Thank you for reading our weekly update. We hope you find things here to like and we hope that you find these messages and others we send out useful to you!

As always, you can stay always stay up to date beyond this weekly update by reading our website, our bulletin, and our social media pages which are listed at the bottom of this message.

This weekend is the 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We have many students who have not yet been given a class assignment because we do not have enough teachers. Now, more than ever it is important to give our children a solid faith foundation. Won’t you help us do that?

We have openings for all evenings of the week and Saturday mornings for all grade levels (1st-12th) Lesson plans and trainings are provided for you.

For more information on how to be a Catechist/Mentor, please call the RE office at 815.436.4501

Beginning on Sunday July 20th St. Mary’s Garden Ministry will have a table set up in the commons for parishioners to visit. We will be sharing from the garden on Sunday mornings following the 9:00am, 10:45am and 12:15pm masses.

We have a variety of herbs and vegetables that we are growing. Due to different growing times not everything will be available each week- but as our produce becomes available, we will share. In addition to produce from our garden we may also share produce from local Farmers’ Markets.

We are also encouraging parishioners to also use the table to share from your own gardens! Please feel free to visit the garden as well.

Volunteers needed for The Rescue Project at SMI this fall. Help small groups experience Christ’s story in a new way as they become better equipped to share our faith! Two upcoming facilitator training sessions available to learn more.

Get our parish app now and you’ll be kept up to date on events, and even set yourself prayer and confession reminders! Going forward, you can even find our bulletin on the app. Download it from the Store today and search for SMIP!

FORMED.org is a premier on-line platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, cartoons, audio dramas, ebooks, and talks – and it’s FREE for every parishioner.

St Mary’s will be installing a Memorial Candle Wall on each side of the Divine Mercy portrait to be installed this fall.

There will be 42 candles available for one year continuous illumination in honor or memory of your loved one. Annual cost for each candle is $100 and will have your intention engraved on a plaque below the candle.

Please contact Pam Angelus in the parish office for more information or fill out the form in the bulletin with your information. These are available on a first come, first served basis and there is no opportunity for location selection.

St. Mary Immaculate Parish • 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield, IL • 815-436-2651