"I will walk before the Lord,
in the land of the living."
My dear friends,
Today our hearts and souls go out to all the Victims of 9/11 and to their families, who experience the loss of their earthly presence. As our country remembers the 20th Anniversary of that Tuesday morning in 2001, we remember in a particular way all of the First Responders and their heroic sacrifices, as well as our men and women in the Armed Services and their dedicated service to our Nation these past two decades. While I have not yet had an opportunity to visit the 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero, some years back I was moved by the memorials on the footprints of the Twin Towers. May hearts that seek to do violence and terrorism to others be converted; may those who have lost loved ones be consoled; and may those who are still suffering with the physical and emotional effects of that day and its aftermath in war be given strength and find solace in the suffering of Jesus Christ.
Sacred Heart of Jesus...Have Mercy on them.
Undoubtedly, a unique source of grace for the parishioners and families of IHM over the years has been the Perpetual Adoration Chapel. We are now ready to begin Eucharistic Adoration on Monday, September 13th from 9:00am until 1:00pm. Such a devotion requires that the Lord's exposed Presence never be left alone. Therefore, I ask that each hour have three (3) committed people sign-up who would be present each week. Please see the information and link to the sign-up list below. As we see such support develop, it is our hope to increase the hours of availability until, please God, we will have Perpetual Adoration from Monday morning until Friday evening once again.
Our Parish will be blessed by the visit of Relics of Saint Padre Pio next Sunday, September 19th. Please make it a point to come to the lower church in the morning for a prayer before or after Mass, and in the afternoon to pray before them in the main church and to hear some personal testimony by a wonderful priest, Msgr. Franco. Evening Mass with Bishop Colacicco will be at 5:30pm. If anyone is interested in volunteering as a sentinel or to assist direct pilgrims, please contact the rectory (723-0276).
I would like to welcome the superior of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, Mother Lucy, to the House of Prayer and to IHM for a visit! It is a blessing to have your Sisters here!
Our Parish's Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults will recommence this October. Further information will follow. Until that time, I ask that we all pray for those whom the grace of the Lord Jesus is calling to join His Body the Church at Immaculate Heart of Mary. If you know of someone who may wish to become Catholic, pray for them and then ask them if they have ever considered converting or entering into full communion with the Church. Please direct all inquiries to me at the Rectory. If any adult Catholics would like to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation), please contact the Rectory, as well.
May the Lord bless our United States of America, especially this weekend.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION REOPENING!
At Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish we have been uniquely blessed to have Eucharistic Adoration available in our Marian Chapel day and night during the week. Although Adoration was suspended in March 2020, we are planning to re-open on Monday, September 13, 2021 from 9:00AM until 1:00PM!
We are using an online signup process to rebuild our schedule of committed Adorers. If you were previously on the Adoration schedule, you will need to signup to renew your commitment. If you are returning or new to the Adoration schedule, we welcome you to join us in this opportunity to spend time with Jesus.
We are using an online signup process to rebuild our schedule of committed Adorers. If you were previously on the Adoration schedule, you will need to signup to renew your commitment. If you are returning or new to the Adoration schedule, we welcome you to join us in this opportunity to spend time with Jesus.
For the initial reopening plan, Adoration will commence after the 9:00 AM Mass and end with a simple repose at 1:00 PM from Monday to Friday. Over the next several weeks and months we hope to increase hours of Adoration in the hopes of returning once again from after the 6:45 AM Mass on Monday until Friday evening at 7:00 PM.
Scheduled adorers must agree to an ongoing commitment of their time. Please signup ONLY if you are able to stay for the entire full hour and be in attendance on an ongoing weekly basis. If you are added to the schedule, you will be responsible to find a replacement and/or notify the committed adorers who share your hour if you will be absent.
At this time, for your safety, windows will be opened, chairs will be socially distanced and masks will be required.
Please use the signup below to be added to the Adoration Schedule. While everyone is welcome to come and pray, each hour needs 3 committed Adorers to sign up.
Scheduled adorers must agree to an ongoing commitment of their time. Please signup ONLY if you are able to stay for the entire full hour and be in attendance on an ongoing weekly basis. If you are added to the schedule, you will be responsible to find a replacement and/or notify the committed adorers who share your hour if you will be absent.
At this time, for your safety, windows will be opened, chairs will be socially distanced and masks will be required.
Please use the signup below to be added to the Adoration Schedule. While everyone is welcome to come and pray, each hour needs 3 committed Adorers to sign up.
If you would like to commit to a time that is not currently available or you have any questions, please reply to this email or contact the rectory at 914-723-0276.
