Congratulations Deacon Tom!
June is The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Join Bishop Woost on June 3rd at ICC as he gives a talk about the Jubilee Year and how it ties to our daily lives.
Dave Hovanec at Country Parlour Ice Cream created two new ice cream flavors to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Hope: Pilgrim Tracks and Jubilee Indulgence.
So Fr. Damian J. Ference Vicar of evangelization and country parlor made these new flavors for the Jubilee year of Hope and the eight parishes in the Diocese and the three shrines are receiving it this weekend for us to use for Jubilee events Click here for details
KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS will be hosting a Blood Drive Thursday, June 5, 2025. RECRUITING DONORS is also a wonderful way to save lives. Be a hero! Ask others to schedule on THURSDAY, June 5th from 1:00PM TO 6:00PM at 6113 N Ridge Rd W, Geneva, OH, 44041. People with blood types of O+/ -, A- or B- desired as Power Red donors. We currently have 18 committed coupon sponsors:
Scribblers, Geneva Thrift & Gift, Popp-A-Razzi, Mary’s Diner, Central ACE Hardware, Cake Corner Bakery, Earth’s Natural Treasures, The Artisan, Old Mill Pantry, Pueblo Real, Lake Erie Book Company, Sports Junction, Major True Value Hardware, Becker’s Restaurant, Dog D-Tails Salon, Pizza Roto, Country Doctor Vet Clinic, Old Mill Winery, and a KofC Donor Certificate for you! A Double set for First Time & Power Red donors.
TO SCHEDULE: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive or 800-RED CROSS (800-733-27677) or BLOOD DONOR APP to schedule & complete rapid pass on day of donation.
Search internet: What to expect as a first-time donor. Become part of the story saving lives. Thank you for GIVING BLOOD and GIVING HOPE.
Jesus Ascends into Heaven
We are now 40 days into the Easter season, the day on which Jesus ascended into heaven. During the 40-day period, Jesus appeared to many of His followers in His resurrected state. He did this because He wanted to prove to them that He had conquered death and was alive, and to give them hope that they, too, could conquer death and reach heaven. In the meantime, Jesus exhorted His followers to continue with the mission of preaching the gospel and continuing His work, which ultimately means, getting people into heaven. So, what is heaven like? Some funeral homilists, today, speak of heaven in very earthly terms (e.g., playing golf or having a fun time forever), implying, I suppose that heaven is a permanent “vacation” of some sort. Speaking of heaven in this way does not do justice to it (to say the least). It is not difficult to demonstrate that an abundance of earthly goods and pleasures do not in and of themselves make anyone happy. Heaven is eternal happiness (not eternal pleasure or amusement).
True happiness must therefore be based on something spiritual. The Bible connects happiness with holiness. The beatitudes speak of the spiritual qualities that make for happiness, a happiness which the world cannot give. (I can recall a television documentary about a community of monks. The tele vision crew was amazed that there was so much joy in the monastery, as if poverty, chastity, and obedience are somehow obstacles to joy.)
What makes heaven heaven is the presence of God, who is all holy, and sharing in the life of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in a way that far surpasses our share in His life on earth (which begins in baptism and is forfeited by serious sin). Heaven, then, is not so much a place as it is a life (a life that begins here with grace). Heaven is “abundant life”. A house is a building; a home has a heart.
Heaven is more of a home. St. Paul speaks of heaven as being with Jesus. Heaven is personal. He said this when he was on death row: “I long to be freed from this life and to be with Christ…” (Phil 1.23).
Heaven also includes the friends of God: the saints and angels. Our dearest friend, among this group, will be the Blessed Virgin Mary. Heaven is perfect communion with the Lord and all who are in communion with Him. Everybody in heaven will be friends with the saints, by definition.
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL
On May 31-June 1 at Immaculate Conception Church we are holding a follow-up In-Pew Appeal for Catholic Charities. If you missed the opportunity to give earlier this year, we invite you to consider making a gift today. All donations from this second collection will support the Help Me Grow program, which provides in home support, education, and essential items like diapers and formula to new parents throughout our Diocese.
WEEKDAY MASS INFORMATION FOR JUNE 10TH-13TH
Father Donnelly will be going on Retreat June 10th - 13th. Daily Masses Will be Cancelled. If you would like to attend Daily Mass you can visit St Cyprian Church in Perry at 4223 Middle Ridge Road. Mass Times: 8:30am Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday and Friday at 7:00am
Upcoming Sunday Mass and Confession Schedule Change starting June 14th and 15th.
Sunday June 8th/Pentecost Sunday is the last day on which we will be having our present Sunday morning Mass schedule. Beginning the following week, Masses on Sunday morning, at Immaculate Conception, will be at 8:30am and 11:00am and confessions will be 9:45am to 10:45am (Saturday times for Mass and Confessions will remain the same). Please make a note of this. The bishop is urging parishes to consolidate Mass schedules in order to economize on the number of Masses that are truly needed in a given parish. As it is, there is plenty of room at our Masses. We can easily consolidate from three Masses to two on Sunday
Click below to listen to this week’s episode of the Catholic Files w/ Fr. Donnelly: The Communion of Saints.
Listen to past episodes click here
