St.Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic 

Visitation:  Sunday, February 24, 2019  5:00 - 8:00  p.m., St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Royalton, IL
Funeral Mass:  Monday, February 25, 2019  10:00 a.m., St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Royalton, IL
Burial:  St. Aloysius Cemetery

Requiescat in Pace.

Complete obituary information is available at:  thesouthern.com

A warm "welcome home" to Fr. John and Brad Forsberg following their trip to Vietnam.


 

8:30 am - St. Mary, Mt. Vernon 
12:00 Noon - SSM Hospital Chapel, Mt. Vernon 
5:30 pm - St. Barbara, Scheller 
7:00 pm - St. Mary, Mt. Vernon



Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.

The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

February, 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Jefferson County Historical Society Luncheon
Tickets:  $8.00
11:00 a.m - 1:30 p.m.
Parish Center Gym
Please call the Historical Society for more information:  246-0033
 

March, 2019

March 1
Lifeboat Alliance "Cash Bash!"
Doubletree by Hilton
For more information:  www.lifeboatalliance.org

               Sunday, March 3, 12:00-3:00 pm
                  [After lunch in the Fellowship Room]

A Pre-Lenten Retreat Experience . . .
“Anchoring the Wandering Heart: a Child, a Bible, and a Rule.”

The faith of my itinerant childhood seemed sufficient for life. After all, I graduated college in three and a half years, and with final honors. My casual approach to faith matters worked just fine until the day it was no longer sufficient. Then it took a child, a Bible and a Rule to guide, inform and anchor my faith.

Come hear the story of Kim Diaz and reflect on your own spiritual journey!
 

Monday, March 4, 2019
St. Bernard Parish, Albers, IL
Spring Meeting - Diocesan CCW - North Central Vicariate

For more information, go to navigation bar above > Ministries > Council of Catholic Women > CCW Meetings.  Then, click on appropriate link!

March 5
Lifeboat Alliance
Fat Tuesday  - Corned Beef Reuben Luncheon
St. Mary Parish Center
Includes:  Sandwich, Irish Potato Soup, Various Desserts, Coffee and Tea
$8.00 for Sandwich; $10 for the Meal.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH FRIES TO BEGIN MARCH 8!
(For more information, go to the navigation bar above "Ministries" and then click on "Knights of Columbus," then "Knights Events!"

March 16-17, 2019

Diocesan Youth Camp
Camp Ondessonk, Ozark, Illinois


Required Forms:
Registration, Medical Information & Consent Form (English & Spanish)
Camp Ondessonk Waiver of Claim
Camp Ondessonk Camper Behavior Agreement  (English & Spanish)

Link to Forms

 

Book Club



  "The Name of the Rose"
Author:  Umberto Eco
Date in March:  To be determined

Human Trafficking

There are issues where you are morally obligated to take a side, such as human trafficking. You cannot be neutral. If you don’t take a stand against it, if you don’t do something to fight it, you’re contributing to the continued existence of this tremendous injustice. Open your eyes to reality. Open your heart to the victims. “Although we try to ignore it, slavery is not something from other times. Faced with this tragic reality, no one can wash their hands of it without being, in some way, an accomplice to this crime against humanity. We cannot ignore the fact that there is as much slavery in the world today as there was before, or perhaps more. Let us pray for a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.”

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

Thank you for supporting the ministry of Jesus here in Jefferson County! This report is for our past fiscal year—July 1,2017 through June 30,2018. Through your generosity and support, good and great things have happened at St. Mary the Immaculate Conception Parish this year.  Click here to view the report.