Immaculate Conception  & 

Assumption of Our Lady 

Parish Picnic
Saturday, October 15
Noon‐3 PM

A family parish picnic with entertainment and children's activities will take place on Saturday, October 15, Noon‐3 PM, rain or shine, on the grounds of Immaculate Conception. A special guest, Bishop John Bonnici, will be joining us after he blesses our New Columbarium and Terrace Gardens at Holy Mount Cemetery.

Send the form below and a check to Maria in the Parish Center, attention “Parish Picnic,” by Friday, October 7.

Admission Prices

Children 0‐5: Free
Children 6‐15: $15 each
Persons 16 and older: $30 each

Parish Picnic RSVP Form

Pre‐Baptism Class: Baptismal Catechesis

Parents who are planning for their child’s Baptism are required to attend a Pre‐Baptism Class to prepare themselves for their child’s reception of the Sacrament and to understand the im‐ portance of their role in developing their child’s relationship with God. Our Parish offers a class on one Thursday a month at 7:00 PM in the Lower Church of Immaculate Conception.

Please call the Parish Office to register for the class in advance so the instructor may have the appropriate materials ready. The upcoming Pre‐Baptism Classes are Thursdays:

October 20
November 17
December 15

Registration for the 2022-23 School Year for Religious Education Program of our Parish is now open. Parents of children in public school, grades 1-8, are strongly encouraged to enroll them so that their faith may continue to deepen and grow. View the PREP Page for specific dates and times and for more information.

PREP Page

The Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady Invites You to a

Mass and Reception
Celebrating Rev. Anthony Sorgie’s
40^th Anniversary of His Priestly Ordination

The Mass will be celebrated at
2:00 PM, on Sunday, November 6, at Immaculate Conception Church.

Following Mass, there will be light refreshments served in the Parish Gym.

(Please, no gifts; your presence is gift enough)

The Gala
Hosted by Friends and Family

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
5:00 – 10:00 PM
Glen Island Harbour Club
50 Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, NY  10805

Tickets for the Gala are $150 per person, ($75 for clergy and religious)
Tables of 10 or 12. 
Space is limited. 
 Please reserve your seats no later than November 1, 2022, using the seating form below.

Return with full payment made out to:  ICA Parish  

And send to:
ICA Parish
53 Winter Hill Road
Tuckahoe, NY  10707-4399

(Please, no gifts; your presence is gift enough)

Seating Form

CYO TRYOUT REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN

Please be aware we have just been provided a start date for the 2022/23 season from the Archdiocese. The season will start on 11/5/2022, and all indications are that we will be back to normal this coming season.

In preparation for this start, we would like to open registrations for tryouts. This will provide us with a clear picture of the number of participants and the number of teams that we will need. Registration for tryouts is free! It is mandatory that you sign up for tryouts; we will NOT accept walk-ups this year. Please be aware that you must be a parishioner of ICS to play in our program with the following exceptions:

Please join us for Hospitality Sunday in Fr. Fata Hall on Sunday, October 2 after the 9 AM Italian Mass at Assumption Church.

Enjoy some light refreshments and the company of your fellow parishioners.

On September 2, Fr. Sorgie received a letter from Timothy Cardinal Dolan to Deacon Anthony Viola congratulating him on his retirement from active ministry, effective August 25, 2022. We join his Eminence in thanking Deacon Viola for 24 years of service and ministry here at the Parish of Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady.

While underlining the tremendous work of the deacons in our Archdiocese and Parish, Cardinal Dolan gave personal thanks to Deacon Viola’s “diaconal ministry to those most in need of compassion and love."

May God give Deacon Viola many years of health and life with his family, friends, and the community of the church.

The theme of this week's readings speaks to the importance of humility, acknowledging our place below God and trusting in His plan. A model of such humility is Our Lady, who said "yes" to the Lord and accepted God's will in her life.

Prayer to Our Lady of Humility
Patroness of the Pontifical North American College in Rome

O God, who looks down upon the lowly
and knows the heights from afar:
grant that your children may with pure heart
imitate the humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
she who was pleasing to you in her virginity
and in humility conceived our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son:
Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.

Our RCIA Program will begin in September for all adults and young adults who have not completed their Sacraments of Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation. Converts to the faith are always welcome.

Please contact Fr. Sorgie at the Parish Office - (914) 961-3643 - as we welcome the RCIA Class of 2023, whose Sacraments will be made at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023.

Jesus invites all of us to spread His Gospel to the entire world, why not start right here in Tuckahoe and Eastchester?

There is no higher calling than to spread the Catholic faith to the younger generation. The Immaculate Conception‐Assumption of Our Lady Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) needs catechists, classroom aides, and hall and parking lot monitors for the 2022–2023 school year. This call goes out to all adults, college students, and mature high school students. We particularly encourage those parents who have children enrolled in PREP to participate in any role in which you feel comfortable. The Lord calls all of us to serve Him in this vital ministry of the Church.

For PREP to meet its obligation to teach each child in the Parish, we need at least 35 catechists and a sufficient number of classroom aides and hall and parking lot monitors. Catechists are needed for each grade level from 1st to 8th Grade.

