Dear Parishioners, The diocesan communications office is launching “My Daily Prayers.” I want to make sure you are aware of this valuable resource. “My Daily Prayers” is a FREE daily recording of prayers led by the bishops and priests of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, delivered each day through email to those who sign up. […]
Dear Parishioners, Bringing to your attention, beginning Friday August 23, 2024, the Friday morning Mass will begin at 8:15am to accommodate our elementary school children attending this mass. Having the school children attend a weekly Mass is intimately connected to the school’s mission and catholic identity. The school day begins at 7:50am and teachers feel […]
Dear Parishioners, Beginning in July, IHM will have one full time catechist for the OCIA ministry (formerly referred as RCIA) and this individual will also be a Director of Catholic Identity for IHM Elementary School. Please welcome MARY ANN LOVE! As mentioned, this position will have a two-fold responsibility for the development and implementation of […]
Dear Parishioners, KEEPING THE FAITH has created a cooperation between five area parishes: IHM, Saint Joe’s, Holy Family, Saint Eugene’s, and Our Lady of Victory. There is an agreement that the two parish schools in this five-parish partnership would develop a school advisory council. The parishes recognize that each pastor represents his parish in all […]
Dear Parishioners, As you might remember this summer has a HUGE project and capital expense of replacing the roof shingles on the church building, the convent building, and the rectory building. The importance of this much needed capital expense project, (totaling $122,000.00) protects all these buildings and especially on the church building, this offers us […]
Dear Parishioners, After consideration of many responses from our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, which were overwhelmingly positive, my decision is to have two communion cups of consecrated wine to share with the congregation at each of our weekend Masses, plus, if possible, at our daily Masses as well. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The ministers who […]
Dear Parishioners, CHRIST ON THE CORNER has been an annual event in May for our parishioners to go out to the homes of our parishioners, the property here at IHM, and places where the poor or veterans can be provided with food and rest to clean up, paint, fix and restore whatever is asked of […]
Dear Parishioners, After consideration of many responses from our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, which were overwhelmingly positive, my decision is to have two communion cups of consecrated wine to share with the congregation at each of our weekend Masses, plus, if possible, at our daily Masses as well. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The ministers who […]
Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Bishop Malesic and the Catholic Charities Office I am encouraging your participation in the second half of the annual Catholic Charities Appeal if you have not yet done so back in February. PLEASE KNOW, I certainly understand that not all of you can financially participate in this annual appeal having […]
Dear Parishioners, Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, there is going to be a daily Mass time change! Wednesday’s DAILY MASS at 8:00am will now become a 5:00pm Mass. Beginning May 1st there will no longer be an 8:00am Mass! Why? Father Ralph Thomas needs some sabbatical time off from daily and weekend sacramental ministry. Starting May […]