MassesSaturday: 5:00PMSunday: 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon (Spanish), 5PMSecond Sunday of month: 2:00PM Mass in TagalogFourth Sunday of month: 2:30PM Mass in CreoleMonday - Saturday: 8:30AMHoly Days: As announced.

Sacrament of BaptismFirst Sunday of month at 2PM in English. First Saturday of the month at 1PMin Spanish. Parents must make prior arrangements and attend instruction class.

Sacrament of PenanceSaturday: 4-4:45PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of MarriageCouples should contact a priest or deacon one year in advance of desired date.

Sacrament of the SickCall the rectory for arrangements - anytime in case of emergencies.

DevotionsEucharistic AdorationWednesday: 9:00AM-3:00PMFirst Friday: 9:00AM-10:00AMFirst Saturday: 6:00PM-7:00PM

The Rosary is recited Monday-Saturday at 8:10AM

Miraculous Medal NovenaMondays and Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass.

Other DevotionsAs announced.

New ParishionersNew members to Incarnation are asked to contact the pastor for a parishwelcome and registration.

Parish StaffVery Rev. John J. O'Connor, VF, Pastor - Ext 15Rev. Christopher J. Bethge, Parochial Vicar - Ext 13Rev. Msgr. John Casey, Pastor Emeritus(Not in Residence)

Deacon Francois Innocent - Ext 25Deacon Franklin Munoz - Ext 40Deacon Clemenceau Pierre-Antoine - Ext 41Deacon Robinson Despeignes - Ext 42Deacon Luis Lopez - Ext 49

Ms. Satti Marchan, Principal - Ext 28Mrs. Marie Fouche, Rel Ed Director - Ext 23Mrs. Olga Petio, RCIA Coordinator - Ext 23Mr. Perry Townsend, Director of Music - Ext 27Miss Jasmine Gomez, Music MinistryMrs. Rose Ruesing, Youth Ministry - Ext 23Ms Patricia Brady, Parish Secretary - Ext 10

SchoolTel: 718-465-5066

Religious Education OfficeTel: 718-465-8534 Ext 23

Rectory HoursWeekdays: 9:30 - 11:30AM; 1:30-8PM.Please call in advance to make an appointmentwith a priest.Saturdays & Sundays: By appointment.

School Office HoursSchool Days: 7:30AM - 3:30PM

Incarnation Parish89-43 Francis Lewis Boulevard

Queens Village, New York 11427-2245January 21, 2018

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rectory Tel: 718-465-8534 Fax: 718-465-3834www.incrcc.org

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LET US PRAY . . . We ask God’s healing and strength for: Mercia Desir, Gerard Jacques, Rose Toussaint, Urlita Santiago, Joseph

DeAngelo, Shirley Basdeo, Zoraida Vasquez, Theresa Thomann, Marian Smith, Sarika Clona, Allan Caicedo, Jenny Rodriguez, Lynette Jerome, Leone Adrien, Lucette Julien, Yvette Goin, Arnulfo Cabahug, Sr, Kenine Dieuveuil, Fritz Etheart, Henry Alvarez, Lunice Guiteau, Levonne Jetter, Maria Cabrera, Amanda Perez, Marie Charles – Elie,

Jean Claude Boursiquot, Natividad Neri, Kenneth Reed, Melicio Eclipse, jr, Brian Irslinger, Paul Erwig, Justin Stewart, Wilner Josephe Belhumeur, Gwendolyn Oviedo, Vicky Santiago, Bernadette Persaud,

Carlos Feliciano May Eternal Rest be Granted to

The Faithful Departed

Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty from Incarnation If you have family members from Incarna-

tion who are presently serving on Active Duty, please let us know so that we can in-

clude their names below. Please give name, rank and branch of service for each person.

Please pray for:

Pfc. Spec.2 David R. Collins, U.S. Army Tech Sgt Lovewyn DeOcampo, U.S. Air Force

Pfc. Jacob Hudock, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Class Manuel Stanley Joseph, U.S. Air Force

Spc. Lizbeth Molinn, U.S. Army BM2 Otelo Rodriguez, U.S. Navy

Lt. Michel Santana, U.S. Navy Maj. Brian Sterling Smith, U. S. Army

LCpl. Erick Ricardo Toledo, U.S. Marine Corps

“GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING”

Collection for The Week of J

January 13/14 My Weekly Tithe $5,521.00 School Support $ 989.00

Thank you for your generosity and support of your parish.

