Dear Parishioners,

SAVE THE DATE FOR AN IHM EVANGELIZATION OPPORTUNITY

The Diocesan Vicar for Evangelization, Father Damian Ference, selected IHM as a perfect Summit County location for this evangelization effort. I am excited about it!

The idea behind #9NightsCLE is to open nine strategically chosen churches in the diocese of Cleveland on nine consecutive nights so that the faithful and the not-so-faithful, and everyone in between, can come and encounter Jesus through beauty, Scripture, tradition, and community. This is considered first-level evangelization.

My main responsibility is to inform you of this great opportunity for you to PLAN AHEAD and to ask for your help in bringing people out for each of the nine nights and then to celebrate the evening prayer in a way that is edifying and holy.

Moreover, think of #9NightsCLE like “your” open house gathering friends, family, and relatives while NOT in your personal home but in your HOUSE OF GOD!

These nine nights of Night Prayer will lead up to the Holy Day of The Assumption of Mary. So, the dates are beginning Sunday, August 7, 2022, through Monday, August 15, 2022, every night beginning at 8:00pm! Night Prayer is the short, ancient prayer of the Catholic Church with song, psalm reading, and Scripture. Plan now to attend and bring one and all.

Many Blessings,
Father Jim