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BAPTISM: Parents wishing to have their child baptized must attend a Baptismal Prep Class. Please contact the Rectory at 201-768-1600. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: First Saturday of the Month, 3 - 4 pm. Also by appointment MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made one year in advance. Please phone the Rectory at 201-768-1600 to begin preparation. MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Anointing upon request. Communion at home upon request. Visitation kindly notify the parish office when a family member is hospitalized or confined.

Rosary Recited Every Monday After 8:00 AM Mass

EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR

Every Tuesday, 7:00 P.M.

Summer Masses Weekends Saturdays at 5:00pm; Sundays at 8:00am and 11:00am Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00am Holy Days: Masses will be announced in the bulletin as they are scheduled Served by Fr. Leo J. Butler, Pastor Fr. Timothy Graff, Weekend Assistant Deacon Bernard Deschler Sr. Elizabeth Holler, S.C., Pastoral Associate Christian Liguori, Coordinator of Worship Louise Lucivero, Parish Secretary Suzanne Benaquista and Christina Benaquista, Co-Coordinators, Family Based Faith Formation Michael Rooney, Confirmation Coordinator Sarah Lucero, Youth Ministry Leader Canice Cristofoletti, Business Manager

Parish Office Faith Formation Office Parish Web-site: iccnorwood.org Phone: 201-768-1600 Fax: 201-768-7776 201-768-1771 Parish Email: Office Hours Email: icc_ccd@yahoo.com immaculateconception@iccnorwood.org 9 A.M.-3 P.M. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Call for appointment Facility Rental: For Parish Hall, Center 9 A.M.-11 A.M. Tuesday, 9 A.M.-12noon Friday and Gym, contact Fr. Leo, (201) 768-1600

Mission Statement of our Parish Family We, the Roman Catholic Community of Immaculate Conception Church,

under the guidance and protection of Mary, our Blessed Mother, recognize ourselves as disciples of Jesus Christ.

We strive to be a prayerful, Eucharistic Family open to the power of the Holy Spirit and conscious of our mission to use our time, talent and treasure in service to others.

Saturday July 13, 2019 5:00pm The Parish Family Sunday July 14, 2019 8:00am Anne Marinaccio– Laura Neumann 11:00am Anthony Vincent McHale– Fr. Leo Monday July 15, 2019 8:00am Mayra Petretti (for healing)- Judith Lamp Tuesday July 16, 2019 8:00am Frank Marini– Knights of Columbus Wednesday July 17, 2019 8:00am Lillian Bozdech– Johanna & Family Thursday July 18, 2019 8:00am NO SERVICE Friday July 19, 2019 8:00am Josephine C. Daniels– Fr. Leo & Mary

Butler Saturday July 20, 2019 5:00pm The Parish Family Sunday July 21, 2019 8:00am Robert Neumann– Laura Neumann 11:00am Josephine C. Daniels– The Daniels Family

MASS INTENTIONS

To Everything there is a Season, and a Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Bonaventure Tuesday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Thursday: St. Camillus de Lellis Saturday: St. Apollinaris; Blessed Virgin Mary

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The word of the LORD is very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts (Deuteronomy 30:10-14).

Psalm — Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live (Psalm 69) or Psalm 19. Second Reading — Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15-20). Gospel — The Samaritan traveler was moved with com-passion at the sight of the man stripped and beaten by robbers (Luke 10:25-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

July 23- Knights of Columbus Mtg. church hall, 8pm Aug. 27– Knights of Columbus Mtg. church hall, 8pm Sundays– AA in Church Hall, 7:30pm Mondays–Catching Fire, Church Hall, 7pm thru Aug. 5 Fridays– ICC Prayer Group, Church Hall, 7:30pm

PARISH CALENDAR ~ JULY—AUGUST 2019

Our Summer Mass Schedule began

June 1 and runs through Sept. 1,2019: SATURDAY: 5:00 PM

SUNDAY: 8 AM AND 11 AM As a reminder, the office is closed Fridays June-August. Our Labor Day Mass (Sept. 2) will be at 9:00 AM

“A Time To Be Healed” Parish Sick:

Lorraine Lupardi, Stephanie DenBoer, Maria Ramirez, Ryan MacNaughton, Dick Musacchio, Louis Frola, Meghan Dolan, Otto & Amy Kraus, Joseph Mosca, Barbara Bryant, Rachel Knanishu Grossman, Jean-Marie Bongiovanni, Bruce Fernstrom, Kevin Mullane, Steven Connelly, Evelyn Dambra, Hernan Sierra, Emma Benvenuto, Dawn Congiusti, Baby Cole, Sarah and Glori Lee, Tracy Tovo, George Stevens, Skippy Marchiano

Kindly notify the Rectory at 201-768-1600 if a name can be removed from the Prayer List.

