IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 2 1 - 4 7 2 9 t h S t r e e t ~ A s t o r i a , N e w Yo r k 1 1 1 0 5

The Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 10th, 2018

The Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest & Doctor of the Church Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION

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MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY 7:00 AM — Weekday Mass 9:00 AM — Weekday Mass 5:00 PM — Sunday Vigil Mass SUNDAY Upper Church 7:00 AM — Low Mass (Mass Without Music) 9:00 AM — Family Mass 10:30 AM — High Mass (Mass with Choir) 12:00 PM — Spanish Mass/Español 1:30 PM — Contemporary Music Mass Lower Church 9:00 AM — Italian Mass/Italiano MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 12:00 PM

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass, and at 5:00 PM with Rosary and Evening Prayer.

OTHER SACRAMENTS Baptisms Baptisms are celebrated monthly. Please call the Rectory for an appointment.

Sick Calls Please contact the Rectory at any time. Only use the Emergency Number for cases of Extreme Unction (Last Rites).

Marriages Please notify the Rectory at least six (6) months before the desired wedding date. Please check with the Church before contacting the Catering Hall.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday — Friday

9:00 AM — 12:30 PM /1:30 PM — 8:00 PM Saturday Sunday

9:00 AM — 4:00 PM Office is Closed

CLERGY Rev. Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese...…………….Pastor Rev. Liju Augustine, CMI……...…..…....Parochial Vicar Rev. William A. McLaughlin…….……...Parochial Vicar Dcn. Francisco Hernandez Dcn. Elkin Tamayo In Residence: Rev. Msgr. Charles Patrick Boccio Rev. Msgr. Vincent Fullam

Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Ms. Eileen Harnischfeger, Principal

718-728-1969 - www.iccaastoria.org

Religious Education Office (CCD) Mrs. Marylyn Crum, Director

718-956-4494 - mcrum@immacastoria.org

CONFESSIONS The Sacrament of Confession is available Saturdays from 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM. The languages generally available are English, Spanish and Italian.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FATHER'S DAY NOVENA OF MASSES Throughout the United States, we honor all fathers on Father's Day, June 17th, 2018. Here in our Parish, we will remember all fathers, living and deceased, in a special way through our celebration of the Eucharist. If you wish to enroll your father in this novena of Masses, we ask you to return your envelopes as soon as possible. For those who do not receive the monthly envelopes, we have placed some around the Church for your convenience. If you would like to have a Spiritual Bouquet card, they are available in the Sacristy.

The novena begins on Sunday, June 17th at the 1:30PM Mass.

On the Love of Learning and the Desire for God There is an oft-quoted thought about the Gospels and the Church: “Jesus taught adults and blessed children, but in the Church today, we teach children and bless adults.” While this is without a doubt true, it sets up a false dichotomy: It is not an either/or question, but really a both/and one! Learning is necessary at every stage of our development. At one point in the Gospels, Jesus emphatically made this point. He said: “As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers… Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Messiah (Matt. 23:8,10).” This fits nicely with the great tradition of Judaism regarding the study of the Torah and the accumulated wisdom that eventually became the Talmud. Jews, it is often said, are taught to question, for in questioning one becomes a true learner; for it is in questioning that we make our own the need to learn more and hence to grow. Unfortunately, this license to question has not always been part of our Catholic tradition. This is mainly grounded in an important distinction: there is a questioning born of respect and reverence of tradition, and then there is the philosophical questioning which is born of skepticism or even the need to disprove the truths of tradition. To be a learner in the ways of faith, one must always approach religious questions with the respect of the Rabbis, not with a deconstructuralist desire of the philosophers to take apart reality and, even more, that of the skeptics who are merely interested in trying to prove religion to be wrong, useless and even dangerous! I distinctly remember a question I raised in my fifth grade class: if God wanted to have us be happy with Him forever in heaven, why did He not just put us there in heaven? Why all this struggle here on earth? To this day, I think it was a good question. But my teacher took me to task for even asking the question. She gave me no answer, only a feeling of shame at having asked it. It was only in the seminary that I had that question answered: God wanted us to learn here on earth how to be good and to freely choose to love Him in return. The question was good and I am glad that I had the adult learning of the seminary to teach me. But many Catholics think that once they have received Confirmation, their learning about the faith has ended. Learning is lifelong! An adult Catholic that does not seek to learn more about their faith has ceased to engage one-on-one with God, which is His preeminent desire for each of us. To love God must mean to learn more about God. If it does not lead to more learning, it is not really love. While classrooms and Adult Education courses are clearly not the only way God continues to teach us, they are important paths that God can use to feed what must be a hunger for learning. If we don’t want to learn more about God, are we really expressing our love for Him in the best way we can? We have tried here in our parish to provide a multitude of opportunities for a person to grow as an adult Christian: the lecture series (8 so far), film festivals (18), Pastoral Institute Courses, parish retreats (8), Bible studies, Arise discussion groups, Opera workshops (5), Pilgrimages (4), RCIA courses; not to mention scores of Baptism, Marriage and first-sacrament Parent courses. I challenge anyone to find another parish that has done more to educate the adult Catholic! But while our attendance at Sunday Masses averages between 1500 and 2000 individuals (including children), attendance at our Adult Education offering is just a fraction of this. Now, a person’s work schedule and parenting responsibilities does prevent a lot of adults from making use of these opportunities. But I cannot help believing that there are some adult Catholics who just don’t see the need to keep learning about their faith.

