2855 Briarcliff Road NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329

Through worship, education, and service, we continue the work of Jesus.

phone: 404-636-1418 fax: 404-636-4394

Dear friends in the Lord, For countless ages from the beginning of the world, men and women found their existence to be merely a toilsome journey from birth to death. Gradually, in many cultures and in frag-mentary ways, the human family caught glimpses of the God of creation and of the purpose of their lives. Then, in one startling moment of human history, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of the Living God, revealed to his disciples that the journey was charged with beauty and meaning, a pilgrimage of sacrificial love to abundant life with his eternal Father. We in the Roman Catholic Church consider that we have been uniquely blessed as de-scendants of those first disciples—blessed with Sacred Scripture, the celebration of the Sac-raments, and a world-wide communion of more than a billion fellow pilgrims. If you are not a member of the Catholic Church but worship with us on a regular basis, I invite you to come and see how this ancient faith is lived in the lives of contemporary Cath-olics at Immaculate Heart of Mary. An Inquiry Class has been formed for adults who wish to know more about the Catholic faith. The meetings are informal; your questions will be the agenda. If you would like to learn more, please contact our Director of Faith Formation, Dr. Drew Denton, at 404-636-1418 ext 223 or ddenton@ihmatlanta.org. If you are already an active member of another faith community, please know that we re-spect and value that commitment; it is not our intention to proselytize. If, however, you have no church family to call your own, we warmly invite you to inquire with us. Be certain that a warm welcome awaits you. Your brother in Christ’s word and work,

Thanks to everyone who made this weekend’s

Parish Picnic such a wonderful success:

the Picnic Committee, the Men’s Group

and all who prepared food, the many volunteers and all who came out

to celebrate our loving and vibrant parish community!

Please pray for our loved ones who have died, especially: Amine Zambabka, William James Markham, Jose Luis Velasquez Martinez June Waine, Laufey Downey, Patrick Joseph O'Connor III, Araceli Bilbao, Mario Jesús Artime, Thomas Grijak, MaryKay Wilcox, Henry Ecuyer, Hilda Diaz, José Aurelio Tovar Rodríguez, Ray Turner, John Just, Gerald Vrazel, Gonzalo Saldaña, George Heyburn, Molly Mancini, John Worrell, Kathleen Kelly and Luliana Leal Duran.

And please pray for all the sick, especially: Donnie Maddox, Barbara Patterson, Danny Starrs, Kaleb Leigh, Geoff Abraham, David Caron, Luisa Blanco, Maria Vargas, Elaine Noland, Alicia Solano, Dona Maynard, Maria Garcia Silva, Jane Nied, Brenda Markham, Willy Delgado Rubén Díaz, Mary DeCicco, Rosalie Krol, Houston D. Smith, Jr., Euclides Peralta, Bill Hogan, Jalisa Norton, Elizabeth Wenberger, Mary Wearing and Carlos Muñiz.

Mass Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:30 a.m.; 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday: 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.; 5:00 p.m.

Misas en Español Jueves a las 7:00 p.m. Sabados a las 6:00 p.m. Domingos a la 1:30 p.m.

Reconciliation Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. (except Holy Saturday) Anytime by appointment

Confesiones Jueves: 6:00 p.m. en español Cualquier día por cita

Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Adoración al Santísimo Jueves de 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hora Santa en español: 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is offered monthly following the Saturday 4:00 Mass and the Sunday 1:30 Spanish Mass, and is available at other times by appointment with a priest.

Catholic patients in metro area hospitals receive the sacraments from the neighbor-ing Catholic parish; priests, deacons and Eucharistic ministers from IHM will visit whenever possible. Please call the parish office if you or a family member will be hospitalized or homebound.

Office Hours /Horas de Oficina Monday–Friday/ lunes a viernes 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fax Number/No. de Fax 404-636-4394

IHM School/Escuela de IHM 404-636-4488

Website/Sitio Web http://www.ihmatlanta.org

Bulletin Notices: Please submit your request by email 10 days in advance. Envíe su anuncio por correo electrónico 10 días antes: msoren@ihmatlanta.org.

