Palm Sunday
April 9, 2017
Immaculate Conception Church
La Grange, Kentucky
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
502 North Fifth Avenue
502-222-0255
La Grange, Kentucky 40031
www.iclagrange.org
The Very Reverend A. L. Chandler, KHS, Pastor
Reverend Ismael Hernandez, Associate Pastor
Deacon Thomas McNally
Deacon Robert Caruso
Deacon David Hotz
Mass Schedule: Monday-Friday see bulletin
Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Confession: Saturday, 4:00-4:45 p.m.
7:00-8:00 p.m. (Spanish)
Eucharistic Adoration: Sunday, 7 p.m.-Midnight
Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 6 a.m.–Midnight
Tuesday/Thursday, 6 p.m.-Midnight
Saturday, closed.
April 9, 2017 - Palm Sunday
Masses and Services
for Holy Week
Monday, April 10
7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish
(This Mass is celebrated in Spanish.)
Tuesday, April 11
8:00 a.m. Eleanor Ennis
Wednesday, April 12
8:00 a.m. Doris Johnson
Thursday, April 13 - Holy Thursday
7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish
Friday, April 14 - Good Friday
3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Passion
7:00 p.m. Stations and Eucharist
8:00 p.m. Spanish Celebration of Passion
Saturday, April 15 - Easter Vigil
8:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish
Sunday, April 16 - Easter
8:00 a.m. Dorothy Newman
10:30 a.m. Pete Finch
12:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish
(Our 12:30 p.m. Mass is celebrated in Spanish.)
Holy Week at
Immaculate Conception
Today, April 9
Spanish RCIA, 9 a.m., Room 202
Monday, April 10
Spanish Baptism Class, 7 p.m., Bethany Hall
Tuesday, April 11
Home School Breakfast Club, 8:30 a.m., Cafeteria
K of C Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Bethany
Hall
Scripture Study, 7 p.m., St. Joachim Room
Wednesday, April 12
Prime Time, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Hall
Middle School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Bosco
Hall/Marian Center
Fall Festival Craft Club, 6:30 p.m., Room M103
Thursday, April 13 - Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 14 - Good Friday
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 3 p.m.
Stations and Eucharist, 7 p.m.
Spanish Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 15 - Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 16 - Easter Sunday
Masses:
8:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Prayers
Please pray for the repose of
the souls of our
parishioners: Floyd
Hartlage, husband of
Shirley; and, Ann Holcomb,
mother of Robert (Melissa)
Holcomb. We extend our
sincere sympathies to these families during this time
of loss. May the souls of Floyd, Ann, and all the souls
of the faithful departed rest in God’s eternal peace.
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION IS
CLOSED ON
HOLY THURSDAY
AND
GOOD FRIDAY.
Sustaining the Present Caring for the Future
Stewardship of
April 2, 2017
Envelopes
Loose
EFT/PayPal
Total
Needed Weekly
Over/(Under)
YTD Total Collection
YTD Total Budget
$
$
$
$
$
($
11.617.02
2,378.61
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14,095.63
16,500.00
2,404.37)
$ 708,178.91
$ 688,500.00
Prime Timers invite you
to an Easter Pot Luck
Dinner this Wednesday,
April 12,
at 6:30 p.m., in Bethany
Hall. Bring your ideas for
Spring/Summer activities.
The Club is planning on
going to the K of C
Mother’s Day Brunch, May 14.
Join us for Mass and/or brunch!!
All parishioners, 50+, are cordially
invited to join us we experience life in
the PRIME!
Holy Week
Ecumenical
Luncheon
The Oldham County
Ministerial
Association will
hold ecumenical
services Monday
through Friday of
Holy Week, beginning at 12 noon, at
the La Grange Christian Church. These
services are a long-standing tradition in
our community for sharing the Good
News of our Christian faiths,
diverse as they may be.
The service lasts until 12:30 p.m.,
after which all are invited to a luncheon
which is served by a different area
church each day. Immaculate
Conception will host the luncheon on
Wednesday, April 12. Thank you,
Donna Goatley, for once again
volunteering to head this up! We need
more volunteers to help prepare and
serve this lunch. You would arrive at the
Christian Church at approximately
10:30 a.m. and finish by 2:00 p.m. If
you are willing to lend a hand and
represent our parish, please call Donna
Goatley, 222-7738, or the parish office,
222-0255, to volunteer. If you can’t
help at the lunch, will you please bake
some brownies for dessert? Please call
and let us know you can! Your presence
and your brownies are most
appreciated!
