Update September 23
Important Notice: The Diocese recently transitioned to a new electronic system which will simplify the process for the tracking and documenting of Safe Environment compliance. As part of the conversion, the time period for background checks was reduced from every five years to every three years for all employees and volunteers. You will receive an email within the next few days if your background check was completed prior to October 2019. The email will provide account information and instructions on how to complete this process electronically. Any new volunteer should contact Anita to obtain information on how to begin the process. No one is permitted to volunteer without first completing a background check and the other two components of the safe environment process. Please contact Anita Petrella at 304-481-3222 or [email protected] with any questions or assistance with completing the electronic documents.
The U.S. bishops just released the “National Synthesis of the People of God in the United States of America for the Diocesan Phase of the 2021-2023 Synod.” A copy is attached for your convenience.
Parish Office Hours – Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Mass Schedule: Monday and Tuesday - 8 am; Wednesday 7 pm; Thursday and Friday - 8 am; Saturday - 4:30 pm; Sunday 8 am and 11 am. We will livestream the 11 am mass this Sunday, September 25, on the Immaculate Conception FaceBook page (click link on website). Confessions are held on Saturdays from 3-4 pm. A Spanish Mass will be held on Thursday, September 29 in the Church. We will have Eucharistic Adoration on Monday, October 17 from 8 am to 7 pm. (Note: Hearing Assistance Devices are available for use during Mass and are located in the back of the church. If you would like one, please ask an Usher for assistance.)
CCD – Our CCD Program began on Sunday, September 18 and ends May 7, 2023. Religious education classes at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church are held on Sundays throughout the school year for Pre-k through 8th grade, from 9:30 am to 10:45 am at St. Mary’s Grade School. Contact Sr. Maria if you have any questions.
If you know of anyone interested in learning more and/or possibly attending “OCIA” (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults formerly “RCIA”), please call the office with their name and phone number, and Fr. Casey will contact them. The class will meet on Thursday, September 29 at 7 pm in the Parish Center, 150 S Maple Ave, Clarksburg. The topic of discussion will be “Faith and Revelation”. All are welcome! If you would like more information, email Fr. Casey at [email protected]
The Men’s Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be October 4, at 6 pm in the Parish Center. All men are welcome!
Bishop Brennan would like to have Mass, a dinner, and a Q & A with young adults of the diocese. By young adults, we generally mean individuals and couples ages 18 to 35, or so. October 6th – St. John University Parish, Morgantown – 5:15pm Mass, with dinner and a Q & A to follow, with the bishop. Please register with the parish: 304-296-8231. November 8th – Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston – 5:00pm Mass with dinner and a Q&A to follow with Bishop. For this one, please register with the diocese using this link: Meet and Greet with Bishop Brennan (wufoo.com)
You are invited to attend the “Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally” to be held on Saturday, October 15 at 12:00 Noon at the Veteran’s Memorial Park in Clarksburg at the Hilltop Shelter. Please plan on coming and bring your family and friends to pray for peace and justice in the world. For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Mary Jane Merandi at 304-622-8791.
Altar Server Training for interested students begins October 16 immediately following the 11 am Mass. You are expected to attend four Sundays of training: October 23, November 13, November 20, and December 3. Pizza will be provided! If you have any questions, please call Sr. Maria SJI at 304-622-8243 or email: [email protected] May the Lord richly bless you and your family! Prayers, Sr. Maria SJI.
Those who attended the Food Handler’s Class may pick up their cards at the Parish Office.
The schedules for altar servers and gift shop volunteers have been emailed. If you did not receive a schedule, please call the Parish Office at 304-622-8243 and make sure we have your email address. In the future, this is the method all schedules will be sent.
Parish Nurse Ministry:
- The Seasons of Hope Bereavement Program continues on October 1, 8, 15 and 22. The Group will meet in the Parish Center from 10 am till Noon. Please call Theresa White at 304-669-6063 or Mary Jo Flaherty at 304-622-4147 with any questions.
- IC Parish Nurses are sponsoring an American Heart Association–Family and Friends CPR/AED from 8:30 am to Noon; and a First Aid Classroom Course from 1 pm to 4 pm in the Parish Center on Saturday, September 24.
- On Sunday, Oct. 9thfrom 12:30-2:30pm, join the IC Parish Nurses for a workshop on suicide prevention led by Dr. Veronica Gallo. The workshop will address risk factors for suicide, signs of impending suicide, and action steps to prevent suicide. The workshop will be held in the IC Parish Center. For more information, contact Veronica Gallo at 304-476-2930.
- Mark your calendars for our upcoming Health Fair on Saturday, October 29.
- September 2022 Newsletter: https://uploads.weconnect.com/mce/91d5e6728240dd7edc866732c15a56a934cf0a97/September%202022%201.pdf
In honor of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, each family in our parish is invited to spend one week with the traveling Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima in his/her home. The many benefits/blessings are endless. If interested, contact Carla Iaquinta at 304-623-9344 or Carmelita Milnes at 304-844-2478.
Mustard Seed’s Board sends special thanks for the vital support our parish provides to feed the hungry and clothe the needy. In August 525 food orders were distributed. Our particular needs are for peanut butter, mac & cheese, soups, soaps of all kinds, men’s shoes and plastic bags. Please drop off donations only if someone is there to receive them. Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday we are there from 11 am till 3 pm. To make an appointment, call any of our volunteers or Dolores at 304-624-6077.
Here is the ZOOM link for the Knights of Columbus family rosary on Sunday evenings at 7 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89131846381?pwd=VWVJY3RYOS9mSjgxVlBhTG9LdU9hQT09
Here is link to the Faith in WV weekly bulletin from the Diocese:
https://files.constantcontact.com/79300250101/4f0470ad-f93a-43db-b912-0ee253f27bef.pdf?rdr=true
