Since the wide outage of Google services in December, our members are reporting that IHM email is being delivered to their Google Email spam box. We are working with Cincinnati Bell and Google to fix the issue. Please whitelist the ihm-ky.org domain in your Google email and create a filter that never sends IHM email to your spam box as a temporary work-around. As of 14 Jan, we believe this is fixed. Let us know!
Out technology support contractor has discovered that once again someone is spoofing our email domain and is sending thousands of emails using the non-existent email address of info@ihm-ky.org. The content of the email mentions a Chase account problem. Obviously, we are not doing that. Please be careful about emails you receive.
“In view of the gravity of the current pandemic and the lack of availability of alternative vaccines, the reasons to accept the new COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are sufficiently serious to justify their use, despite their remote connection to morally compromised cell lines. “Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community. In this way, being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good.”
There is an email going around that mentions your PayPal account that looks like its coming from IHM. It is not. Again....do not click on links or a text message purported to be from IHM or an IHM staff member as the criminals are at it again. Call us to check on the validity before you're the victim.
IHM will continue participation in the Summer Feeding program beginning Monday, December 7th and will continue until federal funds have been depleted. As part of the program, IHM will offer complimentary grab-n-go sack lunches to children who are not enrolled in our school. This means families with younger children may pre-order meals and pick them up at the designated time and location. Children up to 18 years of age are eligible for the free lunch. IHM will provide the grab-n-go sack lunch on in-school days only from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
All of us are on a spiritual journey; all are at different mileposts on that journey. Since the very earliest days of the Catholic Church, there has been a process of accepting men, women, children, and entire families into the Church. This process, which we today call the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults/Children (RCIA/RCIC), follows the mission commanded by Jesus Christ: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28)
Bishop Foys has required masks for all attending Mass in all parishes within the Diocese. He did this to comply with the State Health Department's requirement, but also out of Charity. Many people want to come back to Mass, but have been afraid due to the number of people not wearing a mask. So, to be a welcoming parish, and out of charity, please wear the mask.
Deacon Greg Kandra (Brooklyn, former CBS news writer) discusses today's news, answering the question "what's a Catholic to do?". Impeachment, drone strikes, primaries, polls, scandals.....how do we stay above the fray and keep our sanity? Click on the link above to read Deacon's article from the Feb 2nd issue of Our Sunday Visitor.
There is yet another email scam making the IHM rounds that at first glance appears to be from a staff member. It is not. The email asks for your "Immediately Response" or to 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. Do not become a victim! Call the office if you have any concerns.
Sad to say that yet another email scam using Fr. Nick's info is making its rounds. In this one it includes in the body of the message Fr. Nick's real email and phone number. The subject has been ASAP. Please do not fall for these scams! If Father Nick needs you "asap", he will call.
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.