Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.
My dear friends,
This weekend I will be on my required annual retreat of five full days. It will be a private retreat at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington on Long Island (all New York priests had a retreat there last year). Please pray for me; I will certainly be praying for you and that I may be a better priest and Pastor to serve you after the Heart of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd.
As Mrs. Laura Covais, our Coordinator of Religious Education, and I prepare for this upcoming school-year, know that last year 2021-22 was very much a transitional year from the "all-virtual" classes of the pandemic to getting our program back to "in-person". We cannot just go back to the way things were pre-Covid (e.g. most classrooms are now equipped with smart boards and the Catechists are expected to utilize such technology for class presentation). The fact, however, that a third of our 660+ student body was not "in-person" on a regular basis concerned me as I reviewed the year and as plans were made to move forward.
The assistance that the parish gives to parents in raising children in our Catholic faith is meant to take place in the context of prayer at home, Sunday Mass and recourse to the Sacrament of Confession, as well as growth in charity and service from the dinner table to family, friends and the community. Our knowledge and love of Jesus develops in a community, the Church, and specifically the family and the parish.
These are important considerations as Mrs. Covais and I continue to develop our IHM Religious Education Program to be the best quality it can be for the good of the children, while meeting the concrete needs of you, the parents. To ensure that, Mrs. Covais and I have begun to speak about forming a Religious Education Board for counsel, building community among Religious Education families and for feedback. As many of you are aware, this concept is hardly new, but comes from our rich IHM parish tradition! (Prayers for the repose of Sister Mary Adele Henze, SC, a former Director of IHM School of Religion, whose funeral was held this past week.)
For full disclosure, some parents have requested an exception to our in-person religious education offering for 2022-23 school year. It was always my intention happily to receive and consider such requests. The right and responsibility, stated at Baptism, of Mom and Dad being the first teachers of their children in the Faith is sacred and to be respected. Know that I will have some things to pray about on retreat asking for guidance, then speaking with Mrs. Covais before a final decision is made on some pending requests.
As you may have heard, the lower church got flooded again in the heavy rainstorm this past Monday. Fr. Thumma along with Steve, our new Superintendent for Maintenance, headed up a crew of very generous parishioners to address the flooding: Fr. Jeevan, John and Camille, Theresa and Jeff, Laura, Barbara and Donna. They came for Monday evening prayers and kindly helped with the clean up. Thank you very much for your hard work and wet vacs!
Allow me to express my gratitude to the Eastchester Fire Commissioners, particularly Commissioner Thomas Roche, for the honor to serve as one of five Chaplains. To Chief Brian Tween, who presented the badge at the July 14th Commissions Meeting, and to his Eastchester Firefighters - know of my prayers and willingness to serve as needed.
To produce this bulletin each week, Joanne Tormey, our parish secretary, sends updates and information to Joe Macli, who puts together the electronic bulletin and lays it out beautifully with links and interactive material. Each Saturday morning it is sent to almost 2,000 individuals or households. Of that number 60% open their weekly electronic bulletin. Recently, we brought on board Emily Theisen to assist with laying out a printed bulletin for those who are not able to benefit from the electronic one. Julie Casino, our Saturday receptionist, sees to the printing of the finished product in time for the Saturday Vigil Mass. Rita McCabe, our technology person who does a LOT behind the scenes, also has a hand in making sure that the bulletin comes together smoothly each week. This new printed bulletin is still in development, so we welcome feedback. Please help us get it into the hands and homes of sick or homebound family members, friends or neighbors. Would you kindly inform the rectory of those, to whom we should mail a copy each week?
A blessed Sunday to you - may you stay hydrated and cool!
In this Edition:
- Congratulations Msgr. Sweeney on being presented with a badge as one of the Eastchester Fire Department's Chaplains
- Our Food Pantry is in need of food!
