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November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints and is a Holy Day of Obligation. This means that everyone is required to go to Mass. Mass times are:
Monday, October 31st: 7:00pm at St. Patrick
Tuesday, November 1st: Noon at St. Mary’s
Tuesday, November 1st: 5:30pm at Immaculate Conception

November 2nd is a special day that we gather to pray for all of our deceased loved ones. Please come and pray at the All Souls Day Mass at 5:15pm in Manito

November is the month in which we pray for our deceased loved ones and all the souls in Purgatory in a special way. Please include the names of your loved ones in the Book of the Deceased located in each of our parish churches and pray in a special and intentional way for all those whose names are inscribed therein all month.

More Mass intentions are needed for both Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick parishes. Please consider having Masses said for your loved ones (living or deceased) or for any special intentions of yours. Envelopes are in the narthex. Thank you.

Most Holy Virgin, obtain for us the grace to devoutly pray your most holy rosary.

Please come help pick chicken on Friday, November 4th 8am to noon. We’ll also need help decorating the hall that morning. All are welcome to assist.

The rosary will be prayed every Monday at 9:30am at Immaculate Conception church. All are welcome to join in.

We must be strong and prepared and trust in Christ and in His Holy Mother and be very, very assiduous in praying the holy rosary.

Please mark your calendars for St. Patrick’s Chicken Noodle dinner on Sunday, November 6th . We are in need of volunteers to bring desserts and to work the event. Please sign-up on the sign-up sheets in the narthex of the church. Thanks!

To pray the rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and his Mother.

Each year the Diocese of Peoria asks the faithful across the diocese to offer financial support in the form of pledges for the operational costs of the diocese. By now you should have received by mail your ADA pledge card and return envelope. If you have not received it, pick one up from the narthex and please make as generous a pledge as you can. Thank you!
Please mail it directly to the Peoria Diocese to:
Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Office of Development & Stewardship
419 N.E. Madison Ave.
Peoria, IL. 61603
The goal for the diocese this year is $6,300,000.
The parish goals for our three parishes are: St. Patrick ~ $12,690.00 / Immaculate Conception ~ $21,662.00 / St. Mary ~ $1,419

If you or someone you know is considering becoming Catholic please contact Deacon Bob Sondag (309-241-0295) who is conducting the RCIA classes this year on Tuesdays at 6:00pm in the Immaculate Conception parish hall.

All high school students are welcome to join in the “Abide in Me” retreat at St. Mary of Lourdes parish in Germantown Hills beginning on Saturday, November 5th at 10:00am and ending on Sunday, November 6th at noon. Contact [email protected] for more information.

All are welcome to join our local EWTN Greater Chicagoland Affiliate on Friday, November 18th at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire, IL for their Eleventh Annual Fall Benefit and Auction Fundraiser. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will be the keynote speaker and Bishop Thomas Paprocki will be the Honored Guest. Chicago Bears Patrick McCaskey will be the Master of Ceremonies. This event is the primary fundraiser of the year in support of our local Catholic radio station, and critical to reaching up to 8 million people in the Greater Chicagoland, Wisconsin and Northern Indiana areas with Catholic teaching, events and local information. Learn more at [email protected] or call Angela at 224-206-8455.

Oh, what a delight this blessed rosary is! Oh, what assurance it brings of being heard here on earth and in the eternal heavens.

The next Sunday breakfast at Immaculate Conception parish is scheduled for October 16th. All are welcome

The final rosary event for the Year of the Rosary will take place on Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00pm in the Immaculate Conception parish hall. Please join us for a chili supper and the praying of the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for those who would like to help donate food items. All are welcome.

There are holy cards of the suffering Christ available in the narthex at all three churches with the famous prayer of St. Gertrude for the Souls in Purgatory on the back. Please consider taking one and praying the prayer each day from now until All Souls Day on November 2nd. We will be helping a multitude of souls go to Heaven.

There is a 12 foot Christmas tree from Immaculate Conception available. Let Fr. David know if you are interested in having either one. Thanks.

“The rosary can bring families through all dangers and evils.”