Proposed PREP Sessions

TUESDAY
4:30 ‐ 5:30 PM  |  Grades 1‐8
6:30 ‐ 7:30 PM  |  Grades 6 ‐ 8

WEDNESDAY
4:30 ‐ 5:30 PM  |  Grades 1‐8

Please let Deacon Frank know of your willingness to serve by emailing him - DRE@icaparish.org - or by calling the PREP Office - (914) 961‐1076.

No prior teaching experience is necessary. We will train you, provide all your materials, and will “walk with you” every step of the way.

Finally, after a one-year delay caused by the turmoil of new governance in Albany and the COVID-19 pandemic, I received wonderful news while I am here in Rome. I decided to check in with the CEO of ArchCare, who is managing the restoration and conversion of our spectacular Convent on the Immaculate Conception Campus into a dozen apartments for young adults with high-functioning autism. These young adults must be able to live independently but with a director. This has been a dream of so many in our Archdiocese: to build places for this underserved population which is growing in our communities.

Thanks to His Eminence Cardinal Dolan getting involved in the lobbying for our project, coupled with the finishing of items for the Eastchester Permit Department, I received this long-awaited response from Mr. Scott LoRue, CEO of ArchCare:

"Good afternoon, Fr. Sorgie.
Our project is fully approved and moving forward!”

Mass intentions are recorded for the living and deceased for all of our Masses, and some in 2022 are still available. Please call the Parish Office for availability.

The 2023 Mass Book is now ready and will record all Mass Intentions in 2023. Daily Mass Intentions, which appear in the bulletin, are $20, and Unannounced Mass Intentions are $15. Please note: At any given time, no more than five Mass intentions will be taken.

To arrange for and donate flowers for either church in honor of a loved one, call the Parish Secretary at the number below for details. Information for all memorials can be obtained by calling the Parish Office: (914) 961-3643

Beginner Italian classes will be offered by the Italian language teacher of ICS, Mara Persampieri. Class will be held Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM, beginning Thursday, January 13, in the lower level of Fr. Fata Hall. The 10-week course will meet weekly for one hour and cover the basics of the Italian language, with the distribution of all materials and the option to continue upon completion of the 10 weeks.

Fee is $250 for the 10-week course.

Registration is now open and space is limited. To register, contact Ms. Persampieri directly at:
(914) 645-0784
or
marapersam@yahoo.com.

It has come to our attention that the names of the pastors of our three local parishes (IHM, St. Joseph's, and ICA) are being used in an email scam. We would like to officially state that Fr. Sorgie would NEVER ask for gift cards or anything of the sort through email. If you have any doubts about the veracity of an email, please call the parish office - (914) 961-3643 - and speak to a staff member before responding.

If Fr. Sorgie were to ask for assistance, he would reach out through more personal means, such as a phone call or speaking in person. Thank you for your assistance in stopping this cyber-crime.

The image below provides an example of where to find the information detailed underneath. It is not an actual Scam email.

• When receiving an email of uncertain origin, look at the sender's email address (black arrow in image above) at the top of the email.
  • Our parish emails will always have an "@icaparish.org" or "@flocknote.com" address.
• If you receive a scam email, please report it, within your email provider, as "phishing," "spam," or a similar type of description (blue arrow in image above) so that these thieves cannot take advantage of anyone.
  • Within Gmail, the menu to report an email can be found by clicking the vertical ellipsis (blue star in image above).

The opening of our long-awaited, new Parish Center began with the move of all Parish Offices out of the Rectory. The Parish Center can be entered from the original entrance to the school building. There is a handicap ramp between the Church and School and a new sign to lead you directly to the new center.

For all Parish business, please visit our new offices and see the center as we prepare for its complete opening.

The Bishop of Portsmouth (in the Province of Southwark, England) has written a letter calling us to mount a spiritual campaign for Ukraine. Below is an excerpt from the letter:

"Lent is an annual spiritual campaign, a time of renewal and conversion, a time to do battle against evil in ourselves and in others. [...] The weapons we deploy are threefold: prayer, self-denial and charity (almsgiving). So this year, let’s offer up, in union with Christ’s self-sacrifice in the Mass, our Lenten works of prayer, self-denial, and charity for the peoples of Ukraine and for peace. [...]

But as Catholics, above all we can mount what Pius V did, a massive spiritual campaign, offering up to God our Lenten works as a plea for help.

Let’s go back to World War One. In 1917, when the Blessed Virgin reportedly appeared in Fatima, what was Her message? She called on everyone to take up spiritual weapons to re-establish peace in the world. She asked us every day to pray the Rosary, a most powerful prayer that unites us with Christ Her Son. And She invited us to undertake a deep, personal renewal in faith and conversion of our lives. God always hears our prayers, so let us bombard heaven with petitions for peace, offering up our Lenten penance. [...]

So let’s mount a massive spiritual campaign. Let’s make this Lent not just about me, but about others. If you are tempted to slacken your penances or to give into temptations, recall our common purpose: to pray for peace. Let’s make our fasting not just about the odd beer or snack, but something substantial to
implore the Lord’s help. And let’s undertake works of almsgiving and advocacy that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, will change the course of human history."

Read the Full Letter