Welcome to the Churches of St. Patrick's & St. Anne's!
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 |
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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!!!
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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…
Norma CaroJesus CaroJennifer CookShane CookLiliana Flores |
Kelly FloresMaria GalvanDaniela GuzmanMark LetonaRoali Piquet |
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!!!
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At the "Our Lady of Lourdes" Grotto at St. Patrick's Church in Momence, a family of First Communion children gather to celebrate this sacrament OUTDOORS on June 21, 2020. Much thanks to DRE John Rehmer and the First Communion Catechists for helping our students receive this most sacred gift! |
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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 t
o 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 Videos that Walk Through the Liturgy, produced for the University of Dayton |
CLICK HERE to watch Fr. Pete's Twelve Part Series "Stories on the Journey," Broadcast on Shalom World TV! |
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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...
Augustine Institute:Free subscriptions of FORMED for 40 daysBayard: Living with ChristCatechesis of the Good Shepherd(for parents)Catholic Faith NetworkDominican Friars on Sunday ReadingsLiturgical Press: Give Us This DayLoyola PressFaith Formation and Grammar and Writing Games |
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MagnificatOregon Catholic PressResources for ParishesResources for HomePaulineEucharistic Adoration with the Daughters of St PaulMary Walks Beside You: Strength for Living in Fragile TimesThe Word Among Us |
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Pope Francis’ Prayer with Mary for COVID-19Archbishop Gomez Prayer for COVID-19Spiritual Communion. . .COVID-19: A Prayer of SolidarityLight a Candle Online (from the National Shrine of St. John Neumann). . .Pauline Media Eucharistic Adoration . . .Mary Walks Beside You: Strength for Living in Fragile Times. . . from Pauline Media |
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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
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.
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.
Support St. Anne's Church by Giving Online!!!
Greetings from Our St. Anne's Staff to our Parishioners...
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