The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
My dear friends,
I hope all of you had a wonderful celebration of the Solemnity of Saint Patrick - the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of New York, and that you will have a beautiful celebration of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (liturgically observed on Monday this year) - the Patron of the Universal Church!
Allow me to bring up a very serious matter with you:
For the last two Sundays I have been made aware of a host being found on the floor of our church in two separate places after the Sunday Masses. Unless someone has gained access to an unconsecrated host, I presumed that what has been left on the floor is the holy Eucharist, whom we believe is Jesus' Real Presence of His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. The Eucharist is not a mere symbol that points us to Jesus or something we give meaning to during and only at Mass. No, we worship and adore our beloved Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and He graciously wants to give Himself to us for our spiritual nourishment and to prepare us for the bodily Resurrection to Glory. It is wholly inappropriate at best, and sacrilegious at worst needing reparation, for the Eucharist to be strewn on the floor. I hope and pray that this has been a big misunderstanding...
Allow me to review a few things about the Blessed Sacrament through this wonderful article on Holy Communion. Please click here.
Here is a more in-depth section from the US Catholic Bishops on Holy Communion by clicking here.
May I ask parents to review how to receive with your children?
For adults, may I suggest that if both hands are unable to be free to receive safely in the hand, to consider receiving on the tongue.
To prevent the possibility of the Eucharistic from being inappropriately taken back to the pew, please remember to consume the Sacred Host by stepping to the side before returning to your pew.
Please consider signing up for an hour of Adoration during the week in our Marian Chapel by clicking here.
We look forward to our 8th grade Girl Scouts Troop 1960 selling Cookies after the 9:00am, 10:30am and 12 noon Masses this Sunday!
We are getting our parish directory started. Shortly parishioners will be contacted to share an appropriate group photo of everyone in their household for the directory, if they are interested. It is the hope that this will be a wonderful way to build-up our parish community by putting names and faces together.
We are also offering a professional photographer to take (registered parishioners only) household photo (whether you are an individual, a couple or a family). You will receive a free copy of the digital photography and the parish will receive your household photo for the directory.
Mike will be available tomorrow, March 19th in the Marian Chapel after the 7:30am Mass and the 9:00am Mass.
Mike will be available next weekend, March 25/26 after the 5:30pm Vigil, 10:30am Sunday and 12 noon Sunday Masses in the Lower Church to coincide with our Parish Ministries Fair!
It is my hope to bring Mike back in the future as needed to fill in and then update our new parish directory.
Please schedule some time March 25th and 26th after whatever Mass you attend to come down to the lower church and consider all the various ministries, organizations and activities our parish offers and how the Lord is inviting you to participate in deeper and perhaps newer ways this year.
May I make a request to those who so generously prepare/donate food for the HOPE soup kitchen? Please only deliver perishable food (including fruit/vegetables) on the morning of the collection. Unfortunately, we do not have the proper refrigeration/storage space for perishables. Best solution, if this is not possible, would be to give it directly to HOPE in New Rochelle. Thank you for your understanding.
This past week, Father Thumma and I offered the Sacrament of Reconciliation to our students in Religious Education preparing for First Holy Communion! This coming week those in IHM School will make their First Confessions! We will address any needing another time due to absence/illness.
During Lent all the children in grades three and above in both the School and in Religious Education, as well as HSOR, will have an opportunity to go to Confession.
For all College age, young adults and adults - Know that Monday of Holy Week will be Reconciliation Monday in New York! We also offer other times below.
I really appreciated being with the St. Veronica's Guild last Saturday for a Day of Lenten Recollection - what a wonderful sense of community and friendship you have! Thank you for the invite!
A blessed Sunday to you!
In this Edition:
- Lost & Found at IHM Church
- IHM in the Eastchester St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Prayerful Devotions in Lent at IHM
- St. Joseph's Seminary for Vocations - Saturday, March 18th - details and RSVP below
- Fordham Preparatory School: Roe Overturned. Now What? A Conversation about the Changing Catholic Pro-Life Movement - March 19th at 3:00PM
- Our parish's Girl Scout Troop will be selling Girl Scout Cookies at Masses THIS Sunday (March 19th)
- Photo from the Holy Name Society Annual Lenten Retreat
- Photo from IHM HSOR Service Project at Open Arms Shelter in White Plains
- The next IHM Midnight Run will be on Saturday, April 1st. Donations are needed, see below
- Letter from Cardinal Dolan regarding Catholic Relief Services, next weeks second collection
- Holy Week & Easter Schedule 2023
- First Annual Family Life Conference: Saturday, March 25th - Details and RSVP below!
