No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father
except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son
wishes to reveal him.
My dear friends,
Don't forget our summer Sunday Mass schedule: 8, 10 and 12!
I enjoyed spending a few days over the 4th with my brother and his family in North Carolina. In particular, it was a blessing to see my niece's family (last time was October 2021!) and to read to her three young children Sheli: A Shepherd and His Sheep, written by IHM's very own Deanna Danielle (Ricciardi).
I invite you to incorporate the Rosary into your daily prayer this summer in spiritual union with our Lord Jesus and Blessed Mary. Be bold and pray it as a couple or as a family. Discover the gift of heavenly peace when you pray the Rosary.
Please join today's Rosary Rally at 11:30am in person or spiritually.
This week I will be taking advantage of some continuing education at a priest conference offered by the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Click here for more information.
Please support our local Council of the Knights of Columbus as they solicit for their annual Charity and Benevolence raffle.
I have been asking for prayers for an ordination classmate of mine, Father Fidelis, CFR (Community of Friars of the Renewal), and both he and I are grateful for the prayerful solidarity. Many consider this Friar a heroic witness to the dignity of the unborn and of compassion in truth to their mothers in the face of "legal" abortion. Over the years, he has paid the price for his prophetic and bold witness by being sent to jail. He just finished a sentence in Michigan and now faces multiple sentencings in this region.
Below I have attached for your reading Fr. Fidelis' statement to the judge on Long Island before his most recent sentencing. Our Catholic Bishops in the USA hold that abortion is THE civil rights issue of our times given the nature of what it is, the staggering numbers involved and the harm in inflicts on women and others involved (information for healing and mercy is below). When reading my classmate's clear, bold and brave words to the judge, these words are steeped in our Catholic understanding of what disciples should do when human laws are in patent conflict with God's law. His words bring me back to the responses of early Christians to the governors of the Roman Empire commanding them to worship Caesar, and so many others who stood up to injustices throughout the ages. May Father Fidelis' witness and price he is paying lead us to prayerfully consider what we have done for Jesus in the unborn and their mother's in need, what we are doing for Jesus now and what will we do for Him in the future. Jesus is present in the least of our brothers and sisters and IHM is blessed with solid opportunities throughout the year to serve Jesus in His need. But when we live in such a State as New York that glories in the evil of abortion, a deeper personal reflection is warranted. While we may never have to render an account to a federal judge in this life, each of us can be sure that we will not have that luxury at the Last Judgement.
Don't miss out on this Fall's Archdiocesan "Man Up New York: Men's Spirituality Conference" on Saturday, October 7th. Last year tickets sold out leaving only the virtual option available.
A blessed Sunday to you!
In this Edition:
- Rosary Rally today, Saturday, July 8th
- This week's Second Collection is for the Catholic Missions among Black and Indian People
- Sunday Mass Schedule for the Summer | Tips if you are traveling this summer! | A Summer Prayer
- Knights of Columbus to sell raffle tickets after Masses this weekend (July 8th-9th)
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York 6/27/23 Statement by Fr. Fidelis
- Midnight Run at IHM - Items needed for the next Run
- 2023 ECAP School Supplies Drive: Volunteers Needed - July 25th - July 27th
- IHM Religious Education 2023-2024 Registration
- Food Pantry at IHM
- IHM Upcoming Events:
- IHM Development Fund 2nd Annual Golf Outing - Monday, October 2, 2023 | More details below
- IHM CYO Volleyball | More details below
- Man Up New York: Men's Spirituality Conference - Saturday, October 7th - more details below
- St. Joseph's Seminary: Fall 2023 Course Offerings Announced
- Follow IHM Parish on Social Media
- Liturgical Ministries sign up for Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors and Ushers
- Community News/Volunteer Opportunities (more details below):
- Church of St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel of White Plains will hold its annual "Festa Italiana" - July 13th-16th - more details below
- St. Augustine Church (Ossining) will hold the 46th Festival from July 19th-22nd - more details below
ROSARY RALLY TODAY,
SATURDAY, JULY 8
Please join us next Saturday, July 8th for a Rosary Rally at 11:30AM in the North Parking Lot. As we pray the rosary, we invoke our Lady's blessings on the family, our country, and the world. Please bring your lawn chairs. In the event of inclement weather, it will be held in the Church. For more information, please contact Priscilla at (914) 441-8805.
