CAPTION: From left are Deacon Adam Cesarek, Deacon Jacob Valle, Deacon Alex Millar, Deacon Eric Bolek, Deacon Joseph Baker, and Deacon Matthew Deptula. —– The six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Peoria on May 23 are thrilled that their first year as priests will include the opening of […]
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CAPTION: Joining Sister Ana Pia Cordua, SCTJM, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria, at opening ceremonies for a new Catholic Charities Food Pantry at its warehouse at 1825 N.E. Adams St. in Peoria on May 19 were, from left: Isidore Rusheinski, volunteer; Iris Hildreth, community programs coordinator; Deacon Bob Sondag, diocesan […]
Continue readingAs classes wind down at St. Jude Catholic School in Peoria, construction is getting started again. If all goes well, students will find additional pre-school and kindergarten classrooms, a music room and library when they return in the fall. But that’s not all. Father Patrick Henehan, pastor, said this phase of construction also includes a […]
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WASHBURN — Father Ronald Dodd, 70, recuperating from major surgery in late December, was granted senior status by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, effective March 1. “The Lord has taken care of me,” Father Dodd told The Catholic Post this week. “When I realized where the (health) path was leading, I worked as long as […]
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By: By Tom Dermody The first parish that Msgr. William Watson served as pastor will be the only one. After 34 years of guiding St. Thomas the Apostle in Peoria Heights — one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Peoria with 2,100 families — Msgr. Watson has announced plans to transition to senior […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. John Prendergast holds a magazine showing military chaplains in action in his right hand and a book of chaplain history picturing him celebrating Mass for troops in Panama in the other. By: By Tom Dermody When Msgr. John J. Prendergast was in third grade, he saw a photograph of a priest saying […]
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SENIOR STATUS Father Ronald E. Dodd, from pastor, St. Mary, Metamora, and St. Elizabeth, Washburn, to senior statusThis appointment was effective on Sunday, March 1, 2015 Msgr. John J. Prendergast, from vice chancellor, vicar for senior priests, vicar for Religious, and special assistant to the bishop to senior status.This appointment will be effective on Wednesday, […]
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Clergy assignments involving 30 priests and including the naming of new pastors for nine parishes have been announced by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. The complete list of appointments, which take effect on varying dates, is found here. Highlighting the changes is the granting of senior status to three priests, including: — Msgr. John J. […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Solemnity of Pentecost/May 24 Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1,24,29-30,31,34; Galatians 5:16-25 or 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13/Sequence: Veni, Sancte, Spiritus; John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 or John 20:19-23 The church offers a rich selection of readings for the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. Rightly so, as Pentecost celebrates both the beginning of the Catholic […]
Continue readingThose involved in promoting Catholic stewardship activities in parishes, schools, and institutions of the Diocese of Peoria are invited to attend the annual Diocesan Stewardship Conference on Wednesday, May 27, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. John Gibson, director of the Office of Development and Stewardship, said the morning is designed for pastors, development […]
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