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Before I took a few days off to help out the good souls in the Diocese of Crookston, MN, I had the opportunity to drive down to Normal, IL for a radio interview about the St. Anne Novena and Feast Day that will be broadcast on Catholic Spirit Radio (https://www.catholicspiritradio.com//) this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (to access the station, CLICK HERE!). An affiliate of EWTN, the station covers a good amount of Illinois, including Rockford, DeKalb, Morris-Joliet, Pontiac-Streator, Bloomington-Normal, Lincoln and Clinton, IL.

During this hour-long interview with Paul Garcia, we have the opportunity to speak a bit about the history of the Village of St. Anne, the history of the Novena itself and all the wonderful things that will take place from July 17-25 (with the evening Masses – sans Sunday – at 7:00 p.m.) and the three feast day Masses at 10:00 a.m. in English (celebrant Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV), 12:00 noon High Mass in Latin (Fr. Pete as celebrant) and at 2:00 p.m. in Spanish (with Fr. Moises Mesh, CSV and Deacon Arnulfo Cisneros assisting).

After the initial broadcast, the station will offer a link where you can listen to the broadcast at your leisure, so please stay tuned!

Over at St. Patrick’s, in the midst of all our Novenas and processions and craziness, I made a promise to St. George Parishioner Danielle Lambert that I would figure out a way to incorporate her audio narrative with her presentation on the Spanish Ministry Program at St. Patrick’s. Figuring out how to do this, I re-uploaded her presentation to illustrate from an outsider’s perspective how wonderful our community in Momence is growing!

Meanwhile, an anonymous donor who provided us the funds to Install a Generator at St. Patrick’s Academy Gymnasium and Community Center will be happy to know that the generator will be installed this week! With the number of power outages that take place in our area, we are one step closer to helping out the city of Momence, as we are trying to do at St. Anne later this summer. At both parishes, the donations for the St. Anne air conditioning system, St. Pat’s Generator, St. Anne’s septic problem and the St. Anne Mailing would have cost a great deal of money. The relationships we build with our friends from the outside has netted us over $50,000 that we otherwise would have had to provide to make these dreams a reality… and none of the funding came from the parish accounts!

Finally, each year I have promised the good folks at Lake Itasca Park near Park Rapids, MN (Diocese of Crookston) that I would cover a Sunday Mass for them in the summer during camping season. As a parish, St. Catherine’s Church was closed in 1999, but the residents of the area made a deal with their bishop to maintain the upkeep of the church, and, in return, the bishop would allow Sunday Masses to be celebrated at St. Catherine’s during the camping season (Memorial Day – Labor Day). Almost a hundred residents and campers attended last Sunday’s Mass after which some of them treated me to breakfast at the local bar and grill (in this case, Lobo’s Restaurant), located about a mile away from the church. The residents provide a home for the priests to stay in return for these church services. Thank you, Dave & Pat, for the kindness you afford the people of the area… and me! … with this wonderful opportunity of grace!

The Saturday, Rick Preston and Mary Jo Boicken from St. Patrick’s is heading up the St. Patrick’s Golf Outing. Our goal for this outing is to raise funds to pave the gymnasium parking lot, which will cost us somewhere in the vicinity of $200,000 (Ted Peterson is looking into options for us - Thanks Ted!). You can still help us raise funds by donating a Sponsor Sign ($100) or an item for our raffle baskets. Contact Rick with any comments or assistance at the phone number below.

Thanks to Jim Studer and Fast Printing of Joliet, IL we were able to reproduce those nice watercolor images of St. Patrick’s and St. Anne’s, turning them into greeting cards for our Border Town Parishes! For the time being, we are charging $25 for books of twenty cards. You can purchase these cards at either parish office.

ONLINE VIDEOS THIS WEEK

Mass for the

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebrated at St. Anne's Church - St. Anne, IL

Referencing his own "rocky boat" experiences, Fr. Pete offers a homily about the one boat in which we find safety in the torrential waters that the devil and society often create - the boat or "nave" of a church that gives us calm in a sinful world that guides us to the peace of heaven.

For Catholic Daily Reflections (based on the scripture readings of the day),

CLICK HERE!!!

CLICK HERE to Access the Readings for This Sunday's Mass

(from the USCCB Website)

Now that The Irish Review (Our St. Patrick’s Church and Alumni Newsletter) has been mailed out, we are in the process of selling our 50/50 Raffle Tickets for the event ($10 a ticket or $50 for six tickets). Last year, we were able to take in around $25,000 the raffle, half of which being used for prizes and half retained by the parish. If you could help us sell these tickets, please call the parish office at (815) 472-2864.

