Lord, come to my aid!
Friends,
Please be advised that starting on Monday, August 18th the sanctuary carpet replacement will commence. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this process. Note that all weekday Masses will be moved to the chapel and adoration times will be adjusted.
Please see the schedule below:
Monday, August 18
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 9:00pm
Tuesday, August 19
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 2:00pm
Wednesday, August 20
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 8:00pm
Thursday, August 21
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 2:00pm
Friday, August 22
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 8:00pm
Saturday. August 23
8:30am Mass - Chapel
4:00pm Confessions - Chapel
5:30pm Vigil Mass - Main Church
Please see the schedule below:
Monday, August 18
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 9:00pm
Tuesday, August 19
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 2:00pm
Wednesday, August 20
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 8:00pm
Thursday, August 21
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 2:00pm
Friday, August 22
6:45am Mass - Chapel
9:00am Mass - Chapel
Adoration 9:30am - 8:00pm
Saturday. August 23
8:30am Mass - Chapel
4:00pm Confessions - Chapel
5:30pm Vigil Mass - Main Church
The attached PDF is a copy of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Council Constitution and By-Laws,
which was recently revised in March 2025.
Next Meeting: September and the Fall
Next Coffee and Donuts: The Fall
If you would like to volunteer to help or have questions, please send an email to IHMPC@IHMSCARSDALE.ORG.
What is the Parish Council?
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Council serves as a consultative body of the parish whose responsibility is to advise and assist the pastor in matters relating to the parish. This includes promoting lay participation in the activities of the parish, evaluating the goals and needs of the parish, developing and recommending ways to address those needs, and finally developing and maintaining a two-way communication between the Council and the larger Parish community. Council members will also be expected to take a leadership role in the various Parish Council events as well as in the particular area of Parish life they are interested in or involved in already.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Council serves as a consultative body of the parish whose responsibility is to advise and assist the pastor in matters relating to the parish. This includes promoting lay participation in the activities of the parish, evaluating the goals and needs of the parish, developing and recommending ways to address those needs, and finally developing and maintaining a two-way communication between the Council and the larger Parish community. Council members will also be expected to take a leadership role in the various Parish Council events as well as in the particular area of Parish life they are interested in or involved in already.
If you have any questions, please email IHMPC@ihmscarsdale.org.
If anyone has feedback, ideas, suggestions, complaints etc. please email the Parish Council at their email address. Parish Council members are also available to speak at Coffee and Donuts each month.
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE & Rectory Office Schedule FOR THE SUMMER
Please note changes to the Sunday Mass schedule for Summer at IHM.
Through Monday, September 1st (Labor Day Weekend) the Sunday Mass Schedule will be as follows:
Saturday: 5:30PM Vigil Mass
Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM and 12noon
The regular Sunday Mass Schedule resumes Sunday, September 7th
IHM's Rectory Office will operate on the following summer schedule for July and August (always call ahead to confirm receptionist)
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday - 8:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday - Closed
When you are traveling and looking for a nearby Church for Mass, use
Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Luke 12:49-53
Friends, the statement of Jesus that we have in the Gospel for today is frightening: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” He’s throwing fire down, much like the God who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Okay, so how do we make sense of all this? I thought the angels on Christmas morning said that he had come as the Prince of Peace? Jesus is the Incarnation of the God who is nothing but love, but this enfleshment takes place in the midst of a fallen, sinful world. Therefore, it will appear as something threatening, strange, off-putting.
The world, on the biblical reading, is a dysfunctional family. When Jesus comes, he necessarily comes as a breaker of the peace, as a threat to the dysfunctional family. Now we can begin to understand that strange language about setting three against two and two against three.
This is why Jesus wants to cast a consuming fire on the earth. He wants to burn away all that is opposed to God’s desire for us. He has to clear the ground before something new can be built. Is this utterly painful? Yes!
Okay, so how do we make sense of all this? I thought the angels on Christmas morning said that he had come as the Prince of Peace? Jesus is the Incarnation of the God who is nothing but love, but this enfleshment takes place in the midst of a fallen, sinful world. Therefore, it will appear as something threatening, strange, off-putting.
The world, on the biblical reading, is a dysfunctional family. When Jesus comes, he necessarily comes as a breaker of the peace, as a threat to the dysfunctional family. Now we can begin to understand that strange language about setting three against two and two against three.
This is why Jesus wants to cast a consuming fire on the earth. He wants to burn away all that is opposed to God’s desire for us. He has to clear the ground before something new can be built. Is this utterly painful? Yes!
