St. Peregrine Devotion: Every third Monday (unless otherwise noted) at 7:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration: Every second Tuesday (unless otherwise noted) from 5:00-7:00pm
Deaf Ministry- Sign-Interpreted Mass Schedule:
10:30am - Sign-interpreted Mass every Sunday of the month
5:00pm - Sign-interpreted Mass every first Saturday of the month, concelebrated by Fr. John Abulag
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation onto those candidates (251) who have completed the adult faith formation program at their respective parishes on Sunday,
May 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. Due to the limited sitting available, the mass will be live-streamed on the diocesan YouTube channel. Please pray with our brothers and sisters who will be confirmed and their sponsors who have served and will serve as a role model and guide during the candidate’s journey of faith.
Join us Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 12:00 NOON in the Cathedral Commons. Catering by Niko’s Catering.
Menu: Hot Beef Sandwich, Pasta Salad, House Salad, Dessert and Bottled Water.
$15.00 per person.
Reservations due by Sunday, May 12, 2024. Please Adhere.
Entertainment: Heavenly Harps. Please place your reservations in the Sunday collection basket, drop it off or mail to the Parish Office or pay online at straymond.net by Sunday, May 12, 2024. Split the Pot and Door Prizes. Questions please call or email Laura Orr at 815-722-6754 or ljorr55@gmail.com.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO SIGN UP!
We have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful family photos that have been submitted!
Many of you are listed in our church directory, but we’re missing your picture! Please don’t be shy: many of us rely on pictures to put names to faces.
With an online directory, new members can be added and growing families can be updated on an on-going basis. This is a great way for our priests, staff and fellow parishioners to better get to know one another. Parishioners will have password-based access at any time and can update their photos and information accordingly. View our new directory below and follow the prompts under “Sign In” to “Create a login” or you can just upload your photo without a login. Please note that you will need to use your email address as listed in our directory to create a login. If you do not remember what email you used when registering, please call us.
St. Raymond Religious Education Program welcomes all children from grades 1 to 8 in our Religious Education Program. We are blessed to have loving, devoted Catechists to teach students on their faith journey. The program is designed to help children and their families recognize Christ in their life through experience, worship, and prayer. Through our program, the children will learn about God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, Mary and the Saints, as well as the basics of Catholicism, Catholic Traditions, Scripture and prayer. Sessions are held Monday evenings from 4:45 - 6:00pm in our parish grade school beginning September 9, 2024 and ending March 17, 2025. For questions please visit our
REP webpage or contact our Director of Faith Formation, Christine Pershey at
815-722-6653 or email
christine@straymond.net
Inviting all Young adults ages 18-29 to join us in our Cathedral Bell Tower on Fridays, starting in April from 7:00pm - 8:30pm for social time followed by bible study. BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible)! Questions: Contact Ben McCune at bmccune14@gmail.com.
Tend a Garden! Plant, tend and harvest from on or two plots on the south end of our campus (April - October) or help with as-needed projects like preparing plots, mulching or adding dirt. Volunteers are also needed to deliver, freeze, or sauce produce. We provide all supplies. All produce goes to local food programs.
Online Giving is a web-based application that allows you to start, stop and change your contributions at any time. Account and contribution information is encrypted and stored securely. It is easy to use and requires no special knowledge other than how to access the internet. You can make contributions form your checking or savings account, credit or debit card. When travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program allows your offering to continue on an uninterrupted basis. by using Online Giving you are helping the parish to improve our operational efficiency. Thank you for your support.
The annual Wedding Anniversary Mass is for couples celebrating their 25th, 50th and over 50-year anniversaries. The Mass is held at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet, IL and formal invitations are sent out to couples whose names we receive from parishes. The 46th Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at 2 p.m. Registration Required.
Help us reach our goal! Monthly pledge payments for CMAA pledges should be made in the next few days. It is very important that these pledges be paid so that our parish will reach our goal. Once we have reached our goal in paid pledges, 70% of the amount over goal will be returned to our parish for our needs. Thank you for your support!
Parish Goal: $ 77,100
Amount Paid: $ 57,602
Rebate Amount: $ 0
Amount Pledged: $ 73,584 Remaining Balance: $ 15,982
Our diocese was founded on December 11, 1948. For an entire year, we will highlight the great accomplishments of our past and how we were founded in faith, while being called to witness now and in the future, and continue to be sent forth to serve. Yesterday, the diocese will celebrate the Opening Liturgy for the 75th Anniversary at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus.
This app is available for parishioners to download on both Apple and Android phones. We expect the features and capabilities of our app to foster a stronger sense of community and faith in the daily lives of all parishioners. St. Raymond will be able to communicate quick and easy with all parishioners via messages and notifications to keep you in the loop with what is going on in our parish.
St. Raymond School offers a rigorous learning experience that develops the whole child – academically, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually – through high expectations for academics and character, a supportive and loving community, and a focus on faith that prepares our students to make the world a better place.
At St. Raymond School, we are very proud of our teachers and staff, not only for how they work every day to ensure our students are learning and growing into their best selves, but also for how they model this learning by pushing themselves to grow as well.
When you choose St. Raymond for your family, you are choosing to be part of a community – a community that includes engaged and dedicated parents who partner with the school in the education of their children. St. Raymond parents believe in our mission and want the best for their children, so volunteering at school comes naturally. St. Raymond does not keep parents at a distance; rather, parents are invited and encouraged to share their time, their talent and their treasure to make St. Ray’s the amazing place that it is. And we really couldn’t do it without them!