We, the members of Immaculate Conception Parish of Maplewood, Missouri, are a vibrant,

diverse and growing Catholic community, welcoming and serving all, faithfully and compassionately in Christ.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH 2934 Marshall Avenue

Maplewood, Missouri 63143 Rectory: 645-3307 • FAX: 645-0672 • Parish Hall: 644-6787

E-Mail: icmaplewood@gmail.com Website: www.icmaplewood.com Twitter: @ICmaplewood

PARISH PASTORAL STAFF Father John Paul Hopping, Parochial Administrator 828-0442

Rev. Mr. Ken Clemens, Deacon 607-2510 or 645-3307 Ext. 201

Rev. Mr. Clyde McEntire, Deacon (Retired) Sister Mildred Glosemeyer, Music Ministry

Kathleen O’Reilly and Arlene Cleary, Parish Nurses, 644-6805

PARISH STAFF Anne Arias, Office Manager, 645-3307 Ext. 202

Colleen Eichler, Campus Manager, 644-6787 Daniel Jenkins, Maintenance Assistant, 644-6787

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Teresa Lunte, Chair Ellen Simmons, Co-Chair Marie Mudd, Secretary

Father John Paul Hopping, Deacon Ken Clemens, Robert Bott, Arlene Cleary, Tom Hannan,

Deborah Lee, Pat Richardson

Schedule

Saturday Mass: 4:00pm Sunday Mass: 9:30am Daily Mass: 8:00am

SVDP Food Pantry: Saturdays from 9:30-11:00am “TEFAP is an equal opportunity provider.”

Please pray for: Maria Bucci (sister of Anne Arias)

Arlene Cleary (Parishioner) Michael Jones (son of Bill Jones)

Steven Lencz (Parishioner) Carolyn Phillips (sister of Paul Becker)

James Pitts (PSR Student) Charlotte Renna (Parishioner)

We will keep everyone on the list for 6 weeks.

PARISH NURSE NOTE Red Cross Blood Drive, Monday, October 26, 3-7 p.m.,

I.C. Parish Hall - 7240 Anna Avenue AGE: A person must be at least 16 years of age. A 16 year old must have a parental consent form signed. There is no upper age limit. Blood Pressure: A person’s blood pressure must be between 80/50 and 180/100 at the time of donation. High blood pres-sure medications are acceptable for donation. Cold, Flu, Sore Throat: A person with a fever, productive cough, or other acute cold symptoms should wait until he/she feels well enough to donate. A person who has completed anti-biotic treatment for and has recovered from sinus, throat, or lung infection may donate. Mild nasal congestion, a dry cough, or allergies are acceptable. Diabetes: A diabetic person is eligible to donate if the disease is well controlled by diet, non-bovine insulin or oral medica-tions. Donation Intervals: A whole blood donor may donate every 56 days. A double red-cell donor may donate every 112 days. A platelet donor may donate as often as every 7 days, up to a maximum of 24 times a year. A person may donate any combi-nation of these procedures, but the donation interval will vary. Pregnancy: A pregnant woman is not eligible to donate. A woman may donate six weeks after the end of pregnancy, and a nursing mother is eligible to donate. Tattoo: A person may donate if the tattoo was applied at a state-regulated facility that uses sterile needles and single-use ink. A person must wait 12 months after having a tattoo ap-plied in a facility that is not state-regulated. Weight/Height: Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds. There are additional height and weight requirements for ages 18 and under. Give blood! Kathleen O’Reilly, Parish Nurse

Ministry Schedule for October 31/November 1, 2015 Sat. Lectors: C. Haislip, D. Voelker Sun. Lectors: K. Kloeckener, B. Ponzer Sat. Usher Captain: L. Gustafson Sun. Usher Captain: C. Davis Sun. Greeter: S. Lohkamp, M. Tillman Sat. Servers: B. Gustafson Sun. Servers: C. Long, D. Nations, N. Springer Sat. EM’s: L. and L. Gustafson, S. Kennedy Sun. EM’s: S. Lohkamp, B. Elliott, D. Moran Sat. Gifts: Joan Deimeke and Guest Sun. Gifts: RJ and Suzee Irwin

Parish Library For the past year or so, parishioner Marlene Yahr has been sorting and shelving our parish library books in their new loca-tion in the PSR Hallway. We would love to offer this great re-source to the parish. Please come check out the library on Sundays after mass, or by appointment. Call Anne in the office (314-645-3307) if you want to stop by and check it out.