Bishop Robert Barron
A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Praying with the Saints
A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Christ the Good Shepherd
A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Praying Together
A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Praying Alone
We joyfully announce the forthcoming celebration of Marriage for
I Thomas McBride & Marisa Onorato
I Anthony Angilletta & Stephanie Sapienza
Thank you for your generous donation to the Collection for The Pastoral Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa. The Fund supports a variety of programs to ensure that the quickly growing Church in Africa continues to communicate its faith and work to overcome current Challenges. With your help, the Church in Africa can turn its potential into a reality!
Missionary Appeal Next Weekend for the Propagation of the Faith
Each year the Archdiocesan Office for The Society for the Propagation of the Faith sponsors the Missionary Cooperative Appeal. This year our Parish is pleased to welcome Father John J. Piderit SJ, who will speak to us on behalf of the Propagation of the Faith. Father John J. Piderit will be with us at the Masses next weekend August 23/24. The Second Collection at each Mass next weekend will be sent to the Propagation of the Faith Office to support the needs of mission Dioceses and Religious Communities. Evangelization is at the heart of the Church's mission throughout the world, and we ask you to be generous as your means allow in next week's second collection.
Fr. John J. Piderit, SJ
Assistant to the Advancement Office
Fr. John Piderit, S.J., hails from Richmond Hill and Breezy Point, Queens, NY. A graduate of Xavier High School and Fordham University, he has advanced degrees from St. Georgen Theological School in Frankfurt (Germany), Oxford University, and Princeton University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Economics. For over ten years he taught economics at the undergraduate and graduate level, was a Vice President at Marquette University, President of Loyola University Chicago, and was Chief Operating Officer of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He currently works in Advancement for the Jesuit USA East Province.
IHM SPORTS PROGRAMMING INFORMATION:
Join one of our sports teams today!
HOT (High Octane Training) Volleyball Club Tryouts – Westchester
Attention IHM Families!
HOT Volleyball is inviting athletes from IHM to try out for our brand-new 13U & 14U Regional Club Teams!
Tryouts: August 15th & 22nd
Location: East Coast Sports & Fitness,
201 Veterans Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY
Time: 13U: 10AM–12PM | 14U: 12PM–2PM
HOT Volleyball Club is one of the fastest-growing youth volleyball programs in the region, known for skill development, positive coaching, and player mentorship. Whether you're new to the sport or ready for club competition—this is your moment!
Click the button below to register!
All skill levels welcome!
Save the Date:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Picnic
Sunday, September 14th
Sunday, September 14th
1:00PM - 4:00PM
The generosity of the IHM family has been overwhelming and, as a result, the recent Midnight Runs have been a wonderful success!! Our next two Runs will be during the warmer weather and we are targeting the following to replenish our inventory:
- Men's jeans waist sizes 30-36 and all lengths;
- Sweatpants sized small, medium, large, and extra large;
- Men's sneakers sizes 9 thru 13;
- Women's sneakers sizes 7 thru 9;
- Men's tee and golf shirts, especially large and XL;
- Women's tee shirts mostly large and XL
- Men's shorts, waist sizes 30-38
- Women's shorts and joggers mostly large and XL
- Rain ponchos, baseball caps and backpacks
- Small Toiletry items such as deodorant, face soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes
We are also grateful to receive packages of new/unopened underwear and socks for both men and women. In addition, small sizes of toiletry items such as shampoo, body wash, mouthwash, toothpaste, etc. are always needed!!
Please note that we only distribute gently used or new items. So, as you pull your summer wear forward in your closets, please consider Midnight Run if something doesn't strike your fancy anymore!!
Anyone who is interested in any aspect of Midnight Run—driving, sorting, food prep—please email ihmmidnightrun@gmail.com, thank you!
Please note that we only distribute gently used or new items. So, as you pull your summer wear forward in your closets, please consider Midnight Run if something doesn't strike your fancy anymore!!
Anyone who is interested in any aspect of Midnight Run—driving, sorting, food prep—please email ihmmidnightrun@gmail.com, thank you!
IHM CONTINUING EVENTS
EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION AT IHM
located in the Marian Chapel
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:15AM - 9:00PM
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15AM - 2:00PM
Fridays 7:15AM - 8:00PM
(First Fridays of non holidays until Midnight)
Holy Communion for those with Gluten Sensitivities
For any who have sensitivities to Gluten, know that Low Gluten hosts (containing less than 0.002% gluten, <20ppm, fully in accord with Church Canon Law) are available for receiving our Lord in Holy Communion. For those unable to have any gluten, we are happy to offer Holy Communion from a separate Chalice. Please speak with a priest before Mass.
