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PLEASE NOTE: THE SUNDAY ENGLISH MASS AT ST. ANNE'S WILL TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE IN THE PAVILION ON AUGUST 13, 2023 AT 9:00 A.M. AND ST. PATRICK'S WILL TAKE PLACE INSIDE AT 10:30 A.M.)
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View Our 2023 Parish Photo Directories!
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Realizing that our last parish directory at St. Patrick’s took place in 2016 and at St. Anne’s in 2004, Mary Jo Boicken and daughter Bailey took it upon themselves to research photo directory companies to help us publish updated books in 2023. Once they decided that Color Craft Publications seemed to be the best fit for our parishes, Mary Jo and Bailey worked through the details with the good people at Color Craft to create the Photo Directory that you can access in these notes.
Over at St. Anne’s, Pam Lottinville and husband Rich followed suit and put together a book for their parish as well that was long overdue! Pam and Rich are wonderful examples of faith at St. Anne’s, two among so many that do so much for the parish they very much love.
The books we invite you to peruse ARE NOT the final versions that will be sent out for publication. In looking through the books, I found a picture in the St. Pat’s book that was out of place (see if you can find it!), so we put the directories online just to make sure everyone has a chance to take a look at them and tell us if any corrections need to be made.
I was supposed to take this week off (kind of), but a great number of great ministry opportunities happened this week that could not be overlooked. Hopefully we can share some of them with you in the future.
One of those opportunities involves a couple of folks that can lead us to grant money for our respective parish halls. We are in the process of pricing out generators for our buildings, in the event that we have power outages in the future and need to provide emergency shelter for the residents in our towns. State Representative Jackie Haas (sister of St. Pat’s parishioner Sandy Malpasuto) has been working on us concerning this project with us. As one parishioner wrote to me, “If there is (grant money) available, Jackie Hass will find it. She is great!”
Speaking of compliments, I have been receiving an inordinate amount of nice letters this last week or so from folks around the area. Sean Rockway from Valrico, FL sent St. Anne’s a check for $500 in honor of mother Luella (Guimond) Rockway. Sean wrote, “My mother recently passed away at the age of 102 in Tampa, FL. She was born in Manteno and resided in Kankakee until she relocated to Florida… Her family always attended the St. Anne Novena when she was young and she continued the practice well into her nineties. She is probably one of the last who knew the origins of the annual Novena celebrations and, in fact, even I as a small child remember my grandfather using the word “Chiniquy” (in French sentences that cannot be mentioned here!)."
Patti Piotrowski from Morris, IL wrote, “Fr. Pete, I just want to thank you for everything you do. You are always there for so many. Thank you for your online Masses. I enjoy them immensely… Again, thank you for being there for me and so many others.”
Mary Dennison Leher wrote, “I want to thank you for the beautiful funeral Mass you said for (former St. Pat altar server) Steve Dennison. It was a difficult time for our family but you actually turned it into a celebration. After talking with my older brother Tom, we decided it was a great idea to have a pew donation made for our parents (Irene and Arnie Dennison, who served as funeral leaders of the parish; Irene’s father was St. Pat’s maintenance man in the 1940s). Thank you for all you have done for the St. Pat’s community.”
Sally Fuhrman from St. Patrick's wrote, “This donation is from a very special friend of ours who is battling cancer” (Sally told me that her friend Kathy Giandonato was anointed six months ago and died recently – Sally wrote that she has never met anyone who loved the Lord like Kathy did).
Sean Blanchette (brother of St. Pat’s parishioner Kevin) wrote, “Thanks for the great posts on Facebook. It’s just so great to see our beloved parish with all the recent improvements and gifts to the community. My parents would be happy to see all of this.”
This weekend’s online Mass focuses on yet another good soul of the parish, Marci Siwicki (mother of parishioners from both our parishes). We have so much GOOD in our parishes – sometimes we just take it for granted – but God knows what is in our hearts! We are so blessed for so many good things at St. Anne’s and St. Patrick’s! – Fr. Pete
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Working with Mr. Gregg Beglau from Kankakee Community College, Ema Elvir has provided an opportunity for those who wish to sign up for FREE Courses for English as a Second Language (ESL) for our parishioners. Those who wish to sign up need to take a placement exam; feel free to contact the number on the flyer for more information.
Because of Ema’s good work, Kankakee Community College is working with David Surprenant and Jim Meyer to get internet and Wi-Fi installed in the church and hall. This has been a long time coming for us to complete this project. Thanks to Gregg, Ema, Jim, David and everyone else who has made this project a reality!
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We have included Religious Education Registration Forms here in the Notes; you can also stop by the office to pick up the forms. RE Meets at both parishes on Sunday mornings – starting at 8:30 a.m. at Pat’s (starting September 10) and at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s (starting September 24). For students in Religious Education, two years of formation are required to receive First Communion and Confirmation. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) begins in October with David Surprenant and Ana Rivas – any student aged 14 and over can sign up for RCIA, which is a one-year program, leading to the sacraments on Easter Weekend. Remember – confirmation is required for any young lady who wishes to celebrate their Quinceañera in church.
Registration
Formas de Registración
RCIA
Because of the power outage at St. Patrick’s last weekend, we ended up moving our wedding service etc. over to St. Anne’s (a smaller but newly painted church that very nicely fit the crowd that attended). Because we were at St. Anne’s for the Mass, we tried recording their wedding with our new video camera system (you can watch the video below).
In case you have not figured this out, since we have the capabilities now of recording special services (Quinceañeras, Weddings, etc.), this and the fact that both parishes have a hall to celebrate receptions and two wonderful campuses to take pictures etc., you might wish to pass the word that both parishes are like a “one stop experience” for the sacraments – a family can celebrate everything at one place!
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Also because of the power outage, we realize the reason why both halls are so important to our small communities. The governments from the county, state and federal levels offer Grant Money for small towns like ours to upgrade and preserve what we have. Both parish halls could benefit from free-standing generators, parking lots and air conditioning. One industrious parishioner wrote me the following for our consideration…
I went to the website you provided for the USDA Grants and Loan program. I found that our gym at St. Patrick’s may qualify for a grant because it is a Community Center. In addition, the Hall at St. Anne’s may qualify for funds as well because the facility is being used for a food pantry. The information states that funding priorities are for communities with a population of 5,500 or less also that individuals should contact their State Director to apply and discuss their particular situation: Each state has their own individual office to contact.
Writing grants is a specialized skill; I can do this for the parishes but if anyone knows of a person who has experience with this particular discipline, please contact our office.
Finally, the Birthday Baseball Outing with Fr. Pete is coming around the corner. For $10, you get a bus from St. Pat’s to Joliet and a ticket to the Slammers Baseball game (servers go free). We have room for the first fifty who sign up so feel free to join us for baseball on August 15!
That’s all for now (that’s more than enough, to be honest!). Have a blessed week. – Fr. Pete
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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. | |
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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Highlights from the
St. Anne Day Festivities
on July 26, 2023
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The Recorded Wedding
Mass on July 30, 2023
at St. Anne's Church!
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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 |  | |
We are looking for Volunteer Services to Raffle Off at Our Picnic (Clean Yards, Paint Rooms, Clean Houses, Cook Dinners, etc.) If you are interested in helping, please contact the parish office.
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!
Currently on the docket for the Picnic...
- 10:30 Outdoor Bilingual Mass at the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto (no 12:00 noon Spanish Mass)
- 11:30 Blessing of Petes and Re-Dedication of Gym as an Academy Community Center
- 11:30-1:30 Music from the Saddle Shoe Sisters
- 1:30 - 3:30 Music from the Fender Benders
In addition, the Picnic will Offer the Follwing...
- Four Different Food Vendors
- Vendor Sale & Rummage Sale
- The Illinois Migrant Council will Offer Free Computers and Resources for our Migrants (we have given away over three hundred computers in the last year or so!!!)
- Raffles for a 65" television
- Auctions for Dinner with Fr. Pete, Cookout with Fr. Pete and more (watch the notes for more information)!
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Music from the
Saddle Shoe Sisters
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Music from the
Fender Benders
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UPDATED 50/50 PROGRESSIVE RAFFLE PRIZE WINNING TICKET DRAWN AT PARISH PICNIC
(UPADATED JULY 14, 2023):
1st Prize $4,845
SECOND PRIZE $500; THIRD PRIZE $250
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The More Tickets We Sell, the Higher the First Prize of the Raffle Grows!
Let's Get the First Prize to $5,000!
| 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 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
RECORDED AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
Focusing on the theme of those who live quietly this life of faith, hearing God in the silence and then responding accordingly, Fr. Pete chooses one among many examples in the Border Town parishes, Marcelle Siwicki, as an example of this faith life lived in east Kankakee County.
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UPCOMING PROJECTS AT ST. PATRICK'S | |
ST. ANNE NOVENA - JULY 17-26, 2023 | |
On this Feast Day of St. Anne, we focus on Nonagenarian Ruth Sparenberg, one of the brightest lights in the sea of stars. Ruth's quiet and loving demeanor serves as a model for anyone wishing to live a Christian vocation. Much thanks to all ten grandmothers who were the focus of these homilies - Fr. Pete has benefitted from their respective examples of faith and we pray that you do as well!!! | |
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 | |
- August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will take place at St. Anne's at 8:00 a.m. and at St. Patrick's at 9:15 a.m.
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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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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 $4,680 - LET'S GET THE TOP PRIZE TO $5,000!!! 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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KEEP UPDATED WITH OUR PARISH BULLETINS!!! | |
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To View St. Patrick's Bulletin for
August 13, 2023
CLICK HERE!
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To View St. Anne's Bulletin for
August 13, 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, 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: Luella (Guimnd) Rockway, John Makolondra (Good Shepherd Manor) and Kathy Giandonato
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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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