Report abuse of children and vulnerable persons : 1-888-437-0764

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Saturday, September 28 Weekday Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a; Luke 9:43b-45

8:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Gary Winsett

Kathlyn Valley Parker †

Juan O'Campo, Ronaldo Diaz & Efigenio Robles

Sunday, September 29 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31

9:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

For all the people of the parish

Jack Barker †

Libia Lucena †

Walter & Mary Alice Foster †

Monday, September 30 Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Zechariah 8:1-8; Luke 9:46-50

8:30 a.m.

Albert W. Jowdy †

Tuesday, October 1 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Zechariah 8:20-23; Luke 9:51-56

8:30 a.m.

Kerrie D. Smith

Wednesday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angel Nehemiah 2:1-8; Matthew 18:1-5, 10

8:30 a.m.

Marykay Wilcox †

Thursday, October 3 Weekday Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Luke 10:1-12

8:30 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Patricia Schmidt †

For the faithful departed

Friday, October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi Baruch 1:15-22; Luke 10:13-16

8:30 a.m.

Marie Versane

Saturday, October 5 Weekday Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29; Luke 10:17-24

8:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Lynn S. Campbell

Msgr. Edward Cronin †

Amador Ramirez †

Sunday, October 6 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10

9:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Carlene Bollinger †

For all the people of the parish

Manuel Zaa †

Ricky Briggs †

IHMATLANTA.ORG

OFFERTORY September 21 & 22 Offertory: $ 14,474.00 Electronic Offertory: $ 23,931.25 Total Offertory: $ 38,405.25

Archdiocesan SVDP $ 3,897.00

SECOND COLLECTIONS This weekend’s second collection is for our Parish Debt Reduction Fund.

Next weekend’s second collection will also be for our Parish Debt Reduction Fund.

Pastor Monsignor Albert W. Jowdy ajowdy@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 235

Parochial Vicar Father Carlos G. Ortega Valera cortega@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 228

Director of Discipleship Deacon Bob Hauert bhauert@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 251

Deacon Erik Wilkinson ewilkinson@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 230

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Gaby Ramirez mperales@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 221

Secretary Silvia Maldonado smaldonado@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 240

Communications Coordinator Marcela Soren msoren@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 226

Business Manager & Finance Director Richard Plachta rplachta@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 245

Bookkeeper Allen Butler abutler@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 243

Director of Faith Formation Drew Denton ddenton@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 223

Faith Formation Coordinator Alicia Guerrero aguerrero@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 227

Youth Minister Michele McPheely mmcpheely@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 222

Faith Formation Program Assistant Veronica Thimann vthimann@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 236

Director of Liturgy and Music Jeff Bush jeffbush@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 247

Liturgy & Music Program Assistant Shelly White swhite@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 232

Director of Operations Dennis O’Leary doleary@ihmatlanta.org 404-636-4488 Ext. 335

Fee-based Professional Counseling is available in the Maloney Center at IHM for individuals, couples and families. Contact Marianela Matheus, M.Ed. at 678-310-8122.

HAVE YOU REMEMBERED IHM IN YOUR WILL? A bequest to your parish will allow you to continue in death the Christian steward-ship you practice in life. The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia can assist you in remembering IHM in your Will. Those who make a bequest or a planned gift to IHM become members of the parish Legacy Society and the Archdiocesan Deo Gratias Society. For more information, contact Juliette Greco of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia at jgreco@cfnga.org or 404-497-9440.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Abraham said to the rich man, “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.”

— Luke 16:31

The dead rich man was afraid that his five brothers would not learn the lesson he had learned. Abraham replies that not even miracles will soften the heart of someone blinded by selfishness. The focus of stewards is always on Christ.

THANK YOU to the countless ministry leaders who made themselves available after each mass in last weekend’s Ministry Fair, and to Jonathan Hurtado, Katie O’Grady, James Martin and Gaby Perez, who shared with us the story of Chris-tian stewardship in their own lives!

CONGRATULATIONS to Louanne Bachner and Bob Reimer, who won the Min-istry Fair drawing and will enjoy dinner at the new rectory prepared by the pastor!

OUR ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP RENEWAL continues as Father Al speaks to us today and encourages us in our grateful response to God’s goodness to us.

