Online Liturgy for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 29, 2023

Celebrated at St. Anne's Chapel - 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!). 

 

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.

 

2022 St. Anne Novena For the 142nd time in the parish's history, hundreds of faithful came to pray at St. Anne's Pavilion and Shrine to venerate a relic that has healed so many good souls in the parish's history. Click below to view all the pics!!!   For Pictures of the 2022 Novena, CLICK HERE!

 

Confirmation Liturgy St. Anne's Church April 30, 2022 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PICS!

On April 30th (with special permission), students from St. Anne's Church celebrated their confirmation liturgy after a two year process. Especially during this trying times of COVID, we thank Kim Emerson, Dana Miramontes and all those who were involved in the formation of these young adults.

 

A Three Minute Video on Confirmation &

First Communion Weekend at the Border Town Parishes on April 30 - May 1, 2022

 

CLICK HERE FOR ST. ANNE'S 1ST COMMUNION PICS!

First Communion Liturgy   On May 1st, the students from both St. Patrick's and St. Anne's Churches celebrated their respective First Communion Liturgies. Kim Emerson, Ashley Childress, as well as so many others (including the parents, the primary educators of these children!) were invested in this two-year process of formation for the sake of saving souls. Much thanks to everyone who made a difference providing the Lord's grace to this wonderful, young souls!!!

 

 

CLICK HERE to View all the Holy Week Pictures!

 

2022 Trip to the Holy Land

From February 8-17, Fr. Pete led a group of thirty-four members of the Border Town Parishes and the Camino y Esperanza Retreat House on some of the most spiritual places our Lord walked some two thousand years ago. The spirit of this particular group often played out the life of our Lord, modeling the type of passion, death and resurrection our Lord offered in their prayers and joy of heart in the life of a Christian. Thanks to Ana and Eileen Rivas for making this trip possible for our Border Town Pilgrims. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO COLLECTION

 

	SPANISH HOMILY AT THE CHAPEL OF THE SHEPHERDS' FIELDS IN BETHLEHEM ON FEBRUARY 13, 2022   Fr. Pete Jankowski offers this Homily at the location in Bethlehem where the angel of the Lord announces to the shepherds in the field the birth of the Messiah and Lord (Luke 2).
WALKING THE VIA DOLOROSA (WAY OF THE CROSS) AND MASS ON CHRIST'S TOMB AT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE On February 14, 2022  Fr. Pete Jankowski and the faithful of the border town communities on a 5:00 a.m. journey through the Via Dolorosa (Way of the Cross - Via Crucis) followed by Mass on Christ’s tomb at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
	PRAYING THE ROSARY IN SPANISH ON THE SEA OF GALILEE - FEBRUARY 11, 2022 The Holy Land Pilgrims offer this special decade of the Rosary for the parishioners of the Border Town Parishes and all the Online Faithful.
SPANISH RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES AND BLESSING AT THE JORDAN RIVER - FEBRUARY 11, 2022

 

St. Anne Novena For 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.

 

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!!!

 

 

Previous Online Masses, Blessings and Services...

 

February 19, 2023 (The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)	February 22, 2023 Ash Wednesday)	February 26, 2023 (The First Sunday of Lent)
January 29, 2023 (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)	February 5, 2023 (The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)	February 12, 2023 (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
January 8, 2023 (The Epiphany of the Lord)	January 15, 2023 (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time)	January 22, 2023 (The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)
December 25, 2022 (The Nativity of the Lord)	December 30, 2023 (The Feast of the Holy Family)	January 1, 2023 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
December 11, 2022 (The Third Sunday of Advent)	December 12, 2022 (Highlights from the Bilingual Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations)	December 18, 2022 (The Fourth Sunday of Advent)
December 4, 2022 (The Second Sunday of Advent)	December 4, 2022 (Spanish Mass with Bishop Hicks)	December 8, 2022 (The Immaculate Conception)
November 13, 2022 (The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)	November 20, 2022 (Solemnity of Christ the King - 34 OT)	November 27, 2022 (The First Sunday of Advent)

 

To View all Our Previous Masses

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

PLEASE CLICK HERE!!!

 

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!

Click Here to Read "The Saga of St. Anne" and the History of the City!!!

 

St. Anne's Church  Photo Directories Thanks to Ruth Sparenberg & Anne Andrade for assembling, scanning and editing the following Photo Directories from the Church History of St. Anne's Church!

1960s St. Anne's Church Photo Directory

1970s St. Anne's Church Photo Directory

1989 St. Anne's Church Photo Directory

1998/2004 St. Anne's Photo Directory

 

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!

 

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!

 

 

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR OWN APOSTOLIC BLESSING!!!

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. For weddings and such, Fr. Pete offers a special blessing on the first Sunday weekend of each month and is willing to 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.

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

 

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Fr. Pete Jankowski came to realize that this form of "Virtual Evanglization" has resulted in almost 350 Videos that has been produced for the St. Anne & St. Patrick Communities, resulting in over 1050 hours of work for the sake of helping souls at the Border Town Parishes... that is almost FORTY FOUR DAYS of constant producing in helping souls reach heaven at the Border Town! Thanks to all who have contributed to this cause of evangelization for the good people of Momence and St Anne, IL!

 

 

Highlights from the Border Town Parish Picnic on August 21, 2022!!!

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE PICTURES OF THE EVENT!!!

 

Listen to Timothy Cardinal Dolan's interview with Fr. Pete Jankowski, who heard 24 hours of confessions in 2014!!!

 

 

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St. Anne Novena Page

 

 

In-Church Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday and the Blessing of Seeds and Fields - April 24, 2022

 

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR MASS AND APPRECIATION DINNER ON FEBRUARY 19!

 

Adoration

St. Patrick's - Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

In 2014, Timothy Cardinal Dolan interview me on April 17 about Fr. Pete's experience sitting in the confessional for 24 hours, in honor of St. John Vianney. We added pictures of some of our recent parish activities (Novenas, Confirmations, etc.) and just overlaid them on the audio.

 

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

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

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!

 

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...

 

 

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.

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Parish Staff

 

Fr. Pete Jankowski, Administrator

Email Fr. Pete Jankowski

Ema Elvir, Secretary

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Kathy Griffiths, Business Manager

 

Kim Emerson, Dir. of Religious Ed.

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Check out St. Anne's Religious Ed on Facebook by CLICKING HERE!

Jim Sparenberg, Maintenance

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For only $25, you can dedicate a Journeysongs Pew Book from either parish. Please call (815) 427-8265 for more information!

 

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