From Principal, Brett Heinzman:

Dear Parents,
Below is an official notification from the City of Mt. Vernon about the water emergency. I have no idea how long it will take the city to locate the problem. I want to provide parents with as much advanced notice as possible. Parents may remember about a year ago we had to close school a day for a water emergency. That day was later declared an “Act of God” due to the fact that the city was operating under a water emergency, and no schools were required to make up that academic day. In light of the fact the school was only due to open 3.5 hours tomorrow, we are going to act under the same premise again. Therefore St. Mary School students officially start summer break NOW as of Thursday, May 23, 2019!

All teachers will be on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. Any parent who would like to stop by school during that one hour window may pick up their child’s report card. Otherwise, all report cards will be mailed out by individual classroom teachers tomorrow. 

Thanks to the St. Mary Home and School volunteers and school staff members for making Field Day a lot of fun for the students today. God Bless all St. Mary School families throughout the summer. Be safe. It was a fabulous school year!


 

The parish office will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Bishop Edward K. Braxton confirmed these young people from St. Mary, St. Barbara and St. Theresa of Avila, Salem.

St. Mary First Communicants

Groups and Organizations Using the Parish Center!
[Kitchen, Fellowship Room, Gym, Neri Conference Room]

Please help keep the Parish Center clean and pest-free by bagging your garbage and taking it to the dumpster following your activity or event (out the west doors of the gym and to the right)!  

Bags can be found in the kitchen in several locations.  
For more information, please contact Susan Kusmer, Parish Secretary.

Thank you!
 

May, 2019

Book Club:

The Cost of Compassion: Five Women Who Paid the Ultimate Price

In May, we’ll meet on Tuesday, May 28th.

We’ll take on a newly published book, by Barbara Pawlikowski.

June, 2019

Saturday, June 1, 2019
St. Mary Youth Ministry Rummage Sale
Parish Center
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Drop-off of donations will be accepted on Friday, May 31, 2019
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.! 

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Candidates for the Priesthood to be Ordained Deacons!


Save the Date!
Saturday, June 8, 2019
10:30 a.m.
Cathedral of St. Peter
Belleville, IL

The Church in Africa, a Seed of Unity

Africa is full of contrasts that are an essential part of its identity. On the rich African continent, the Church strives to work for unity in diversity, respecting ethnic and linguistic divisions. “The ethnic, linguistic, and tribal divisions in Africa can be overcome promoting unity in diversity. I want to thank the religious sisters, priests, laity, and missionaries for their work to create dialogue and reconciliation among the various sectors of African society. Let us pray this month that the Church in Africa, through the commitment of its members, may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for this continent.”

Hello!
Welcome to St. Mary the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

We are your neighborhood church.
The world is our neighborhood.
Come and see.

     
 

   Diocesan Policy:

All clergy, employees and adult volunteers must complete the following to be compliant with the Diocese's Child Protection Policy:

• Employment or Volunteer Application
• CANTS form (completed every 2 years via the IL Department of Children & Family Services)
• Initial Child Protection Policy Training
• Annual Refresher Course (online)
• Fingerprinting (all school employees hired on/after July 1, 2007)
• Criminal Background Checks (employees and volunteers in leadership positions or who have lived outside of IL in the last 5 years; updated every 5 years)                                             

        Link to Updated Diocesan Child Protection Policy

         Letter from Bishop Braxton regarding updated policy - May 17, 2019
                   

          Child Protection Information

                      Abuse Hotline

Forms:

Please print out form, complete and return to the parish office - not the address on the form!

            CANTS  - Every 2 years

Criminal Background Check - Every 5 years

     

 

For those of you who wish to correspond with our parishioner, Courtney Kabat,  now residing in Madrid, Spain, her addresses are as listed below:

By U.S. Mail:

Courtney Kabat
Apt 2D
              Calle de Sta Engracia 61
Madrid 28010
Spain

By e-mail:

Cckabat@gmail.com
                      

    Best wishes, Courtney, on your new job!
    Keeping you close in thought and prayer!

  Planilla de Inscripcion

  Siguiente Clase:  28 de Septiembre de 2019
   Ubicacion:  Edificio 6, Centro Pastoral,
                        Belleville, IL

If you wish to contribute to the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, please go to "News/Events" in the navigation bar above and then go to "Parish Life" in the pull-down to find out how!