Announcement on the Protection of Children
To report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religious or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York may contact the victims assistance coordinator, Mrs. Eileen Mulcahy at (646) 794-2949 or victimsassistance@archny.org. Information can also be found on the archdiocesan website, www.archny.org. In keeping with archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this announcement is published periodically to ensure that our children remain safe and secure.
Young Members:
- IHM High School of Religion (HSOR): HSOR will return in September! We offer a fun and relaxing faith community of service projects, Prayer & Pizza, Game Nights, sacraments, lively discussions and Open Gym. Come see why our students say HSOR “is a night out in the middle of the week!” High school students grades 9-12 are welcome. For more information, please contact Nancy Vericker at nancy@nancyvericker.com.
- IHM College & Young Adult Group for those age 18-25: Click here to reach out to participate and for more information.
- Scouting:
- IHM Troop 2 (Boy Scouts): Welcomes 5th through 8th grade boys interested in outdoor adventure. If hiking, camping, white water rafting and first aid skills interest your child, consider joining! For more information, email info@troop2scarsdale.org or visit www.facebook.com/Troop-2-Scarsdale.
- The IHM troops are Scarsdale/Edgemont Girl Scouts. Click here for more information.
Prayer Groups:
- IHM Centering Prayer Group: The Centering Prayer Group meets on Wednesdays 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 including the next meeting, contact Elise Kuhn at 914-725-4728.
- Charismatic Morning of Renewal Meeting at the House of Prayer: This group meets on Thursdays after the 9:00AM parish Mass - Morning Prayer, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Intercessory Prayer and a discussion of the Scripture Readings for the coming Sunday.
- IHM Women's Prayer Group: The Prayer Group holds weekly prayer gatherings for women Thursdays from 7:00-8:00PM in the Church Library (or chapel in warmer months). For more information, please contact the Rectory (914-723-0276 or ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org).
Adult Faith Formation:
- IHM Bible Discussion Group: The IHM Bible Discussion Group will resume the Scripture discussion group in the Fall. CLICK HERE for more details, to submit questions, or if you are interested in joining.
- IHM School of Community: This group meets on Wednesdays at 7:00PM in the IHM Rectory Conference Room to look at our daily life and discover who we are as Christians. The text discussed is "The Religious Sense" by Father Luigi Giussani. If you are interested in attending via Zoom, please contact the Rectory and ask to be put in contact with Carolyn of the School of Community.
Becoming Catholic & Catholics completing their Sacraments: The OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults - formerly RCIA) is a process of initiation into the Catholic Community of Faith for persons who are experiencing a conversion in their lives and seeking either Christian baptism in the Catholic Church or full Communion with the Catholic Church and completion of the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. Please contact the Rectory and one of our coordinators will reach out to you (914-723-0276 or ihmchurch@ihmscarsdale.org).
Religious Education: 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 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, and the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy flowing out from your dinner table. The goal is to come to know Jesus in and through the Church, to know, understand and be able to explain our Catholic faith, and to live the life of Jesus through faith, hope and charity. For more information please email ihmsor@ihmscarsdale.org or call 914-723-7593.
School: Rooted in the mission Jesus Christ gave to the Church to go out to the world to preach, to sanctify and to shepherd souls, IHM School seeks to work with parents in forming their children in the faith and educating them for life in the world by faithfully and charitable teaching Jesus Christ and the two-fold command to love God and our neighbor, to immerse the students in the sacramental life of the Church so that they may know of God's presence in their lives and come to unite their lives for the glory of God, and to help lead and guide them on their journey through life to heaven by building up the virtues our faith has received from the Apostles. For more information and to register call 914-723-5608 or go to ihmscarsdale.org.
Social Ministries: IHM parish is involved in many social ministries, including Midnight Runs into Manhattan to bring food and clothing to the homeless; a food pantry and support of HOPE Community Services; annual Christmas Giving Tree, Baby Shower donations, support of mothers in crisis pregnancies, and bereavement assistance, among other needs. Click the link for Ministries on our parish's website (https://ihm-parish.org/) or call the Rectory (914-723-0276). If you have any questions, please email IHMPC@ihmscarsdale.org.