- World Youth Day 2023 - Register by August 15, 2022
- ECAP Back to School Supplies Drive 2022
- IHM Religious Education:
- 2022-2023 IHM Religious Education Online Registration for Grades K-8 is now open
- Catechists Needed
- Retrouvaille: a weekend marriage saving program, September 9th-11th
- Save the Date: IHM Church Picnic - Sunday, September 18th
- Beatification of Pope John Paul I
- Immaculate Heart of Mary School Upcoming Events:
- IHM Development Fund Golf Outing | October 24, 2022 - Details below
- IHM Development Fund Gala | February 25, 2023 - Details to come
- Change in Sunday Mass schedule for the summer
Sunday, July 24, 2022 | Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Luke 11:1–13
Friends, our Gospel for today gives us an opportunity to reflect on the great prayer that Jesus taught us. Think how this prayer links us to all of the great figures in Christian history, from Peter and Paul to Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Francis of Assisi, John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, John Paul II, and right up to the present day.
A desire to pray is planted deep within us. It just means the desire to speak to God and to listen to him. Keep in mind that prayer is not designed to change God’s mind or to tell God something he doesn’t know. God isn’t like a big city boss or a reluctant pasha whom we have to persuade. He is rather the one who wants nothing other than to give us good things—though they might not always be what we want.
Can you see how this prayer rightly orders us? We must put God’s holy name first; we must strive to do his will in all things and at all times; we must be strengthened by spiritual food or we will fall; we must be agents of forgiveness; we must be able to withstand the dark powers.
Bishop Robert Barron
A desire to pray is planted deep within us. It just means the desire to speak to God and to listen to him. Keep in mind that prayer is not designed to change God’s mind or to tell God something he doesn’t know. God isn’t like a big city boss or a reluctant pasha whom we have to persuade. He is rather the one who wants nothing other than to give us good things—though they might not always be what we want.
Can you see how this prayer rightly orders us? We must put God’s holy name first; we must strive to do his will in all things and at all times; we must be strengthened by spiritual food or we will fall; we must be agents of forgiveness; we must be able to withstand the dark powers.
Bishop Robert Barron
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On Thursday, July 14th,
at the Fire Commissioners Monthly Meeting,
Msgr. Sweeney was presented with a badge
as one of the Eastchester Fire Department's Chaplains
by Chief Brian Tween.
Msgr. appreciated some of parishioners
who came out in his support that night!
Our Food Pantry is in need of the following nutritious foods: canned fruits, dried fruits, fruit cocktail, peanut butter, canned meals, such as spaghetti and meatballs, noodles, rice, dry/hot cereals, jelly, crackers, dry milk packets, juice boxes, cookies, Jell-O & puddings.
To ensure food safety, we cannot use: unlabeled cans, glass containers, perishable foods or expired items.
PRO-LIFE CORNER
"A favorite pro-abortion tactic is to insist that the definition of when life begins is impossible; that the question is a theological or moral or philosophical one, anything but a scientific one. Fetology makes it undeniably evident that life begins at conception and requires all the protection and safeguards that any of us enjoy….As a scientist I know, not believe, I know that human life begins at conception.”
ECAP Back to School Supplies Drive 2022
Eastchester Community Action Partnership (142 Main St Tuckahoe, NY 10707). Donate ASAP but not later than August 8, 2022 Drop off anytime in boxes at entrances to the church. Any questions: email Natalie @ nditargiani@yahoo.com or call (914) 961-5924.
Supplies List
Westcott kids’ scissors
Canvas pencil holder
Calculators
Pocket Folders
Index cards
2 Subject notebook
1 Subject notebook
5 Subject notebook
Composition Notebook
Color Pencils
Crayons
Markers
Elmer’s Glue sticks
Highlighters
Pens (Black,Blue,Red)
Pencil Sharpener
Pencils
Pencil Erasers
Pencil Cap Erasers
Rulers
(1) inch binders
(1-1/2) inch binders
(2) inch binder
Tissue Paper
Loose Leaf or Composition Paper
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023
SUNDAY, JULY 30 THRU MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023
Registration is due by Monday, August 15, 2022. Join the archdiocese for this nine-day pilgrimage to Fatima and Lisbon, Portugal. Meet Catholic young adults from around the world to pray together, learn together, and celebrate together. Must be 18+ to attend. For more information and to register, click here. The tour brochure is also available for download at the same link. For questions, email kaitlyn.colgan@archny.org.
