4th Annual Benefit Dance for the Madonna Renewal Center — Nov 10, 7-10pm at the Eagles Club!
A dance featuring the Madmen will be held at the Eagles Club, 1200 W. Galena Ave., on November 10 from 7:0010:00pm. Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Advance tickets will be sold at St Joseph Catholic Church, Hometown Realty, Eagles Club, and Gemorifics, all located in Freeport.
A bake sale, including Christmas cookies, will be held and chances will be sold for an opportunity to win a hickory rocking chair donated by Rite-Way. All profits will benefit the Madonna Renewal Center in Freeport.
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Memorial Gifts
Thank you to the family of Janet DeMeester-Luy for remembering us with a memorial gift to go toward the St Mary Debt Reduction.
Thank you to the family of Mary Wagner for the gift from her memorial for St Joseph and St Mary Church.
Your memorial gifts are greatly appreciated
God’s Grace Saves Us
Oct 24, 2018
Audio and Video
Know the Issues
The upcoming mid-term elections have many people animated from one side to the other, so I decided to make some clarifications on Church teachings when it comes to morals and voting. We are all obligated to vote with our conscience. It is not all about how much money we make, though that is a valid criterion when choosing who to vote for. This goes along with foreign policy as well as domestic, taxes and so on. Being a Church, and Catholic Christians, we are obliged to contemplate God’s will in our decision process. Continue reading “Know the Issues”
Fatima Prayers
The second apparition (June 13, 1917) Our Lady of Fatima reiterated the importance of the rosary and added a devotion to her Immaculate Heart in reparation of the offenses to her Immaculate Heart. In the July apparition, again was reiterated the importance of the 5 decade rosary prayed daily and offered to Our Lady of the Rosary to obtain Peace in the world.
Domingo XXIX Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018
El texto de Isaías afirma que los sufrimientos del Siervo de Yahvé obedecen a los designios de la divina misericordia. El Siervo entrega su vida como un sacrificio de expiación, padece en lugar de otros y en favor de otros. Gracias a los padecimientos del Siervo del Señor se cumplen los planes del Señor y “muchos” alcanzan justicia y salvación por la muerte de “uno”. Dios restituye la fama a su Siervo y lo devuelve a la vida, que se prolongará en la tierra con una larga descendencia. Jesús que vino al mundo a servir y a dar su vida por todos los hombres, como dice el evangelio de hoy, se identifica con la misteriosa figura del Siervo de Yahvé. Continue reading “Domingo XXIX Tiempo Ordinario ciclo B 2018”
Mission Appeal
This weekend is the Diocesan Mission Appeal. You should have received an envelope in the mail. If you weren’t able to bring your donation this weekend, you can still drop it in the collection basket next weekend, or donate online at www.rockforddiocese.org/ donate.
THANK YOU for your generosity to our missions in the United States, the Church in Latin America, the Church in Africa, the Propagation of the Faith, the Diocesan Priests’ Pension, and Catholic Elementary School Financial Support. May God richly bless you!
Our Own Gosnell “House of Horrors” in Rockford
The Gosnell story is challenging for everybody, but especially for
“Pro-Choice” advocates. Their only comeback is that the Gosnell situation is rare. But we have had our own Gosnell “House of Horrors” here in this area of Rockford Illinois. Remember the NIWC closing? Here is an old link to refresh your minds: http://prolifecorner.com/pro-life-victory-in-illinois-n-i-w-c/.
Other places like Texas has it’s “House of Horrors too: https://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/another-gosnell-report-shows-texas-abortion-doc-kills-babies-born-alive/
They even sell the baby parts for scientists to make mice brains more human like: https://www.lifenews.com/2018/10/17/nih-spends-13-5-million-on-aborted-baby-parts-to-transplant-their-brain-tissue-into-mice/
The pro-choice advocates want us to believe they are for women and the good of all humanity. Their propaganda is that they are the norm. Is this the norm you want? These are just four examples in the driving force of the “Pro-Choice” movement (Gosnell, NIWC, Texas and NIH). It is the norm that has been hidden for too long.
Elections are coming soon. Is this what you want to stand for? Is this what you want to vote for?
Dailey Free Lunches to Resume
The Aryl Dailey Free Lunches, sponsored by the Society of ST VINCENT de PAUL, will resume on Saturday, October 20. A hot meal will be available in Berg Hall from 11:30am to 1:00pm on the third Saturday of the month from October thru March. The April meal will be on the fourth Saturday. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome to attend. Children under sixteen must be accompanied by an adult. Last year we provided 873 meals.
Your help is needed to continue this ministry. We are in need of fresh fruit, cereal bars and cookies/bars each month. In addition, we need the following personal care products: shampoo, liquid soap and toothbrushes. If you can provide any of these items, please contact Mary Koppi at 815-232-4687. Please continue to pray for all those in our community who are struggling and in need of a kind hand. Thank you for your concern.
Pro Life Corner
(Presented by Stephenson County Right To Life)
The words of the debate are deceptive. Abortion is demanded as a right, but no one has a right to kill another. Please pray and work to end abortion today.