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2023 St. Anne Novena As we did with our 2022 celebration, Julie Dillenburg was kind enough to take pictures for this year's event. Thanks to Fr. Jason Nesbit, CSV (Homilist a the 10:00 Mass), Fr. Moises Mesh, CSV (Presider and Homilist at the 2:00 Spanish Mass), Fr. John Peeters, CSV, Fr. John Horan and Fr. Michael Powell for joining us at this celebration. Thanks to everyone who helped make this event such a spirit-filled one for the 500+ faithful who came with us to pray! |
2022 Border TownMass & PicnicThe inaugural Border Town Mass & Picnic took place at St. Patrick's Church on August 21, 2022. Thanks to Ema Elvir and our Picnic Committee for doing everything at the last minute and pulling off such a wonderful community-building event!Click Here to View the Pictures of the Picnic! |
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2022 St. Anne NovenaFor the 142nd time in the parish's history, hundreds of faithful came to pray at St. Anne's Pavilion and Shrine to venerate a relic that has healed so many good souls in the parish's history. Click below to view all the pics!!!For Pictures of the 2022 Novena, CLICK HERE! |
Confirmation LiturgySt. Anne's ChurchApril 30, 2022CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PICS! |
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A Three Minute Video on Confirmation &
First Communion Weekend at the Border Town Parishes on April 30 - May 1, 2022
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First Communion Liturgies
On May 1st, the students from both St. Patrick's and St. Anne's Churches celebrated their respective First Communion Liturgies. John Rehmer, Kim Emerson, Ashley Childress, Stacy & Sophia West as well as so many others (including the parents, the primary educators of these children!) were invested in this two-year process of formation for the sake of saving souls. Much thanks to everyone who made a difference providing the Lord's grace to this wonderful, young souls!!!
CLICK HERE to View all the Holy Week Pictures!
| On March 19, 2022 - the faithful at St. Patrick's in Momence gathered for a bagpipe Mass, followed by a Corned Beef Cabbage / Irish Stew Dinner, cooked by the Knights of Columbus. Much thanks to all who made this wonderful event possible!!! | |
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2022 Confirmation Liturgy at St. Pat'sOn June 4, students from St. Patrick's Church celebrated their confirmation liturgy after a two year process. Especially during this trying times of COVID, we thank Kim Emerson, Dana Miramontes and all those who were involved in the formation of these young adults.View Photo Collection |
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2022 Confirmation Liturgy at St. Anne'sOn April 30, students from St. Anne's Church celebrated their confirmation liturgy after a two year process. Especially during this trying times of COVID, we thank Kim Emerson, Dana Miramontes and all those who were involved in the formation of these young adults.View Photo Collection |
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2022 Trip to the Holy LandFrom February 8-17, Fr. Pete led a group of thirty-four members of the Border Town Parishes and the Camino y Esperanza Retreat House on some of the most spiritual places our Lord walked some two thousand years ago. The spirit of this particular group often played out the life of our Lord, modeling the type of passion, death and resurrection our Lord offered in their prayers and joy of heart in the life of a Christian. Thanks to Ana and Eileen Rivas for making this trip possible for our Border Town Pilgrims.View Photo Collection |
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PRAYING THE ROSARY IN SPANISH ON THE SEA OF GALILEE - FEBRUARY 11, 2022 The Holy Land Pilgrims offer this special decade of the Rosary for the parishioners of the Border Town Parishes and all the Online Faithful. |
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SPANISH RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES AND BLESSING AT THE JORDAN RIVER - FEBRUARY 11, 2022 |
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2021 First Communion Services at the Border Towns ChurchesCONGRATULATIONS to our students receiving First Communion at St. Patrick's Church (May 2, 2021) and St. Anne's Church (May 9, 2021). Thanks to John Rehmer and Kim Emerson, as well as the catechists, for their really holy work during some very trying times!!!First Communion Pictures at St. Patrick's, CLICK HERE!First Communion Pictures at St. Anne's, CLICK HERE! |
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2021 Easter Servicesat St. Patrick's ChurchCONGRATULATIONS to our Neophytes ("Newly Planted") Baptized and Confirmed Members of St. Patrick's Church on Easter Weekend!