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Sunday, October 25 9:30a.m. MASS / PSR SACRAMENTAL PRESENTA TION / CHILDREN’S LIT / HOSPITALITY Monday, October 26 10:30a.m. SENIOR EXERCISE 1:00p.m. QUILTING 3:00-7:00pm RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE 5:00p.m. YAHWEH YOGA Tuesday, October 27 7:00p.m. CHOIR Wednesday, October 28 Thursday, October 29 9:00a.m. SMALL FAITH MEETING 9:30a.m. QUILTING 12:00p.m. KEENAGERS (Maplewood Baptist Church) Friday, October 30 8:30am-3:00pm ADORATION Saturday, October 31 4:00p.m. MASS Sunday, November 1 8:00am-12:00pm KofC LADIES PANCAKE BREAKFAST 9:30a.m. MASS 10:45a.m. PSR

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, October 26 8:00a.m. Cory Hecht Tuesday, October 27 8:00a.m. Joseph Smith Wednesday, October 28 8:00a.m. Kenneth Atchisson Thursday, October 29 8:00a.m. Jo and Brant Whiteker Friday, October 30 8:00a.m. Wesley Higdon Saturday, October 31 4:00p.m. Roy Garcia Sunday, November 1 9:30a.m. Parishioners

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a

October 25, 2015

1st Collection for October 17/18, 2015: $1801.79 1st Collection Online Giving: $887.25

2nd Collection for World Mission Sunday: $402.35 2nd Collection Online Giving: $55.00

For online giving go to: https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1357

Have you ever considered becoming a Catholic? Even if you have been baptized Catholic but don’t really under-stand all that the Catholic faith involves, you are invited to participate in this next year’s Journey into Faith or RCIA program. Please contact Deacon Ken Clemens at 314-607-2510, or reach him at the Parish or at k.clemens@charter.net. The Health Ministry is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on October 26th from 3-7pm in the gym. Please pre-register by emailing Kim Kuntz at kim.kuntz@yahoo.com The Ladies Auxiliary #903 is once again hosting a Pan-cake Breakfast on Sunday, November 1st from 8am-12pm in the Parish Hall. Adults/$7, Senior Citizens/$6, Children 8 and under/$5. Make plans to attend. Our Lady of Sorrows is having a Lotto Social on Novem-ber 5th. Doors open at 10. Games begin at 11:15. Afforda-ble lunches available. The Green Social for Seniors (50+) is November 8th at 12:00pm in the Parish Hall. Join us for free lunch, bingo and attendance prizes. RSVP to 645-3307 by November 4th. Holy Cross Academy is hosting Open Houses. For more info please contact HCA Admissions Director Mike Biggs at 314-475-3436 X222. Nov. 10 at Our Lady of Providence-PreK - grade 5 (8 - 11a.m.); Nov. 11 at St. Michael the Archangel -PreK - grade 5 (8 - 11a.m.); Nov. 12 at Annunciation-grades 6-8 (12:30 - 2:30 p.m.) Holy Cross Academy cordially invites you to attend their Legacy Gala 2015 in the Fleur de Lis Room at the Cardinal Rigali Center on Saturday, November 14th. Mass at 4:15pm in the St. Vincent de Paul Chapel, Silent Auction and cocktails at 5:00pm, Buffet Dinner at 7:00pm. For info and tickets call Julie Conrey at 314-475-3436 ex. 207. The SVDP is once again trying to provide Thanksgiving dinner “fixings” for their food pantry clients. Please pick up a yellow “Meal a Month” bag in the back of church today and follow the instructions. All “fixings” are due back the weekend of November 14th and 15th.

Dear People of God, Asking a parishioner what they thought of the true story I used last weekend at Mass, they told me they had already read it some time ago on the internet; I was crushed! It was to be "fresh bread" so to speak, something uplifting and brand new! The account struck me very emotionally at the 4:00 pm Saturday Mass. Surely this would be the most uplifting thing we would hear for months, I hoped. Oh well, I want you to know I desire to give you "real life" accounts, true useful events that build up our relationship with Jesus. We enjoyed a very nice "mini-retreat" Sunday afternoon last with Julie and her accompanist husband Kurt Carrick. It was relaxation therapy for us (approx. twenty-five) as we listened to her short talks on the Sacraments illustrated with personal sto-ries, punctuated with her beautiful singing. Would you ever guess that she had part of one lung removed because of can-cer and was told she would not be able to sing after the sur-gery? She has a beautiful voice. God bless the Carrick family and all evangelists. And God Bless All of Us Too! Fr. John-Paul

Scripture Reflection Questions 1. How clearly do you see things through the eyes of Jesus? 2. When is the last time you prayed to God, "I want to see"? 3. What might God be putting front and center in your life for you to see.....how are your responding? 4. Where do you see Jesus's healing at work in your life and in our world today?

STEWARDSHIP If one of you is wise and understanding, let him show this practice through a humility filled with good sense. Should you instead nurse bitter jealously and selfish ambition in your hearts, at least refrain from arrogant and false claims against the truth. Wisdom like this does not come from above...it is earthbound. James 3:13-15 As Christian stewards we know what our responsibilities are, but we must go about our tasks with humility, wisdom, good sense and truth. The proverb about giving a man one meal or teaching him to fish for a lifetime, demonstrates wisdom, good sense and truth...and if we keep both hands on the fishing pole instead of patting ourselves on the back...that "humility thing" will come into play too. When practicing stewardship...do it with wisdom from above! This week we no one volunteered to tell their "Stewardship Story", but it is not too late to tell yours. Pick up one of the blue flyers on the tables at the doors of the church for more infor-mation.