St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish

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Public celebrations of the Sunday Mass have resumed.  Daily Masses are being celebrated publicly on Monday and Wednesday at 8:00 am and Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the church.  Friday Mass is only for the school at this time.   Online Sunday Mass will continue to be offered for awhile.  The Mass link is above. 

Thank you and God bless!

Dear Friends,

A few weeks ago, you should have received a letter and a brochure from Bishop Bradley asking for your support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.  Because of the Pandemic our appeal for last year didn’t begin until the fall of 2020 so this year’s appeal follows very quickly on its heels!  But I thank everyone who helped make last year’s Appeal a success for our parish.  This year I hope we can do the same with your help. 

As the parish of St. Mary’s we are part of the bigger picture of the Church in our area and around the world.  We are called to do our part to help spread the faith and foster the proclamation of the Gospel not only in our neck of the woods here in Niles, but in our diocese as well.  When we give to the Bishop’s Appeal, we help make that work of the kingdom of God happen.  The money given to the appeal goes toward priestly vocations, training catechists and teachers for our schools and religious education programs, and various ministries like prison ministry and work among the migrant camps.  Jesus has given us a commission to bring knowledge of him to all the world, and I think you would agree that our world needs Him now more than ever!

I just ask you to put some thought and prayer into an offering for this very important work.  I don’t ask you to break your bank, but simply do give according to your means and according to the gifts that God has given you.  We have included a pledge card with this letter for you to fill out and return to the parish.  I thank you for all of your help in the past with this Appeal and I just ask you to consider what you can do to help our parish meet our responsibility to the Diocese.

In Christ,
Fr. Christian