Following is the schedule of Masses and communion prayer services for the coming week:
Monday, June 18th
- daily Mass will be celebrated at 6:30am and 8:00am.
The church will be open for private prayer throughout the day.
Tuesday, June 19th
- there
will be a prayer service with distribution of Holy Communion at 7:30am.
The church will be open for private prayer throughout the day.
Wednesday, June 20th
- there will be a prayer service with distribution of Holy Communion at 7:30am.
Eucharistic Adoration will begin following the prayer service Wednesday morning.
Benediction will be celebrated as normal on Wednesday evening
.
Thursday, June 21st
- there
will be a prayer service with distribution of Holy Communion at 7:30am.
The church will be open for private prayer throughout the day.
Friday, June 22nd
- daily
Mass will be celebrated at 6:30am and 8:00am.
The church will be open for private prayer throughout the day.
All are welcome to come pray and worship at the Church of St. Mary.
We are very fortunate at St. Mary's with a very talented, generous and hardworking parish staff composed of deacons and lay ecclesial leaders. During the priests convocation the Morning Prayer service at 7:30am on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be led by Mrs. Lore Nugent, Pastoral Associate, Deacon Jack Herrmann, and Deacon Bob Thomas. Know that you and the parishioners will be in the prayers of the Cardinal, bishops, and priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Next Saturday evening, at the 5:00pm Mass, Fr. Grzesik will be celebrating a Mass of thanksgiving for his time here at the Church of St. Mary. Following the Mass a reception will be held in the Upper Grade School Gym for parishioners and friends to thank him for his ministry at our parish. Perhaps Fr. Grzesik may have counseled you, ministered to you in the sacraments of the church, celebrated a baptism, funeral, or wedding for a family member. Fr. Grzesik will be remembered for his ministry here at our parish. You are invited to attend the celebration next Saturday evening, or reach out to Fr. Grzesik to thank him for his priestly ministry at St. Mary's in the Upper Grade School Gym after the morning Masses on Sunday. Fr. Grzesik will finish his assignment at St. Mary's later this month, having been assigned as the associate pastor at Our Lady of the Lakes parish in Antioch and Ingleside.
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ater this month we will be welcoming Fr. Mark Augustine to the Church of St. Mary. No two priests are alike, no two pas
tors are alike, and no two associates are alike. Every priest brings their commitment to serve God's people to the parish or ministry they are assigned to. I trust that St. Mary's parishioners will welcome Fr. Augustine when he arrives at the parish as we get to know him and welcome him.
God bless you with a joyous and renewed faith.
