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Welcome to
Immaculate Conception Parish
A Catholic Community Inviting People to Follow Christ
April 10, 2022 - Palm Sunday Of The Passion Of The Lord
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
“He humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him.”
- Philippians 2:8-9
Love God Serve Others Make Disciples
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Contact Us
: 773.775.3833 Parish Office Hours: Parish Website:
: www.icchicago.org
: 7211 W. Talcott Avenue Monday-Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Chicago, IL. 60631 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. School Website:
Sunday: Closed
: www.iccowboys.net
: parishoffice@icchicago.org
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Mass and Sacrament Schedule
Weekend Mass Schedule: Weekday Mass Schedule: Confessions:
Saturday Vigil @ 5:00 P.M. Online Sunday mornings
Sunday Mass @ 8:30 A.M. Wednesdays @ 8:30 A.M. (School Mass) from 9:30 A.M.-10:15 A.M.
Sunday Mass @ 10:30 A.M.* (Worship with us virtually on our (offered every Sunday during Lent)
(*Our 10:30 A.M. Mass is also Facebook Page or Twitch)
Baptisms:
livestreamed)
2nd & 4th Sundays of
In-Person
Capacity limits have been lifted each month @ Noon
Monday through Friday @ 8:30 A.M.
and reservations are no longer (except during Lent)
First Friday Mass @ 5:30 P.M. each
required. Masks are now optional.
month followed by Adoration of the Adoration & Vespers:
All are welcome!
Blessed Sacrament & Benediction from 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each
Church open for private prayer: 6:00-7:00 P.M. month from 6:00-7:00 P.M.
Monday-Friday: 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
Saturdays: 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Donate
Church & Special Collections: School:
Interested in supporting our parish, specific Interested in supporting Catholic Education for
ministries and projects? both present and future generations?
Please consider giving online at Give Central: Please donate to our Endowment Fund (via Give
www.givecentral.org/location/349 Central) or support efforts by our Holy Name
Men’s Club and Parents Club posted on our
Offertory envelopes can also be mailed in or Social Media or featured in our bulletin.
dropped off at our Parish Office.
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Confessions - Sunday @ 9:30 A.M.
This Sunday, April 10th (Palm Sunday), we will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation from
9:30 until 10:30 A.M. (or as needed.) Please note: this will be your final opportunity to
receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to the Sacred Triduum and Easter Sunday.
Walk Every Step With Christ During Holy Week: April 9th - April 17th Catholic Charities Lenten Food Drive
Our Lenten Food Drive to benefit
the Catholic Charities Food Pantry
in Des Plaines (located at 1717
Rand Road) concludes on Palm
Sunday, April 10th. Both food and
monetary donations will be
gratefully accepted. Please
deposit all food donations in the
collection boxes located in the
Vestibule of our Church. Monetary
donations will also be accepted via
Give Central. Please
scan the following QR
Code with your phone
to donate:
Many thanks to all those who have
generously contributed to our Food
Drive throughout the Lenten Season!
Eric Shank & Natalie Fischer
Barry & Linda Womack
Anita Cikvari
James Falkman
Welcome to all visitors and
guests! Interested in joining our
IC Parish family?
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of Holy Week: Mass @ 8:30 A.M.
Register @ icchicago.org
Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday: Morning Prayer @ 8:30 A.M.
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Reflections From Fr. Robert Carlton: Good Friday
As we start another Holy Week and Triduum, a good challenge for us
can be to try and genuinely reflect upon in our prayer what each of these
days really represents and what message the Gospel writers are trying to
impart in their representations of them. To do this, it can be helpful to read,
to the extent possible, commentaries or some scholarly material on the readings.
Otherwise, it is very easy to miss the deeper meaning and the richness of the passages.
