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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
522 Main Street • P.O. Box 399 • Marydel, Maryland 21649-0399
Phone: 410-482-7687 • Fax: 410-482-7253
www.iccmarydel.org
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday 9:30-12 noon, Closed Wednesdays
Because of the limited size of our staff, hours are subject to change. It’s best to call first.
May 15, 2016 – Pentecost Sunday
Eucharist of the Lord’s Day
Sunday:
8:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m. (in Spanish)
Weekday Eucharist
Thursday 7:00 p.m. (in Spanish)
Holydays of Obligation
As announced in the bulletin
Reconciliation
After the Sunday morning Masses,
Thursday evening 6:30pm
And by appointment at any reasonable time
Pastoral Care and Liturgy
Very Rev. James S. Lentini, V.F., Pastor
Rev. John Olson, Associate Pastor
Rev. Anthony Giamello, Associate Pastor
Deacon James M. Tormey, Sr.
Deacon Sherman Mitchell, III
Christian Formation
Mrs. Alicia Poppiti, D.R.E.
Hispanic Ministry
Mrs. Arline Dosman
If you or someone you know is in need of
financial assistance, please call
St Vincent DePaul (302) 670-6702
The Sacraments
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process in
which adults and children of catechetical age join the Catholic Church.
Please contact Deacon James M. Tormey, Sr., our R.C.I.A.
Coordinator, for details at 302-697-2049.
Parents wishing to present their children for Infant Baptism must
participate in an orientation session. Please call the parish office at
410-482-8939 for details.
Please contact Alicia Poppiti at 410-482-8939 about the preparation of
young people for Confirmation, or about children’s first reception of
the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.
Couples planning Matrimony meet with the Pastor or one of the
Deacons at least one year in advance of the wedding date they are
considering. Please call the parish office to arrange for this meeting.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: The Anointing of the Sick is appropriate for
anyone faced with hospitalization or a serious challenge to health.
When a hospital admission is planned, please arrange to receive the
Anointing here beforehand, if at all possible. Our lay ministers to the
sick bring Holy Communion to those unable to come to Mass for any
length of time. Please call the parish office to arrange for these
services.
Your Pastor, Deacons and parish staff members are always happy to
speak in confidence with anyone who senses a call to ordained
ministry or religious life.
Pastor’s Desk
Dear Parishioners,
school.
When I was a school teacher, I used to go back to my
classroom in early August to start preparing for the new
school year. I’d clean the room, ready the desks, organize
the books, hang up classroom signs, and so forth. This
was all done in preparation for what was coming in
September. At times, I would be alone in the building
doing this. And I must confess, being alone in a school
building and walking through those empty halls, is an odd
feeling for any teacher. The building is exactly what is
should be: it is a school, complete with desks, closets,
chalkboards, books, etc. But something is missing! And
what’s missing is the Spirit in the school, which is what
comes into the school on that first day when all the
teachers and the students are back. It is then that
everything comes alive.
Put Down the Party Hats. Many people identify
Pentecost as the Birthday of the Church. That is not
exactly correct. The Church does not teach that Pentecost
is the Birthday of the Church, except perhaps in a
colloquial sense. But what the Catechism of the Catholic
Church (#766) actually teaches us about the birth of the
Church is this:
Today, the church celebrates Pentecost – the 50th day
after Easter. Today the Church receives what it has
awaited: The Spirit, promised by Christ, is now filling the
Church – giving it life, just as students give life to a
“The origin and growth of the Church are symbolized by
the blood and water which flowed from the open side of
the crucified Jesus. For it was from the side of Christ as
he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there
came forth the 'wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.
As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, so the
Church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging
dead on the cross.”
Thus, the birthday of the Church is Good Friday, as it was
born from the blood and water that flowed from Christ.
So, if that’s the case, then what are we celebrating today,
on Pentecost? To answer that question, I am going to use
an archaic terminology which best speaks to today’s
celebration. I’d like to describe Pentecost to you not as
the birthday of the Church, but rather as the “quickening”
of the Church. The term “quickening” is not an everyday
word we use these days, so let me give you an idea of
what this word conveys, by way of a little word history.
