Immaculate Conception  & 

Assumption of Our Lady 

Advent is the beginning of the new Church Year; this year, we will be using the readings of Year A. We thought this would be a good time to make a change that we have been discussing.

Beginning this week, there are three changes for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration and Benediction:

1. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place every Thursday and First Friday at 9:00 AM in the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Parish Center. There will no longer be Exposition/Adoration on Mondays.
2. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place every Thursday and First Friday at 3:00 PM in the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Parish Center.
3. We need people to sign up and commit an hour so that we never have the Blessed Sacrament exposed without anyone to Adore the Lord.

Perhaps you have not yet come to pray in the new Chapel (pictured below). The Divine Mercy Chapel was built within the Father Anthony Domenic Sorgie Parish Center in 2020. You can enter the Chapel by going to the Parish Center front door, which is located behind the School, and, after being let in, walking to the Chapel.

Gift labels for the Jesse Tree will be available next weekend, November 26 and 27. We ask that all gifts be NEW and placed in a gift bag (no wrapped gifts, please) with the label attached to the gift bag. Please look for the gift labels at the entrances of either church.

If you’d like to participate, please return the gifts to either church by Sunday, December 18.

If you have any questions, please contact us at: JesseTree@icaparish.org

Call the Parish Office to Register
(914) 961-3643

Trailer for the Event

We celebrate the Patroness of our Parish, the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the Solemnity of her Immaculate Conception. Please join us at Mass:

Wednesday, December 7
Vigil Mass
*7:00 PM | Immaculate Conception Church

Thursday, December 8
7:30 AM | Assumption Church
8:30 AM | Immaculate Conception Church
12:00 PM | Immaculate Conception Church
7:00 PM | Immaculate Conception Church

*Following the Vigil Mass on Wednesday, December 7, there will be a dessert reception in honor of Our Lady in the Lower Church. All are encouraged to bring a plate of your favorite Christmas cookies, whether homemade or purchased, on a throw-away plate to the Lower Church before the Mass.

We will be accepting canned food to give to local pantries.

Wednesday, November 23 (Vigil)

*7:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Church - View the Mass

Thursday, November 24

7:30 AM at Assumption Church
8:30 AM at Immaculate Conception Church

Prayer of Blessing for Your Thanksgiving Meal

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:

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

Please join us for Hospitality Sunday in Fr. Fata Hall on Sunday, November 6 after the 9 AM Italian Mass at Assumption Church.

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

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, September 29, 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.

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:

After many months of waiting, we are happy to announce that the internal demolition and reconstruction of the former Immaculate Conception Convent into the St. Frances Cabrini Apartments for Adults with Autism began on Monday, October 3.

A proper road will be constructed to grant access to the building for the future residents, and the grounds will be landscaped. Thank you for your patience as there will be construction work until the project is completed.

We pray for a safe and successful construction as our parish looks forward to being able to serve a community in need.

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

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.