SAVE THE DATE – “THE MARRIAGE JOURNEY” – the Diocese of Covington invites all couples to attend a Marriage Enrichment experience on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at St. Barbara Parish in Erlanger – 8:00AM-3:00PM. Cost is $25 per couple, light breakfast, lunch and refreshments included – additional details to follow soon.

Sacrament of Confirmation (for Adults) will be conferred by our Bishop on June 9, the Feast of Pentecost at the Cathedral at the 10 AM Mass. Any adult or high school Junior or Senior who has not been confirmed is invited to this celebration. We will hold an information session on Monday, May 6 at 7 PM. Please register for this session at our website: https://www.ihm-ky.org/adult-confirmation-registration-1. For more information, please contact Deacon Greg.

Diocese of Covington will hold a training session for NEW Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lectors on Saturday, June 8, 10 AM at St James Parish in Brooksville, KY. Contact Fr. Rottman for nomination.

We've added a new feature to our website: Spiritual Reading Corner. On this page, you will find a list of suggested spiritual books by age group. We plan to update the Corner monthly. April is the Month of the Holy Eucharist, and the recommended books are all Eucharist related.

Our Lenten Penance Service will be on Monday, April 8 at 7 PM.

There is yet another email scam making the IHM rounds that at first glance appears to be from Fr. Nick. It is not. The email asks for your help by sending him iTunes gift cards to help a hospital patient. Please just delete this email; do not click on any of the links or reply to the email.

Our Capital Campaign renovation is scheduled to begin mid-May, 2019. The facility will be unavailable for most activities during the period 22 May through 28 August. Stay tuned for updates.

Lent Fish Fry: Dine in or Drive Thru. Menus available by clicking on the Fish Fry! link above.

Keeping students safer on their school-provided devices is of paramount importance to IHM School. We would like to make you aware of a recent step our team has taken to monitor school-issued accounts. Bark for Schools is a powerful new monitoring service we are utilizing to help us better protect students both at school and at home.

The Diocese will offer Liturgical Ministry training for new Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on April 4, 7 PM at St. Paul Church. Anyone interested in becoming a liturgical minister should contact Fr. Rottman to be nominated and plan to attend this mandatory session.

Due to our winter weather conditions, we will cancel today's sessions for the Mass and plan to do 2 sessions next week to stay on track.

Join the fun with the IHM family at the annual Children's Carnival, Saturday, Feb 2.

Visit our Advent page for ways to make this Advent truly remarkable!

Annual Required Formation/Update for Lectors; March 24 OR March 25; for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion March 31 OR April 1.

There's no one who can teach us to prepare for Christ's coming better than Mary, whose faithful anticipation of Christ's birth is the perfect model for how we should anticipate Christmas. That's why streaming The Bible and the Virgin Mary has become a St. Paul Center tradition—there's simply no better way to get to the Christ child than through His mother. Join us as we again stream for free The Bible and the Virgin Mary. And this year, be one of the first to see a new edition featuring Bible passages read by Scott Hahn. Click on the Link in the Title Above to sign up to make the most of Advent. Free streaming begins December 3.

Help us celebrate our recognition as a 2018 Blue Ribbon of Excellence School on Saturday, November 17. We will assemble in the gym at 1 PM to recognize our wonderful teachers and staff. Class groups will have a group photo in front of our new Blue Ribbon Banner. We are planning various activity stations throughout the gym, and new. prospective families will be given a tour of the school by our student ambassadors.

Tasters Flight 5876--Fly the Friendly IHM skies! This annual, fun event will be on Thursday, November 15 @ IHM. Tickets are on sale now. Download the ticket order form and return to the school today--this event will sell out quickly!

We are conducting a survey of all parishioners on a possible change in Sunday Mass times. Please voice your opining at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IHMMASSTIMES This survey will be open through September 2nd.

The Diocese will host training for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lectors on September 24 at 7 PM at St. Mary's Parish, Alexandria. Anyone who discerns a calling to this Ministry must contact Fr. Rottman by September 1.

Catholic Inquiry sessions program meets on Thursday Evenings, 7 PM - 9 PM. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the way people are initiated into the Christian way of life, specifically in the Roman Catholic tradition. It is a journey of discovery, where participants come to know Jesus Christ. It is a process of awakening to what it means to be a Catholic Christian. It is an opportunity to explore the Catholic faith. It is a period of discernment to help each individual freely decide if the Catholic Church can be the place to call home. The RCIA is a focused experience of the ever-deepening journey into the life of faith, which is the task of a lifetime.