BAA Update
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Bishop's Annual Appeal. Thanks to you, we have raised over $91,000! If you have not had a chance to complete a pledge, please do so today. You will also have the opportunity to contribute by participating in the Latino Food Sale this Sunday.
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Latino Food Sale
Get ready for the food sale, on Sunday, March 5th, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, with the sale of delicious dishes. The funds will go towards the Bishop Annual Champaign.
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Virtual Welcoming Session
Are you signed up for our newsletter but not our parish? Want to learn more about becoming a parishioner and formally registering? We are having a virtual welcoming session this Sunday, March 5th at 11:30am. Email Olga for the Zoom Link.
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Anointing of the sick - Wednesday, March 8, Noon Mass | |
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In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, it is Jesus Christ who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God. The core message of his healing tells us of his plan to conquer sin and death by his dying and rising.
The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient.
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Growing thru Grief
Our in-person Growing thru Grief meetings continues each week at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Meetings are on Tuesday, with registration starting at 4:00. First-time attendees must show proof of Covid vaccination and booster(s). Masks are encouraged. We ask people to come at 4; the program begins at 4:30, and all will end by 6.
March Schedule:
- March 7-- Tracy Lamar--"In Their Shoes: Exploring Children's Grief"
- March 14-- Bodie McCann—To be announced
- March 21---Donna Kaye—To be announced
- March 28--Diana Newton--"How the Things They Left Behind Can Help Us Manage Our Grief"
On April 4, our spring “Introduction to Grief” series begins. “Truth-Telling and Grief Companionship” will be led by Katherine Henderson. This six-week series will be in dialogue with the book It’s OK that You’re Not OK by Megan Devine.
Please contact admin@growingthrugrief.org if you have any questions.
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Knights of Columbus Fish Fry | |
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@ Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
- March 10th: 4:30 - 7:00 pm
- March 24th: 4:30 - 7:00 pm
In the fellowship hall and drive-thru. They will accept cash and credit cards this year.
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@ Holy Infant
- March 3rd: 4:30 - 7:00 pm
- March 17th: 4:30 - 7:00 pm
- March 31st: 4:30 - 7:00 pm
Holy Infant also offers a drive-thru option
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Immaculata School: Assisi Preserve Volunteers
March 11th from 12pm to 4pm
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Spring is almost here, and it's time to prepare Assisi Preserve (School Playground Area)-we will be spreading mulch, planting new landscapes, cleaning up the rain gardens, and replenishing aggregate at the basketball court. Bring your wheelbarrows, shovels, pitchforks, and work gloves. This will also count toward students' Phil's Challenge Acts of Kindness! | |
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CROP Walk
Join us this year for the 49th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, April 2nd, at Duke Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC. We will have walker signups after Mass on Mar. 5th, 19th, and 26, or you can sign up to sponsor the friars. We will also be collecting cookies for the rest stop as well. All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally, with 25% of all funds going directly to Durham area food charities such as Meals on Wheels and Urban Ministries of Durham. Please help us keep the Golden Sneakers at ICC for another year. To sign up online, please see our church’s Crop page and press the “ Join the team button.
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Migrant Worker Hygiene Kit | |
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This year the parish again offers the opportunity during Lent to collect hygiene items for farmworkers in our community. Every spring, an estimated 150,000 farmworkers pour into North Carolina to harvest cucumbers, tobacco, apples, sweet potatoes, green peppers, and Christmas trees. At the height of the growing season, farm workers often work 12-14 hours a day in the hot sun with few breaks, and the average farmworker earns less than $11,000 a year. Would you be able to feed and support your family for that? This weekend you can pick up a plastic bag and a list of items needed for each kit in the gathering space. Please return the bag/s to the barrels in the gathering space no later than Sunday, March 26.
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Vacation Bible School “Celebrating God's Greatness” | |
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We are excited to announce that Vacation Bible School for kids is BACK! This year’s theme is Monumental Mountain, “Celebrating God's Greatness.” VBS will take place on June 12-16 in Fellowship Hall from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Registration is NOW OPEN! We hope to have some adult volunteers to help make our program successful, as well as middle school and high school teens. Be a part of the VBS experience, full of fun activities, snacks, music, and crafts, all while learning about God’s greatness!
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We are hiring!
Click on the links for full descriptions.
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- Part-Time Bilingual Receptionist: contact Margie
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Immaculate Sponsor Opportunities
This week we will start highlighting our Sponsors in the Newsletter and the Gathering Space Display. We are also working on including them on our website and a print directory available in the church. If you want to join the list of sponsors, please get in touch with Fabian Hernandez.
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