Greetings!
2018 Catholic Services Appeal
I ask you to support the appeal which helps 18 Collective Ministries in our Archdiocese that serve the homeless, the hungry, the imprisoned, students in financial need, seminarians, and many others. These ministries cannot be funded by any single parish but rather need support from all of us. I have made my pledge to  the appeal, and I ask you to join me in doing our part so that these important ministries can be fully funded. Furthermore, if we reach our parish appeal goal of $33,621.00, we will receive 25% of the dollars we collect. If you contributed to the appeal in the past, then you should receive a mailing from the appeal office requesting your support. If you did not receive a mailing, you can visit the CSAF website at csafspm.org to make a pledge or gift, or you can fill out a pledge envelope that we will have in the pews at weekend Mass. Thank you!
A Lent to Remember
Please join in our parish-wide study during Lent on the transforming power of mercy in the Sacrament of Confession. The videos and discussion guides for A Lent to Remember can be 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 do this parish-wide study in Lent with your family or friends. Or you can 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 what to watch each week of Lent:
 
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 .
 
God Bless You,
Father John Mitchell
 
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Ash Wednesday – February 14 schedule
7:30 am – Liturgy of the Word Service with Ash distribution
8:30 am – Mass (including IC School students)
7:00 pm – Mass

Something New This Year
The 7:30 am liturgy on Ash Wednesday will be a celebration of the Liturgy of the Word followed by the distribution of ashes and a concluding prayer. The service will take approximately 30 minutes. There will be no Mass or Communion at the 7:30 am liturgy. You are welcome to come to Mass at either 8:30 am or 7:00 pm.
Trivia Question of the Week

Which of the four Gospels does NOT contain a description of Jesus spending 40 days in the desert?

See the bottom of this newsletter for the answer.
Video of the Week

FORGIVEN study – Augustine Institute
Books I Am Reading

"When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top" ,
by Larry Kane.


Books I Have Read This Year

“Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith”, by Father Robert Barron.

“Joy to the World”, by Scott Hahn.
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 2 – Rev. John Mitchell
February 3 – Rev. John Ubel
February 4 – Rev. Steve Ulrick
February 5 – Rev. Mark Underdahl
February 6 – Rev. Victor Valencia
February 7 – Rev. Bob Valit
February 8 – Rev. James Van Dorn
February 9 – Rev. Nicholas VanDenBroeke
Answer to the Trivia Question of the Week

The Gospel of John
 
God Bless You,
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Father John Mitchell 
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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