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News & Notes from Fr. Pete Jankowski
Great Golf Outings, Great Service AND TWO GREAT PARISHES!!!
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This week, Rick Preston and the St. Patrick’s Golf Outing Committee met with business manager Kathy Griffiths to count up the proceeds from this year’s event on June 25, 2022. Kathy tells me that the Golf Outing at St. Pat’s netted monies to an excess of $20,000! For a first year in existence after a LONG pause, this amount is an absolutely FANSTATIC re-boot of a wonderful fundraiser at the parish. Rick tells me that a few more souls will jump onboard for next year’s event; we are blessed that so many volunteers have come on board to help this “border town” parish!
What Rick and the gang did was an extension of working off the success of the St. Anne’s Golf Outing that was held last month as well on June 11, 2022, which netted over $33,000 in profits. Jim Sparenberg and a whole bunch of good people made wonderful efforts to promote and sustain an event that has been in existence for over twenty years in our little slice of heaven east of Kankakee.
This all comes in handy because St. Anne’s Church is in the process of finishing overhauls to our church roof and tuckpointing work of our cemetery altar, which both were in great need of repairs. The good folks at St. Anne’s have really kept up with the maintenance of their buildings, which serves the parish well. Over the last couple of weekends, a good number of young families also have been worshipping at the parish. That and a sixty percent plus increase in the parish collections these last two weeks bodes well for a parish sustaining a Novena that is entering its 142nd year of existence.
The monies from the St. Pat Golf Outing have been dedicated to creating first floor bathrooms in the gymnasium. Conventional pricing for such a project would cost us around $75,000 but David Wheeler and the Knights of Columbus are helping us with a plan to reduce those costs significantly. We are blessed that the KCs of Momence have been so generous to the parish in their time, talent and financial resources.
Speaking of resources, our “junk food king” Nick Skokna connected us with a faithful Catholic from the southern end of the diocese, who is DONATING all the singles for St. Patrick’s church and garage roof. Right now with the donation, the cost to fix the roofs is at about $33,000. If anyone can help us with lowering that cost (or subsidizing the entire project!), we would most appreciate your help. These churches of ours are too beautiful to neglect and we want to preserve these most beautiful churches for years to come!
Speaking of monies, Kathy Griffiths informs me that in the last three years, our St. Patrick’s Parish Debt has decreased from $300,000 to its current number of $234,174.00. When I first arrived at the parish, former business manager Mary Tolmer (please pray for Mary – her heart condition is tenuous, at best), Mary projected that St. Patrick’s would pay off her debt within a decade, a time frame that we seem to be following. If anyone can help us erase this debt, we can move forward to address the other areas of the parish that need to be tackled.
I also want to thank Mary for personally helping me with a project under my personal responsibility – Mary helped me with financing to pay off the $2,500 I invested in purchasing the Journeysongs hymnals/readings for the St. Anne Community and the $20,000 truck I personally bought for maintenance man Artemio Ojeda. I paid off the $2,500 for the songbooks some time ago – I am $4,000 away from completing the purchase of the truck (which I have been paying off with the university monies I accrue, plus other investments I have made). I cannot ask you to do your part unless I set the example and do my part for the sake of all of you.
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We received a nice visit from St. Patrick’s faithful member Marlene Liberty, whose grandmother used to attend the St. Anne Novena faithful some seventy-five years ago. Grandmother Leah Brown passed down to her family a Novena Booklet that the St. Anne Faithful used back in 1934; Marlene wanted us to have the book for a keepsake. I have scanned the book and uploaded it both in these Notes and on the parish website. Thanks, Marlene & Leah, for thinking of us as we begin this Novena in a week or so!!! | |
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Finally, St. Anne Parishioner Jackie Bruhn (a trust officer and estate planner for over twenty years) has volunteered to offer an Estate Planning Seminar for our parishes in August. In the bulletins, we have asked you to keep St. Anne’s & St. Patrick’s in mind when planning your will or estate. Specifically, if you wish to include either parish in your estate plans, we ask that you include the line, “We donate XXX to XXX parish (give specific address) for the explicit purpose of (debt reduction/project/parish general fund). The Diocese of Joliet takes an automatic 5% of any donation at $250,000 or over, so please keep that in mind when you think about helping us in the future. More details about Jackie’s workshop are forthcoming.
For anyone celebrating a milestone anniversary in the Church... The Vatican offers Papal Blessings to those receiving sacraments or anniversaries of sacraments. The link to acquire the Papal Blessing can be found below or you can contact theparish office for more information.
