Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

* The special collection this weekend is for the Church in Latin America. Your gifts to the collection will fund catechesis, marriage and family life programs, and seminarian education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thank you for your generosity.

* You will not want to miss the Called and Gifted Workshop Saint Mary is hosting Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. See page 7 for the registration form.

* Join us in Arlington on Tuesday night for our diocesan observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with Bishop Loverde: January 27 at 7:30pm at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 1500 Glebe Road.

* Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond is this Thursday, January 29. Register at www.vacatholic. org and join us for a day of learning about issues and taking a personal role in doing something about educating our representatives about the Catholic faith.

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

* This weekend is the Council of Catholic Women’s Baby Shower to benefit our local Pro-Life groups. Please bring unwrapped gifts to the Parish Life Center before and after all Masses (and at HCA). Monetary donations MUST be in the form of a check made payable to the organization of your choice (Mary’s Shelter, Birthright, Catholic Charities, or Paul Stefan Homes).

* Buses for the March for Life Rally depart Saint Mary following the 9am Mass.

* You will not want to miss the Called and Gifted Workshop St. Mary is hosting Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. Please register! Click on the link on the front page of our website and join us.

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

Looking Ahead:

* Upcoming Events January 25-31, • Catholic Schools Week

* January 27, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity prayer with Bishop Loverde at Mount Olivet UMC in Arlington

* January 29, Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond. Register online at www.vacatholic.org

* Religious Freedom Day 2015: Today (Sunday) is the 238th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s writing the later First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution here in Fredericksburg. Come: 2pm at the monument on Washington Boulevard (see p. 8).

* You will not want to miss the Called and Gifted Workshop St. Mary is hosting Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. Please register! Click on the link on the front page of our website and join us.

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

Looking Ahead:

* On January 17 and 18, the Council of Catholic Women will host a baby shower to benefit our local Pro-Life groups: Mary’s Shelter, Birthright, Catholic Charities, and Paul Stefan Homes. Unwrapped gifts will be accepted after all Masses.

* Upcoming Events

• January 22, March for Life

• January 25-31, Catholic Schools Week

• January 27, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity w/Bishop Loverde at Mount Olivet UMC in Arlington

• January 29, Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond

* Join us for Family Week in Religious Education as classes resume this week! All parents are asked to accompany their children to class for a special program.

* You were Given in Love; you are Called in Love. Visit our website—stmaryfred.org—to find out more about the Called and Gifted Workshop to be held Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. Please register!

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

Looking Ahead:

* On January 17 and 18, the Council of Catholic Women will host a baby shower to benefit our local Pro-Life groups: Mary’s Shelter, Birthright, Catholic Charities, and Paul Stefan Homes. Unwrapped gifts will be accepted after all Masses.

* Upcoming Events

             • January 22, March for Life

             • January 25-31, Catholic SchoolsWeek

             • January 27, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity prayer with Bishop Loverde

                at Mount Olivet UMC in Arlington

             • January 29, Catholic AdvocacyDay in Richmond