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Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious

Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious

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December 2023 Dear friends in Christ, I write to tell you about the upcoming 2023 collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. The annual appeal assists nearly 25,000 elderly sisters, brothers and religious order priests nationwide. I am grateful for the significant influence that women and men religious, both past and present, have had on my own spiritual journey. I...

Immaculate Conception of Mary

Immaculate Conception of Mary

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The  Immaculate Conception of Mary is Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 and a holy day of obligation. Mass times at St. Philomena are: Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m.; Dec. 8 at 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (school Mass) and 5:30 p.m. Other Mass times in the Peoria area are listed below.  (* - school Mass) December 7 Holy Family –...

Pastor’s Letter: December 10, 2023

Pastor’s Letter: December 10, 2023

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Dear friend, With the 2nd Sunday of Advent, the Church always honors and remembers St. John the Baptist. John is seen as the bridge from the Old to the New Testaments. The Old Testament records the promises of God to visit His people, to save all from sin and death. The prophets of the Old Testament paved the way for...