Pastor’s Letter: January 18, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, Blessings and peace to you all this day! Last weekend was truly such a wonderful one for our parish—we closed out the Christmas Season with great joy and fervor as we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord. We also began praying in earnest for three groups of people making preparations for receiving Sacraments this spring....
Pastor’s Letter: January 11, 2026
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Dear St. Philomena Parish Family, I hope everyone is well and enjoying good graces at the beginning of this 2026 year! Several people have asked this week…”How many rooms are there in the rectory?” I’m happy to say there are enough that everyone can have his own room! =) With Deacon Blake joining us, we do have a full house...
Pastor’s Letter: August 31, 2025
Posted by chadmin
Blessings and peace to you all this weekend! Now that I’m an adjunct faculty member of Mundelein Seminary [If you missed it, last week’s bulletin column will fill you in =) ], I thought it would be good to get another series of columns going. Perhaps it is fitting, since we are now back into the full swing of school,...
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