Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Our next New Family Welcome Meeting will be held Sunday, June 22. If you would like information on joining the parish before the next meeting, please stop by the Parish Office.

We hope you will join us on Friday May 30, for a beautiful Organ Concert, with guest artist Colin Howland. The concert will be held at 8pm and followed by a reception in the Parish Life Center.

Save the date! Sunday, June 8, our annual parish picnic held on the grounds of Holy Cross Academy.

SCRIP is on sale in the Parish Life Center after all Masses except Saturday 7pm and Sunday 2pm. Please use SCRIP, and a percentage of what you spend will be applied to our school.

Coffee and Donuts are available after Sunday morning Masses in the Parish Life Center.

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Our Mother’s Day Novena begins today, May 11. Mother’s Day Cards are still available in the church vestibule
and in the Parish Office.

This is the last weekend for the Catholic Youth Ministry Annual Flower Sale after all the Masses. Support our Youth attending Work Camp and purchase a beautiful gift for Mothers’ Day!

Bring all your ecumenical friends and join us for our monthly Taize Prayer Service – this Monday evening, May 12 in the church from 8:15 to 9pm. A beautiful, peaceful end to the day and wonderful parish tradition every second Monday now for over 8 years.

The second collection next weekend is for Diocesan Retired Priests. Please see Bishop Loverde’s letter in today’s bulletin.

The Marine Corp Half Marathon is next Sunday May 18. William Street will have no access. If you plan to attend the 7am or 8:30am Mass, please plan to use Route 1 adn Stafford Avenue to enter the parking lot.

Save the date! Sunday, June 8, our annual parish picnic held on the grounds of Holy Cross Academy.

SCRIP is on sale in the Parish Life Center after all Masses except Saturday 7pm and Sunday 2pm. Please use SCRIP, and a percentage of what you spend will be applied to our school.

Coffee and Donuts are available after Sunday morning Masses in the Parish Life Center.

Our Youth Ministry program  is having a Spirit Night at the Chick-Fil-A in Central Park on May 15th from 5-8 PM. Download the picture of the flyer on this post, print it out, and bring it with you to Chick-Fil- A during the Spirit Night and we will get a percentage of the sales to help our teens go to Work Camp. The more people we get, the higher the percentage of the sales will be:

• 10% for 50+ flyers turned in with orders,
• 9% for 45-49 flyers turned in with orders,
• 8% for 44-40 flyers turned in with orders,
• 7% for 39-35 flyers turned in with orders, etc. continued through descending order of flyers and percentages.

See you there!

Our Mother’s Day Novena begins May 11. Mother’s Day Cards are available in the church vestibule and in the Parish Office.

The Catholic Youth Ministry Annual Flower Sale continues this weekend after all the Masses and will continue through Mother’s Day. Proceeds benefit WorkCamp.

Please participate in the Community Give on Tuesday, May 6. It is a day when everyone in our region is asked to make a donation and show support for the local nonprofit organizations that positively impact our lives. Go to  www.thecommunitygive.org and help support the St. Joseph Expansion Fund at Holy Cross Academy.

Please pray for our First Communion Students who will receive the Eucharist on the next two weekends.

Save the date! Sunday, June 8, our annual parish picnic held on the grounds of Holy Cross Academy.

SCRIP is on sale in the Parish Life Center after all Masses except Saturday 7pm and Sunday 2pm. Please use SCRIP, and a percentage of what you spend will be applied to our school.

Coffee and Donuts are available after Sunday morning Masses in the Parish Life Center.