- Deanery Masses of Welcome
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During the month of September, a Mass of Welcome and Reception for Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will be held in each of the seven deaneries of the Springfield diocese. Collections taken at the Masses of Welcome will benefit Catholic Charities of the Springfield diocese.
Effingham Deanery
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Teutopolis
7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1Alton Deanery
St. Boniface Parish, Edwardsville
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7Jacksonville Deanery
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Carrollton
7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8Litchfield Deanery
Ss. Mary and Joseph Parish, Carlinville
7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9Decatur Deanery
Holy Family Parish, Decatur
7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23Quincy Deanery
St. Peter Parish, Quincy
7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27Springfield Deanery
St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Chatham
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 - CNS News
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Biennial DAEC offers something for everybody
Sunday, 29 August 2010
The Diocesan Adult Enrichment Conference (DAEC) will take place Sunday, Nov. 7 through Monday, Nov. 8 at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, 4191 US 36 West (Wyckles Road) in Decatur. The DAEC is held every other autumn. It is sponsored by the diocesan Office for Catechesis and is made possible in part by the Annual Catholic Services Appeal.
Niece of civil rights leader to lead prayerful protest to Planned Parenthood
Sunday, 29 August 2010Bishop Paprocki to preside at ecumenical prayer service for life
Dr. Alveda King, pro-life proponent and niece of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, will join Bishop Thomas John Paprocki at an ecumenical prayer service for life at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The service will be followed by a prayerful walk and peaceful protest at the Planned Parenthood of Springfield.
Opportunities for faith-filled learning offered around the diocese
Sunday, 29 August 2010The Office for Catechesis of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, in conjunction with local parishes, will once again offer faith formation courses for adults, according to Jonathan Sullivan, director. Courses are designed to assist Catholics who want to know more about their faith, respond to questions about the church, and make faith-filled decisions in their lives.
K. of C. Council 364 to host 89th annual cooperative barbecue
Sunday, 29 August 2010Knights of Columbus Council 364 in Springfield is hosting the 89th Annual K. of C. Cooperative Barbecue from noon until 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29.
Love in form of baby quilts sent to Haitian children
Sunday, 29 August 2010
TAYLORVILLE — Handmade baby quilts and hand-knit and crocheted baby covers are on their way to Haiti to help the smallest of victims in the aftermath of last year’s earthquake in the island nation.
Catholic school leaders learn about federal funding
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Approximately 70 educators met at the invitation of the diocesan Office for Catechesis' Catholic Schools Office in the Cathedral atrium in Springfield Aug. 12 to learn more about equitable participation in federal education programs.
Obituary - Sister Ann Bailey, OSF
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Sister Ann Bailey, 89, of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis died Aug. 12 at St. Francis Convent, Springfield.
Springfield diocese preparing for new missal in Advent 2011
Sunday, 29 August 2010The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is already preparing for the First Sunday in Advent in 2011, when the new English translation of the Roman Missal will be used for the first time, according to Eliot Kapitan, director of the Office for Worship and the Catechumenate.
What you can learn online
Sunday, 29 August 2010If a stranger walked up to you today and asked for your name, would you share it? What about your e-mail address? Would you give a stranger your personal photos? What about your cell phone number?
With the exception of your name, chances are you probably would never share any of that information.
Or would you?
Our prayers can help those who are called by God
Sunday, 29 August 2010In the Aug. 1 edition of Catholic Times Bishop Thomas John Paprocki spoke of the trip that he and I made to Ss. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Mich. The seminary there specializes in pairing seminarians from Poland with dioceses here in the United States where they might serve as priests.
At advanced age, what does he need to do to become Catholic?
Sunday, 29 August 2010Q My wife and I have been married 66 years. She is Catholic, I am not, but I want to join the church if that’s possible. We have gone to Mass together through all those years, except when I stayed home with our young children so she could go.
She now has Alzheimer’s disease, but I still take her every Sunday. She doesn’t want to walk up to Communion anymore. I offered to go up with her, but she says no. She’s never alone.
Can you help me? What do I need to do to become Catholic? (Virginia)
San Pellegrino: Vatican police, firefighters have their own church
Sunday, 29 August 2010VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Swiss Guards have the colorful uniforms and the heroic legends, but the Vatican police and firefighters have the ancient church.
Actually, the Church of San Pellegrino inside the Vatican once belonged to the Swiss Guards and still is decorated with the coat of arms of each commander of the corps from 1517 to 1982.
Humility, renunciation of worldly things key to discipleship
Sunday, 29 August 2010Ben Sira was a second century B.C. Jerusalem sage and teacher whose distinctively Hebrew wisdom remained popular through Greek and Persian translations centuries later. His message was clear: Know your place in the world and be content with what God has called you to do! We all have special gifts and a unique purpose in the grand scheme of things. True humility therefore means that we do not overstep our boundaries but take our place in God’s mysterious and great plan.
Daily Readings
Sunday, 29 August 2010Daily Scripture readings for the weeks of August 29 and September 5
Bishop Paprocki's Public Schedule
Sunday, 29 August 2010Bishop Paprocki's public schedule for the weeks of August 29 and September 5.
Diocesan Datebook
Sunday, 29 August 2010Daily events occuring throughout the Diocese.
