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ICC Parish Staff:
Rev. Fr. Tom Kuffel (Pastor) [email protected] 907-434-6117 907-452-3533 Rev. Mr. Sean Stack, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Barnard, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Mantei, Dcn (Ret.)
Dcn. Chuck Bowman, [email protected] Kathy McDougall, Admin [email protected] Michelle Kraus, Rel. Ed. Facilitator [email protected] Terri Atkins, Bookkeeper [email protected] Grayce Barnard, Soup Kitchen [email protected]
2 Doyon Place
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 452-3533 Fax (907) 456-3336
http://iccfairbanks.org
Parish Office Hours Tues.-Fri. 10:00AM - 4:00PM
9.22.2019
Parish Information Mass Times: Daily: 12:10PM Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri Wed: 5:30PM Mass with Adoration & Confession Sunday: Sat 5:30PM, Sun 7:30AM & 10:00AM
Confessions: Daily 11:30AM - 12:00PM, Wed 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sat 4:00PM - 5:00PM Baptism: Call Dc. Sean Stack 907-452-3533 Marriage: Call six months prior to wedding date.
Stewardship: Trust Sin breaks trust!
Trust is built brick by brick in the daily activities of life. Trust-worthy people create confidence and keep confidentiality. They focus on doing the right act, even when no one is watching. Yet, years of building up trust and keeping confidentiality
can be lost in a single act of distrust. A trust-worthy steward thinks before he or she acts. They do not let emotions, feelings, and the drama of life control their thoughts, words, and actions. But that person takes control and responds calmly, patiently, and most important prudently. Trust is built on decisive, prudent decisions even if those decisions cause others to reject, rebel, and even attack. Doing the right act — the reasonable — is not always easy, but it is rewarding. The reward is a clear, clean conscience that creates virtue, goodness, and harmony with God.
What kind of steward are you? We have been entrusted with much and Jesus expects much!
He who is dishonest in very small matters
is also dishonest in great ones.
Status of Operating Fund - (July 1, 2019 - Sept 15, 2019) Includes CC Donations received
http://giving.parishsoft.com/iccfairbanks
He who is trustworthy in very small matters
is also trustworthy in great ones;
Bringing all souls to Jesus through Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Weekly Budgeted Actual Collection
$9,059.23 $5,287.92
Over/<Under> Weekly Budget <$3,771.31>
Year-to-Date Budgeted Year-to-Date Actual
$108,710.76 $82,933.46
Over/<Under> Yearly Budget <$25,777.30>
Expenses Budgeted Expenses To Date
$108,710.76 $91,488.78
Sept 24 1:00 - 3:30 PM ICC Piece Quilting Ministry meets Prayer-Fellowship and Sewing. We sew pieces for the annual Christmas Bazaar and baptismal bibs. More info call 452-3701.
Sept 26 Fairbanks RCIA classes 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Sacred Heart Cathedral Marian Chapel. Open to all: the Catholic wanting to learn more about the faith, and anyone wanting to explore converting to Catholicism.
Oct 4 - 6 Rosary Congress at ICC Friday 7:30 AM Mass followed by Adoration. See the schedule in bulletin. Sign up to take an hour or half hour (just stop and come to pray) https://signup.com/go/vitOwMK Call 907-322-0347, 907-452-3701 or 907-388-1825.
Rosary Recitation: We want to have a minimum of 10 minutes of silence before Mass. To accomplish this the rosary needs to start at least 30 minutes before Mass. Sat 3:30 PM for the 4:00 PM Mass; Sun 7:00 AM; Sun 10:00 AM: Rosary at 9:10 AM.
Visiting Virgin Fatima Statue is available to spend time with your Family. Sign up in Vestibule 452-3701, 452-3533.
St. Thérèse Novena Sept 23 - Oct 1. You are invited to submit petitions to be remembered (no offering necessary) and/or to purchase a $3.00 rose to display in Sacred Heart Cathedral during the novena. Call Lin Craig at 374-9532 or email [email protected]
Knights of Columbus 2019 Raffle: Pot O’ Gold raffle tickets on sale for $25.00 each; only 3,500 to be sold. Grand Prize: $15,000 cash, and Ten prizes of $1,000 cash each. Call: Frank McGilvary 452-6929; Allyn Yanish 590-4457; ICC Office or Fr Tom 452-3533; or Any Knight.
CD of the Week: Our Lady of Guadalupe: Luis Soto (who himself was born and raised in Mexico) shares the little-known history and life-changing importance of Mary’s appearance to a peasant man named Juan Diego, and the miraculous image she left behind.
