Across our website you will undoubtedly find much information intended to help visitors both learn about our parish and her many activities and ministries, as well as our faith in Jesus Christ as we live it in the Catholic Church. St. Monica Church has much for which to be grateful, for the Lord has richly blessed each of our members and through them, the parish and wider community.
Visit with us for a while, and come to see just how good the Lord is!
May God bless you! Peace!
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Upcoming Events
| St Monica's Feast Week is Coming Up! |
| Sunday, August 23rd - 11am - Annual Parish Picnic |
| Thursday, August 27th - 6pm (Tentatively Scheduled) - Mass followed by a presentation on Prayer During the Pandemic from Fr Mike Schaab |
| New Pictorial Church Directories! We want your smiling faces! |
| September 3, 4, 5, 8, & 9 - Lifetouch Photography Sessions - Free 8x10 and Free Church Directory for each family that signs up! No purchase required. |
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WARNING ABOUT RISK ASSUMED BY PARISHIONERS: |
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WEEKEND ** (We are Now Open for Weekend Masses) |
WEEKDAYS *** (Back to normal schedule as of 7/21/20) No Sign Up is Required for Daily Masses. As you enter church, your name will be added to a list for our Contact Tracing records. |
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Confession - Saturdays - 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (or upon request) Confessions are being held at the right front doors of the church at this time. |
Daily Mass - Tuesday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. |
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Saturday Mass (Sunday Obligation) - 4:00 p.m.* ** Must sign up to attend ** * Unless Saturday is the day before Easter or Christmas then see Vigil Mass |
*** Rosary - 7:40 a.m. before each mass *** Divine Mercy Chaplet - following each mass *** Eucharistic Adoration - 1st Friday of every month from 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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Sunday Mass - 9:00 a.m. ** Must sign up to attend ** |
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Sunday Drive-Thru Holy Communion Distribution - 10:30 a.m. Please enter through the West Parking Lot entrance and the Ushers will guide you. |
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| Holy Days Mass - 9:00 a.m | ||
| Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (June through August) |
| Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (September through May) |
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Daily Reading
Weekly reading
Readings for the week of August 9, 2020
- Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a / Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 [8] / Rom 9:1-5 / Mt 14:22-33
- Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10 / Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5] / Jn 12:24-26
- Tuesday: Ez 2:8—3:4 / Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 [103a] / Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
- Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22 / Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [4b] / Mt 18:15-20
- Thursday: Ez 12:1-12 / Ps 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62 [cf. 7b] / Mt 18:21—19:1
- Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63 / Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [1c] / Mt 19:3-12
- Saturday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 / Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]1 Cor 15:54b-57 / Lk 11:27-28. Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc] / 1 Cor 15:20-27 / Lk 1:39-56
- Next Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7 / Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4] / Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 / Mt 15:21-28
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Recent Flocknote Notifications
Financial Help for Low Income Families in Illinois
08/10/20 7:12 pm
The St Vincent de Paul organization has made us aware of the following information. If you know of anyone that might benefit, please share this information with them. Illinois now has several grant programs to help with rent and...
Read MoreFREE 8x10 and Lifetouch Directory for Every Participant
08/10/20 4:40 pm
It's not so easy to go out and have a quick and professional family portrait taken these days. Where else can you get in and out in 20 minutes, spend no money, and get your 8x10 and directory for FREE? You can at St Monica's!...
Read MoreMass for the 19th Sunday
08/09/20 12:06 pm
Good morning, St. Monicas. Here is the mass for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol04yurI4Qs
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