbl625 uIvME/edit?ts=5bd09cf4. It takes only a few moments to complete, and any and all respondents 18 years of age and older are welcome to respond.
Christmas Country Church Tour Announcement The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, will again be participating in the Christmas Country Church Tour along with 32 other churches and chapels. The tour will take place December 13 and 14, from 2:00- 9:00pm.
All of the participating churches welcome visitors to view their Christmas decorations and to spend a few moments in silent prayer during the Advent season. A tree will be decorated with paper garland, made of prayer petitions from local students.
Hear live music on both nights. Light refreshments will be served in the Visitor Center where unique Nativity sets will be on display.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-264-6279, or visit website at www.amm.org. We hope you will plan to visit us!
Everyone is invited to the Notre Dame Reflections of Italy Travel Show taking place at 6:00 p.m. on December 12 at Notre Dame Regional High School. It will include detailed information about the 10 day family friendly trip itinerary, accommodations, inclusions and costs. 1st Class travel will also discuss the extended package which includes a Papal Audience, Vatican Tours, Catacomb Tours, and more. All proceeds from the Reflections of Italy trip will go to the Notre Dame Endowment Fund which will provide tuition assistance, instructional support, facility upgrades, and assist with future needs.
Breakfast with Santa - All are invited to join us for Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 9, at St. Augustine School, Kelso, from 7:30-10:30am.
Sausage, Pancakes, Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy. All for your good-will donation.
Proceeds benefit the March For Life trip. Don't forget to bring your camera!
Notre Dame Regional High School's Band & Mixed Chorus will perform TODAY December 2nd at 7pm, in the Notre Dame Cafetorium.
The Annual Concert, Men's, Treble, and Select Choir performance will take place at 7:00pm on Sunday, December 9th at Old St. Vincent Church in downtown Cape Girardeau. All alumni choir members are encourage to attend and participate in the “finale.”
Catholic Campus Ministry is having their annual Joy of Christmas Concert at Old St. Vincent Catholic Church on Friday, December 7th at 7 PM. Please come and enjoy the talent of the CCM Community! Concert is free (with a opportunity to donate during the concert).
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Clay Doza Ben Schnurbusch Josh Schnurbusch
Jeff Wyatt Tim Schwent
Tim & Debbie Beussink Tom & Teresa Leible
Amy Brueckner, Michael & Joan Calahan Dennis & Vickie Ruch
Marilyn Sievers, Marlene Strieker
Sam Criddle Alex Niedbalski Clara Sells Paige Elfrink Katie Froemsdorf Nicholas Heisserer Liturgical Ministers (December 8th & 9th)
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Deb Beussink Jerry Stoverink Clarita Weith
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