Visit of the Relics of Padre Pio
to IHM Parish on
Sunday, September 19th
from 9:00AM - 5:00PM
We Place in Your Loving Arms
God of love we place in your loving arms the thousands of innocent lives that were lost on that unforgettable morning of September 11, 2001.
We also remember the courage of the countless men and women who put their lives at risk in order to rescue, alleviate and bring solace to the afflicted.
Help us to continue to work for a world free from every form of hatred, violence and ignorance.
May terrorism -- in all its forms -- disappear from the face of the earth.
Amen.
In this Edition:
- Updated Sunday Mass Times beginning Sunday, September 12th
- Religious Education: Catechist Needed for 3rd Grade
- CYO Registration is now OPEN
- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 14th
- Catechetical Sunday is Sunday, September 19th
- 40 Days for Life: September 22nd - October 31st
- Welcome Back to School Video from Tracy Keelin, Principal of IHM School
- HOPE Community Services: Friday, September 17th
- Happy National Grandparents Day (September 12th)
- Beginning Experience: October 15th-17th
WORD ON FIRE | ENGAGE
You Are the Christ!
Who are you? Not what you do, not what are your strengths or hobbies or attractions; who are you? Where do you put your identity?
Jesus doesn't ask his followers, "What do people think of me?" or "Do people like me?" He asks, "Who do people say that I am?" It's a question that cuts to the heart of his identity and whether his disciples have connected the dots or not.
"You are the Christ!" Peter exclaims. Against the backdrop of Caesarea Philippi, the villages named to given honor to Caesar, Peter affirms that Jesus is the true King, the one who unite the nations and usher in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Watch this short video below from The Chosen actor Jonathan Roumie from our new series Catholicism 101, to hear more on how God calls us to put our love into action through our vocations:
"One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.”
Questions for Additional Reflection:
- All love requires sacrifice. In your own vocation, what have you sacrificed in order to love?
- Do you believe that Jesus is indeed the Christ, the Lord of All?
- Where do you struggle to give God authority in your life?
MASS SEATING & BAPTISMS
1. Striving to best accommodate all seating preferences at our Masses: the School side of the church has no seating restrictions on distance and masks are optional, most of the Carman Road side offers social distancing and we ask all to wear masks on that side of church, and the Adoration Chapel offers an environment for those who are uncomfortable being in the main body of the church with unmasked individuals, therefore social distance and required masks are in order. Thank you for your understanding.
2. We will continue to have Sunday Mass at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon. Starting September 12, 2021, until the Sunday before Memorial Day 2022, we plan on the Sunday Mass schedule being: 7:30 AM (no music), 9:00 AM (Family Mass), 10:30 AM (Adult Choir Mass) and 12:00 noon.
3. The Sacrament of Baptism for Infants and Toddlers is held on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 1:30PM. Up to four families will be accommodated for each scheduled Baptism. Please contact the Rectory for availability and to set up an appointment.
IHM DONATIONS
If you plan to contribute online using WeShare for your recurring IHM contributions, and would like to discontinue receiving mailed envelopes, or if you have any questions or comments about envelopes or WeShare, please use the simple contact form above.
We joyfully announce the forthcoming celebration of Marriage for
III Alexander Ricevuto & Alessandra Sapienza
II Colin McGovern & Andrea Devas
II Nicholas Villard & Tara Shanley
II Scott Valdovinos and Gabrielle Rusciano
UPDATED SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Starting today, September 12, 2021 until the Sunday before Memorial Day 2022, the Sunday Mass schedule will be as follows:
7:30AM (No music)
9:00AM (Family Mass)
10:30AM (Adult Choir Mass)
12:00PM
Please note: ONLY the 9:00AM, 10:30AM & 12:00PM Masses will be livestreamed.
Religious Education Program: Catechist Needed!
We are still in need of ONE 3rd Grade teacher for Religious Education. Classes from 3:30PM-5:00PM on Mondays.
Please consider joining our Religious Education family, a lot of wonderful things go on! If you can help, or would like to speak to someone, please give us a call (914) 723-7593 or e-mail ihmsor@ihmscarsdale.org.
Registration for the 2021-22 CYO Basketball season is open on our website, IHMBASKETBALL.ORG. CYO Basketball is open to all boys and girls that are registered parishioners or IHM School students in grades 3-8. Practices will begin the first week of October. You will be contacted by your coach after registration regarding practice times. If you have any questions regarding CYO Basketball please contact Greg Doyle at thedoyle6@gmail.com
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 14th
The Cross. It's tempting to not be scandalized by "the brand" of our faith when it's grown so familiar. Crosses are ubiquitous, adorning our walls as decorations and our bodies as jewelry. But for the early Christians, the Cross was the instrument of brutal, humiliating torture, and no one would adorn themselves with a cross willingly.
