Photo Caption: “Religious Liberty in Today’s Culture” will be the topic Sept. 6 of the keynote talk by Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois. Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, will be the featured speaker at the annual workshop for respect life coordinators on Saturday, Sept. 6, […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — What started as a dialogue between Catholic and Muslim women nine years ago has turned into an interfaith “conversation” that now includes women of all faiths. This year’s gathering will be held on Mondays, Sept. 15 and 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4501 Seventh Ave. Participants […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will celebrate an 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Sept. 7, at St. Catherine Church in Aledo (pictured). ALEDO — The excitement is growing for a celebration 100 years in the making at St. Catherine Parish here. “This only happens once,” said Father John Thieryoung, pastor, of plans to […]
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A funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at St. Ann Church in Peoria for Deacon Joseph F. Koeppel, a permanent deacon who served the parish for many years. Deacon Koeppel died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. He was 78. Visitation will be […]
Continue readingJourney of Faith is the theme for a bus pilgrimage to Chicago planned for Monday, Sept. 15, by the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society. That is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and pilgrims will visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy […]
Continue readingCHERRY — Holy Trinity Church, 212 S. Main, will welcome Filipino Catholics from the Illinois Valley area to a second Mass on Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. The celebrant will be Father Joel Lopez of Wonder Lake. Music will be provided by a choir from Rock Island directed by Dr. James Sales. A potluck […]
Continue readingPEKIN — Sacred Heart Cemetery will benefit from a Knights of Columbus Night at Dozer Field in Peoria on Saturday, Aug. 23. The game between the Peoria Chiefs and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $11, with $5 from every ticket going to the cemetery. The evening features a tennis ball […]
Continue readingTOLONO — Persons age 55 and over are invited to a luncheon potluck at 11:30 a.m. on on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at St. Patrick Parish Center in Tolono. The gathering is sponsored by Good Samaritan Senior Outreach Services of Catholic Charities, Champaign-Piatt counties. Fried chicken will be served and attendees are asked to bring a […]
Continue readingCAMBRIDGE — Celebrate summer and faith this Sunday when St. John Vianney Parish hosts its annual ice cream social from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 313 S. West St. A barbecue sandwich meal will be served for $4, while a hot dog meal is $2. Homemade pie, cake, and ice cream will be […]
Continue readingPersons wishing to support the Diocese of Peoria’s vocations program are invited to a fundraising dinner on Friday, Aug. 1, celebrating current seminarians and honoring the memory of a legendary priest of the diocese. The 2014 Msgr. George A. Carton Seminarian Scholarship Dinner will take place that evening at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. […]
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