Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

Dear Folks,

It is with sadness that we have to announce postponing our event with Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez about Eucharistic Miracles. Because of health issues for him, we are going to need to reschedule this event for the spring. I am so grateful that the need to reschedule didn’t arise at the last second, but also that this will give us some more time to promote this event beyond our parish!

It is always a wonderful thing to be able to contemplate the wonders and miracles of Our Lord. That He has given us such wonders is a lovely gift, and can confirm, strengthen, and encourage us in living our Catholic Faith! Our faith is not because of miracles, but they serve as a constant reminder that the Lord loves us and is even willing to break through the clouds of our doubt, and confusion with supernatural interventions into our daily lives.

Yes, Our Lord said, “Blessed are those who believe without seeing,” as He was letting St. Thomas the Apostle put his finger into His wounds and His hand into His side! If your faith is strong, then rejoice at Our Lord’s willingness to peel back the curtain of the Eucharistic Mystery for His children whose faith is in need. And thank Dr. Gomez for responding to this invitation from Our Lord to make His Eucharistic Miracles known.

As soon as we have dates, we will let you know when we reschedule this event for the spring. Please pray for Dr. Ricardo’s full recovery of health!

Also, next weekend is our Parish Life Weekend! This is always a great opportunity to get to know ministries and the wonderful volunteers who help to make things happen here in the parish! The pandemic has been hard on our volunteer corps. We have all formed so many new habits, and also have widely varied perception and tolerance of risk as pertains to the waning pandemic.

This coming week we are asking you to look at the ministry booklet that was recently mailed to parish families, and ask yourself, “where does the Lord want me to contribute to the wellbeing of parish and city? Where can I help with the time, talent, and treasure that the Lord has given me and for which I will render an account to Him on the great day to come?”

Pax,

Father John Mosimann

Recently my bulletin note mentioned a very special Eucharistic Miracles presentation that our parish will be hosting at the new FredNats Ballpark! Word
is spreading throughout the Diocese and we want to make certain that our St. Mary parishioners are able to attend. The event is FREE but tickets are required. . We have set aside a few sections for St. Mary’s for all presentations and these tickets are available at the parish office NOW! You may also order tickets on- line, information is found on the advertisement in this bulletin and on our website stmaryfred.org.

Our guest presenter is Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez, the former atheist scientist who led the scientific investigation of the Eucharistic Miracle in Buenos Aires, Argentina and subsequently others. He will speak on how the investigations led to his conversion to the Catholic faith and conclude that there is scientific proof of Jesus’ REAL PRESENCE in the Eucharist. The events are scheduled for Friday, October 22 (youth program) intended for middle and high school aged students AND Saturday, October 23 in English and Spanish.