- Westchester Deanery of the Ladies of Charity of the Catholic Charities of ADNY 2023 Day of Spiritual Reflection - March 29th from 9:30AM-2PM
- Beginning Experience: Healing Weekend - April 21st-23rd
- IHM Class of 1972 Reunion - June 24th - more details below
- St. Joseph's Seminary Graduate Theology 2023 Summer Course Offerings (May 31 - July 14)
- Updated Community News section
- Volunteers Needed - RideConnect of FSW
- RSVP of Westchester
- The Montfort Academy Open House
- Liturgical Ministries sign up for Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors and Ushers
- Follow IHM Parish on Social Media
Lost & Found at IHM Church
There are some items in the Lost & Found area -
old Baptistry off the Christ the King Altar.
If you are missing something - please check here.
Items will be removed before Palm Sunday weekend.
IHM in the Eastchester St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 12th!
Prayerful Devotions in Lent
Daily Masses:
Monday - Friday: 6:45AM & 9:00AM
Saturday: 8:30AM
Confessions:
Mondays: 8:00PM
Saturdays: 9:00AM & 4:00-5:00PM
Lenten Stations of the Cross:
Fridays at 7:15PM
Eucharistic Adoration:
Mondays & Wednesdays: 7:15AM - 9:00PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 7:15AM to 1:00PM
Fridays: 7:15AM to 7:00PM during Lent
St. Joseph's Seminary for Vocations:
Answer God's Call!
For young men from 8th to 12th grade
Saturday, March 18th
8:30AM - 2:00PM
St. Joseph's Seminary (201 Seminary Ave., Yonkers)
Learn more at NYpriest.com
CLCIK HERE to register for this event.
Roe Overturned. Now What?:
A Conversation on the future of the Catholic pro-life movement
Sponsored by Fordham Preparatory School and America Media
Sunday March 19, 2023
3:00PM
Located on the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University
The Leonard Theatre
Featuring:
Kathleen Bonnette
Leah Libresco Sargeant
Sam Sawyer, SJ
Kathleen Bonnette
Leah Libresco Sargeant
Sam Sawyer, SJ
Moderator:
Maurice Timothy Reidy ’93
Deputy Editor in Chief of America
Maurice Timothy Reidy ’93
Deputy Editor in Chief of America
Our parish's Girl Scout troop will be selling Girl Scout Cookies at that 9:00AM, 10:30AM and 12:00 noon IHM Masses on Sunday, March 19th.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 | Fourth Sunday of Lent| John 9:1-41
Friends, today in the strange and strikingly beautiful account of the healing of the man born blind in John’s Gospel, we find an iconic representation of Christianity as a way of seeing. Jesus spits on the ground and makes a mud paste, which he then rubs onto the man’s eyes. When the man washes his eyes in the pool of Siloam as Jesus had instructed him, his sight is restored.
The crowds are amazed, but the Pharisees—consternated and skeptical—accuse the man of being naïve and the one who healed him of being a sinner. With disarming simplicity, the visionary responds: “If he is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.”
This is precisely what all Christians say when they have encountered the light of Christ. It was St. Augustine who saw in the making of the mud paste a metaphor for the Incarnation: the divine power mixing with the earth, resulting in the formation of a healing balm. When this salve of God made flesh is rubbed onto our eyes blinded by sin, we come again to see.
Bishop Robert Barron
The crowds are amazed, but the Pharisees—consternated and skeptical—accuse the man of being naïve and the one who healed him of being a sinner. With disarming simplicity, the visionary responds: “If he is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.”
This is precisely what all Christians say when they have encountered the light of Christ. It was St. Augustine who saw in the making of the mud paste a metaphor for the Incarnation: the divine power mixing with the earth, resulting in the formation of a healing balm. When this salve of God made flesh is rubbed onto our eyes blinded by sin, we come again to see.
Bishop Robert Barron
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IHM Donations
The Second Collection this weekend is for Catholic Education at IHM. The Second Collection next weekend is for Catholic Relief Services. As always, thank you for your anticipated generosity!
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.
The Holy Name Society of both
Annunciation/Fatima Parish and IHM Parish
at their annual Lenten retreat
at the Marion Shrine in Rockland county.
The Chaplain was Fr. Justin Cinnante, O.Carm.
The IHM HSOR participated in their fourth service project of the year, this time making sandwiches for Open Arms Shelter in White Plains.
The HSOR meets every Wednesday evening
for fun faith community!
Come see why our students call HSOR
“a night out in the middle of the week!”
