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1416 Dudley Road PO Box 188 Dudley, Pa. 16634 Office: 814-635-2919 - Fax: 814-626-0127
Website: www.iccdudley.com
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
June 14, 2020 (Corpus Christi)
Solemnity of the Most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ
This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for since mid-March when our church doors were closed for an indefinite period of time. It was a situation
none of us had ever experienced before. We were cut off from our church, from
our fellow parishioners and from our friends. But this weekend is a new beginning. Although we will not celebrate mass in the church yet, we are one
step closer. All masses will be in the church hall for the time being.
More information, details and directives can be found on page 4 & 5 of this week’s bulletin. We look forward
to seeing our church family back together again.
Weekly Mass Times:
Saturday @ 4:00 pm (in the church hall)
Sunday @ 9:00 am (in the church hall)
Confessions: @ 3:00 pm Saturday (at the grotto)
Administrator—Deacon John Roth
Sacramental Minister- Fr Marino Msigala
Administrative Assistant-David Mazzaferro
Secretary—Renee Putt
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June 2020 Collections
Weekend Collection: (June 6/7) $1,430.00
May Total to Date $1,430.00
Monthly Goal $6,500.00
Catholic Community Campaign $20.00
Total of “Other Collections” $20.00
Saturday, June 13, 2020 Sunday, June 14, 2020
Server
Lector David Mazzaferro
E. Minister
E. Minister
Usher
Usher
Server
Lector Matt Meck
E. Minister
E. Minister
Usher
Usher
Thank you for your generosity
1st Reading
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a
2nd Reading
1 Corinthians 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
Gospel Reading John 6:51-58
Please Note: Collection amounts may vary
significantly from week to week during this time. Checks are being received by mail. Some are
sending their offering one week at a time while
others are sending several weeks at once. Money received from past weeks will be counted in the
current week’s collection.
Offerings sent ahead will be held for that
particular week. We want to thank you all for
your continued support, not only financially but for your understanding, patience and prayers as
we walk together though this difficult time.
Immaculate Conception Mass
Public Masses resume this weekend: Sat: 4:00pm & Sun at 9:00am
Sat June 13 4:00pm +Geraldine Leiden req. by Claudia Leaper
Sun June 14 9:00am +For Josephine Lover req. by Anna Lover
Week of June 14, 2020
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
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From the desk of Fr Marino Msigala
HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
THEME: TAKE AND EAT
Readings: Dt 8: 2-3, 14b-16a; 1Cor. 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58
Today’s celebration of Corpus Christ, the Body and Blood of Christ, is the feast of the very center and
heart of our church, the center and heart of our
faith, and the center and heart of parish, the center and heart of the lives of each of us, Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament. Without the Eucharist, there is
no Catholic Church.
All the three readings of today help as to reflect on the
meaning of the Eucharist. The first reading speaks of
manna, unexpected gift of God, that gave life to the
people of Israel during their stay in the desert. The
gospel presents a gift immensely superior to manna, it is the bread that gives life. To eat such bread means
to want to be identified with Christ. The second
reading tells us that, the eucharist is not bread to be
eaten alone. It is broken and shared as a means and
sign of unity.
I know that some find it difficult to believe that bread
and wine change into the Body and Blood of Jesus. I
can understand your doubts. We do not see any change in the bread or wine. There is no difference in
the taste; the bread still tastes like bread and the
wine still tastes like wine. Then we need to add faith
to our reason and intellect. Let’s be humble enough to
add faith to our intellect and reason, to admit that intellect by itself does not provide all the answers, and
that God can perform miracles every day making it
possible for bread and wine to become the Body and
Blood of Jesus while keeping the same appearance.
To help us believe, from time to time, God has allowed
visible miracles of the Eucharist to occur. These are
miracles that occurred during Mass when the bread
changed into the form of flesh during the consecration and the wine changed into the form of blood during
the consecration.
In the year 1263 a priest from Prague was on route to
Rome making a pilgrimage asking God for help to
strengthen his faith since he was having doubts about his vocation. Along the way he stopped in Bolsena 70
miles north of Rome. While celebrating Mass there, as
he raised the host during the consecration, the bread
turned into flesh and began to bleed. The drops of blood fell onto the small white cloth on the altar,
called the corporal. That blood-stained corporal may
still be seen in the Basilica of Orvieto north of Rome.
The following year, 1264, Pope Urban IV instituted the
feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus, today’s feast,
Corpus Christi.
Another eucharistic miracle is the that of Lanciano,
also in Italy, which took place many centuries earlier,
in the year 700. A monk who feared he was losing his vocation was celebrating Mass, and during the
consecration the host turned into flesh and the wine
turned into blood. Even though the miracle took place
almost 1300 years ago, you may still see the flesh in a monstrance which is exposed every day and the blood
in a glass chalice. In 1971 and 1981 a hospital
laboratory tested the flesh and blood and discovered
that the flesh is myocardium, which is heart
muscular tissue, so we could say it is the heart of Jesus, the Sacred Heart, and the blood is of the blood
group AB. Even though human flesh and blood
should not have remained preserved for 1300 years
the hospital lab tests found no trace of any
preservatives.