Jesus took on the Cross to save the human race. "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life" (John 3:15).
Today's feast celebrates this great mystery in the life of Christ: not even the instrument of the most painful death, the Cross, has final power over God!
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Cross you have redeemed the world!
Why Did Jesus Have to Die on a Cross?
Watch this lesson from Bishop Barron addressing why Jesus died the way he did:
Watch this lesson from Bishop Barron addressing why Jesus died the way he did:
Catechetical Sunday, September 19, 2021
Catechesis is the word used to describe this essential ministry of the Church through which the teachings of Christ have been passed on to believers throughout the ages.” (From the National Directory for Catechesis)
Each year we are privileged to give special recognition to our many Catechists who participate in this very essential ministry.
This year’s Catechetical Sunday theme is “Say The Word & My Soul Shall Be Healed."
We would like to invite all the parishioners to the 9:00 AM Mass on Catechetical Sunday, September 19th, when the Catechists will be commissioned to honor and give thanks to our Catechists.
Immediately following the mass will be our “Meet the Teacher” Meeting in the auditorium of the school. We hope you can take a few minutes to stop by and pick up the curriculum, see the book your child will be using for the year, have some coffee and meet new or re-acquaint yourself with old friends
40 Days for Life:
September 22 through October 31, 2021
Want to be part of saving lives? All it takes is your prayers and presence. 40 Days for Life is a life-saving prayer campaign that will be held September 22 - October 31. 40 Days for Life is a peaceful initiative consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion. More than 18,000 children have been saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life campaigns. To learn more, visit: www.40daysforlife.com
For information about participating in the 40 Days for Life campaigns in the Archdiocese, please contact the following leader - White Plains: Lucy; (914) 776-4135, 40DFL.WP@gmail.com
Immaculate Heart of Mary will also partner with 40 Days For Life Campaign through our IHM Respect Life Committee and Annual Life Chain.
Welcome Back to our IHM Students! Our Principal, Tracy Keelin, put this video together for our IHM community!
HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES
The news getting you down and making you feel helpless? We would love some new volunteers and can guarantee that it will make you feel better! We shop and cook in our homes 1-2 times a month and deliver our items. HOPE is a soup kitchen and food pantry (among other things) visit them online: www.hope community services.org in New Rochelle. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, call Lynne Richy @ 914-772-8348. We would love to have you!
The next HOPE SOUP KITCHEN delivery will be Friday, September 17, 2021 at 12noon at IHM.
- The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Monday, September 20th at 7:30PM.
- IHM Religious Education Program 2021-2022 Registration: Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is underway. Click here for more information on our Registration process. If you have questions, please contact Laura Covais at IHMCRE@IHMSCARSDALE.ORG.
- The College Evenings: Please contact the group's Coordinator, Daniella Ashman, or the Co-Coordinator, David Pereira for more information (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org). CLICK HERE to sign up for the email list.
- The Centering Prayer Group will resume weekly Wednesday meetings in the Fall.
- Special Anniversary Mass at IHM: A Blessing for Couples at IHM who are celebrating their 25th, 50th and above Wedding Anniversary during 2020 and 2021 will be offered by Msgr. Luke M. Sweeney on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the 10:30AM Mass. Please call the parish office to submit your names to Joanne Tormey, Parish Secretary, weekdays between 10:00AM and 4:00PM at 914 723-0276 or email ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org. Please register by Wednesday, September 22nd.
- Spread the word! IHM Class of 1976 Reunion: The Class of 1976 is starting to plan a class reunion for Saturday, April 23, 2022. The tentative agenda is to hold a Mass followed by a dinner/cocktail party with music and lots of reminiscing. If you or a loved one graduated IHM in 1976, please email Kathy LiCalzi Catanzariti or Theresa Vaccaro Nicholson through ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org.
- New York Blood Center: The region's blood supply is still dangerously low and donors are desperately needed. NYBC has 19 donor centers across NY & NJ to make donating as convenient as possible for you. CLICK HERE to make an appointment today! If you prefer, call (800) 933-2566. Don't forget to wear your mask. NYBC is also seeking volunteers (on a daily basis) to help at blood drives and donor centers throughout Hudson Valley. CLICK HERE to learn more about their volunteer
THE ANNUAL CARDINAL'S STEWARDSHIP APPEAL LATEST NUMBERS:
Goal: $198,000
Goal: $198,000
Pledged: $196,577
Difference: $1,423
Paid: $193,992
Participants: 305 (Goal: 322)
Percent of goal: 99%
Overall Parish Participation: 14%
Average Gift: $645
Visit cardinalsappeal.org to learn more or to make a gift! Make sure to designate Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale.
Visit cardinalsappeal.org to learn more or to make a gift! Make sure to designate Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale.