The Quick and the Dead. Many of you may remember a
movie called the “The Quick and the Dead.” It was a 1995
movie starring Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe. In the
title of that movie, the term “quick” doesn’t refer to
swiftness; rather it is an old English term that means “the
living.” Thus the phrase “the quick and the dead,” actually
means “the living and the dead.” This sense of quick is
also, what we mean when we speak of “quick sand” -- it
means a living or moving sand.
From this sense of the word “quick” we get the word
“quickening,” meaning an enlivening of something.
Friends of the Lord a-Leaping. If you recall the story
of when St. Elizabeth was visited by Mary (the Visitation),
we are told John the Baptist leapt in Elizabeth’s womb.
That event was the quickening of John the Baptist: he had
always been alive in his mother’s womb, but it was at that
moment that spirit filled him and he moved... he leapt.
When someone is in God’s midst, as rock group Van Halen
noted in their 1984 hit, he “may as well jump.” And that is
just what John the Baptist did! To paraphrase the Pointer
Sisters from their 1983 hit, he jumped for God’s love!
And so, on Pentecost, the Church -- born on Good Friday
-- is quickened; it is enlivened. It is leaping for joy,
empowered by the Spirit sent to it by Father and the Son.
On Pentecost, the Apostles, who had previously not been
the most dynamic of men, suddenly enlivened. If you
recall, St. Peter had denied Christ earlier, other Apostles
had hidden, others couldn’t recognize Christ immediately,
and St. Thomas even doubted Christ’s resurrection. The
Apostle were followers of Christ, but the Church they
presided over prior to Pentecost was like the empty school
building I spoke of at the outset --- it had everything
necessary, but it lacked the Spirit, it lacked liveliness.
The Times they Are a-Changin’. On Pentecost
everything changed! The Apostle and the Church
underwent a sort of quickening. The Acts of the Apostles
relates that “they [the Apostles] were filled with the Holy
Spirit... He enabled them to proclaim.”
MASS INTENTIONS:
Sun., May 15 8:30am: Edward & Deloris McGowan
11:00am: Mary Griffiths
Misa en Español 7:00pm: For the People
Thu., May 19 7:00pm: For the People
Sun., May 22 8:30am: James and Elizabeth Griffith
11:00am: Frank Gonzalez Jr.
Misa en Español 7:00pm: For the People
ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED: If you are
interested in becoming an Altar Server,
please let Ms. Alicia know, and she will
schedule you to shadow as Cross Bearer at
the Mass you attend.
In short, the Apostles who had floundered about in the
early days of the Church, were suddenly enlivened,
quickened, and filled with the Spirit of God. They no
longer just followed, now they proclaimed. They spoke to
the world. Like John the Baptist leaping in his Mother’s
womb, these Apostles were now leaping to serve Christ.
Now, they were filled with the gifts of the spirit and could
more fully serve the Church. Christ had promised this: He
said he would send the Advocate, the Holy Spirit who
would teach them everything, remind them of everything
he had taught them; He kept his promise.
A Few of Our Favorite Things. On this feast of
Pentecost, we celebrate several wonderful things:
We celebrate the promise of Christ being fulfilled by the
sending of the Spirit.
We celebrate the Spirit filling the Church and bring it
fully to life (quickened)
We celebrate that same Spirit in our lives, the spirit
that quickens us, that moves to serve God and be
open to his call.
We celebrate, most significantly, the Church, fully alive
and fully holy; filled with the Spirit who quickens our
souls that we might serve the will of God more fully.
Like the empty school building I spoke of, even when it is
empty it is still a school, but once it is filled with students
and teachers, it is able to serve the purpose for which the
school was established. On Pentecost that is what
happened to the Church. Our Church begins fully to do
what it was created to do by Christ for: to serve his call
and continue making known the Good News of salvation.