That’s it for this very long note! Thanks, all, for everything you have done to sustain our wonderful churches. Next week is all about the Novena! Good Ste. Anne (and St. Patrick)… pray for us!!!
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WATCH THE MASS THE 15TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME ONLINE
Celebrated at St. Anne Chapel, At this Mass, the homily focuses on the small acts of kindness in life that make all the difference in the world. For me, this includes two individuals who crossed my university and RCIA path that later in life were ordained to the Catholic priesthood - Frs. Andrew Buchanan (Joliet Diocese) and Benjamin Petty (Archdiocese of Washington, DC).
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HELP US WITH OUR $75,000 BATHROOM RENOVATIONS IN OUR GYMNASIUM AT ST. PATRICK'S! HERE IS A VIDEO AS TO WHY WE NEED YORU HELP.
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ST. ANNE NOVENA - JULY 17-26, 2022 | |
July 17-25 Masses
(Except Sundays) Outdoors at 7:00 p.m.
July 26 Masses
In English (Outdoors)
at 10:00 a.m.
In Latin (High Mass Indoors) at 12:00 noon
In Spanish (Outdoors)
at 2:00 p.m.
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11:00 Children's Activities
Food Trucks, Religious Articles and Votive Candles for Sale - Call (815) 427-8265 for More Info
If you can volunteer, contact Sue Bonvallet at (815) 953-1180
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To View the St. Anne Novena Book used at the parish in 1946 (with an indulgence given to the faithful from March 20, 1886), please click below. Thanks to Marlene Liberty (and her grandmother Leah Brown) who used this book during the Novenas from the last century!!!
CLICK HERE TO READ FROM THE NOVENA BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1934!!!
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A PREVIEW OF THE ONLINE MASSES FOR THE ST. ANNE NOVENA
JULY 17-26
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MASS - DAY 1 OF NOVENA
To begin this Novena, Fr. Pete preaches about the primary importance to building a prayer life with God. As members of the Body of Christ in local parish communities, that prayer life must result in serving those around us in God's name - Mary's prayer must result in Martha's work.
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MASS - DAY 2 OF NOVENA
Speaking about the importance of the miraculous healing the relic of St. Anne has offered in the history of this relic, Fr. Pete highlights the stories of faith and healing in today's homily.
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MASS - DAY 3 OF NOVENA
In his homily, Fr. Pete speaks about the need to treat each person as a brother or sister, as a sacred person created by God and part of the "Body of Christ," whether the person we encounter accepts this understanding or not.
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MASS - DAY 4 OF NOVENA
In his homily, Fr. Pete speaks about how evangelization must follow the farming methods of the First Century and the current methods of Third World Farmers - by throwing the seed liberally wherever we can to produce thirty, sixty and a hundredfold.
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MASS - DAY 5 OF NOVENA
In his homily, Fr. Pete speaks of our need to maintain this vocation called has called each of us to live, despite the temptations of the world that often attempt to draw us away from our ultimate purpose in life.
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MASS - DAY 6 OF NOVENA
In his homily, Fr. Pete references a trip he was asked to lead with a group of pilgrims who visited the Holy Land. The gift of walking Jesus' steps on the road of faith and praying where the Lord prayed serves as the foundation for the type of life we are called to walk today.
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MASS - DAY 7 OF NOVENA
In his homily, Fr. Pete speaks about the way society forms the individual, as opposed to the manner which God or a Catholic parent would. As referenced by Morrie Schwartz ("Tuesdays with Morrie"), "Don't let society dictate your culture - you dictate your own!"
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MASS - DAY 8 OF NOVENA
On this EIGHTH Day of the St. Anne Novena, Fr. Pete preaches about the need to follow the mandates of the "Our Father," according to the gospel of Luke. This prayer can serve as the most uplifting or damning prayer in the believer's life, depending on whether the believer truly wishes to live like God or chooses to disregard the mandate and live under one's own desires. Fr. Pete also offers a special blessing to grandparents at this Mass as well.
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MASS - DAY 9 OF NOVENA
On this NINTH Day of the St. Anne Novena, Fr. Pete talks about the importance of HUMILITY, which serves as the foundation for our prayer life. It was through Jesus humbling himself on the cross that the apostles learned this lesson of faith, passed on to bishops who are to model that same type of life.
