It’s not often that the grand Wicks organ at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria is played by more than one person at a time. On Friday, Oct. 18, however, Dr. Sherry Seckler, director of sacred music for the Diocese of Peoria, will share the bench with one of her former students, Jonathan Kroepel, to present […]
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Photo Caption: Actor Leonardo Defilippis portrays St. Maximilian Kolbe in a scene from from “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz,” coming this month to Carthage, Galesburg, Canton, LaSalle, Champaign and Moline. Six locations in the Diocese of Peoria this month will host “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz,” a 90-minute production performed live by Leonardo Defilippis. Among the performances […]
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If your parish or school is hosting a pet blessing, email the event information to tdermody@cdop.org for inclusion on this list. — BLOOMINGTONFriday, Oct. 4, at 3:15 on the playground east of St. Mary’s School, 527 W. Jackson St. DANVILLEWednesday, Oct. 2, at 8:45 a.m. in the parking lot of Schlarman Academy’s South Campus, Vermilion […]
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ROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Oct. 4 in the chapel of St. Mary Monastery here for Sister Marguerite Adams, OSB. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery. Sister Marguerite died on Oct. 1, 2013, at the monastery. She was 95.Born in Peoria on Jan. 28, 1918, Margaret E. Adams was the […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — The Parents of Priests and Seminarians will sponsor their annual POPS Seminarian Fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 11, at St. Patrick Church of Merna here. The evening, which begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., will also include a dinner at 6:30, a short video, and vocation talks by seminarians of the Diocese […]
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BETTENDORF, Iowa — People on both sides of the Mississippi River sing music written by David Haas at Mass each weekend, but on Friday, Sept. 27, they will get to hear him sing to them during a concert at St. John Vianney Church, 4097 18th St. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. The following day […]
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Classical pianist and musician Eric Genuis will perform a concert to benefit the building fund for Immaculate Conception Church in Manito on Sunday, Oct. 6. It will be held at 2 p.m. at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The world-renowned composer and concert pianist will be joined by Gabriel Beistline on cello and Maureen […]
Continue readingPEORIA HEIGHTS — “Poverty in Our Midst” is the theme for a three-part adult education series that will begin Tuesday, Sept. 24, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 904 E. Lake Ave. All the sessions are at 7 p.m. and will be held in the lower level of the church. In the first part, Sister […]
Continue readingROCK ISLAND — To mark the 16th year since the death of Blessed Mother Teresa, newly ordained Father Jeremy Freehill will lead an evening to “learn about her and learn from her” on Thursday, Sept. 5, at St. Pius X Church here. His talk begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by adoration of […]
Continue readingHENRY — The Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception and The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis will host a St. Therese Discernment Retreat from Friday, Sept. 20, to Saturday, Sept. 21, at Nazareth House Retreat Center. The theme is “Mary, […]
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