And since 33AD, that is what we have been doing, with
absolute certitude, with no fear of doubt, and with
evangelical perfection. As the Holy Spirit changed the
Apostles all those years ago, descending on them in
tongues of fire, let the Holy Spirit change each one of us,
enlivening us to serve of Lord Jesus Christ and his one,
holy, catholic and apostolic Church. Happy Pentecost!
Yours in Christ,
Fr. James Lentini
Pastor
COLLECTION TOTALS:
Regular Offertory:
$2636.88
St. Vincent DePaul Offertory: $ 1040.01
Second Collection Today: Supplementary
Your continued support of the work of your Church is much
needed, and appreciated.
Knights of Columbus: Meet every 2nd & 4th Tues., at
6:30pm. For more information contact Grand
Knight, Clyde Hinebaugh 410-482-8699 or
[email protected]
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME & TALENT
May 15
May 22
May 29
Collection Counters
Marianne Lemon & Diane Nagyiski
Marilyn Dixon & Maurilio Gabriel
Margie Short & Laura Voshell
Church Cleaning Crew
May 21 - Grupo #8
Hortencia Bamaca, Lucia Morales, Rosemery Bamaca,
Froilán Berduo, Sheila Berduo, Andy De León
May 28 - Grupo #9
Hortencia Bamaca, Lucia Morales, Rosemery Bamaca,
Froilán Berduo, Sheila Berduo, Andy De León
June 4, 2016 Grupo #11
Genaro Pérez, Elizabeth López, Edelfo Tomas, Edgar
Ramos , Alfonso Chun
Altar Servers
May 22
8:30am Mass – Anna Clancy
11:00am Mass – Meg & Vincent Haass & Sherlin Santizo
Spanish Misa 7pm – Emily & Yorly Escalante
Lectors
May 22
8:30am Mass – Theresa Thompson
11:00am Mass – Sherry Tucker
Spanish Misa 7pm – Javier Carreto, Román Cuin
Eucharistic Ministers
May 22
8:30am Mass – Deacon Tormey, Sarah Bell, Brenda
Lawson
11:00am Mass – Deacon Mitchell, Judy Carrow, Joan
Stewart
Spanish Misa 7pm –Verónica Bravo, Carlos Gabriel,
Adrián Miranda
Are you being called to the
Priesthood? You’re invited to socialize,
talk, and hang-out with priests, and men
like yourself, who think the Lord may be calling them to be a
priest.
On May 18, CAS will meet at the following locations:
St. John the Beloved Church on Milltown Road in Wilmington
at 6:30 p.m. Contact Fr. Chris Coffiey at 302-239-7100 x 24 or
[email protected]
Ss. Peter & Paul in Easton at 6:30 p.m.. For information,
contact Fr. Glenn Evers at 410-882-3244.
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the
Church. We celebrate the Holy Spirit decsending upon the
Apostles. We hear that Jesus sent us this Advocate to be
with us always and remind us of all Jesus taught. Bring It
Home this week by naming (or looking up)
the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ask the
Holy Spirit to strengthen in your family the
gift or gifts most needed in your lives.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Sun, May 15 12:30-3:30pm Confirmation Prep, hall
Sun, May 15 3:30pm Jovenes
Mon May 16 & Wed May 18 7pm ESL
Sat, May 21 6:30pm, Culto Hall
Marriage & Family Life Corner
Marriage Moment –
On Pentecost we remember how the apostles
became strengthened in their commitment.
Sure, they loved being with Jesus most of the
time, but Pentecost sealed the deal. Yes, we
can do this! Share one experience that
strengthened your marriage.
Parenting Pointer – When kids leave their toys
and clothing lying around the house, try this:
The offending items go to jail. Put a note in the
child's room saying, "Help, I'm your ____ and
I'm in jail." The child then has the choice of
letting it serve out its time or bailing it out by
doing a chore. (author unknown)
2016 Annual appeal:
“Blessed are the Merciful for They Shall Obtain Mercy”
Thank you to everyone who made a pledge to the
diocesan Annual Catholic Appeal. The goal set for
Immaculate Conception Parish is $22,500. We have met
our 2016 goal with pledges totaling $23,420.00. If you
have not yet made your pledge, please fill out your
pledge card and drop it in the collection basket or take
home an appeal envelope and return it next week.
