News & Events

Barb Good Fortkamp and her sister, Beth Good Pritchard attended Immaculate Conception School in the 1980’s and graduated from Bishop Watterson High School. The sisters were not Catholic, at the time, as they grew up in the Presbyterian Church. After experiencing the value of a Catholic faith and education, Barb and Beth joined the Catholic […]

Fr. Matt Hoover has presided as pastor of the Immaculate Conception Parish for the last 7 years. Become a Legacy Family Sponsor A $250 donation goes directly to the IC School Sustainability Fund. We honor the generosity of each Legacy Family Sponsor by featuring them on our social media sites and in the church bulletin. 

SIGN UP to participate in IC Does the Derby: From your phone, text the number 762-78 with the message, ICDerby. Or, go online to ICDerby.givesmart.com Host a socially distanced gathering in your back yard and enjoy this event with friends and family!  Sip your juleps made from the Drink Boxes,  shop the silent auction and bet on

The Morrison Family have been IC parishioners since moving to Clintonville in 2005. All 4 of their children attended IC and had an overwhelming sense of a faith-filled community. The kids have made life-long friendships which has been evident in our college kids who are in other states but come back to their roots of

Immaculate Conception is blessed to have received a $3,600 grant from The Catholic Foundation’s responsive grant cycle. This grant will enable us to participate in the Missionaries to the Family pilot program – our goal is to enhance our efforts to communicate that a relationship with God is life-giving and full of love.  We are

We joined Immaculate Conception Parish in 1983 and have been members for 37 years. Our four children, Molly, Jonathon, Julie and Janine, graduated from Immaculate Conception School and Bishop Watterson High School. Two daughters were married at IC and both live on Oakland Park. In fact, one even married a boy who grew up in

Although few in number, the mission outreach of the Carmelite Friars, Saint Elias Province, is quite extensive. For over sixty-five years, we have been providing manpower and financial assistance to Africa, specifically to Zimbabwe (formerly, Southern Rhodesia).  Within the past thirty five years, we have been helping the Carmelite Missions in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka,

Our annual festival is the most significant fundraiser for Immaculate Conception each year. Due to its cancellation, IC will be hosting a virtual Kentucky Derby Viewing Party on Sept. 5, 2020. IC does the Derby will allow participants to bet on Kentucky Derby horses in real time. We anticipate that the party will raise funds

Calling All IC Parishioners!  Please join us for IC does the Derby VIRTUALLY! Due to the covid-19 pandemic, we were unable to have the IC Festival, our biggest fundraiser of the year.  The 146th Kentucky Derby was rescheduled to Sept. 5th for the same reason.  This gave us the perfect excuse to have some parish

Program Summary: This program is designed to provide emergency utility bill assistance for residents facing hardship due to COVID-19. The program is funded through the City of Columbus CARES dollars. This program is intended to serve the city of Columbus and Franklin county residents who meet the eligibility criteria below. Emergency assistance grants for utilities