Immaculate Conception Catholic Church A parish served by the Paulist Fathers more than 150 years of service to God and God’s People Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Tel: (865) 522-1508 April 5, 2015 414 West Vine Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1327 Fax: (865) 524-8514 E-mail: icoffice@bellsouth.net Website: icknoxville.org MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday: 6 p.m. Sunday: 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m. Weekdays Monday - Friday: 12:10 p.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m. DEVOTIONS Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday after 12:10 p.m. Mass Rosary: First Saturday after 8:30 a.m. Mass SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday, 5-5:30 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents must attend a preparation meeting. Please call the parish office to register in advance. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE 6 months preparation time required. Contact one of the priests to schedule an appointment. Deposit required to secure date. Request a copy of the Wedding Guidelines from the parish office. PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ronald Franco, CSP[rfrancocsp@aol.com].………....…...Pastor Fr. Jerry Tully, CSP[icassocpastor@gmail.com]….Associate Pastor Deacon Hieu Vinh [jhvinh@yahoo.com]…….....Permanent Deacon Deacon Joe Stackhouse [jrstackhse@aol.com]....Permanent Deacon Brigid Johnson [brigidjohnson@yahoo.com]……Dir. of Rel. Ed. & Faith Formation Karl Jacob [KarlJake@aol.com]…………….Dir. of Music Ministry Amanda Peavyhouse……………………………..…………..Cantor ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Jenifer Dills [icbulletin@bellsouth.net]……........Business Manager Nancy Brennan Strange [icoffice@bellsouth.net]..…....Receptionist Ed Stokes [cell:243-6903]..Facilities and Systems Maintenance Dir. OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; 1:45 - 5 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, we will notify WATE, WBIR, and WVLT of any parish office closings or parish activity cancellations. BULLETIN Deadline is noon on Monday. Announcements may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to Jenifer Dills. Find us on Facebook: Immaculate Conception Church FAITH FORMATION Pre-K (age 4) - 5th grade: 10-11 a.m. Sundays (Sept. - May) at St. Joseph School 6th - 12th grade: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays (Sept. - May) at Immaculate Conception CALVARY CEMETERY 2000 Martin Luther King Blvd Knoxville, TN 37915 For information, please call the parish office. SCHOOL St. Joseph School (PK - 8th grade) www.sjsknox.org 1810 Howard Drive Knoxville, TN 37918 (865) 689-3424 TWIN PARISH St. Francis Xavier in Fond des Blancs, Haiti PARKING Free Sunday morning Mass parking is available in the lot across the street from the front doors of the church, as well as in the Eagles’ lot across Cafego Place and the Crowne Plaza parking garage. During the week, the only free parking available is our own parking lot. Free Funeral parking is available at the Cr owne Plaza, space permitting. After parking, you will need to notify the front desk and request a token. From the Pastor: Most Reverend Father, I bring you a message of great joy, the message of Alleluia. With these traditional words of greeting to the Bishop at the Easter Vigil, the joyful word Alleluia is solemnly reintroduced into the liturgy after its annual Lenten absence. On this “Solemnity of Solemnities,” the Church proclaims to the world the great joy of Christ’s triumph over sin and death and the hope this holds out for all of us to share in his new and gloriously risen life. On behalf of the Paulist Fathers and the parish staff I extend to all this same joyful message of life and hope. Every year Easter challenges us all to experience what the Risen Lord’s disciples experienced and to be renewed, revived, and transformed as they were. Every day during the Easter season, the Church reads from the Acts of the Apostles, the wonderful story of the first Christians’ experience of the Risen Christ’s presence and action in their lives and their impact on their world. Let us listen intently this Easter season to their story of the power of the risen Lord’s life at work in those first Christian communities, so that we too may experience what they experienced and so become what they became! In his Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis has written: If we think that things are not going to change, we need to recall that Jesus Christ has triumphed over sin and death and is now almighty. Jesus Christ truly lives. Put another way, if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:14). The Gospel tells us that, when the first disciples went forth to preach, “the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message” (Mark 16:20). The same thing happens today. We are invited to discover this, to experience it. Christ, risen and glorified, is the wellspring of our hope, and he will not deprive us of the help we need to carry out the mission which he has entrusted to us. Christ’s resurrection is not an event of the past; it contains a vital power which has permeated