Immaculate Conception Religious Education

10/29/2022

All Saints Mass and procession of Saints!!!
Can you name all the Saints you see? I will list them in the comments on All Saints Day!!!!!

08/13/2022

Yesterday was the Parish Block Party!!!!!

There were so many people and everyone had a wonderful time!!! There was lots of food, games and activities!!!

Our Religious Education Program sponsored Mini Golf!!!! It was AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us!!!!

08/13/2022

Registration is taking place for the 2022/2023 school year. Classes begin on September 7th. Please use the link below to register today.

Parents - Please fill in the form below in its entirety. Let us know if you have any questions at 815-942-4177 or [email protected]. Thank you! God bless!

02/02/2022

Candlemas!!!

FEBRUARY 2 + Today we celebrate The Presentation of the Lord also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Candlemas Day ✝️

The Church celebrates the feast of The Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included in today's liturgy. According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is referred to as the Purification of Mary. This is known as a Christmas feast since it points back to the Solemnity of Christmas.

The feast was first observed in the Eastern Church as The Encounter. In the sixth century, it began to be observed in the West: in Rome with a more penitential character and in Gaul (France) with solemn blessings and processions of candles, popularly known as Candlemas. The Presentation of the Lord concludes the celebration of the Nativity and with the offerings of the Virgin Mother and the prophecy of Simeon, the events now point toward Easter.

In obedience to the Old Law, the Lord Jesus was presented in the Temple by His Blessed Mother and His foster father, Joseph. This is another epiphany celebration insofar as the Christ Child is revealed as the Messiah through the canticle and words of Simeon and the testimony of Anna the prophetess. Christ is the light of the nations, hence the blessing and procession of candles on this day. In the Middle Ages, this feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas, was of great importance.

02/01/2022

We are canceling classes for tomorrow, February 2nd due to the forecast of inclement weather. Stay safe and warm! God bless you!

02/01/2022

St. Brigid, pray for us!

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas! May God's abundant blessings be yours this Christmas and always!

10/29/2021

All Saints day celebration yesterday at our Religious Education Mass!!!! Each class had a student dressed as a Saint!!!! Fr. Jason's homily was awesome too!!!! What a great way to celebrate together...at Mass ...remembering God's holy "super heroes!!!"

10/07/2021

We are blessed! Yesterday Fr. Jason gave all of our students and catechists "A Walk Through the Mass!" It was wonderful! We all learned so much! Thank you Fr. Jason!!!! It really was awesome!!!

10/01/2021

The Feast of St. Therese is celebrated on October 1st on the New Calendar, and on October 3rd on the Traditional Calendar. Here are some...

10/01/2021