Mother Church of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet

All Saints Day ~ A Holy Day of Obligation
Vigil Mass: Thursday, October 31 @ 7:00pm
Feast Day:  Friday, November 1 @ 6:30am, 8:00am and 7:00pm

Join St. Raymond School at Johnny's Beef & Gyros, 3567 W Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60431, for another fun St. Ray's Community Night! Tuesday, October 29 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Tell your cashier that this is fro the St. Ray's Community Night.   Save your receipt and drop off at school fro a chance to win a gift card!!!  Please write name and "HSA" on envelope.  Thank you for your support!

Do you enjoy singing?  Do you play an instrument? 
Join the Cathedral Music Ministries! The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is seeking new ministers of the word through music to join the Cathedral Music Ministries!  The Cathedral music program has been restructured to include a multitude of offerings for singers and instrumentalists of all ages and backgrounds.  Please visit the Cathedral website to learn more about our new and exciting program offerings! 

Children in grades 3-8 are especially invited to participate in the new Cathedral Choir School!  In keeping with the thousand-year-old tradition of child singers, our children will have the opportunity to receive an advanced level vocal music education while regularly collaborating with professional singers, chamber orchestras, and other adult members of the music ministry. Visit our Music Ministry page to learn more about our new and improved Cathedral Music Ministries!

October is Respect Life Month! The annual Pro-life Baby Shower. Please remember to return your donations this weekend, October 26/27. Donations can be dropped off in the narthex or at the parish office.  Checks should be made out to Birthright. Diapers are desperately needed.  All gifts and cash proceeds will help the newly born babies and mothers in our community who receive services at Birthright of Joliet.   God bless you for providing for "the least among us."

Seniors Club Fall Theatre Trip - Thursday, December 12, 2019 - "Mary Poppins" at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Illinois.  Lunch @ 11:30am.  Show 1:30pm.  Please indicate entree choice on check (Bistro Steak, Roast Turkey or Eight Finger Cavatelli).  Bus leaves St. Raymond at 10:15am and will return around 5:30pm. Cost is $87.65 per person.  Tickets are limited.  Please contact Rosemary Lux at 815-727-9492 for further information. 

ST. RAYMOND PARISH LIBRARY! 
Offering a variety of books to further your spiritual growth and understanding of the faith. Topics include the life of Jesus, our Blessed Mother, apologetics, popes, saints, healing, faith formation and a nice selection of children's books, etc.

The parish Library is open to all and is located in teh Commons hallway. The library will operate under a Self-Check-Out simply be completing the "book sign-out from". Books are free to borrow and can be returned at the reader's leisure. 

Volunteers are needed to distribute Giving Tree tags at the weekend Masses of November 16th and 17th and November 23 / 24th. Please contact Mary Wollgast at maryfw13@hotmail.com or 815-252-2405 to sign up. We hope to have at least six volunteers for each Mass, so if you can spare 15 minutes before and after Mass, we would greatly appreciate your help!

Gifts should average $15.00 - $20.00 and are to be returned the weekend of November 30^th and December 1^st. If you are unable to purchase a gift but would like to make a monetary contribution, please put your gift in an envelope marked “Giving Tree” and place in the Sunday collection.  Monetary contributions will be used to purchase gift cards or gifts for those in need.

Join us on Saturday mornings to burn off some calories and prepare your heart with Lectio Divina for the upcoming Sunday Gospel with friends! Fr. Burke Masters leads the men’s workout and prayer and Katie Choudhary leads the women’s group. 6:45am -  Opening Prayer and warm up lap. 6:50-7:30am - Workout (men and women separate). 7:30-7:55am - Prayer with Sunday’s Gospel. 7:55am -  Closing Prayer. 8:00am - Mass (for those who can join us) We meet on the Centennial Walkway in the east parking lot of the Cathedral.  Come when you can! We will be out there every Saturday!

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Masses

Saturday | 5:00pm
Sunday | 7:30am | 9:00am  11:00am | 7:00pm

Daily Masses
Monday-Friday 6:30am|8:00am
Saturday 8:00am

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays at 4:00pm
(or by appointment)

Holy Days of Obligation

Vigil 7:00pm  Holy Day 7:00pm

Eucharistic Adoration
November 12
Second Tuesday of the Month
3:00pm to 7:00pm

Saint Peregrine Devotion
October 21
Third Monday of the month 7:00pm

Parish Office Hours
Monday-Thursday  8:30-4:30pm
Friday                     8:30-3:00pm
Saturday                9am-12pm
Sunday                   CLOSED