December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – a Holy Day of Obligation. Because it falls on a Sunday, the Solemnity was moved to Monday, December 9th and IS a Holy Day. Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 pm.
#weGIVECATHOLIC – December 3rd. Help us with our project
Giving Tuesday around the nation is December 3rd. Our Diocese has created #weGIVECATHOLIC to keep charitable dollars local. The monies raised will assist our parishes, Catholic schools and Catholic organizations with various projects. We’re once again participating to raise money to renovate the space between Waldeisen Hall and the school building. The rail road ties are disintegrating and collapsing and they’ve been providing a home for bees! Also, there’s no easy way to access the upper level where the air conditioning units are. Our goal is raise funds for retaining walls, steps and landscaping to create the Fr. Michael B. Smith Memorial Garden. Go to www.wegivecatholic.org, go to “Search,” type in “Immaculate,” find our beautiful Marian window and click on our site. Donations may be made online December 3rd or during early giving which begins on Saturday, November 23rd. You may also write a check to Immaculate Conception with “We Give Catholic” on the memo line and drop it off or mail it to the rectory at 2101 17th St. S.W. Akron, OH 44314. Thank you for helping to make our dream come true.
Kenmore Ministerial Association Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 26th as the KMA will once again host a FREE Thanksgiving dinner for the Kenmore community. The meals will be prepared by Guy’s Party Center and will include: turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans and a roll. Desserts, coffee, punch, face painting, and crafts will also be provided. Meals will be available from 5-7 pm at Goss Memorial Church and may be acquired 2 ways: sit down in the hall at Goss or drive thru & pick up using 11th St. S.W. next to the Community Center. If you know someone who is shut-in and would appreciate a delicious meal, pick one up and deliver it.
HELP: If you’d like to help, come to Goss Church any time after 3:30 pm on the 26th to cut pies, make coffee, bag boxed meals, welcome people, hand out meals in the drive-thru lanes, man the beverage table, clean-up. You may also make a donation at the rectory to help defray the cost of the meals.
Pizza and Pumpkin Decorating 2024 Recap
On Sunday, October 13th, lots of creative and hungry people gathered to decorate pumpkins, eat pizza and share fellowship. Enjoy these pictures from our family-friendly, fun event. Thank you to Acme for the donation of pumpkins and to several local pizza establishments for donating pizza.
R.C.I.A. – now O.C.I.A. (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)
If you know someone who is interested in becoming Catholic, please have them call the rectory to make an appointment with Melissa.
Permanent Weekend Mass changes
On the weekend of July 6-7, our weekend Mass schedule changed permanently: Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 pm Traditional in worship style Sunday: 10:00 am Contemporary in worship style