Once again, ICSJ is joining up with St Michael for childrens’ religious eduction. Students in grades K-8 who do not attend our parish school are encouraged to register to be a part of this special program which includes making all the youth sacraments. Learn more here. We are also looking for a few wonderful catechists who want to share the faith with our students. Many grades are available. Please contact Kevin, our Sacramental Coordinator, to discuss options. In session classes are just approximately twice a month on Sunday mornings. Thank you!

Peace Yoga Returns to the Immaculate Conception Church Parish Hall on Saturdays, September 28- November 16, from 9:30a.m. - 10:15 a.m. All welcome! Join Jennifer Kim of The Peace School in this popular beginner level class. Each class includes stretches, basic yoga postures, breathing meditation and relaxation for a complete sense of well being. The cost of the 8-class series is $60, which you can pay on your first day of class by cash or check payable to The Peace School. (Also consider a donation to the Church for offering the space as a service to the community.) Please bring your own mat. To register or for more information: email Jennifer at info@peaceschool.org.

Are you an adult and interested in becoming Catholic? Maybe you are baptized but still need to make your First Communion and/or Confirmation. Looking to grow in your faith in a community environment? Then maybe RCIA is for you. If you think you want to take the next step in the Sacraments, then contact Kevin, our Sacramental Coordinator to begin your journey: koconnell@icsjparish.org or 312-787-7174.

Coffee and Donuts returns in September and we need volunteers! This is a great way to welcome people to ICSJ and get to know more folks in the community. Want to learn more about how you can help this hospitality ministry? Contact Elly in the parish office at erodriguez@icsjparish.org

Madonna House is a safe, transitional house for migrant women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse. As an LPOT mission, we are partnering with St. Teresa’s and St. Josaphat’s to provide Wednesday dinners to these families. Volunteers are needed to make meals at your home and drop them off at ICSJ on Wednesdays before 12 noon. New dates have been added for the Fall! See the meal details and sign-up link here. Questions? Contact Elly at erodriguez@icsjparish.org.

New doors for the entrance to Immaculate Conception Church have been installed. You may remember that the proceeds from our 2023 Parish Fall Fundraiser helped to financially support this project, along with the renovation of the church lobby and Joy Room. Our entrance looks fresh, clean, and welcoming. What a nice improvement. The beautiful doors, and the Joy Room, will be blessed on Sunday, September 29th before the 9:30 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. Please join us for the celebration!

The next WWW Book Club gathering will be on Friday, November 8th at 3:30 on the third floor of the IC Parish Center! Our book choice is News of the World by Paulette Jiles. To RSVP or for any questions, please email Colleen at cm.424.svdp@gmail.com or Martha at Martha_60603@yahoo.com.

If you’re interested in learning more about the realities and experiences of refugees in our community, join us for a Lunch & Learn on Saturday, September 21st at 12:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 3rd floor. All are welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. The event will feature information about Exodus World Service, a Chicagoland-based Christian ministry that mobilizes volunteers to welcome and befriend refugees. Exodus World Service provides opportunities for education about the refugee crisis and what it means to "warmly welcome together" in the context of our ICSJ Refugee Ministry.

ICSJ School needs basketball coaches for the 2024/2025 season. All school parents and parishioners are welcome to apply. Volunteers must be in full compliance with the Archdiocese Office for the Protection of Youth and Children. If you’re interested, please contact Athletic Director Thomas Pack at 312-291-8523 or tpack@icsjschool.org to learn more.

Come for coffee, a treat, and conversation after 8 a.m.Mass on November 3rd! We will be meeting in the St. Joseph Parish Center Conference Room. See you there!

Are you looking to grow in your faith and share your talents with ICSJ on Sundays? Join us for our upcoming Liturgical Ministry Training on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church to receive formation as a lector, eucharistic minister, and/or usher. Belong to our growing community of ministers that help make our Sunday liturgies a vibrant service for all! Please RSVP to Elly at erodriguez@icsjparish.org if you plan to attend. 

The annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) collection will take place this weekend of November 2-3. For over 50 years, CCHD has been working in partnership with community organizations to address the root causes of poverty in the United States. We promote organizations that help people help themselves, and our mission to break the cycle of poverty continues to be at the heart of our faith. CCHD grantees organize members of their communities to create jobs, improve neighborhoods, keep schools safe and enriching for children, and raise leaders of the future right here in the Archdiocese of Chicago. CLICK HERE TO GIVE and thank you for your support!

If you enjoy knitting and/or crocheting (or would like to learn), join us! We get together at St. Joe's once a month. Our next KnitWit gathering is Monday, October 21, 10AM-1PM. You can come for a half hour, a couple hours or for the entire time…whatever fits your schedule. Or, you can make a blanket, a hat or 8x8 squares at your convenience and drop off at IC or SJ. If you have any questions, please leave a message for me at ICSJ or send an email to me, Kathy at kmust1@yahoo.com.