SECOND COLLECTION Jan 21: Fuel Offering Jan 28: Churches in Need

ANNOUNCED MASSES

Sunday January 21 7:30 Carmencita Kilayki 9:00 Jacqueline Roumain 10:30 The People of Incarnation 12:00 Lucy Betancourt 5:00 Bruce Gallacher Monday January 22 8:30 Rev Willaim J. Edgar Tuesday January 23 8:30 Azariah Williams Wednesday January 24 St. Francis de Sales 8:30 Dominique Jean Thursday January 25 9:30 Intentions of Geronimo Batalla. Friday January 26 Ss. Timothy & Titus 8:30 Juanito Go Saturday January 27 St. Angela Merci 8:30 Intentions of Catherine Drouin 5:00 The People of Incarnation Sunday January 28 7:30 Juan & Maria Mariano 9:00 John Ganci 10:30 Elton Roberts 12:00 Lucy Betancourt 5:00 Aquilina Bedia

Vision Statement

Incarnation Parish is a Roman Catholic community centered around the Lord Jesus, a living sign of hope to all that the Word made flesh dwells among us. His presence and love is encountered in all areas of our life together, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in Sacred Scripture and in the Sacraments. We seek to make the Lord's presence and love known through service and edu-cation, through evangelization and through con-tinual conversion and renewal in Him. We entrust our life together and our sharing in the mission of Christ to the protection and intercession of Mary, Mother of the Lord and our Mother.

FUEL COLLECTION. On January 21st the annual “Fuel Collection” will take place. There is an additional envelope in the church packet that requests your generous contribution to defray the costs of the parish buildings. Needless to say, like your own homes, everyone is hit hard during the winter months. We ask every parishioner to be as generous as possible so that our parish buildings may remain warm and comfortable for everybody. Extra white “Fuel Collection” envelopes are in the church today for those who did not receive it in the mail. Thank you for your help.

To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.—2Thes 2:14

To all those recently Confirmed; this invitation is for you. We invited you to a Lenten Day of Prayer/Retreat. This is a great way for us to renew our faith, accept new challenges and truly become people of greatness in our community and in the church today!

Youth Retreat Day Where: Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington When: Saturday March 10, 2018 Bus will leave in front of the Rectory at 8:15 AM Bus will return at about 5:00 P.M. Who: All those Confirmed since 2010

BRING A FRIEND TO CHURCH!

FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN

I overheard someone the other day say that her New Year’s Resolution was to go back to Church. I don’t know if she was Catholic or not but there was a time when almost 75% of Catholics went to Mass every Sunday. In fact that’s how one was considered a practicing Catholic: attending Mass every Sunday. Today there are people who consider themselves Catholic who rarely worship at Sunday Mass. Perhaps they come a few times a year. But then there are so many of us who attend Mass rather regularly each week. Sometimes we, too, are a little too liberal with our excuses for not attending Sunday Mass: the rain, a ballgame, work, travel. Here at Incarnation Mass is offered six times a weekend. That is a tremendous luxury that makes people from different parts of the world and even our diocese of Brooklyn very jealous. We can go to the 7:30 Mass before a day trip or join the worshipers at the 5 after a day at work. The only thing that keeps us away many times is our desire and our justification that it’s “ok” to miss Mass. Pope John Paul the Great wrote in his Apostolic Letter On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy: Since the Eucharist is the very heart of Sunday, it is clear why, from the earliest centuries, the pastors of the Church have not ceased to remind the faithful of the need to be part of the liturgical assembly. “Leave everything on the Lord’s Day,” urges the third century text known as the Didascalia, “and run diligently to your assembly, because it is your praise of God. Otherwise, what excuse will they make to God, those who do not come together on the Lord’s Day to hear the word of life and feed on the divine nourishment that lasts forever?” The faithful have generally accepted this call of the pastors with conviction of soul and one should never forget the genuine heroism of priests and faithful who have fulfilled this obligation even when faced with danger and the denial of religious freedom. Sometimes we get distracted, sometimes we get deceived that something might be better or more important than our place at Mass. Let’s resolve to take our rightful place before the Altar each Sunday in 2018. Moreover, Let’s resolve not only to be here ourselves but to invite and bring a friend or family member to Mass with us. It really is that important. It really is what makes us Catholic. That’s not a bad resolution at all! God Bless!

PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD. Over the next ten months you will be in-vited to pray at home

for more priests. We invite individual parishioners & fami-lies to sign up to receive a beautiful Good Shepherd statue into their home for one or two weeks and to pray for priestly vocations. A prayer kit & activity sheets about vo-cations will be also given to help you through your prayer week. At the end of the week, on Saturdays, we ask you to return the Good Shepherd Statue to the Parish Office so that it may be handed over to another parishioner and/or family on Sunday. You may keep the activity sheets for further prayer and reflection. Please consider signing up for our Prayer Campaign for Priestly Vocations. Simply fill in the form below and return it to the Parish Office or in the collection as soon as possible. Father Chris, Father O’Connor or a member of the Vocations Committee, will contact you soon afterwards about all the details.

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NAME ___________________ PHONE: _____________ Please contact me/us to participate in Incarnation’s Prayer Campaign for Priestly Vocations. I/We wish to dedicate daily prayer before the Good Shepherd in our home asking for more priests to active ministry in the Church.

Feast of Faith Series: Our Creed: Who We Are and What We Are About ~ We invite every-one who would like to explore our Catholic Faith more deeply to come and reflect on the Creed throughout this coming year. The next of the five sessions— “The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity: “I believe in Jesus Christ” - The Incarnation takes place next Tuesday, Jan 23 at 7:30PM. Save the dates for future sessions on Apr 17 and May 22 - all Tuesdays at 7:30.

Parish Pilgrimage 2018: In the Footsteps of St. Paul. There will be an informational meeting for all those interested in the Pilgrim-age in the Footsteps of St. Paul to next Sunday, January 28 at 1PM in Msgr. Griffin Hall. Please spread the word and invite a friend.

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Readings For The Week Sunday Jon 3:1-5,10 1Cor 7:29-31 Mk 1:14-20 Monday 2Sm 5: 1-7, 10 Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday 2Sm 6:12b-15,17-19 Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday 2Sm 7:14-17 Mk 4:1-20 Thursday Acts 22:3-16 Mk 16:15-18 Friday 2Tm 1:1:8 Mk 4:26-34 Saturday 2Sm 12:1-7a,10-17 Mk 4:35-41

Events For The Week 9:00am Religious Education MGH 1:00pm Legion of Mary OLPH 2:00pm Youth Group OLPH 2:30pm Haitian Mass CH 5:00pm CORA OLPH Monday 7:30pm RCIA OLPH Tuesday 12:00noon Friendship Club OLPH 7:30pm Feast of Faith Series OLPH Wednesday 9:00am Adoration CH 5:30pm Angelic Voices CH 7:30pm Choir CH Thursday 7:30pm Social Justice SG 8:00pm AA OLPH Friday School 11:30am Dismissal 12:00pm Food Pantry MNH 6:00pm Girl Scouts MNH 7:30pm Eng. Prayer Group OLPH Saturday 9:00am SH Prayer Group OLPH 9:30am Sunday Scripture Study MGH 10:30am Lit. Comm. SG 6:00pm Haitian Prayer Group OLPH

INCARNATION CATHOLIC ACADEMY CORNER

Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Registration continues for the 2017-2018 Academic Year

Non– Catholic Children are also Welcomed at the Academy

Walk-in registration will be held daily from 9-11AM.

Appointments may also be made for a School Tour. Parents who are interested in registering their child for

Pre-K or K will be required to bring their child to spend a day in the current class.

