GALESBURG — The Women’s Pregnancy Center in Galesburg and the Women’s Choice Center in Bettendorf, Iowa, will benefit from the 11th annual Community Baby Shower Brunch planned for Saturday, Aug. 2, at Lake Storey Shelter 2 here. Volunteers also will be honored at the event, which is sponsored by Knox County Right to Life. The […]
Continue readingDid your parish, school, or Newman Center sponsor a mission trip this summer? The Catholic Post is planning a round-up of photos and experiences from those participating in such faith-in-action opportunities during summer break. We’ve heard from a few groups, but realize there are more. To be included in our coverage, contact Tom Dermody at […]
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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A Mass and procession in honor of Santo Nino de Cebu are planned for Saturday, July 19, at St. Joseph Church, 103 Richard Pryor Place, in Peoria. A reception will follow in the parish hall. During the 5:30 p.m. Mass, all icons of the Infant Jesus will be blessed and then carried in procession with […]
Continue readingEUREKA — Two Marian shrines are on the itinerary for a pilgrimage planned for July 19-20 by the St. Luke’s Ladies Guild. The group will travel to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in New Franken, Wisconsin, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill in […]
Continue readingDANVILLE — “Kickin’ It Country” is the theme for a fundraiser planned for Saturday, July 12, by the Presence United Samaritans Medical Center Foundation. It will be held from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Turtle Run Golf and Banquet Center, 332 E. Liberty Lane. The event will help Presence United Samaritans purchase new and enhanced […]
Continue readingKatie Heskett and Dodie Gomer will be the speakers at a Cursillo Ultreya on Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at St. Jude Church, 10811 N. Knoxville Ave. Their theme is “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst” (Matthew 18:20).
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A “Stump the Bishop” night on June 18 featuring Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, highlights a Theology on Tap series for Catholic young adults underway on Wednesdays in the month of June at Kelleher’s Irish Pub, 619 S.W. Water St. in Peoria. Theology on Tap, offering an opportunity to discuss faith issues with friends in […]
Continue readingLACON — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will join the residents, staff and Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday, June 21, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Nursing Home. The bishop will be the principal celebrant for the Mass, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. and be held under a tent […]
Continue readingThere will be limited updates of thecatholicpost.com until Saturday, June 21, as the site’s webmaster attends the Catholic Media Convention in Charlotte, N.C. We will return to daily updates on Saturday. Thanks for your understanding.
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