Fr. Matthew would like to encourage family fellowship during our Lenten Suppers in the Main Hall this year. What an excellent way to gather for a meal with our parish family! You could attend the stations of the cross at 6 p.m. (except 5:30 p.m. on March 14) and enjoy a wonderful meal prepared by one of our groups here at ICC. We are not having the drive-thru by the ELC Drop off as we have done in the past. If you need meals to go, you can still pick them up in the Main Hall. For those who are not able to come into the Main Hall, there will be someone outside who can arrange for the meals to be brought to your car.
Lenten Suppers - Dine-in at Immaculate Conception Church. All plates are $12 each - 5-7:30 p.m. To-Go Plates upon request
Friday, 21 - Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus - LUNCH (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) AND SUPPER - Catfish Dinner
Immaculate Conception Church
Starting Good Friday and culminating Divine Mercy Sunday
April 18 at 5:15 p.m. (following the Good Friday Service); April 19 at 9 a.m. (following Office of Readings); April 21 at 9 a.m., April 22 at 5:30 p.m., April 23 through April 25 at 9 a.m.; April 26 at 3:15.
What is the Examen? The Examen, credited to St. Ignatius, is simply a review of the last twenty-four hours of our day. We bring the last day before God, which means we never run out of material for prayer. Ignatius' own live experience taught him the value of reviewing his day with God's help. The value of this prayer is that it helps us pray our lives, notice gifts, and pay attention to the movement of the spirits. It increases our awareness of all the ways God is encountering us each day. The Examen helps us become more and more aware of the Spirit of the Lord in our lives (Isaiah 61:1) and the fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-25: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control.