Box Tops for Education May be left in the church’s main vestibule

For more info and Open House Dates log onto www.incarnationqv.org or call 718-465-5066

A campaign such as Generations of Faith does not simply end when all the pledges are collected. Now is the time when we start to see the wonderful effects of our effort. Blue collection envelopes have been placed by the doors of the church to help facilitate your pledge payments. Please be sure to send your pledge payments in by mail or sign up for online payments at www.cfbq.org/generations/payments. Together we can insure the future of our parish and the presence of the Gospel in our part of Queens for Generations to Come!

CONFIRMATION CLASSES for adults who have not received the sacrament will be offered after Easter. If you or a family member needs to be confirmed please call Fr. Chris at the Religious Education Office (718) 465-8534. Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:30PM in the choir loft of the church. Stop by and see. Stop by and sing! No prior choral singing experience needed. For further infor-mation contact Mr. Townsend at 718-465-8534. Rehearsals resume January 17.

“Let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you.” If you are considering a vocation to the con-secrated life or priesthood, call the Vocation Office at 718-827-2454, or email: voca-tions@diobrook.org.

Parish Pilgrimage 2018: In the Footsteps of St. Paul—Sept 9 – 20. ~ The parish pilgrimage next September will be to Greece and the Greek Isles as we make a Pilgrim Journey In the Steps of St. Paul. Spread the word to families and friends take home some brochures from the church vestibule.

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LIVING LIGHTS. Securing an Annual Living Light Votive Candle to Honor a Loved One, Remember a Special Intention, or Mark a Milestone is a con-tinual and wonderful way to celebrate sentiments and offer intercessions of remembrance, hope and gratitude. Two wall mounted electric candle

stands now hang in our church on either side of the newly restored and expanded Saints’ Shrine. These unique and inviting candles are made of real wax with electrified illu-mination to insure your Living Light burns brightly throughout the year. A plaque displaying the name of your loved one, your intention, or your milestone will be mounted before your Living Light Votive Candle. Plaques will remain for the year you have secured your Living Light and may be renewed or rededicated for addi-tional 12 month periods. In addition to its rightful place before your Living Light in the Saints’ Shrine, your Loved One, Special Intention, or Milestone will also be included in the Living Light Section of the Parish Website. See the blue brochure by the church doors or contact the rectory for more info: 718-465-8534.

INCARNATION INFORMATION

Organization Contact Phone

Adult Confirmation Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Adult English Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Adult Faith Formation Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Alcoholics Anonymous Rectory 718-465-8534 Altar Servers Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Angelic Voices Children’s Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Baptism Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Extraordinary Ministers Deacon Franklin 718-465-8534 Evangelization Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Family Life Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Filipino Choir Ricky Matela 718-357-4894 Finance Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Food Pantry Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Fundraising Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Friendship Club Marilyn Gallacher 718-465-2895 Girl Scouts Nalda Gomes 646-320-9355 Haitian Prayer Group Occide Pierre 718-776-0523 Homebound Ministry Sr. Ellen Patrice 718-465-8534 Hospitality Ministry Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Incarnation Academy

Principal Satti Marchan 718-465-5066x28 Alumni Denise Antz 516-354-1217 HSA Jornada Lorraine Marrero 718-468-9029 Lectors Deacon Lopez 718-465-8534 Legion of Mary B. Innocent 718-464-2167 Liturgy Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Line Dancing Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Marriage Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Martha Ministry Donna Paul 347-495-0435 Mustard Seed Ministry Mrs. Marie Fouche 718-465-8534x23 Nocturnal Adoration Anna Maria Lopez 718-217-4160 Pag-Asa Filipino Com Jose Santiago 718-479-0496 Parish Pastoral Council Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Publicity Coordinator Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 RCIA Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Religious Education Mrs. Juliana Paul 718-465-8534x23 Rosary/Altar Society Sacred Hearts Group Dcn Clemenceau 718-341-2653 Spanish Prayer Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Spanish Choir Jasmine Gomez 347-407-2248 St. Vincent dePaul Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Vine & Branches Prayer Gp Karine Baron 646-299-2291 Vocations Committee G. Pierre-Antoine 718-341-2653 Youth Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534

The Shepherd Speaks

We now turn to the celebration of Mass, start-ing with the introductory rites. These rites are not marginal: they dispose us to listen in faith to the word of God and to partake worthily in the Eucharistic sacrifice. Each ritual gesture is expressive of the mysteries we prepare to celebrate. As the priest kisses the altar, we are reminded that Mass is an encoun-

ter of love with the living Christ. As we join in making the sign of the cross, we recall that by our baptism we share in the love of God, Fa-ther, Son and Holy Spirit, revealed on the cross of Christ. -General Audience—12.20.17

MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY. Those who are inter-ested in the Ministry of Hospitality to welcome visitors and parishion-ers to our doors at Sunday Mass are asked to contact Father O’Con-nor for more information. This ministry is a result of the Parish Assembly and parishion-ers’ desire to make Incarnation a more welcoming place.

