Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Dear Folks,

Confirmation and First Communions!

Word has been sent out that we are scheduling 1st Communion Masses and Confirmation Masses! I am so grateful for the ability to be back in the church the last few weekends, and have worked with staff to offer dates for the reception of the sacraments spread out over the next few months! We can do this! Social distancing will not keep us from Jesus!!!!!

First Communion children will have a refresher meeting over the next two weeks, so that we can be sure they are ready for receiving our Lord with reverence and understanding. Be patient with office staff as we try to accommodate your schedules for sacraments, as we have almost 500 to celebrate!

Welcome Fr. Sina! We are glad to welcome another priest to the parish. Even with social distancing, the care of souls never stops and St. Mary keeps moving forward!

pax et bonum,

Fr. John Mosimann

Starting this upcoming weekend, June 27-28, our Mass schedule moving forward will be:

Saturday Night: 5pm and 7pm

Sunday: 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm in Spanish, 5pm, 7pm

Sunday at Holy Cross Academy: 8:30am and 10:30am

Holy Cross will continue to only distribute communion in the hand.

Happy and Blessed Father’s Day to you.

I want to exhort father’s to give something they have, their blessing.

I remember studying blessings in seminary, and the teacher emphasizing that when a father blesses children, it is a ‘real’ blessing. I remember being surprised by this, as it was in the context of discussing the power of the priesthood to bless persons and objects.

It is simple, make the sign of the cross on their foreheads, when you tuck them in at night, when you send them to school, whenever you can. I share with you this recollection from Pope Benedict XVI, in his book “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”

I shall never forget the devotion and heartfelt care with which my father and mother made the sign of the Cross on the forehead, mouth, and breast of us children when we went away from home, especially when the parting was a long one. This blessing was like an escort that we knew would guide us on our way. It made visible the prayer of our parents, which went with us, and it gave us the assurance that this prayer was supported by the blessing of the Savior. The blessing was also a challenge to us not to go outside the sphere of this blessing.

Blessing is a priestly gesture, and so in this sign of the Cross we felt the priesthood of parents, its special dignity and power. I believe that this blessing…should come back in a much stronger way into our daily life.

Don’t be stingy, children need to live secure in the blessing of their father and their Father.

Pax et bonum,

Fr. John Mosimann

Our new Confession Schedule takes effect today. On Wednesday Confession times are now 11:30am-12pm, and 6:30pm-8:30pm.

On Saturday Confessions will be bears from 8 to 8:30am and 3:30-4:30pm.