Annual National Black & Indian Mission Collection
Today, our parish will take up the 139th Annual National Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our support of this collection helps build the Church in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native communities from coast to coast. Schools, parish religious educational programs, and diocesan ministries depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! You can help meet unmet needs with a generous contribution today. Thank you for your support.
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
FOR THE SUMMER
Please note changes to the Sunday Mass schedule for Summer at IHM.
Starting Sunday, July 2, 2023 through Monday,
September 4, 2023 (Labor Day)
the Sunday Mass Schedule will be as follows:
Saturday: 5:30PM Vigil Mass
Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM and 12noon
TRAVELING THIS SUMMER?
Don't take time away from the Lord!
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.
A SUMMER PRAYER
Long warm days…
The pace of life slows…
A time for picnics and
rest in the shade…
rest in the shade…
Lord, help me to rest awhile
in the cooling shade
of your presence.
Slow down my restless
heart and fill me
with gentle compassion for all
your people.
Amen.
Sunday, July 9, 2023 | Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Matthew 11:25-30
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks about his relationship to the Father. Jesus, the Son, was sent by his Father in love. Thus there is in God a play of lover and beloved; but the lover and beloved are connected by the love they have in common. Therefore the God disclosed in Jesus is a family or community of persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
The ground of being is a communio of being and letting-be. From all eternity, the Father forgets about himself in love and generates the Son; and from all eternity, the Son forgets about himself and looks to the Father; and the mutual love of Father and Son is the Holy Spirit.
Active generation, passive generation; active spiration, passive spiration. Breathing in and breathing out; being and letting-be. God is like a set of lungs, or like a heart—taking in and letting out, a rhythm, a cadence, a back-and-forth of love.
This true God is one who does not insist on hoarding power or defining himself over-and-against. This true God is love, is a communion, a sharing, a family.
Bishop Robert Barron
The ground of being is a communio of being and letting-be. From all eternity, the Father forgets about himself in love and generates the Son; and from all eternity, the Son forgets about himself and looks to the Father; and the mutual love of Father and Son is the Holy Spirit.
Active generation, passive generation; active spiration, passive spiration. Breathing in and breathing out; being and letting-be. God is like a set of lungs, or like a heart—taking in and letting out, a rhythm, a cadence, a back-and-forth of love.
This true God is one who does not insist on hoarding power or defining himself over-and-against. This true God is love, is a communion, a sharing, a family.
Bishop Robert Barron
IHM Donations
The Second Collection this weekend is the
Annual National Black & Indian Mission Collection.
Please be generous and support this worthy cause.
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 Michael Grimaldi & Alyssa Luciano
Knights of Columbus to Sell Raffle Tickets after Masses this Weekend
This weekend, July 8th & 9th, the Knights of Columbus will sell C&B Raffle tickets at IHM after all Masses. This qualifies people for the early-bird raffles.
"The Knights of Columbus raises most of the money it gives away for charitable activities (Food for Families, Coats for Kids) through its Charitable & Benevolent raffle sales. These C & B tickets are $12.00 for a book of four. If you bring your home return labels to our sales outside church on July 8th & 9th you can just add your telephone number when getting your tickets. Cash, or checks made out to "John Keogh Council 2108--K of C" are acceptable. IHM had a $10,000 winner a few years ago." Thank you for your continued support!
FR. FIDELIS MOSCINSKI, CFR,
WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
DEFENDING THE UNBORN CHILD AND MOTHER...
US DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT
OF NEW YORK 6/27/23
STATEMENT
by Fr. Fidelis:
“Your Honor, I offer the following comments in order to assist you in imposing the most appropriate sentence in my case.
“My actions on July 7, 2022 were done because Planned Parenthood, as an organization, is in the business of killing. Every procured abortion that occurs on its premises constitutes the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.