- Catholic Widows and Widowers of Yonkers will meet on Thursday, August 21st, 12:30PM, St. Ann's Church, (Fr. Anthony Hall, 31 College Place, Yonkers). For more information, call (914) 423-5331. New members are always welcome.
- The Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Ursula Church Men’s Club presents its 14th Annual Golf Outing to be held at the Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers on Monday, September 15, 2025. Join us for a day of golf or dinner as we bring together parishioners and friends for a day of fellowship and purpose at this important fundraising event. The cost is $175/golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, greens fees & cart, BBQ lunch and cocktail hour/dinner. $75/dinner only. For more information and to register visit the Church website at stspeterpaulandstursula.org or contact the Parish office at 914-668-9815 or sppcmvny@gmail.com.
- Catholic Widows and Widowers of Yonkers Annual Communion Breakfast will be held on Sunday, September 21st. Mass at 10AM, Immaculate Conception Church, (53 Winter Hill Rd, Tuckahoe), followed by brunch at San Martino’s Ristorante, 12 Young Ave, Yonkers. Cash $36 per person payable at the brunch. Members and guests welcome. Reservations required. Fore more information and reservations, call (914) 423-5331.
- Catholic Engaged Encounter marriage preparation: Know a couple planning to get married and want them to start off with a strong foundation? Refer engaged couples to Catholic Engaged Encounter of Lower Hudson Valley for their pre-cana marriage prep weekend. For over 50 years, we have been preparing couples for the Sacrament of Matrimony and giving them the tools for a healthy and successful marriage. Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) is endorsed and approved by the Catholic Church from the Vatican to dioceses and local parishes worldwide. CEE weekends are a wonderful gift for engaged couples. Our program fulfills the pre-cana requirement of the Archdiocese of New York. For more information and to register, go to:
lowerhudsonvalley.engagedencounter.com or call (845) 298-4772. - Are You Still Looking for Marriage Help? Designed to help couples reconnect, rebuild, and restore their marriage, our program offers an immersive experience that helps couples gain valuable insights, learn new skills, and make lasting changes that can strengthen their relationship for years to come. This will take place from September 24-26 at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. For information and to take the next steps toward a brighter future together call or email: (516) 405-0323 3028r@helpourmarriage.org
- Xavier Society for the Blind provides free religious, spiritual and inspirational reading materials in braille, large print and audio to blind and visually impaired individuals worldwide, free of charge, thanks to the generous support of donors. They support this community of faithful in understanding, developing and practicing their Faith. Their service began in 1900, and they hope to serve many more people in new and innovative ways for many years to come. More information: xaviersocietyfortheblind.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, August 16/17, 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, August 17, 2025
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:30PM - Donato Callara by Rosa Callara
8:00AM - The People of Immaculate Heart of Mary
10:00AM - Lawrence J. Farrell by Lucy Farrell
12:00PM - Joseph P. Gulia by Susan Gulia
MONDAY, August 18, 2025
6:45AM - Vito Giordano by the Giordano Family
9:00AM - Kathleen McLoughlin by her loving family
TUESDAY, August 19, 2025
St. John Eudes
6:45AM - Madeline LoBono by the LoBono Family
9:00AM - Joseph C. Piscopo by Elena and Paul Ippolito
WEDNESDAY, August 20, 2025
St. Bernard
6:45AM - Laura Wright (Birthday) by family
9:00AM - Edith Cannata by Daniel Caro
THURSDAY, August 21, 2025
St. Pius X
6:45AM - Salvatore Iorio by Antoniette Iorio
9:00AM - Sarah Caro by Donna Marie Caro
FRIDAY, August 22, 2025
Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary
6:45AM - Anna DeGrazia by Joanne Milano
9:00AM - Mario Capogrosso and Celia Criscuolo by Emma Racioppo (10 years deceased)
SATURDAY, August 23, 2025
St. Rose of Lima | Mem. of Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30AM - Craig and Cristina Napolitano (Living) - 23rd Wedding Anniversary (Married at IHM in 2002)
5:30PM - Vito Pisano and Stephanie Monte by Angela C. Pagano
5:30PM - Vito Pisano and Stephanie Monte by Angela C. Pagano
Please Remember in Your Prayers
The Sick of Our Parish
Margaret Mary Ambrose
Jason Bergen
Joan Boccardi
Gino Catalano
Joan Boccardi
Gino Catalano
Anthony D’Agostino
Sean Fogarty
Sean Fogarty
Dr. Peter Healy
Frances Simone
- 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 914-723-0276).
- 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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