The Catholic Communities of Immaculate Conception, St. Louis and St. Mary's

Weekend Mass - Saturday at 5:00 PM
Confessions - 4:30 PM or by appointment.
Weekday Mass - Thursday at 8:30 AM                                                                                                Note: Thursday Masses at Villa Vista from January through Lent

Physical Address: 5944 Highway 210, Cromwell, MN. 55726

Mailing Address: P.O Box 378, Floodwood, MN.  55736

Driving Instructions here.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 AM
Confessions -  10:00 AM or by appointment
                          Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Weekday Masses - Tuesday & Wednesday at 8:30 AM

Physical Address: 105 4th Avenue East, Floodwood, MN 55736

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 378 Floodwood, MN 55736

Driving instructions here.

Sunday Mass:  8:00 AM
Confessions:  7:30 AM or by appointment
Weekday Mass:  Friday at 8:30 AM followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.

First Saturdays in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 8:30 AM

Physical Address: 9999 Highway 133, Meadowlands, MN 55765

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 378 Floodwood, MN 55736

Driving instructions here.

A new season is about to begin in the Church calendar. It is called Lent.

Lent is a season for conversion. It is the season in which we acknowledge how great the love of God is for us that he sent his only begotten Son to suffer grievously, to die and rise again to free us from the bondage of sin and death. It is the season in which we join Jesus in prayer, fasting and reaching out to help those who are in need around us.

It has been a custom among Christians to fast or to give up certain things in their lives during Lent. It is a wonderful custom. To spice things up a little bit more, one might need to add doing something positive to their abstinence or fasting. Maybe identifying somebody who needs help coming to church and help get them to church. That way it is not just about us giving up something but we are doing something for others as well.

The best fast we can do for Lent is that from sin. We can seek to identify the weakest area in our life that cause us to sin the most and focus on that area throughout Lent.  Who knows that when Lent is over we will find ourselves better in that area for the rest of our lives.

Let me remind us that Wednesday, February 26, is Ash Wednesday. Our Mass schedule is listed in the bulletin and on the website. It is a day of fasting and abstinence. This means we are supposed to abstain from eating meat and that we are to limit ourselves to having one main meal for the day. This will be repeated on Good Friday. For the rest of Lent every Catholic is required to abstain from eating meat every Friday during Lent. Those who have serious health issues and the elderly are exempted from this practice.

Let us remain prayerful during this season of Lent reflecting on all that our Savior suffered and endured for our sake and the sake of the world.