this world. Where all seems to be dead, signs of the resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force. Often it seems that God does not exist: all around us we see persistent injustice, evil, indifference and cruelty. But it is also true that in the midst of darkness something new always springs to life and sooner or later produces fruit. On razed land life breaks through, stubbornly yet invincibly. However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges and spreads. Each day in our world beauty is born anew, it rises transformed through the storms of history. Values always tend to reappear under new guises, and human beings have arisen time after time from situations that seemed doomed. Such is the power of the resurrection, and all who evangelize are instruments of that power [Evangelii Gaudium, 275-276]. In the Western Church, Easter is also the special day for baptisms. Today, the parish community welcomes three newly baptized members - Isaac Bruner, Abby Bruner, and Richard Moore – along with those who have been received into full communion with the Catholic Church and have completed their sacramental initiation – Darby Huddleston, Cierra Unbehaun, Karl Jacob, Kacy Aslinger, and Kelsey Spangler – and also Jesse Fisher who celebr ated his confir mation at the Easter Vigil. Welcome to our Visitors. We extend a warm welcome to all the visitors who are celebrating Mass with us this weekend. We are blessed with many “visitors” who regularly attend our liturgies and generously contribute to our offertory. We would like to extend an invitation to “officially” register with our parish family. Registration cards are available on the magazine rack in the vestibule. We Pray for the Repose of the Soul of †Garry Conlee, son of Ralph & Mary Ellen Conlee, brother of Barbara (Mac) Wilhoit. Magazines and Books for Adult Faith Formation (located in the church vestibule) “Easter Duty” Church Law stipulates that The magazine rack in the vestibule includes the “All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least once a year” (canon 920). This obligation is normally to be fulfilled during the Easter season, which for this purpose is specified in the United States as the period from the First Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday inclusive. This year, Trinity Sunday will fall on May 31. Not specifically tied to the Easter season is another obligation – “faithfully to confess serious sins at least once a year” (canon 989). newest issues of America, Catholic Digest, Liguorian, St. Anthony Messenger, and U.S. Catholic. Select your magazines, put your money in the envelope clipped to each magazine, and place in the collection. The parish must pay for all magazines removed from the rack. We have a small selection of spiritual books for sale at our cost. Each book has an envelope labeled with the name and the price of the book. To purchase a book, put your money (cash/check made out to IC) in the envelope and place it in the lock box located on the wall to the right of the book shelves. Easter Monday: The parish office will be closed all day tomorrow. Mass will be at the usual time–12:10 p.m. Thank You to everyone who contributed to our Easter decorations. Memorials and donations will be acknowledged next weekend. Help Support Seminarian Education: Please be generous to the annual Easter Sunday 2nd Collection in support of Seminarian Education for the Diocese of Knoxville. Though we are one of the smallest dioceses in the United States, we are blessed with a rich harvest of vocations to the priesthood. Currently, we have 20 seminarians enrolled in studies – nearly 1 seminarian for every 3 priests currently serving in the diocese! But with this wonderful blessing comes a financial challenge. The cost of educating just one seminarian is approximately $45,000, a financial commitment for the diocese of $900,000 this year! But your investment in the future of the priesthood is one that will help guarantee the growth of the Catholic faith in East Tennessee. Please be generous in supporting our Diocesan Seminarians in their formation as they endeavor through the grace of God to become your future priests. Roof and Ceiling Fund: There will be two collections next Sunday. The first will be the regular weekly collection for the support of the parish. The second will be the monthly special collection for the roof and ceiling fund. Thank you for your generosity in supporting our parish and in maintaining our church building. 2014 Statements of Giving: Now Available! To request your copy, please contact the parish office at 522-1508 or icbulletin@bellsouth.net. Please specify if you would like to receive your statement by email. Statements are sent upon request only. Online Giving is available with WeShare. Donating is simple, safe, and completely secure. You can set up a one -time donation or a recurring transaction using your checking, savings, or credit card account. For more information, please call the parish office at 522-1508 or visit https://icknoxville.weshareonline.org. FISH Pantry News: The next distribution is on Mon., Apr. 13, 8 - 11 a.m., in the parish hall. Wish List: Cans of Pork & Beans • Cornbread Mix Pouches (add water only) • Cans of Spaghetti Sauce • Boxes of Pasta (any type) • Powdered Milk • Canned Fruit • Canned Vegetables • Cans of Soup • Cans of Tuna or Chicken • Boxes of Cereal/Oatmeal • Peanut Butter • Dish Soap • Toilet Paper. Do you have any unused Sunday newspaper coupons? Help us increase our buying power. Please leave them in the FISH basket in the church vestibule. The ICWG will meet on Mon., Apr. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the parish office basement meeting room. Spring and summer activities will be planned. All women of the parish are invited to attend. Envelopes are available in the back of the church to collect money for the ICWG project to help feed the children of Burkina Faso. These filled envelopes need to be returned no later than Sun., Apr. 19. Plastic containers will be in the back of the church to accept your donation. Each 50 cents donated will provide one meal. Let's all do our part to help feed these children. Thanks! Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women's 26th annual Diocesan Convention will be held Apr. 23-25, at the Holiday Inn (Executive Park Drive). Our theme is "Be Not Afraid." The convention begins with a Memorial Mass to recognize all deceased Catholic women in the diocese on Thurs., Apr. 23 at 4:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann. Bishop Stika will be the main celebrant. The Mass will be followed by an opening banquet. Patty Schneier, noted speaker, author, radio host and guest, will be our banquet keynote speaker. Visit www.kdccw.org for information and registration forms. The ICWG will pay part of your registration fee. A Silent Auction will be held during the KDCCW Convention Apr. 23-25. We are accepting all types of items--new, old, handmade--something you have but might not need. For more information, contact Pat at paryan6540@yahoo.com or 6870050. Nothing will be turned away. Religious Education News Classes do not meet today at St. Joseph School. Happy Easter! Gospel Reflection In today’s Gospel, we see three different reactions to the empty tomb. Mary Magdalen was afraid, Peter just pondered, but “the beloved disciple” believed! Which are you? Afraid to believe Christ’s wonderful gift to us, still pondering the whole thing, or a believer, no matter what? Youth Ministry News: Youth Ministry for middle and high school will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. Reminder to all parents: Diocesan policy states that all minors must be accompanied by an adult when they use church restrooms. Please do not send your children downstairs alone to the restroom. Virtus Training sessions: A complete list of locations can be found at www.virtusonline.org. Please keep Paulist seminarian Evan Cummings, CSP in your prayers. Evan was led to the Paulists by a reluctance to do his homework and a Wikipedia search. From that he discerned a vocation and applied to the order upon his college graduation. There’s still homework involved but he loves exploring the Paulist community and finding where he fits in. Join the summer fun at Knoxville Catholic High School! Our summer camps are open to the community and provide a safe environment to explore new interests and improve skills. From robotics to football to cheerleading… KCHS is the place to be this summer. Reserve your child’s place today! For info/to register online, visit www.knoxvillecatholic.com/news-events/summer-camps/. Have you ever dreamed of making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land? Now is the time! Father Jerry will be co-leading a Spiritual Journey to the Holy Land with Father Randy Stice of St. Mary’s in Athens on August 10-21, 2015. The Following Jesus conference at KCHS and All Saints Church is free and will feature presentations by Curtis Martin, author, sought after speaker, Crossing the Goal co-host and CEO of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, and by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who will also celebrate Mass for conference attendees. This event is open to everyone and all are welcome—but tickets are limited and registration is required. Experience the beauty and peace of the Mount of Beatitudes, the Sea of Galilee, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, Cana and receive a baptismal blessing at the Jordan River. We will pray at the holy and sacred sites of Our Lord’s passion, death and resurrection in Jerusalem at the Garden of Gethsemane, walk the way of the cross along the Via Dolorosa, touch the rock of Golgotha at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and be present at the Church of the Ascension and more! Grow closer to Our Lord, His Church and others from the Diocese of Knoxville through faith, fellowship and fun on this once in a lifetime pilgrimage opportunity! The Scriptures will come alive in a way as never before, as you recall the images and scenes of the places where Jesus gave us His teachings, that will be forever treasured in your heart. There will be an informational meeting on Tues., Apr. 21, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Chancery Office (805 S. Northshore Drive). Pilgrimage Cost is $2,945.00 per person Land Only (air travel can be