Lord, when your glory appears,
my joy will be full.
My dear friends,
Please keep in prayer today Carlos Germosen and his classmates who are to be ordained to the Diaconate! Carlos spent his Pastoral Year at IHM from 2020 to 2021. We look forward to welcoming Deacon Carlos back to IHM for the 10:30am Mass on Sunday, November 13th!
After going for some weeks this Fall, if not over a month, without any funerals, there have been a significant number of funerals at IHM and within IHM parish families in the past few weeks. We remember their loved ones in prayer this month of the Holy Souls and ask the Lord Jesus for consolation and strength for family members. Saturday November 19th at 8:30am will be our annual Bereavement Mass. The night before I will offer a Mass for Parents who have lost a child - adult, young or before birth - on Friday, November 18th at 7:30pm
Our College gatherings will resume this Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm at the Rectory's Dunne Conference Room! All are welcome of college age!
While we look forward to our IHM Men's gathering in the near future, do also consider the Knights of Columbus as a wonderful fraternal and service organization. A Knight will be speaking at all the Masses in preparation for their November 13th Exemplification (where a man becomes an official member of the Knights) in Tuckahoe.
Around the parish this week, some necessary tree pruning or removal has been taking place in the South Lot, around the House of Prayer and around the school and the church. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Know that we are trying to address some significant lighting issues in the church. We are facing older fixtures, supply challenges with discontinued bulbs and not wanting present work redone by any future interior church work. Thank you for your patience.
Do remember to set your clocks back an hour tonight and know that the Rectory Offices will be closed for Veterans Day.
A blessed Sunday!
In this Edition:
- Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 6th
- Knights of Columbus Recruitment Weekend (November 5th & 6th)
- The IHM 2023 Mass Intention Book is now OPEN. Instructions to reserve are below
- Veteran's Day is Friday, November 11th. Happy Veteran's Day!
- Follow IHM on Social Media!
- IHM Memorial Mass - Saturday, November 19th, 8:30AM Mass
- Letter from Cardinal Dolan regarding the Archdiocese for The Military Services, USA Collection on November 13th
- Bible Study at IHM will now be meeting on Tuesdays from 7:00PM-8:30PM:
- November 8th & 15th: discussion of the Second Letter of Saint Peter
- November 29 - June 2023: the group will discuss the Gospel according to St. Matthew. More details below
- Join the 2022 Polar Plunge - Saturday, November 12th - Sign up below
- Feminine Genius Brunch - November 12th, RSVP below
- Operation Cornerstone Details Below - Drop off by November 20th
- The Archdiocese of New York will release a digital news platform later this year
- Adoration at IHM - sign up Below
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Upcoming Community Events. All are Welcome:
- Annual Cocoa & Carols Event | December 3rd following the 5:30PM Mass - Details below
- IHM Development Fund Gala | February 25, 2023 - Details to follow (sponsored by the IHM Development Committee)
- Liturgical Ministries sign up for Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors and Ushers
- Update from ArchCare
- Mall Walk at The Westchester on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:00-10:00AM
- Senior Parishioner seeks small apartment in Parish
Just a Reminder:
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6th at 2:00AM. Remember to set your clocks back an hour!
Knights Of Columbus Recruitment Weekend
November 5th & 6th
The Knights of Columbus invites all Catholic men, ages 18 and older, to join the John A. Keogh Council 2108.
The Knights of Columbus were founded in 1882 by Blessed Michael McGivney. The Knights support our priests, help refugees and others with food, clothing, and shelter and give scholarships to seminarians, deacons, and Catholic students. Do you want to be part of a force for good in the world? Join The Knights of Columbus. Male parishioners 18 and older, who are practicing Catholics, can join by e-mailing Membership Director John Larkin, at Johnsenior908@gmail.com or texting him at (914) 629-7798. Bring your family with you to Assumption Church’s Fr. Fata Hall, 125 Wallace Street, Tuckahoe, NY at 1:00 PM on Sunday, November 13, 2022 to witness you receiving your degrees. You will become a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus after a 35-minute exemplification. Reception follows. Register with Membership Director John Larkin at johnsenior908@gmail.com or message/text him at (914) 629-7798.
