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News & Notes with Fr. Pete Jankowski
The 2023 Novena Begins!
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Feel free to contact Fr. Pete at email pjankowski@yahoo.com. If you have an emergency, please contact Fr. Pete at (815) 685-1359 | |
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I was having a nice conversation with Gary Reynolds today, the senior partner of H. Reynolds Painting & Decor in Kankakee. In addition to working in businesses and homes, Gary and his family have been taking care of the parishes in this area for decades as well. From what I was told Gary and his staff took care of St. Patrick's Church in Kankakee some time ago.
Gary tells me that now that he has reached his mid 70s, the current project he is doing at St. Anne’s represents his last major investment in the company before retirement. I kidded with him, telling him that we should extend the St. Anne project for two more years. After he stopped laughing, Gary told me how proud he was of his family and all the good work they have done for the people of our community through this work.
Gary tells me that the last stages of the painting project at St. Anne’s will be completed by next week Wednesday. As of this writing, they are finishing the ceiling painting of the church. The company still has to do some work in the balcony and Gary has been taking care of the fine details in the gold trim within our sanctuary. Like so many parishioners and benefactors of our community, his "fingerprints" may not be sen by future generations, but God knows what was in his heart and God very much appreciates what Gary and his family has done for us, as do many of us who have been working with him in the company. Sto Lat Gary. Thank you for all you have done at St. Anne’s!
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Meanwhile, over at St. Patrick’s, Wally Martin is putting the final touches on the floor renovation of our shuffleboard court. Richard Perez and a group of electricians in the area were nice enough to volunteer their time and install a hot water system in our new first floor gym bathrooms. Mr. Perez et al also installed exhaust fans in the bathrooms and have upgraded the lighting throughout the entire gymnasium. With the new windows and all the renovations we have done on the third floor of the gym, those fingerprints will stay with us very much into future generations as well.
I am in the process of recording all the Online Masses through the end of September, as we get ready for a St. Anne Novena, starting on Monday night. From July 17- 25 at 7:00 p.m. (excluding Sunday, when Mass will be at 9:00 a.m.), we will celebrate nightly 7:00 p.m. Masses in our pavilion, weather permitting, over at St. Anne’s. As I have discussed with you before, these evening Novena Masses will focus on TEN grandmothers who reflect this charism of our patroness, both in our church and in their respective families. We also have parallel Online Masses with these notes (SEE BELOW). I am very thankful for so many in our community, who have been getting ready for the novena feast day on July 26.
I am so amazed over the last year that outside of our collections on special projects, WE HAVE RAISED OVER $100,000 FOR THE OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT INCORPORATED INTO OUR BUDGET, which doe not even include the $150,000 gym windows that were donated and installed by the Van Drunen brothers (which was above and beyond the $100,000 we raised). Just this week and a half alone, we received three pew donations, two at St. Anne’s and one at St. Patrick’s, each donation equaling $2,500. Two years ago, the two pew donations I received at Pat’s were given during the week we had to make sewage repairs in our church bathrooms. Those $5,000 in pew donations offset the $6,000 cost of that bathroom project.
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I just recorded a Mass last week at the Cerrito de Camino de Esperanza Retreat House, where Ana and Eileen Rivas are doing a $50,000 renovation of the grotto and the retreat center. Considering the dozens of faithful that have received sacraments in our parishes because of Ana and Eileen, I promised them I would do whatever I could to help them with their project. We have so many people that we have helped our local parishes; if anyone is interested in promoting this great ministry that, in no small part, has filled the pews of our respective churches, please call Ema at the offices or call Ana directly at (847) 334-3513.