WE HAVE REDUCED OUR PARISH DEBT AT ST. PATRICK'S BY A FACTOR OF OVER $250,000 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS!!!

St. Patrick’s Church Debt finally is now just above $80,000 but we still have a bit to go. We talked about how that debt grew to over $330,000 and how our business managers have been able to reduce it by a factor of $250,000 in two years. Before we can get to the other side of our ledger at Pat’s (and think about parking lots, classrooms for our kids, etc.), this debt needs to be eradicated. Thanks for those who have helped us reduce our debt and please consider doing what you can to lowering it even further!

1973 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

1981 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

1986 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

1993 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

2004 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

2006 St. Patrick's Academy 100th Anniversary Book

2010 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

2016 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

2023 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

1960s St. Anne’s Church Photo Directory

1970s St. Anne’s Church Photo Directory

1989 St. Anne’s Church Photo Directory

1998-2004 St. Anne’s Photo Directory

2023 St. Anne's Church Photo Directory

For weddings and such, Fr. Pete offers a special blessing on the first Sunday weekend of each month and is willing to purchase an Apostolic Blessing for anyone who asks (and if he can afford it... since he pays out of pocket!!!).

If you are interested in receiving an Apostolic Blessing, you can do so by clicking the link below or by calling the parish offices.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR OWN APOSTOLIC BLESSING!!!

Fr. Pete offers the Anointing of the Sick at both parishes at the First Friday Masses every month (St. Patrick’s at 9:15 a.m. and St. Anne’s at 5:00 p.m. (English) and 7:00 p.m. (Spanish).

1. (St. Patrick’s) The St. Patrick’s Golf Outing will take place on Saturday, June 22nd. We need help with “baskets” to be auctioned. The baskets will be displayed on June 7-8 and 14-15, as well as the Golf Outing on June 22nd. Please call Rick Preston or Rick Preston or 6the Parish Office for more information.
2. (St. Patrick’s) The St. Patrick’s Parish Picnic will take place on Sunday, September 15th. We are looking to have a Vendor Fair, Rummage Sale, the Illinois Migrant Council and whatever else we can put together. If you would like to chair any of our committees or help or if you have any ideas for the Picnic, please call the Parish Office at (815) 472-2864.

To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for

June 23, 2024



CLICK HERE!

To View St. Anne's Bulletin for

June 23, 2024



CLICK HERE!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED:

Abraham Carmona

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: June Burns, Ashley & Jesse Childress, Guadalupe Maria De Leon, Austin Fuhrmann, Ron Gall, Adrienne & Tony Gallinaro, Cindy Gould, Karen Hensa, Joanne Hermann, Don Hout, Joe Kraus, Joanne McCracken, Marilyn Peterson, Joanne Prather, Evelyn Provost, Ruth Sparenberg, Cynthia Vickery... and all those on our sick list.

At St. Anne's... Eva Bell, Paula Bertrand, Lola Billings, Duane Blanchette, Cheryl Boswell, Patrick Burns, Cindy Capriotti, Abraham Daily, Tom Dandurand, Aria Dionne, Carol Futcher, Raelynn Garrett, Jack Houk, Val Lagacy, Bentley Lottinville, Linda Miramontes and John Wojnowski.

At St. Patrick's... P. Anderson, N. Atkinson, R. Bailey, D. Barth, Beedle Family, D. Brown, W. Bukowski, B & E. Coffman, S. Conner, M & D Cousin, M. Cruz, A. Delaney, D. Demack, M. Dionne, J. Dobbins, E. Duke, D. Dunlap, G. Field, C. Fritz, R. Gall, J. Grill, R. Harper, J. Hibbs, D. Hiller, C. Jones, L. Kane, R. Kazee, A. Kijewski, L. Lee, L. Leranth, E. Lopez, B. Love, J. Marcotte, W. Marten, L. McNulty, L. Mercado, R & V Morse, C. Ortman, D. Petronio, M. Peterson, C. Piec, C. Provost, E. Provost, R. Rehmer, P. Reising, D. Roberts, B. Ryan, A. Schaff, J. Schopf. Schmied, K. Simpson, B. Siwicki, B. Spagnola, M. Tolbert, M. Tolmer, H. Tousignant, M. Velazquez, C. Vickery, M. Williams, M. Witherspoon, S. Young, A. Zimmerman, M & L Zink and G. Zokal.

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FR. PETE'S HOMILIES

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Cycle A Homilies - Cycle B Homilies

Cycle C Homilies

Greeting Cards of These Images are Now Available for Purchase in the Parish Office.

$25 for Books of Twenty...