Dear ICC Family, First, I would like to thank all the volunteers (Ushers, Lectors, EMs, Parish Councils, Committees, etc.) who are now in compliance with the Diocesan VIRTUS training and criminal background checks. We went from 75% non-compliant to 50%. (The Spanish Volunteers are 100% in compliance!) Your commitment to these requirements ensures the safety…
Dear ICC Family, Congratulations to our DRE, Donna Cosme, her Assistant, Anne Dean, and all the wonderful volunteer teachers and monitors in our Religious Education program for doing such a great job all year long preparing our young people for the sacrament of Confirmation. The music was also amazing, as usual! Bishop Andrzej “Anjay” Zglejszewski…
Dear ICC Family, We had an awesome mission this week with over 80 people! Fr. Roy is an amazing speaker who’s been to the Holy Land 19 times. He makes connections between the Old and the New Testaments that I never heard of before. I told him that I wanted to join him on his…
Dear ICC Family, Last weekend, the choir sounded amazing, partly because we now utilize the choir loft. Bobby Peterson, our Music Director, and Shawn Pinson, our Sacristan, spent days cleaning it out and bringing up all necessary equipment (keyboard, speakers, etc.). Every night, I saw one of their cars parked in the back parking lot…
Dear ICC Family, In order to prepare for Easter, we are having a LENTEN RETREAT led by Fr. Roy Tvrdik on Sunday, February 25th and Monday through Wednesday, February 26th – 28th at 7:00pm in the Church. In addition we are going to have “double Holy Hours” at 12:00pm AND at 7:00pm as well on…
Dear ICC Family, I recently received a complaint because I allowed Shawn, our sacristan, to expose and repose the Blessed Sacrament during Holy Hour. Although Shawn is not an ordained minister (a priest or a deacon) he is an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion. According to canon law 943, an EM is allowed to expose…
Dear ICC Family, Thank you all so much for your prayers and support during my recent bout with COVID. I had it once before, so it was no big deal for me. It just felt like a little cold, but I was in lockdown for several days until I tested negative for 3 days. Special…
Dear ICC Family, I was overwhelmed by the Adopt-a-Family program in action this week! So many beautifully wrapped presents for so many families were collected this year… as it is every year! A special shout out to Kristin Kalisak, who runs the program. She really puts her faith into practice! What I didn’t realize is…
Dear ICC Family, Thanks to your generosity and the hard work of the Knights of Columbus, Fr. Slomski Council, we blessed our new Nativity last Sunday. I didn’t even need to use holy water because the Lord himself provided plenty of water from the sky! Our original goal was to buy one Nativity, but because…
