December 15, 2024 - 3rd Sunday of Advent

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 12/05/24

Next Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent           Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp

Nota Bene:      Please do not overlook the invitation to come to informational sessions on merger in the article that follows this schedule:

Schedule of Christmas Masses

Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24)

Sacred Heart….3:00 p.m.  featuring Children’s Choir

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December 8, 2024 - 2nd Sunday of Advent

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 12/05/24

Next Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent           Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp

Advent Communal Penance  Service

At least four priests will be available to hear confessions on Wednesday, December 11 for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Family Advent Communal Penance Service which will be held at Sacred Heart Church at ... Read More »

December 1, 2024 - First Sunday of Advent

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 12/05/24

Next Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent Celebrant: Fr. Tharp

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For the first part of Advent we focus on the Second Coming of Christ.  Around December 17 we change our focus to prepare for Christmas.  The Advent wreath allows us to count the weeks until Christmas, but also ... Read More »

November 24, 2024 - Feast of Christ the King

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 12/05/24

Next Sunday: First Sunday of Advent           Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp

First Sunday of Advent

Next Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new liturgical year for the Catholic Church.  For the past year on Sundays, we have been reading from Cycle B from the lectionary.  ... Read More »

November 17, 2024 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 11/12/24

Next Sunday: Feast of our Lord Christ the King           Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp

Beacons of Light: Canonical and Legal Unification of Two Locations into one Parish

Last week, the combined Parish Council of the Immaculate Heart of Mary agreed that I (as pastor) should begin the process of consultation ... Read More »

November 10, 2024 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 11/12/24

Next Sunday: Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time           Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp

This is a reprint of the article from last week

Beacons of Light: Canonical and Legal Unification of Two Locations into one Parish

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, five representatives of the Archdiocese met with me and ... Read More »

November 3, 2024 - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 11/12/24

Next Sunday: Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time      Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp                      

Beacons of Light: Canonical and Legal Unification of Two Locations into one Parish

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, five representatives of the Archdiocese met with me and my Key Directors to address the question of the ... Read More »

October 27, 2024 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 10/22/24

Next Sunday: Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time      Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp   

Friday, November 1 IS a Holyday of Obligation

Masses for the Holyday: Feast of All Saints

St. Ann:  Anticipatory Mass on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.  Friday, All Saints: 6:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. (School Mass)  (Adults ... Read More »

October 20, 2024 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 10/22/24

Next Sunday: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp     

Announcing “Together Sunday”

Archbishop Schnurr is asking each Family of Parishes to participate in “Together Sunday” this year on the Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, November 24.  Since the 1970s, the national trend of ... Read More »

October 14, 2024 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Julie Kluesener on 10/22/24

Next Sunday: Twenty Ninth  Sunday in Ordinary Time      Celebrant:  Fr. Tharp 

Announcing “Together Sunday”

Archbishop Schnurr is asking each Family of Parishes to participate in “Together Sunday” this year on the Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, November 24.  Since the 1970s, the national trend ... Read More »