2022-2023 IHM Religious Education Online Registration for Grades K-8
Registration for IHM Religious Education for the 2022-2023 school year for Grades K to 8 school year is underway. Whether you are new to the program or returning, please visit IHMRELED.ORG to register. Returning families should use their existing sign-in to access their family information, new families will need to create an account. Please register by July 1 to secure a seat in a class for your child(ren)
If you have questions, please contact Laura Covais, Coordinator of Religious Education, at IHMSOR@IHMSCARSDALE.ORG or visit the Religious Ed pages on the Church website:ihm-parish.org/religious-education
Did you know that IHM Religious Education Program begins in Kindergarten?
Just as your child begins their educational journey in Kindergarten, IHM invites you to begin their journey in the faith at the same time. Immaculate Heart of Mary Religious Education offers classes to support your home faith learning starting in Kindergarten and continuing through eighth grade.
Our Kindergarten teachers provide a loving and nurturing classroom setting. The Kindergarten curriculum focuses on the basic beliefs of our religion: an introduction to God, the Church, Jesus, and what it means to be a part of God’s family. They will also learn prayers and respect for life and each other.
CATECHISTS NEEDED AT
IHM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The IHM Religious Education office is looking for teachers!
Consider becoming a Catechist and enriching the lives of the parish children by teaching them our faith.
Tuition discounts are available to all who teach.
Email Laura Covais at Ihmsor@ihmscarsdale.org
Save the Date:
IHM Church Picnic
BEATIFICATION OF POPE JOHN PAUL I
The schedule is set for the Beatification of Pope John I in September. The Diocese of Rome will host a Prayer Vigil the evening before his Beatification and his hometown will host the main Mass of Thanksgiving a week later. Pope Francis is scheduled to beatify the late Pope on September 4, during a Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Beatification is the penultimate step en route to canonization.
Pope John Paul served only 33 days as pontiff: he died in the papal apartments September 28, 1978, three weeks shy of his 66th birthday
IHM DEVELOPMENT FUND GOLF OUTING
SAVE THE DATE: Monday. October 24, 2022
Lake Isle Country Club
Click here to sign up!
IHM DEVELOPMENT FUND GALA
SAVE THE DATE: February 25, 2023
Mulino's at Lake Isle
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE SUMMER
Please note changes to the IHM Sunday Mass schedule for the Summer months:
Starting Memorial Day, Sunday, May 29, 2022 through Labor Day Weekend September 4, 2022 the Sunday Mass Schedule will be as follows:
Starting Memorial Day, Sunday, May 29, 2022 through Labor Day Weekend September 4, 2022 the Sunday Mass Schedule will be as follows:
Saturday: 5:30PM Vigil Mass
Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM and 12noon
TRAVELING THIS SUMMER?
With Summer Vacation upon us, many of our parishioners will be traveling:
- MASSTIMES.ORG will help you locate any church in the country and view the Mass schedule. You can search by town or zip code.
- IHM ONLINE GIVING with WeShare will let you make a one-time donation or set up a recurring donation. When you become a recurring donor, it allows IHM to fund essential ministries and appropriately budget our needs for the future.
- READ WEEKLY IHM BULLETIN ONLINE to stay connected to IHM Parish. Also, find Parish information on our website: IHM-PARISH.ORG.
- Bible Discussion Group on the Gospel of Luke: Please feel free to join the discussion with about 20 others on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in the lower church.
- IHM Women's Prayer Group: Weekly prayer gatherings for women are offered each Thursday from 7:00-8:00PM either outside by the Blessed Mother statue (in the summer heart) or in the Church Library in cooler weather. For more information, please contact the Rectory (914-723-0276 or ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org).
