Immaculate Conception  & 

Assumption of Our Lady 

The Stations of the Cross, also referred to as the Way of the Cross, is a familiar devotion in the Catholic tradition of piety. As practiced today, the Stations represent 14 events experienced by Jesus as he walked to his place of execution at Calvary. This Lent, the Stations of the Cross are observed each week on Friday afternoons at 12:30 PM in Immaculate Conception Church and evenings at 7:00 PM, alternating between our two churches.

Next Friday, March 31, Stations

• 12:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Church
• 7:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Church

On Saturday, March 18, Fr. Joseph Kelly concelebrated the 5 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception. He spoke of his book On Second Thoughts: A Book of Stories. Below is the synopsis (courtesy of Amazon) and a link to the Amazon page.

In his book On Second Thoughts: A Book of Stories, Father Joseph Kelly recalls experiences from his eventful life (e.g., his childhood in New York City, his time in the U.S. Navy, his life of priestly service) and reflects on those experiences and how they illustrate faith and the presence of God in all things. His engaging stories are an aid to the reader’s own faith in God inviting meditation and prayer.

On Second Thoughts

A Prayer of Pope Francis to
Mary, Undoer of Knots

Holy Mary, full of God’s presence
during the day of your life,
you accepted with full humility the Father’s will,
and the devil was never capable
of tying you up with confusion.
Once with your Son,
you interceded for our difficulties,
and full of kindness and patience,
you gave us example
of how to untie the knots in our life.
By remaining forever Our Mother,
you put in order and make more clear
the ties that link us to the Lord.
Holy Mother, Mother of God and our Mother,
to you who untie with a motherly heart
the knots of our life,
we pray to you to receive us in your hands,
and to free us of the knots and confusion
with which our enemy attacks.
Through your grace, your intercession,
and your example deliver us from all evil,
Our Lady,
and untie the knots
that prevent us from being united with God,
so that we, free from sin and error,
may find God in all things,
may have our hearts placed in God,
and may serve God always
in our brothers and sisters.
Amen.

Our Parish will be collecting blessed Palm from previous years, until the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 26). Please return the Palm to the receptacles near the entrances of our two churches. This Palm will be burned into the ashes that will be used on Ash Wednesday next year.

Join Fr. Sorgie for “Flavors of Central Italy”

October 2-13, 2023

Limited to a Maximum of 30 Guests;
Only 6 Spots Left;
Don’t Delay If Interested

     We will visit Florence and the Tuscany Region, Città della Pieve/Norcia and the Umbria Region, and end in Rome.
     Experience Catholic history, arts, and culture, superb food/wine/gastronomy, and unique travel immersion.

First deposit due: April 15, 2023

The trip will be managed by European Connection.

• 3 Nights in Florence
• 2 Nights in Norcia
• 2 Nights in Città della Pieve
• 3 Nights in Rome

Full Brochure
Enrollment Form

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

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

The application process will be handled through ArchCare. The following information is from their website.
 

ArchCare’s St Frances Cabrini Apartments at Immaculate Conception Church, Eastchester, NY

Construction is now ongoing to convert the convent at Immaculate Conception Church into apartments in a fully renovated building. The building will offer common areas and amenities that will provide tenants with space to gather for events, clubs, activities, and meetings, including our Tenant Council meetings that provide leadership to planning a monthly calendar that is published by the Tenant Council and features events on which tenants decide.

To apply for an apartment at ArchCare’s St. Frances Cabrini Apartments at Immaculate Conception Church, please complete an application which must be mailed USPS to:

ArchCare
205 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Attn: Donna Maxon

and postmarked no later than March 31, 2023. An ArchCare representative will reach out to you after your application has been received and processed by our Staff. ArchCare will hold a Lottery for all applications to receive a number in early April 2023. Applications postmarked after March 31, 2023 will not be part of this initial Housing Lottery.

• Complete an application (found at ArchCare's website, linked below) for ArchCare’s St. Frances Cabrini Apartments at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe, NY, Date of Availability: Early 2024.

40 Hours Devotion
March 16, 7 PM - March 18, Noon
Immaculate Conception Church

Our Parish hosted 40 hours of continuous Adoration, during the Lenten season. The 40 Hours began with Mass on Thursday, March 16, at 7 PM. It included time for prayer, talks, songs of praise, praying the Rosary, walking the Stations of the Cross, silence, and meditation, starting at the top of the hour. The devotion concluded with Benediction on Saturday, March 18, at Noon.

View the Streams

Our Italian program has had a positive response and will be continuing into the Spring semester. We already have several students registered, and Fr. Sorgie would like to open registration again to parishioners.

The class will focus on elementary readings to present grammatical concepts. Classes begin Saturday, February 18, and will meet for 10 classes.

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
[email protected].

Remember a Loved One
Reserve a Mass or Donate Flowers
2024 Mass Book is Open

The 2024 Mass Book is now open and will take Mass Intentions for the living and deceased during the year 2024.

The cost for Announced Masses is $20. No more than five Mass Intentions can be taken at any given time. 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

Going forward:

1. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Thursday and First Friday at 9:00 AM in the Divine Mercy Chapel in the Parish Center.
2. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament takes 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.

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.

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).

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 importance 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 Parish Center at 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:

March 23
April 20
May 11
June 15

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.