IHM Midnight Run - Donations Needed
Our next Midnight Run will be on Saturday, April 1st. Items needed most are new or gently used men's hoodies and sweatpants (sizes medium or large), backpacks for storage, and gently used or new men's sneakers/running shoes (sizes 9-12). The toiletry bags also need to be refurnished with travel size men's deodorant and toothpaste.
Please drop off all donations in the red boxes found at all entrances of the Church. We thank you all for your continued support without which these needs would not be met.
March 19, 2023
Season of Lent
Dear friends in the Lord:
On Sunday, March 26th we will be collecting your offering for the Catholic Relief Services. With your support, you actually serve Jesus in the guise of those who are poor and vulnerable in the most marginalized communities in our world.
When you give, you help fill the bellies of young children so they can study hard in school. You help prevent trafficking and provide welcome kits for survivors. Your donations help mothers and babies around the world receive nutritional care and health exams. Refugees find safety and receive emergency assistance and trauma counseling. And farmers learn innovative ways to plant and grow crops despite drought or disease.
You would agree this is a most worthy Lenten exercise. To learn more about the collection and the people who benefit, you may visit www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.
As I write to you today, I am asking that you prayerfully consider as an act of mercy and charity, a generous donation to this distinctive offering. My gratitude to you for last year's contribution of $371,125 and for your kindness once again this year.
My prayerful best wishes for a blessed Lenten season.
Faithfully in Christ,
+Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan
Archbishop of New York
HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE 2023
PALM SUNDAY - April 1st and April 2nd
Masses: 5:30PM Vigil Mass, 7:30AM, 9:00AM,10:30AM & 12:00 noon
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
April 3rd, April 4th, April 5th
Masses: 6:45AM & 9:00AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation - Monday – April 3rd
From 2:00pm-4:00pm & 6:00pm-9:00pm
Holy Thursday - April 6th
9:00AM - Tenebrae (Solemn Morning Prayer)
7:30PM - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration until 11:00PM
Good Friday - April 7th
(Day of Fast and Abstinence)
9:00AM - Tenebrae (Solemn Morning Prayer)
12:00 noon - Children's Stations of the Cross
3:00PM - Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Death
7:00PM - Stations of the Cross
Holy Saturday - April 8th
9:00AM - Tenebrae (Solemn Morning Prayer)
8:00PM - Solemn Easter Vigil Mass
(No 5:30pm Mass)
Easter Sunday - April 9th
Masses: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM & 12:00 noon
For up to date information please consult the parish website,
www.ihm-parish.org or call the Rectory at (914-723-0281)
Saturday, March 25th
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Cathedral High School
350 East 56th Street New York, NY 10022
Attention all priests, deacons, men and women religious, lay leaders, and parishioners interested in exploring pastoral ways to focus on concrete ways to assist our parishes and families in new and exciting ways. There will be time for small group sharing and opportunities to learn about initiatives such as Strong Catholic Families, Communion – A Program for Parish Renewal, Covenant Eyes, and the Marriage Catechumenate.
Included in the day: Mass, Lunch, Keynote, Exhibits, Fun Activities
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets through Eventbrite.
The WESTCHESTER DEANERY
of the Ladies of Charity of the
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese on New York
Invites your parish to their 2023 Day of Spiritual Reflection
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
With His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edmund Whalen Auxiliary Bishop of New York and the Spiritual Director of the Ladies of Charity
at St. Joseph’s Seminary (201 Seminary Ave, Yonkers)
From 9:30AM – 2:00PM (Refectory Lunch included)
You need not be a Lady of Charity to attend.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese on New York
Invites your parish to their 2023 Day of Spiritual Reflection
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
With His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edmund Whalen Auxiliary Bishop of New York and the Spiritual Director of the Ladies of Charity
at St. Joseph’s Seminary (201 Seminary Ave, Yonkers)
From 9:30AM – 2:00PM (Refectory Lunch included)
You need not be a Lady of Charity to attend.
Reservations in the amount of $40 per ticket payable to:
Ladies of Charity are due by March 15 to
Ladies of Charity, 1011 First Avenue, New York NY 10022
Ladies of Charity are due by March 15 to
Ladies of Charity, 1011 First Avenue, New York NY 10022
Beginning Experience: Healing Weekend
Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley is inviting men and women of all ages who have suffered the loss of a spousal relationship to a Healing Weekend, an overnight weekend retreat held at St. Lawrence Retreat Center in Beacon NY from April 21st to 23rd. Registration required Phyllis at (914) 261-5812 or Betty at (973) 903-3941.
For more information, visit www.beginningexperiencehv.org or email beginningexperienceofhv@gmail.com.