- Forming a new parish young family group: Any father or mother of a young one who would be interested in some weekly prayer and socializing with other parents of young child(ren), please contact the rectory (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org or 914-723-0281).
- The College Evenings: Please contact the group's Coordinator, David Pereira, or the Co-Coordinator, Katya Drohan for more information (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org). A congratulatory gathering is being planned for all recent graduates of college. CLICK HERE to sign up for the email list.
- HSOR: IHM High School teens will gather next in September. Enjoy your summer and see you at Sunday Mass! HSOR is "a night out in the middle of the week!" Some of our activities are: prayers and pizza, scavenger hunt, faith on film, basketball and more!
- The Centering Prayer Group meetings have concluded for the year. Meetings will resume in the Fall. For more information, contact Elise Kuhn at 914-725-4728
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If you have knowledge of or reason to suspect misconduct,
please report your concerns via a toll-free hotline at 877-820-0541
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- This Fall, join St. Joseph’s Seminary for online and in-person degree and certification programs in Catholic Theology. Master’s Degree in Theology and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Theology is available online or in person. Registration is now open for the Fall Semester. Classes begin September 6th. For more information, visit www.dunwoodie.edu
- Master Works for Violin & Piano – July 30th at 7:00PM at St. John Paul II (199 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow). Violin - Michael Tropepe. Piano - Maria Malik. To reserve your seat please email jpiimc.ny@gmail.com or call (914) 631-0446. Reserved tickets $15.00. Door price $20.00.
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, July 23/24, 2022, 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, July 24, 2022
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5:30PM Vigil - Peter Lacalamita, Sr. by Peter & Danielle Lacalamita
8:00AM - Fred DiCarlo by Annette DiCarlo
10:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
10:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
12:00PM - Peter Bernardini by Joseph & Marylou Brusco
MONDAY, July 25, 2022
St. James
6:45AM - Eileen Tallent by Margaret Drohan
9:00AM - Ann & Edward Maffei by Paul & Patricia Abrams
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022
Ss. Joachim & Anne
6:45AM - Mary Wagner (Living) by Jacob Whalen
9:00AM - Frank LoPriore by Rocco & Diane Pozzi Clerkin
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022
6:45AM - Ike Okoli by Godgive Okoli
9:00AM - The Mattera Family by John and Julie Larkin
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022
6:45AM - Ventura A. Marques by Lisa and Tony Lorenzo
9:00AM - Mary E. Wolff by Mary Wolff
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022
St. Martha
6:45AM - Amaka Odomena (Living) by Godgive Okoli
9:00AM - Kathleen Garrett by Madeleine Mitchell
SATURDAY, July 30, 2022
St. Peter Chrysologus | Mem. of Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30AM - Bob Ingram by Cynthia and John Nodson
5:30PM Vigil - Mary Ellen Healy by George VanSetter
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Fr. Patrick Curley
Sr. Danielle Baran
Sr. James David
Louis Ranucci
Jason Bergen
Christopher Kesicke
Barbara Grossberg
Thomas Cori
Rose Kelly
Suzie Irwin
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Frederick H. Bruyns
Catherine Schoetz
Joyce Levine
Ronald Carlucci
Charles O’Neill
Kim Lee
Martha Gomez
Sofia Janer
Juliana Santamaria
Catherine Rancic Ritiu
Blanca Gomez
John Byrnes
The Deceased of Our Parish
Sr. Mary Adele Henze, NY Sister of Charity and former Director of IHM School of Religion
Steven Joseph Picarillo
Michael D'Arcy
Michael D'Arcy
Lorraine Annemarie Belzel
- 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.
Prayer for Healing
Dear Lord, We lift up all those who are
Facing illness Today.
We ask that You would bring Healing,
Comfort, & Peace to their bodies.
Calm their fears
Let them experience the
Healing powers of your love.
Amen.
KIDS KORNER
Please see this week's "Kids Korner"
prepared by our bulletin publisher, Bon Venture.
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