Pastor’s Letter: October 1, 2023
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Dear friend, Last weekend, I gave a brief update on the Growing Disciples Pastoral Planning initiative. Bishop Lou launched Growing Disciples last year to address some of the ongoing challenges that we face as a local church. Changing demographics in Illinois are a clear challenge for many organizations, including the Church. Not only do we have a declining population in...
Pastor’s Letter: June 4, 2023
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The June 4 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, Last Saturday Bishop Lou ordained four new priests. As a parish community, were blessed to have one of own, Fr. Patrick Wille, ordained to the priesthood. After Fr. Patrick was ordained in the morning, he celebrated his first Mass at St. Philomena at our 4:30 pm Mass time. If you were...
Pastor’s Letter: May 21, 2023
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The May 21 bulletin is available online. Dear friend, Fr. Luke and I enjoyed the celebration last Saturday for our 20th anniversary. We had several questions about the actual date or our ordination. We were both ordained priests on May 24, 2003. The celebration last week was a true parish family event. It was fun to have parishioners in their...
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