COMMITMENT MATERIALS have been mailed to all registered parishioners from Monsignor Al. If you did not receive materials at home, please come by the parish office or visit www.ihmatlanta.org and register in the parish today. Extra commitment materials are available in the literature rack in the church narthex.

YOUR STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT of Treasure will enable us to establish a realistic parish budget for next year; your commitment of Time & Talent will help strengthen our Christian witness here in the parish and a world away. Please make these commit-ments prayerfully and deliberately in the coming days. We thank you!

NEXT WEEKEND IS COMMITMENT SUNDAY, when we will prayerfully return our Time, Talent & Treasure commitments during the offertory of the Mass.

BEQUEST RECEIVED IHM gratefully acknowledges receipt of a generous bequest from the last will and testament of the late Carol Homrich. Carol, who died last March, served on the IHM parish staff for 33 years until her retirement in 2011 at age 81. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

COME MEET THE FOCOLARE October 1 The Focolare Movement is an approved lay movement in the Catholic Church founded in 1943 by Chiara Lubich in Italy and has since spread to every corner of the globe. We work for unity by living the Gospel, being especially guided by Jesus’ priestly prayer “May they all be one” (Jn 17:21). Please come and join us this Tuesday, October 1, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Lower Level for a brief presentation of the Foco-lare Movement followed by testimonials and questions and answers. Spanish translation will be available. For more in-formation please go to www.focolare.org/en.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES FAIR TRADE SALE October 5-6

In our world today, handcraft production is the second largest form of employment be-hind agriculture. The fair trade mission is dedicated not only to paying artisans fair

wages and ensuring safe working conditions, but also to cre-ating opportunity for individuals, communities and environ-ments to thrive and grow. More than a business philosophy, fair trade is the development of relationships built on re-spect, honesty, freedom, and dignity. Shop the annual CRS Fair Trade Sale at IHM next Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6 after all the Masses. You will find meaningful and beautiful handcrafted gifts from around the world. www.serrv.org/crs

GREEN MASS October 4 The Archdiocese of Atlanta will celebrate its fourth annual Green Mass on Friday, October 4, the Feast of St. Francis, at 12:10 p.m. at The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Con-ception, 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta. Aux-iliary Bishop Ned Shlesinger III will be the principal cele-brant. All are welcome to attend, and we invite in a special way all those whose work or volunteer activity is connected to environmental protection and sustainability.

BOY SCOUT POPCORN SALE September 28 & 29 Boy Scout Troop 550 will be in the narthex after every mass this weekend for their annual Popcorn sale. Help support our scouts and pick up some world-famous popcorn! Proceeds help the boys pay for the many activities and trips and sum-mer camps that they attend throughout the year.

IHM MEN’S GROUP October 1 The Men’s Group will meet this Tuesday, October 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the church. Dinner is $10.00, and all new members eat free. RSVP at https://www.memberplanet.com/events/ihmmensclub/101.

LAUGHS FOR LIFE October 11 Comedians Josh Harris (from NBC’s Stand Up For Diversi-ty) and Cyrus Steele (from HBO’s Comedy Wings) will pre-sent a night of clean comedy in support of the Pregnancy Aid Clinic Friday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m. at the Relapse Comedy Theater, 380 14th Street NW, Atlanta. Get tickets at LaughterSaves.com.

BLESSING OF ANIMALS October 5 Join us for IHM’s Blessing of the Animals, in honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. We invite you to bring your pets to the lower parking lot next Saturday, October 5 at 9:30 a.m. for the short ceremony, followed by socializing and refreshments. All are wel-come!

Monsignor Al and Father Carlos cordially invite you to an

Open House at the new IHM Rectory

Monday evening, October 28 six o’clock until eight o’clock.

Please park in the Maloney Center parking lot. Traffic control will be available

to help you cross Briarcliff Road safely.

Parking behind the rectory is limited and will be reserved for persons with disabilities.

Each Thursday, Dr. Louanne Bachner leads an informative and prayerful

discussion of the lectionary readings for the following Sunday. The study

meets in the Lower Level at two different times: 9:30 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.