This is true for all the days of Holy Week but especially, I think, for Good Friday. One
of the challenges with the story of Good Friday is that it can be reduced too easily to
simply “Jesus died for our sins,” which is something that Catholics are told so many times
that it probably loses most of its meaning. However, if this was all that there was to the
story, then the Gospel writers likely would not have spent so much time telling it and may
very well have left out several details that are included in those stories.
From my perspective, one detail that appears to be very significant in this story, and one that may have been
left out and is often overlooked, is that of the figure of Barabbas. John’s Gospel makes a passing reference to
Barabbas, pointing out simply that he was a revolutionary and that the crowd wanted him released over Jesus.
This would seem a rather curious choice unless one knew more of the details about Barabbas. Indeed, if you were
to read the story in the other Gospels (particularly in Matthew), there are more details given about Barabbas. His
name is not just Barabbas but is rather Jesus Barabbas, which means fully Jesus son of the father, as opposed to
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of the Father. Mark and Luke in their Gospels also point out that Barabbas was
someone who was involved in a riot, which probably means that he was involved in trying to overthrow the
Roman government. In addition to this, the leaders of the community, “the chief priests and the elders” were urging
the people in the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released.
So, to do what St. Ignatius would have suggested with a story such as this, place yourself in the crowd in this
story and imagine you are faced with the same choice that the crowd was. On one hand, there is Jesus Barabbas, a
figure who at least attempted to try and do something against the Roman government, striving to bring a better
life to the people in the here and now. On the other hand, there is Jesus of Nazareth, who did not stand up to the
Romans in the same way. This kind of choice is still with us today: as the Pope has talked about, do you follow
the ones who worship power, status and money or follow the one who states we should trust in God over
material things? If you were in the crowd, what would you decide and why specifically might you choose Jesus of
Nazareth over Jesus Barabbas? There are no easy answers to this choice or these questions except to say that the
Gospel writers are getting at a lot more here than simply that Jesus died for our sins. - Fr. Robert
ICPC Spring Gala: “IC-The Place To Be” - Friday, April 29th @ 6:30 P.M.
After a two year hiatus, Immaculate Conception Parents Club is proud to announce the return of our
Spring Gala, “IC –The Place To Be” which will be held on Friday, April 29th from 6:30 P.M. until 11:00 P.M.
@ The Lido Banquet Hall (5504 N. Milwaukee Avenue—Chicago.)
Entry Tickets may be purchased through our Spring Gala Hand Bid site:
handbid.app.link/ICThePlaceToBe ($75.00 per ticket: includes entry fee, heavy
hor d'oeuvres and an open bar.) As space is limited, please be certain to RSVP by
Monday, April 11th if you are interested in joining us.
Spring Gala Cash Raffle Tickets may be purchased via SmartTuition:
https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=0jj30ugkwdn ($25.00 per ticket)
Grand Prize: $5,000 2nd Prize: $1,000 3rd Prize: $500
(Winner need not be present at the time of drawing on Friday, April 29 th.)
Members of our IC Parents Club will also have Spring Gala Cash Raffle Tickets & Basket Raffle Tickets available
for purchase in the Vestibule of our Church after all Masses on the weekend of April 23rd & 24th.
Questions? Please contact Mary Ellen or Nicole via email at ICGALA2022@gmail.com
Join us for an evening of fun, friendship, and fundraising in support of Immaculate Conception School!
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Welcome To Mrs. McMorrow’s 4 Year Old Preschool Class
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, we have been
discussing the Season of Spring. An important message the children
have learned during that time, was that we grow as Children of
God, with God as our root. The stem represents our parents and
family members, the leaves are our community and their handprint
is the beautiful flower God has created.
Mrs. Mahoney’s First Grade Class
Mrs. Mahoney's first grade class has been learning about the Seven Sacraments. As a class, we started studying
about the First Sacrament of Baptism. Our students enjoyed learning about their own Baptism by creating a poster
to commemorate this special moment in their lives.