YOUR GENEROUSITY IS APPRECIATED.
Participants in the 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal can expect
to receive their first payment reminder on or about June 1.
Additional reminders will continue through December.
Please mail all payments in the self-addressed, return
envelope provided with your mailing. Do not submit
payments to the parish office or through the Offertory
collection.
To learn more about the Annual Catholic Appeal, visit
www.cdow.org; click “Giving” then “Annual Catholic
Appeal”.
VBS will be here at ICC soon! August 1st – 5th
Registration for VBS is open now. Registration
forms are available in church, office and online.
Next meeting is scheduled for Wed, May 25th at
7pm in the parish office meeting room.
FROM THE DRE’S DESK
School of Religious Education
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Classes will resume on Sunday, September 25 Please be
sure your family and children are registered as soon as
possible. REGISTRATIONS!! Registrations for 2016-2017
are now available at the office, and online. Please get your
registrations for school of Religious Education now. We
would like to have all registered for next year by June 1st.
Fees are as follows: $25 per child, not to exceed $100 per
family. This is to defray all costs of books, materials, and
supplies.
LAS MATRICULAS: para nuestro programa de formación
cristiana de niños en domingo están todavía disponibles en
el despacho parroquial, en la entrada principal del templo,
y en el internet. Favor de someterlas en lo más pronto
posible, con la cobra de $25 por cada niño, y no más de
$100 cada familia.
Message from the Diocese Vocations Office
Pentecost Sunday
The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles, and they began
to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them. The
Spirit descends on us, too, at Baptism and at Confirmation.
Each of us is called to discipleship, though we are called in
different ways. Some are called to raise families, others to
remain single. Some are called to be agents of healing through
medicine, others to be agents of enlightenment though
teaching. God calls police officers and soldiers to protect us,
poets and musicians to inspire us, farmers and merchants to
nourish us. And some God calls to priesthood, to the
diaconate and to the religious life as a specific way of
continuing the work of the Kingdom. Might God be calling you
to a religious vocation? If you think so, please contact Father
Norman Carroll, Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious
Vocations (302-573-3113, [email protected]). Be sure to
visit our website: www.cdow.org/vocations!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Pentecost Sunday
Theme: God’s breath – the Holy Spirit – gives us true life
and peace.
Question for Children: Jesus tells us that we need to
forgive to have peace. Name one way that you can forgive a
friend or classmate.
Question for Youth: St. Paul tells us that we all have
unique gifts for the good of others. What is special about
you? How can you use those gifts to help others – friends,
family, strangers?
Question for Adults: Even as working disciples of Christ,
we are given the gift of peace. How do you experience this
gift, and how do you share it with others?
Pregunta de la semana
La solemnidad de Pentecostés
Tema: El aliento de Dios (el Espíritu Santo) nos da la
verdadera vida y la paz.
Pregunta para los niños: Jesús nos dice que debemos
perdonar para tener paz. Nombren una manera en que
pueden perdonar a un amigo o compañero de clase.
Pregunta para los jóvenes: San Pablo nos dice que todos
tenemos dones únicos para el bienestar de los demás. ¿Qué
es especial en ti? ¿Cómo puedes usar esos dones para
ayudar a otras personas: amigos, familiares, desconocidos?
Pregunta para los adultos: Aún como discípulos activos
de Cristo, se nos ha otorgado el don de la paz. ¿Cómo
experimentan este don y cómo lo comparten con los demás?
Campaña Anual: La meta para la parroquia de la
Inmaculada Concepción es $22,500. Nuestro actual
recogido total es $23,420.00. Por favor llene su tarjeta de
compromiso y póngalo en la canasta de la colecta o llévelo
a casa y devuélvalo la próxima semana. Por favor sea
generoso, gracias
Columna del párroco James
Lentini 15 de mayo, 2016.
