I am pleased to announce
that we have hired Alan Savage as our new Parish Business Administrator.
Alan will spend time training into his new job with the help of Kathy Fraser before her last day of work here on February 26. Among his duties as our Parish Business Administrator, Alan will oversee the parish finances, the day-to-day business operations, our facilities and property management, the parish office services, the human resources policies and procedures of our church and school, and the technology system, phone system and computers/network for our church and school. Alan received a bachelor's degree from Mankato State University and a master's degree from Saint Mary’s University. In the past, Alan has worked as a teacher, a principal, a purchasing agent for the Minnesota Vikings, and a field agent for the Knights of Columbus. Please join me in welcoming Alan to our staff. I thank Kathy Fraser, Jane Bona, Art Harris and Steve Smith for assisting me in the hiring process for our new Parish Business Administrator.
2018 Catholic Services Appeal
I ask you to support the 2018 Catholic Services Appeal
which helps 18 Collective Ministries in our Archdiocese such as Latino Ministry, the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Deaf Ministry and the Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. These ministries cannot be funded by any single parish but rather need support from all of us. Our parish appeal goal is $33,621. You can offer a gift to the appeal using the envelope sent to you, or you can visit the appeal website at
csafspm.org
to make a pledge or gift. Thank you!
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Welcome to the Season of Lent!
On Ash Wednesday we began our 40-day spiritual journey with Jesus. I invite you to journey with me this Lent in our parish-wide study called A Lent to Remember which focuses on the transforming power of mercy in the Sacrament of Confession. There are four videos (plus a bonus episode for children) that you will watch and discuss. The videos are found
online at
FORMED.org
.
To register for FREE with FORMED, go to
FORMED.org
, enter our parish access code
VKQPF9
, then enter your email and create a password.
You can participate in
A Lent to Remember
with your family, co-workers, neighbors, friends or by yourself. You can also
join us here at church in Fellowship Hall on Mondays at 7:00 - 8:30 pm starting February 19 or on Wednesdays at 1:00 - 2:30 pm starting on February 21.
. Here is the schedule:
Week 1 video:
Forgiven
- Where Are You?
Week 2 video:
Forgiven
- An Encounter with Mercy
Week 3 video:
Forgiven
- Embraced in Mercy, The Rite Explained
Week 4 video:
Symbolon
- The Paschal Mystery
Bonus Episode:
Forgiven -
For Children, How to Make a Good Confession
To register for the meetings here at church, or if you have questions, please contact Mary Nawrocki in our Faith Formation Office, 763-788-9062, x 210 or
mnawrocki@immac-church.org.
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Immaculate Conception Church Has Purchased a Gift For You!
Enjoy a free subscription to
FORMED.org
- an incredible online giveaway to the best Catholic content, all in one place!
FORMED provides amazing content 24/7 for you to grow in your faith.
It's EASY and FREE to Register!
- Visit FORMED.org with a web browser
- Click on REGISTER (lower right of page)
- Enter our Parish Access Code: VKQPF9
- Enter your email and create a password (you'll need this to login later)
- Enjoy and share with others in our local community!
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Trivia Question of the Week
What should a person do with their old palm branches from last year’s Palm Sunday or palm branches older than that?
See the bottom of this newsletter for the answer.
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Video of the Week
Leah Darrow
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Books I Am Reading
“The Other Side of Beauty: Embracing God’s Vision for Love and True Worth”,
by Leah Darrow.
Drawing on her experience on America’s Next Top Model and her work as a fashion model, Leah Darrow exposes the lies we are told about our worth being tied to our appearance and instead invites us to look again at the real meaning of beauty.
Books I Have Read This Year
"When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top"
,
by Larry Kane.
“Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith”,
by Father Robert Barron.
“Joy to the World”,
by Scott Hahn.
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Will You Pray for a Priest Each Day?
Prayer Suggestion:
Dear Jesus, hear my prayer on behalf of your priest, Father [N]. Give him a deep faith, a bright and a firm hope. Be his comfort, his joy, and his strength. Amen.
February 16 – Rev. Tom Walker
February 17 – Rev. Frank Wampach
February 18 – Rev. Peter Wang
February 19 – Rev. Shane Wasinger
February 20 – Rev. Cyprian Weaver
February 21 – Rev. Joseph Weiss
February 22 – Rev. Greg Welch
February 23 – Rev. George Welzbacher
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Answer to the Trivia Question of the Week
Burn them or bury them. You can burn them on an outdoor grill, for example. Or you can wait until the ground thaws, and bury them, for example, in your flower garden or vegetable garden. You can keep the palm branches for more than a year if you like, but when you’re ready to dispose of them, either burn them or bury them.
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Immaculate Conception
Church and School
4030 Jackson Street NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Church: 763-788-9062
School: 763-788-9065
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