A note from our Pastor

Parish Updates 

• Welcome to Our Parish
  Welcome to the newest members of Immaculate Heart of Mary!
  • Kelly & Kristy Morrison & their children Zelda & Walter
  • Elise Motzel 
  • Samantha Stima
    
    
• Friendly Reminder
  Silence should be observed after Mass until one is outside/back of the Church, both for respect toward the Blessed Sacrament and toward those members of the faithful who wish to prolong their thanksgiving after Mass.
  
  
• IHM Catholic School - Enrollment 2023-24
  Enrolling now for the 2023-24 school year! Our classrooms are filling up fast and space is first-come, first-serve.
  • Questions? Fill out this inquiry form or contact the school office at 608-222-8831 or secretary@ihm-school.org
     
• IHM Summer School Programs
  Signups for our summer programs are now open! IHM has two summer programs:
  • *ECE Summer Program for students entering 3K, 4K, or Kindergarten
    • ECE Summer Program Sign-Up 
  • *IHM Summer Camp Program, for students entering grades 1-6
    • IHM Summer Camp Sign-Up 
      
      
• Luke House
  IHM will provide the evening meal for the Luke House Community Meal program this month on March 22. Please sign up here to help and donate food. Please contact Cathy at bernards@chorus.net or (608) 226-9932 with questions.
  
  
• Knight of Columbus March Newsletter
  Click here to read the recent happenings within Our Lady of the Green Scapular Council.
  
  
• Easter Basket Donations
  On March 25, the IHM St. Vincent de Paul conference and the IHM St Anne’s Society will work together for the 2nd year to assemble Easter Baskets for families in need. These Easter Baskets will be distributed to families with children that visit the food pantry at the Vincentian Center.
  • Donation items, such as small toys (that can fit in an Easter basket) or Easter candy are needed to make this event a success. Place your donations in the labeled bin in the Church entry near the usher’s room. The donation bin will be available from March 11-24. Last year were we able to assemble almost 300 Easter baskets and we hope to meet or exceed that this year. Contact Pat Ponty (608-221-4330) or Mary Anderson (608-221-1926) with questions.
     
    
• Helping Christians in the Holy Land  
  In this season of almsgiving, why not consider helping the Christians in the Holy Land by donating to the Good Friday Collection? Through our generosity last year, Catholics across our country helped make an incredible difference in many lives by helping to create more than 1,500 jobs and rehabilitate over 100 homes for Christian families in the Holy Land. Will you help make a difference again this year with your donation to the Good Friday Collection?
  
  
• St. Patrick's Day
  Dispensation from Lenten Abstinence for the Commemoration of St. Patrick. Please see the rescript from Bishop Hying dispensing the faithful of the Diocese of Madison from the obligation of abstinence on the celebration of the Commemoration of St. Patrick on Friday, March 17.  
  
  
• 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal
  Our parish is 129% of goal for this year's ACA! This is outstanding! Thank you to everyone who generously pledged their support to the wonderful ministries of the Diocese of Madison.
  
  
• 40 Days for Life
  Help save lives in Madison at Madison’s East side Sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Road in Madison, WI Vigil hours: 7 am to 7 pm Monday - Saturday. Sign up at vigilforlife.org. Details here.
  
  
• FORMED - The Catholic Faith On Demand
  Free Catholic Resources for All Ages!
  Are you looking for ways to learn more about the Catholic faith, to share it with a friend, or teach it to your children? FORMED offers a number of online resources, all for free! Visit www.formed.org/signup and enter 53716, then follow the registration steps.
  
  
• Usher Signup
  Please sign up here.

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday Formation Night
  March 15 - Lent/Confession/Stations of the Cross in Marian Hall at 6pm. Our speaker will be Josh Dart and he will be giving a Lenten reflection. We will then head to church for an opportunity to do confession and will end all together with the Stations of the Cross.
  March 22 - Lay Witness Testimony in Marian Hall at 6pm. Our speaker will be Jenna Snider.
  
  
• IHM Fish Fry
  • March 17, 2023 - Drive-thru: 4-7pm
    
    
• Signup for VBS 2023
  IHM is hosting Vacation Bible School (VBS) this summer from 7/17-7/21 from 9am-noon for children going into grades 4K-6th grade!! The theme this year will be "Cathletics: Training to be Champions for Christ". Last year, it was very popular with 70 children attending. Please consider volunteering! Contact Marnie with questions at mharrington@ihmparish.org. Click here for more info and to sign up.
  
  
• High School Retreat
  We encourage all high school students to attend our high school retreat at Camp Gray 3/17-3/19 - especially our Confirmation candidates! We will meet at IHM for departure and pickup. Teens from other parishes will be in attendance, too. To register, please complete this form and submit $40/teen online today! Please contact Rebekah at rscaperlanda@ihmparish.org with any questions!