Dear Parishioners, GENEROSITY – GENEROSITY – GENEROSITY It is that time of the year when I responsibly share our annual report with all of you. This report was sent to the diocese in August and was accepted without any corrections! IHM is in a good financial place because of ALL OF YOU! Your generosity continues […]
Dear Parishioners, After much prayer, advice, and thought I want to let you know about a weekend Mass schedule change beginning the weekend of January 6-7, 2024. It is time to discontinue the Sunday afternoon, 4:30pm Mass. This Mass began almost nine years ago. Therefore, beginning in the new year, 2024, IHM will only have […]
Dear Parishioners, I am not sure how many of you know about “specials” at IHM Catholic Elementary School, but they have been well received over the years. One special is IHM ROCKET TEAM! IHM Rocket Team participates in The American Rocketry Challenge which is the world’s largest rocket contest. The contest is open to teams […]
Dear Parishioners, This weekend is not only the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, but a most special weekend where IHM sentimentally recalls the deceased of this past year. The death of a loved one is never easy on us, and we want the church to uphold their memory at the 10:00am Mass this weekend and […]
Dear Parishioners, SCHOOL OPERATIONS FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE A Catholic Parish with a school always needs to do some kind of fundraising as we have never charged school parents the total cost to educate their child(ren). Historically, there has always been a “subsidy” from the church offertory to cover that remaining amount. On average in our diocese, […]
Dear Parishioners, After several bids were received, IHM selected The Geopfert Company to replace our two church air conditioning units, which one broke down last August leaving the second one “barely” operable. Those church air conditioning units were purchased and installed in 1995! The scope of the work is to remove and dispose of the […]
Dear Parishioners (who still pay State of Ohio taxes), BE AN ANGEL! I am very aware of the many requests for donations that all of us receive, and sometimes for many of us daily through the mail from various religious communities and civil organizations! Everywhere there is much-needed financial assistance for operations. BE AN ANGEL […]
Dear Parishioners, The IHM Catholic Elementary School is off to a great start. Our enrollment is 302 students in grades K -8! There are also 20 Pre-K students. We hired five new teachers due to teachers last school year needing to move out of town or have sought other professions. The school principal is Mrs. […]
Dear Parishioners, Let me inform you about a “building” change concerning PSR. As part of the Keeping the Faith (KTF) initiative launched by the Cleveland Diocese last January, IHM is now a member of the KTF: Parish Partners for Catholic Education, which is comprised of IHM, St. Joseph Parish, St. Eugene Parish, Holy Family Parish, […]
Dear Parishioners, MORE HEARING ASSISTANCE COMING TO IHM CHURCH BUILDING MID TO LATE AUGUST 2023 Recognizing that nothing is perfect, I do believe IHM has a high-grade sound system in our church building, but I am aware, for some of our parishioners, there remains a difficulty in hearing during the Mass. I also recognize that […]