The IHM 2023 Mass Intention Book is open for online Mass intention requests. Please use the link below to view available Masses for 2023 and to reserve Mass Intentions. On Wednesday, November 9th at 12:00 noon, the next phase of the 2023 Mass Intention Roll Out for Mass Intentions will be fully opened until all available Masses have been requested. For those who are unable to utilize the online feature, stop by the rectory, email IHMchurch@IHMscarsdale.org or call (914) 723-0276.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we limit requests initially so more of our faithful can select dates important to them and their loved ones.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we limit requests initially so more of our faithful can select dates important to them and their loved ones.
Please note: The Parish Office, Religious Education Office and IHM School will be closed on Veteran's Day on Friday, November 11th.
A Veteran’s Prayer
Loving God, We ask for blessings on all those who have served
our country in the Armed Forces.
We ask for healing and mercy for the Veterans
who have been wounded, in body and soul, in conflicts around the globe.
We pray especially for the young men and women,
who have come home with injured bodies and traumatized spirits.
Bring solace to them, O Lord, and strength to their families;
bring peace to their hearts and peace to the regions they fought in.
May we pray for our Veterans when they cannot pray,
and may we express our gratitude to them for their many sacrifices.
May peace reign in our world and war be brought to an end
by your providential hand, O Lord.
We ask these prayers through the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS &
THOSE WHO SERVE US IN THE MILITARY TODAY
Sunday, November 6th | Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time | Luke 20:27-38
Friends, in today’s Gospel, we see Jesus sparring with the Sadducees about the general resurrection of the dead. The discussion is an important one, since we Christians place Jesus’ own Resurrection at the center of our faith.
What’s important in this Gospel passage is affirming that the resurrection is a bodily event. Notice how, in the accounts of Jesus’ particular Resurrection, the concrete, physical facticity of the Lord is continually emphasized. This confirms that what we await, as Paul said, is a spiritualized body, a transformed, elevated body, a body raised to a new key and a new dimension—but it will be a body.
Bishop Robert Barron
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Wednesday, November 2nd is All Soul’s Day. It is a day when we pray for all our beloved dead. If you wish to have your loved ones remembered at all the Masses on All Soul’s Day and throughout the month of November, please use the envelope provided in your envelope packets. Additional envelopes available at the exits of the Church
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 forth coming
celebration of Marriage for
III Jay Ruiz & Alexis Rosa
IHM Memorial Mass
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Parishioners who have died in recent months will be remembered at the Saturday, November 19, 2022, 8:30AM Mass. All are encouraged to attend this Mass in prayerful support of our bereaved families. Following the Mass, refreshments will be served in the lower Church hosted by our Bereavement Ministry.
Dear Friends in the Lord:
The triennial national collection for The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), was first approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2012 and is to be taken every three years around Veterans Day - this year on November 13th. Its mission is "serving those who serve."
Originally under the authority of the Archbishop of New York, the AMS was established by Pope St. Paul II in 1985 to provide the Church's full range of pastoral ministries as any other diocese, but particularly to Catholic men and women of the six branches of United States Armed Forces, those enrolled at one of the United States military academics, undergoing treatment in any of the 153 departments of veteran's affairs medical centers in the USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam, working in civilian jobs for the federal government beyond United States borders, the diplomatic corps, and families of these populations.
Catholic chaplains for the military and VA medical centers come from the AMS. Its endorsed priests are responsible for pastoral services to 1.8 million Catholics who seek preparation for and participation in the sacraments, who benefit from consultation with a priest, and who are absolved in battle conditions as they defend our rights and liberty. While the salaries and retirement of military chaplains are paid for by the government, the AMS receives no funding in support of its programs vital to its missions and ministry, including vocations, evangelization, and catechists, a tribunal, and veterans affairs. It has no parishes of its own, and no weekly collections. It relies solely on the generosity of private donations.
As I write to you today, I ask you to consider a sacrificial gift to this appeal for the military archdiocese and I think you for your contribution of $271,941 in the 2019 collection. Your generous support will help the AMS to bring the gospel and the sacraments to men and women who serve our country to defend our freedoms, including parishioners and families from our own archdiocese and parishes. To learn more about the AMS, visit www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.