THE “INCARNATION AP” FOR YOUR SMART PHONE. Go to: http://incrcc.org/web/index.php/mobile-app-directions and follow instructions. Incarnation information at your fin-gertips. All the latest from your par-ish.

Goals of the ARISE Together in Christ Experience: • Sharing and witnessing to

the Word of God in Sacred Scripture

• Developing vibrant communities of faith and service • Forging deeper relationships among parishioners and

across diverse ethnic groups • Providing a concrete and practical means of evangeli-

zation

Interested in being part of the team? Call the rectory: 718-465-8534

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MEMORIALS DURING THE WEEK

Because the parish Mass Intentions fill in so quickly there is now the opportunity to memorialize the Altar Candles, the Offerings of Bread and Wine and the Sanctuary Lamps. Please contact the Parish Office as dates are available be-ginning this week. All intentions will be listed here in the bulletin. The offering for each are the same at $25

Youth Group Meets on Sundays at 2PM in the

OLPH Meeting Room Entrance on Francis Lewis Blvd.

Everyone can come and check it out.

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE SHARNG ON SATURDAYS. Join us on Saturday mornings from 9:30-10:30 in Our Lady’s Meeting Room or the Auditorium as we spend time with the read-

ings that will be proclaimed at Mass on Satur-day evening and Sunday. Through prayer and fellowship we hope to have the Scriptures

come more alive.

January 27 Deacon Robinson

Dt 18:15-20; 1Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28

Religious Education Happenings

CONFIRMATION CLASSES for adults who have not re-ceived the sacrament will be offered after Easter. If you or a family member needs to be confirmed please call Fr. Chris at the Religious Education Office (718) 465-8534. Mustard Seed Ministry resumes at 10:30AM Mass today.

Recently Engaged? If you or someone you know was engaged over the holidays don’t for get to contact the rectory once a wedding date is decided. Allow plenty of time for the prepa-rations for the Sacrament of Marriage.

The PARISH CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE has begun enhancing the music at the 5PM Sunday evening Mass. The group largely made up of young people have placed their musical gifts at the service of the community. For more information, or if you would like to add your gifts, see Mr. Townsend after Mass or call him at 718.465.8534.

Mustard Seed Ministry at 10:30 Mass. At the end of the Opening Prayer children from ages four to seven will be invited to the lower church to hear the reading(s) in a special way by a trained catechist. This may include storytel-

ling, creating a simple craft, singing a song, etc. At the end of the Prayer of the Faithful of the Mass the children will return and sit back with their parents and families. For more information see Mrs. Fouche after Mass or call the Rel Ed Office.

CHURCH ENVELOPES. The new packet of church en-velopes was recently mailed to all registered parishioners who use the weekly envelopes. If you did not receive the mailing please contact the Parish Office. If you do not regularly receive envelopes we encourage you to formally register in the parish as active parishioners and help sup-port the parish throughout the year. Lastly, we kindly ask you to mark your offering amount on the front of the envelope each week. Thank you for your cooperation and generosity.

2018 MASS BOOK. The Mass Book for the next calendar year is now open. The opportunity to pray in a special way for the repose of the soul of a loved one or other prayerful intention is made available each day with announced Mass offerings. You may choose to commemorate a death anniversary, wedding anniversary, birthday remembrance or simply pray in thanksgiving. Open dates begin in May.

COLDS AND COMMON SENSE. As we continue to pass through the winter months and flu season, please re-member to refrain from receiving the Precious Blood from the chalice, and even exchanging the sign of peace if not feeling well. Your neighbor will understand and thank you.

