Dear Parishioners, Each Monday night for over 600 consecutive weeks, students and volunteers at Walsh Jesuit High School participate in a ministry called Labre. They go to the streets of Akron to pass out food and offer friendship to the homeless and marginalized. They often can be seen bringing hygiene supplies and dry socks and […]
Because of you, we have great news to share! Dear Father Singler, Thanks to the generosity of 401 parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish – Cuyahoga Falls, you have exceeded your parish goal of $90,357 for the 2019 Annual Appeal. Currently, your total raised is 105.04% of your goal but that does not mean the Appeal […]
Dear Parishioners, I asked the Parish Council several months ago to help create a “social” event for the parish that would be strictly “social” and not fundraising. We came up with a date and a plan to put on a MURDER MYSTERY DINNER; “Murder at the Soul Survivor Saloon”! The event was held last weekend […]
Dear Parishioners, FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Over the past year our finance council has had an interest in putting out to you a helpful workshop called Financial Peace University based on the teachings of DAVE RAMSEY, a well-known author and talk show host. This 9 week program begins January 6th, 2020 here at IHM. Registration is […]
Dear Parishioners, The Second Annual Fall Festival, the Rummage Sale, The Quarter Auction, and the Boutique, together, for school operations, brought in a net profit of just under 40,000.00! I am very grateful for all the HARD WORK behind the scenes and all throughout these events of so many volunteers. I want you to know […]
Dear Parishioners, “Built of Living Stones – Art, Architecture, and Worship” a document produced in 2000 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is the current and approved document guiding a parish who seeks renovation for church worship space. I would like to form a group of interested parishioners to study with me this […]
Dear Parishioners, I am trying to get you “out of the pews” and “into the Parish Community Center” after the 430pm Mass on SATURDAY, November 9th, 2019. I want to have a social time special dinner together with you; not a fundraiser, just time to be together for a special meal. The dinner will be […]
Dear Parishioners, At the direction of the diocesan bishop our posture for liturgy had changed in the recent months from kneeling to standing at the reception of Holy Communion. We learned: During Mass, we assume different postures – standing, kneeling, and sitting. These postures are not merely ceremonial. They have profound meaning when done with […]
Dear Parishioners, Some of us, over the years, have used the parking lot on Portage Trail, Smerglia Chiropractic, for the Saturday evening Mass, as well as during our Sunday Masses. Smerglia Chiropractic, who owns the building and parking lot, recognizes the limited close parking needs that our IHM church has, and does not want to […]
Dear Parishioners, What will it be? Nissan Rogue or $15,000.00! One BIG portion of the 2nd Annual Fall Festival is this car raffle. This is the one major event as part of making money for school operations (as we did in the past with BINGO) that the committee and I are counting on […]