Hope to see you at the Novena Masses next week! Fr. Pete
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On August 15, we are going to sponsor a “Birthday Baseball with Fr. Pete” Excursion, where we will invite fifty members of our community to join us in a Joliet Slammers Baseball Game. The Knights of Columbus have donated the tickets for us and former business manager Kathy Griffiths found a local bus service to use that was economical enough to take care of our parishioners. For this event, ALL ALTAR SERVERS ARE INVITED TO GO FOR FREE, but they must be accompanied by an adult in their family, over the age of 18. If anyone else is interested in going, the cost for each ticket and the bus is $10 a person ($10 would not even cover the gas from our area to Joliet!) This is a fantastic deal and a wonderful way to bring our communities together. | |
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A Video of the Completed Bathroom Project at St. Patrick's Academy
Gym & Community Center
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A Preview of the Mass at the Camino y Esperanza Retreat House in St. Anne, IL | |  |
A Mass Preview with the Newly Installed Camera System Inside St. Anne's! | |
Outdoor Masses at
St. Anne's Pavilion
(230 N. 6th Ave. - St. Anne, IL)
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Every Wednesday Evening at 5:00 p.m.
Every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
EXCEPT July 30, August 27 and September 24
All Nights of the St. Anne Novena (Excluding Sundays) from July 17-25 at 7:00 p.m.
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Outdoor Masses at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
(St. Patrick's Church - 119 N. Market St. - Momence, IL)
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Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass on July 23, August 27 and the Parish Picnic’s Bilingual Mass on September 24 (with Blessing of the Animals) | |
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The person who significantly was responsible for addressing the debt was Kathy Griffiths, who made great inroads in attacking St. Pat's financial woes. This week, Kathy had to step away from her job at the parishes due to health issues; her doctor told her to pull back from so much work, so leaving the parishes was a hard but necessary decision she had to make.
Blessed for us, a business manager named Julie has stepped in for Kathy and seamlessly has continued Kathy's good work. Julie serves as a business manager in the diocese and is a wonderfully spiritual person. She and Ema are already fast friends (not so much with me... Julie seems to prefer the White Sox over the Cubs so pray for the conversation of her baseball soul...).
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ST. PATRICK BORDER TOWN PICNIC - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 STARTING WITH THE 10:30 MASS |  | Parishioner Joanne Hermann suggested that we re-dedicate the gymnasium at the parish picnic, blessing a sign that should read "St. Pat's Academy Gym and Community Center." She is working on getting this project done while secretary Ema Elvir continues to line up vendors for the event (as well as at St. Anne's Novena - thanks for our newly installed video camera inside the church... and our wonderful donor who made this possible!!!). At present, we are working on having at the parish picnic a Vendor Fair, a Rummage Sale, a Car Show, the Illinois Migrant Council giving out free computers to migrants, as well as our games, music and all the stuff thjat goes with a parish picnic. If you are willing to help, please contact Ema at either parish (she is at St. Anne's on Mondays and Tuesdays and at St. Patrick's on Wednesdays and Thursdays). Thanks to Anne Andrade for helping us out in the summer as well at St. Pat's Office! | |
UPDATED 50/50 PROGRESSIVE RAFFLE PRIZE WINNING TICKET DRAWN AT PARISH PICNIC
(UPADATED JULY 14, 2023):
1st Prize $4,680
SECOND PRIZE $500; THIRD PRIZE $250
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The More Tickets We Sell, the Higher the First Prize of the Raffle Grows! | Help support St. Patrick's Church with our Inaugural 50/50 Progressive "Split the Pot" Raffle, which will be drawn during our Parish Picnic in September! We need your help in selling these tickets - please call (815) 472-2864 for more information. | |
WATCH THE MASS FOR THE 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
RECORDED OUTSIDE THE PAVILION OF ST. ANNE'S CHURCH AND SHRINE - ST. ANNE, IL
"Spreading the Seeds" of Faith and Food is the theme of today's homily, following the teaching of the Sunday Gospel to offer this grace liberally throughout the field of life. Some will produce a great harvest; most will not. Nevertheless, our role in life is to spread those seeds so that our faith in God may grow.
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UPCOMING PROJECTS AT ST. PATRICK'S | |
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UPDATE... It is official - we are still going to Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje in September!!! At this point, the group consists ofsix individuals… and Fr. Pete. We still will get the tour as scheduled, we still get our private Masses etc. Best of all, we get to go as a small group so the individual attention on this trip should be really good!
If we can get two more people to go, that would help. Fr. Pete knows a couple people who would go if we get sponsorship for them. No worries about anything. If you can help, please call the parish office.
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ONE MORE PILGRIM AND THE TRIP IS GUARANTEED TO HAPPEN!!!
