Children’s Liturgy of the Word beginning October 17th at the 10:00 Am Mass.
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Are you interested in becoming a Lector or a Eucharistic Minister? Have you served in one of these roles before but need a refresher? We’ve added training dates in October! You only need to attend one of the two training sessions to start serving.
LECTOR TRAINING DATES
Tues 10.19 at 7pm
Sat 10.23 at 9am
EM TRAINING DATES
Thu 10.28 at 7pm
Sat 10.30 at 9am
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Wednesday, September 1st at 7pm
Join us for our first no-pressure, no-obligation rehearsal. Spend the evening rehearsing choral music with our wonderful St. Benedict Adult Choir, and enjoy some adult refreshments afterward! Learn about becoming a choir member in a fun and relaxed atmosphere…
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Join us for the solemn commemoration of Holy Week. The Mass Schedule has been expanded to allow for greater capacity as we welcome the faithful during these most holy days.
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March 15, 2021
Today’s response, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, offers nothing new on the Church's teaching on the Sacrament of Matrimony. Regardless, it needs to be read in the context of the teachings in the Catechism and the encouraging statements of Pope Francis to LGBTQ persons about their relationship to the church, as well as his urging that pastors welcome them with respect and sensitivity, recognizing, as the Congregation response does today, the many positive elements in same-sex relationships…
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With all the changes that have happened with the Coronavirus pandemic, many people are considering new careers or new directions in life. Each of us has been given unique gifts from God and true joy comes from being able to have a career that enables you to use those gifts to make the world a better place.
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Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm
Join us for our next presentation, as we explore the pipe organ. This presentation will be given by Joel Kumro, organist and choirmaster at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Richmond, VA…
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Effective July 1, 2021, St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes will unite to form a new parish called St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish with one pastor and pastoral team. Fr. Dorantes will serve as pastor of the united parish. St. Andrew and St. Benedict will remain separate parishes while establishing a covenant for ministry between the two parishes, with particular emphasis on spiritual renewal and the Five Strategies of Building the New Reality…
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We are pleased that Bishop Bartosic, our regional bishop and Cardinal Cupich’s representative to our region of the archdiocese, will be with us on Friday evening, January 22, at 7:00pm, to join us in prayer and share an important update on the future of our parishes. Due to Covid restrictions, this will be done online…
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It’s a New Year and a chance to make a change.
Typically, people like to make New Year’s Resolutions at the beginning of the calendar year. Can I suggest something we might want to try for our spiritual growth?
One of the presenters from Ascension Presents is a priest by the name of Fr. Mike Schmitz. He is a popular presenter and this year he has started a podcast to read the Bible in a year. The whole Bible is broken down over 365 days, and he will be giving some commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way.
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Every other Wednesday at 7:30pm
All parishioners and friends of the parish are invited to attend. There is no need to pre-register, and though some topics may be related, each session can be attended as a stand-alone presentation…
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Join the conversation that hopes to answer this question: “How can we better equip our children to work toward equality and justice for all?” read more
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Sunday, November 1st at 1pm in Church
Please join us for a town hall discussion about the Renew My Church process. We are specifically seeking feedback about the proposed scenarios for the re-configuration of parishes within our grouping. This feedback will aide the Cardinal and his team in making the final decision regarding our grouping…
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The Archdiocese of Chicago is undergoing a process called Renew My Church, which calls for both a spiritual and structural renewal of our parishes. Originally, our parish was scheduled to begin this process in fall of 2021. However, we received word last week that the Archdiocese of Chicago has decided to accelerate this process, and it began last month. Fr. Steve explains how the process has progressed, where we are now, and the proposed scenarios for reconfiguring our grouping…
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As you have probably heard or seen in the news, the Archdiocese of Chicago is undergoing a process call Renew My Church. Originally our parish was scheduled to begin this process in fall of 2021. However, we received word last week that the Archdiocese of Chicago has decided to accelerate this process, and we will instead begin the discernment process this fall. We invite you to re-visit a series of articles written by Fr. Steve in March which talk about this process, why it is happening, and what it means for our parish community…
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In the bit of yeast that transforms the whole batch of flour we are again reminded that what we may think is small and of little value can be used by God to transform much in our world. We are called to see the Kingdom in even the smallest things that change our world for the better…
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Jeremy Kiolbassa, Director of Music and Liturgy gives an update about what the upcoming year looks like for our music program, both at Mass and in our annual concert series…
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