Engaged Encounter: Oct 18 - 20 at St. Nicholas. To register, contact your Pastor or 452-3701; Tim & Jill Woster 488-5648; helpers needed for meals Sign up sheet in the vestibule. Call Jodi 452-3701
Inviting all ICC parishioners to join in a Worldwide Rosary Novena for Life, Aug 1 to Sept 23. Say the Rosary Daily for Pro-Life!
Retrouvaille weekend Oct 11-13, 2019. If you are experiencing any level of difficulty in your marriage, Retrouvaille is probably a perfect fit for you. For confidential information or to register for the Retrouvaille of Alaska program, call 907-863-8000, or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.org
Fairbanks Stands and Prays for 40 Days outside of Planned Parenthood, 1867 Airport Way, from Sept 2 - Oct 11, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Please sign up for a time to walk and pray at https://signup.com/go/YPSpayE Thank you, Jodi Stack 451-4382
Please note: We need all bulletin items by Wednesday.
Please Remember in Your Prayers
Doreen Reed; Helga Savage; Mason Edwards; Ralph Payner; Rocco Vicari; Jim & Sandy Harity; Cathie Dolan; Rebecca Weatherford and family; Edie Del Cecato;
all elected officials; Kevin & Jackie and Grandson Jadin; Fred; Drew; Glenn Imus; Suki Ahn; Phillip Penpraze; Lily; Luna; repose of the soul of Mike DeLorme; Bishop Chad and all past, present and future priests of our diocese;
Sandra Connelly and family; Dorothy Stella & family; Sally & family; Louella Hupprich; Linda Ault; Thomas Heritage; May Walsh; Sr. Patricia Mayer, Jim Cross, Claudia Piatt; Gary Jones; Kitty Siebels, and all names and intentions
in our Book of Intentions. Prayer Intentions are being refreshed every 2 months. Please call the office to add and/or remove a loved one to the prayer box.
Sat. Sept 21 5:30 PM John & Rose Courtney George Peterson/Jan
Gilespie & Marie Chord St. Matthew Men’s Group 7:00 AM
Sun. Sept 22 7:30 AM
10:00 AM
Frank & Eleanor Hammers
ICC
Tony Karl/Paulette Russell & Joe Hruska
Grace Ramirez/Debbie Mead & Darlene Cipra
25th Sunday Ordinary Time
Mon Sept 23 12:10 PM John Dennis Scanlon St. Pius of Pietrelcina Legion of Mary
Tues. Sept 24 12:10 PM Barbara McCaleb Weekday
Wed Sept 25 5:30 PM Delpino & Bertha Weekday
Thur. Sept 26 12:10 PM Kathryn McNally & Family Weekday
Fri. Sept 27 12:10 PM Barbara McCaleb St. Vincent DePaul Voice in the Wilderness
Sat. Sept 28 5:30 PM Ken Cysewski Jon Mavencamp/Marie Chord & Brenda Wilbur
Weekday Men’s Group 7:00 AM
Sun. Sept 29 7:30 AM
10:00 AM
ICC
Kathryn Conklin
Susan Jones/Patrick Hammers & Joe Hruska
Jodi Stack/Darlene Cipra & Dory Powell
26th Sunday Ordinary Time
Date Mass Intention Lector/Minister Feast Day Activity Time
Grayce Barnard Regional Soup Kitchen - 452-3533 - [email protected]
St. Padre Pio Patron: civil defense volunteers, adolescents, and the village of Pietrelcina.
September 23
St. Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers. He had an older brother and three younger sisters, as well as two other siblings who died in infancy. As a child, he was very religious, and by the age of five he reportedly made the decision to dedicate his life to God.
St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata, which has never been explained.
Pope John Paul II recognized Padre Pio as a saint on June 16, 2002.
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us, help us with our piety and charity. ——————————————————————————————————————————–—————————————————————
You are never more Like Jesus than when you are serving. We are always in need of volunteers on Saturdays and especially Sundays. Please let me know if you can help on either day.
An enormous shout out of thanks to Pete Trottier and Deacon Chuck Bowman for the completion and installation of the sneeze guard on the steam tables in the Soup Kitchen. Please come see their handiwork. Everyone was glad to see the change.
Items needed for the month of September: Jars of peanut butter (creamy or chunky) and any flavor of jellies or jams. We make sandwiches to take on their way out.
Thank you for your generosity. We have collected nearly 30 gallons of mayonnaise.
Pope Francis says…Every day, learn to water the grace of love. Then you will find God.
Michelle Kraus Religious Education & Youth - 452-3533 - [email protected]
We have 35 Students registered for the 2019-2020 Religious Education Program. Thank you, parents and Catechists, for getting the year off to a great start.
