Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Mary's Church and School are closed. All Masses, classes, confessions, adoration, meetings, and church & school events have been cancelled. Watch for updates indicating when we can resume our regular schedule. During this time, Fr. Adam will be posting Mass on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWgFS9V_zuKnnwpU2DcJ3jA

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
If you need assistance, please click here to visit the Food Pantry Facebook page for the most up to date information.​

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HOW TO STAY UP TO DATE 
During this time of ever changing information, we use Flocknote to share the most up to date info with our parishioners. If you are not currently on Flocknote, use your cell phone to text the word PONTIAC to 84576. Follow the instructions given to you, and you will be in the loop. Each family member who has a cell phone should register with Flocknote. It’s important that we have BOTH your up-dated email address and cell phone number. Please check your Flocknote account to make any necessary changes. If you are ONLY a landline user, please contact Mick Peterson (815-822-1724), and he will guide you through the registration process.
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Holy Week Schedule:

Sunday, April 5 - Palm Sunday live-stream Mass at 9:30am.

Monday, April 6 - Reconciliation. I am currently working on plans to offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation in our church parking lot. Yes, drive-thru confession. More instructions will follow in a future correspondence. For now, I am planning on being "in the confessional" from 3-6pm on Monday. I will remain longer if it seems people are still coming. Please stay in your vehicle and I will explain more as the time approaches. 

Tuesday, April 7 -  Father Adam video about holy oils. The previously scheduled Chrism Mass held on Tuesday of Holy Week each year at The Cathedral in Peoria will be scheduled at a later date.

Wednesday, April 8 - Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm.  "St. Mary's movie night". Last week I edited a Stations of the Cross with the scenes of The Passion of the Christ. Join me live as I lead you through them and we can watch the Stations "together." 

Thursday, April 9 - Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at 4pm. Feel free to watch Mass live with us at 4pm or whatever time is best for you. Live-streamed videos are available online anytime following the live showing. 

Friday, April 10 - Good Friday Service at noon. 

Saturday, April 11 - Easter Vigil Mass at 8pm.

Sunday, April 12 - Easter Sunday Mass at 9:30am. 

Messages and updates

April 4, 2020

​Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

"Let us not quench the wavering flame (Is 42:3) that never falters, and let us allow hope to be rekindled. Embracing his cross means finding the courage to embrace all the hardships of the present time, abandoning for a moment our eagerness for power and possessions in order to make room for the creativity that only the Spirit is capable of inspiring..." (Pope Francis, March 27, 2020) 

Pope Francis gave this incredible speech to the world during his Urbi et Orbi Blessing a week ago. You can get all the words to his speech by clicking here...https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/27/read-pope-francis-urbi-et-orbi-address-coronavirus-and-jesus-calming-storm. ​

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Blessed Quote of the Week

God, because of the great love He bears us, and His great desire to see us saved, has given us among other means of salvation the practice of devotion to the saints. It is His will that they, who are His friends, should intercede for us, and by their merits and prayers obtain graces for us which we ourselves do not deserve. But everyone must know that, after the Mother of God, St. Joseph is, of all the saints, the one dearest to God. He has, therefore, great power with Him and can obtain graces for His devout clients…"

​~ St. Alphonsus Liguori about St. Joseph
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