With gratitude and prayerful best wishes, I am,
Faithfully in Christ,
+Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan
Archbishop of New York
We congratulate the following children who were baptized in the month of October 2022. We also extend congratulations to their families!
Eliza James Armas
Ava Noelle Corkery
Emerson Kai Corkery
David Vincent DiBenedetto, Jr.
George Casmir Rowe
Maisie Rita Stabile
Alessia Marianna Villa
TIME CHANGE FOR BIBLE STUDY AT IHM
The IHM Bible Discussion Group is focusing on the Second Epistle of Saint Peter on Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30PM in the lower church. On November 8th and November 15th, the Book of Ruth will be covered. All are welcome to join their fellow parishioners discuss this Catholic Epistle. Refreshments are served for the participants' convenience. Consider becoming part of this spiritual renewal during the Year of the Eucharist as part of our parish building fellowship!
The group will take Thanksgiving Tuesday off and begin the Gospel According to St. Matthew on November 29th with a Mass in the Chapel at 7:00PM and the discussion on Chapter 1 in the lower church afterwards. The Intention for that Mass is A Greater Love for and Understanding of Sacred Scripture at IHM Parish and throughout the world.
If you have any questions please call Tom & Rosemary Roche at (914) 725-1148.
Calling All Eagles ...
Join the 2022 Polar Plunge!
Plunge with the Eastchester Team on Saturday, November 12th at 10:00AM at the Westchester Country Club Beach Club in Rye, NY.
Paul Asaro, an Eastchester resident, graduate of Eastchester High School and Special Olympics Gold Medalist, will join Team Eastchester at the Polar Plunge on November 12th. Paul is a stand out athlete in Special Olympics, most recently earning the Gold Medal (open water swim event) and Silver Medal (triathlon) at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
Paul was a stand-out athlete at EHS, too! He was the Most Valuable Player on the EHS Winter Track team (1996-97) and recipient of the Coaches Award of EHS Track and Cross County teams (1997). Paul knows the importance of Special Olympics in providing athletic opportunities to students and individuals of all abilities!
Want to join Paul and Team Eastchester at the Plunge?
Click the banner below!
If you are unable to attend on November 12th but would like to show support for the Eashester Team, SEPTA & Special Olympics, CLICK HERE TO DONATE.
Donations may also be made by check, payable to
Eastchester SEPTA, Attn: Treasurer
74 Hutchinson Blvd.
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Please note "Polar Plunge" in the Memo field
Feminine Genius Brunch
There will be a Feminine Genius Brunch on Saturday, November 12th at 10:00AM at Sonesta White Plains. This brunch borrows its name after those amazing God-given attributes endowed to you as women—receptivity, sensitivity, generosity, and maternity—all of which make up the feminine genius!
In addition to a lovely brunch, Sr. Virginia Joy S.V. will share a new reflection on the feminine heart. A great event to bring friends, mothers, sisters, daughters and daughter-in-laws! Presented by the Sisters of Life and the Respect Life Office.
CLICK HERE to Register.
Operation Cornerstone will be collecting food items, toiletries and sundries to send to our soldiers who are serving overseas and will not be home for the holidays. We will be partnering with United For The Troops again this year, who will pick up the donations from IHM, they will then package and mail the boxes to the troops. Any monetary donations to help defray the cost of mailing the packages can be left at the rectory.
Suggested donations are:
Food: Pringles (snack size), Trail Mix, instant oatmeal, granola bars, store bought cookies, crackers, power bars, nuts, Slim Jims, Beef Jerky, Pop Tarts, Easy Mac Microwave Cups, tuna fish, canned chicken, spam, sardines, peanut butter (plastic only), jelly & jam (plastic only), cereals (individual size), chili, stew, pasta, soup (16 oz or smaller), gum & Lifesavers, coffee & filters, hot chocolate packets, tea bags, drink mixes (single serve).
Toiletries: Foot powder, feminine hygiene products, hand sanitizers, baby wipes, ChapStick & lip balm, cough drops, Tums, Rolaids, eye drops, disposable razors, shave cream (non aerosol), toothbrushes & toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash, shampoo, eyeglass cleaning wipes, skin moisturizer, deodorant, bars of soap, body wash, Q-tips, nail clippers, files, hair brushes and combs, hair clips, ties and bands.