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Please join our parish family in prayer … For those who are sick:
Tom Altman Lila Gehner Ashton Peterson
Paul Amandes Bonnie Jean Gorski Leo Pfest
Arnold B. Deacon Ron Gronek Mary Potwora
Deacon Mike Bednarz Ofelia Hernandez Helen Rasmussen
Robert Behrman Kevin Jaburek Rosaleen Reilly
Sonia M. B. Wayne Kinzie, Sr. Bill Remblake
Roberta Berger Craig Kloss Joe Rispoli
John Bozek Maureen McGee Kogen Pia Rizza
Vince Caeti Lillian Kohut David Rodriguez
Mary Cali Katherine Kreuser Elaine Schatz
Zita Castro Anthony Lapash Jennie Sekula
Donna Chaplin Benny Martinez Don Skorey
Marie Conway Edwin Martinez Edward Stanczyk
James Covello Frank Martinez Wivina Stremel
Ronnie Cunningham Gerry Michalek, Jr. Alma T.
Paige Dicks Molly Morris Donna Tisdale
Margarita DiSalvo Veronica Murillo Camilla Trevino
Paula Drew Timothy Murray Steven P. Trifilio
Ozzie D’Souza Brendan Nelson Peter Vandenbergh
Dorothy D’Souza Anne O’Brien Mary Ellen Vanderman
Richard Flanagan John O’Brien Henry Wagener
Lord, Hear Our Prayer... Brooke Foreman Jackie O’Koniewski Miss Westhoff
Patricia Furgat David Olson Rita Zambon
For our faithful departed:
Lorelei Ann Goodman (Wife of Patrick)
“Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them.”
For those who serve our country:
U.S. Army - SSgt. John Francis Mikita, Sgt. Kevin Whalen, SSgt Martine Makita, Chris Dash,
Pvt. Jason G. Cavanaugh, Major Christopher Walsh, Capt. Benjamin Monson, 1 st Lt. Katherine
D. Hartnett, SPC Michael J. Stone, Pvt. Charlie Cruz Pappas, Thomas Treslo, National Guard
Specialist 4th Class
U.S. Navy - CMDR Michael Brasseur, LCDR Christopher Jenkins, PO Thomas T. Tudisco
U.S. Air Force - John Christopher Ocasio, Major Laurel Walsh, Major Paul H. Kolk, LT. COL.
Michael O’Koniewski; Captain Colleen Bernal
U.S. Marines - Sean Gronset, PFC Sebastian L. Rivera, Jr., PFC Christopher Hughes, PFC
Algene D. Porticos, LCpl Daniel Wieczorek
Please contact our Parish Office when these service people return home safely. If you are a veteran or know a
veteran, the Archdiocese of Chicago has a website located at vets.archchicago.org that provides information that
can be of assistance.