WHITE WELCOME ENVELOPES are located in the church for those who are new in the parish, for those who would like to receive weekly envelopes and for those who may have forgotten their envelope today. Thank you for all your support for as parish as we try to meet our weekly needs.

2017 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL continues with 257 pledges to the sum of $49, 795. All monies donated now will remain in the parish. Once again we look forward to a successful pledge drive at Incarnation mindful that every penny collected over goal returns to the parish. If you have never given to the appeal be-fore please consider doing so this year. Pledge envelopes are by the doors of the church. With the participation of every parishioner we are guaranteed success.

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THE FAMILY LIFE COMMITTEE – TUESDAY, JAN 30. Wanted fun and dedicated people who want to help build up Incarnation. The Commit-tee seeks to promote family living in the faith community. Through vari-ous parish activities the Family Life Committee reaches out to youngsters, adults and senior citizens. Each fam-ily member is important to the committee. So join us in the OLPH Meeting Room at 7:30PM on Tuesday, Jan 30.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (PPC) will meet Satur-day, February 3 at 10:30AM in the rectory. All members are reminded to attend.

MARTHA MINISTRY. Join with others from the parish in a detailed cleaning of the church at 10:30AM on the Sec-ond Saturday of the month, February 10. For more information please con-tact: Donna Paul—347-495-0435.

CAR REBATES. The St. Vincent DePaul Society will give $50-$100 to Incarnation for each car, truck or van (running or not). If you or someone you know has an old or neglected vehicle that needs disposal please call 718-491-2525 and mention Incarnation.

PARISH WEBSITE. Click onto www.incrcc.org and en-joy all the news and information about our parish including the weekly bulletin, current schedules, parish history and much more.

Parish Registration ~ We invite anyone who attends our Masses to register in our parish. This will give you the opportunity to be acquainted with the various events, min-isters and activities of our parish and enable us to serve you better with your needs.

PARISH LITURGY COMMITTEE The parish is seeking peo-ple who would like to help bring together ideas and put them together for the various times and seasons of the Church Liturgical Year as well as various Parish Celebra-tions. The Liturgy Committee will address themes, musical contributions, decorations and other aspects of our Liturgi-cal Celebrations. The next meeting of the Liturgy Committee will take place this Saturday at 10:30AM in the Rec-tory Basement Conference Room and will begin planning for Lent and Holy Week. Please contact Fr. O’Connor at the rectory (465-8534) to find out more information.

Parish Social Justice Ministry. The next meeting of the Parish Social Justice Ministry will take place next Thursday, Jan 25 at 7:30PM in the Rectory Base-ment Conference Room. Everyone is invited as we explore Gospel Teachings and strive to put them in practice in our community.

Valentine’s Day Blood Drive—Feb 11—8:30AM-2PM. Our Autumn Blood Drive will take place on Sunday, Feb 11. In addition to saving the date please extend an invitation to those who don’t attend Incarnation so they can share and give the gift of life.

Church Etiquette: As we move further into the winter months, the men of the parish are reminded that it has been a centuries long tradi-tion that they remove their hats upon entering church. Also kindly help the ushers to keep the church doors shut so the church will be warm for those worshiping at the next celebration. Thank You.

The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated every week at In-carnation. Confessions are heard every Saturday from 4PM-4:45PM and by calling the rectory for an appointment. Don’t neglect God’s Gift of Recon-ciliation. “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His mercy endures for-ever!”

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS. Any parishioners who need a total of their church contributions using the envelopes in 2017 please feel free to contact the Parish Office during regu-lar office hours, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 12 Noon, 1:30 PM to 4 PM.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ART CONTEST. The Family Life Committee is happy to announce this art con-test in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The chil-dren in the parish will enjoy learning more and more about this important person in American history as they artisti-cally bring to life this year’s theme: Martin Luther King had a dream for mankind. What’s your dream. This con-

test is open to children in the parish from kindergarten to ninth grades. Official poster paper and entry rules will soon be available in the church vestibule and at the Parish Office, School Office and Re-ligious Education Office. Three fabu-lous prizes on different levels (K-3, 4-6, 7-9 grades) will be awarded. Look out for more details. Good luck to all the children in this year’s contest!

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