Are you thinking about becoming Catholic? Join us in the lower level of the church on Wednesday nights at

7:00 pm to learn more about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA).

Director Drew Denton ddenton@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 223

Coordinator Alicia Guerrero aguerrero@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 227

Youth Minister Michele McPheely mmcpheely@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 222

Faith Formation Program Assistant Veronica Thimann vthimann@ihmatlanta.org Ext. 236

FIRST EUCHARIST FOR CHILDREN 2019-2020 Mark your calendars! Our first meeting for parents of First Communion candidates will take place on September 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the church. Eligible students will receive their First Eucharist during regular Mass times on the weekend of May 2-3, 2020. Preparation will take place throughout the school year, including the stu-dent’s first celebration of the Sacrament of Penance, which will occur at special penance services in November.

Sundays, 10:15-11:15 a.m. IHM School Library

Catholicism—The Pivotal Players:

Flannery O’Connor, Part I

COMING UP IN ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Catholicism: The Pivotal Players – Flannery O’Connor Sunday mornings, 10:15-11:15 am September 29, October 6, October 20

The next installment of Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism: The Pivotal Players series is coming to IHM, and this time the subject is Georgia’s own Flannery O'Connor! O’Connor’s novels and short stories have been described as shocking, convoluted, funny, and violent, and they are filled with unforgettably strange char-acters. But they are also, from beginning to end, haunted by Christ, awakening us to sin and the need for salvation. Come learn more about this unlikely literary giant and Catholic hero from Milledgeville.

On October 27, as a follow-up to the Pivotal Players program, we will host a spe-cial presentation by Lorraine Murray, Georgia Bulletin columnist and author of The Abbess of Andalusia: Flannery O’Connor’s Spiritual Journey.

COMING UP AT EMORY’S AQUINAS CENTER Co-Responsibility in Church Management: New Culture of Leadership October 15, 7:30pm Candler School of Theology, Room 52 Kerry Alys Robinson will speak about concrete efforts of recovery and reform by Catholic leaders (ordained, religious and lay) from myriad sectors and industries in response to the twin crises of sexual abuse and leadership failures facing the Church. Predicated on exemplary stewardship of the Church’s often underutilized resources (the expertise of laity and the leadership and decision-making of wom-en), action is being taken toward a new culture of accountability, transparency and co-responsibility. With faith in the Church’s potential and our collective responsi-bility to call the Church to greater levels of integrity, Kerry will address the diffi-cult challenges facing the Church and invite a discussion on a hope-filled path for-ward.

Kerry Robinson is the Global Ambassador of Leadership Roundtable, and is a member of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities and FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities).

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CONFIRMATION & DECISION POINT Reminder: all second year Confirmation teens (typically 10th graders) meet this Sunday 9/22 for the first time! This class is different from the usual Life Teen night, and is meant to give you extra time to prepare your minds and hearts for the sacrament you are seeking this school year. We look forward to seeing you all at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria!

LIFETEEN NO Life Teen meeting this Sunday 9/22, only second year Confirmation prep students will attend Decision Point at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Life Teen will meet as usual next Sunday, on Oct. 6th.

EDGE This evening our Edge group will be looking deeper into the 8th commandment and focusing on the topic of “Honesty”. The goal of this Edge Night is to teach the im-portance of being a truthful person and how the eighth com-mandment guides us to be truthful in what we do, what we say, and how we interact with others.

PARENTS Calling all LifeTeen and Edge parents! We could greatly use your help to feed our teens this year. Each Sunday we’d like

to provide the middle and high schoolers with a light dinner or a heavy snack. We’d like to ask each parent to sign up to help on one evening. Please use this link (which can be found on the Youth Ministry webpage) to choose your date: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044caaa62eaafb6-youth Thank you!

VOLUNTEERS

Do you believe the future of our church rest in the hands of our youth? Do you want to help them see the love of Christ? Are you looking for a way to live out your Baptismal call? If you said yes to any of these questions there are so many ways to get involved! We need help with set-up (30 minute to one hour on Sunday). We’d love people who can reliably help provide a meal, even just one in the whole year is won-derful! Called to more? Think about joining the Core Team and working with the youth on Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Contact Michele with any questions or if you think of someone else that you think would be great for this ministry! mmcpheely@ihmatlanta.org

YOUTH BAND Love to sing? Enjoy playing an instrument? Consider shar-ing your God given gifts by joining the Youth Band! Please contact Michael at mdmullink@gmail.com for more infor-mation.

