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St. Patrick’s Altar & Rosary presented Father David with a check for $6,000 as our first installment toward the renovations of the high altar and the 2 side niches. The remaining costs will be covered as we have more fundraisers. Thanks to all who donated to our Chicken Noodle Dinner and Malarkey Dinner.

Fr. Jeremy Freehill will be giving a talk about our Blessed Mother on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rock Island (2208 4th Ave.). Registration is at 9:00am. The rosary and talk are at 9:30am followed by Mass at 11:00am. No charge. Please RSVP to bcw.cdop@gmail.com or to Kimberly Lange at 309-265-8514.

Fr. David will be offering a study of the Mass during Lent on Sundays at 4:00-5:00pm at St. Patrick’s. We will be using the book: “A Devotional Journey into the Mass.” The book is $4 per copy. Please sign up in the narthex. All are welcome.

Ash Wednesday is on March 6th. The Masses are as follows: St. Mary’s at noon, Immaculate Conception at 5:30pm, and St. Patrick’s at 7:30pm.

Please join us for our annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Sunday, March 10th from noon until 2:00pm!!! We will be serving Corned beef, Roast Beef and Hot Dogs with all the trimmings. We will have a live Irish band playing music for entertainment and will have a raffle as well as silent auction items. You can purchase tickets at the parish office, after Mass this weekend or purchase them online at our parish website.

The candle wax ornaments are back! This time in the form of a shamrock, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! Please consider supporting the St. Mary’s Altar & Rosary Society by purchasing a shamrock ornament for $5 each. The shamrock has a deep religious significance for Christians, being a symbol of the Holy Trinity. You can purchase these ornaments at the St. Patrick’s Day event in Havana or by contacting Diane Intravartolo at dianeint@mchsi.com or call at 309-668-2364. Thank you for your support!

More readers for Mass are needed at St. Mary’s. If you are interested in reading please contact Cindy Intravartolo at csi2249@gmail.com or call her at 309-357-9046. Thanks

Mass Intentions are needed at Immaculate Conception And as a reminder all checks for mass intentions should be made out to St. Patrick's Church to simplify accounting.

A new powerful film about hope and the power of prayer will be showing at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria on Saturday, March 16th at 1:00-3:00pm. The cost is $5 and a donation of baby diapers. If you are interested in attending please go online at cdop.weshareonline.org/PowerInMyHandsMovie. See the flyer on the bulletin board.

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: This means all Catholics must go to Mass and it is a mortal sin not to go to Mass that day. The Mass schedule is directly below: HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE: New Year’s Eve: 4:00pm at Immaculate Conception New Year’s Eve: 6:00pm at St. Patrick’s New Year’s Day: 10:00am at St. Mary’s

The Youth Group will host a famous Ruth Sondag biscuit and gravy breakfast on Sunday, January 13th after the 9:00am Mass in Manito. All donations help with supplies for the Blessing Box. All are welcome!!!

There are not many loaves left but there are some delicious Raisin and Cream Cheese still available. Please go to our online store at store.3fortheTrinity.org to order for shipping or call Joan at 309-360-7841 for pickup.

If the Lord took you elsewhere for Christmas Mass, please pick up your Christmas gift from the parish in the narthex of the church. It is a book called: “The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity” by Matthew Kelly. We also have 2019 Religious Calendars available, please help yourself.

A big “Thank you” to all those who helped decorate the churches for Christmas and those who purchased poinsettias for our poinsettia memorial garden. The memorial names are listed on the red flyers located in the narthex. Please take a copy.

Once again we will decorate our sanctuaries for Christmas with a poinsettia memorial garden. Please consider purchasing a poinsettia plant in memory of a loved one or to represent your family around the altar this Christmas by picking up the red envelope in the narthex. Simply fill out the slip inside the envelope, include your $10 donation and return it to church by placing it in the Sunday collection.

In addition to the regular confession times, Fr. David is offering these additional times for advent: Monday, December 17, at 6:00-6:30pm at St. Patrick’s Tuesday, December 18th at 6:00-6:30pm at Immaculate Conception Friday, December 21st at 11:15-11:45am at St. Mary’s

Fr. David needs help unpacking poinsettias on Tuesday, December 18tth at 8:30am in Manito; at 9:15am in Havana and at 9:45am in Lewistown. Please sign up after Mass on the sign-up sheet in the narthex.

Fr. David needs help with finalizing the Christmas decorations for the three parishes on the dates below. Wednesday, December 19th at 6:00pm at Immaculate Conception Thursday, December 20th at 6:00pm at St. Patrick’s Friday, December 21st at 6:00pm at St. Mary’s (note the change from 1pm to 6:00pm) Please sign up in the narthex.

It is time to prepare for Christmas Eve Mass at St. Patrick’s parish with the Christmas choir. All willing voices are welcome! Practices are Sundays 9:30-10:30am.

Would you like to receive spiritual thoughts, parish updates or little reminders from Fr. David? Our parishes now have Flocknote, a parish program that enables Father to send mass texts and emails to all our parishioners. To sign up all you have to do is text the message “3Trinity” to this number: “84576”. You will be automatically signed up to receive his important messages. Thank you for your participation!!!