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“The Rosary is the weapon for these times.”

Due to the Solemnity of All Saints on Monday, November 1st Fr David will be offering Mass at 8:00am that day at St. Patrick’s in Havana. All are welcome!

Due to the specialness of praying for our deceased loved ones on All Souls Day, Fr. David will be offering a Mass on Tuesday, November 2nd that day at 5:15pm at Immaculate Conception in Manito. All are welcome!

The month of November is dedicated to praying for the souls in Purgatory. As is our tradition, there is a notebook displayed in each of our churches during the month of November in which you may write the names of your deceased loved ones. We will be praying in a special way for all those whose names are in the notebook during the whole month of November. Take a moment to include your loved ones names.

Fr. David will be conducting an hour of adoration this Sunday at 3:00pm at St. Patrick’s in Havana to combat the increased witchcraft to takes place each year on Halloween. The rosary will be recited. Please come, Jesus and Mary need your prayers!

Check out the CD on the kiosk about Purgatory for $3.00 each!

Each year our parishes participate is a gift giving program for the Piarist School in Kentucky. This year we will be giving each child two $20 gift cards from Walmart, iTunes, or Amazon. You may either: purchase the gift cards yourself and place them in the collection basket, or you can donate money by putting it in an envelope marked “Piarist School Christmas Gifts.” If donating by check, please make it payable to “St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.” We have a total of 125 children in need of gifts. All gift cards or monetary donations need to be turned in by November 14th. Contact Sue Hallmark (309-357-9853) or Karen Himmel (309-264-0587) with any questions you may have. Thank you in advance for your generosity and participation in this program!

There will be no Mass on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

The new Annual Diocesan Appeal Campaign for 2021 is now under way. You should have received a letter and your pledge card in the mail. Please prayerfully consider contributing to the ADA. Donations can be made by check payable to “C.D.O.P.” and mailed to: ADA Office, Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave. Peoria, IL. 61603.
The ADA goals are listed below:
St. Patrick: $13,961.00 / Immaculate Conception: $23,088.00 / St. Mary: $6,416.00

The Rosary is the prayer dearest to Mary, most loved by Saints, most frequently used by Christian peoples, most honored by God with astounding wonders, most enriched with great promises, by the Virgin

“With the Rosary, the Christian people, sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.”

What a wonderful weekend we all shared with Fr. Nimo! He is such a joy to all of us. He was so happy to connect with all of us again and he deeply appreciates the love and support offered to him. Our three parishes ended up giving Fr. Nimo a total of $5440.00! On his behalf, thank you so much! ~ Fr. David

There is a youth retreat for high school students on Saturday, November 6th at 10am -8pm at St. Monica’s church in East Peoria. The cost is $15 per student. To register go to [email protected]

Deacon Bill’s prayer group now meets on Thursdays at 4:30pm at Immaculate Conception church in Manito. All are welcome!

The new Annual Diocesan Appeal Campaign for 2021 is now under way. You will be receiving a letter and your pledge card in the mail very soon. Please prayerfully consider contributing to the ADA. Donations can be made by check payable to “C.D.O.P.” and mailed to: ADA Office, Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave. Peoria, IL. 61603.

The ADA goals are listed below:
St. Patrick: $13,961.00
Immaculate Conception: $23,088.00
St. Mary: $6,416.00

“By the Rosary you can obtain everything. According to a graceful comparison, the Rosary is a long chain that links Heaven and earth. One end of it is in our hands and the other end is in the hands of the Holy Virgin. As long as people pray it, God cannot abandon the world, because this prayer moves His heart powerfully.”

Fr. David is now teaching RCIA on Thursdays at 6:00-8:00pm at St. Patrick’s in Havana. Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith is welcome.

Immaculate Conception has raised $1,100.00 towards the Mission trip to Liberia. The money will be shared between two orphanages. The Mission trip will be October 28th through November 7th. Thank you to everyone for your support and prayers!

Forest City Community Church will again present a Christmas Catata for the 2021 season. “Christmas Forever Amen” has been selected for this year’s program. We are inviting singers from the community who would like to join our choir members for this wonderful evening of music and celebrating Christ’s birth. A tentative performance date has been set for December 12. Weekly practices will be scheduled soon. If you are interested in joining in for this event and would like more information, contact Marcia Whitehouse by email at [email protected]

Our Lady to the children in Fatima, 1917