June 21: Holy Doors pilgrimage from Rockford

Take part in a pilgrimage to Holy Doors in the Rockford Diocese. Stops will include the Cathedral of St Peter in Rockford, St. Michael in Galena, St. Mary in Sterling and St, Mary in DeKalb. Mass will be offered in Galena and there will be time for lunch (on your own) and minimal shopping while there.

Learn about the pilgrimage indulgence.

Depart from and return to St. Rita Parish, 6254 Valley Knoll Dr., Rockford.

 (Mass with time for lunch ( on your own ) and minimal shopping)

                 St Mary,  Sterling

                 St Mary , DeKalb

 

Start Time: 7:30 am
End Time: 6:15 pm

When: Tuesday  June 21

Where:   Depart from St Rita at 7:30 am and return at 6:15 pm (upper level parking lot)

Cost: $25 per person; seating limited. Make reservations at St. Rita office 

Info: (815) 398-0853

June 8: Holy Hour in St. Charles

Please join us in an "Hour of Prayer for Hope and Healing."
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, let us come together and pray for all those who are affected by abortion. That they may find hope and healing in the merciful love of God. Meet in the church, prayer resources will be provided.

Date: Wednesday, June 8

Start Time: 06 pm
End Time: 07 pm

Location: St. Patrick Parish downtown church, 400 Cedar St., St. Charles

Info: Kathy Berkes, LiFE office, 815/399-4300

May 18: Mass of Remembrance for Lost Children in Stockton

Mass of Remembrance for those who have lost children on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Parish in Stockton. 
Each child, no matter how long he or she was with us, was, indeed a profound gift and blessing for us. Each drew forth hope and care, love and untold promise from each of us. Each has forever impacted our lives and has left memories that are forever precious and held so dear in our hearts. Let us gather and remember and, anew, entrust them to our loving God.

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Start Time: 06:30 pm
End Time: 07:30 pm
Location: Holy Cross Parish, 223 E. Front Avenue, Stockton, IL 61085
Cost (if any): None
For more info
Call: Mary Stayner at (815) 947-3094

April 23: Catholic Charismatic Renewal meeting in Rochelle

"Come Holy Spirit: Sharing the Graces of Pentecost" with Patti Mansfield will be April 23 at St. Patrick Parish in Rochelle.  

Patti Gallagher Mansfield was a participant in the 1967 “Duquesne Weekend,” which marked the beginning of the Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church. Since then she has traveled the world to bear witness to the grace of being baptized in the Holy Spirit. She was invited by the Pontifical Council for the Laity to address Pope Benedict XVI at a meeting in 2006 for all ecclesial movements and also to minister at the International Priests Retreat in Ars in 2009 and again at the Worldwide Priests Retreat in 2015. Patti and her husband, Al, serve as Liaisons for the Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana.

The day will include personal testimony, everyday holiness and evangelization, based on Pope Francis' words, "Share with the whole Church the grace of baptism in the Spirit." 

Music by Spirit Touch

Prayer groups should bring a treat for the common table.

Each participant should bring a sack lunch.

Date: April 23
Start Time: 08:30 am registration
End Time: 04:00 pm
Location: St. Patrick Parish, 244 Kelley Dr., Rochelle, IL 61068
Cost (if any): $15 in advance; $20 at the door
For more info
Call: (815) 264-3240
Web Site: www.rockforddiocese.org/charismaticrenewal 
Email: trumpetpraise@frontier.com