ICC Staff & Volunteers:

Rev. Fr. Frederick Bayler, Pastor Rev. Fr. Bala, Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Bob Mantei, Deacon Rev. Mr. Sean Stack, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Barnard, Deacon Dea. Chuck Bowman, Maintenance Cindy Fields, Community Service Office Administers: Lois Armentor & Kathy McDougall Michele Vangelas, Rel. Ed. Facilitator Garrett St. Peter, Bookkeeper Lori Miscovich, Parish Council Chair Jodi S. & Penny W., Health Min.

2 Doyon Place Fairbanks, AK 99701

(907) 452-3533 Fax (907) 456-3336

iccfairbanks@gmail.com www.alaska.net/~icc/

Parish Office Hours Tues.-Fri. 9:00am - 4:00pm

April 30, 2017

Sacramental Life & Devotions Mass Times Saturday Vigil 5:30pm; Sunday 7:30am, 10:00am

Monday - Friday 12:10pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday - Friday 11:45am - Noon in Church Confessional

Saturday 4:00 - 5:00pm downstairs in Reconciliation Room

Or by appointment

Baptism If you are interested in having your child baptized, please call to

schedule an appointment with Deacon Sean Stack at: 907-452-3701.

Marriage Contact the parish office at least six (6) months prior to the wedding date.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00pm

First Friday 7:30pm - midnight

First Saturday 12:01am - 7:30am

Parish Devotions Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 11:45am ~ Rosary

Wednesdays: 6:00 - 7:00pm ~ Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 1st Friday: after 12:10 Mass ~ Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 3rdFriday: after 12:10 Mass ~ Divine Mercy Chaplet

Mass Intentions: If you would like to request that a Mass be said for your

intention, please call 452-3533, or stop by the office during scheduled

business hours. The suggested donation for a Mass intention is $10.00.

Welcome New Parishioners!!

If you wish to join our parish family, please fill out the Parish Census Form, found in the vestibule or on our

website, & place the completed form in the offertory basket or drop it by the Parish Office. If you are an existing

parishioner & you move, please let the office know your new address.

Flowers

Space Available

Flower envelopes are available in the vestibule & cry room. There is availability for flower intentions for the May June and July. Please help us provide flowers for our church!

Parish Council Elections

Will be held next weekend for 3 openings.

Bulletin Deadline:

All articles and ads must be in to the ICC parish office by 10 am on Thursday, or they will not run until the following week. E-mail to: iccfairbanks@gmail.com

For The Week: April 29– May 7, 2017 Liturgies Mass Intentions

Catholic Home Missions Appeal will be taken up this weekend. Right now, over 40 percent of dioceses in the United States are considered home missions because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support funds programs such as religious education, seminary formation, and lay ministry training to build vibrant faith communities right here in the United States. Please be generous. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.

ICC’s Building Fund 2nd Collection will be taken next weekend. Please continue to support our parish family. Thank you!

The Parish Council Elections are next weekend for 3 openings. The Ballots & pencils will be distributed. There will be a box in the vestibule for your completed ballot. Thank you in advance for voting!!

The May Crowning of Mary will take place next Saturday, May 6th . There will be two May Crowning's this year, beginning with a procession at the 5:30pm

Vigil Mass to crown the Altar of Mary; the second crowing will be just before the 7:30am Mass at the Grotto statue of Mary. Thank you to all who helped during Holy week! I especially want to thank: Mary Bonnell and her granddaughter Evelyn, Grace Pierce and family, Lois Armentor, Teri Lorkowski, Myrna McGhie, Yanish family and friends, Cheryle Pfeffer, Pam MacDonald, Rose Wentink, Mullins family, Doundna family, and Michelle Robinson. Sincerely, Mary Robinson and the ICC Staff.

Mother’s Day Corsage Fundraiser: We will be selling corsages & memorial roses for Mothers Day. Mothers Day is only 3 weeks away…don’t delay, order your corsage or memorial rose today!! Corsages $10 each and Memorial Roses $5 each, please sign-up on sheet in the Vestibule. Thank you Jodi, Joy & Georgie.

During the month of May+ Legion of Mary Members and anyone else moved by the Spirit will be leading the Rosary before all week end Masses. Please plan to come 20 minutes prior to the beginning of Mass to participate with your fellow parishioners in this Marian Devotion and add your personal intentions.

CD of the Week: The Necessity of Divine Mercy: Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, reveals the urgency to live and share the powerful message of Divine Mercy. He explains the basics of the Divine Mercy feast, image, novena, chaplet, and hour of mercy, and how to incorporate them into your spiritual life. In this Year of Mercy, discover God’s transformative message of Divine Mercy.

