November 19, 2019 Hombres de Dios “Our duty is to Love” by Silvia Vega This past Saturday, November 16 2019, over 300 men gathered at St. Michael Catholic Church for the first Hombres de Dios (Men Of God) Retreat, with one mission in common; to have a one on one encounter with Jesus. With …
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ICCS Junior Named Delegate to Future Medical Leaders Congress
ICCS Junior Named Delegate to Future Medical Leaders Congress Immaculate Conception Cathedral School junior Paris Hall will be a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Mass. on June 24-26, 2020. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who plan to become physicians or go into medical research fields. …
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2019 Spelling Bee Winner for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
2019 Spelling Bee Winner for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Announced November 8, 2019- Fifth grade student, Julia Casama won the 2019 Scripps Spelling Bee for St. Francis School earlier this week. Twenty-five 4th – 8th grade students participated in the Spelling Bee through 24 rounds of intense competition. Julia correctly spelled the championship …
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Home of the Free, Because of the Brave
Home of the Free, Because of the Brave November 12, 2019- St. Francis of Assisi students and faculty honored our veterans at a special Veteran’s Day Mass yesterday. The students made cards of appreciation and the Student Council made posters and presented the veterans with a token of appreciation. We were so proud to …
Buckman Grant Fuels ICCS’s STEM Program
Buckman Grant Fuels ICCS’s STEAM Program The John D. Buckman Foundation gave a boost to Immaculate Conception Cathedral School’s Lower and Middle School curriculum last month with a $15,000 grant earmarked for STEAM materials. Funds were used to purchase a portable STEAM lab including lessons plans and materials for more than 40 STEAM-based …
ICCS Teachers Attend Foreign Language Conference
ICCS Teachers Attend Foreign Language Conference Immaculate Conception Cathedral School’s foreign language staff attended the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association conference in Franklin last weekend, where ICCS High School Spanish teacher Javiera Navarrete was a presenter. The group attended multiple workshops and sessions and came back with new ideas for their classrooms. L-R: Samia …
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Gifts for God’s Children
Gifts for God’s Children For many years, at Christmas time, Catholic Charities of West Tennessee works with parishes, schools, individuals and local businesses to provide youth and seniors in need with Christmas food and gifts via our annual Gifts for God’s Children campaign. Thanks to our generous donors, more than 2,100 individuals were served last Christmas. Please …
Tappin’ N Jazzin’
TAPPIN’ N JAZZIN Join the Martyrs of Uganda on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 3pm for a Tappin’ N Jazzin’ featuring The Hotfoot Honeys Dance Troupe and North Star Jazz Band. The event will be held in Fellowship Hall at St. Augustine Church, 1169 Kerr Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106. A suggested donation of $10 for …
St. Peter Church to observe the 180th Anniversary of the First Catholic Mass in West TN
St. Peter Church to observe the 180th Anniversary of the First Catholic Mass in West TN On Sunday, November 17, St. Peter Church, Third & Adams, will observe the 180th Anniversary of the First Catholic Mass in West Tennessee, celebrated in the parlor of the Magevney House on November 15, 1839. A Mass of Thanksgiving …
Bishop David Celebrates the Feast of All Saints at Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
Bishop David Celebrates the Feast of All Saints at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception What is the Feast of All Saints? Why do Catholics celebrate it? How is it related to the Feast of All Souls on the following day? When did it begin? To learn more about this annual solemnity, observed every November …