Sundries: Undershirts, boxers, crew socks, playing cards and dominoes, travel games, stress balls, crossword puzzles, word search, Sudoku, comic books, air fresheners (hanging car type), hand warmers, dryer sheets, Zip-loc bags (gallon and quart size).
Letters of Support: Service men and women love receiving cards and letters of support.
If you know of a family member or friend who is serving in the military overseas during the holidays and would like to receive a package, please call or text Debbie Bracken at (914) 874-4892.
PLEASE DROP OFF DONATIONS BY NOVEMBER 20TH
IN THE COLLECTION BOXES BY THE CHURCH ENTRANCES!
THANK YOU!
Thanking Our Friends – Later this year the Archdiocese of New York will launch an innovative digital news platform, one that is designed to evangelize and engage audiences on a daily basis. A dedicated team has been working diligently for several months developing this new entity. One of the most difficult aspects of this new project is that we will be forced to say farewell to those who have worked in a committed manner for years telling the story of this archdiocese through Catholic New York. For more than 40 years CNY has been the finest Catholic newspaper in the country.
The archdiocese had to face reality that the media landscape has undergone significant change, and a biweekly print newspaper was no longer the most effective way to speak to our Catholic faithful. It was time to utilize all the modern and innovative communications channels now available to us. The new, quick-publishing model that is in development is sure to bring excitement and vitality to the archdiocese’s communications efforts. Over time, the readers of Catholic New York will come to rely on this new digital platform and appreciate the news and storytelling that it will present
ADORATION AT IHM
Annual Cocoa & Carols Event
Saturday, December 3rd
After the 5:30PM Mass
IHM DEVELOPMENT FUND GALA
SAVE THE DATE: February 25, 2023
Mulino's at Lake Isle
We are looking to expand the involvement of our parishioners in four important Liturgical Ministries:
- Altar Server - Grade 4 to college-aged
- Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion - Adult
- Lector - High School and older
- Usher - Adult
Please consider getting involved, your service will help our parish and offer you the opportunity to grow in a specific way in your faith. Support and training will be provided for all interested persons.
You may use the buttons below for more information to and to submit an interest form. We will contact you in a few weeks with an update.
ArchCare Facility for Medically Fragile Children Receives New Name and Major Renovations
The grand opening of ArchCare at Mother Cabrini Hospital - formerly known as the Specialty Hospital for Children, is a facility for profoundly disabled children. The hospital is located at ArchCare at Terrence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Fifth Ave. at 105th Street, NY. It reflects the Church’s commitment to always make sure we’re focused on those most in need. ArchCare at Mother Cabrini Hospital is focused on providing comprehensive medical care to children and young adults with profound neurological impairments and other complex medical conditions.
The Mall Walk at The Westchester Returns
The Mall Walking Club meets every Tuesday and Friday, from 8:00AM to 10:00AM at The Westchester in White Plains. It’s a great way to enjoy the benefits of walking, no matter what the weather outdoors. To join, sign up at the horse fountain on retail level 2 (located between Crate & Barrel and Urban Outfitters) on Tuesday and Friday mornings during the program. Admission and parking are free for all registered members of the mall walk program. For more information, call (914) 231-4645.
Senior female parishioner seeks a small apartment or studio in the parish. Rent under $1,000/month. For information call Dotty through the
Rectory (914-723-0276).
Healing After Abortion:
Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound of abortion. Upcoming dates in the NYC area are: Nov. 5, Jan. 14, and Feb. 4 in English, and Oct. 15 and May 6 in Spanish. For more dates, locations, and confidential registration, or just to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) or reach us by email at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org.
"Thank you, women who are mothers. You have
sheltered human beings within yourselves in a unique experience of joy and
travail. This experience makes you become God’s own smile upon the
newborn child, the one who guides you child’s first steps, who helps it to
grow, and who is the anchor as the child makes its way along the journey of
life."
- HSOR: IHM High School teens in grades 9 through 12 will gather again on Wednesday, October 26th at 7:30pm in the lower church. 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!
- IHM Women's Prayer Group: Weekly prayer gatherings for women are offered each Thursday from 7:00-8:00PM in the Church Library. For more information, please contact the Rectory (914-723-0276 or ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org).
