Dear St. Philomena Parishioners,
Blessed weekend to you all! First of all, thank you so much for such a wonderful welcome and first weekend as pastor of St. Philomena! It was a true joy to pray with you at each of the Masses and great to greet you after. It will definitely take me a while to get down names, but I am joyful and excited to grow with you as we move forward.
The most common comment I received after the 9am Mass was about the Oath of Fidelity and Profession of Faith—several people commented that they didn’t remember seeing that before. I noted that they for sure wouldn’t have seen it during the past 16 years! =) My Dad and Mom joined to watch on the livestream—they said they could hear the sound of the pen as I was signing the documents—definitely a shout out to the great sound quality we have on the livestream!
As I mentioned in the homily during the weekend Masses, the Oath of Fidelity and Profession of Faith are simply my promise to do my best to be a good pastor for you. I promise to uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church and as the Oath stated, “In fulfilling the charge entrusted to me in the name of the Church, I shall hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety, I shall faithfully hand it on and explain it, and I shall avoid any teachings opposed to that faith.” I also promise to follow the discipline of the Church and all ecclesiastical laws. Additionally, I promise obedience and unity with our Bishop, and to work to foster true Communion together.
This last promise, the one that focuses on unity, has really been on my heart..
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St. Philomena Parish is a Catholic Church with a parochial elementary grade school in an established family neighborhood in the heart of Peoria, IL.
Our mission is to proclaim our faith in Jesus Christ through worship, sacraments, education and community life. Each parishioner is invited to understand, embrace, and communicate the truth of Catholic Christianity to our culture.
Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m.
Monday-Saturday: 8:00 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 5 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
