Dear Parishioners, Kevin Hudak is the son of Jon and Karen Hudak. IHM has been working with Kevin for several years teaching him through special education about the church, the Mass, and the sacraments. Most recently he has become prepared to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Considering his mental and physical disabilities, I was granted […]

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Dear Parishioners, More safety efforts coming to Immaculate Heart of Mary School Building! An important and BIG project was decided this past week to create an even more “safe” school building for all who use the school. Safety committee members, include myself, Kathy Friess, Jen Conti, Jeff Andrea, and Chief Davis prioritized the first need […]

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Dear Parishioners, I am aware, for some of our parishioners, there remains a difficulty in hearing during the Mass. Therefore, after a bit of research with other parish churches, Bill Andrea conducted a study of certain companies that provide hearing assistance for those with hearing aids and or cochlear implants. In that research, Brown Audio […]

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Dear Parishioners, Is it RCIA or OCIA? In the near future this change will be in effect. Just keeping you updated! All of us know that things change, evolve, and develop. Most recently what was once called RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS) is now being called, OCIA (ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS)! […]

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Dear Parishioners, As the new year begins, I am so grateful for your continued fidelity to making sure your offertory gets to us, especially when some of you are remaining home and live-streaming Mass due to COVID, age, and individual health concerns. You amazingly mail in or drop off these envelopes and for this I […]

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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. Even, I ask […]

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Dear Parishioners, I announced at our Thanksgiving Day Mass that the SINGLER brothers (along with two of our niece’s fiancé’s) were going to have a pumpkin pie bake off. These pies were going to be judged for: 1. Best Crust, 2. Best Filling, and 3. Best Presentation It was a blind tasting of these four […]

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