Photo Caption: Jacob Cox leads a rehearsal for students in the Cantus Choir School on a recent Thursday afternoon at St. Vincent de Paul School in Peoria. Music and ice cream are on the menu for an event to raise funds for the Cantus Choir School next Sunday, June 1, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]
Continue readingDWIGHT — Musician and speaker Michael James Mette will share his music and faith with area Catholics on the weekend of May 31-June 1. Mette will provide music during Masses at St. Patrick Church, 100 W. Mazon in Dwight, at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday, and at Sacred Heart Church, 205 […]
Continue readingMORTON — Blessed Sacrament Church, 225 E. Greenwood St., will host a Cursillo Ultreya on Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Derek Amerman’s theme will be “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst” (Matthew 18:20).
Continue readingCHERRY — Catholics of Filipino descent are specially invited to a 3:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday, May 18, at Holy Trinity Church here, followed by a potluck dinner at the church hall. Father Anthony Bernas, administrator of parishes in Coal Valley and Orion and a native of the Philippines, will be principal celebrant of the […]
Continue readingSix men preparing for priesthood in the Diocese of Peoria will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 17, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The candidates, listed below, are all studying at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. and are […]
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CHAMPAIGN — A funeral Mass was offered on Thursday, May 15, at St. Matthew Church here for Deacon Donald J. Fraley, 62, a permanent deacon for the parish since 2012. Deacon Fraley died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Champaign-Urbana Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Father Robert Rayson was principal celebrant of the funeral liturgy. […]
Continue readingFor the first time, the annual “Spring Festival of Life” dinner and auction benefiting the Family Resources Center in Peoria will be hosted at the center itself. The pro-life, pro-family outreach moved to its new Monroe Street location across from the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria last October. Goals of this year’s ninth annual festival […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Anna Marie’s ministry was dedicated to teaching in schools of the Diocese of Peoria and care for the elderly. WEST PEORIA — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Sister Anna Marie Scheirer, OSF, on Tuesday, May 6, in the chapel of Immaculate Conception Convent, 2408 W. Heading Ave. Visitation […]
Continue readingOne hundred babies. That’s how many lives the Women’s Care Center in Peoria has been able to spare by offering loving care and support to mothers in crisis pregnancies — and it hasn’t even been open a full year yet. To make certain that ministry to families like these can continue, a Commitment to Life […]
Continue readingPHILO — The Good Samaritan Programs of Catholic Charities in Champaign and Piatt counties will benefit from a steak dinner planned for Sunday, April 27, at the Philo Tavern, 101 Washington St. The doors will open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Diane Ducey, a local radio personality, will host […]
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