Living as Faithful Disciples:
Come, Follow me!
Viviendo Como Fieles Discípilos:
¡Vengan, Síganme!!
A Message from Our Pastor
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
It’s such a wonderful gift for us to be able to gather, worship, serve and be formed here at Saint Mary Immaculate. No matter what may be happening around us, our parish community is a constant source of peace in our lives. This is the place where we can gather at the Eucharistic table, serve our Lord, and be formed in the faith that has been passed down through the centuries.
Here, united as we are in God’s love, we are a visible sign and witness to the love of God in our community. Here we are nourished by prayer, Word, and Sacraments through which we get grace to go forth and do the work that God has chosen for us to do. Here we grow in relationship with our Lord who longs to be part of our lives. We value formation in the faith and sharing that faith with others through our witness, service, and evangelization. Through our many vibrant ministries, we put flesh on the words of Saint John: “If God so loved us, we also must love one another” (1 John 4:11).
With this in mind, I invite you to respond to our parish’s new giving initiative: Living as Faithful Disciples: Come, Follow Me! Please review the contents of this brochure and prayerfully consider how you and your family can play an active role in continuing the work of Jesus Christ through our parish community. Our goal is to increase our Sunday offertory contributions so that we can continue to worship, serve, and form people in the faith, bringing the love of Jesus to as many people as we possibly can.
On October 19 and 20, our parish will be observing a special Commitment Weekend, inviting members of our community to come together and make a financial commitment that will allow Saint Mary Immaculate Parish to continue its important work. We are counting on you! By participating in our giving initiative, we respond to God’s great gift of love by loving one another with the heart of Jesus.
Thank you for your generosity, prayers, and commitment to Saint Mary Immaculate Parish!
Yours in Christ and His Blessed Mother,
Father Pat Mulcahy, Pastor
Look for a brochure in your mailbox from Father!
Love Your Parish
Here, united in God’s love, we are a visible sign of the body of Christ and together we do great things. Nourished by prayer and the sacraments, the members of our parish community are journeying on the path of discipleship and growing in relationship with Jesus Christ daily. We value discipleship and evangelization.
Love Your Savior
As we strive to love one another better, good stewardship plays a key role. Stewardship isn’t a code word for financial support. Stewardship is about doing the work of Christ and engaging our many resources to further the ministry and mission of Our Lord. Remembering that everything we have is a gift from our creator.
Love Your Neighbor
We know the importance of bringing the love of God to our neighbors. Through our many ministries, and our social and service-oriented outreach programs, we put into action the truth stated so eloquently by St. John the Apostle: “If God so loved us, we also must love one another” (1 Jn 4:11).
See How Nora & Pat McBride Are Living As Faithful Stewards
SMI has made a major impact on our family both through the church and school community. We have been a part of this parish for around 8 years now. Our oldest started school at SMI in 2017 and we now have 3 boys at SMI. When moving to the area and looking for schools, we were just looking for something that has a great preschool through Kindergarten program, then we planned to move on to public school. Once we got immersed in SMI though, we quickly saw the impact this community made on our lives. And can’t imagine ourselves anywhere else.
In 2023, this community became family to us both in the church and school. Our middle son was diagnosed with low-grade glioma brain cancer. Before we could even wrap our heads around this diagnosis, we were wrapped around the SMI community in ways of faith, support, care packages, meals, emotional comfort, masses, rosaries, rides, childcare, hugs, classmates, teachers, priests, you name it. The teachers and parents choose to teach our son’s classmates about cancer, how scary it can be, but also how God can watch over all of us and prayers are heard. They didn’t shy away or glaze over how difficult cancer can be. We honestly had this community pick us up and guide us though this journey with
faith and love. 18 months later, Beckett is thriving, and we cannot thank this community enough for what they have done and what they continue to do.
We thank God every day for pushing us to join SMI and continue to immerse ourselves in this community. God is great and he continues to show us all that every day.
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