Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour of Healing
Are you hurting? Do you need quiet reflection time? Time alone with Jesus? Join us for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration with a healing service on Friday, April 5, at 4:30pm in St Mary Church. PLEASE NOTE the earlier starting time.
Light of the World Retreat
Do you feel like you’re trying to follow Christ, but need support in your everyday life?
Come to the Light Of The World retreat and you will have the opportunity to be supported with the Catholic Teachings and Values. Experience the renewal of the Holy Spirit!!! All are welcome!! There are 2 weeks left to register.
Friday, May 3 • 6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, May 4 • 8:30am-7:00pm
Sunday, May 5 • 8:30am-6:30pm
Monday, May 6 • 6:00pm-9:00pm
Registration is open. To Register contact the Parish office 815-232-8271, or Angela Chamberlin, 815-990-1637.
First Holy Communion
First Communion Rehearsal
Friday, April 26 at 6:30pm
~ St. Joseph Church ~
First Communion
Saturday, April 27, 12:00pm
~ St. Joseph Church ~
April Aryl Dailey Free Community Lunch
Please note the April Free Lunch sponsored by St Vincent de Paul will be held on the fourth 
Saturday, April 27, in Berg Hall. Serving will be from 11:30am to 1:00pm. The menu will feature Don’s chili, cold slaw, chips, fresh fruit and dessert. We are in need of apples, oranges and bananas for the lunch. We will also be accepting donations of plastic trash bags (any size), disinfectant wipes, all-purpose cleaner and sponges. If you can provide any of these items, they may be brought to Berg Hall on the 27th after 9:00am, or contact Mary Koppi at 815-232-4687. This will be the final lunch of the season; we will resume serving in October.
Your generous donations have made a difference in many lives. Thank you and God bless you for caring.
Charismatic Day of Renewal:
“What Would Jesus Have ME Do?” (WWJD?) And How Will He Help Me Do It?
April 27, 2019, from 8:30AM – 3:30PM
St Patrick Church, Parish Center, 236 Kelley Dr, Rochelle, IL
Sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, Diocese of Rockford and featuring Father Bob Miller and Dr. Mark Nimo. Registration fee is $10/person or $25/family. Please bring a sack lunch. For more info call Linda at 815-264-3240, or email trumpetpraise2@yahoo.com.
Divine Mercy Sunday – April 28, 2019
Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday
What does Easter mean to you? For Christians, it means attending Mass and gathering with family for a special meal.
As we contemplate the Passion of Christ and all the pain and sufferings He experienced, He shows us His Resurrection, a New Life with the Father. His Resurrection was a witness to all who might not have believed He was the Son of God, as He proclaimed. Easter is a reminder, that through all of our pain and sufferings, there is new life in Christ. After every experience we encounter in life, there is always Resurrection.
And in Christ’s Resurrection, He showers us with His Love and Mercy. How loving is our Lord. He, who was abandoned by those closest to Him, humiliated, stripped down to nothing as He was beaten and bruised beyond our comprehension, and ultimately crucified. And yet, He returns to us in all His glory, offering mercy and forgiveness for the sins we have committed. That is Divine Mercy!
It is on this day, the Feast of Divine Mercy, that the Lord pours upon us His Unfathomable Mercy by washing away all of our sins completely, giving us a new beginning. Through this act of mercy, He also asks us to be merciful and forgiving to others, just as He has been to us. As He has loved us, we are to love our neighbors.
Divine Mercy Sunday is a continuation of Easter Sunday. It is putting those Baptismal vows into action by deepening our love for God and our neighbor through mercy and forgiveness.
The Heart of Jesus is always awaiting you with open arms. Join us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28, at the 3:00pm Mass, as we truly experience mercy and forgiveness in ways only possible through God.
The doors will open at 1:00 for Adoration and Reconciliation and the choir will sing the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 2:25pm.
Please be sure to go to Reconciliation before Divine Mercy Sunday.
Peace Be With You!
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! We made it! I was thinking that if every day was a mile, we just ran 4o miles. Does it feel like a 40-mile spiritual run? Some of us may have a runner’s high while others are really glad it is over. Others may have cut through some side streets, yet still feel exhausted. Either way, I hope we all benefited. I hope nobody feels like they had spiritual rocks in their shoe. If you suffer that much from a spiritual exercise, don’t do it. Continue reading “Happy Easter!”
Happy Easter; He is Risen!
Apr 22, 2019
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Domingo de Pascua ciclo C 2019
Ninguno de los discípulos y seguidores de Jesús fue testigo directo del momento de la resurrección. Las dos razones principales que aducían los apóstoles para fundamentar su fe en la Resurrección de Jesús eran la comprobación del sepulcro vacío y las apariciones del Resucitado a algunas de las personas que más le amaron mientras el Resucitado vivió aquí en la tierra. Ninguna de estas dos razones puede demostrar científicamente nuestra fe en la Resurrección, de acuerdo con las exigencias de la historia y de la ciencia empírica actual. Por eso, nuestra fe en la Resurrección es un dogma de fe, una verdad revelada, no una verdad empírica y científicamente demostrable. Continue reading “Domingo de Pascua ciclo C 2019”