St. Anne's Catholic Church / Ntnl Shrine of St. Anne
Serving in St. Anne, IL
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St. Anne NovenaFor the 141st time, St. Anne's Church hosts this special nine-day devotion in honor of the Mother of the BVM and the relic that has cured scores of faithful throught the world. |
Here are the highlights of the THREE Masses and activities that took place on St. Anne's Feast Day at the First National Shrine in the United States - St. Anne's Church in St. Anne, IL. Thanks to Bob Thompson for the pics and to Fr. Jason Nesbit, CSV (Homilist at the 10:00 Mass), Fr. Don Wehnert, CSV, Fr. Moises Mesh, CSV and Fr. John Peeters, CSV (Homilist at the 2:00 Mass) for joining us at this celebration. Thanks to everyone who helped make this event such a spirit-filled on for the 500+ faithful who came to pray with us!!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE PICS!!!
CLICK HERE to enter the St. Anne Novena Page
Online Liturgy for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 23, 2022
Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church - Momence, 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.
Congratulations and THANK YOU! to our Catechists who were Commisioned to Serve the Youth of Our Border Town Parishes on September 26, 2021!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS to our students receiving First Communion at St. Anne's Church (May 9, 2021) and Thanks to Kim Emerson, as well as the catechists, for their really holy work during some very trying times!!! |
For First Communion Pictures at St. Anne's, CLICK HERE!
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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Previous Online Masses, Blessings and Services...
To View all Our Previous Masses
(Starting with the 3rd Sunday of Lent 2020),
PLEASE CLICK HERE!!!
Here is a GIF from the St. Anne Golf Outing from June 12, 2021. Below is the golf prayer I offered to start off the festivities, courtesy of the Passionist Community (as an aside, whomever hired the caterer with the cheese stuffed, bacon wrapped jalepenos SHOULD GET A RAISE!!!)...
Lord of the Fairways,You’ve blessed us with the beauty of nature, the abilities of mind and body, plus the insights of modern technology. These blessings join together today in our 2021 Golf Outing, in memory of Fr. James Fanale.
Be with us, that we may enjoyeach moment of today’s outing: |
Mayour vision be keen as an eagle’s,our drives straight as aces,our irons sure as the birdies’ flight,our putts true and on the mark,and the fellowship above par!May we call upon your Holy Name onlyin praise, and leave cursing the Devilto those more qualified…And, if it be your Will, a good scorewould make today heavenly! Amen! |
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St. Anne's Catholic Church was founded by Father Charles Chiniquy, who travelled to Illinois in 1852 and helped found the parish for which the city was named. He was accompanied by most of his French-Canadian parishioners from nearby Bourbonnais, IL. The current structure was built in 1872 to replace Father Chiniquy's original log church. The stone structure is of Gothic design and topped with a bell tower. The church survived a fire in 1893.
The church contains a national shrine to St. Anne, established in 1888 to provide parishioners with a counterpart of the shrine at Beaupré, Canada. The shrine is now known throughout the Middle West and several miraculous cures have been reported. St. Anne's Day, July 26th, brings hundreds of visitors to venerate the relic of la bonne Sainte Anne.
Learn more about St. Anne's Church and the Miraculous Power of the Relics by CLICKING HERE!
Parish Council Minutes
October 17, 2019
August 22, 2019
September 24, 2020
Take a video tour of the parish by clicking onto our YouTube Video of the Church! St. Anne's Church is located at 230 North Sixth Street in St. Anne, IL. |
St. Nicholas visits the St. Anne's community in December!
To learn more about St. Nicholas, CLICK HERE!
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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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CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR 2020 ADVENT & CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITIES! |
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Support St. Anne's Church
by Giving Online!!!
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!
CLICK HERE to go to the St. Anne Novena Page
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!
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
Weather Permitting, We Will Celebrate ALL Masses at St. Patrick's and St. Anne's, Outdoors (otherwise, Masses will 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)
An Online Memorial Day Service at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Momence
Join our Kankakee Border Town Parishes in an Online May Crowning Service!
Greetings from Our St. Anne's Staff to our Parishioners...
Fr. Pete found a way to help a grieving family who loved a lost one celebrate their funeral service on April 22. Thanks to the folks at Camino y Esperanza for helping Fr. Pete in this cause!
Easter Family Resources for Prayer (The Diocese of Joliet)
Resources in English
Resources in Spanish
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...
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St. Anne's Church
230 North Sixth Avenue
St. Anne, IL 60964
(815) 427-8265
Wednesday Mass 5:00 p.m.
First Friday Mass 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Confessions 8:30 a.m.
Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m.
Office Hours: Monday-Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Parish Staff
Fr. Pete Jankowski, Administrator
Ema Elvir, Secretary
Kathy Griffiths, Business Manager
Kim Emerson, Dir. of Religious Ed.
Check out St. Anne's Religious Ed on Facebook by CLICKING HERE!
Jim Sparenberg, Maintenance
Catholic News & Perspective
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