For Communion to the sick in hospitals and nursing homes, please call the Rectory at 201-768-1600.

“A Time to Mourn” John Smyth

May all the faithful departed rest in peace.

GOOD INFORMATION

Our judgments are only as good as our information. —Anonymous

* SUNDAY REFLECTIONS *

Dear Sisters and Brothers: As you and I both know it is very dangerous in some places in the world, as well as locally, to walk around alone. Jericho would have been one of these at the time of Jesus. The road from Jericho to Jerusalem was filled with bandits and robbers, so most people trav-eled in convoys or caravans. You could say this man was foolhardy walking by him-self. But then, the priest and the Levite were out strolling alone, too, so maybe they were all reckless. The priest and Levite seem like heartless souls for not stopping to help this poor fellow in the ditch. The priest might have been afraid of touching him for fear that he was dead. Then, by law, he would have for-feited his status in the temple. His job was more im-portant than charity. And the Levite: Maybe he thought the man was a de-coy in cahoots with the robbers who would rush in and tackle him when he helped. Better safe than sorry. There are all kinds of stories on the news and social media about people crying for help and bystanders watching for fear of getting involved. Most people are good. We all believe that we should help others as a command of our faith, but we feel safer when our faith remains on a theoretical plane. Church on Sunday is enough. Don’t ask me to get in-volved. In our gospel this weekend the stranger is a Samari-tan, which confounds the issue because Samaritans and Jews despised each other. Jesus declares that the outsider, the Samaritan, is the hero. The one we hate is the messenger of love. The Kingdom of God knows no political or religious boundaries. As Fr. Thomas Keating writes, “There are no insiders or outsid-ers, no elite or non-elite. The Abba whom Jesus reveals is the God of the human race as a fam-ily. Everyone must be concerned about every-body else. Unconditional love is the name of the game”(The Kingdom of God Is Like, p. 21). The relevance of this story seems even more impor-tant now than the day in which it happened. Can we simply turn a blind eye to the countless numbers of peoples like Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter Valeria who died while coming to America to seek a better life – like our ancestors? In 2019 we are all inter-connected with greater interaction among peoples in every conceivable way: political, social,

economic, and religious. We are one human family. The immigration concerns of Americans, illegal aliens, how best humanely to deal with issues arising from that, trigger deep emotions in people. Ultimately, like the Samaritan we called to respond in love to all peoples – to look into the eyes of another and see, in all, the Face of God! Peace and Blessings, Fr. Leo Read the Scripture for this Sunday several times. Let its words and phrases truly affect you. During the course of this week, take an inward glance and invite the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart: * [Deuteronomy] “It is not up in the sky.” Have you ever thought of aspects of God’s wisdom as “unrealistic” or “impractical”? Have there been parts of church teaching in which it has taken you some time to see the truth? How does God progressively open your eyes to wisdom? * [Deuteronomy] “It is something very near to you.” Recall a few times that you seem to have touched a deep center in yourself that you rarely notice: How did it happen? What did you discover? How has it changed you? * [Colossians] “Christ Jesus is the image of the invisi-ble God.” How do you let knowledge of Christ shape and discipline your thinking about God? Are there as-pects of your image of God that are in tension with the gospel image of Christ? * [Colossians] “In him were created…the visible and the invisible.” What sense do you make of the “invisible” domain so often referred to in the Scrip-tures? How do you explain it to yourself? What mod-ern analogies come to mind? * [Luke] “All your heart…being…strength…mind.” What aspects of yourself do you think Jesus is talking about with these different words? Why the emphasis on “all”? Are there splits in yourself that this passage seems to address? * [Luke] “And who is my neighbor?” How do you find yourself implicitly addressing this question to Jesus today? To what sorts of people does your compassion-ate interest most easily run? What sorts of people are the hardest to address as a “neighbor”?

