A Roman Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
News you can use!Don't miss what's going on in our Parish. Make it a habit to read our weekly bulletin. Here's just a few topics in our August 22 bulletin... o Immacolata Golf Scramble and Party o Bless the Backpack Sunday o Immacolata School Book Fair o St. Vincent de Paul Society - Walk for the Poor o Living Our Strengths Program o Parish School of Religion Immacolata School "...faith, intellect, virtue..."The June 9th cover story in the St. Louis Review featured Immacolata School. As covered in our weekly bulletins, our school's Mission Advancement Committee has been meeting throughout the past year. Their focus has been on strenghtening the relationship between all Immacolata parishoners, our surrounding community and our school. Please take a few minutes out of your day to read the article to learn about our "mission to build a foundation of faith, intellect, virtue". Click here to read it now. Our parish community thanks the volunteers of our Mission Advancement Committee, our pastor and deacons, principal and teachers and all Immacolata staff for their tireless efforts in providing an excellent Catholic education to our school children. We also thank the St. Louis Review for their article about our school. The St. Louis Review is "The Publication of the Archdiocese of St. Louis" and you can visit their web site by clicking here. Protecting God’s Children Training SessionAttendance at a “Protecting God’s Children” training session is mandatory for all Immacolata employees and for those who volunteer with the children of our parish in any way. This includes those who volunteer for the parish, school and PSR in any activity. Activities are Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, all athletic programs, children’s liturgy, parent classroom readers, hot lunch volunteers, junior achievement, room mothers, field trip volunteers, recess volunteers, etc... If you have not attended a “Protecting God’s Children” training session, you will not be allowed to work with the children of our parish. To be in full compliance with the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, you are required to obtain a background check, complete a volunteer form and sign a Code of Ethics. A new background check is mandated every 2 years and must be done on the even year. We will be offering a “Protecting God’s Children” training session at Immacolata School on August 31, at 6:30 p.m., in Room 201. To register, call Cheryl at the rectory office at (314) 991-5700, ext. 312. Background checks are now handled by the Family Care Safety Registry "FCSR". You register for a background request by going to the FCSR website at www.dhss.mo.gov/FCSR/. The cost is $11.00 to register online or $10.00 if you choose to mail your request to them. Please bring a copy of your payment receipt with you. If you have any questions, call Cheryl at the rectory office at (314) 991-5700, ext 312. |