Online Liturgy for the Second Sunday

of Lent - February 28, 2021

Celebrated at the National Shrine of St. Anne - St. Anne, IL

Fr. Pete Jankowski has been celebrating all Masses on behalf of the parishioners of St. Patrick's Church (Momence) and St. Anne's Church (St. Anne) who are not able to church. Feel free to invite others to join our Masses if they are not able to join their own parish communities – we will never get large enough to worry about too many people that come and join us (and what a wonderful dilemma it would be if they did!). All we ask you to do is bring your own chairs to the Masses, bring your own masks and observe social distancing. For Social Distancing Guidelines, Please CLICK HERE (English Instructions) or CLICK HERE (Spanish Instructions).

Please continue to support our local parishes – we need your support to continue spreading God’s mercy during these difficult times.

To support the mission of St. Patrick's Church, please contact us at (815) 472-2864 or write us at 119 North Market Street - Momence, IL 60954.

To support the mission of St. Anne's Church, please contact us at (815) 427-8265 or write us at PO Box 470 - St. Anne, IL 60964.

2021 Activities at both

St. Patrick's & St. Anne's Church

2021 Holy Week Services at St. Patrick's

2021 Holy Week Services at St. Anne's

Online Stations of the Cross at the Border Town Parishes

The Stations of the Cross (English)

The Stations of the Cross (Spanish)

Lenten Regulations

"Praying Lent" - For Online Daily Resources from Creighton University... CLICK HERE!!!

CLICK HERE to Access an Ignatian Eight Week Daily Retreat/Adventure During This Season of Lent!   Week 1: Love, Freedom, and Purpose Week 2: Finding God in All Things Week 3: Something’s Broken Week 4: Knowing Jesus Week 5: What Do I Really Want? Week 6: The Public Ministry of Jesus Week 7: The Suffering Jesus Week 8: God’s Love and Our Response

Don't forget the Friday "Drive Thru Fish Fry" at St. Patrick's

from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., courtesy of the Knights of Columbus

Congratualtions to the Students of the Border Town (or, at least, those who could weather the Snowstorms!) for Receiving Their First Confessions in February 2021!!!

Letters of Support for our RCIA Candidates

Please consider supporting our candidates who will receive the Easter Sacraments the Weekend of April 3-4 by writing Letters of Support to Them!

Perhaps during this Lenten season, as these names are listed for your consideration, perhaps you might wish to write them a letter, to tell them that they are not alone, that we are supporting them, that we are loving them, that we want to sustain the covenant with them.

sending them to…

You can send your letters to the following address…

St. Patrick’s Church

119 North Market Street

Momence, IL  60954

CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ZOOM MEETINGS

CLICK HERE TO ENTER RCIA SITE

Previous Online Masses, Blessings and Services...

To View all Our Previous Masses

(Starting with the 3rd Sunday of Lent 2020),

PLEASE CLICK HERE!!!

CLICK HERE to Read the March 2020 Edition of the St. Patrick's Alumni Newsletter!

Much thanks to an anonymous donor who, in part, chose to donate their "Trump Money" to help purchase the 70" Divine Mercy image that now adorns the St. Patrick's sanctuary.

Another group of donors wishes to help Sacred Heart Church wil their "Trump Money" in serving the poor through special projects on the property. We are most grateful for the charitable spirit of our parishioners and benefactors. Please continue to help support our local parishes - with your help... and your PRAYERS... we will be able to get through our struggles together!

Say Hello to our Upgraded St. Patrick's Statue

Thanks to artist Marlo Steinle coming out of "retirement" to help our cause, Marlo took a paint-soaked statue of St. Patrick's (donated by Bishop McNamara School), stripped the paint, fixed it and repainted it for our outdoor grotto!

Over at St. Patrick's Rectory, the house has been cleaned, pergo floors have been laid, the house has now been painted and beautified for parishioner use!

