Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Ash Wednesday is March 5. Masses will be held at 6:30am, 9am, 12noon, 6pm and 7:30pm. Ashes are not distributed at times other than following the Masses.

Join us for our Lenten Soup Suppers beginning this Friday, March 7, 6-7:30pm in the Parish Life Center, followed by Stations of the Cross in the Church at 7:30pm in English and 8:30pm in Spanish. Since this is first Friday, Mass is at 8pm and all-night Adoration will follow the Stations beginning at 9. Please sign up in the vestibule of the church for your time.

The St. Mary Manna Food Project will collect nonperishable food items and financial donations next weekend for the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. Volunteers will be available before and after all Masses to accept your donations.

Couples from Worldwide Marriage Encounter will be available March 8 and 9 after Masses to provide details about the upcoming Marriage Encounter Weekend, which will be held in Fredericksburg in April. All married couples are invited to stop by the Courtyard Meeting Room after Mass next weekend for more information.

Join Fr. Rooney for five Sunday night classes during Lent on enriching your knowledge of the Mass through Sacred Scripture. Please, you must sign up by this Thursday, March 6 to determine if we have enough for a class. We are sorry for the short notice! Call the office to register, more information in this bulletin, p. 6.

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.

The parish offices will be CLOSED Monday 3 March. All ministry activities regularly scheduled for Monday have also been canceled. There will be no Religious Education Classes this evening, Novena, Benediction, RCIA or Young Adult meetings. SENIOR LUNCHEON scheduled for TUESDAY 4 MARCH  has also been canceled. Morning Masses as scheduled. Please contact the office for sacramental emergencies, your call will be forwarded to the priest on duty.

Our New Member Welcome Meeting will be held today, Sunday, February 23 at 11:30am in the church.

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.

A Pancake Breakfast is being held by the Knights of Columbus this weekend after the 7, 8:30 and 10:30am Masses. Proceeds benefit their Religious Education Assistance Program.

The Hispanic Ministry invites you to attend the Prayer and Life Workshop, beginning on March 1.

Ash Wednesday is March 5. Masses will be held at 6:30am, 9am, 12noon, 6pm and 7:30pm.

The next Concert Series Event event features Ephrem Brass Quintet performing a free concert with organist David Mathers. Friday, February 21 at 8pm.

Please note the Parish Offices will be closed Monday, February 17 in honor of Presidents Day. Also, there will be no Religious Education classes the week of February 17-20 due to Catechist Training on Tuesday, February 18.

Our next New Member Welcome Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 23 at 11:30am in the church.

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.

Sunday Coffee Shop is open this weekend after the 7, 8:30 and 10:30am Masses. Next weekend, the Knights of Columbus will host their annual Pancake Breakfast to benefit their Religious Education Assistance Program.