Easter Flowers 2026

Easter flowers may be purchased in memory of your loved ones, living or deceased, or the sick that need to be remembered in our prayers. This year we are offering single lilies and double lilies. These will be used to decorate our churches for this Easter season, and you will have the opportunity to take them home with you afterwards.

In previous years, our flowers were from Deininger floral shop, however they are permanently closing after many years of serving in Freeport. With the supply change, our parishes have to get plants from elsewhere for the foreseeable future. For this Lenten season, we are switching to Country Girl Floral & Gifts for our Easter Lilies. They set a new deadline for us to get our orders in. New order forms with the new date will be by the church entrances and the St. Joseph breezeway.

All orders and payments must be in the parish office by Monday, March 16th.

Please write the name next to the flower you wish to purchase. One name per plant. For example: “Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, John Jones,” or  “members of the John Jones family.” PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY as these names will be put in the bulletin at a later date. Return the form for your church by placing it in the collection basket in an enveloped marked “Easter Flowers” or mail it back to the parish office at  229 W. Washington Place, Freeport, Illinois 61032.

Single Lily – $20

Double Lily – $40

Order form for print or download;

Change for Life!

Our parishes are once again participating in the Change for Life campaign – Aiding the Lifeline Coalition to continue their important work for new mothers and the unborn.

Take a baby bottle from the back of church this weekend, fill it with change, cash or check and return it to our parish by February 15th.

Your aid directly provides relief to those in our community who need it most, while striving to provide and cultivate the right to life.

Thank you for your support!

Aryl Daily Free Lunch Event

The January free lunch will be held at Berg Hall in St Joseph School on Saturday, January 17th.

Serving will be from 11:30am to 1:00pm.  All in need of a warm nourishing meal are welcome to attend.  Donations of oranges, bananas and cookies or brownies are needed.  In addition, we are looking for donations of liquid hand soap and disinfecting wipes.  

If you can help prepare and serve the meal or have any questions, please contact Mary Koppi at 815 232-4687.

All Souls Day List of Loved Ones

The Feast of All Souls Day is Sunday, November 2nd, 2025.

Sunday Masses will be held at 8:00am at St. Mary, 10:00am at St. Joseph, and 12:15pm at St. Mary (en español).

Vigil lights will be lit for all of these Mass times on November 2nd.

Families may purchase a vigil light in memory of family and friends whom you would like us as a parish to remember in our prayers, no matter when they died. The parish will provide a vigil light for all parishioners who have died in the past year. The vigil lights will be placed in the Sanctuary in an arrangement to lift all our prayers to heaven. It is a beautiful way to commemorate All Souls with the lights of all who guide us home through their own actions when they lived here with us as family and friends.

Below is the list of names for whom these vigil candles are offered for 2025

Are you Curious about Becoming Catholic?

Come to our orientation session Thursday September 18th at 6:30pm in the Daleiden Room.

Talk with Fr. McMorrow or contact the parish office at 815-232-8271 for more information.

OCIA meetings every Thursday, 6:30-8:00pm

September 18th through March 26th.

In the St. Joseph Daleiden Room.

229 West Washington Pl. Freeport, IL 61032