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April 10th through April 16th
Mass Intentions: Our Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week
Sunday, April 10th for the repose of the soul of
through
Sunday, April 17th
Sophie
Sunday, April 10th– Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Sikorski
5:00 P.M. (Saturday) - Gaetana “Donna” Bova; Stanislaw (on her 15th Anniversary)
Swiderski; and George Buschauer
8:30 A.M.—Dan Bridges; Helena & Edward Bieniewski; and
Mike, Mary, Nora, & Megan Leahy (Living)
10:30 A.M.—Larry Martin, Jr.; Elizabeth Serafin; Michael
Kelly; David Joseph Anglin; Pasqua & Cosmo Dalessandro; April 10th through April 15th
Pasquale & Cecilia Demarinis; Francis & Moira Cross; Nancy
Our Blessed Mother Votive is burning this
Kanoon (Living); Vickie Caro (Living); and The People of the
week for the prayer intention of
Parish
Monday, April 11th – Monday of Holy Week
8:30 A.M. — Rosemary Lacey (Living)
Tuesday, April 12th - Tuesday of Holy Week Maureen
8:30 A.M. — Sr. Mary Pat Cummings (on her 1st Anniversary) McGee Kogen
Wednesday, April 13th – Wednesday of Holy Week
8:30 A.M. —James Nelson
Thursday, April 14th – Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday) Requested by: The McGee Family
7:00 P.M.— Evening Mass of The Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 15th - Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good April 10th through April 15th
Friday)
Our St. Joseph Votive is burning
7:00 P.M.—Passion of The Lord
this week for the prayer intention of
Saturday, April 16th - Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil)
8:30 P.M.—The Easter Vigil in The Holy Night
Sunday, April 17th – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Claudine
Lord Merino
8:30 A.M.– Ada Acevedo; Frank & Estelle Lunski; Claudette (on her Birthday)
Panfil; Stanislaw Swiderski; Dan Bridges; Lourdes Baltazar;
Francis & Moira Cross; and Stefania & Walenty Poniecki
10:30 A.M.— Edward Labuz; Sophie Sikorski (on her 15th Requested by: Erma Kinzie
Anniversary); Sr. Mary Julianne Maciuszek, C.R.; Cardinal
George; Tom Tudisco; Dorothy & Frank Tudisco; Eleanor
Pope Tweet of the Week...
Brissette (on her 16th Anniversary); Jose Juachon; Claudine
Merino (on her 56th Birthday) (Living); Arlene Matusiak (on her “#Lent invites us to conversion, to a change in
80th Birthday) (Living); Carol Moritz (on her Birthday) (Living); mindset, so that life’s truth and
and The People of the Parish beauty may be found not so
much in possessing as in
12:30 P.M.—Alejandro Maldonado
giving, not so much in
accumulating as in
sowing and sharing goodness.”
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St. Joseph Table Wrap-Up
Over 200 parishioners enjoyed delicious treats at our St.
Joseph Table on Saturday, March 19th from Allegretti Bakery,
Amici, Amitabul, Biagio, Colletti’s, Dino’s, Eli’s Cheesecake
Factory, Kappy’s, Nonno Pino, Palermo Bakery, Pasta D’Arte, Red
Apple, Red Lobster, RoccoVino, Suparossa, Tava Fresh Taste of
India, Zia’s, and our IC Community.
Magician Joe Bennett entertained the crowd and our IC Art Teacher, Lisa
Arreguin, provided beautiful masterpieces created by our talented students
as eye candy for dessert for all to enjoy at our 37 th annual family friendly
event!
Many thanks to our sponsors, who made it all possible: Gold Donors of
$1,000: Attorney John Pembroke & Associates. Silver Donors of $500: Amazing Grace Senior
Living, IL State Rep. Brad Stephens & Knights of Columbus Council #4338 Bronze Donors of $200:
Cumberland Chapels and Erma & Wayne Kinzie. Honorable Mention of $100: Cooney Funeral Home, Don Sebastian
Realty Company, Friends of Anthony Napolitano, Kolbus-May Funeral Home, Deacon Rick & Carol Moritz/Robert Altman,
Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, Suerth Funeral Home, and Ursula Piechowski.
Special thanks for Blessing of the Food: Fr. Matt Heinrich and Deacon Rick
Moritz. Cookies: Nancy & Phil Chiaramonte, Theresa & Frank Chiusolo. Flower
Donations/Drivers: Carmen Warfield, Cheryl Covello, Cheryl Howe, Denis
Zamirowski, Laura Delana, Rob Lohman, and Rosemary Lacey. Balloon
Donation: Dennis Jaburek. Supplies/wine: IC Men’s Club and Terri & Don
Baumgartner. Front-Door/Ticket Sales: Sister Christine, Nancy Kanoon,
Marilyn Sadowski, Susan Serb. Set-Up/Server/Clean-Up: Claudia Kech,
Darlene Mroz, Don & Fran Smith, Dorina & Richard Spiering, Jim
Semmler, Jocelyn Lim, Joseph Howe, Josephine Bernero, Kyle & Tyler Chmielowski, Lyn
Christy, Ted Szabo, Leah Thiel & Elizabeth Via, and our IC 7th Grade Students.
