Immaculate Conception

On the First Sunday of Lent, the Catholic Church, world-wide, celebrates The Rite of Election for those in the R.C.I.A. process.  Those never baptized are declared “The Elect of God” by the local bishop signifying that God has chosen or elected them to be baptized and enter into the Church, the Body of Christ.  Those already baptized, but not Catholic, are also recognized by the Bishop and encouraged as they seek full communion with the Church.  In our diocese, Bishop Perez met every person seeking to come into the Church as well as their Godparents and Sponsors and because of the size of the diocese and the size of the Cathedral, he celebrated the Rite twice!  Please keep all those who are seeking to become Catholic in your prayers.  Our parish is looking forward to welcoming Phyllis Stock into the Church at the Easter Vigil.

Kenmore held its annual  “Holiday on the Blvd.” event on Saturday, December 1st and once again our parish participated by welcoming our neighbors to our property.  The weather was warm enough, but the rain affected the number of people participating in the community event.  Hope you enjoy these pictures which captured the day at I.C.

 

On December 8th, the Church celebrates  the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother.  This doctrine, declared a dogma of the Church by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, affirms that Mary was preserved, from the moment of her conception, from the stain and consequences of original sin  as she would become the Mother of Jesus, the Savior of the world, and the first to benefit from what Jesus would win for all of us.

Because the feast day fell on a Saturday this year and because it IS our parish feast day, we celebrated with a light luncheon following the 11:00 am Mass.  Thank you to those who made and donated salads and side dishes and thank you again to our wonderful Parish Activities Committee.  As you can see everyone enjoyed the food and followship.  Happy Feast Day!

As the pictures show, a fun time was had by all at Game Night, Friday, November 9th.  Hope you join us at our next event!

Immaculate Conception held a Ministry Fair on the weekend of October 13-14.    Like any family, our family of faith has work to be done and we need everyone to be involved.  Our motto is “Everyone can do something” so what will you do???  I.C. Spirit – catch it!   Check out these pics from the event.  If you couldn’t attend, but see a ministry or group that “speaks” to you, give us a call at 330-753-8429!

The Kenmore Free Store, a partnership between Park United Methodist Church and Immaculate Conception Parish is located in the basement of the school at Immaculate Conception.  The entrance to the store is located at the back of the school, off the parking lot; the blue metal donation bin is in the parking lot near Maher Hall.  The first floor of the school is being used for storage, sorting and seasonal items.

Store hours are Tuesdays from 4:30-7 pm and Saturdays from 9:30 am-noon.  If you would like to help with sorting, greeting, helping shoppers or check-out, please call the rectory; we’d welcome your stewardship.  Join with other parishioners and make new friends by lending a hand.

Donations may be dropped in the bin, provided they fit – please do not just drop things off outside the bin and please tie up the bags before putting them in the bin.  If you have items that won’t fit in the bin or are breakable, please come into the store during store hours and let us know.  We’ll have you drive around to 16th St. and we’ll meet you there to accept your donations.

All are welcome as shoppers.  We do not need ID, address, phone numbers or any type of government papers.  We just need to know your zip code, the number of people in your household and their ages.  Come by to shop or to see the store in action.