Estimados Feligreses,
Cuando era maestro de escuela, solía ir a principios de
agosto a mi salón de clases para comenzar a preparar
para el nuevo año escolar. Limpiaba mi salón,
arreglaba y tenía listo los escritorios, organizaba los
libros, colgaba los materiales, y así sucesivamente.
Todo esto se haría en preparación para lo que venía
en septiembre. A veces, estaba solo en el edificio
haciendo esto. Y debo confesar, estar solo en un
edificio de la escuela y caminar por los pasillos vacíos,
es una sensación extraña para cualquier maestro o
profesor. El edificio es exactamente lo que debe ser:
es una escuela, con escritorios, armarios, pizarras,
libros, etc, pero le falta algo! Y lo que falta es el
Espíritu en la escuela, que es lo que entra en la
escuela en ese primer día en que todos los profesores
y los estudiantes están nuevamente en la escuela. Es
entonces que todo se llena de vida.
Hoy, la iglesia celebra Pentecostés - 50 días después
de la Pascua. Hoy, la Iglesia recibe lo que ha
esperado: El Espíritu prometido por Cristo, está ahora
llenando la Iglesia - que le da vida, al igual que los
estudiantes dan vida a una escuela.
Pongan los Sombreros de Fiesta.
Mucha gente identifica Pentecostés como el nacimiento
de la iglesia. Eso no es exactamente correcto. La
Iglesia no nos enseña que Pentecostés es el
cumpleaños de la Iglesia, excepto tal vez en un sentido
coloquial. Pero lo que el Catecismo de la Iglesia
Católica (# 766) en realidad nos enseña sobre el
nacimiento de la Iglesia es la siguiente:
“El origen y el crecimiento de la Iglesia son
simbolizados por la sangre y el agua que fluyó
del costado abierto de Jesús crucificado. Pues del
costado de Cristo mientras dormía el sueño de la
muerte en la cruz nació adelante el " sacramento
admirable de toda la Iglesia. Como se formó Eva
del costado dormido de Adán, por lo que la
Iglesia nació del corazón traspasado de Cristo
muerto colgando en la cruz. "
edificio escolar vacío que les hablé al comienzo --tenía todo lo necesario, pero le faltaba el Espíritu, que
carecía de vivacidad.
Por lo tanto, el nacimiento de la Iglesia es el Viernes
Santo, ya que nació de la sangre y el agua que fluía de
Cristo. Bueno, si ese es el caso, entonces ¿qué
estamos celebrando hoy día, el día de Pentecostés?
Para responder a esta pregunta, voy a utilizar una
terminología arcaica que mejor habla de la celebración
de hoy. Me gustaría describirles Pentecostés no como
el nacimiento de la Iglesia, sino más bien como el
"avivamiento " de la Iglesia. El término "avivamiento "
no es una palabra que usamos todos los días en estos
días, por lo que les voy a dar una idea de lo que
transmite esta palabra, a través de una pequeña
historia de la palabra.
En resumen, los apóstoles que habían fracasado los
primeros días de la Iglesia, se animaron de repente, se
avivaron, y quedaron llenos del Espíritu de Dios. Ellos
ya no sólo eran seguidores, ahora proclaman.
Hablaron al mundo. Como Juan el Bautista saltando en
el vientre de su madre, estos apóstoles saltando ahora
para servir a Cristo. Ahora, se llenaron con los dones
del Espíritu y podrían servir plenamente a la Iglesia.
Cristo había prometido esto: Él dijo “que enviaría el
Consolador, el Espíritu Santo, que les enseñará todas
las cosas, y traerá a la memoria todo lo que yo les he
dicho, (Juan 14,25-26); Mantuvo su promesa.
Rápida y Mortal.