Saint Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those

entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Please Remember in Your Prayers

Bob & Peggy Mantei; Cheryl Chrisman; Debora Hambiln; Barb M.; Baby Owen & Parents; Jack & Family; Dorothy; Kronbach Family; Thank you Baby Lucy; Fred Esparza; Dennis Treb; Lisa Hover; Baby Effie; Frank Buckmeier; Lance; John &

Cheryle Pfeffer; Dirk Mennard & Family; Donna Gavora; Bill & Linda Lesko; Clark; Dan Koudelka; Hallie & Mariah Fields; Nora Ross; Patricia Hay; Cheley Patterson; Judy Wise; Mark & Trudie Stack; The Want Family; Cathie Dolan; Christopher Landry

and all names and intentions in our Book of Intentions. Prayer Intentions are being refreshed every 2 months. Please call the office to add and or remove a loved one to the prayer box.

ICC News & Events of Interest

STATUS OF OPERATING FUND - (July 1, 2016 - April 16 2017)

2016-2017 Amt. Needed Second Collection Budget Weekly $348,000.12 $6,692.31

Regular Income Regular Income Building Fund To Date Last Week Last Week TBD TBD TBD

Saturday Apr 29 St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin,

Doctor of the Church

Acts 6:1-7 Jn 6:16-21 5:30pm: Mary McGowan (repose)

Sunday Apr 30 Third Sunday Of Easter

Acts 2:14, 22-33 1 Pt 1:17-21

Lk 24:13-35

7:30am: Carl & Mary Comperchio (repose)

10:00am: Rose Want Nowlin (repose)

Monday May 1 St. Joseph the Worker Acts 6:8-15 Jn 6:22-29 12:10pm: Thanksgiving

Tuesday May 2 St. Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor of the Church

Acts 7:51—8:1a Jn 6:30-35 12:10pm: Mark Rausch (intentions)

Wednesday May 3 St. Philip and James, Apostles 1 Cor 15:1-8 Jn 14-6-14 12:10pm: Dorothy Evelyn Patin

(intentions)

Thursday May 4 Easter Weekday Acts 8:26-40 Jn 6:44-51 12:10pm: Ethel Rausch (intentions)

Friday May 5 Easter Weekday Acts 9:1-20 Jn 6:52-59 12:10pm: Mary Jo & Mary Louise

Martino (repose)

Saturday May 6 Easter Weekday Act 9:31-42 Jn 6:60-69 5:30pm: ICC Parish Family

Sunday May 7 Fourth Sunday Of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Pt 2:20b-25

Jn 10:1-10

7:30am: ICC Parish Family

10:00am: Pete Del Cecato (repose)

Cindy Fields - Community Service - 456-4918 - icc.community.service@alaska.net

ICC Community Service is holding weekly Golf Tournament meetings on Thursday 4pm to 5pm in Murphy Hall. Valerie Therrien is coordinating the committee again this year. However, due to her duties on the Fairbanks City Council she has made it clear that this will be her last turn as Chairperson. I cannot tell

you how much she has done to help us raise funds for the ICC Soup Kitchen. She is a real gem when it comes to doing all she can to help make the event a lot of fun to participate in. It will be difficult to replace her. Now we must reach out & find a generous person willing to take the lead & work with Valerie & the committee from now until June 16th,2017 Tournament time. Just give us a call or come to our next meeting Thursday from 4pm to 5pm. We truly have fun working together & we absolutely need the help. Thank you for your consideration.

Do you know of any golfers who would like to sign up for the Soup Kitchen Benefit? We are looking to sign up as many teams as possible.... Players of every skill level are encouraged to sign up. It is a Shot Gun start beginning at 6pm.This is a seriously fun fundraising event & friendly fun play with serious golfers & those with limited experience. Even if you don’t play, yet want to contribute to the Soup Kitchen, you can sponsor a hole to help us out, sponsor a team, help us with corporate sponsorship or become a gift prize donor. Every single donation is tax deductible & is so

deeply appreciated. Information & sign-up sheets are in the vestibule. God bless our Soup Kitchen benefactors & volunteers.

RIP Carlos: Please join us in prayer for a very dear friend of the Soup Kitchen. He was a victim of homicide on Easter Sunday. FPD has not released much information while the investigation continues. He once told me a story of being lost in the wilderness between villages after losing the trail the first of 5 nights. He was cold, scared, certain he would die. He prayed in the deepest dark night sky to be found. He also prayed not to be eaten by the big bear that followed his scent & found him. He said that during the day he shared the blueberry patch with the birds & talked to them. Remembering the verse about the birds being taken care of by the Lord, he was sure He would take care of his needs. Carlos settled back into the green mat of the berry bush & asked God again for protection from the hungry bear settling near him in the same berry bush. How I loved to hear his laugh & hear his lessons. “Prayers work!” The villagers found him on the morning of the 6th day. They gave him bread & cool water to drink then put him on the back of a 4-wheeler & took him home. Everyone nick-named him “Blueberry” – Friend of God & the Grizzly & tundra birds.

Pray that he too is with Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of Love. May family & friends left behind call upon Jesus, Merciful Savior –

Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Mother of Mercy – come to our aid. Amen.