“Furthermore, these bloody and violent acts also cause grave spiritual and psychological harm to the mother of the child. All of my actions then and now are directed solely towards preventing the murder of defenseless children and the wounding of their mothers.
“On that day, I was also aware of the evidence compiled by the House Select Panel on Infant Lives that Planned Parenthood, contrary to federal law, profits from the harvesting and selling of the body parts of unborn children. This grisly trade in human tissues and organs is deemed by many as revolting and sickening since it reduces human beings to mere objects that can be bought and sold.
“But perhaps this practice of Planned Parenthood should not surprise us since its founder, Margaret Sanger, was a known racist and eugenicist who once opined that, "We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.
“Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and we have been delivered from the delusion that abortion was ever a constitutional right, we are still sadly burdened with the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
“This pseudo-law seeks to cloak the act of killing preborn children under the euphemistic and Orwellian language of ‘reproductive health care.’
“I am not guilty of violating this law because this law cannot be seen as anything other than null and void since it attempts to give legal protection to actions which are intrinsically evil and unjust.
“I recognize that this view may not be shared by your Honor. I would like you to know that I find the pernicious error of legal positivism both logically incoherent and immensely destructive in practice.
“The tragic and shameful history of legalized slavery in the South, and the more recent genocides of the twentieth century, should be more than sufficient to show us the folly of simply accepting something as ‘legal’ because it is the product of some legislative or judicial process.
“Would it not be much better to acknowledge the truth that there must be a necessary and intrinsic connection between our civil laws and the natural moral law written on the human heart, knowable by human reason, and revealed authoritatively by God Himself in the Ten Commandments?
“If you are, as I suspect, unwilling to correct your earlier mistaken judgment, finding me guilty, then I suggest that you can still somewhat mitigate the injustice this court has perpetrated by giving me the most lenient sentence possible. Thank you.”
***
Father got 6 months (the maximum sentence) plus a year of probation with really strict requirements. He is not in prison yet and is still free. The court is letting him self-surrender. At some point in the next month, they'll pick a date when he will go to jail.
WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
DEFENDING THE UNBORN CHILD AND MOTHER...
US DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT
OF NEW YORK 6/27/23
STATEMENT
by Fr. Fidelis:
“Your Honor, I offer the following comments in order to assist you in imposing the most appropriate sentence in my case.
“My actions on July 7, 2022 were done because Planned Parenthood, as an organization, is in the business of killing. Every procured abortion that occurs on its premises constitutes the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.
“Furthermore, these bloody and violent acts also cause grave spiritual and psychological harm to the mother of the child. All of my actions then and now are directed solely towards preventing the murder of defenseless children and the wounding of their mothers.
“On that day, I was also aware of the evidence compiled by the House Select Panel on Infant Lives that Planned Parenthood, contrary to federal law, profits from the harvesting and selling of the body parts of unborn children. This grisly trade in human tissues and organs is deemed by many as revolting and sickening since it reduces human beings to mere objects that can be bought and sold.
“But perhaps this practice of Planned Parenthood should not surprise us since its founder, Margaret Sanger, was a known racist and eugenicist who once opined that, "We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.
“Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and we have been delivered from the delusion that abortion was ever a constitutional right, we are still sadly burdened with the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
“This pseudo-law seeks to cloak the act of killing preborn children under the euphemistic and Orwellian language of ‘reproductive health care.’
“I am not guilty of violating this law because this law cannot be seen as anything other than null and void since it attempts to give legal protection to actions which are intrinsically evil and unjust.
“I recognize that this view may not be shared by your Honor. I would like you to know that I find the pernicious error of legal positivism both logically incoherent and immensely destructive in practice.
“The tragic and shameful history of legalized slavery in the South, and the more recent genocides of the twentieth century, should be more than sufficient to show us the folly of simply accepting something as ‘legal’ because it is the product of some legislative or judicial process.