We are still collecting donations. Please make your
check payable to: IC Men’s Club, write SJT Donation on
memo line and kindly drop it off at our Parish Office by
April 25, 2022. To donate using Zelle, enter email
address: icmensclub@hotmail.com.
Save the date of April 26, 2022, for an
Appreciation Dinner at Amici located at 7620 N.
Milwaukee in Niles from 6:00-8:00 P.M. for workers
of our March 19, 2022 St. Joseph Table event, as well
as for volunteers for our March 19, 2023 event! All are
welcome to join us! Please contact Deacon Mike at:
847.361.9766 to RSVP or with questions on donations. - Deacon Mike
Pontifical Good Friday Collection
Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection,
which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in
parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. This special
collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. Christians in the Holy Land
were hit particularly hard during the pandemic as most of them depend on
pilgrimages to work. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection is
also necessary to meet the basic needs of the People of God still living in this Land
where the Church was born. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday
Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the
world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. Please be generous (if you
are able.) For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, please visit:
www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday.
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Gospel Meditation - Encourage a Deeper Understanding of Scripture
Pope St. John Paul II rightly taught, “To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says,
even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin,
however attractive it may be, in order to set out on a difficult path of Gospel virtues.”
Acceptance, rejection, suffering, betrayal, fear, reluctance, persecution, and
painful, undeserved and unjust death are all played out in dramatic fashion
today. Jesus spoke of God’s unconditional love, mercy, and forgiveness. Who
doesn’t like hearing about love, especially God’s? Jesus did not have backs
turned on him, face intense suffering, and succumb to a horrific death because
he spoke of God’s love. All of those things occurred because of the implications of actually believing in God’s
love.
God’s love comes with an intimate and equal bond with love of neighbor. This moves the believer outward to
truly see their brothers and sisters as equals and compels them to work for a world that mirrors God’s kingdom:
a world based on justice, peace, mercy, and forgiveness. Sometimes, people want to keep God’s love to
themselves and use it solely for their own benefit. When they only want to use God’s love to justify their own
intentions and for their own projects, problems occur.
Sin makes something hurtful, destructive, and self-serving look very attractive and justifiable. The lure of sin
creates friends who begin to believe the lie that the sin expounds. This is what happened on Calvary. When you
begin actually doing what Jesus is saying and translate love into action, it inevitably will upset popular and
longstanding conventions and structures. Many of these serve to protect status, foster personal gain and success,
and further divide those who have from those who do not. Most people who hear the Gospel are attracted to
what they hear, at first. When they realize that it means standing apart from popular opinion, even if that
opinion is against the Gospel and sinful, they cower back in fear and join the throngs shouting, “Crucify him!”
There is an ambivalence found in many believers as they struggle with whether their belief is strong enough “to
set out on the difficult path of Gospel virtues.” It takes a lot of courage to admit that the system is broken. It takes
even more courage to point out the sin. And it takes an unbreakable love of God to then accept the consequences
of doing so. ©LPi
Ministry Schedules: Sacred Triduum (April 14th -16th ) & Easter Sunday, April 17th
Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday
7:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper Passion of the Lord Easter Vigil
Presiders Fr. Robert Carlton Fr. Robert Fedek Fr. Matthew Heinrich
Lectors E. Kinzie & L. Beckman E. Kinzie & N. Kremer E. Kinzie, J. Lim & N. Kremer
Cantors Vocal Quintet &Violin Vocal Quintet &Violin Vocal Sextet, String Septet & Guitar
Extraordinary R. Kopec E. Kinzie J. Campbell
Ministers
Altar Servers J. Losik; O. Magruder; O. Magruder; E. Peters; T. Cox; I. Cox;
K. Yau N. Rahlfs O. Magruder
Easter Sunday Easter Sunday Easter Sunday
8:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M. 12:30 P.M.