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MASS - SS. JOACHIM & ANNE
In his homily, Fr. Pete references a poem to "The Mother of the Madonna," by Rev. Matthew Russell, SJ, the first editor of "The Irish Monthly" periodical that reflects on the role of grandmothers in our life. Fr. Pete offers a special "Prayer for Special Favor" and a "Blessing to Grandparents" at this Online Mass as well.
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UPCOMING PROJECTS AT ST. PATRICK'S | |
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Renovate Gym Floor - $20,000
Repair Church Roof - $33,000
Pave Parish Parking Lot - $75,000
Create Gym Parking Lot - $150,000
Gym First Floor Bathrooms & Kitchen - $150,000
Parish Debt $234,174
If you can help in any way, please contact us at (815) 472-2864. Please remember St. Patrick's & St. Anne's in Your Will or Estate Planning!
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The Holy Father provides a wonderful opportunity to receive an Apostolic Blessing for Birthdays, Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, Weddings, Religious Professions, Ordinations and Anniversaries of these sacraments. | | |
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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!!!).
Congratulations to David & Amy Wheeler (25th Anniversary in June 2022) and Ron & Judy Gall (60th Anniversary in July 2022) for receiving Papal Blessings for their wonderful milestones!!!
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!!!
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KEEP UPDATED WITH OUR PARISH BULLETINS!!! | |
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To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for
July 9-10, 2022
CLICK HERE!
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To View St. Anne's Bulletin for
July 9-10, 2022
CLICK HERE!
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Mary Kay Blankestyn, Elizabeth Rademacher, Ron Gall, Carmen "Butch" Florio, Cynthia Vickery, Joanne McCracken, Karen Hensa, Irene Budz... and all those on our sick list. Please also pray for Mary Clocksin (mother of Business Manager Kathy Griffiths) who is very ill and in need of your prayers.
At St. Anne's... Eva Bell, Paula Bertrand, Lola Billings, Duane Blanchette, Cheryl Boswell, Patrick Burns, Cindy Capriotti, Jesse & Ashley Childress, Abraham Daily, Tom Dandurand, Aria Dionne, Teresa Dionne, Carol Futcher, Raelynn Garrett, Jack & Lucy Houk, Joni Kleinert, Val Lagacy, Bentley Lottinville and Linda Miramontes.
At St. Patrick's... N. Atkinson, R. Bailey, D. Barth, Beetle Family, D. Brown, B & T Cantwell, M. Cantwell, E. Cirks, M. Clocksin, 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. Gilbert, J. Grill, R. Harper, D & L Haut, Fr. Hessling, J. Hibbs, D. Hiller, R. Ilg, C. Jones, L. Kane, R. Kazee, K. Kelson-Laney, A. Kijewski, L. Lanove, L. Lee, L. Leranth, E. Lopez, B. Love, W. Marten, L. McNulty, L. Mercado, R & V Morse, C. Ortman, C. Palider, C. Piec, C. Provost, R. Rehmer, S. Rehmer, P. Reising, D. Roberts, A. Schaff, D. Schmied, T & J Settles, K. Simpson, B. Siwicki, B. Spagnola, M. Tolbert, M. Tolmer, H. Tousignant, M. Tedford, M. Velazquez, G. & L. Vlach, M. Williams, M. Witherspoon, C. Woosnam, S. Young, A. Zimmerman, M & L Zink and G. Zokal.
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From February 8-17, Fr. Pete led a group of thirty-four members of the Border Town Parishes and the Camino y Esperanza Retreat House on some of the most spiritual places our Lord walked some two thousand years ago. The spirit of this particular group often played out the life of our Lord, modeling the type of passion, death and resurrection our Lord offered in their prayers and joy of heart in the life of a Christian. Thanks to Ana and Eileen Rivas for making this trip possible for our Border Town Pilgrims. All pictures can be accessed on the parish website.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO
& VIDEO COLLECTION
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PARISH REGISTRATION FORMS | |
ST. PATRICK ACADEMY'S VARIETY SHOWS | |
FR. PETE'S TELEVISION SERIES | |
CLICK HERE to watch Fr. Pete’s Twelve Part Series “Stories on the Journey,” Broadcast on Shalom World TV! | |
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BOOK, BRICK & PEW DEDICATION PROGRAM | |
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For only $100, you can dedicate a brick to someone special at St. Patrick's Outdoor Grotto (where the Our Lady of Lourdes Outdoor Masses are celebrated)!!!
(815) 472-2864
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For only $25, you can dedicate a Journeysongs Pew Book from either parish. Please call (815) 472-2864 (St. Patrick's) or (815) 427-8265 (St. Anne's) for more information! | | | | | |