PLEASE
MARK
YOUR
CALENDARS
V ACATION
BIBLE
SCHOOL:
JUNE 5-9,
9 : 3 0 A. M. TO
12 NOON,
FOR
ST. A LOYSIUS
P EWEE V ALLEY.
AT
IN
A DULT V OLUNTEERS
AND GROUP
LEADERS ARE NEEDED.
PLEASE
CONTACT
SUSAN A SHBY AT
SUSAN. ASHBY@ ICLAGRANGE. ORG
IF YOU CAN HELP. THANK YOU!
R EGISTRATION FORMS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX.
R EGISTRATION DEADLINE IS M AY 1 5 .
The Young Adult Ministry is excited to
announce our next event for this month (in
addition to lunch on Sundays
after the 10:30 Mass):
April 20 - Theology Discussion in the
St. Joachim Room. Prayer at 6 p.m., and then
6:30 (or a little after) we’ll start the talk.
Afterwards we can go out to Applebee’s or
another local eatery.
Feel free contact to Kevin at any time:
[email protected]
Immaculate Conception Young Adult
Ministry
is on social media:
Facebook (page and group) I C YA:
Immaculate Conception Young Adults
Twitter: @ICYAMinistry
Divine Mercy Sunday
is April 23
The Divine Mercy Novena
starts on Good Friday, April
14, 3 p.m., and ends on
Saturday, April 22. The
church will be open
everyday for those who
wish to join in prayer in the
Chapel at 3 p.m. Novena
pamphlets will be available
in the narthex, the chapel
and the library. Let us join
in prayer for the Divine
Mercy of our Lord. Divine
Mercy holy cards will be offered to commemorate
this feast. Look for these after all Masses, April 23.
Regional Divine Mercy Celebration will be held at
St. Patrick Church, Sunday, April 23. Please pray the
Divine Mercy Chaplet in the 3 o’clock hour
everyday of the year.
D IVORCE C ARE
DivorceCare is a 13 week seminar/support group
that will help you heal from the hurt. It provides a
warm, caring and confidential environment in which
participants can learn practical information and gain
hope for the future. We will meet weekly on
Thursdays -- 7 p.m.to 9 p.m. from February 2
through May 11 in Room 202 of the Parish Center.
You may join in at any session. Each session will
focus on a different topic. Suggested donation to
cover the cost of the workbook is $15.00. For
registration or further information, please contact
Cherry Fowler 749-5133. Also brochures with
more information are in the narthex.
Come and introduce
yourself to the IC
Craft Club!
We meet every
Wednesday night at
6:30 p.m. in room M103 of the Parish
Center. We get together for a night out of
friendship and fun, and to share our
interest in making crafts for the annual
Fall Festival! For more information on our
meetings, please call
Donna Hulsman, 502-553-4553.
Holy Week/Easter Schedule
Holy Thursday, April 13:
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m.
(The Mass on Holy Thursday will be a bi-lingual celebration.)
Good Friday, April 14:
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 3:00 p.m.;
Stations and Eucharist, 7 p.m.;
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Spanish), 8 p.m.
Holy Saturday, April 15
Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 16
Masses: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
NO confessions on Holy Saturday.
THANK
YOU
for your
patience
and
cooperation
as we move along with our roof
repairs and our parking lot
sealcoating and striping!
We need some prayers for a
stretch of rain-free days so we
can complete both projects as
soon as possible!
Thanks, again!!!
RESURRECTION TO COME
But from this earth,
this grave, this dust,
My God shall raise me up, I trust.
--Walter Raleigh
Prayer Shawl
Ministry:
Winners All!
You are a winner in the eyes
of our friends who are
undergoing chemo when you
knit/crochet just one hat! The
Oaks and Derby are days we
can make extra special for them: Pink hats for
the Oaks and whimsical spring time hats for the
Derby!!! Please bring your creations to our
meeting this Thursday, April 13, 1:30 p.m. in the
St. Joachim Room . . . or drop them off
at the parish office.
THE CROSS
We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, in whom is our salvation,
life and resurrection;
through whom we are saved and delivered.
--Entrance Antiphon, Evening Mass of the Lord's
Supper, Roman Missal
EASTER
EGG HUNT
ALL KIDS AGES 0-10
EASTER SUNDAY
11:30 A.M.
I.C. PLAYGROUND
(NEXT TO TENNIS COURT)
BRING A BAG OR BASKET
TO COLLECT YOUR EGGS!
HOSTED BY
IC MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
Donations of candy for the eggs
Are being accepted in the specially
marked box in the narthex!!
Thank you!