If you have any questions contact Michele McPheely at mmcpheely@ihmatlanta.org. Thank you!

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Septiembre 21 & 22 Ofertorio : $ 14,474.00 Ofertorio Electrónico: $ 23,931.25 Ofertorio Total $ 38,405.25

SVdP de la Arquidiócesis $ 3,897.00

La segunda colecta de este fin de semana será el Fondo de Reducción de Deuda de Nuestra Parroquia.

El próximo fin de semana la segunda colecta también será para el Fondo de Reduc-ción de Deuda de Nuestra Parroquia.

Los padres DEBEN registrarse antes en la oficina parroquial; en ese momento

recibirán la fecha de la plática correspondiente y del bautismo. Al

registrarse deben entregar copia del Acta de Nacimiento de la persona que va a ser

bautizada.

Llamar al Padre Carlos Ortega y hacer cita para hablar de los requisitos, por lo menos

6 meses antes de la fecha deseada.

Jueves de 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. en español, y en inglés los sábados a las 9:00

a.m. o durante la semana haciendo cita con el Sacerdote.

Si no eres católico (a) o si eres mayor de 18 años y no has recibido los sacramentos de

Bautismo, Primera Comunión y Confirmación, te invitamos a aprender más

acerca de nuestra fe. Comuníquese con Alicia Guerrero en la oficina parroquial.

La Licenciada Marianela Matheus es una Terapeuta Certificada en Salud Mental en el Estado de Georgia y en Terapia de Juego a

Nivel Nacional y proveerá sus Servicios para Adultos, parejas y Niños en la Iglesia. Si

desea hacer una cita puede contactarla al 678-310-8122.

Llamar a la parroquia por lo menos 6 meses antes de la fecha deseada

Amos 6:1a, 4-7 1 Timoteo 6:11-16

Lucas 16:19-31

VEN A CONOCER EL FOCOLAR 1 de Octubre El Movimiento de los Focolares es un movimiento laico aprobado en la Iglesia Católica, fundado en 1943 por Chiara Lubich en Italia y desde entonces se ha ex-tendido a todos los rincones del mundo. Trabajamos por la unidad viviendo el Evangelio, guiados especialmente por la oración sacerdotal de Jesús “Que todos sean uno” (Jn 17:21). Ven a compartir con nosotros el martes 1 de octubre de 7 a 8:30 en el nivel inferior para una breve presentación del Movimiento de los Foco-lares seguido de testimonios, preguntas y respuestas. Habrá traducción al español disponible. Para obtener más información, visite www.focolare.org/es.

¡GRACIAS a Jonathan Hurtado y Gaby Perez por compartir con nosotros su testi-monio a cerca de la Corresponsabilidad Cristiana el fin de semana pasado!

CORRESPONSABILIDAD por la Iglesia está fundada en los principios espirituales

del Antiguo Testamento y las enseñanzas de Jesús. El concepto tradicional del diez-mo es una manera de dar gracias a Dios por todas nuestras bendiciones por volver a Dios una parte de nuestro Tiempo, Talento y Tesoro. Corresponsabilidad cambia la vida espiritual de personas que la practica—y la parroquia en su conjunto.

DOMINGO DE COMPROMISO DE CORRESPONSABILIDAD es el próximo fin de semana, cuando volveremos con oración nuestros compromisos de Tiempo, Talento y Tesoro durante el ofertorio de la misa. ¡Gracias por su buena corresponsabilidad por nuestra parroquia!

BENDICIÓN DE ANIMALES 5 de Octubre Acompáñenos para la bendición de animales, en honor de San Francisco de Asís. Le invitamos a que traiga su mascota al parqueadero de abajo el sábado 5 de Octu-bre a las 9:30am. Nos reuniremos para una corta ceremonia seguida de una peque-ña reunión con refrescos.