Posts in Liturgical
Archdiocese Announces Plan to Re-Open Churches

May 13, 2020

Dear Friends in Christ, These fifty days of Easter, leading to Pentecost, are marked by unprecedented suffering, as humanity has fallen victim to a perilous contagion. In addition to the threats to our physical wellbeing, we are suffering spiritually as the Covid-19 pandemic has required restrictions of our worship and active participation in the sacramental life of the Church. Surely, there have been moments in history when governments and rulers have persecuted Christians and banned their public worship. This is not one of them. Rather, the present restrictions come in response to an extreme medical emergency as local, state and federal authorities – specifically public health officials – legitimately fulfil their responsibilities to safeguard human life and the common good…

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Send Us Your SELFIES for Holy Week

We are asking all of our parishioners and parish friends to send in photographs of themselves to be used to create a “photo congregation” for Holy Week. We will print your photographs and place them in the pews of the church for our live-streamed Holy Week liturgies. Be sure to tune in to see yourself on the screen!

Please submit your photos by Wednesday, April 8th at NOON.

Photos should be emailed to Elaine Lindia, Pastoral associate, at elindia@stbenedict.com

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COVID-19 Updates

Based on current guidelines from local public health departments, which recommend the cancellation of public gatherings involving 250 or more people, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, mandated the suspension until further notice of all liturgical services effective Saturday evening with the  regularly scheduled weekend services. In addition, he has mandated the closing of schools operated by the archdiocese, and to close the Pastoral Center and related agency offices until further notice.

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Dedicate a Hymnal & Help the Choir Get New Robes

Consider dedicating a hymnal to a friend or family member. This is a wonderful and permanent way to honor, remember, celebrate, or pray for a loved one. Each dedication is affixed to the inside cover of one hymnal and will remain there for the life of the book (25+ years), reminding all who open it of those memorialized. All funds raised will help us to purchase new choir robes…

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