If you have not yet registered but want to start your child in our Religious Education Program, please call me at the Church Office at 452-3533. Classes are held on Sunday:
Pre-K through 8th Grade - 8:40 – 9:40 AM High School and Confirmation - 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
We will hold our Safety Sunday for all classes on October 6th. We encourage the parents to attend this important awareness class. We will provide information on the training as well as permission forms to the parents next weekend.
Please keep our children, parents and Catechists in your prayers.
Change of Mass Times Saturday Evening English Mass 4:00 PM Saturday Evening Latin Mass 5:30 PM Confessions Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Use the gifts you have received, and
pass on the love that has been given to
you. ~St. Thérèse
St. Thérèse, “The Little Flower” Patroness of the Missions of Alaska Novena Sept 23 - Oct 1
Novena Prayer:
O Lord, who said, “Unless you become as little children you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” GRANT US, WE BESEECH YOU, to so follow in the way of blessed Saint Thérèse in humility and simplicity that through her intercession, these petitions and those of all our members may be granted as part of the shower of roses she promised to send upon this earth.
The Consecration A Sacrifice?
On that night, He took bread, blessed and broke it. This is the Passover, which is a sacrifice. The whole context of this night was the sacrifice of the lamb, pouring out its blood, and putting it on the door post. Clearly, the eucharistic prayer is a sacrificial prayer as it took place on Passover night when 100,000s of lambs were sacrificed and their blood poured out of the temple as a river. Jesus says my body will be given up (Greek: didomain), which is sacrificial language as used elsewhere in the New Testament, most especially in John (6:51).
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread
that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
Another reference to sacrifice, Jesus tells us that (Mark 14:24)
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out
for many.” Obviously, Jesus at the Passover uses sacrificial language. That is why the Eucharist, though in the context of a sacred meal — the Passover — is also a sacred sacrifice. This sacred sacrifice reveals the purpose of the meal — to free us from sin. The First Passover was a sacred meal that began with the sacrifice of an unblemished lamb to free the Israelites from the false gods of Egypt. Jesus, in this same context, becomes the Lamb of Sacrifice, and in the context of a sacred meal frees us from our sin as his blood and water pours out of his side.
Stewardship: Trust Love of money — not merely money — is the root of all evil, St. Paul tells us. Love of money, commonly known as greed or avarice, begins at a very early age. Children steal and steal often. If they do not learn the lesson of sharing, that is, justice, they easily grow up cheating and stealing in all aspects of their lives. They never become responsible for their own actions and eventually cheat themselves out of a virtuous life Today, this is known as entitlement. People expect others to provide and pay. Teaching children generosity and charity when they are young, learning and growing, breaks them from this entitlement mentality. Every thought beginning at a young age is crucial to correct and mold; so that as children grow and learn justice, charity, and generosity in small things, as adults they can be entrusted with much more significant and important responsibilities. When we look at the greed today in adults, we see it taught in subtle ways. No longer do we enforce consequences for small acts of greed, but we allow a person to continue to misbehave. Ray Guarendi teaches that consistent and effective discipline creates consistent and responsible children. Disciplining our children is rooted in our own adult self-discipline. If we are not honest, truthful, charitable, and generous — virtuous — how do we expect our children to be? To be a faithful steward, Jesus expects adults to be responsible in the small things, especially teaching children generosity!
People hunger for love, and this hunger is more powerful than our hunger for bread. Yet, many people satisfy their hunger for love, loving objects — not persons. Pornography epitomizes our hunger for objects. Instead of seeing the good, true, and dignity of another human person, we reduce that person down to an object for our own self-gratification. Greed also reveals our hunger for love, replacing integrity, decency and charity with possessions, using people to satisfy our hunger for wealth. Envy destroys the dignity of a person and we deceive, manipulate, and seduce another to glorify ourselves. Throughout Scripture Jesus talks much about money and the dangers of money. Lust, greed, and envy are powerful hungers which need to be corrected at their very conception otherwise they become powerful forces rooted in our selfish desires which ultimately destroys our very self, and in their wake, other lives are devastated. Our hunger for love needs to be purified daily. This purification process begins in the smallest of details. It begins with the smallest of desire. Purification examines the consequences of our actions first. It begins with what will ultimately happen. If we lust for another person, what is the
ultimate consequence of that act? If we steal even a small amount from
our partners or employer, what is the ultimate consequence of that act if he or she finds out?
If we insult and gossip about our friend, co-worker, spouse, or children because we are envious and jealous, what happens to that relationship?
Jesus teaches us hunger for righteousness in the smallest of matters, for if we are virtuous in small things, trust builds and more will be given; yet, he who is dishonest in small matters, even the smallest matter, that too will be taken away and given to the other who is responsible!
