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 […]
Dear Parishioners, As we enter this spring season, “spring cleaning” always comes to my mind. Many of you get windows and screens cleaned, wash floors, clean basements, garages, and rake away leaves from your garden beds! I am aware that there are many folks who cannot get this done for themselves and that is ONE […]
Dear Parishioners, I am sure we all are ready for this spring weather to continue and remain! What is new in our school? The IHM Elementary Catholic School Community Drama Club is getting ready for the Spring Musical, Peter Pan, Jr. It will be in our Parish Community Center (Gym) on the weekend of Friday, […]
Dear Parishioners, I am always trying to find ways to benefit catholic elementary school families at IHM School with financial assistance. One new way is for you to think now on making your 2023 Ohio State Tax help IHM School with financial scholarships for the 2024 school year. When you make a gift of $750.00 […]