Fr. Dan Hessling 1956-2022
Eternal Rest Grant
Unto Him, O Lord...
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One night after being admitted to the Citadel in Bourbonnais, Fr. Dan was called by God to his eternal home. As written by Fr. Matt Pratscher from St. John Paul II Church in Kankakee... "JUST WHAT IS A PRIEST? A superman - no. A sinless wonder – no. He is a man, taken from among men. Chosen, selected, and called by God. He - who is not, nor ever will be - worthy of such a title and office, is taken from among men and vested with that honor of calling God down upon an altar; of acting in Jesus’ Name, to cleanse hearts from their sin and to guide others to heaven, by his very example." |
Wake: St. Patrick's Church (119 North Market St., Momence) - Tuesday, March 24th from 4-8 p.m. and Wednesday, March 25th from 8:45-10:45 a.m.
Funeral: St. Patrick's Church (119 North Market St., Momence) - Wednesday, March 25th at 11:00 a.m.
Celebrated by Most Rev. Ronald Hicks, Bishop of Joliet
Committal: St. Patrick's Cemetery,
Immediately After 11:00 a.m. Mass
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WATCH THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MASS ONLINE
Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church, Fr. Pete talks about the "Spiritual Mark" of faith through baptism that connected the Gentiles (and all of us!) into the Catholic faith!!!
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News & Notes from Fr. Pete Jankowski
The Relics of Padre Pio Finally Arrive at St. Patrick's Church!
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HEARING ELEVEN HOURS
OF CONFESSIONS WORE ME OUT!
On May 19th (Thursday), our staff was up at the crack of dawn, getting everything ready for our day of veneration with the St. Padre Pio Relics that graced St. Patrick's Church. Because the St. Pio Foundation is a national organization, a good number of folks from Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois found out that the relics were making an appearance at our little slice of heaven and they travelled long distances to join us at the 9:15 a.m. Mass in English. Between the Mass, veneration, and catechesis about the relics themselves, we were going non-stop until 12:00 noon, when I left the confessional to celebrate a Mass in Latin for the faithful of the community [BTW, the diocese gave us permission to celebrate the Latin Mass on St. Anne's Day (July 26th) at 12:00 noon!!!]
The St. Patrick's CCW decided to serve coffee and donuts all day in the parish basement while also praying the rosary in the church every hour, on the hour (sometimes on the half hour as well!). By the time we reached 5:00 p.m., our Hispanic Community took over, carrying the devotion past the 6:00 p.m. Mass, as the venerations and confessions took us to 8:00 p.m.! Then, as I was heading back to St. Anne where I live, I noticed that the Hispanic Community continued their evening of prayer at St. Anne's Church, capping off a VERY LONG EVENING!!! (Good, but LOOONG!).
On a side note... thanks to a well-timed pew donation and a $1,000 gift, we were able to subsidize the entire cost of the project. Thanks to those who have been so generous!!!
Speaking of $$$, I am about $2,000 away from paying off a $20,000 truck I purchased for Artemio Ojeda, our maintenance guru. Artemio had told me that his van with 200,000 miles was at its end and finding really good help in the area is not as easy as it looks. With the help of Mary Tolmer (former business manager for St. Patrick's) and the diocese, we were able to get diocesan insurance and a non-interest loan for me to use in paying off this important purchase. Artemio, Ema Elvir (secretary) and Kathy Griffiths (business manager) are blessings to our parish. Add DREs John Rehmer and Kim Emerson to the mix and we have a really blessed group of folks who love these parishes and love their faith!
As mentioned above, Fr. Dan Hessling's funeral will take place on Wednesday at St. Patrick's, with two bishops in attendance. Please continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life - there are so few of us and so much grace to be given! We thank Fr. Dan, Fr. Jim Fanale and so many others for their service to our community - please say a prayer for our priests and religious as well... and pray that the next generation consider filling in those important sacramental ministries at our parishes!
On Friday morning, I received a visitor at St. Patrick's. The husband of Josefina Cordova came to visit at 7:00 a.m., asking for prayers for his beloved wife, who died earlier today. The funeral will take place on Monday at St. Patrick's at 11:00 a.m.
Finally, a shout out to Rafael Hernandez (roofer) and Javier Calderon (tuckpointing), who are addressing issues with St. Pat's Church roof and repairs to the church grotto and gymnasium. St. Anne's Church just had their church tuckpointed - the costs are not cheap! That Javier and Rafael are doing their respective work for just the cost of materials is a real blessing to our parish! Thanks Javier & Rafael!
Have a blessed weekend, all!!!
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PRAYER TO ST. PIO FOR CANCER PATIENTS | |
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O God, You Gave Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin Priest, the great privilege of participating in a unique way in the passion of your son, Jesus Christ. grant me through his intercession the grace of physical healing from cancer (name intention here) which I ardently desire for those that are in dire need of your physical healing; and above all, grant them the grace of living in conformity with the death of Jesus, to arrive at the glory of the resurrection. Amen!
Our Lady Mary Mediatrix of All Grace, Pray for us!
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Pray for us!
Our Lady of Grace and the Eucharist, Pray for us!
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UPCOMING PROJECTS AT ST. PATRICK'S | |
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Renovate Gym Floor - $20,000
Repair Church Roof - $50,000
Pave Parish Parking Lot - $75,000
Create Gym Parking Lot - $150,000
Gym First Floor Bathrooms & Kitchen - $150,000
Parish Debt $258,000
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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To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for
May 21-22, 2022
CLICK HERE!
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To View St. Anne's Bulletin for
May 21-22, 2022
CLICK HERE!
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Mary Kay Blankestyn, Elizabeth Rademacher, Ron Gall, Jean Gibson, Carmen "Butch" Florio, Cynthia Vickery, Joanne McCracken, Joseph & Elizabeth Rademacher, Karen Hensa, Irene Budz... 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, Teresa Dionne, Carol Futcher, Raelynn Garrett, Jack & Lucy Houk, Joni Kleinert, Val Lagacy, Bentley Lottinville, Linda Miramontes and Collette Sullivan
At St. Patrick's... N. Atkinson, R. Bailey, D. Barth, Beetle Family, D. Brown, B & T Cantwell, M. Cantwell, E. Cirks, 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. 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
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED: Fr. Dan Hessling, Josefina Cordova
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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.
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& VIDEO COLLECTION
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