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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 419 Jones Street, Moville, IA 51039 US - Home
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MASS TIMES
SATURDAYS
4:30 p.m. St. Michael-Kingsley
6:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception-Moville
SUNDAYS
8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception-Moville
10:00 a.m. St. Michael-Kingsley
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WEST FORK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NEWS
CLUSTER NEWS CLUSTER MISSION STATEMENT: WE, the members of Immaculate Conception Parish of Moville and St. Michael Parish of Kingsley, being clustered in the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, ARE a Catholic Christian people, living the Paschal Mystery, united in creed, worship, and love for each ...
ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
Activities this week...
CICC
"Confirming Immaculate Conception Church"
CICC is the name that has been given to our Confirmation program. CICC stands for “Confirming Immaculate Conception Church.” We have 24 people on our CICC team. Most of the members of our team do not have students in the Confirmation program. The Team and candidates meet on the second ...
DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY PASTORAL PLANNING
As the number of priests who serve in active ministry in the Diocese of Sioux City declines, a long-range planning process is underway ...
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Learn more about our Faith Formation programs [including Youth Ministry programs] from womb to tomb!
FROM THE PASTOR...
Comments from Fr. Mark.
HISTORY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH-MOVILLE
In December of 1888, Father Michael Tierney of St. Michael Parish in Kingsley, began to offer Masses in Moville. The Masses were usually held in Catholic homes or the public school house until the first Catholic Church was built in 1892. Prior to that time, there are records that Father Gilchrist of ...
HISTORY OF ST. MICHAEL PARISH-KINGSLEY
Catholics of the thriving town of Kingsley and the vicinity were first served back in 1884 by Father Gilchrist, who was a pastor at Marcus. In 1885, Father W. J. Halpin of Early drove to Kingsley in horse and buggy and celebrated Mass in the skating rink once a month. Finally in 1888, the parish ...
LITURGICAL NOTES
Read and learn more about our Liturgical celebrations...
MISSION STATEMENTS
WE, the members of Immaculate Conception Parish of Moville and St. Michael Parish of Kingsley, being clustered in the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, ARE a Catholic Christian people, living the Paschal Mystery, united in creed, worship, and love for each other. Our Mission is: ...to worship and ...
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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MOVIE RATINGS--USCCB
Check out the latest movie ratings from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
NEW PARISHIONERS should contact the pastor to register in the parish. We are happy to have you as a member of the parish!
ALL PARISHIONERS are asked to contact the pastor if you have a change in address, school, parish, etc. Thank you!
PARISH MEMBERSHIP is defined as the following. All who ...
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS/(RCIA) RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN (RCIC)
is the process by which the Catholic Church prepares and welcomes new members who are over the age of seven and who have either not been baptized or have been baptized in other faith communities and who which to join the Catholic Church. This process includes learning sessions and prayer ...
Stewardship
Thoughts on stewardship...
Vocation view
A thought on vocations...
LENT, TRIDUUM, EASTER
LENT is said to be 40 days in length but is actually 44 days long. The “40 Days of Lent” is symbolic of the tradition that the Israelites spent 40 years in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt and the 40 days Jesus spend in the desert praying, fasting, and being tempted by ...
YOUTH MINISTRY
GOALS OF YOUTH MINISTRY GOAL 1: Youth Ministry ... it’s about discipleship The first goal of youth ministry is “to empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.” (RTV 9). Young people are “searching for a noble adventure”, a ...
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMING SOON TO THE PARISH...
Catholic Poetry - A Faithful Utterance
Listen To The Poetry Of Pavel Chichikov -Today's Poem: Volunteers:
Today: Volunteers - In the end, death comes for us all; no need to step forward.
God bless and enjoy my poetry,
Pavel Chichikov
US Senate: Cardinal McCarrick defends religious freedom of Muslims, Catholics
Testifying before a senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on “Protecting the Civil Rights of American Muslims,” Cardinal Theodore McCarrick defended the religious freedom of Muslims and Catholics.
Speaking on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the ...
Statement On The Death Of Cardinal John Foley
All of us in Catholic media mourn the passing of our good friend, Cardinal John Foley. He was a bright, witty, humble man who served his Church faithfully and well in many capacities: Diocesan newspaper editor, officer of the Catholic Press Association and recipient of the St. Francis de Sales Award...
God Hears Every Prayer at CircleOfPrayers.com
Prayer is our gift from God. Encourage, comfort, save or just give thanks. Share a prayer with those who mean the most to you at CircleOfPrayers.com.
Every day our world presents challenges, obstacles, and tragedies compelling us to seek understanding and guidance. The Circle of Prayers ...
A vision of Heaven
As Dale McKay was facing death, he spoke to writer Nancy Schertzing about his feelings and his hopes for heaven. Later, Nancy spoke with Dale's widow, Ellen, who shared the joy of their marriage and the moving experience of Dale's death. Their story is filled with love and hope that speaks to all of us.
In the Know with Father Joe
Dear Fr. Joe: What is a mortal sin? If I commit one, do I automatically go to hell?
Part 4: How to Be a Dynamic and Evangelizing Parish
Two very different parishes show what it takes to be both energetic and spiritual.
California Catholic Lobby Day
Each year California Catholics gather in Sacramento to speak with their elected officials
about issues of concern to the Church. This effort is ...
Prayer in the Letters of St. Paul
After having examined prayer in the Acts of the Apostles, Benedict XVI announced that he will dedicate his next series of catechesis to prayer in the Letters of St. Paul, which always begin and end with an expression of prayer and which have given us a rich range of forms of ...