These are two eucharistic miracles as examples,
however, in spiritual books you will read of many
more eucharistic miracles throughout the world which have been authenticated by the Church. All these
authenticated eucharistic miracles throughout the
world are surely an answer to any doubts we may
have about Jesus in the Eucharist. Jesus is really
with us in the Eucharist. Jesus comes to us in every Mass under the form of bread and wine. Because the
Eucharist is the love of Jesus for us, we always
approach Jesus in the Eucharist with great respect
and asking pardon for our sins. That’s why it is so necessary at the start of every Mass to ask Jesus for
mercy because we are so unworthy of his love, and
again before receiving Jesus we express our
unworthiness, “Lord I am not worthy to receive you
but only say the word and I shall be healed.” Think of how precious a moment in our Mass it is when we
receive Jesus in
Holy Communion. When we receive Jesus, Jesus is in
us and we are with Jesus. “He who eats my flesh
abides in me and I in him.” (John 6:57).
Come to Jesus, not like a scientist trying to analyze,
but come in trust, surrender, believe and receive his
love. Say to Jesus that you believe he is present in the Blessed Sacrament and gradually grow from merely
believing, to loving Jesus, and being loved by Jesus.
Come to visit Jesus in the Tabernacle here in church
often where you will have a wonderful opportunity to
trust, surrender, believe and receive the love of Jesus.
May Jesus in the Eucharist always be the very center
and heart of our church, the center and heart of our
faith, the center and heart of our parish, and the
center and heart of the lives of each of us.
O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, All
praise and all thanksgiving Be every moment thine.
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Immaculate Conception News & Events
Let us say a prayer for our Catholic
members who are homebound and unable to attend church.
Omer Black Lora Bridestine
Mary Lynn Dickson Nancy Detwiler
Butch Neuder Dora Mellot
Elaine Rheem
Iola Cimbalista
300 Club Winner
The winner of this weeks 300 Club drawing is Cathie Maslanik. Cathie was also the seller of the
ticket. See the complete list of winners in the
column to the right.
300 Club Winners by Week
Date Winner Seller
03/07 N/A N/A
03/14 Barrett Brode Kay Brode
03/21 Cindy Musser N/A
03/28 Chris & Lisa Crawshaw Chris & Lisa Crawshaw
04/04 Susan Schwartz Sandy Fink
04/11 Justin Duvall Dan Reed
04/18 Alan Baker Cathie Maslanik
04/25 Mike Maslanik Cathie Maslanik
05/02 Lois Matthews Tom Matthews
05/09 Ed Deming Cathie Maslanik
05/16 Mike Angelo Ralph Altobelli
05/23 Lisa Minnick Theresa Minnick
05/30 Adrian Johnson Jim Hess
06/06 Kim Hovermale Ralph Altobelli
06/13 Cathie Maslanik Cathie Maslanik
Connor Beatty June 3
Christina Gorey June 6
Natasha Zdrosky June 7
Jalen Meck June 10
Brett Beatty June 13
Kelly Runde June 13
Claudia Leaper June 17
Lea Watkins June 26
Tucker Straley June 27
Adam Runde June 28
Paul Lucas June 29
...and for the health of the people of
our parish, including:
Barbara Dean
Darcy Zigler
Ralph Altobelli
As public Masses and the celebration of the sacraments resume in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, each parish has specific guidelines and safety precautions the faithful must follow, but there are some universal guidelines and reminders for parishioners no matter their parish. They include the following.
Bishop Mark has waived the obligation to
attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days until further notice.
Masks must be worn at Mass, during the
celebration of Reconciliation, and all other liturgical or parish functions.
Social distancing must be observed at all times,
There should be no hand-shaking during the sign of peace nor at any other time.
The Precious Blood will not be offered until
further notice.
Faithful are encouraged to support their parish
through online giving or by mailing their weekly
offertory or dropping it off at their parish.
The live broadcast of the Sunday Mass airs
every Sunday at 11:00am on WATM ABC 23
and at 9:00pm on Atlantic Broadband channel 9.
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Immaculate Conception News & Events
Rosary Society News
The Rosary Society will not be praying the Rosary
at the grotto on the first Saturday of the month until further notice. Member will pray the Rosary
at their homes those days.
Mary’s Medical News
The Casino trip that was scheduled for May 30
has been rescheduled for October 3.
RETURNING TO PUBLIC MASSES
Public Masses will resume this weekend however,
with the following temporary changes. Until
further notice, Mass will be celebrated in the church hall.
Masks are required to enter the building and as well as sanitizing your hands as you enter.
The collection basket will be placed near the door for you to deposit your envelopes as you enter.
