“Our Lady loves those who are young, make sure you call upon Her often.” St. John Bosco

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Please remember to visit our Grade 7 & 8 Youth Ministry page.

Our Youth Ministry Program for grades 7 and 8 includes Religious Education classes for those students not attending a Catholic school. Classes are offered on Sunday morning from 8:30-10AM and on Wednesday evenings from 6:15-7:45PM. Students register for Sundays OR Wednesdays. Classes begin after Labor Day and usually finish near the end of March or early April.

Getting to know you....7th & 8th graders enjoy community building activities during religion classes.

Our parish follows a diocesan approved curriculum and uses resources approved by the USCCB. Our program includes opportunities for the sacrament of Reconciliation, prayer experiences, service and community building. Classes are listed on our Parish Calendar.

Always check the parish bulletin and our schoolnotes page for the most recent updates. You can also download and print a calendar with class dates.

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…and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.   2 Timothy 2:2

Parents and guardians, is God calling you to become a part of this important ministry to pass along our Catholic faith to our children? Please consider sharing your time and talent by volunteering as a Catechist or Assistant for our Religion classes. All resources and training are provided. No prior experience is necessary.

Call our Religion office at 410 392 3551 or email Ruthie Patterson to learn how you can enrich the faith lives of our youth as well as your own.

“Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.” – Unknown

IC Athletic Association Spring sports registration continues now through March 2nd or until the rosters are full.

Track & Field (co-ed) for grades 3-8 and Baseball for grades 6-8 are included. Both teams participate in the Diocesan Catholic Youth Ministry league.

We currently need a head coach and an assistant coach for Track & Field. Please contact Melinda Delia if you can help. Please see this page and related Athletic Association pages.

Have you been challenged about being Catholic?  Are you ready and able to share the Catholic story–your story–with friends and neighbors who do not understand it?

In a week and a half, Immaculate Conception Parish will begin an 11-week journey through the rich truth and beauty of the Catholic faith.  Join fellow parishioners in viewing and discussing Fr. Robert Barron’s epic, ten-part series, Catholicism.

The Catholicism series will be shown on Monday evenings (7-9 p.m.) and Tuesday mornings (9:15-11:15 a.m.) beginning January 9th.  The Tuesday sessions, which begin January 10th, are a repeat of the Monday evening session.  All meetings will occur in the ICC Parish Center library.

Registration is encouraged, but not required.  Registering will help us ensure that we have enough resources for everyone who attends.

Click here to download the registration form.  You can deliver this form to the parish office, or call the parish office (410-398-1100) with the information contained on the form.

Please pray that through this series many hearts will turn toward Jesus, falling more deeply in love with Him and his Bride, the Church.  Also, please help us by spreading the word and inviting your friends and family (Catholic and non-Catholic alike) to come!

ALL are most welcome, invited, and encouraged to attend.

Join Bishop Malooly and hundreds of youth and adults for the third annual Diocesan Pilgrimage on Saturday, March 31st.

See this link for more information, including the promo video and online registration.

Families with younger children are encouraged to register online as a family.

Youth in grades 7-12 and college-age young adults not registering as a family may email our youth ministry office to participate as part of our parish group. Parents who are “cleared adults” (background check) and would like to chaperone should also email our youth ministry office.

Don’t wait! Registration ends March 23, 2012. See the link above for all the details.

Come and join the fun, and be “Irish for a Night!” Our evening includes dinner, DJ, dancing, games, raffles, and a special guest. For dinner you have the choice of Shepherd’s Pie or Ham and Cabbage. Register by February 29th and receive a free drink ticket!

When: Saturday, March 17, 2012  6:30 – 10:30 PM
Where: Singerly Fire Hall, Route 279 in Elkton
Tickets: $25.00 a person, for sale only until March 5th.  No sales at the door.

Please contact the Parish Office at 410-398-1100 for more information. Click here to download the registration form.

Classes began on Sunday, January 22nd and will continue for eight consecutive weeks. Classes are as follows:

Sunday, 8:30-10:15 AM in the Parish Center.
Sunday, 10-11:45 AM in the Parish Center.
Sunday, 6:30-8:15 PM in the Parish Center.
Monday, 6:00-7:45 PM in the Parish Center.
Wednesday 6:30-8:15 PM at the Bacon residence, 255 Justice Way.

Please remember to attend an alternate class during the same week if you can not attend your regular class.

Candidates, please remember to turn in these items on time:

• Your Service Hour log is due now.
• Your Confirmation Name form is due when you attend class for Lesson #5, which is the week of February 19th.
• Your Sponsor Packet is due when you attend class for Lesson #6, which is the week of February 26th .
• Your Letter to the Pastor (instructions will be given in class) is due when you attend class for Lesson #7, which is the week of March 4th.

Our rehearsal is March 18th at 4:00 PM in IC Church. Confirmation is 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 25th. Candidates and Sponsors will meet with our Bishop in the ICS gym at 1:30 PM. Please arrive no later than 1:15 PM.

Click here for the dress code for Candidates and Sponsors.

If you have any questions regarding our Confirmation program, please email the youth ministry office. Than you.

If you are interested in attending Vacation Bible School this year, please click here and download the flyer/interest survey and return it to the Religion Office by Feb. 15, or you can email  re@iccparish.org to let us know you are interested. Thank you.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Please join us on Fridays during lent for Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Church.

On two Fridays, March 2nd and March 23rd, our teens will perform Shadow Stations. If you’ve never seen Stations of the Cross done this way, please join us.

On the remaining Fridays we will have traditional Stations of the Cross.

Deposits are now due for our Catholic Heart Work Camp trip to Cincinnati, OH in June 2012. The first $100 deposit was due in October. The second $100 deposit was due in January. The third $100 deposit is due in March.

Space is limited, and we currently have a waiting list. We can add more people only if someone drops out. Email youthministry@iccparish.org for more information or if you would like to be added to the waiting list. Also visit the CHWC web site to learn more about the camp.