Mass Times:
Monday: 12:10 pm
Tuesday: 7:00 am
Wednesday: 7:00 am
Thursday: 12:10 pm
Friday: 7:00 am
Saturday 4:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am
Sunday: 10:30 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Other browser download links:
Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/
Mozilla Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge
We are a Roman Catholic Church located at 113 N. Geneva Street in Ithaca, NY. Whether you are a long-time parishioner or a first time visitor, we’re glad you are here. This is where we gather to meet as brothers and sisters to share our Catholic faith, worship and encounter our Lord, Jesus Christ through the Eucharist. We strive to make our parish a community of God’s love, and communion of hearts. Please join us!
Prayer to Know my Vocation
I glorify you, God, in all that I do.
In mind, body, and spirit
I give my best to You.
Help me to follow your will
no matter the call:
sister, brother, or priest,
I promise my all.
If you call me to marriage,
I promise to love,
and to teach my own children
to seek grace from above.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be
forever. Amen.
-Vianney Vocations
Rita de Cascia (2004) Directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Vittoria Belvedere. Famous as the patron of hopeless situations, St. Rita of Cascia is immortalized in this wonderful, deeply moving film about this beautiful woman who lived in Italy in the 14th century. Starring Vittoria Belvedere and Martin Crewes, this powerful story combines high drama, great love, deep betrayal, senseless tragedy, profound forgiveness and strong faith as it tells the story of this brave and loyal woman who married her knight, helped him overcome his dark past and convert to faith, happily bore him two children, and later endures immense pain as she loses everything in her life. She finds peace and new hope through generosity of a nearby convent of sisters, and with their help she develops a deep union with Christ that greatly inspires all who near her. Total run time is 3 hours. Movie is in English and Italian.
First-time Visitor?
We welcome you into our community. Father Chumo, the parish council, and fellow parishioners take great pleasure that you have chosen Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ithaca to worship our Lord and Savior. To see new faces and families is a joy and a blessing to our entire congregation.
Your presence in our congregation is a true blessing. As we welcome your ideas and presence, may our love and faith in Christ increase during our time together. Subscribe to our Facebook page or Parish app. Contact the parish office for all your spiritual needs.
Long-time Parishioner?
For our faith-filled parishioners, thank you for being salt and light to our parish and greater community! We hope our website is another way to stay connected with all our parish has to offer. Talk to members of the parish pastoral council and other ministries to explore opportunities to share your talents.
Pastor of Immaculate Conception
Fourth Sunday of Easter
The fourth Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday. In the Old Testament the image of the shepherd is often used for kings. God is frequently compared to a shepherd who leads, defends, and feeds his people. The experience of Israel with its leaders was rather miserable. The prophets criticized the kings very harshly, who instead of nourishing their sheep, exploited and even killed them.
God who 1s always on the side of the oppressed promised he is the one who would take care of the sheep himself, and he would send them a true shepherd, who would govern with justice and bring peace.
Matthew and Luke present the shepherd as the one who seeks the lost sheep and when we think of Jesus; the Good Shepherd, this image comes to mind. For St. John, Jesus says I’m the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. Jesus is the Good Shepherd because he loves his sheep so much that he is ready to lay down his life for them.
As disciples of our Lord, we are called to be good shepherds, to give our lives generously in service of our brothers and sisters. Love, sacrificial love, must be the motivating factor. We ask the good Lord to give us the grace to overcome selfishness.
CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL
We are pleased to report that Immaculate Conception Parish has reached its CMA goal as of Friday, April 12th. 164 donors have pledged/donated 100% of our $57,000 goal. Our parishioners are and continue to be truly generous in their support of our church. Fr. Chumo cannot thank you enough for the prayers and sacrifices made in order to make it possible for us to reach this goal well ahead of the deadline. We as a parish have much to be thankful for: our growing congregation and beautiful surroundings.
Make checks payable to CMA. Catholic Ministries Appeal PO Box 6841, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Post Ministries Profile
Over the past few weeks, we have been featuring our parish ministries. Many thanks for your wonderful response in this endeavor. We are soon to announce the next step we intend to take to enrich our parish ministries. In the meantime, we encourage folks to explore our parish ministries and engage in one or more. Ask questions, if you have any, of the parish ministries. Also, feel free to initiate new ministries to help grow/meet the needs of our parish family. Blessings to all.
Featured Ministry Profile:
Parish Office Volunteer Ministry
Did you ever wonder how those single page inserts get into the bulletin? Or how the office continues to operate so efficiently? It is due, in many parts, to the wonderful office volunteers who give so freely of their time and talent to help keep things organized. Aside from helping to stuff the bulletin and mass letter mailings, these special volunteers help to cover the everyday operations to keep the Parish Office running smoothly when our Office Assistant is out. They will answer the phone and give proper information to the caller, schedule Masses, make copies when needed and perform other tasks as might be required. Volunteers may be called to come in for a few hours a day, or an hour an afternoon, and sometimes the entire day as might be needed. If you are a friendly and organized person, who is willing to give a few hours as needed, and are interested in helping out in the office, please contact Erika at 607-273 -6121 ([email protected]).
In receiving the body of Christ we are strengthened to be the body of Christ in the world.
The Blessed Mother, Mary. is our parish patroness and the true model of faith. We honor her through prayers of intercession.
Our mission includes striving to be a community of God's love and service in our community and the world.
Father Chumo hears confessions each Saturday from 2:00pm - 3:30 pm. This is a healing sacrament enjoyed by many, so come early!
21 beautiful stained glass windows of the Saints are visible around our church building.
You'll find a vibrant faith community where ideas are welcome and many hands help to bring them to fruition.
Photos courtesy of Claudia Ariza-Nieto, the Brooks family, the Rasmussen family, Erik West, and Anne Woodard
113 N Geneva Street Ithaca, NY | 607-273-6121 | Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Please call 607-273-6121 if you or a loved one is hospitalized, and/or would like to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (Last Rites).