IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION
PARISH
MISSIONARY PRIEST
Next weekend, we welcome Fr. Gabriel Mugwazo Nyoni from the Diocese of Chipata who will be speaking on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith at all masses.
60th ANNUAL PARISH BAZAAR 2025
PARISH RAFFLE
Congratulations to our Bazaar Raffle Winners!!!
$700 – Nancy Lancer (donated back to church)
$500 – Karen Vetere
$200 – Fr. Mirek (donated back to church)
$100 – Pedro Feliciano
BAZAAR WRAP-UP MEETING
There will be a wrap-up meeting for ALL chairpersons on Saturday, July 26 at 9:30 AM in the Parish Center. It is suggested that all chairpersons attend. Thank you.
ST. JOSEPH’S MOVIE NIGHT
Saturdays, July 12 -August 9
St. Joseph’s, Kingston, at 6:30 PM in the parish center.
July 26 – The First Grader – Set in a mountain village in Kenya, the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write – and so ends up joining a class alongside six-year-olds.
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​Aug. 2 – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. The brutal reality of Malawi’s early 2000’s food crisis is balanced with notes of resilience and hope.
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION
– August 2nd –
On August 2nd and on each first Saturday of the month, in our church, we will have a devotion to Our Lady of Fatima following mass with Benediction and Exposition.
Annual Peace Mass
Saturday August 2nd
The Hudson Valley Pax Christi invites you to their annual Peace Mass on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 11 AM at St. Joseph Church, 34 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz. This year is the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, and today we need to pray for peace more than ever. At our gathering, we will reaffirm our commitment to finding peace and justice in our lives, or families and our communities as we embrace the non violence of the Cross. In the sanctuary during Mass, there will be a statue of the Blesse Mother as Our Lady Queen of Peace and you can leave your intentions for peace. Refreshments will be served after the Mass in the church hall. For more info. Donnagabriel6@gmail.com you
FR. YAYA’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION
August 22nd
Save the date to celebrate Fr. Yaya’s 45th Anniversary of Ordination, Friday, August 22nd from 6-10 PM at The Chateau in Kingston, Cost is $100 pp which includes a monetary gift for Fr. Yaya. Payment includes valet parking cocktail hour, dinner & DJ – Cash Bar. Payment is due at time of reservation. For reservations call 845-514-2791. Limited seating – tickets will go fast!
VACATION SCHEDULES
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers, please submit vacation schedules to Lynn Dunham at least three weeks prior to the dates requested. You may either call Lynn at
914-388-2643 or email: immaculate.conception.kingston@gmail.com
SUMMER ATTIRE FOR MASS
While the Catholic Church does not have a strict dress code, appropriate attire for Mass is generally considered to be modest and respectful, reflecting the sacred nature of the event.
It is a matter of reverence for God and consideration for fellow worshippers.
A good rule of thumb is to dress a step up from your everyday casual wear. Thank you!
PASTORAL VISITATION
Please call the rectory at (845) 331-0846 if you wish to have a pastoral visitation
SUPPORT GROUP
Do you have a strained or non-existent relationship with your adult child?
We are looking to start a support group for parents of Estranged Adult Children at
St. Catherine Labouré/St. Colman. To sign up or have questions, call Lisa at 845-464-5018.
OUR LADY ROSARY MAKERS
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers are meeting every Friday in the Immaculate Conception School from 8:45 to 9:45 AM. All are welcome to join us to learn or in making cord rosaries. All supplies are provided.
Call Lorraine at 845-220-7806 for info.
PILGRIMAGE TO KRAKOW & PRAGUE -JUBILEE YEAR
Fr. Michael McLoughlin, Pastor of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction is leading a pilgrimage that includes places associated with St. John Paul II, St. Faustina and Maximilian Kolbe as well as a visit to Prague. The dates are August 8-17, 2025 and is hosted by Peter’s Way Tours. For more info. call Fr. Michael at 845-227 8380 or Peter’s Way Tours at 800-225-7662.
MINISTERS NEEDED!
Would you like to become a Lector, Extraordinary Minister or Altar Server? Please contact Fr. Mirek to volunteer for these very important ministries in our church.
A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Lord Jesus, we your people pray to You for our priests. You have given them to us for our needs. We pray for them in their needs. We know that you have made them priests in the likeness of your own priesthood. You have consecrated them set them aside, anointed the, filled them with the Holy Spirit, appointed them to teach, to preach, to minister, to console, to forgive, to feed us with your Body and your Blood. Yet, we know, too, that they are one with us an share our human weaknesses. We know that they are tempted sin and discouragement as are we, needing to be ministered to, as do we, to be consoled and forgiven, as do we. Indeed, we thank you for choosing them from among us, so that they understand us as we understand them, love us as we love them, suffer with us and rejoice with us, worry with us and trust with us, share our beings, our lives, our faith. We ask that you give them this day the gift you gave your chosen ones on the way to Emmaus: Your presence in their hearts, your holiness in their souls, your joy in their spirits. And let them see You face-to-face in the breaking of the Eucharistic bread. We pray to you, O Lord, through Mary, the Mother of all priests, for our priests and for ours. Amen. +John Cardinal O’Connor – Emmaus Spirituality Program for Priests 1995-1996
FORMED.ORG – THE CATHOLIC FAITH ON DEMAND
We encourage all families to take advantage of this great and free resource!
