Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

*  The second collection this weekend is for the Little Sisters of the Poor, who have provided a home and compassionate care for Virginia’s elderly poor since 1874. The Sisters will be present at all the Masses to explain their mission and to ask for your support. Thank you for your generosity.

* New Altar Server training continues for all students 5th grade and older on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 and 12 at 4pm, in the church. Attendance at these remaining 2 meetings is mandatory. Contact Chris Lanzarone in the parish office for details.

* In case you missed the chance, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, will return Tuesday, March 10 from 1 to 9pm.

* Don’t forget Fredericksburg’s Lenten Ecumenical Prayer Services and Lunch, every Wednesday at noon. This week we meet at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, and Rev. Joe Hensley, the new pastor at St. George Episcopal, is preaching.

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

* Our parish’s Forty Hours begins Sunday evening after the 7pm Mass. Mission talks by Deacon Mark Cesnik are on Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm, following Mass at 6:30 each evening. Adoration is continuous from Sunday evening until the close of Forty Hours at the 6:30pm Mass on Tuesday. Please come and spend some time with Jesus.

* This Friday, March 6, Stations of the Cross will be at 7:30pm in English followed by our First Friday Mass at 8pm. At 8:30pm, there will be Stations of the Cross in Spanish followed by all night Adoration.

* The second collection this weekend, March 1 and 2, is for the Parish Building Fund.

* New Altar Server training for all students 5th grade and older will be held on the first two Wednesdays and Thursdays in March, March 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 4pm, in the church. Attendance at all 4 meetings is mandatory. Contact Chris Lanzarone in the parish office for details.

* In case you missed the chance, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, will return Tuesday, March 10 from 1 to 9pm.

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

* It wouldn’t be Friday in Lent without Stations of the Cross following Soup Supper. Please help your family learn this beautiful and important tradition of our faith, preparing for Holy Week.

* The special collection this weekend is for the U.S. Black & Indian Missions. Your support provides the presence of missionaries in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native missions, schools, and religious education programs. For more information, visit www. blackandindianmission.org/nationalcollection. Thank you for your generosity.

* The second collection next weekend, March 1 and 2, is for the Parish Building Fund.

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

* Celebrate Lent with Friends and BETRANSFORMED. This six-week program begins TODAY. For more information and to sign up, visit www.lentenfriends.org.

* Ash Wednesday Mass schedule: 6:30am, 9am, 12 noon, 6:00pm, 7:30pm

* This Wednesday we will take up the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. For many in the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as parts of Asia, the aftermath of 70 years of Soviet rule is still felt in the form of poverty, infrequent pastoral care, and lack of buildings in which the faithful can worship. Your gift will continue to restore the Church and build the future in Central and Eastern Europe. Please give generously to the Collection on Ash Wednesday. www.usccb.org/nationalcollections

* There will be a MANDATORY meeting for all current and perspective Altar Servers on Thursday, February 19 at 7pm in the church. The servers and a parent are required to attend.

* Learn more about our parish SHARE program and our Heatlh Ministry at the CCW’s Winter Workshop, February 21, 1pm, Parish Life Center.

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