Happy Feast of St. Patrick!
Christ be within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ inquired, Christ in danger,
 Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. -The Breastplate, Patrick's poem of faith and trust in God
Parish Mission 2022
Recordings and slide notes from
Fr. Burke's Mission presentations on healing can be now be found on the
parish home page
Take a Stand for Life

The Aurora 40 Days for Life prayer vigil is a part of an international effort to end the tragedy of abortion through prayer, fasting and public witness. Every day and night from March 2 to April 2 people will gather outside of Planned Parenthood in Aurora (3051 E. New York St.) to peacefully pray for all who are affected by abortion.
 
Our Saints Peter and Paul Parish is committed to cover tomorrow, Friday, March 18th. We are scheduled to have a presence there from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sign up for vigil hours by clicking the link below. Call or mail Jane Fonner with any questions:
630 851-8433, janecfonner@comcast.net 

Thank you for your witness to life!
Vocation Story
Parishioner Chrissy Tworek, a North Central College graduate, will be sharing her vocation story at all Masses this weekend. Chrissy’s vocation to a contemplative life with the Handmaids of the Precious Blood was inspired by her time here at Saints Peter and Paul. Hear more by clicking the link below. 
St. Francis Adoration Chapel
Will You Adore Him?
The St. Francis Eucharistic Adoration Chapel ministry needs you to sustain it by committing yourself to spend an Hour a week in adoration.

The chapel is currently open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to Saturday at 3 p.m. Please take any hour you want with Jesus, but to add MONDAYS we still need these hours committed:
  • Tuesdays - Midnight to 1 a.m.
  • Tuesdays - 1 to 2 a.m.
  • Tuesdays - 2 to 3 a.m.
Message from the Bishop
Thank you to everyone who has already shown their devotion to the works of the Lord with a gift to the 2022 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA). Every gift, large or small, is appreciated! Our parish goal for the 2022 CMAA is $195,600 with 70 percent of the amount we raise over this goal returned to us for our needs. Thank you for being devoted to the works of the Lord by sharing your blessings!
Lourdes Grotto
Restoration work began this week on the Lourdes Grotto at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery. Click the video link to hear Marion Restoration owner Mario Machnicki explain the scope of the project, as well as his research on the source of the stones that were used to build it 100 years ago.
Did You Know
is a series about the history of the parish. Featured information comes from parish historians Judy Chapleau and Marjorie Peters, as well as the 1996 book, 150 Years of Sharing the Word, which is part of the Naperville Heritage Collection on the Illinois Digital Archives.
DID YOU KNOW?
In October 1862, Reverend Peter Fischer, St. Raphael's 11th pastor, procures land on the northeast corner of Benton and Ellsworth for a stone church to replace the wood church built in 1846. The parish also buys an acre of land south of Naperville to quarry stone. In 1864 the cornerstone is laid, and sometime between the cornerstone date and the dedication the parish name is changed to Saints Peter and Paul. Construction is delayed, however, because the original architect left town with church funds.

Pastor Max Albrecht oversees the dedication of the new church on March 29, 1866, and the wood church becomes the parish school, where all classes are taught in German. The dedication ceremony was officiated by Bishop Jacob Duggan of the Diocese of Chicago (the Diocese of Joliet wouldn't be formed until 1948). A special train was chartered for $150 to bring the bishop and a brass band to Naperville from Chicago.
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