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I believe all of us are called by Christ to a life of service. The key to understanding that call is through prayer and discernment. My vocation to the diaconate came about after responding yes to other forms of ministry, teaching, extraordinary minister, lector, etc. My deeper involvement in the Church led me to a

IC Fall Family Clean-up Day On Saturday, Nov. 14, Immaculate Conception invites parishioners of all ages to make IC beautiful. From 10 a.m.-noon, this great family event will give us the opportunity to work outside while socially distancing. Masks will be required (and helpful with the colder weather). Activities will include leaf and trash pick-up,

I owe it to my mother’s conversion. She was raised as a southern Baptist, but later in life she became Catholic. She loved the peace of the Church and was always drawn to that. Her religious fervor is what inspired me. She prayed the rosary and made sure I made it to Church. At a

For me, I heard the persistent call from God over several years. And it all started in 3rd grade. I had first thought about the priesthood in 3rd grade during a PSR class. Our teacher asked us to draw a picture of who we wanted to be, and I drew a picture of a priest.

I guess you could say that my vocation was inspired and sustained by encounters with the Body of Christ. The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and it has been through encounters with Catholics truly living their faith, especially priests and seminarians giving witness to their faith, that first planted the seed of my

I have been called by God, not due to any obvious merit of my own, to serve His People as one of their priests. I am 48 years into that task and am still working on trying to get it right. I am truly thankful to Fr. Hoover for inviting me to serve here at

I first felt the call to the priesthood while I was in RCIA.  I read about the priesthood and felt a clear call from God to pursue this path.  After my reversion a year prior, I had already promised to give God my life, so I could hardly refuse Him this decision. I grew a

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 1-7, 2020 is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. NVAW began