We, at St. Mary, remember those whom we have lost in the past year, during this month of remembrance:
  
Mary Alford, Cornelius Bergbower, James Leo Campbell, Virgil W. DeBoer, George D. Floyd, Joshua Ray Hurst, Paul Joseph Kiselewski, Joseph Charles Krivi, Jr., Kenneth J. Meyers, David A. Sloan, Jerry L. Smith, Agnes Elaine Tobin, Laura Beth White.  

Our "Table of Remembrance" is just off the Gathering Space and will remain there for the month of November. The candles placed there are for those whom we have lost this past year, but you are most welcome to bring pictures to place on the table of deceased family and loved ones so that we may keep them in prayer.  Also, the "Book of Remembrance" has been placed on a stand on the table and you may add names on the blank page to the left of the current year's notations.  

If you find there is someone who was buried from St. Mary Church this past year, whom we have accidentally omitted, please contact the parish office.

No parish nurse hours the week of
                                          November 19, 2018!

High School Laser Tag 

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Parent Advent Day Out

Saturday, December 1, 2018
9am until 4:45pm

November
 

• Lector Training - Please register now for this workshop, Saturday, November 17, 2018 at St. Mary the Immaculate Conception Church, 1550 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, IL, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided

• Somos Discipulos Misioneros - Reserva la Fecha Que: Un retiro espiritual para adultos; Donde: Escuela Parroquial Santa Ana, 675 South Mill St, Nashville, IL  62263;  Cuando: Sabado 17 de Noviembre, 2018.  Mas Detalles Proximamente, Diocesis de Belleville, Oficina de Ministerio Hispano; 618-722-5049

December

Fair Trade Sale Flyer

 Peace

These are five letters that some people use as if it were the most normal thing in the world, while others haven't experienced peace in years. There are many places in the world where peace doesn't exist: for thousands of people who suffer its absence, it’s only a dream. Rather than think about those five letters, let's think about what they mean. Let us pray and work to obtain true peace.

"We all want peace. It is desired above all by those who suffer its absence. Let us remember that Jesus also lived in times of violence. He taught us that true peace is in the human heart. We can speak with splendid words, but if there is no peace in our heart, there will be no peace in the world. Let us practice this peace in small things, letting dialogue guide our personal and social relationships. With zero violence and 100 percent tenderness, let us build the evangelical peace that excludes no one, but rather includes everyone, especially young people and children. Let us pray together that the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict."

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

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

ICHTUS is the Greek word for "fish."  The fish symbol has been a part of Christian iconography for centuries, but many Catholics don't know what it means.  Click HERE to read Bishop Braxton's catechesis about the ICHTHUS.

Requirements:  Be a resident of a private residence or residential living center within the city limits of Mt. Vernon;
Be able to get into a bus seat and be strapped in by the bus seat belt; 

What to do: Turn your name, address and telephone number in to the parish office before Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in order to be picked up the following Saturday.  You must call the parish office each week that you desire a ride!

Call:  618.244.1559