Immaculate Conception Church-Claflin

05/30/2026

Activities for the kids! Register your children today!

https://www.dcdiocese.org/summer-missions-youth

05/26/2026

This weekend our diocese celebrates as three men are ordained to the priesthood on the same day for the first time our 75-year history!
Make sure to join together at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City for the 10:00 AM Ordination Mass on Saturday, May 30.

05/22/2026

Mark your calendars for another bonus event the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City puts on in the summer. Due to the construction at the Cathedral, we're excited to help out and have this event here in Spearville!

Moms and daughters, come enjoy some refreshments and make saint bracelets together on Saturday, June 28th from 10am-12pm.

05/19/2026

TOTUS TUUS is just 25 days away (June 14–19) — register your child(ren) soon!

TOTUS TUUS is a fun and faith-filled Catholic summer program led by college-age missionaries. Through games, songs, skits, prayer, and engaging lessons, students grow in their faith while building friendships and having a great time.

Open to students who have completed grades 1–12.

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dAzf9TgeT7

05/19/2026

As the fires continue in southwest Kansas, please stop and take a moment to pray for rain in the affected areas. The following prayer is from Catholic Rural Life.

Almighty God, we are in need of rain. We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky, what a marvel even the least drop of rain really is. To think that so much water can fall out of the sky, which now is empty and clear! We place our trust in you. We are sure that you know our needs. But you want us to ask you anyway, to show you that we know we are dependent on you. Look on our dry hills and fields, dear God, and bless them with the living blessing of gentle rain. Then the land will rejoice, and the rivers will sing your praises, and the hearts of all will be made glad. Amen.

05/17/2026

May 17, 2026 ~ Congratulations to our high school graduates! They participated in the Mass as lectors and gift bearers. Father Bob prayed a special prayer over the graduates! And everyone enjoyed donuts to celebrate!
We pray for continued blessings for the graduates, that they each fulfill God's perfect plan for them. 🎓✝️

05/17/2026

As a Holy Day of Obligation, this falls on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday - The Ascension of the Lord.

It signifies the end of Jesus' earthly ministry and his exaltation to the right hand of God.

Since it falls on Thursday, May 14, this Solemnity is transferred to the following Sunday.

Lord Jesus,
You who by ascending into heaven clothed us with the gift of the Holy Spirit, make us your witnesses in our daily lives telling of the joy of your Mercy.

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

Linda Sue Simpson Hammeke went to Gods open arms May 14th, 2026, passing at Ellinwood District Hospital where she received awesome care from the entire staff. Sue, as everyone knew her as, was loved by everyone who knew her, especially her 7 angels Sue was born in Kansas City, Missouri,