arranged through Select International or you can make your own arrangements, if you prefer). Space is limited. For more information, contact Lisa Morris of Select International at (865) 567-1245 or lisam@select-int.com. Remember in your prayers… David Accardi, Hazel Allegree, Annette Andrews, Alberta Bachman, Scott Barstow, Martha Bond, Tammy Bookbinder, John Breeden, Ruby Breeden, Charlie Brummitt, Eric Butcher, Guy Carawan, Candie Carawan, JoAnn Castine, Mary Chandler, Tom Chandler, Pat Chrapliwy, Hillary Herbert Christiansen, Mary Conlee, Ralph Conlee, Cara Rain Cowell, Ronald Cross, Stuart Daw, Rebecca Digmann, Megan Dugan, Robbie Edwards, Anna Lee Stone Fine, Jay Gambino, Maria Gervin, Ruby Gillespie, Michele Gorey, Ray Guay, Richard Guay, The Guthrie family, Kitsy Hartley, Shirley Hirsch, Chuck Holmes, Emily Hudson, Sheila Hudson, Agnes Hughes, Lois Humphrey, Salvadore Iannazzo, Tyler Irwin, Pete Jenkins, Maria Kasipovic, Jack Kramer, Helen LoFaro, Diane Longo, Rev. Msgr. Xavier Mankel, V.G., Catherine Matlock, Dominick Matranga, Jim McClure, Delbert McCoy, James McMurray, Jim Monahan, Shirley Mulligan, Paul Nesbitt, Catherine Nevin, Robyn Norris, Lily Ostermayr, Peter Ostermayr, Cody Patrick, Kathy Pino, John Potorski, Sonny Potorski, Micheline Rabot, Joan Race, Louis Rankin, Michael Rankin, Celeste Reedy, Kim Reeves, Paul Rodarte, Rachelle Rodarte, Dorothy Romines, Mia Roberts, Freeda Ryan, Shirley Sheffield, Margaret Short, Barbara Sirknen, Ben Smith, Candi Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Jane Snidas, Dan Solla, Judy Southern, Tina Spindola, Jeff Stiles, John Swindeman, Ida Ticer, Patsy Trollinger, Barbara Vest & family, Rose Vickery, MaryLee Vining, Nicholas Walles, Kristie Whetsell, Melissa Whetsell, Grace Willard, Steven Willis, Mary Ford Woody, James C. Wright, Sr. & Charlie Yurick. Parish Financial News Readings for the Week Parish Offertory Report* Octave of Easter – Proper: pgs. 310 ff. Sundays of Easter – Proper: p. 329 Mar. 22 Collection Online Donations Needed for Budget each week: Total Collection YTD: Total Budgeted YTD: Gain/(Loss) this fiscal year: $ $ $ $ $ $ 9,670.25 315.00 12,794.23 386,809.37 486,180.74 (99,371.37) *Regular offertory giving only. Does not include additional income from donations and other parish collections. Roof & Ceiling Repair Fund Total Expense: $ Total Income: $ Balance Remaining: $ 332,666.97 274,834.65 57,832.32 Together….Our Future Fulfilled St. Joseph School Capital Campaign Total Pledged: $ Total Remitted: $ Balance Remaining: $ 319,672.00 232,749.02 86,922.98 Mass Intentions Saturday, April 4 8:30 p.m. The People of Immaculate Conception Sunday, April 5 8:30 a.m. †George Willard by the family 10 a.m. †Robert DeWine by the family 11:30 a.m. †Ella Marie Ambroziak by the family Monday, April 6 12:10 p.m. †Larry Kelly by Clete & Brenda Walles Tuesday, April 7 12:10 p.m. Diane Longo by Victoria Ostermayr Wednesday, April 8 12:10 p.m. †Rubin Smith by Mrs. Guy L. Smith & family Thursday, April 9 12:10 p.m. for the sick Friday, April 10 12:10 p.m. †Tracy Scott & the Scott family by Charles & Leslie Rutherford Saturday, April 11 8:30 a.m. Canonization Cause of Isaac Hecker Paulist Prayer Book: MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 2:14,22-33 Ps 16:1-2a,5,7-11 Mt 28:8-15 TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 2:36-41 Ps 33:4-5,18-20,22 Jn 20:11-18 WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 3:1-10 Ps 105:1-4,6-9 Lk 24:13-35 THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 3:11-26 Ps 8:2ab,5-9 Lk 24:35-48 FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 4:1-12 Ps 118:1-2,4,22-27a Jn 21:1-14 SATURDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Acts 4:13-21 Ps 118:1,14-15ab,16-21 Mk 16:9-15 SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY Acts 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4,13-15,22-24 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31 A Word from Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker “Yesterday I went to the Catholic Church in west Roxbury; it was Easter Sunday. The services of the Church were to me very impressively affecting. The altar piece was Christ’s rising from the tomb. This was the subject matter of the Priest’s sermon. In the midst of it as he was preaching he turned and pointed to the painting with a few touching remarks turning all eyes towards it which made his remark doubly affective.” [Diary, April 17, 1843] If you have asked Father Hecker to pray for you or another person who is ill, and you believe something miraculous has happened, please phone Fr. Paul Robichaud, CSP, at (202) 269-2519 and tell him your story. Paulist Fathers’ Necrology Throughout the year, the Paulist Fathers remember in their prayers their deceased brother missionaries on the anniversaries of their death. Please join this week in remembering: Algernon A. Brown (4/8/1878) Edward J. Gleason (4/8/1986) Robert E. Moran (4/8/2006) George F. Helmich (4/9/2009) John M. Donelon (4/11/1978) Foot Clinic Forks of the River Todd Birdwell Investment & Retirement Services Group Investment Professional - Sr Vp www.LPL.com/IRSG Carol A. 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