While food and financial security are real concerns at the moment, please also remember to support your parish family as your are able.  Offerings may be made online (click here), by mail or by drop off in the black box outside the office.  Thank you for your generous stewardship and be assured of my prayers.    In His Mercy and Hope, Fr Matthew

Sunday Mass with Bishop Malloy (Recorded)   (CLICK HERE; Internet required)

• Available after 9am on Sunday.  I will strive to have a direct link to the video to avoid the slow loading of the Diocese webpage. He will continue through the suspension of public Masses in the Rockford Diocese.

TO OFFER A SPIRITUAL COMMUNION (in place of receiving the Eucharist) SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE. (You will find them listed below the "My Parish App" Ad.)

• BISHOP MALLOY 12pm WEDNESDAY DEVOTION (click here) / Diocese of Rockford Website (here)

5th Sunday of Lent HOMILY - Fr Matthew (Click to open)

LOCAL TV Masses - Weekend ONLY

Mass also may be found locally using Heart of the Nation Catholic Mass (Click here)

ONLINE Sunday & Daily Mass

EWTN (7am &11am; click for EWTN live-stream anytime)

Bishop Robert Barron (Word On Fire.org) - anytime after 7:15am; click here

Fr Mike Schmitz (Ascension Presents) - LIVE, 9am

National & International (Various churches & times) - click here

LOOKING FOR THE READINGS FOR DAILY & SUNDAY MASS???

• We still have copies of "The Word Among Us" Lent booklet, which has daily readings and meditations through Easter.  Contact Fr Matthew ([email protected] or office #) to arrange a mailbox drop.

Also available ONLINE at:

• usccb.org
• Word Among Us - with meditations
• Catholic Online - with audio
• EWTN - with video replay of daily 7am Mass

Magnificat Lenten Daily Meditations (based on daily readings) are also still available for mailbox drop.

Click Link to get Started:     On-Line Giving 

           Please join us for "A Catholic Perspective"    on our local affiliate KXJX 92.5 FM.

          Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm

                     Click here to listen live                            (Click ONLY on BLUE "Listen Now" button)

Or here for Older Relevant Radio Shows and national livestream

Relevant Radio Homepage

This devotion has taken on an entirely new meaning in light of our current situation.  Know that I will be offering them alone on behalf of our parishes and especially the sick and others affected.  Please consider joining me virtually either online or printing a copy BY CLICKING on the links below.

VIDEO

Stations of the Cross for Families/Children (Catholic Online)

Stations of the Cross (Catholic TV Network - Fr Reed)

Stations of the Cross (St Francis of Assisi) [large print PDF here]

Stations of the Cross(EWTN - from the Holy Land)

Reflections on the Stations of the Cross (Bishop Robert Barron, 1hr... worth it)

WRITTEN

Station of the Cross Booklet (PDF download)

Stations of the Cross (EWTN)

Stations of the Cross (Brief with Scripture; USCCB)

Stations of the Cross (St Alphonsus Ligouri) [PDF download here]

MISSION STATEMENT OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND ST. PATRICK CHURCHES

To become Disciples of Jesus, nourished by the Sacraments and supporting each other in Faith,

as we bring Him to our Community and the World in Witness, Service, and Love.

St. Patrick Mass Schedule

1201 North Bluff Street, Albany, IL 61230

Public Mass suspended until further notice.

<= LOOK HERE for information on Mass and Reconciliation options.

Sunday:  Mass 8:00 am

Thursday:  Adoration & Reconciliation 4:30 pm; Mass 5:30 pm

Reconciliation:  Sunday 7:15 am - 7:50 am; Thursday 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm; or anytime by appointment

April 1 - 30, 2020: Parish Office will be Open from 9:00 am - Noon

Call before stopping by to make sure someone is in the office.

815-589-3542

All events suspended until further notice.