Go to our website to register or:
1) Go to www.formed.org/signup
2) Select parish by entering name, city or zip code Select: Immaculate Conception – press ‘Next”
3) Register as a parishioner with name and email
4) Check your email account for a link to begin using FORMED.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Do you know that Catholic Charities can assist with the following services – job loss, bereavement, marital issues, parenting challenges, immigration legal services, social safety net services? They also have a Food Pantry as well as a Kid’s Pantry. They are located at 6 Adams St., Kingston,
845-340-9170 or visit their website at www.cccsos.org
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHURCH MINISTRIES
Volunteers are needed for the following ministries -– Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers and Altar Servers (which can include adults), Choir and Rosary Society. Volunteers are crucial to the success of our parish. Please contact Fr. Mirek if you would like to participate.
NICHES AT MT CALVARY CEMETERY
Niches For Cremation Remains are Available
Contact Fr. Miroslaw (Mirek) Pawlaczyk at 845-331-9846 or email: Immaculate.Conception.Kingston@gmail.com
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bulletin submissions must be submitted by mail or email by 5 PM on Mondays to be included in that week’s bulletin. Thank you.
immaculate.conception.kingston@gmail.com
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SACRAMENTAL CANDLES
There are dates available for our Sacramental candles. Cost is $10.00 per candle per week. You can submit requested date(s), and place in the offertory basket with the candle intention and your contact information.
Are you interested in joining the Catholic Church? Then RCIA (Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults) is for you!!! The RCIA process introduces you to the fundamental beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. It helps you explore what it means to be a Christian. It prepares you to enter fully into our community of faith through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Becoming Catholic is more than just learning scripture and rituals – it is discovering how to be a disciple of the Lord. We welcome all those who are new to the faith, the unbaptized or baptized, baptized Catholics who desire to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist, or Confirmation and, those who are simply just searching for God. Please contact Fr. Mirek prior to Feb. 11 to begin your spiritual journey!
FORMED.ORG – THE CATHOLIC FAITH ON DEMAND
We encourage all families to take advantage of this great and free resource!
Go to our website to register or:
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Go to formed.org/signup
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Select parish by entering name, city or zip code Select: Immaculate Conception – press ‘Next”
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Register as a parishioner with name and email
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Check your email account for a link to begin using FORMED
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES OF THE WORLD
INTERNATIONAL VATICAN EXHIBITION
Panels depicting the Eucharistic Miracles of the world have been placed in the church. The International Vatican Exhibit is an extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions of some of the Eucharistic Miracles that took place throughout the ages in various countries of the world which have been recognized by the Church. The full exhibit is available on our website. Our church will be open (handicapped entrance only) on Wednesday’s, Friday’s & Saturday’s after 8 AM mass and Sundays until 7 PM to spend time visiting and viewing these fascinating events. The full exhibit is available at Eucharistic Miracles or on our website the Eucharistic Miracles of Poland.
DIVINE MERCY CHAPEL
The Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel of Ulster County is open and welcoming new adorers to help worship, accompany and adore Jesus. Please commit to a weekly hour and become a registered adorer to receive a key fob.
You may obtain more information by visiting immaculateconceptionkingston.com and clicking on the Adoration Chapel link; emailing dmac.iccny@gmail.com; or by calling Fr. Mirek at 845-331-0846
ALTAR SERVERS
Any adult or child (3rd grade and up from our parish) who would like to learn and serve in this important ministry, classes will begin shortly. For more information call Lynn Dunham at 914-388-2643.
THURSDAY EVENING NOVENA TO
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Please join us every Thursday evening
for Mass at 7 PM followed by Novena to
Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
BULLETIN delivered to your email via FLOCKNOTE
Would you like the bulletin delivered directly to your email? Go to Flocknote.com; click on the box “My church is already using Flocknote”; scroll down until you see Immaculate Conception and then register.
MINISTRIES NEEDED
Would you like to become a Lector or Extraordinary Minister?
Please contact Fr. Mirek (845-331-0846)
to volunteer for these very important ministries in our church.
MASS INTENTIONS
Did you know that the greatest gift we can give is the gift of a Mass? Infinite graces are lavished upon the person or persons for whom the Mass is offered. A mass can be offered not only for the deceased but also for the living. Please contact the rectory if you wish to schedule a Mass.
THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
RCIA
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Already Baptized, but never received Communion or Confirmation? RCIA is the process the Church uses to bring adults into the Catholic Faith.
To find out more call the parish office at 845-331-0846 to speak to Fr. Mirek
The Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel of Ulster County is open and welcoming new adorers to help worship, accompany and adore Jesus.
Please commit to a weekly hour and become a registered adorer to receive a key fob. You may obtain more information by visiting our
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website at Perpetual Adoration | ImmaculateConception ;
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emailing dmac.iccny@gmail.com;
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or by calling Fr. Mirek at 845-331-0846. Thank you and God Bless!