Attention – IHM Class of 1972
The Class of 1972 is planning our 50+1-year reunion for Saturday, June 24 in the IHM auditorium after the 5:30PM Mass. We are compiling a contact list for future communications. We don’t have updated info for the following: Joe Carlisto, Sean Connelly, Teresa Dotts, Artie Guido, Mike Piliero, and Neil Riddles. If you know how to contact them or want to confirm your info, please email Neil Williamson at neilhondowilliamson@gmail.com. You can also visit our Facebook page – IHM Class of 1972. If you left IHM before graduation, we want to hear from you, too! Thank You!
St. Joseph's Seminary & College
- Volunteers Needed! RideConnect of FSW, is Westchester's volunteer driver program offering transport to seniors 60+ to activities and appointments, keeping them active and involved in their community. Volunteering is flexible and on your own schedule. For more information go to rideconnectwestchester.org or call us at (914) 242-7433
- RSVP of Westchester: For half a century, RSVP of Westchester -- an affiliate program of AmeriCorps Seniors hosted by Tarrytown-based nonprofit Volunteer New York! -- has blazed a trail for ensuring people 55 and older in our region find meaningful volunteer work. Organizations and institutions including Family Services Society of Yonkers and the Wartburg Adult Care Center, among many others, rely on our network of seniors and retirees for everything from youth mentorship to supporting older adults as they age in place. And in turn, volunteers maintain vital connections to their communities even after their professional life has wound down. We encourage all our friends and neighbors to apply now and begin a whole new chapter of meaningful engagement. There is no expiration date on good deeds. More info by visiting https://www.volunteernewyork.org/adults.
- The Montfort Academy will host a Spring Open House for high school transfer students on Wednesday, April 19th from 6:00-8:00PM. To register online or for a Shadow Day, please visit Montfort's website at www.themontfortacademy.org.
FOLLOW IHM PARISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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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.
- 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).
- HSOR: IHM High School teens in grades 9 through 12 will gather again on Wednesday, March 22nd 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!
- Bible Discussion Group: on the Gospel of Matthew: Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in the lower church. Refreshments served. The group is discussing the Gospel According to St. Matthew. If you have any questions, please call Tom & Rosemary Roche at (914) 725-1148.
- Charismatic Prayer Meeting at the House of Prayer: On Mondays at 7:30PM in the Chapel & Thursdays of Prayer after the 9:00AM parish Mass.
- College Evenings: Following our last gathering, we are looking forward to an Easter gift project. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 22nd @ 7:00pm in the Rectory (8 Carman Rd). Pizza, salad and drinks will be provided. All college-aged parishioners are welcome! 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, March 18/19, 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, March 19, 2023
Fourth Sunday of Lent
5:30PM - Gabriele and Elisabeth Falcone by Annalisa Bertorelli
7:30AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
9:00AM - Nora O'Reilly by Majella, Ed Roisin & John
10:30AM - Giuseppe & Giuseppina Serraino by Anthony & Sebastiana Tagliamonte
12:00PM - Matthew Hayes by Gerry Mullen
MONDAY, March 20, 2023
St. Joseph Spouse of the Virgin Mary
6:45AM - Zef Kalaj by Lula Camaj
9:00AM - Nicolo Marinaccio by Anna Scappaticci
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023
6:45AM - Ann Racioppo and Joe Carpentieri by Michael Racioppo
9:00AM - George Gjokaj by Lula Camaj
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023
6:45AM - Brendan Moyna (Birthday) by Irene
9:00AM - Gjok Pali Gojcaj by Maria Camaj
9:00AM - Gjok Pali Gojcaj by Maria Camaj
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023
St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
6:45AM - Philip A. Pinto Jr. by Danielle and Walter LeStrange
9:00AM - Anna DeGrazia by Joanne Milano
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023
6:45AM - Philip Pinto, Jr.
9:00AM - Anna Kurian by Cyriac family
SATURDAY, March 25, 2023
Annunciation of the Lord
8:30AM - Margaret M. Willoughby by Willoughby Children
5:30PM - Ines Barletta & Judy DePippo by Barletta & DePippo Familys
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Barbara Grossberg
Marina Perna
Thomas Lifrieri
Angela Lifrieri
Allison Santo
Nary Sith
James Hannan
Nick Ciampanelli
Louise Ciampanelli
James Micillo
Antonietta Altobello
Frances Galante
Martin Verendia
Sofia Janer
Joe Caggiano
Han Yu Hung
Anna Holten
Virginia Verendia Reyes
Rose Molinari
Christopher Guarente
Catherine Rancic Ritiu
The Deceased of Our Parish
Ida R. Luiso
Polly Katherine Wise
Janet Caldwell
James Terence Smith
Ellen c. Schuh
Joseph G. Cilenti
- 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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