eNews: February 6, 2019

eNews: February 6, 2019

6 Feb 2019 | Posted by: chadmin

First Wednesday confessions are today, February 6, from 5-6pm.

February Dinner Out for St. Philomena School is Monday, February 11 from 5-8pm at Donnelly’s, 4501 N Rockwood, Peoria. Start a “Tiger Tab” and 10% of your order will be donated back to St. Philomena School.

The annual Kelly Needham Memorial Blood Drive is Saturday, February 23 in the parish center banquet room from 8am-12pm. To make an appointment, contact the parish office during regular hours or go to www.redcrossblood.org and type in the sponsor code STPHILS.

ST. PHILOMENA NIGHT OUT: MATT FALEY IN CONCERT Saturday, February 16 in the Parish Center from 7-9pm. Must be at least age 21 to attend. Click here for details on tickets. For info on Matt, visit www.mattfaley.com.

Rachel’s Vineyard, a retreat for women and men struggling with the pain of abortion will be held the weekend of February 8-10, 2019 in the Peoria area. If you are a mother, a father, a grandparent, who has suffered the loss of abortion in your family — you need not suffer alone. Start your healing journey today by attending a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. Registrations are currently being accepted for this February 2019 weekend retreat. Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew and rebuild hearts broken by abortion. Scholarships are available upon request. For additional information, contact  309-264-1489, or rvrpeoria@gmail.com, or visit the website at https://cdop.org/rachels-vineyard/ All communication is confidential.

St. Philomena Parish offers a Montessori preschool for 3-year-old children, September-May, three days a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have a morning program 8:00 –11:00 am or afternoon program 12:00-3:00 pm. Join us for an Informational Parent Meeting for the 2019-20 school year on Thursday, February 7, 6:30-7:30 pm in our St. Philomena Parish Center banquet room. We will overview the curriculum and schedule, provide a tour of the classroom, and distribute admission packets. For more information, contact Jenny Witt in the parish office at 309-682-8642 or jwitt@stphils.com.

Men’s Club Smoker will be Sunday, March 3 from 12-5pm in the school gym.

There’s still time to pay on your ADA pledge. Payments made through February 2019 are counted toward our 2018 goal. Reminder: any shortfall in payments to our pledge is the responsibility of the parish. Right now we are $5,397 short on payments. Thank you to everyone who has paid off and is making payments on their 2018 pledge.

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