Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

* Join us! Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, NEXT weekend, June 12, 3-7pm in the afternoon. Please note: we are still in need of volunteers for the CCW to help serve meals from 3-6pm. Sign up for a one-hour shift. See p. 6.

* Save the date. Our next annual Called and Gifted Workshop will be held on August 26–27, 2016. Mark your calendars and invite your friends! Registration opens June 1.

* The “Believe Group” is a new Health Ministry discussion group for those facing a cancer diagnosis and for those sharing this experience with a loved one. Our first meeting will be Sunday, June 12 from 9:30-11:30am in the Courtyard Meeting Room, see page 11 for details.

* Join us next week for the Taizé Prayer Service on Monday, June 13 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! Please note that Taize for the month of July, will be moved to Monday, July 18 at 8:15pm.

* A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, summer bible study begins June 23 at 9:45am in the Courtyard Meeting Room and will continue for the following five Thursdays, Registration is required and there is a $ 10 fee to cover the cost of materials.

* Father Day Novena begins June 19. Cards and envelopes are available in the vestibule of the Church.

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

* By previous generations, Memorial Day was known also as “Decoration Day, the day we would always go to the cemetery, place flowers and pray for family and friends who have gone before us. Remember our beloved dead this weekend, especially those who gave their lives for our freedom. Parish offices are closed for the holiday, and there will be no 6:30am Mass, nor Novena at 7pm.

* Marriage Renewal Mass and Reception: A Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of Marriage and the renewal of vows will be held on Friday, June 10 at 7pm. Please RSVP to the parish office by Wednesday, June 1.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Save the date. Our next annual Called  and Gifted Workshop will be held on August 26–27, 2016. Mark your calendars and invite your friends! Registration opens June 1.

* Please be sure to notify us if you have moved recently or are planning to move so that we can keep your contact information current in the parish! Thank you!

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules

* Don’t forget – come join us! Our second annual Parish Mulch Night with Pizza and Beer and other beverages has been rescheduled for this Tuesday night, May 24. Please come with your rakes, shovels, gloves and wheelbarrow and let’s get the parish campus mulched! We will begin at 5:30pm.

* The Second Collection this weekend is for our Parish Building Fund.

* This year’s Corpus Christi procession will follow the 7pm Mass on Saturday, May 28. Such processions throughout Christian history have been practiced as public witnesses of faith and blessing. We will set up an altar outside for prayers along the way, and return to the church for solemn benediction. Please join us.

* Marriage Renewal Mass and Reception: A Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of Marriage and the renewal of vows will be held on Friday, June 10. Please RSVP to the parish office by Wednesday, June 1.

* Mark your calendars: Our PARISH PICNIC at Holy Cross Academy is Sunday, June 12 in the afternoon.

* Please be sure to notify us if you have moved recently or are planning to move so that we can keep your contact information current in the parish! Thank you!

* Click here for Mass, Confession and Devotions Schedules