Scrupulosity vs. Laxity These are two obstacles in spiritual growth and formation. Both think they are living in virtue, that is virtuous, but are grossly misguided. In its most basic form: Laxity is the belief that nothing
is a sin, or that sin has no practical consequence.
Scrupulosity is the belief that nearly everything is a sin.
Both are the manifestations of a sickly conscience; both are obstacles to spiritual growth and holiness. At present, laxity seems far more widespread. In 1991, Cardinal Ratzinger explained some people view conscience as “too demanding.” So rather than listen to one’s conscience to seek the virtuous, they use their conscience to dispense with truth of sin. Viewing conscience as a “signal lamp” to the soul, Cardinal Ratzinger says, “The fact that the signal lamp does not shine is the consequence of a deliberate looking away from that
which we do not wish to see.” A lax person can void his inner voice of conscience so badly that it no longer cares to speak and much less does the person listen to it. His conscience in all reality is dead. It no longer recognizes temptation, nor evil. While laxity means looking away from one’s moral actions, scrupulosity means looking at nothing else but sin. While laxity refuses to blame oneself; scrupulosity constantly blames oneself. While laxity silences the inner voice of guilt, scrupulosity screams guilty, shameful, and sinful.
A scruple is often defined as “an uneasy and unfounded fear of having committed sin, based
on feeling rather than on reason.”
Scrupulosity is an obsession of the moral conscience (technically called a phobia) causing a state of acute anxiety. The scrupulous person lives in a spiritual haze which obscures the balance that a virtuous person lives. A scrupulous person no longer distinguishes between good and evil. Every moral issue which arises seems to present an insoluble problem: It is either evil itself or a temptation to evil. Whichever way the scrupulous person looks for a solution of their perplexities, their path seems plagued with serious sin. If reason says that a certain course of action is morally right, immediately a silly, nagging, interior voice pipes up that it is wrong.
Scrupulosity is a voice in back of their minds telling them so.
Whatever the scrupulous person wants to do, it seems either wrong in itself or inspired by wrong motives. They are afraid to defy the nagging voice of the phobia, because they confuse it with a rightly formed conscience.
-Alfred Wilson C.P., “Pardon and Peace”
Taken from magis.com
The Sin of Envy by St. Cyprian By St. Cyprian of Carthage
“You who are envious, let me tell you that however often you may seek the
opportunity to injure him whom you hate, you will
never be able to do him so much harm as you harm your
very self. Where ever you are
your adversary is with you, your sin rankles within.
It must be a self-willed evil to persecute a person whom God has taken under the protection of his grace.
It becomes an irredeemable sin to hate a man who God wishes
to make happy.
Envy is as popular as it is hurtful;
it is the root of all evil, the source of endless disorder and misery,
the cause of most sins that are committed.
Envy breeds hatred. Avarice is begotten
and it lusts for honors and privileges. It is pure contempt of God. “
Area Mass Times
Sacred Heart Cathedral Sat. 4:30 PM
Sun. 8:00 AM; 11: 00 AM; 1:00 PM Spanish Mon-Sat. 7:30 AM (summer)
Immaculate Conception Sat. 5:30 PM; Sun. 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM
M, T, T, F. 12:10 PM Wed 5:30 PM
St. Raphael Sat. 6:00 PM; Sun. 9:30 AM T, Th. 9:30 AM; W. 5:30 PM
Saint Nicholas, North Pole Sat. 5:00 PM; Sun. 9:00 AM & 12:00 PM
M, T, Th, F. 9:00 AM; W 7:00 PM
St. Mark University Parish Sun. 5:30 PM Murie Auditorium T. 5:30 PM St. Mark’s Chapel
Good Shepherd, Ft. Wainwright Sun. 9:00 AM (S. Lights Chapel)
Our Lady of Snows, Eielson AFB Sun. 10:30 AM T-F. 11:30 AM
ADORATION TIMES
Immaculate Conception
Wed 5:30 PM Mass 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Adoration
with Confessions
First Friday Devotions 5:30 PM Mass
6:00 PM - 6:00 AM Adoration 6:00 AM Patriotic Rosary
7:00 AM Benediction & Mass (Sept First Friday Sept 6 - 7)
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Thursdays 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Saturdays 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Good Shepherd
Thursday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Most weeks)
St. Nicolaus
Wednesday 9:00 - 10:00 AM
God wills everyone to be saved! Yet, to be saved, that is to be freed from our past and to live for the future, we must heal the past and begin anew in the present! Change is hard, especially when we do not know anything but the past. Change begins with a choice in which I allow God to take control and each one of my decisions builds and strengthens me to become the person God meant me to be: to be holy! Change is only as difficult as you want to make it. It is not about your strength, will-power, or desire. Change is attitude.
