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Border Town Parishes

St. Patrick's Church

119 North Market Street

Momence, IL 60954
(815) 472-2864



St. Anne's Church

230 N 6th Avenue

St. Anne, IL 60964
(815) 427-8265




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In Order for Border Town Parishes to Persevere , It is Necessary to Establish a Foundation to Take Care of the Necessary Bills and Such that Our Parishes Has to Pay. Please Consider Contributing to our Border Town Foundation so We Can Offer the Lord's Graces well into the Future!


Mass for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time at the Border Town Parishes - February 15, 2026


Celebrated at St. Anne's Church

230 N. 6th Ave

St. Anne, IL 60964

On this last Sunday before the Season of Lent on February 18, Fr. Pete's homily continues to focus on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" (Mt 5-7) which demand us to "put on love" as a prerequisite to entering the Kingdom of Heaven. The values of the world and the way we are conditioned to destroy and hate to win elections contradict the values that Jesus purports in today's gospel. The six radical "antitheses" that Jesus offers (It is said... but I say...) requires a change of heart necessary to see the love of God in our lives.


This video is preceded by a MESSAGE FROM FR. PETE concerning parish stewardship and the Lenten Reflections that begin on Ash Wednesday.

Mass for Ash Wednesday

at the Border Town Parishes

February 18, 2026


Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church

119 N. Market Street

Momence, IL  60954


Ash Wednesday In-Church Services


St. Anne's Church

8:00 a.m. Mass and Distribution of Ashes

5:00 p.m. SERVICE and Distribution of Ashes


St. Patrick's Church

9:15 a.m. Mass and Distribution of Ashes

5:30 p.m. Mass (English) and Distribution of Ashes

7:00 p.m. Mass (Spanish) and Distribution of Ashes


During this year's Masses for the Season of Lent, Fr. Pete focuses on NINE individuals whose lives were/are marginalized by others in the faith, yet made significant contributions to the faith despite these struggles. Fr. Pete parallels each of these eight individuals with the eight "levels" of Holy Orders that one would approach (Prior to the Second Vatican Council) on their way to being ordained a deacon, priest and bishop:


The Minor Order of Porter (Ash Wednesday): St. André Bessette

The Minor Order of Lector (First Sunday of Lent): St. Bede the Venerable

The Minor Porter of Exorcist (Second Sunday of Lent): St. Benedict

The Minor Order of Acolyte (Third Sunday of Lent): St. Tarcisius

The Major Order of Sub-Deacon (Fourth Sunday of Lent): St. Vincent de Paul

The Major Order of Deacon (Fifth Sunday of Lent): St. Stephen

The Major Order of Priesthood (Palm Sunday): Venerable Pope Pius XII

The Major Order of Bishop (Holy Thursday): Joseph Cardinal Xen of Hong Kong

Summary of Holy Orders (Good Friday): St. Polycarp


Today's homily focuses on "God's Doorkeeper," St. André Bessette, an illiterate Canadian who was recommended by his local pastor as one "who is a saint." Through what others might consider a menial task, what St. André models as a "Porter" (the person who welcomes others inside a place of faith) is a form of hospitality that every secretary, ordained cleric, religious and lay person of faith must possess to draw souls into the heart of God.

Homily in SPANISH for the
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

at the Border Town Parishes - February 8, 2026

Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church

119 N. Market Street

Momence, IL  60954

The St. Pat’s 31 Day Drawing has moved to March 2026. Tickets are $20 each for 31 chances to win a total of $10,000! The $1500 payout will be on St Patrick’s Day. Call (815) 472-2864 for more information. Raffle tickets make great stocking stuffers too!


THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH AND OUR WONDERFUL FAMILY!

Drawings will be held during the month of March 2026. Raffle winners will be based on the Illinois Lottery's mid-day drawing of the Pick 3 Daily Game in the order drawn. Fireballs will be excluded for the St. Patrick's Daily Drawing. Drawing results can be found at www.illinoislottery.com. Winning numbers will be notified by phone/text. Checks will be mailed weekly to winners drawn during the previous week. If the raffle ticket matching the daily 3-digit number has not been sold, then a drawing from the pool of sold raffle ticket stubs will take place the same evening and that ticket will win the daily prize. Raffle numbers may win multiple times.

Please continue to support our local parishes –

we need your support to continue our mission!

To support St. Patrick's Church,

please contact us at (815) 472-2864

or write us at 119 North Market Street - Momence, IL 60954.

To support St. Anne's Church,

please contact us at (815) 427-8265

or write us at 230 N. 6th Ave. - St. Anne, IL 60964.

Irish Mass & Dinner Highlights

at St. Patrick's Church - Momence


Please continue to support our local parishes –

we need your support to continue our mission!

To support St. Patrick's Church, please contact us at (815) 472-2864

or write us at 119 North Market Street - Momence, IL 60954.

To support St. Anne's Church, please contact us at (815) 427-8265

or write us at 230 N. 6th Ave. - St. Anne, IL 60964.

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We have ERADICATED St. Patrick's $330,000 Debt in the Last Three Years!!!

The Parishes of the Border Town!

St. Patrick's Church

Momence, IL

St. Patrick's Church

Daily Mass: Wed-Fri 9:15 a.m.

Adoration: Th 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass Friday 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m.

Sun Mass in English: 10:30 a.m.

Sun Mass in Spanish: 12:00 p.m.

The Rosary is Prayed

Prior to Every Mass


Spanish Rosary and Catechesis on Wednesdays and the 12th of Each Month at 6:30 p.m.


Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Thu 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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St. Anne's Church

St. Anne, IL


St. Anne's Church

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Wednesday Mass 5:00 p.m.

First Friday 5:00 p.m

Sunday Confessions 8:30 a.m.

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m.

The Rosary is Prayed

Prior to Every Mass

 

Office Hours: Mon-Tue

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Email Rectory

St. Anne's & St. Patrick's

Church Photo Directories

Thanks to Anne Andrade, Ruth Sparenberg & Joanne Hermann for editing the following Photo Directories from the Church History of the Border Town Parishes!

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

Acquiring a Papal Blessing

The Vatican provides a wonderful opportunity to receive an Apostolic Blessing for Birthdays, Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, Weddings, Religious Professions, Ordinations and Anniversaries of these sacraments. Fr. Pete offers a special blessing for married couples on the first Sunday weekend of each month and can purchase an Apostolic Blessing for anyone who asks (and if he can afford it... since he pays out of pocket!!!


If you are interested in receiving an Apostolic Blessing, you can do so by clicking the link to the left or by calling the parish offices.

CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENTS AT THE BORDER TOWN PARISHES

2025 CONFIRMATION

RETREAT PICS

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Religious Items for Sale at Both Parishes!

$7 Mugs (Three For $20) - $2 Greeting Cards ($25 for Packet of Twenty) - $2 for a Bottle of Blessed Oil or Water - $10 St. Pat's T-Shirts (Three for $20) - Call (815) 472-2864 or (815) 427-2864!

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