We joyfully welcome Samantha Barrett (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) and Luke Hill (St. Augustine) into the Church and will continue to pray for them in their journey of faith! Samantha and Luke completed the RCIA program on June 30. Welcome to Immaculate Conception! The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the process through which persons inquire into and determine if they are called to live out their faith life as a member of the Roman Catholic community.

Immaculate Conception’s stained glass windows from our church show Mary through symbols as the Tower of Ivory, Tower of David and the Mystical Rose.  These titles for Mary are part of the invocations in the Litany of Loreto.  Pope Francis recently added three additional invocations to the Litany: Mother of mercy, Mother of hope, and Solace of migrants. Free copies of The History & Meaning of Our Stained Glass Windows are available in the Gathering Space. For additional information on the Litany of Loreto, go to  https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-06/pope-francis-loreto-litany-new-invocations.html

Immaculate Conception is blessed to have received a $18,000 grant from The Catholic Foundation’s responsive grant cycle. This grant enabled us to install cameras and other technology to live-stream the Mass to our home-bound parishioners, especially those affected by COVID-19. We also anticipate using the cameras for special events (weddings, first communions, etc) and as an additional security measure. We are proud that our ministry is being acknowledged and supported for all the good work we do. To view the Mass, click the link below: Facebook (live-stream) YouTube (recorded) We are grateful for all the donors who made this grant possible through The Catholic Foundation. Individuals who care deeply about helping others and want to do more in their community can set up endowments and other funds through The Catholic Foundation for the benefit of organizations like Immaculate Conception. To learn more about how you can set up funds to help parishes like Immaculate Conception, please reach out to The Catholic Foundation’s Director of Development, Scott Hartman, at shartman@catholic-foundation.org or 614-443-8893.

Are you suffering the loss of a loved one? Are you looking for friends to share in your grief and healing? Please join us as as we resume our Seasons of Hope Bereavement Ministry, sponsored by North High Deanery. The sessions will take place via Zoom, with the first session being a one-hour meeting on June 28, from 2-3 p.m. The remaining six sessions will run from 2-4 p.m. on the following dates: July 12 July 19 July 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Anyone interested in attending MUST register in order to guarantee the security of all who participate in the Zoom group. To register, please call Karen Droll at (614) 582-8848. All are welcome!  

Immaculate Conception will not be holding its Parish Festival on July 24-25, 2020. Please hold the date of Saturday, Sept. 5 for a Kentucky Derby Viewing Party. More details to follow!

June 3, 2020 Dear parishioners, To build Jesus’s ministry on Earth and support our community members affected by the pandemic, we have established the Immaculate Conception Emergency Response Fund, in cooperation with a grant from the Catholic Foundation. Members of our IC Parish family are facing much uncertainty during these turbulent times. If you have been adversely affected during this time by the COVID-19 pandemic, I ask that you contact the Parish Office (614-267-9241) to see how we can help. Immaculate Conception is here to serve and we feel honored to answer that call in Jesus’s name. A big thank you to the Catholic Foundation for allowing us to help our fellow parishioners and community members in need! Sincerely in Christ through Mary, Fr. Matt