Dear Parishioners, This weekend is not only the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, nor just an annual Halloween celebration weekend, 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 […]
Dear Parishioners, I am excited to announce the anticipated release of our own Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish App! This new app will be available for parishioners to download on both Apple and Android devices. We expect the features and capabilities of our new app to foster a stronger sense of community and faith in […]
Dear Parishioners, IHM has a role this year and next year leading up to the 2023 Synod on Synodality. It was announced by the Vatican in May 2021 concerning this world synod. The theme for the Synod will be: Towards a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission The objective for this year and next is […]
Dear Parishioners, Our IHM Elementary School is beginning this year with an enrollment of 256 student learners in grades K- 8. Last year our enrollment for K-8 was 254! IHM school enrollment is mildly increasing. There is no virtual learning this year. Masks are being worn, unless there is a doctor’s letter stating that the […]
Dear Parishioners, As you can see from these pictures much work is being done in the choir loft for the installation of our new Rodgers hybrid electronic pipe organ. It is about a five to six month building project and the Rodgers company began in June 2021. Many of you who worship at Mass and […]
Dear Parishioners, Car raffle tickets are still available for purchase in the Rectory or you can use what was mailed to you and drop them off in the collection or Rectory. This is the annual fundraiser for our school and directly helps with school operations. I know I have asked a lot these days and […]
Dear Parishioners, At any parish, RCIA is a very important ministry for others who are seeking to develop their spiritual life with Jesus, through the catholic church. IHM has always had a trained lay catechist to assist this ministry of others’ conversion. There are specific codes in Canon Law that a parish follows. Here they […]
Dear Parishioners, The annual sacramental life for our young people is always important, relevant, and necessary for the continued active life of a parish. I’m referring to the sacraments of initiation after baptism; First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation. In our parish, children at the age of reason (7years of age) decide if confession, holy […]
Dear Parishioners, It’s back-to-school time and one important school activity that must go on is fundraising. Under the best of circumstances, school operations’ fundraising is a fundamental need. This year, it is even more significant and so I introduce to you once again the IHM elementary school’s third annual car raffle. As you remember, BINGO […]
Dear Parishioners, I appreciate your attentiveness to filling out the survey put out a couple of weeks ago about Eucharistic Adoration and making sure that at least one person would be in the church while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the monstrance on the altar. More than thirty people responded and selected a convenient […]