Trinity Sunday 2023 INTRO: Everybody’s got a name ……. A “given” name or a nickname! My Father was called: DAD Sometimes: DADDY Or POPS My mom of course called him JOHN And He called my mom: PEACH The names of GOD Is what we celebrate today! God the Father, God the Son and God the […]

Dear Parishioners, Faculty, Staff, and Rectory Personnel, I am pleased to announce that I have selected BIBIANA SEISLOVE for the next principal minister for Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary School. She, too, is most excited to minister as a principal and following Kathy Friess, who has done an excellent job for ten years. Bibiana […]

Ascension Sunday 2023 INTRO: Some of you have heard this story, but a couple of years ago…. on a Mother’s Day…. I received a “Mother’s Day” card!!!!!!!!!!! It was from my older sister…who was organizing and cleaning out some “MEMORIBILIA” of my mom’s after she had died. What she found were several pictures of me […]

Dear Parishioners, Over the years, IHM has benefitted from The Boy Scouts of America and their highest award, EAGLE SCOUT. A young man typically manages a project that would benefit the community. Such projects on our property have been: engineering tables for IHM church, landscaping areas for gardens, such as our Angel Remembrance Gardens and […]

Dear Parishioners, Keeping the Faith is a Diocesan initiative to assist Catholic elementary schools with collaborative efforts made by all parishes, even those without schools. Our collaboration has begun with Saint Eugene, Our Lady of Victory, Holy Family, Saint Joseph, and IHM. The pastors of these five parishes and the two principals have been formed […]

The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night 2023 Intro: Growing up…. Our family had lots of parties! That meant A LOT OF CHORES put on us kids to get ready for the party!! And A LOT of work put upon our mom! Anyway, when we all were getting into the thick of getting everything ready […]

Holy Thursday 2023 INTRO When we were kids …. There was a set place for each of us at the dinner table. I was always to the right of my father…. I was a S L O W – eater and he could help me speed things up!!! When our family went to church there […]

Dear Parishioners, Welcome to the Easter Season! God rewards us, with His mercy and salvation in the person of the risen Jesus Christ. May all of you experience grace, redemption, and joy! A reminder to all IHM parishioners this Easter Season! It is a Catholic on-line subscription offering much about our Catholic faith. It is […]

PALM SUNDAY 2023 INTRO: A number of years ago I took horseback riding lessons with my brother on our day off. And, one day, as it could only happen to me, while in the arena as I was trying to “canter”, outside the arena there was a truck delivery using the “backup feature that had […]

Dear Parishioners, Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25 CAN – Vatican City, Mar 22, 2023 / 06:40 am Pope Francis has invited Catholics to annually renew an act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25. The solemnity of the Annunciation on Saturday […]