Immaculate Conception Church - Immaculate Conception Parish

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 17, 2013
Immaculate Conception Church
1 2 6 E a s t P i k e S t r e e t , C l a r k s b u r g W V
PASTOR
Father Casey B. Mahone
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Father Douglas A. Ondeck
ondeck.douglas@gmail.com
Sisters of the Infant Jesus
Sister Maria Rukwishuro, SJI:
Religious Education
Sister Beritha Mashu, SJI:
Assistant
Sister Placida Shumba
SJI Residence: 304-623-2211
Music Director/Organist
Edward A. Ferrazzoli
Youth & Young Adult
Ministry
John Paul Nardelli
johnpnardelli@yahoo.com
Staff
Inday Tassos
Secretary/Bookkeeper
Shari Hernly
Office Assistant
Tony Ziecina
Maintenance
Parish Office: 304-622-8243
Rectory: 304-622-8280
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
304-622-7542
Caretaker: Pat Aman
Websites
Parish:
http://www.parishic.com
SJI Sisters:
www.sjisisterszimbabwe.com
Vocations:
http://www.wvpriests.org/
E-Mail
immaculateconcep@ma.rr.com
READINGS FOR
THE WEEK
Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Is 43: 16-21
Phil 3: 8-14
Jn 8: 1-11 (36)
Monday
Lenten Weekday
Dn 13: 1-9
Jn 4: 43-54
Tuesday
Lenten Weekday
2 Sm 7: 4-5a, 12-14a
Lk 2: 41-51a
Wednesday
Lenten Weekday
Dn 3: 14-20, 91-92, 95
Jn 8: 31-42
Thursday
Lenten Weekday
Gn 17: 3-9
Jn 8: 51-59
Friday
Lenten Weekday
Jer 20: 10-13
Jn 10: 31-42
Saturday
Lenten Weekday
Ez 37: 21-28
Jn 11: 45-56
Sunday
Palm Sunday of the Passion of
the Lord
Lk 19: 28-40
Is 50: 4-7; Phil 2: 6-11
Lk 22: 14———23: 56

MARCH 17, 2013
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Weekly Schedule
Rosary: Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Fri. after 8am Mass
Confessions: Saturday 3 pm– 4 pm
Choir Practice: Monday 7:00 pm
CCD/Religious Education
Classes will resume on March 17th @ 9:30
am in the St. Mary’s School.
If you have any questions you can call Sister
Maria at the Parish Office or contact her by
email:
smchirandu@gmail.com
Presentation of Gifts for this weekend will
be made by the following
First Communicants
Saturday 5:00 pm: Matthew McAra
Sunday 7:00 am: John Talkington
8:30 am: Michael Paul Oliverio
11:00 am: Ellie Hart
First Communion Class will be held on
March 19th at the Parish Center beginning
promptly @ 6 pm and end at 7:00 pm. Topic
will be “Remembering”.
Words to know: Consecration, Eucharistic,
Last Supper
Parents we stress the importance of your
child’s regular weekly attendance at CCD
classes. Make their faith formation your
Prayer Line
For serious and urgent prayer needs, our
Parish Prayer Team responds at once. Call
one of the Team
Co-coordinators:
Anna Marie Secreto: 304-622-4455,
Stella Shreves: 304-623-2776, or
Folly Basile: 304-622-6129
If you would like to send Father
Douglas’ dad a get well card, you
can mail it to:
Andy Ondeck
844 Walters Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003
The Church will be closed after
9 am on Tuesday March 19, 2012
for waxing and will reopen at 9 am
on Wednesday March 20th.
Choir Announcement
Choir rehearsal will be held on Thursday,
March 21th, 2013 at 7pm. The Choir
will sing at the 11 am Mass each
and every Sunday. For any
questions contact our Music Director
Mr. Ed Ferrazzoli @ 216-338-5584.
St. Patrick Day Quotes
Winston Churchill:
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to
be English.
An Irish Blessing:
“May God bless and keep in good health the enemies of
your enemies.
Saint Patrick:
“I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my
brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they
may be able to perceive my soul's desire.”
A Men’s Day of Reflection
Our I.C. Men’s Group will be attending a one
day retreat at Saint Thomas Church in Thomas
WV on March 23, 2013 beginning at 10 am. All
men are welcomed to come and join our Men’s
Group. If you have any questions, contact Pete
Scott @ 304-203-8012 or email
icmensgroup@aol.com.