This lack of hunger for learning is not a good sign in an adult Christian. But the Lord, over and over, urges us against discouragement. So we continue to provide opportunities for growth that make adults better Catholics. There are many in our parish that do hunger to learn more and who do take advantage of the feast offered each year for growth in an adult-Catholic faith. The cheer on their faces as well as the words of thanks at these events sustains my hope that, more and more, adults in our parish may choose to continue to learn about their faith and to deepen it!

Rev. Monsignor Fernando Ferrarese

MEMORIALS

THE BREAD & WINE are donated this week in loving memory of Anna DeSimone (40th Anniv.), requested by Denise & Antonio Meloni. THE CANDLES ON THE ALTAR are donated this week in loving memory of Richard DeSimone (35th Anniv.), requested by Denise & Antonio Meloni. SANCTUARY LAMP #1 is donated this week in loving memory of Charles Montebello, requested by Angela Valentino & Family.

SUNDAY - June 17 7:00 a.m. For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00 a.m. Domenico Gizzi & Michele Sarro 10:30 a.m. Anna & Richard DeSimone 12:00 p.m. Spanish: Anthony Iurato; Gabriel Londono; Alfredo Diaz; Victor Manuel Valiente; Julia Granados; Jerome Gucce, Karen Estrada (Liv. Birth.), Angel Orihuela and Deceased Family Members, Filadelfo Rodriguez, Abel Peñafort 1:30 p.m. The Father’s Day Novena Lower Church: 9:00 a.m. Italian: Roberto, Angela & Antonietta Cavazzini

SUNDAY - June 10 7:00 a.m. For the People of the Parish (Pro Populo) 9:00 a.m. Arcangelo Polino, Vincenzo & Gennaro Polise 10:30 a.m. Angelo & Josephine Mifsud 12:00 p.m. Spanish: Ruth Magdalena Matute (7th Ann.); Gertrudis Pliego, Herminia Cabreja Solino, Pedro M. Cabreja, Eulalio Cabreja, Emerito Benigno Cabreja 1:30 p.m. The McCarthy & Curtin Families Lower Church: 9:00 a.m. Italian: Maria DiMarco MONDAY - June 11 7:00 a.m. Donald & Eileen Fitzgerald (39th Wedding Anniv.) 9:00 a.m. Emanuel Sala, Enzo & Mimmo Cangemi 12:00 p.m. Margaret, Victor & Denise Lynch Blanche, Denise & Jesse Smith TUESDAY - June 12 7:00 a.m. Paul & Faye Carberry 9:00 a.m. Santo Antonio 12:00 p.m. Maryann Mione WEDNESDAY - June 13 7:00 a.m. Mario Vincent Conti 9:00 a.m. Giovanni Tenaglia 12:00 p.m. Antonio Carattoni THURSDAY - June 14 7:00 a.m. Giovanna & Joseph Camenzuli 9:00 a.m. Giulio Salvatore DiVirgilio 12:00 p.m. Richard J. Pokorny FRIDAY - June 15 7:00 a.m. In Honor of St. Anthony 9:00 a.m. San Vito & Saint Anthony 12:00 p.m. Barbara Hawke

SATURDAY - June 16 7:00 a.m. The Purgatorial Society 9:00 a.m. Anibal Reymundo Mena & Antonio Rafael Mena 5:00 p.m. Domenico Oliva (11th Anniv.)

Please pray for all the faithful departed, especially…

Sr. Alice Rees, SUSC

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light

shine upon them.

PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS

ST. JOHN’S PREP TACHS PREP COURSE St. John’s Preparatory School is offering a 2018 TACHS Prep Course, which will take place in September. Course information can be found on the application. You can find the application, along with the online registration, at www.stjohnsprepschool.org in the Admissions link. For further information, please call the Admission office at 718-721-7200 ext. 699.

MCCLANCY TACHS PREP COURSE Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School is now accepting applications for the T.A.C.H.S. preparation program to be held at the school for the first seven Saturdays of the next school year, beginning on September 8th. For more information, please contact Ms. Fran Rocco at 718-898-3800 ext. 3

MCCLANCY SUMMER CAMPS REGISTRATION

Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School is now accepting applications for their summer camps. Girls softball, soccer, basketball, cheerleading, and volleyball; Boys baseball, soccer, and basketball. For more information, please contact Ms. Fran Rocco at:

718-898-3800 ext. 3

HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS

Holy Cross High School will be hosting their Athletic Camps and Summer STREAM Program this summer. Programs include basketball, cheerleading, coding, music, art, television production, and cooking. For more information, visit www.holycrosshs.org/summer, or call Mr. Robert Botero at 718-886-7250 ext. 558.

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Sister Alice Rees, SUSC JUNE 18th, 1928 – JUNE 3rd, 2018

The Lord is king, our God, the Almighty! Let us rejoice and be glad, and give him glory! For this is the wedding day of the Lamb; his bride has prepared herself for the wedding.

Rev. 19:6,7

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