Our attitude is the driving force.
Many people continue in the same vein. Yet, when a driving force comes, our attitude changes and we realize that we are not only strong enough, but are more powerful, because
I never knew how strong I was until being strong is the only
choice I have!
Truth is, Jesus gives us the strength to face every challenge or struggle. He gives us his strength, but first, we must choose. We must ask for healing from our sins and our past. Healed, we enter into his strength, his grace, his love, and come to the knowledge of his unconditional love for us! We trust this truth. We no longer rely on our own strength to heal or deal with our past, we allow Him to lead and guide us through the challenges, to deliverance, then to salvation!
New Saturday Mass Schedule The Saturday Evening English Mass time will be 4:00 PM beginning Oct 5, and the Latin Mass time will be 5:30 PM. 3:00 PM Confessions 4:00 PM English Mass 5:30 PM Latin Mass After much discussion with the various groups, this new time accommodates the pastoral needs of the three parishes: Healy, Nenana, and Immaculate Conception. The reasons why we are doing this are the following: • To be in accord with Church
Law. The Vigil Mass is be at 4:00 PM or later.
• Confessions will be available when Fr. Tom is going to Healy and Nenana.
• Possibly help with other Saturday evening Masses in the area.
• Preferred time for Latin Mass priests and organizers.
It may be difficult for some to change Mass times, but change brings opportunity to grow. If you have any concerns about the Mass times, contact Fr. Tom directly 907-434-6117.
Sept 21 Knights sponsor fund raising dinner for AK Missionaries following the 5:30 PM Mass at ICC
Sept 26 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM RCIA at Sacred Heart Cathedral (meet in the Marian Chapel)
Sept 28 3:30 PM Latin Mass with Fr. Robert
Oct 4 - 6 Rosary Congress: 40 hours of Eucharistic Adoration from Friday 7:30 AM - Sunday 5:00 PM at ICC
Oct 5 10:00 AM Safe & Sacred training for volunteers
Oct 5 Saturday Evening Mass changes to 4:00 PM;
Oct 9 7:15 PM Parish Council Meeting
Oct 12 HIPOW at Monroe HS
Oct 13 Deacon Appreciation and Anniversary following Mass
Oct 19 5:30 PM Latin Mass with Fr. Robert
Oct 20 Healing Service at 12:00 PM
Oct 25 7:00 PM Fr. Dismas talk
Oct 26 5:30 PM Latin Mass with Fr. Dismas
Nov 1 Holy Day. Masses Oct 31 5:30 PM; Nov 1 12:10 PM
Nov 14 - 21 Fr. Jim Sickho Advent Retreat
UP COMING EVENTS Voice in the Wilderness
Charismatic Prayer
Friday Night 6:30 PM
Healing comes to us through prayer.
Prayer ministry is powerful for those suffering from
isolation and desolation. Learning to pray through
music and meditation brings healing and
comfort.
Legion of Mary Meetings 5:30 PM
Mondays
Being Legion of Mary inspires us to fill our
souls with the Holy Spirit as did Mary at the
Incarnation
The Legion of Mary inspires legion members to pray daily. Having prayed, Legion members may want to become active and evangelize others.
Are You Called!
Knights of Columbus: Charity, Unity, Fraternity in our Lord
The World’s largest Catholic Fraternal Service Organization.
Do you want to become a Knight? It promotes
• Life from conception til natural death.
• Assists the sick, homeless, and needy
• Prayer and virtuous lifestyle by example
• It supports our parishes and diocese
Principles for Managing Parish Money
Money is powerful; yet, many people have very little knowledge of how money works. We hire experts to handle our money and we trust them to keep our money safe. Good stewardship keeps an account of money and reports the accounting. That is why having a competent bookkeeper and finance committee is essential for parish finances. Not only does good stewardship report, but prioritizes how the money is used. That is why we have to first ask, What are our financial goals? At ICC, our payroll is the main part of our budget, along with our building and maintenance. Added to those expenses, we pay utilities and assessments. These fixed expenses come first and then we must decide what are our other priorities. We spend $60,000 on our regional soup kitchen. This is an essential ministry of our parish and our Catholic Church! We serve the poor! Religious Education is essential; it is the essential mission: We teach, and bishops are the first teachers along with their ambassadors, the priests, who are called to preach and teach the Truth! We also use our resources to inform, inspire, and sanctify our parishioners. Finally, on going formation and training for the staff helps us to improve our services so we can touch the hearts of those who come for healing.
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