ICSJ Parish will offer 3 Masses in celebration of the feast of All Saints Day, on Friday, November 1st, which is a holy day of obligation. View the Mass schedule here. On this day, we remember the many heroes of our Church who faithfully embraced the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ. Often it was through their simple and ordinary acts of kindness and compassion that they lived an extraordinary and holy life.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We still have several items needed for our Welcome to America packs! Please consider donating essential household items through our Amazon Gift Registry, now through October 16th. Help us warmly welcome a newly resettled refugee family into their new Chicago apartment! VIEW THE REGISTRY HERE

Next Sunday, October 20th at 5PM at Immaculate Conception Church (1431 N North Park Ave), ICSJ’s FORMED ministry invites all young adults to join them for a special evening liturgy and wine and cheese reception to follow.

Join us this afternoon, Sunday, November 10th at 1:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church for an afternoon of Taizé prayer. What is Taizé prayer? It consists of simple songs, readings, and moments of silence. Candles are lit all around and gentle music creates an environment of comfort, peace, belonging, and community. Join us!

Join our young adult community after work for a happy hour at LG's on Wells Street on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:30PM! Click here to learn more about ICSJ’s FORMED young adult community.

The Catholic Church traditionally dedicates the month of October to praying the rosary. Come and pray with us on Saturday, October 12th at 12-1PM at Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot. As we pray the rosary we ask God for peace throughout our world, unity in our country, respect for all human life and healing for all who are suffering. Bring a chair and a rosary and join us in prayer!

All young adults are welcome to join us for small group after 11AM Mass today at St. Joseph Church for fellowship and reflection on the Gospel! Check out more about ICSJ’s FORMED young adult community here.

Join ICSJ’s Wisdom, Women & Wine Book Club on Friday, September 20th at 3:30pm at Immaculate Conception Church, 3rd floor, as we discuss The Searcher by Tana French. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Colleen cm.424.svdp@gmail.com and/or Martha Martha_60603@yahoo.com.

If you enjoy knitting and/or crocheting (or would like to learn), join us! KnitWits is a group of knitters and crocheters who meet monthly to create baby blankets, hats and other items for Children’s Place, a service that helps newborns whose parent(s) cannot care for them. You can come for a half hour, a couple hours or for the entire time…whatever fits your schedule. Our next meetup is Monday, May 20th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Joseph Parish Center. For more information, contact Kathy at kmust1@yahoo.com.

Each year our Knights of Columbus don their familiar yellow aprons for the annual Tootsie Roll Drive. The Knights of Columbus are at it again and plan to be at all the Masses on September 14th and 15th to collect your donations for ICSJ's SPRED Ministry (Special Religious Development) and distribute tootsie rolls. All funds collected from the Tootsie Roll Drive go to the ICSJ SPRED ministry.

ICSJ young adults are invited to Sunday brunch at Happy camper with our FORMED young adult group. After 11: a.m. Mass on September 15th, we’ll walk over to Happy Camper on Wells Street for some fun and food. Meet us in the back of church! Questions? Contact Elly at erodriguez@icsjparish.org.

ICSJ's Alpha meets on Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Immaculate Conception Parish Center, 3rd floor. Whether you are already a believer, still seeking or simply curious - just come and see!!! A wonderful evening of delicious food, engaging video and inspiring conversation awaits.  Please visit our Alpha page for registration. Questions? Please email Jutta at jkeenan@icsjparish.org. We hope to see you there!

ICSJ School is hosting a Little Dolphins Playdate on Thursday, September 12th from 10–11:00 am. for families with children who are currently 2 or who will turn 2 this year. Little Dolphins is a "caregiver and me" style toddler class that runs on Tuesday and Thursday mornings during the school year. The playdate will feature story time, music and movement, self-directed center time play (with a craft station option), and outdoor play time! A nut-free snack will also be provided. Click here for more information about Little Dolphins and the playdate!

ICSJ Young Adults, you're invited to our FORMED Beach Day! Soak up the sun with a day at the beach! Bring snacks and games and come hang out. Find us near Castaways Beach Club at North Avenue Beach at 1 p.m. and bring you friends! Questions? Contact Elly at erodriguez@icsjparish.org.

Join us for our summer volunteer choir opportunity at our 5pm Saturday Masses at Immaculate Conception Church. We have two dates remaining, Saturday, July 13th and Saturday, August 10th. Participating is easy: 1) sign up here for a date or dates, 2) receive the music for your Mass via email, and 3) attend a rehearsal on your date before the Mass begins. Contact Josephine at jstracek@icsjparish.org for more information.

On Thursday, August 15th we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, which is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated at:

• 9:00 a.m. – St. Joseph Church
• 6:00 p.m. – Immaculate Conception Church

The celebrant for both Masses will be Fr. Larry Lisowski. This is a special day to remember Mary’s faithfulness to God and the gift of her heavenly reward. We hope and pray that our journey of faith will be the same. Remember to come to church on Thursday and let us proudly celebrate the patron of our parish!

ICSJ Parish and School Fall Food Drive with the Knights of Columbus is set for October 5th from 9AM-12PM in the Immaculate Conception parking lot! Donations will go to support Blessed Maria Gabriella Church, Union Baptist Missionary Church, and the food pantries & programs of our LPOT Parish Grouping. Most-Needed-Items: peanut butter - jelly - cereal - oatmeal - canned fruits and veggies - canned meats - dry ramen - individually wrapped granola bars, cookies, hostess treats - brownie mix