- Bible Discussion Group on the First Letter of Saint Peter: Tuesdays from 7:30 -9:00 PM in the lower church.
- Charismatic Prayer Meeting at the House of Prayer: On Mondays at 7:30PM in the Chapel. PLEASE BE ADVISED: The Thursdays of Prayer will not be continuing at this time.
- 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: We will meet on Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm in the Dunne Room of the Rectory (8 Carman Rd) Please contact the group's Coordinator, David Pereira, or the Co-Coordinator, Katya Drohan for more information (ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org). CLICK HERE to sign up for the email list.
- The Centering Prayer Group meets on Wednesday's at 10:00AM in the Church Library. Newcomers are always welcome. Meetings last around 45-60 minutes. The format includes: 20 minutes of Centering Prayer (a silent prayer form in the Christian contemplative tradition in which we seek to open our minds and hearts to the Divine Life within), Lectio Divina (a prayerful reading of Scripture) and a brief discussion. For more information, contact Elise Kuhn at 914-725-4728
- Boys 11 to 17 are invited to Join Immaculate Heart of Mary Boy Scout Troop 2 Scarsdale. Visit Boy Scout Troop 2 in the IHM lower Church (201 Boulevard, Scarsdale) on Thursday evenings at 7:30PM. Do you want to canoe, camp, go white water rafting, rock climb, repel . . . all while using life skills like first aid and CPR? Then come try us out! For more information, contact info@troop2scarsdale.org. A Boy Scout is 11 years old or has completed the fifth grade but is not yet 18.
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, November 5/6, 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, November 6, 2022
Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5:30PM Vigil - All Souls Novena
7:30AM - John Forneris by Susanne Vleck
9:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
10:30AM - Edward I. O'Brien
10:30AM - Edward I. O'Brien
12:00PM - All Souls’ Novena
MONDAY, November 7, 2022
6:45AM - All Souls’ Novena
9:00AM - Deacon Robert J. diTargiani (Birthday) by Natalie diTargiani
TUESDAY, November 8, 2022
6:45AM - Edward J. Hulsebosch by Sheila Hulsebosch
9:00AM - Edward I. O'Brien & John O'Brien by Margaret O'Brien
WEDNESDAY, November 9, 2022
Dedication of the Lateran basilica
6:45AM - Richard Cover by Sean & Roseann Cover
9:00AM - Dominick Zarola (Anniversary) by Susan & Eric Zarola-Cohen
9:00AM - Dominick Zarola (Anniversary) by Susan & Eric Zarola-Cohen
THURSDAY, November 10, 2022
St. Leo the Great
6:45AM - Frank & Joseph Clyne by Christopher & Patricia Greig
9:00AM - Armando Frusciante by Angelina Frusciante
FRIDAY, November 11, 2022
St. Martin of Tours | Veterans Day
6:45AM - Agnes, William and Maureen O'Beirne by Paul & Patricia Abrams
9:00AM - Prioriti Anthony Carrea by Elsa Carrea
SATURDAY, November 12, 2022
St. Josaphat
8:30AM - Frances and William Keuling by Conrad & Mary Rausch
5:30PM Vigil - Angelina Valvano by Rocco & Roseanne Valvano
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Fr. Patrick Curley
Sr. Danielle Baran
Louis Ranucci
Jason Bergen
Christopher Kesicke
Barbara Grossberg
Thomas Cori
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Fabiola Rincon
Frederick H. Bruyns
Joyce Levine
Ronald Carlucci
Charles O’Neill
Kim Lee
Martha Gomez
Sofia Janer
Juliana Santamaria
Catherine Rancic Ritiu
Nora Donovan
Giacomo ‘Jack’ Del Vecchio
James Hannan
Loretta Hannan
Louise Ciampanelli
Nicholas Ciampanelli
Frances Ciampanelli
Yollanda Fernandez
Emily Gosewehr
Justin Vaccaro
Michael Posey
Marina Perna
The Deceased of Our Parish
Patricia Rush Gamory
Owen Gilmarten
Audrey Shapiro
Maureen Lambert
John A. Ferrandi
Mary Galante
Robert Martin
Rosanna Kelly
Jack Farrell
Vivian Ramondo
Joan Keating
John Kevin Keane
Joseph Duba
- 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.
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