October 17, 2024

Safe Environment Training S.E.T

As you know, everyone working with children and youth is required to take the S.E.T. Training. We are encouraging all volunteers to take the class since you probably will come into contact with children or youth at some time. There will be an English training on

Saturday, October 19 at 9:00 am. 

Please contact Margie to register (so we will be sure to have enough materials) 

Meals for the Hungry - October 19

As a parish, we serve dinner to ~150-200 people on the third Saturday of every month. Donations can be dropped off at the Immaculata kitchen (attached to the school) between 4 and 4:30 pm on Saturday. Individual meals will be packaged and transported to Urban Ministries on Liberty Street. Please sign up and tell us what you can bring!

Durham CAN Statewide Non-Partisan Candidate Assembly

Join over 1,200 members of religious institutions, neighborhood associations, and non-profits for a non-partisan public assembly with candidates for Governor, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. North Carolina United Power for Action will meet with statewide candidates on October 20 to discuss our shared priorities on affordable housing, food access, mental health care, and other top issues impacting residents across the state. 

JPIC Fall Faith Formation Presentation

In Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis encourages us to seek “a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good” (no. 154). How will you respond? 

On Thursday, October 24, from 7-8:30 pm, in San Damiano 2, Ken Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) will offer our Fall JPIC faith formation presentation on Catholic Social Teaching and the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops initiative, “Civilize It - A Better Kind of Politics.”  

As we approach our upcoming election on November 05th, this presentation will focus on the Catholic Church and Pope Francis’s vision of politics as one human family, listening to understand, encounter, and grow through charity, clarity, and creativity to identify common values and seek the truth together, where we jointly come up with solutions to the problems that face our world.  

Light refreshments will be provided. All members of our Immaculate Conception parish and the Immaculata School community are welcome to join us. 

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is domestic violence awareness month. Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) has invited Laura Yeomans, an educator and fellow with Catholics For Family Peace, to speak with our parish community about how to help family and friends experiencing domestic abuse. She will meet with our “Parents and Couples group” on Saturday October 26, 10 am - 12 pm in the St. Claire trailer. All are welcome. 



As Parish Partners Program Manager for the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., Laura coordinated parish outreach, including workshops and support in developing domestic violence ministries and giving presentations for teens about healthy and unhealthy dating and relationships. She is available to speak with other adult ministries and teenagers as well. You can contact Laura at lyeomans@igc.org. 

Immaculata Catholic School receives the 2024 National Blue Ribbon School Award

Immaculata is proud to add a second (2024) National Blue Ribbon Schools Award to the original NBRS award given to the school in 2012. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognized Immaculata as a school excelling in academic performance. Every year since the Program was established in 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out and highlighted schools that are demonstrating outstanding academic programming success. The prestigious National Blue Ribbon School award affirms the hard work of Immaculata students, educators, families, and communities that are creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content. 

We need your help

Have you considered serving as a lector or helping with Communion at our weekend Masses? There is a need for Extraordinary Minister of Distribution of Communion and lectors to help at our Sunday Masses. Please contact James Maxson for more information.

Meet The New Youth Minister

My name is Bobby Denne. I am a cradle Catholic born to Robert Denne and Susan Janusek in 1994 in Wilmington, NC. I am the middle child in a family with 2 older siblings and 2 younger siblings. I spent most of my youth growing up in the foothills of East Tennessee where I played, coached and refereed soccer and helped with the youth program at my home parish. I graduated undergrad with an Associates in Teaching and a Bachelors in Elementary Education. I taught in an elementary school for two years before continuing studies in Philosophy and Theology at Saint Meinrad Seminary in Southern Indiana earning a Masters in Catholic Philosophy.

Interests: I enjoy cooking new foods and listening to music and audiobooks. I love to play and watch Soccer. My favorite team is Chelsea FC. I also like to play board games. My favorite philosopher is Ludwig Wittgenstein and my favorite theologian is Maximus the Confessor. My patron saint is Anthony of Egypt.

Financial Report

Below is the offertory information for June. We are grateful to all of you for your financial support. For those of you who would like to sign up for On-Line Giving, here are the instructions.

Special Collection: World Mission Sunday

In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church with the first worldwide Mission Sunday collection taking place in October 1927. The Mission Sunday collection is always taken on the next to last Sunday during the month of October. That day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the evangelization of the world

Bull City Race Fest

The Bull City Race Fest is happening this Sunday morning, October 20. According to www.bullcityracefest.com, the race is expected to pass along Buchanan between 7:00 AM and 10:45 AM. In previous years, this has often led to the intersection at Buchanan and W. Chapel Hill being blocked during this time.

Job Opportunity

Accountant

Immaculate Conception is looking for an accountant. This person will be responsible for the finances of the parish and the school. For a complete job description click here. If you are interested, please send your resume or any questions to Margie.