Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Dear Folks,

It is with sadness—but also with trust in the perfect providence of God—that I need to announce that Fr. Renner has been assigned to All Saints Parish in Manassas, effective July 24th. Sometimes there are surprise moves necessitated by the personnel needs of the diocese.

In moments like these, the bishop turns to priests and parishes who can help, and his glance fell upon Fr. Renner and St. Mary’s. This is a lived expression of the promises all priests make to respect and obey the bishop—made real here by a generous “yes” to serve wherever and whenever needed. It’s also a testament to Fr. Renner and to this parish that we are known to respond with faith and generosity.

I am deeply grateful for the work Fr. Renner has done in serving our parish, and especially our Holy Cross Academy families. He has embraced the mission of loving the school with the Heart of Our Lord, and he will be greatly missed. I promise that I will ask his new pastor to loan him back to us for a day this fall so that he can return to HCA and bid adieu to the children!

At this time, we will not be receiving another priest to replace him, though there are some possibilities that could assist us. The Lord never fails to give sufficient grace for any task, apostolate, or burden He asks any priest, layperson, or parish to carry. Since learning of this, I have found myself repeating often: “Jesus, I trust in You. ” I invite you to join me in renewing our trust in His perfect plan.

Next weekend will be Fr. Renner’s last at St. Mary’s, and he will celebrate the 7:00 pm Saturday Mass, and the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Sunday Masses. We will also host a farewell reception on Monday, July 21st, in the Parish Life Center from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.

I believe every priest holds a special fondness for their first assignment, and I know that the feeling is mutual for Fr. Renner. May the Lord continue to bless him with abundant encouragement and generosity in his priestly

 A full list of the clergy changes can be found HERE.

pax,

Father John Mosimann

Pastor

Dear Folks,

Greetings from Scotland. Wow, this country is stunning! Today I ventured to drive to Balmoral Castle, and no, I didn’t see the King!

I send you a few pix! And will see you back home by the time you are reading this!

You may have seen on Facebook, I shared a video that I captured of Nessie! I am so grateful for the rest and beauty that the Lord shared here this week! Three of the days in St. Andrew’s were the perfect temperature and slightly breezy of the best kind that we sometimes get in September/October!

The golfers at St. Andrews all had the biggest smiles as they walked up the 18th fairway and posed for pictures on the famous bridge. On Sunday, the historic old course was closed to golfers, but was open to the public to walk on and enjoy!!

pax,

Father John Mosimann

The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday July 3 and Friday July 4 in honor of Independence Day! Our Mass schedule remains unchanged.  God Bless America!

The Fredericksburg Advance ran an article about St Mary’s Youth participating in the Diocesan Work Camp last week!  You can read it here!  We are so proud of our teens!