Presiders Fr. Robert Carlton Fr. Matthew Heinrich Fr. Matthew Heinrich
Lectors N. Kremer J. Lim L. Beckman
Cantors Vocal Quintet, String Septet & Vocal Quintet, String Septet & Vocal Quintet, String Septet &
Guitar Guitar Guitar
Extraordinary D. Sebastian R. Siciliano J. Campbell
Ministers
Altar Servers K. Catomer; E. Miehlich; P. Beckman; E. Carroll; M. Eaglin; S. Eaglin;
B. Yak J. Edwards N. Eaglin
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Our Parish Staff: *:
Fr. Matthew Heinrich, Pastor fr.matt@icchicago.org
Fr. Robert Carlton, Associate Pastor rcarlton@archchicago.org
Fr. Robert Fedek, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Rick & Carol Moritz rmoritz@icchicago.org
Deacon Ronald & Connie Gronek
Deacon Michael Bednarz mabednarz@archchicago.org
Vincent Kennedy, Director of Operations vkennedy@icchicago.org
Scott Will, Director of Worship swill@icchicago.org
Melissa Anna, Office Administration & Communications/ m.anna@icchicago.org
Bulletin Editor parishbulletin@icchicago.org
Elizabeth Doyle, Assistant Director of Music
Marilyn Sadowski, Receptionist parishoffice@icchicago.org
Bernadette Anna, Parish Sacristan
Michael La Haye, Head of Maintenance
Our School Staff:
Sue Canzoneri, Principal canzoneri@iccowboys.net
Tina Fitzgerald, Assistant Principal fitzgerald@iccowboys.net
Julie Szwedo, Religious Education Coordinator szwedo@iccowboys.net
Lisa Kessler, School Accountant kessler@iccowboys.net
Mary Haley, School Secretary haley@iccowboys.net
What’s Happening @ IC…
Monday, April 11th — Your Gifts to God and Parish...
7:00-8:30 P.M.—Alpha Team Winter Session Wrap-Up & Celebration
Dinner; RA If you plan to move from our parish, please notify
7:00-8:30 P.M.—Overtones Rehearsal; CH our Parish Office at least three months prior to
Tuesday, April 12th -
7:30-9:00 P.M.—Parents Club Spring Gala Planning Committee Mtg.; your change of address. Also, if you will be away
NWCR from home for more than 3 months, please contact
Wednesday, April 13th— us so that your envelopes can be stopped during
2:00-3:30 P.M.—Choristers Rehearsal; CH that time period. If you have transitioned to
Thursday, April 14th— Holy Thursday (School Spring Break Begins)
8:30 A.M.—Morning Prayer; CH electronic giving and still receive offertory
7:00 P.M.—Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper; CH envelopes, please contact our Parish Office so that
Friday, April 15th—Good Friday (Parish Office Closed) we can discontinue your receiving of envelopes.
8:30 A.M.—Morning Prayer; CH
3:00 P.M.—Stations of the Cross; CH Parish Registration: Please contact our Parish
7:00 P.M.—Passion of the Lord Service; CH Office at 773.775.3833 or visit our parish website at
Saturday, April 16th— Holy Saturday
www.icchicago.org to join our parish family.
8:30 A.M.—Morning Prayer; CH
1:00 P.M.—Easter Basket Blessing; CH
7:00-8:00 P.M.—Music Ministry Dress Rehearsal; CH Bulletin Deadline: ‘Tis the season for early deadlines!
8:30 P.M.—The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night; CH All submissions must be received at least 2 weeks in
Sunday, April 17th— Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord advance of desired bulletin now through the
8:30 A.M.—Mass; CH
end of April. Bulletin submissions are
10:30 A.M.—Mass; CH
12:30 P.M.—Mass; CH
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