* NEWS FROM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION *

Ever wonder how some people be-come enthusiastic and on fire about their relationship with God? In this 6 six-session video presentation, Fr. Al-bert Haase, OFM gives you the tools and kindling to prepare for the spark

of God in your life – and then shows you how to fan it into flame until you are set ablaze. His teaching glows with time-tested wisdom as an experienced spiritual di-rector sharing the secrets of the saints. Feel cold? Or maybe just smoldering? With supplemental reading sug-gestions and reflection questions, this eminently practi-cal video functions like a personal, spiritual retreat. DATES & TIMES: MONDAY EVENINGS: JULY 1, 8,

15, 22, 29 & AUGUST 5, 7PM-8:30PM LOCATION: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH,

CHURCH HALL 211 SUMMIT STREET, NORWOOD, 201-768-1600

WEB: WWW.ICCNORWOOD.ORG EMAIL:

IMMACULATECONCEPTION@ICCNORWOOD.ORG CALL OR EMAIL TO REGISTER.

NO COST—JUST AN OPEN SPIRIT July 1:Spiritual Journey as a Process of Transformation-

July 8: Your Image of God July 15: The Examen

July 22: The 7 principles of prayer July 29: The Challenge of Forgiveness

August 5: God's will Fr. Albert Haase, OFM, is a former missionary to mainland China and the award-winning author of six books including the one upon which this video presenta-tion is based: Catching Fire, Becoming Flame. Preacher of parish missions, presenter of spirituality workshops, spiritual director, and co-host of "Spirit and Life" on the Relevant Radio Network, he resides in Texas.

Go to iccnorwood.org to download the flyer.

We are excited to invite all families with children to our new Family-Based Faith Formation program for the 2019-2010 school year! We know how busy eve-ryone’s schedule is, especially as parents. With this in mind, our new program will meet once a month on Sunday mornings. There will be eight sessions begin-ning in October and concluding in May with a BBQ and concert. Go to our website home page for our cover letter, calendar and registration form. Please return the registration form and pay-ment ASAP so we may properly arrange classes and teachers for the new school year. We so look forward to welcoming you and your chil-dren! Let us pray that through Family Based Faith Formation, we will continue to experience the bless-ings of being a Parish Family under the patronage of Our Lady, the Immaculate Conception!

Church of St. Mary, Closter, offers Mass followed by support group for the support, healing and recov-ery of not only those individuals directly affected with the abuse of alcohol and/or drugs, but also for anyone involved in the life of the alcoholic or drug addict. Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 12:00PM

COMMUNITY NEWS

“Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Luke 10:37) This was Jesus’ command at the end of the Good Samaritan Story. Did you know that the Samaritans and Jews despised each other? The moral of the story is to love our neighbor. That means loving someone you may not know or some-one that looks different than you or someone that you don’t like. All without expecting anything in return.

REGISTER NOW FOR ICC’s NEW FAMILY BASED

FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM

The Parish Family would like to congratulate the Orso Family who celebrated the Sac-rament of Baptism on Saturday, July 13, 2019. It is our prayer that they may always model the Triune God in their families – the Domestic Church - and encounter Him in the Family of the Church. May the Lord bless Mason Axel Orso and the Orso Family that they may always recognize and cooperate with the presence of the Holy Trinity in their family and the family of the Church.

TICKETS FOR SISTERS OF CHARITY 50/50 CASH RAFFLE STILL AVAILABLE!

Sr. Elizabeth is selling tickets to support Maris Stella Retreat and Conference Center. Tickets are $20 each or 3 for $50. Three cash prizes—25%, 15%, and 10% of gross receipts. Drawing to be held Sept. 1, 2019 at 11am at Maris Stella. You need not be present to win. Tickets available in the rectory.

NEWS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE

Come join High Schoolers from across the Archdiocese of New-ark! St Patrick's LifeTeen Kickoff on Wednesday, July 24th at 6 PM pre-sents “Why Do We Exist.” As a Eucharist-centered movement, the

LifeTeen program has been proven to lead teens and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. This event is open to all the youth in the Archdiocese. Pizza, games & prizes! St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral, 91 Washington St., Newark NJ.

GOD’S WORD FOR CHILDREN

July 18: When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me. July 25: Why is it so hard to love my neighbor as myself? Do I behave as if I am the center of the universe and not God? August 1: Is God disappearing more and more from our society? What can I personally do to prevent this from happening? Presented by Rev. Obumneme Sylvester Obinna, Diocese of Nnewi in Anambra State, Nigeria August 8: How can I learn to have the ultimate personal relationship with God? Do I know how to talk to God? Will he talk back?

Presented by Rev. Paul Cannariato, Pastor, Church of the Assumption, Emerson, Archdiocese of Newark

Our Lady of Good Counsel Marian Center, 668 Ridgewood Road, Twp. of Washington, Thursdays at 7:00 pm, Rosary at 6:30 pm.

To Register please call: Brigid - 201-741-4646 or 201-722-1248 or email midt@me.com. Refreshments will be available.

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