The tables will be moved out of the way and the
chairs will be set up at the appropriate distance
for safety and will be sanitized. The doors to the hall will be propped open. Doors will be labeled
ENTER and EXIT. Doors to the restrooms will also
be propped open so no one has to touch them.
Holy Communion will be distributed at the
conclusion of mass. It will be done outside of the church (hall) doors. You must wear a mask and
maintain a distance of 6 feet. After receiving the
host in your hand, you are to walk a safe distance before lowering your mask to take the host. You
may stop for a brief moment of prayer before
leaving.
In case of rain, it will be done just before leaving
the building.
If you have any Mass intentions, please call the
office by Thursday at noon with the information. Thank you for your cooperation.
Directives Concerning Offertory
Collections in Churches
At the present time and until further notice, there is no presentation of the gifts during any Mass.
This means that there is no Offertory Procession
when the gifts of bread and wine are presented
following the offertory collection.
The CDC and other experts have advised that
handling collection baskets by multiple persons or ushers reaching across those seated in the
pews pose a risk of exposure to COVID-19. Also,
those who tabulate the Sunday collection and prepare the bank deposit should take additional
precautions.
As a safeguard for parish ushers, money counters, and others, the following procedures
should be observed.
Parishioners are urged to make contributions by
using electronic payment which is a common means of transactions offered by most banks
without any additional fees. This can be arranged
as a recurring contribution.
Another method is to send to the parish by a
check, which can be sent by mail or dropped at
the parish office.
When people wish to make their contribution
while in church, the usual method of “passing the basket” is not permitted. In-church collections
will be taken as follows:
There will be a container located on a table inside the door to the hall and each parishioner can
simply drop their contribution into the container
as they enter.
In place of the usual collection “basket,” plastic
containers should be used for this purpose. They are to be wiped/sanitized inside and outside after
each use.
The contributions made in the baskets before Mass will be emptied into a bag or heavy duty
envelope that will be immediately sealed with
tape. This method will prevent the anyone from touching anything directly. The sealed bag/
envelope will be taken immediately to the location
designated for tabulating the collection and
preparing the bank deposit.
Whatever method is utilized to receive and
process the offerings given by parishioners, the contributions will be accurately recorded and
immediately deposited in the bank.
As a safeguard for the ushers and those who
tabulate the collection and handle the money in
preparing the deposit, each parish should provide for disposable gloves.
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Spiritual Reflections
Families and the Gospel
June 14, 2020—Body & Blood of Christ
Corpus Christi (John 6:51-58) Parenting is a Eucharistic activity because from the
first moment of conception children consume us,
our flesh, blood, energy, time and resources. If we don’t sacrifice ourselves, our children would not
have life. This is the priesthood of parenting. Christ
is present in this self-sacrifice.
Words of Wisdom
Success is not the absence of conflict,
but the ability to cope with it.
Ephesians is a book every Christian should lay up
in his heart. It is about the tremendous privilege we have as Christians. It is about the great blessings
we enjoy as a result of being Christians. It is about
the huge challenges we face because we are Chris-tians. And it is about the eager anticipation we en-
joy because we are Christians. In Ephesians Paul
uses the phrase “in Him” to describe what it means to be a Christian. And he will identify the “him” by
speaking of being “in Christ” twelve times.
In Him we have redemption through His blood
(1 :7). In Him we have forgiveness (1:7). In Him we
are recipients of the abundant grace of God (1:7, 8). In Him we have an inheritance (1:11). Remember
how Peter described this inheritance in 1 Peter 1:4-
9. And so we, like them, “trusted in Him” after we heard the word of truth and in Him we were sealed
with the Holy Spirit (1:13). And now because we are
in Him we “have boldness and access (to God) with confidence because of our faith in Him (3:12; Ro-
mans 5:1-1 1).
As a Christian you are “in Him” and that is where every spiritual blessing is located (1:3). If this does
not get you excited and make you want to study
God’s word more I do not know what will.
Alton Norman
In Him
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis
has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael
McGivney, founder of the Knights of
Columbus, clearing the way for his
beatification.
While the Vatican announced May 27 that Pope
Francis had signed the decree, it did not announce
a date for the beatification ceremony.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, previously
scheduled beatification Masses have been
postponed.
For beatification, the Vatican requires proof of a
miracle attributed to the candidate’s intercession, unless the candidate was martyred for his or her
faith.
A statement from the Knights of Columbus said, “The miracle recognized as coming through Father
McGivney’s intercession involved an unborn child
in the United States who in 2015 was healed in utero of a life-threatening condition after prayers
by his family to Father McGivney.”
“A date will soon be set for the beatification Mass,
which will take place in Connecticut,” the statement said.
Praying for our Military
Remember to pray for the protection of our armed forces as they serve our country at
home and around the world right now. If
you have a family member serving in the military, let us know. We would like to
mention and honor them by name.
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