There is no god besides you
who have the care of all ...
and you gave your children good ground for hope that you would permit repentance for their sins.
My dear friends,
I hope you are not letting this summer slip by, as it is want to do in my experience! May you take time for some vacation, family, friends and renewal in mind, soul and body.
May the primary part of this time of reflection allow us to get to know better Jesus Christ, our God (Lord) and Savior, and the Kingdom of Heaven (divine life) that He ushers in. This Sunday's three parables (the wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed and the yeast) will allow us to be attuned to Jesus' gift of the mystery of this reality we call grace, or the life of Christ, or the kingdom of God/heaven, and how this mystical reality has taken root (or not!) in our lives and how it is growing within us.
As with last week's parable about the sower and the seed, this one about the wheat and the weeds is a second, rare parable that Jesus interprets for us. The full interpretation will help us get to know Jesus better and avoid any incomplete sense of our Lord and to appreciate the seriousness about being a child of God and disciple.
As you may or may not know, back in 1975, a group of New York Sisters of Charity came together and founded in our IHM convent a House of Prayer. Sister Nancy Kellar is one of the foundresses of the House of Prayer. In the recent year and-a-half, she is joined by Sister Theresa Chen of the Community of Saint Therese from China, who is studying spiritual direction at Fordham University.
We are very happy to announce and welcome two more residents to the House of Prayer:
Sister Rose Cacciatore, a New York Sister of Charity, is by now a well know, friendly presence at IHM. A native of Yonkers, over the years Sister Rose has been known by her religious name, Sister Philip Dolores (Sister PD!). She spent many decades teaching Math at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx, as well as having taught in elementary school both Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen of New York on Staten Island and our IHM Middle School Religion Teacher, Ms. Joan Cosentino, up the road at Saint John the Evangelist in White Plains!
Kate Schiefereche hails from Kansas and has spent the last year serving as a lay missionary for LAMP Catholic Ministries of the Bronx! "LAMP (Lay Apostolic Ministries with the Poor) is a canonical ministry of the Archdiocese of New York. [They] offer Catholic adults the opportunity to deepen their faith through 1-2 year committed time of service and prayer working with the materially poor in NYC and the Bronx. Founded by Tom & Lyn Scheuring in 1981, [their] mission is to share the compassionate heart of Jesus with those who suffer the most in our society – those who are poor, homeless, abandoned, sick, elderly, or ignored."
I have no doubt that God will continue to bless Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish through the presence of our dear consecrated religious with us and now also a lay missionary!
A blessed Sunday to you!
In this Edition:
- Midnight Run at IHM - Items needed for the next Run
- Sunday Mass Schedule for the Summer | Tips if you are traveling this summer!
- 2023 ECAP School Supplies Drive:
- Supplies Needed by July 24th (drop off at entrances of the church)
- Volunteers Needed - July 25th - July 27th
- Sr. Teresita Morse, Celebrating 60 Years in Religious Life - Video Below
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Picnic - Sunday, September 17th
- Bible Discussion Group study of St. Mark will kick off on Tuesday, September 5th
- IHM Religious Education 2023-2024 Registration
- IHM Upcoming Events:
- IHM Development Fund 2nd Annual Golf Outing - Monday, October 2, 2023 | More details below
- IHM CYO Volleyball | More details below
- Beginning Experience - Saturday, September 23 | 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:
- 2023 Rise Up Festival hosted by the Salesians of Don Bosco will be held on Saturday, August 12th from 2PM-10PM
Midnight Run thanks everyone for their continued support. Items most needed are men's jeans, sneakers, backpacks, baseball type caps, travel size toiletries, hoodies and sweatpants. All donations are gratefully accepted and encouraged!
Drop-offs can be made to the red collection boxes at the exits of the Church or to the rectory.
Sunday, July 23, 2023 | Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Matthew 13:24-43
Friends, today’s Gospel features one of Jesus’ most beloved parables: that of the mustard seed. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants.”
How does God tend to work? What does the building up of the kingdom typically look like? From the very small to the very great—and by a slow, gradual process. God tends to operate under the radar, on the edges of things, quietly, clandestinely, not drawing attention to himself.
In the City of God, St. Augustine opined that the Church is like Noah’s ark, a small ship bouncing on the rough seas of history. As the great empires come and go, as the waves of history crash noisily against the shore, God’s kingdom is quietly advancing, unnoticed but inevitable.
One of my very favorite images from C.S. Lewis speaks to this principle. How, he asks, did God enter history? Quietly, in a forgotten corner of the Roman Empire—sneaking, as it were, behind enemy lines.
Bishop Robert Barron
How does God tend to work? What does the building up of the kingdom typically look like? From the very small to the very great—and by a slow, gradual process. God tends to operate under the radar, on the edges of things, quietly, clandestinely, not drawing attention to himself.
In the City of God, St. Augustine opined that the Church is like Noah’s ark, a small ship bouncing on the rough seas of history. As the great empires come and go, as the waves of history crash noisily against the shore, God’s kingdom is quietly advancing, unnoticed but inevitable.
One of my very favorite images from C.S. Lewis speaks to this principle. How, he asks, did God enter history? Quietly, in a forgotten corner of the Roman Empire—sneaking, as it were, behind enemy lines.
Bishop Robert Barron
Let Jesus draw you to His Presence
in the Eucharistic visible on the altar
of our IHM Marian Chapel.
Come and worship, pray and find peace:
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:15am until 9pm
Tuesdays and Thursday 7:15am until 1:00pm
Fridays 7:15am until 8:00pm
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
FOR THE SUMMER
Please note changes to the Sunday Mass schedule for Summer at IHM.