Registration for the Alaska Catholic Youth Conference is now open. ACYC will take place June 5th-8th in Anchorage. To register:

Go to the Archdiocese of Anchorage website: https://www.archdioceseofanchorage.org/

Locate: ACYC 2017 “He Has Done Great Things” and press “click” to register

Fill-out the on-line registration form…please print tickets and bring to ACYC

Early Bird special —$99.00 until May 1; after May 1st, $125.00

If you have questions, please contact Fr. Robert Fath in the Office of Faith and Family Formation at 374-9511 or by email at family@cbna.org.

2017 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC): November 16th-18th,2017 in Indianapolis. NCYC is a powerful, biennial, three-day experience of prayer, community, catechesis and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones.

World Youth Day- Panama 2019! Check out the poster on bulletin board in the vestibule. Watch for updates in future bulletins for more information!

YOU CAN HELP DIOCESAN MISSION TRAVEL FUNDRAISER PT 2 with VALUE VILLAGE 400 BAGS = $1,000

One of our greatest challenges, in the Diocese, is getting our priests out to the villages in Northern Alaska to celebrate the Mass and Sacraments.

Many parishioners in our Bush villages go weeks without the Mass. We have only 15 priests to cover nearly 410,000 square miles and 46 parishes.

By contributing BAGS of your gently used items to our VALUE VILLAGE fundraiser— you can raise funds to help with Missionary travel costs!

Value Village will donate $1,000.00 for 400 kitchen sized (tall) garbage bags. Our drop off date is May 20th VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP TRANSPORT THE BAGS ON MAY 20TH.

Please call Patty at 374-9536 or Teresa at 374-9528 to arrange a drop off day/time OR to volunteer on May 20th. PLEASE PLEDGE THE NUMBER OF BAGS YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE ON THE SITE

https://fundrive.savers.com/e/diocesanmissionfundraiser THIS HELPS US KNOW HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO OUR GOAL!

*All items must be in good, clean, and sellable condition. Clothing & Accessories (hats, belts, scarves, etc.) Shoes~Linens~Books~Household Items

Monetary donations can also be made directly online to our Mission Travel Fund at: https://dioceseoffairbanks.weshareonline.org/MissionTravelFund

Our last fund drive raised $569.40--that was about 200 bags! Thank you in advance for your generous donations. Happy cleaning!

Other Catholic News and Events

Michele Vangelas - Religious Education & Youth News - 452-3533 - icc.alaska.re@gmail.com

With only one more week of Religious Education classes left it is time to recognize all of the hard work and dedication put forth by our catechists. They have given freely of themselves, their time and talents in support of our Church and the future of our faith community. Our most heartfelt thanks go out to Brittany Tackett, Liz Krenzke, Mary Robinson, Michele Robinson, Bethany Doudna, Jennifer Mantei, Heidi Doudna, Lori Mertes and Debbie Meade. Without you there would be no program. Thank you. And thanks to your families who have shared you with us these past Sunday mornings. It has been a great year and we look forward to the next one.

ICC Parish “FORMED”: Please register at FORMED.org, the Parish code is: J8WDM7.

Parish Council Elections

May 7, 2017

CANDIDATE BIOS

Bios listed in alphabetical order:

Myrna McGhie

I’ve been a resident of Fairbanks for 47 years, arriving in January 1968. My family built a log home

north of Fairbanks, and I raised four children, Mike, Rob, Scott and Traci in that cozy little house. I

took courses at UAF in writing/Communications, Computers and Psychology to increase my work

skills. As a longtime member of the Sweet Adeline’s, I held many positions in both musical and

administrative leadership. I was fortunate to land a job as a Legislative Assistant for a Legislator in

the Alaska State House. Over the last few years, I have freed myself of other activities and now feel

strongly about serving my church family. Running for a parish council seat seems to be what the

Lord wants me to do now and I hope you will consider me for a position on the council. Thank you

very much for your consideration.

Paul Krenzke

I went to school in Nenana Alaska and after graduating I joined the Marine Corps and served four

years. When I returned home, I worked as a deck hand for a Yukon River barge company, and later

as an equipment operator with the State of Alaska. I met my wife when I left the service in 2009 and

we were married in 2010. We have two children, Bethany, Joshua and, God willing a third one in

August. I love being outside, being with my family, and most of all being Catholic. My family and I

have been members of the Immaculate Conception community for the last 6 years and are always

looking to serve. I believe that God’s holy Church is so special and deserves the very best of all of us.

Thank you for your consideration to serve on the Parish council. If elected, I look forward to working

together with all of you.

Pamela Trottier

My husband and I have been part of the ICC parish since 1977. Our first date was Christmas Eve

midnight Mass in 1976 at ICC. We have 6 children, 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. I

was a part of the Religious Education program for several years and now help out in the Soup

Kitchen whenever I can. I am a Radiologic Technologist at FMH. My husband and I own Alaska Tool

Company. I have also been on the Parish Council for the past 3 years, and I would be honored to

continue serving our faith community through the Parish Council.

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