Did you know you can increase the impact of your Cardinal’s Appeal gift? Simply ask your employer about a matching gifts program. Even if you already made a gift, you can still have it matched. Click here for more information. Talk to your employer today. Thank you for making a difference!
National Grandparents' Day
Every year, National Grandparents Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday of September in the United States of America. The day aims to show the bond of love between Grandparents and Grandchildren. Along with the US, the day is also celebrated in Canada, and Estonia on the same day. As the day is celebrated every year on the Second Sunday of September, this year (2021) the second Sunday of September falls on September 12th.
The first National Grandparents’ Day in the US was celebrated on September 10,1978. Actually, this was the wish of a nine-year-old boy named, Russell Capper. In 1969 Russell sent a letter to that time US President Richard Nixon and asked him to dedicate a day to Grandparents. A Secretary of President Nixon replied to this stating, the President liked your idea, but they are not able to declare the day without the resolution of the Congress. After, 8 years on May 3, 1978, a resolution was passed to celebrate the Second Sunday of September as National Grandparents’ Day.
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE
Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley is inviting men and women of all ages who have suffered the loss of a spouse through death, divorce or separation to an overnight weekend in-person retreat held at St. Lawrence Retreat Center in Beacon NY from October 15-17, 2021. CLICK HERE to access their website for more information or to register call Kate at 914-850-5107 or Phyllis at 914-261-5812.
There are also resources available through the ADNY Family Life Office:
CLICK HERE to access the general Family Life Office website.
CLICK HERE to access the general Family Life Office website.
CLICK HERE for Bereavement resources and Support Groups.
CLICK HERE for Separated and Divorced Ministry resources.
RESPECT LIFE CORNER
PRAY- Pray for the intercession of St. Gianna Molla, the patron saint of mothers, physicians and preborn children. Pray for changed minds, changed hearts and a deeper awakening to the sacredness and dignity of all human life.
Parishioners who attend DAILY MASS, can sign up to receive an email each day for the readings of the day. If you would like to subscribe to the emails for the daily readings, Click HERE
For THIS SUNDAY's Readings, September 11/12, 2021, Click HERE
Please be advised that you can print them out at home or you can use your phone or tablet to follow along with the readings in church or at home.
SUNDAY, September 12, 2021
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:30PM - Brooke Biondi
7:30AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
9:00AM - Virginia Mariani
10:30AM - Filomena Fagnani
12:00PM - Marie & James Gondiosa
10:30AM - Filomena Fagnani
12:00PM - Marie & James Gondiosa
MONDAY, September 13, 2021
St. John Chrysostom
6:45AM - Robert Flaherty
9:00AM - the Deceased Members of the FDNY
TUESDAY, September 14, 2021
The Exaltation of The Holy Cross
6:45AM - Rosalie Cofini & Carl Cofini
6:45AM - Rosalie Cofini & Carl Cofini
9:00AM - Sal Iorio
WEDNESDAY, September 15, 2021
Our Lady of Sorrows
6:45AM - George & Aimee Van Setter
6:45AM - George & Aimee Van Setter
9:00AM - Arthur Polcini
THURSDAY, September 16, 2021
St. Cornelius
6:45AM - Ronald Morzillo
6:45AM - Ronald Morzillo
9:00AM - Catherine & Ray Zutell
FRIDAY, September 17, 2021
St. Robert Bellarmine
6:45AM - Patricia Freije
9:00AM - Thomas Meehan
9:00AM - Thomas Meehan
SATURDAY, September 18, 2021
8:30AM - Peter Dehmert
5:30PM - Evelyn Lacalamita
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Fr. Thomas Lynch
Fr. Patrick Curley
Sr. Danielle Baran
Louis Ranucci
Jason Bergen
Cecilia Gayanelo
Carmelita Zarola
Christopher Kesicke
Gerald Fiorino
Barbara Grossberg
Marie Donnat
Thomas Cori
Suzie Irwin
Gina Cocciolillo
For all those affected by Hurricane Ida
For all those suffering with the Virus
The Deceased of Our Parish
Maria Palmiero
Kyle John Barry
Brooke Biondi
Martin Rolland
All Victims of Hurricane Ida
All Victims of the Virus
- As part of the Communion of Saints and members of the Body of Christ, it is important for us to pray for our sick members and for those who have died.
- If you wish to be included by name, please contact the Rectory (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org or 723-0276).
- If you are calling for another person, please ensure his/her permission.
- Our parish will keep the name of a deceased parishioner or loved one for 2 weeks on our bulletin and Sunday Mass lists.
KIDS KORNER
Please see this week's "Kids Korner"
prepared by our bulletin publisher, Bon Venture.
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