During the months of July and August
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.
2023 ECAP Back to School Supplies Drive: Supplied Needed
Eastchester Community Action Partnership (142 Main Street, Tuckahoe). Donate ASAP but not later than July 24th. Drop off in boxes at entrances to the church. If you have any questions, please email Natalie, nditargiani@yahoo.com or call (914) 961-5924.
Supplies List
Westcott kids’ scissors
Pencil holders/boxes
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
Erasers
Pencil Cap Erasers
Rulers
(1) inch binders / (1-1/2) inch binders / (2) inch binder
Loose Leaf or Composition Paper
2023 ECAP School Supplies Drive:
Volunteers Needed
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
Additional dates will be needed in early August in the food pantry
Enter the lower church from the door on the left of the garage
This is a great opportunity for students to receive service hours (as girl or boy scouts, part of Confirmation religious program, & high school students to add to their college applications)
If you are interested in signing up, please email Natalie di Targiani, nditargiani@yahoo.com with your name and contact number.
Sr. Teresita Morse,
Celebrating 60 Years in Religious Life!
Cardinal Timothy Dolan recognized 18 religious sisters and brothers in the Archdiocese of New York, who have served for at least 50 years, at the annual Jubilee Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on June 18th. Sr. Teresita Morse, R.J.M. is one of the religious sisters celebrating her jubilee this year, marking six decades in religious life!
Watch the below video to see her to talk about her
incredible life of service to the Church
IHM Donations
If you plan to contribute online using WeShare for your recurring IHM contributions, and would like to discontinue receiving mailed envelopes, or if you have any questions or comments about envelopes or WeShare, please use the simple contact form above.
We joyfully announce the forthcoming celebration of Marriage for
II Adian Joseph Wheeler & Mary Aloysius Greco
I Matteo Belli & Anna Larkin
I Joseph Brusco II & Maureen Sacre
Save the Date:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Picnic
Sunday, September 17th
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Davis Park Grounds, between Carman Rd. and Boulevard, & Lyons Rd. and Bradley Rd
Bible Discussion Group study of St. Mark
will kick off on Tuesday, September 5th
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Bible Discussion Group has assembled on Tuesday evenings for over a year to reflect on the Gospels of Saints Luke and Matthew, the Letters of Saint Peter and the Book of Ruth. Between 15 and 25 parishioners gathered to read, analyze, and discuss Sacred Scripture from 7:00-8:30PM in the lower church while enjoying a little dessert and each other’s company.
The Group is taking the summer off, but all parishioners and friends are invited to join us when we begin examining the Gospel According to Saint Mark in preparation for next Liturgical Year (B starts in Advent 2023) on Tuesday, September 5th at 7:00PM in the lower church.
All voices are welcome, so please consider joining the discussion when the new school year begins and probe the Scriptures with greater insight from the Gospel study used, your own prayerful considerations and that of your fellow Christians journeying towards our eternal home together.
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.
- 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
Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley invites those who have suffered the loss of a marriage or spousal relationship through death, divorce or separation to a one day remote program held on Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. In the Beginning, Coping With Life Alone is a program designed to help you along your grief journey and is led by those who are on this same journey. To register please call Jim at (845) 569-9452 or Denise at (845) 325-3147.
“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.
- On Saturday, August 12th, the Salesians of Don Bosco will be holding the 2023 Rise Up Festival from 2PM - 10PM (rain or shine). The festival will celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Mother Mary, with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for an open-air concert, worship (Mass and Adoration), games, exhibitions, food for purchase, and the gift shop. The evening ends with fireworks on the upper field. The Marian Shrine is located at 174 Filors Lane, Stony Point, New York. There is no charge to attend this event but free will donations are accepted. For details about the festival's schedule please go to: www.marianshrine.org/events or call: 845-947-2200.
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 22/23, 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 23, 2023
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:30PM - Peter Lacalamita, Sr. by The Lacalamita Family
8:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
10:00AM - Mary Cade by Erin Baker
12:00PM - Iris Almeida by Simone Almeida
MONDAY, July 24, 2023
St. Sharbel Makluf
6:45AM - Peter Bernardini by Brusco Family
9:00AM - Fred DiCarlo by Annette DiCarlo
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023
St. James
6:45AM - Peter L. Gibson by Terry & Cas Mazurkiewicz
9:00AM - John Farrell by The Henry Family
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023
Ss. Joachim & Anne
6:45AM - Sr. Anna, SC (Living)
9:00AM - Salvatore and Anna Agnese by Julie and John Larkin
9:00AM - Salvatore and Anna Agnese by Julie and John Larkin
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023
6:45AM - Rosa & Fillipo DiNenna by Saby Carrea
9:00AM - Jack Farrell by Mary Vaccaro
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023
6:45AM - Mary Sis Duffy by Joann Morie
9:00AM - Mary E. Wolff (Anniversary)
SATURDAY, July 29, 2023
Ss. Martha, Mary & Lazarus
8:30AM - Tom Murtagh by Mary Murtagh
5:30PM - Lawrence Mignone by Marge Mignone Roach
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
Paul & Mary McDonough
Brian Peloso
Nary Sith
Nary Sith
Gerard Pelisson
The Deceased of Our Parish
Russell Kilps
Lorraine Vaccari
James Micillo
James Micillo
Rita Sweeney
Olga Calleja
Juan Almonte
Ernest DeCiutiis
Anthony Mangieri
- 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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