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By: The Catholic Post - December 19, 2024 -
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Maggie Abrams of Peoria, single mother of six, said of the Catholic Charities Christmas gift distribution: “We feel blessed.” (The Catholic Post Online/ Paul Thomas Moore)
Catholic Charites conducted its Peoria Christmas gift distribution at Cabrini Center on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Bishop Louis Tylka helped to hand out the gifts, and prayed with staff and volunteers before the doors opened. “We are grateful for all those who are participating in this effort, so that we can reach out to those in […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 18, 2024 -
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Jordan Catholic fifth graders (from left) Hudson Kerr, Svea Hancks, and QuinEvelyn Allison shop in support of families in need at Christmas.
ROCK ISLAND – The Jordan Catholic School EarlyAct Club got an early-December jump on Christmas gift giving in support of the less fortunate in their parish communities. After a casual day for a donation towards the Angel Tree raised over $1,700, the student elves went to work. Accompanied by Mrs. Katy Saucedo, fifth grade teacher, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 17, 2024 -
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December, 2024 Dear Friends in Christ, Merry Christmas! We once again celebrate with great joy the birth of Jesus Christ, the long-awaited Messiah. And as we do each year, we have spent the past several weeks preparing our hearts and our homes. The season of Advent beckoned us to prepare for the Lord’s coming, especially […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 17, 2024 -
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Participants gather with Bishop Louis Tylka for a photo following the initial 2024 Simbang Gabi Novena Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday, Dec. 14. The other eight Masses to complete the novena were scheduled at various Peoria-area parishes Dec. 15-22. (Nohmie Cuizon)
One of the most cherished Christmas traditions in the Philippines, the practice of celebrating a Simbang Gabi (“Night Mass”) Novena of Masses has been carried on by many Filipino communities here in the U.S. This year, 2024, is the third year of Sambaing Gabi in Peoria since the tradition was revived locally in 2022. Bishop […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 16, 2024 -
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Michelle Conger will take over as CEO of OSF HealthCare when the current CEO Bob Sehring retires in April, 2026.
Over the next 16 months, OSF Healthcare will transition leadership from the current CEO, Bob Sehring, to Michelle Conger, currently Chief Strategy Officer and CEO of OSF OnCall. To aid in a smooth transition, Conger will assume the presidency of OSF HealthCare on Jan. 1, 2025, then succeed Sehring as CEO upon his retirement in […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 13, 2024 -
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The 2024 Peoria Area Community Festival of Nativities was held Dec. 5-8 at The Christian Church of Peoria (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and once again featured the historic nativity scene from St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The nativity was created by the German master craftsman Sebastian Osterrieder in 1930. As a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 11, 2024 -
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Statues form a procession outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. (Adobe Stock/by A)
La Salle – The feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of the Americas, takes place Thursday, Dec. 12. The feast is celebrated across the Diocese of Peoria, nowhere more enthusiastically than at St. Hyacinth Parish in La Salle, and St. Francis Parish in Ottawa. The St. Hyacinth celebration starts at 11 p.m. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 10, 2024 -
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Knights from Council 11361 in Princeville take turns processing to the altar to honor their deceased brothers at St. Mary of the Woods Church on Nov. 19. (Supplied photo)
Princeville – It’s been a tradition in the month of remembrance for Knights of Columbus Council 11361 for approximately 30 years. The Mass for the Deceased Knights of Columbus was celebrated at St. Mary of the Woods (Princeville) on Nov. 19, with Father Corey Krengiel as celebrant. The Mass began with an introduction from Grand […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 9, 2024 -
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WEST PEORIA – A Mass of Christian Burial Burial was held on Monday, Dec. 2 here for Sister Mary Dries, O.S.F. Sister Mary Dries, 80, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception, died on November 26, 2024, at Richard Owens Hospice Home, Peoria. Sister Mary was born in Peoria, Illinois, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 6, 2024 -
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The Peoria Diocese portion of the National Eucharistic pilgrimage will take place May 19-21, 2025. Upon hearing the news of the national pilgrimage earlier this year, Bishop Louis Tylka invited the National Eucharistic Congress to journey through the Diocese of Peoria, as the “home of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who promoted a great devotion […]
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