St.Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

1550 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Illinois

618.244.1559

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Adult Faith Formation

- Faith Formation
RCIA Inquirer Form

This can be completed online.

RCIA Inquirer Form (2021)

CURSILLO

Have you ever thought about going on a Cursillo (pronounced Kur-see-yo)? What is a Cursillo? According to the Belleville and Champaign Cursillo websites, Cursillo is a movement within the Catholic Church that with God's grace, enables the Christian person to become aware of their potential and while accepting their limitations study their faith, live their faith more fully and share their faith. A cursillo weekend begins on a Thursday evening and ends Sunday afternoon. During the three days, the participants listen to the Gospel message given in fifteen short talks. Talks are given by clergy and lay persons dealing with Grace, Christian study, action, leadership, living a life in relationship with God, the role of the layperson in the church and similar reflections on situiations
encountered in daily living.

Upcoming Cursillo Weekends:

Women’s Weekend #44 – August 03-06, 2023 at Toddhall Retreat Center

Men’s Weekend #40 – August 17-20, 2023 at King’s House at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows

Ultreyas are being held via Zoom. Click on link below for detailed information on advanced Cursillo opportunties.

Events Page - Cursillo of Belleville

The Belleville Cursillo Movement serves the Diocese of Belleville, IL.

Cursillo is a movement within the Catholic Church that with God’s grace enables the Christian person to become aware of their potential and while accepting their limitations study their faith, live their faith more fully, and share their faith.

Cursillo Brochure

Cursillo Sponsor and Candidate Application Information 2022

Please contact the parish office if you have already attended a Cursillo and would like to join a prayer group.
Do you or someone you know wish to learn more about the Catholic Faith?

Thursdays,
5:30 p.m.
Fellowship Room

Need more information?
Please contact Deacon Steve Eischens
at 618.244.1559, x210.
Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church - Added to Liturgical Calendar

The Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision that the Church celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as “Mother of the Church” every year on the Monday after Pentecost, as a way to foster Marian piety and the maternal sense of the Church.

The decree establishing the memorial was published March 3 in a letter from Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

“This celebration will help us to remember that growth in the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed,” Sarah wrote.

The cardinal noted that the “joyous veneration given to the Mother of God by the contemporary Church, in light of reflection on the mystery of Christ and on his nature, cannot ignore the figure of a woman, the Virgin Mary, who is both the Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church.”

The Marian title of “Mother of the Church,” was given to the Blessed Mother by Bl. Pope Paul VI at the Second Vatican Council. It was also added to the Roman Missal after the Holy Year of Reconciliation in 1975.

Article on the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church
What if he were still alive today?

Bishop Emeritus Braxton has publshed a reflection on the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Click HERE to read the pastoral document.