We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. These parishes east of Kankakee, IL served as "border town" churches in the mid-1800s, welcoming immigrants from throughlout the world. Our missions today is to do the same. St. Patrick's Church (the old border town from 1834) serves the Spanish and English-speaking communities of an old Dutch town. St. Anne's Church is the home of the National Shrine of St. Anne, brought to the states from France to Canada and then the US in the 1850s. Sacred Heart Church just celebrated its 80th anniversary; it is the poorest Church in the Joliet Diocese, the poorest city in Illinois and is the diocesan mission in great need of your help.

Help support our parishes buy purchasing copies of Fr. Pete's Homiletic Books! You can purchase them at the parishes or online at Amazon.com!

Cycle A Homilies

Cycle B Homilies

Cycle C Homilies

CLICK HERE to watch Fr. Pete's Twelve Part Series "Stories on the Journey," Broadcast on Shalom World TV!

Join us for a Two Minute Video Tour of both St. Patrick's Church and the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Patrick's as part of the "Heritage Days" online Tour of the City.

Other Resources for Your Consideration...

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR 2020 ADVENT & CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITIES!

Religious Education	Our Faith	Sacraments
Parish Photos	Events Calendar	Maps & Directions

ONLINE STATIONS OF THE CROSS (FEATURING THE STATIONS OF ST. ANNE'S & ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH)

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!

VETERANS' DAY MESSAGE

from the Border Town Parishes For the Benefit of the Manteno Veterans' Home. If you would like to support their cause, please CLICK HERE!

Funeral Mass for Rev. James Fanale, CVS - Celebrated at St. Anne's Church (St. Anne, IL) on October 21, 2020

CLICK HERE to Read Obituary

"Viatorian Community Loses a Beloved Priest and Scholar" - CLICK HERE to Read this Reflection by Viatorian Provincial Fr. Daniel Hall, CSV

FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION AT THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. ANNE

On August 15-16, students from the National Shrine received the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation at special outdoor Masses in the St. Anne Pavillion. Congratulations to our students and their families!!!

CONFIRMATION AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH IN MOMENCE

On September 6, twenty-two students from St. Patrick's Church received the sacrament of Confirmation at two special Masses iwith Fr. Pete Jankowski. Congratulations to our students and their families!!!

CLICK HERE to view the pictures from the 10:30 a.m. Mass

CLICK HERE to view the pictures from the 12:00 noon Mass

OUTDOOR MASSES ARE NOW TAKING PLACE!

Weather Permitting, We Will Celebrate ALL Masses at St. Patrick's and St. Anne's, Outdoors (otherwise, Masses take place indoors). 

Please bring Your Own Chairs to the Mass and Observe Social Distancing. For Social Distancing Guidelines, Please CLICK HERE (English) and CLICK HERE (Spanish)

CLICK HERE to View Pics from Past and Present St. Anne Day Novena Mass Celebrations!

An Online Memorial Day Service at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Momence

Join our Kankakee Border Town Parishes in an Online May Crowning Service!

A Video Announcement for Kankakee Bordertown Parishes - April 19, 2020

Either Fr. Pete's dog Gabby is preparing to be baptized at the Easter Vigil on April 12th (which not only isn't going to happen anymore but wasn't going to happen to a dog anyway) or Fr. Pete does a lousy job giving his dog a bath! Poor Gabby...

St. Patrick's Church 

119 N. Market St.

Momence, IL  60954

(815) 472-2864

Daily Mass: Mon - Fri 9:15 a.m.

Adoration Th 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Sat Confessions at 5:00 p.m.

Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Sun Masses: 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Sun Mass in Spanish: 12:00 p.m.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Fridays in English at 4:00 p.m.

Fridays in Spanish at 6:00 p.m.

Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Thu

8:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Email Rectory

Support St. Patrick's Church by Giving Online!!!

Greetings from Our St. Patrick's Staff to our Parishioners...

St. Anne's Church 

230 N. 6th Ave, PO Box 470

St. Anne, IL  60964

(815) 427-8265

Daily Mass: Tue - Th 8:00 a.m.

First Friday 8:00 a.m.

Sat Confessions at 3:15 p.m.

Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Office Hours: Mon-Thu

8:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Email Rectory

Support St. Anne's Church by Giving Online!!!

Greetings from Our St. Anne's Staff to our Parishioners...

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