Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

* The Little Sisters of the Poor will be present at all Masses this weekend to explain their mission and ask for your support. Your generosity will enable the Sisters to continue welcoming
the needy elderly and providing them with the love and dignity they deserve. Visit their website at littlesistersofthepoorvirginia.org.

* Join us THIS week for the Taizé Prayer Service on Monday, March 14 at 8:15pm. Now in our 9th year, we have met each month to pray for Christian unity in our community and in the world. All Christians are warmly invited; invite your friends!

* Our final Lenten Ecumenical Prayer Service is this Wednesday, March 16 at Noon at Fredericksburg Methodist Church, and Rev. Allen Fisher, Pastor of The Fredericksburg  Presbyterian Church, will be preaching.

* Watch the calendar for additional opportunities for confession scheduled this week: Thursday and Friday starting at 7pm. Confessions will continue Holy Week: Monday through Wednesday evenings, and between Noon and 3pm on Good Friday. There will be no confessions after 3pm on Good Friday or on Holy Saturday.

* Please note our annual Easter Sunday schedule, which is very different. The Church permits only one Vigil, ours will be Holy Saturday night from 8:30– 11:30pm. There is no 5pm or 7pm Mass on Holy Saturday. We then joyfully welcome more than 9,000 people to three beautiful Masses on Easter Sunday at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, 8am, 10:15am and 12:30pm. There are no Masses in the church on Easter Sunday, and no afternoon and evening Masses after the 12:30pm Mass.

* The second collection this weekend is the Catholic Relief Services Collection which serves Jesus through the victims of human trafficking, in those who suffer from unjust laws, and in those who need pastoral care and humanitarian assistance across the globe. Please give generously to the Catholic Relief Services Collection

* The miraculous digital replica of Our  Lady of Guadalupe returns to visit the  church this Thursday, March 10 from  3-8pm.

* Please mark your calendars for the Saint  Mary Manna Project Food Drive to be  held the weekend of March 12–13. For  more information, see the article on p.7.

* Join us next week for the Taize Prayer  Service on Monday, March 14 at  8:15pm. Now in our 9th year, we have  met each month to pray for Christian unity in our community and in the  world. All Christians are warmly  invited; invite your friends!

* SCRIP is on sale this weekend in the Parish Life Center after most Masses.
Please use SCRIP and help our school.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

* Host and Participant sign-ups continue for our Lenten/Easter Small Groups Series, “The Face of Mercy.” Information may be found on page 6 and our website, www.stmaryfred.org.

* The special collection this weekend is for the Oblate Sisters’ Missions in Africa. Sr. Johanna Paula and Sr. Anne Dorothy, Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales from our African Missions, will be speaking about the work of our Oblate Sisters in Africa. If you can in any way contribute to the missions of Oblate Sisters, please know that your generosity will be greatly appreciated.

* Again, the series “The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide” begins Monday, February 29, for 12 Mondays. Comfort, counsel and clarity offered, to let you know the power of healing and that you still belong here. Details p. 7.

* Don’t forget the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal for outreach in our diocese, if you are still considering a pledge or gift. Help us make our goal – every family, please.

* Please mark your calendars for the Saint Mary Manna Project Food Drive to be held the weekend of March 12–13. More information will be in next week’s bulletin.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules