ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Ministries

ANNULMENT

Watch "Message for the Divorced", where Bishop Daniel Jenky discusses divorce, annulment and answers commonly asked questions. Deacon Jim Wallace assists with the annulment process for our parish..​

Fr. Adam Cesarek
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Email: father.adam@stmaryspontiac.org
Deacon Jim Wallace
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Deacon Jim is the Spiritual Leader of our Bereavement Program. He also works handles annulments and assists our priest in spiritual duties.
Email: servant2@frontier.com
Patti Zehr, Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper
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Patti has been the Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper for St. Mary's Church since May, 1997.  She is responsible for parish communications (the weekly bulletin), maintaining sacramental records, scheduling Mass intentions, scheduling events in the parish hall, providing reports to the Diocese, and handling all financial duties of the parish including deposits, accounts payable, and payroll for the parish and school.  A life-long member of the parish, Patti and her husband Rod reside in Pontiac.  They have one son Brandon, who lives in Sun Prairie, WI.
​Email: zehr.patti@stmaryspontiac.org

Alison Tarr, director of evangelization
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My family and I have been members of St. Mary's Parish since we moved to Pontiac in 2005.  My husband Gabe and I have been married since 2001.  We have a son who will be attending Central Catholic High School in fall 2019, and a son and daughter in 7th and 5th grade at St. Mary's School. Being an active part of my children’s faith and education is very important to me.  I feel that walking with my children and other families at St. Mary’s while we fulfill our vocation as parents has helped prepare me for a role in evangelization.
 
My background is in agriculture, as I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Crop Science and a Master’s degree in Agronomy from Iowa State University.  After holding positions with the United States Department of Agriculture, Monsanto, and my husband’s seed business, my passion for education and sharing my faith with others brought me to where I am today.  Instead of planting seeds and watching them grow into God’s great farm fields, I am now called to plant seeds of faith and cultivate others’ relationships with Jesus.  It is a great gift to serve and be part of the St. Mary family.
​Email: tarr.alison@stmaryspontiac.org

Danielle gill, director of development
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Email: gill.danielle@stmaryspontiac.org
parish trustees
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Ron Schulz and Chuck Hanley
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119 E. Howard St. | Pontiac, IL 61764 | Phone (815) 844-7683 | ​Fax (815) 842-4345
  • ABOUT
    • OUR HISTORY
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR TEAM
    • CONTACT US
    • REGISTER TO BE A PARISHIONER
    • MASS/PENANCE TIMES
  • SACRAMENTS
    • BAPTISM
    • PENANCE
    • EUCHARIST
    • CONFIRMATION
    • MATRIMONY
    • HOLY ORDERS
    • ANOINTING OF THE SICK
  • FAITH FORMATION
    • CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
    • YOUTH
    • RCIA
    • PRAYERS
    • PERPETUAL ADORATION
  • HEALING
    • ANNULMENT
    • BEREAVEMENT
    • SICK & HOMEBOUND
  • STEWARDSHIP
    • ORGANIZATIONS
    • GIFTS OF TIME & TALENT
    • MONETARY GIFTS
    • SCRIP
    • SMS ALUMNI
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    • BULLETINS & NEWSLETTERS
    • CALENDARS >
      • CHURCH CALENDAR
      • CHURCH/SCHOOL COMBINED CALENDAR
  • LINKS
    • ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
    • DIOCESE OF PEORIA
    • DIRECTIONS