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A Look at Our Social Events Committee
If the recent experience of the COVID-19 quarantine has taught us anything, it’s the importance of community and social interaction. As fundamentally social beings, God didn’t create us to experience life or faith in isolation. That’s why Immaculate Conception’s Social Events Committee is so excited to be able to host some of our parish’s upcoming social gatherings, each designed to bring the faith community together for fun and fellowship.
“That element of human interaction is something that we need so much,” says coordinator Jeaninne Hozian. “Christ brought us that human and divine intersect, and so, as Catholics, we need both the spiritual and the social. These events will hopefully bring people back together and reunite us with that communal sense of being one Body.”
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Though the future is still uncertain in terms of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the plan is to move forward with our annual Clam Bake. The event is currently scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. Admittance is traditionally $25 per person and includes all your usual clam bake fixings.
“It’s really just an event with good food and fellowship,” Jeaninne says. “It’s your typical clam bake where you get your sweet potato, corn on a cob, coleslaw, broth, and all the dessert.”
Next on the calendar is the Nov. 13 Spaghetti Dinner. In addition to being a fun-filled social gathering, this particular event usually serves as a parish fundraiser as well.
“We’re not completely sure yet how we’ll pull this event together,” Jeaninne says. “Since our Oktoberfest was cancelled, we may include a Chinese auction as part of this evening. Regardless, it will be an event with a set price where people can come get spaghetti, meatballs, rolls, and dessert.”
Lastly, the Social Event Committee will close out the calendar year with its annual Immaculate Conception Celebration. Always the Sunday closest to the Immaculate Conception Feast Day, this year’s festivities are scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6. Since this is also the feast of St. Nicholas, there may be special treats and goodies for the children as well.
Through these events, Jeaninne and fellow coordinator Marietta Hrach hope to continue building the overall spirit of hospitality within Immaculate Conception — to help build stronger
connections amongst parishioners, strengthening and unifying them in our common discipleship mission.
“Each of these events help make us stronger because it brings us together as a family with a purpose,” Jeaninne says. “We share our faith together, as one family of Immaculate Conception Parish. When we do that, our mission is the same — to go out and preach the Gospel. It helps us get to know each other, to learn about each other — because if we don’t really know each other, how can we possibly be on the same mission together?”