Algunos de ustedes
recordarán una película llamada "Rápida y Mortal. " Era
una película protagonizada por Gene Hackman 1995 y
Russell Crowe . En el título de la película, el término "
rápida" no se refiere a la rapidez; más bien es un viejo
término Inglés que significa " los vivos". Así, la frase "
Rápida y mortal, " en realidad significa " los vivos y los
muertos. " Este sentido de rápido es también , lo que
queremos decir cuando hablamos de " arenas
movedizas " - que significa una arena de estar en
movimiento.
En este sentido la palabra " rápida " obtenemos la
palabra "avivamiento ", es decir, un iluminador de
algo.
Amigos del Señor a- Saltar. Si recuerdan
la historia de cuando Santa Isabel recibió la visita de
María (la Visitación), se nos dice que Juan el Bautista
saltó en el vientre de Isabel. Ese evento fue el
avivamiento de Juan el Bautista: él siempre había
estado vivo en el vientre de su madre, pero fue en ese
momento que el espíritu lo llenó y se trasladó... saltó.
Cuando Dios habita en nosotros, como el grupo de
rock Van Halen señaló en su hit 1984 "Él mejor que
brinque”. ¡Y eso es precisamente lo que hizo Juan el
Bautista! Parafraseando el grupo R&B “The Pointer
Sisters” de su éxito de 1983, ¡brinca por el amor de
Dios!
Y así, en Pentecostés, la Iglesia – que nació en el
Viernes Santo - se anima; está vivificada. Está
saltando de alegría, el poder del Espíritu Santo que le
fue enviado por el Padre y el Hijo. En Pentecostés, los
Apóstoles, que previamente no habían sido los más
emprendedores de los hombres, de repente avivados.
Si recuerdan, San Pedro había negado a Cristo antes,
otros Apóstoles se habían escondido, otros no
pudieron reconocer a Cristo de inmediato, y Santo
Tomás, incluso duda de la Resurrección de Cristo. Los
Apóstoles eran seguidores de Cristo, pero la Iglesia
que presidieron antes de Pentecostés era como el
Los Tiempos Están Cambiando. En
Pentecostés todo cambió! Los Apóstoles y la Iglesia
fueron sometidos a una especie de avivamiento. Los
Hechos de los Apóstoles narran que "ellos [los
apóstoles] fueron llenos del Espíritu Santo... Él les
concedió el poder de proclamar."
Algunas de Nuestras Cosas
Favoritas. En esta fiesta de Pentecostés,
celebramos varias cosas maravillosas:
• Celebramos la promesa de Cristo, cumplida por el
envío del Espíritu.
• Celebramos el Espíritu vivificando y santificando a la
Iglesia y la anima, le da vida completamente (aviva)
• Celebramos ese mismo Espíritu en nuestras vidas, el
espíritu que nos da vida, que nos mueve a servir a
Dios y a estar abierto a su llamado.
• Celebramos, lo más importante, la Iglesia,
completamente viva y totalmente santa; lleno del
Espíritu que da vida a nuestras almas para que
podamos servir a la voluntad de Dios más plenamente.
Al igual que el edificio escolar vacío de que les hablé,
incluso aun cuando está vacío todavía es una escuela,
pero una vez que se llena de estudiantes y profesores,
sirve su finalidad para la cual se estableció la escuela.
En Pentecostés eso es lo mismo que le sucedió a la
Iglesia . Nuestra Iglesia comienza totalmente a hacer
lo que se creó para hacer por Cristo: para servir a su
llamado y seguir dando a conocer la Buena Nueva de
la salvación. Y desde el año 33 AD, eso es lo que
hemos estado haciendo, con absoluta certeza, sin
temor a dudas, y con la perfección evangélica. A
medida que el Espíritu Santo cambió a los Apóstoles
hace todos esos años , descendiendo sobre ellos en
lenguas de fuego , el Espíritu Santo mora en nosotros
,cambia cada uno de nosotros , nos lleva a la verdad
plena, nos anima y nos santifica que nos impulsa a
servir al Señor Jesucristo y a su Iglesia una, santa,
católica y apostólica . ¡Feliz Pentecostés!
Suyo en Cristo,
Padre James Lentini
Párroco