“Would it not be much better to acknowledge the truth that there must be a necessary and intrinsic connection between our civil laws and the natural moral law written on the human heart, knowable by human reason, and revealed authoritatively by God Himself in the Ten Commandments?
“If you are, as I suspect, unwilling to correct your earlier mistaken judgment, finding me guilty, then I suggest that you can still somewhat mitigate the injustice this court has perpetrated by giving me the most lenient sentence possible. Thank you.”
***
Father got 6 months (the maximum sentence) plus a year of probation with really strict requirements. He is not in prison yet and is still free. The court is letting him self-surrender. At some point in the next month, they'll pick a date when he will go to jail.
Please pray for Fr. Fidelis.
God bless this courageous priest.
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. For upcoming 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 them by email at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org .
Midnight Run thanks everyone for their continued support and is looking for the following items for our next Run in late July: Men's jeans with waist sizes of 32 to 38 and inseams from 30 to 34; men's sneakers between sizes 10 and 13; baseball type caps; travel size toiletries especially shampoo and deodorant; and blankets. The need locally is great and any donated item is welcome, thank you!
2023 ECAP School Supplies Drive
Volunteers are needed (grade & high school students & adults) to sort items donated from 10:30AM until 12 noon in the Food Pantry (Lower Church) on the following dates:
Tuesday, July 25th
Wednesday, July 26th
Thursday, July 27th
Enter the lower church from the door on the left of the garage
IHM Religious Education
2023-2024 Registration
On the day of your child's/children's Baptism, the Church pledged to you, the parents, our assistance in raising them in the practice of the faith to keep God's commandments as Jesus taught us, by loving God and our neighbor.
Here at Immaculate Heart of Mary, our Religious Education Program is a part of this integral formation in the faith that would include daily prayer at home, family participation in Sunday Mass (and on Holy Days of Obligation), periodic Confession, as well as the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy flowing out from your dinner table.
Online registration for the 2023-2024 school year for grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade opened on Wednesday, June 6, 2023. All returning families were emailed registration instructions. New families to our program can find the link to the registration form on our website.
In-person classes are held once per week. This 2023-2024 Class schedule will not be based on School District, as in previous years, and will offer more flexibility for parents. Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
Please use the button below for more information.
Food Pantry at IHM
Our cupboard is bare.
We are in need of the following items for our Parish Food Pantry.
Below is a list of donations the food pantry is low on:
Rice
Cereal
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Canned fruit
Canned soup
Canned peas
Canned mushrooms
Canned tomatoes
Pasta Sauce
Pasta
Mac & Cheese
Ramen Noodles
Canned pasta
Tuna Fish
Any non perishable food not listed is also welcome
Paper bags and Recyclable bags
Cereal
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Canned fruit
Canned soup
Canned peas
Canned mushrooms
Canned tomatoes
Pasta Sauce
Pasta
Mac & Cheese
Ramen Noodles
Canned pasta
Tuna Fish
Any non perishable food not listed is also welcome
Paper bags and Recyclable bags
Thank you for all you do and continued support!
- IHM Women's Prayer Group: Weekly prayer gatherings for women are offered each Thursday from 7:00-8:00PM in the Church Library or at the Blessed Mother Statue outside. For more information, please contact the Rectory (914-723-0276 or ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org).
- Charismatic Prayer Meeting at the House of Prayer: On Wednesdays at 7:30PM in the Chapel & Thursdays of Prayer after the 9:00AM parish Mass.
- 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. Meetings will resume in the Fall! For more information, contact Elise Kuhn at 914-725-4728
- A Senior Parishioner is seeking an apartment in the area for no more than $1,000/month rent. Any information, please contact the Pastor.
SAVE THE DATE
IHM Development Fund 2nd Annual Golf Outing
Monday, October 2, 2023 | Lake Isle Country Club
RSVP by September 15th
IHM CYO Volleyball | Spring Season
Grades 4-8
Clinics will begin the Fall and run through the Winter
Click here to fill out the form
“As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
As Catholic men, we strive to make Jesus Christ present in our lives. Called together, we seek God’s grace to strengthen one another and grow in commitment to our Catholic faith. Equipped as witnesses of the Gospel, we serve our families and the Church.
