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New Year Provides Opportunities to Grow in Faith and Service
t’s that time once again — as we’re taking down and putting away our Christmas decorations, we hear the countless weight loss or gym commercials that tell us, “new year, new you” or “this is your year.” But what if we took that advice — “this is your year” — and applied it to our faith? What if we committed to growing in faith and holiness in 2021? What if we took this year to find what is missing? Fr. Michael Troha says this can be the year for all of us to truly become saints. One way to do this is sharing in the celebration of the Mass. “Try coming to Mass on one weekday a week, in addition to your Sunday obligation,” Fr. Troha says.
For so many of us, 2020 was a year marked with a lot of stress and uncertainty. But in 2021, we can commit to give these stresses to God and commit to more time with Him in the Adoration Chapel. The chapel is currently open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Saturday. With the social distancing guidelines, three people can be in the chapel at a time. And, as we grow in holiness, we may also commit to growing in service and fellowship. With this in mind, there is also a host of ministries in which one can get involved at Immaculate Conception. Many of our ministries — from the Knights of Columbus to men’s and women’s prayer groups, to continued on back cover
As we followed COVID-19 precautions and guidelines, we were still able to share in a number of important celebrations throughout 2020.
The PSR Living Rosary took place in October 2020.
PSR Students meet with First Communion leaders.
Mary altars were put together at the first First Communion session in September 2020.
First Communion was celebrated privately in August 2020.
