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 […]

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: There are many commentaries on this Gospel about Zacchaeus and I imagine if you read this story ahead of the Mass you may have a good interpretation of Luke’s message. The message is pretty obvious. Jesus seeks us out. ONE commentary I read pointed out a […]

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 […]

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: Tell story of the “persistent” baby sitter…. Did you ever try and get winter boots on a wiggly 2yr old? Two year old ANDY asked the baby sitter for help in getting his boots on. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want […]

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 […]

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: There was once a very wise and compassionate rabbi who served a congregation in a small European village. The villagers loved the rabbi and often came to him to pour out their hearts with their woes. There were: Nagging spouses, Peoples with aches and pains, Lazy […]

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time ( C ) INTRO: How about you, did you ever have to “HIRE” someone? Then you know that in the hiring process it is important to allow the person … the one considering the job “to talk”. You can find out a lot about a person if they just talk […]