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Pastor’s Letter: August 21, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: August 21, 2022

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The August 21 bulletin is now available online.  There is also an insert in that bulletin from Diocese about the Growing Disciples pastoral plan. To see that insert, click here. Dear friend, School started this week. We started with a few partial days to ease into the year. It’s better for the kids and teachers to not start with full...

Catholic Diocese of Peoria Officially has a New Bishop

Catholic Diocese of Peoria Officially has a New Bishop

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As of today, March 3, 2022, the Catholic Diocese of Peoria now has a new leader, Bishop Louis Tylka (who prefers to called Bishop Lou). Bishop Lou succeeds Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., leader for the last 20 years. Bishop Jenky celebrates his 75th birthday today, the age which canon law states a bishop must submit his resignation to the...

Pastor’s Letter: April 24

Pastor’s Letter: April 24

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The April 24 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, I hope you had a Blessed Easter Celebration. We had truly beautiful celebrations at St. Philomena. It’s always great to see so many people come to Easter Mass. Christmas and Easter are not only pinnacle feast days of our faith, but also great opportunities to celebrate the gift of life and...