Dear friend,
The line-up for our next Man Up conference is complete, and we are very excited to invite all men to come and join us for this year's event. As part of the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival, this conference will focus on our source and summit, the Eucharist!
The line-up for our next Man Up conference is complete, and we are very excited to invite all men to come and join us for this year's event. As part of the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival, this conference will focus on our source and summit, the Eucharist!
Registration opens Corpus Christi! Mark your calendar to purchase your tickets this Sunday! www.manupny.com.
Please find the details below:
Speakers:
Master of Ceremonies:
St. Joseph's Seminary
Fall 2023 Registration
Is Now Open!
Explore our new and exciting courses and tuition discounts!
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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.
- The Church of St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church of White Plains will hold its annual “Festa Italiana” on July 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th, on the Church grounds of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (92 South Lexington Avenue, White Plains). Thursday & Friday 6PM – 11PM, Saturday 5PM - 11PM and Sun. 2PM – 9PM. Our “Festa Italiana” features live Italian and American music and entertainment, an outdoor dance floor, children’s games and entertainment, great Italian foods & desserts, American fare, espresso bar, and much more. Admission and entertainment are free. Please join the “Procession of the Statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ” on Sunday, July 16th for a public procession of prayer to honor the Virgin Mary. Worshipers in the procession of our Patron Saint will assemble in front of OLMC Church at 12:30 pm. The procession will begin at 1:00PM followed by the celebration of Holy Mass at 2:00PM at OLMC. Full schedule and details are on our website: www.sjeolmc.org.
- St. Augustine Church, (381 N. Highland Avenue, Ossining) will hold the 46th Festival from July 19th - July 22nd from 6:00PM-11:00PM. There will be food, rides, games, entertainment and much more. Parking and admission is free. For more information, visit StAugNY.org.
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 8/9, 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 9, 2023
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:30PM - James and Loretta Hannan (Living) by The Bryson Family
8:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
10:00AM - Vincent Vicinanzo by Jeanne Scarcella
12:00PM - Daniel Connolly, Sr. by Teddi Cerino
MONDAY, July 10, 2023
6:45AM - Agustín Lago Sr by Gloria Gomez
9:00AM - The Dirienzo Family by Elsa Carrera
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023
St. Benedict
6:45AM - Michael Provenzale by Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Giordano
9:00AM - Joyce Maucieri by Tom and Donna Telegades
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023
6:45AM - Frank Mannion by The Mannion Family
9:00AM - Lucy Enrico by John and Lisa Perri
9:00AM - Lucy Enrico by John and Lisa Perri
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023
St. Henry
6:45AM - Ann T. Rowan by Tom & Alice Nixon
9:00AM - May and Michael Maloney by Susan Dell’Aera
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
6:45AM - Robert F. Mullen by Gerry Mullen
9:00AM - Michael Guigliano and Angelo Guigliano by Michael Racioppo
SATURDAY, July 15, 2023
St. Bonaventure
8:30AM - Broderick Family (Special Intention) by Virginia Conlan
5:30PM - Lucille Zorzo by Barletta Family
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Barbara Grossberg
Thomas Lifrieri
Angela Lifrieri
Antonietta Altobello
Martin Verendia
Joe Caggiano
Andrew Hartzell
Mary Lee Hartzell
Thomas Lifrieri
Angela Lifrieri
Antonietta Altobello
Martin Verendia
Joe Caggiano
Andrew Hartzell
Mary Lee Hartzell
Pietro Mesina
Kalia Albis
Vincenti Verendia
Rosalie Castro
Rita Sweeney
Paul & Mary McDonough
Brian Peloso
Nary Sith
Nary Sith
Gerard Pelisson
The Deceased of Our Parish
Msgr. Guy S. Vinci
Anna Holten
Frederick Anthony Celenza
Penny Strignano
Joseph Bachert
Edward J. Alarcon
Lillian Fabbri
Theresa Kuszaj
- 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.
A Prayer to our Guardian Angel
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
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