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Mission Sunday 2023

Mission Sunday 2023

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October 2023 My dear friends in Christ, From the humble chapel in Khandamal, India to your parish, Catholics around the globe will participate in celebrating World Mission Sunday on October 22, 2023. Pope Pius XI instituted World Mission Sunday in 1926, and the first worldwide collection occurred the following year. Held each year on the penultimate Sunday in October, World...

Collection for Catholic Relief Services

Collection for Catholic Relief Services

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We will take up the annual collection for Catholic Relief Services the weekend of March 18 and 19, 2023. Click here to read a letter from Bishop Louis Tylka about this collection. You are welcome to put in cash or check (payable to St. Philomena) in the collection, or make an online donation. For online donations, click the green DONATE...

Pastor’s Letter: September 18, 2022

Pastor’s Letter: September 18, 2022

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The September 18 bulletin is now available online.  Dear friend, The Diocese of Peoria launched the Annual Diocesan Appeal for 2022. As opposed to previous years with the pledge card in the pew at Mass, the Diocese mailed pledge cards to each registered family. Bishop Lou hopes this method will ease some of the pressure of running the appeal on...