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Today
An
update on what's going on at Immaculate Conception Parish Today
Rev.
John J. Holliday, C.M.
Pastor
Winter 2010
Dear Friend of
Immaculate,
As we begin this New
Year (and look forward to warm weather!) I would like to take this
opportunity to let you know what is going on at Immaculate Conception over
the next few months.
 | January 31
– February 6 is Catholic Schools Week. The theme this year is “Catholic
Schools – Dividends for Life.” The tradition of excellence that many of
you experienced at the old Immaculate Conception School continues today
in our current parish school: St. Athanasius-Immaculate Conception
School. If you have not been to our parish school in many years, we
would love to have you visit. Please contact me to arrange a tour. You
can keep up to date with current events and news by visiting the
school’s web site at
www.sa-ic.org
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Fr. Joseph Okonski, the pastor of St.
Athanasius parish, Sr. Joan Alminde, SSJ, our principal, and I would like to
form an advisory committee of alumni and parishioners with financial and
business expertise from both parishes. This committee would advise us on
matters such as fundraising and marketing. If anyone is interested in being
a member of this committee please contact me.
| Lent begins on
Ash Wednesday, February 17. The distribution of ashes will take place
during Masses at 10 AM and 5:30 PM in the lower church. Please join us. |
| Weekly Lenten
Prayer Services will be held every Wednesday evening at 7 PM during
Lent. These services are held at a different Catholic church in our
neighborhood each week. Our theme this year is “Lent 2010: A Journey
with the Saints.” |
February 24 -St. Therese of the Child
Jesus Church
A Journey to Conversion with St.Therese
of the Child Jesus
Learn more about her “Little Way”!
March 3 – St. Francis of Assisi Church
A Journey to Conversion with St. Louise
de Marillac
This amazing woman of grace will
inspire you to greatness!
March 10 – Immaculate Conception Church
A Journey to Conversion with Blessed
Frederick Ozanam
Allow the founder of the St. Vincent de
Paul Society to inspire you!
March 17 – St. Vincent de Paul Church
A Journey to Conversion with St.
Vincent de Paul
As the Church celebrates the 350th
Anniversary of his death
March 24 – St. Athanasius Church
A Journey to Conversion with St.
Athanasius
This will be followed by a Lenten
Penance Service
| St.
Athanasius-Immaculate Conception School will hold our annual Black
History Month Show at Cardinal Dougherty High School at 7 PM. |
| Our parish will
celebrate Black History Month on Sunday, February 28. Join us for the
10 AM Mass and then stay for a celebration featuring song, dance, food
and many more surprises. |
| Please join us
for Holy Week and Easter this year. Here is our schedule (all liturgies
in the lower church): |
Holy Thursday, April 1: Mass of the Lord’s
Supper at 7 PM
Good Friday, April 2: Liturgy at 3 PM
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 3 at 7 PM
Easter Sunday, April 4: Mass at 10 AM
| We will make our
annual move back up to our beautiful upper church in May. Masses
resume in the upper church during the weekend of May 1-2. Bishop
Timothy C. Senior will be the celebrant on Sunday, May 2. The Sacrament
of Confirmation will be given to many of our young adults on that
Sunday. |
| Our annual
Homecoming and Healing Mass will be held on Sunday, June 6. We will
celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick during the 10 AM Mass.
There will be a reception after Mass in the lower church social room
with light refreshments and the Spring Raffle drawing. |
| Our next Alumni
Reunion Day will be on Sunday, October 10. The event will begin with
Mass here at Immaculate Conception in the upper church at 10 AM,
followed by a reception in the lower church social room. The dinner
will be held at Williamson’s in Horsham, PA in the afternoon. Our last
Alumni Reunion Day in 2008 was a great success and we look forward to
seeing many more of you here in 2010. Look for more information in the
Spring Raffle mailing which will be arriving in your mailbox in late
March. |
You can keep up
to date by reading the weekly parish bulletin online at
www.immaculateconception-phila.net. There are
also many links to other web sites of interest at this web site. Click on
“links” on the home page.
As always, we love to
have our friends and alumni stop in and say hello whenever you are in the
old neighborhood. Please know that we are very thankful for your support
and generosity toward your parish and that you are in our prayers.
Yours in Christ,
Rev. John J. Holliday, C.M.
Pastor
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