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Fatima & Lourdes: September 6-15, 2023 $4,649.00 ... To Read the Brochure and to Sign Up, CLICK HERE!
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Trip Includes Flights from anywhere in the United States and flights between countries as per your itinerary. (all necessary flights on your trip are included)
- Daily Mass will be scheduled.
- Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
- Transfers as per itinerary.
- 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
- Transportation with luxury bus.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. Wine included with all dinners.
- All tips to driver, hotel, and tour guide. If you feel that the tour guide did a great job, offering them extra tips is greatly appreciated.
- Guided Tours and Tour Fees ~ Our tour guides are very caring, licensed, and well educated. Many of our guides have their PhD's.
- Luggage handling (1 suitcase and 1 carry-on per person)
- Single Supplement (as long as the passengers is willing to room with someone and allows us to provide them with a roommate. If the passenger wants a guaranteed room to of their own, then they have to pay the $900 single supplement)
- Remember: Our trips are not more expensive during high season ~ Passengers will never be expected to pay extra for anything while on the trip.
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NOTE: If you wish to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith as a preparation for this pilgrimage, we recommend the following book as it is faithful to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church (Imprimatur by ARCHBISHOP FELIPE AGUIRRE FRANCO): The Catholic Faith in Easy Terms. Introduction, Nihil Obstat, and Imprimatur by Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco.
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ST. ANNE NOVENA - JULY 17-26, 2023 | |
ST. PATRICK'S / ST. ANNE'S
PHOTO DIRECTORIES
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Thanks to Ruth Sparenberg, Anne Andrade & Joanne Hermann for assembling, scanning and editing the follow Photo Directories from the Church History of St. Patrick's and St. Anne's Churches! | |
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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!!!).
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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Parish Hotline... If you know of someone who is sick and in need of the sacraments or if you know someone who wishes a visit at the hospital or care facility, please contact the parish office or Fr. Pete Jankowski at (815) 685-1359.
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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). | |
PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEKEND | |
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St. Anne’s Novena Masses will take place each night at 7:00 p.m. OUTDOORS (weather permitting). Friday’s Mass will be a bilingual Mass INDOORS and Sunday’s Mass will take place at 9:00 a.m.
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The St. Patrick’s Parish Picnic will take place on Sunday, September 24. We are looking to have an Auto Show, Vendor Fair, Rummage Sale, the Illinois Migrant Council and whatever else we can put together. If you would like to help or if you have any ideas for the Picnic, please call the Parish Office at (815) 472-2864.
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We are asking you to help us sell our 50/50 Progressive Raffle Tickets which will be sold on behalf of St. Patrick's Church. Currently, the grand prize stands at $3,850. The winning tickets will be drawn at the Parish Picnic. Tickets are available in the sacristies of our churches and at the parish offices.
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If you are interested in serving in one of our Parish Liturgical Ministries, please contact the parish office.
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We need VOLUNTEERS. Both for our Novena Celebrations and the St. Patrick's Picnic, we are looking for individuals to help. Please call the parish offices for more information.
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KEEP UPDATED WITH OUR PARISH BULLETINS!!! | |
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To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for
July 16, 2023
CLICK HERE!
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To View St. Anne's Bulletin for
July 16, 2023
CLICK HERE!
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Former Parish Business Manager Kathy Griffiths, Mary Kay Blankestyn, Irene "Reney" Budz, Ashley & Jesse Childress, Carmen "Butch" Florio, Austin Fuhrmann, Ron Gall, Jean Gibson, Karen Hensa, Joanne McCracken, Marilyn Peterson, Evelyn Provost, Ruth Sparenberg, Cynthia Vickery, Gary Witherall... 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, Jesse & Ashley Childress, Abraham Daily, Tom Dandurand, Aria Dionne, Carol Futcher, Raelynn Garrett, Jack & Lucia Houk, Val Lagacy, Bentley Lottinville, Linda Miramontes, Cynthia Vickery 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. Gibson, 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
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED: Carmen F. Florio.
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Fr. Pete Jankowski posts his homilies online at the parish website for those who wish to keep up with the gospel message each week.
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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! | | |
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