Immaculate Conception Church

The Parish Office Summer Hours will be Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm and closed all day on Friday. The summer schedule will be in effect Friday, June 30th - Friday, August 31st. Please not the office hours for Wednesday, August 1 (8:30 - 3:30 pm), Thursday, August 2 (8:30 - 11:00 am), Monday, August 6th (8:30 - 2:30 pm), Tuesday, August 7th (12 - 3:30 pm), Wednesday, August 8th (9:00 - 1:30 pm), Thursday, August 9th (8:30 - 1:00 pm), Monday, August 13 (8:30 - 2:30 pm) and Tuesday, August 14 (8:30 - Noon). Joanna will be back in the office on Wednesday, August 15th.

The relationship between faith and science has always fascinated me. Here is a good article reflecting on the relationship between church and science.  PLEASE CLICK ON THE ICON TO GO TO THE ARTICLE. 

The Parish is seeking donations for the Silent Auction at our October 26, 2018 Fall Dinner at the Holiday Inn in Taunton. Gifts must be new and in original packaging. All gifts are tax deductible and receipts will be provided. The donation deadline is September 14, 2018. Please click on the icon for more information. Thank you for your support of our parish!!

His excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, Bishop of Fall River, has authorized the formation of a new class for Permanent Deacons beginning in the spring of 2019. Those interested in pursuing the vocation of the diaconate, scheduled to begin the Aspirancy phase in the spring of 2019, are invited to submit a preliminary application. Additional details and a preliminary application is available on-line. Please click on the icon to the left to link over to the “Office of the Permanent Diaconate”. Information meetings will be held on June 12, 2018 and August 28, 2018 at 7:00 pm with more to follow in the fall and winter. These general information meetings will delve into the process of becoming a deacon for the Diocese of Fall River. The info nights will be held at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Center, 121 Mt. Pleasant Street in New Bedford. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Frank Lucca or Rev. Robert Oliveira, Co-Directors for the Office of the Permanent Diaconate. Contact frpermanentdiaconate@verizon.net or 508-990-0341.