A Guide Through Lent
from Saint Therese’s autobiography “Story of a Soul.”
Fifth Week: Embrace Others with Love
March 17—March 23
Sunday: The most beautiful thoughts are nothing
without good works.
* Review your journey with Therese this Lent. What has
been most difficult? Try it again.
Monday: He is always using His creatures as
instruments to carry on His work in souls.
*Be alert for messengers of God in disguise.
Tuesday : Ah! What peace floods the soul when she
rises above natural feelings.
*Therese was speaking of annoyance and impatience. Rise
above such feelings and welcome peace.
Wednesday: It is not enough to give to everyone
who asks; I must even anticipate their desires, appear
to be very much obliged and honored to render
services.
*Seek our opportunities to serve others and thank them
for allowing you to be of help.
Thursday: I set myself to doing for this (very
disagreeable) Sister what I would do for the person I
loved the most.
*Therese writes of a sister she would not naturally
befriend. That sister later asked Therese what she found
so pleasant in her! Can you set the bar this high.
Friday: A word, an amiable smile, often suffice to
make a sad soul bloom.
*Practice amiability today.
Saturday: I can see with joy that in loving Him the
heart expands and can give to those who are dear to
it.
*Lent is a time to become more loving—and giving. What
have you given? Search your heart for more to give.
Lenten Penance Services-7:00 pm
Monday, March 18th
Immaculate Conception
Wednesday, March 20th
St. James, Clarksburg
R. C. I. A.
(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Classes will be held on Thursday, March
21, 2013 at 7 pm in the Parish Center. The
topic will be “Explanation of Holy
Week”.
If Thursday night classes are not working with your
schedule, but you would still like to join the faith, there
will be a make up session on Sunday mornings at 8am.
If you are interested, please contact
johnpnardelli@yahoo.com.
To all the men and women who
helped Murphy’s Oil ALL THE
WOOD in the Church on
Monday, March 11th.
Please set aside April 9, 2013 @ 7 pm for Father
Don Calloway M.I.C. for he will be speaking at
our Church. Afterwards you will have an
oppturnity to purchase his new book “Under
The Mantel”. And if you like, he can autograph
it for you too. All procedes will benefit the
Vocations of the M.I.C. If you would like to preorder
his book you can call 1-800-462-7426 or
www.fathercalloway.com and click on Books
and DVDs. Make sure you bring it with you to
have Father Don sign it for you.
A Lenten Dinner will be served in the Notre Dame
Cafeteria this Friday, March 22th. Food will be
served from 5-7 pm and everyone is welcome to
attend. Class host will be the Seniors
The NDHS Alumni Reunion Committee will
meet on Wednesday March 20th in the Parrish
Center @ 1 o’clock.
First Presbyterian Church
Lenten Service
Luncheon Served at 11:30 am & 1:00 pm~$3
Wednesday-March 20, 2013
Rev. Casey Mahone—Speaker
Immaculate Conception Church
Hanbell Choir of the First Presbyterian

Mass Intentions
March 16 & 17, 2013
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Saturday: 5:00 pm: Connie McConlogue
Sunday:
7:00 am: Frank A. & Salvatore
“Sam” Oliverio
8:30 am: Intentions of
Sister Patricia Rubaya
11:00 am: People of the Parish
Monday:
Tuesday:
8:00 am: Joseph “Joey O” Oliverio
8:00 am: Karol Zaniczak
Wednesday 7:00 pm: Jonathan
Special Intentions
Thursday: 8:00 am: John H. Cooper Sr.
Friday:
8:00 am: Antoinetta Amodio
7:00 pm: +Stations of the Cross
March 23 & 24, 2013
Palm Sunday
Saturday: 5:00 pm: Bob Richards
Sunday:
7:00 am: Maria Barberio
8:30 am: Michael Kozakewich
11:00 am: People of the Parish

Pastor’s Ponderings
Habemus Papam???
As I write this Pastor’s Pondering on Tuesday the Cardinals have
entered their first day of the conclave to elect a new Pope. By the
time this bulletin appears we may have one. It is hard to think days
ahead when you don’t quite know what the future will bring. But
that is what we do to the best of our ability when we sit down and
make plans for our lives whether we are speaking of our personal
life or our life as parish. I was visited this week by our Vicar,
Father Mark Ward, who tells me that the Vicars throughout the
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston have been instructed to begin
discussions with local pastors about future leadership and staffing
in light of the diminishing number of available priests and
resources. It is something that we have been discussing
“informally” for years and so it is a bit of a relief to hear that
discussions are now beginning to take place at decision making
levels. Just as we wait to see what the Holy Spirit and the Cardinals
produce from the conclave in Rome, we on the local scene, wait to
see what the Holy Spirit reveals as the plan or path for the Church
in Harrison County. Vatican-watchers and more attentive Catholics
may all have their own pick for future pontiff. This is only
speculation on our part, but sometimes it is good to speculate. It
prepares us for inevitable changes. The same is true on the local
level. What would you speculate about the future of the Catholic
Church in our area? If the number of priests in the very near future
were reduced by 50% or more, how would YOU staff our Diocese,
our county? If the expenses of everything continue to rise how
would YOU finance, structure, manage everything? Will we be
able to maintain everything we have? These are discussions that
must be had in order for the best plan for the future to arise.
On Monday Sr. Maria and I were able to visit with Monsignor
Sadie and some of his staff about the Sisters of the Infant Jesus
who hope to be arriving shortly after Easter to eventually join the
pastoral team in Charleston. He took us on a tour of his latest
building, a day care for children from 6 months to 3 years old. The
childcare and childhood education opportunities, schools,
affiliations with Wheeling Jesuit, High Rise for the Elderly, and
Cemetery there have truly made the place a “Cradle to Grave
Parish.” We are excited to work with them and share ideas in the
Church in West Virginia. I know when Monsignor arrived at
Sacred Heart, they had 8 parking spaces. They probably have as
many parking lots now!
As our new parish center begins to rise and progress we commend
all to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Let us listen to the signs of
the times and “vision” for the future of the Church here in our area.
It is time to “think outside the box.” New circumstances, new Pope,
new converts and new generations bring fresh thinking. We
treasure the past and proceed with faith into the future the Lord has
laid out for us. “Habemus Papam!!”
Sooner or later, the shout and the vision will come true.
Blessings,
Fr. Casey