Welcome! Mary, Mother of the Church is an active, prayerful, celebrating, Catholic community in La Crosse, Wisconsin. We invite you to visit our parish family. You are welcome here! Our Masses are at 4:00 Saturday, 8:00 and 10:00 Sunday. Come share in our parish prayer. Making Plans for Worship at the Holidays Please refer to the Events calendar for Mass and Confession times from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. If you plan to be away, join us for Mass at MMOC on our YouTube channel. Children's Sing on Christmas Eve
We are asking all children, 5K and older, to join our Sunday Choir in leading the music on Sunday, December 24 for the 4 PM Christmas Eve Mass. Prelude music will start at 3:30 PM with the Sunday Choir. All music will be done from the choir loft. An Evening with Saint Nicholas, Dec. 5 Join us for an evening with St. Nicholas. This family event will be held on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, Tuesday, December 5, from 6:00 to 7:00p at MMOC parish hall. The event will include singing, crafts, games and treats along with a visit from St. Nicholas himself! All children ages 3 to 7 are welcome to attend with their families. Older siblings are welcome too! Offerings for Young Families To support faith formation in families with very young children, MMOC has three new programs to offer. Keep in Touch with the myParish App There's a very convenient way to keep in touch with your faith and your parish family. Please take a moment to install MMOC's app on your phone or tablet. (Visit mmoc.mobi and touch iPhone or Android. The app is free.) You'll enjoy quick access to all these resources:
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MMOC offers Online Giving for your regular parish support and other giving. Donating is simple, safe, and secure and takes less than five minutes.
You will be able to give to any of our collections and view complete financial records at any time. Set up a one-time or recurring donation by following these three easy steps: Please Let Us Know When Someone is in Hospital When you or someone you love is in hospital, we would visit you, pray with you, and bring you the sacraments. However, due to regulations, hospitals will not inform us when one of our parish family is in care. Please ask someone to call us at 788-5483, ext. 2. Thank you. Using the Parish Hall Would you like to host an event at MMOC? Please check our rental policy (PDF) for details about using our hall and education center for parish and other events. If you would like to hold an event at MMOC, please complete our request form and insurance form (PDF) and send them to the parish office. Give "Formed" a Try
Formed is an online Catholic library that allows you to watch, listen, and read. Anywhere, anytime. Diocese of La Crosse Guidelines for Reporting Instances of Child Abuse The Diocese of La Crosse, through its policies and procedures, seeks to provide a prompt, appropriate and compassionate response to reporters of sexual abuse of a child by any diocesan agent (bishop, priest, deacon, employee, religious, vendor or volunteer). Anyone wishing to make a report of an allegation of sexual abuse should send that report to Ms. Teresa Brown, Complaint Intake Agent, at the Diocese of La Crosse, P.O. Box 4004, La Crosse, WI 54602-4004. Alternatively, you can contact Ms. Brown at 608.791.0179 or intakeagent@diolc.org. The reporting form is available through the Diocese of La Crosse Office of Safe Environment or on the diocesan website at: diolc.org/safeenvironment/reporting. Individuals are also encouraged to take their reports directly to civil authorities. Copies of the diocesan policy are available through your local parish and on the diocesan website. If you have any questions about the Diocese of La Crosse and the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, please contact Teresa Brown, Diocese of La Crosse, at 608.791.2679; or tbrown@diolc.org. |
Events
Sat Dec 2: Advent Luncheon with the ladies of Good Shepherd and Our Redeemer Lutheran Churches. 11:00a at Good Shepherd. Sign-up sheets are in the gathering space.
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Mary, Mother of the Church is a Catholic parish family located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.