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We have come this Far…

As you know, when I arrived at St. Anne’s and St. Patrick’s in 2019, a sizable number of you mentioned to me that a suitable number of areas needed to be addressed as I began my tenure on the east side of Kankakee. You mentioned to me that a respectable number of spiritual and social activities were taking place – you encouraged the staff to provide more of the same. You mentioned that each respective campus needed upgrades – we have done the best we could with the limited resources we had to do what we could. Just this last week over at St. Anne’s, Jim Sparenberg & Rich Lottinville have been working diligently on upgrading the sidewalks on the property; St. Anne parishioner (and son of our former sexton Lornie Klonowski) Tommy Klonowski climbed the rafters of St. Anne’s Church to change lights and fix electrical problems in the church building. In Momence, one of the local churches in town closed down for good, displacing a group of individuals who met over there – this group has promised us that they would help renovate a large room on the second floor of the gym whose windows previously were the target for bb gun fanatics and whose interior was not good, to say the least.

As I have droned on to saying these last few years, the conventional price for these upgrades would be overwhelming. When parishioners volunteer to utilize their services in working together to better our parishes, we are telling God and this community that we are the “Body of Christ” (1 Corinthians 12) and we care about the facilities that have been gifted to us by those who preceded us at the parishes.

Next weekend, we are including “Time and Talent” forms in the bulletins for you to fill out. If we work together and share our resources with the community, then the cost and effort needed for these projects become reasonable. The bathroom project at the gym is a perfect example – we are in the process of completing what was estimated as a $75,000 job and will be able to do it for less than $10,000. This is your parish – this property is a gift from those who came before us. We ask that you consider prayerfully what you can do to help us out to better the spiritual and social life of your local come where God resides inside that tabernacle.

God bless. – Fr. Pete

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& Talent Form in English

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ONLINE VIDEOS THIS WEEK

WATCH THE MASS FOR THE 27th SUNDAY

OF ORDINARY TIME ONLINE

RECORDED AT THE CHAPEL OF ST. ANNE'S CHURCH

At this Mass, Fr. Pete speaks about the requests he has received for prayers in our local community. If you know of someone who is in need of sacraments or a pastoral visit, please call the office at St. Anne's (815) 427-8265 or at St. Patrick's (815) 472-2864.

To get your Catholic Daily Reflections (based on the scripture readings of the day), CLICK HERE!!!

To view the Readings and Petitions for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (in English & Spanish), CLICK HERE!

Challenge: 100 Bricks for Life in October!

Fr. Pete buys the first ten bricks!!!

St. Anne’s will be taking a food collection for Thanksgiving baskets for the needy in the area. Please take the bags the Service Commission will provide on October 23, 30 and November 6 and fill with thanksgiving items (frozen turkeys can be included separately). Please return bags no later than November 13.

The Service Commission will have a special Thanksgiving food drive to help the St. Anne Food Pantry. REP kids will decorate paper bags and deliver them to parishioners on October 23 & 30 and November 6. Parishioners can return the filled bags to the church each weekday Mass or Sunday but no later than November 13. Frozen turkey donations can be taken to St. Anne Hall Hall and placed in the freezers. Monetary donations can be made by sending a check to:

St. Anne Food Pantry

c/o National Bank of St. Anne

158 W. Station Street

St. Anne, IL 60964

The St. Anne Food Pantry will be open on November 5 & 19, from 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. for those who need food for their Thanksgiving dinner.

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 Commemorative Booklet

2010 St. Patrick's Church Photo Directory

2016 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 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).

To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for

October 1-2, 2022



CLICK HERE!

To View St. Anne's Bulletin for

October 1-2, 2022

CLICK HERE!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Austin Fuhrmann, Jean Gibson, Evelyn Provost, 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 PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED: Richard Young

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, 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, 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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& Talent Form in English

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