Pictures of the Easter Services, CLICK HERE! |
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2020 Border Town Confirmation MassesIn a very unique year for celebrating sacraments, St. Patrick's was honored to offer the sacrament of Confirmation to the students of our parish on September 6, 2020. Thanks to John Rehmer and our catechists for a wonderful ministry during a very unique time!!!St. Pat's Pictures from the 10:30 Mass, CLICK HERE!St. Pat's Pictures from the 12:00 Mass, CLICK HERE!St. Anne's Confirmation Pictures, CLICK HERE! |
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2020 Border TownFirst Communion MassesIn a very unique year for celebrating sacraments, St. Patrick's was honored to offer the sacrament of First Communion to the students of our border town parishes. Thanks to John Rehmer and our catechists for a wonderful ministry during a very unique time!!!St. Pat's First Communion Pics, CLICK HERE!St. Anne's First Communion Pics, CLICK HERE! |
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2019 Our Lady of Guadalupe CelebrationsTo honor "The Patroness of the Americas," Fr. Pete offers this special liturgy on December 12, 2019 which was attended by the largest crowd St. Patrick's has seen in decades!
To View the Pictures from the Mass, CLICK HERE! |
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A 2019 Visit from St. NicholasSt. Nicholas Visited the Border Town Parishes on December 8, 2019 to tell his story and "gift" the children with candy canes!
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Honoring the St. Anne NovenaSince 1872, the Relic of St. Anne has healed scores of faithful, most notably Melinda Cunea in 1907. Melinda's wheelchair, as well as other crutches and other items, adorn the back of St. Anne's Church. These pictures remember the history of the St. Anne Novena and the meaning it holds for the faithful of the Chicagoland area.To View Pictures of the Novena, CLICK HERE! |
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Touring St. Patrick's AcademyGo down "Memory Lane" and visit the pictures from the history of St. Patrick's Academy. If you wish to add pictures to this history, please send your photos to the parish office.To View Pictures from the Academy, CLICK HERE! |
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Fr. Pete's Pilgrimage to the Holy LandNov 28 - Dec 7 2017, Fr. Pete led a group of forty-five pilgrims to the Holy Land for a set of concerts and spiritual experieces that became a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! On his return from Israel, Fr. Pete gifted the faithful from St. Patrick's by blessing them with oil taken from the lamps that were placed on the altar of the tomb of Christ. He also poured blessed water from the Sea of Galilee into the entry fonts of Church. He then presented each family with a blessed olive wood rosary and candies from Israel. You are able to view both pictures and videos for this event here!View Photo Collection |
Praying Psalm 88 at the PlaceWhere Jesus was Tortured |
Praying the Third Station at the Via Dolorosa (The Path Jesus Walked to His Crucifixion) |
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Reading Sacred Scripture at Christ's Tomb (The Church of the Holy Sepulchre) |
Singing "Silent Night" at the Church of the Nativity (Where Christ was Born) |
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Watch Fr. Pete Riding a Camel! |
Praying the Rosary at Mary's "Tomb" |
If you have photos you'd like to contribute to the parish website, please contact a member of our parish staff.
Fr. Dan Hessling 1956-2022
Final Commendation at His Funeral Mass on May 25, 2022
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Fr. Dan's Obituary
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Fr. Dan's Funeral Program
In-Church Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday and the Blessing of Seeds and Fields - April 24, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR MASS AND APPRECIATION DINNER ON FEBRUARY 19!
A Forty-Five Second Video on our Gym Renovation Project!!!
Watch St. Patrick's Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations from December 11-12!
Parishioner Jean Gibson invites you to experience what is called “Eucharistic Miracles of the World.” This website offers a great deal of information, with a “Virtual Tour” of various places around the globe that have encountered Christ in the most sacred of ways.To access this Website, CLICK HERE!!!
In a two-minute video, Three Masses are highlighted on May 23, 2021 at the Border Town Parishes ... Weather permitting, Sunday OUTDOOR Masses take place at St. Anne's Church (St. Anne, IL)at 9:00 a.m.and at St. Patrick's Church (Momence, IL) at 10:30 a.m. Please bring Your Own Chairs to the Mass!
An Online Memorial Day Service at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Momence
Join our Kankakee Border Town Parishes in an Online May Crowning Service!
VIDEO EASTER HIGHLIGHTS AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH IN MOMENCE - APRIL 3-4
FR. PETE'S
ORDINATION MASS FROM JUNE 1, 1996
Fr. Pete was ordained twenty-five years ago at the Cathedral of St. Raymond. Please continue to pray for his ministry to the folks of the border town parishes.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SERVICES DECEMBER 12, 2020
Fr. Pete celebrated TWO Masses on December 12, 2020 - one outdoor Mass at the Camino & Esperanza Retreat House & Grotto in St. Anne, IL and the other at St. Patrick's Church in Momence. Thanks to everyone who made these wonderful events possible!
