Saint Patrick Parish

1 Saint Patrick Parish Crane Road 6N491 Crane Road St. Charles, IL 60175 Parish Office: 630-338-8000 Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:00 4:00 Mailing Address: 6N487 Crane Road, St. Charles, IL 60175 Downtown 400 Cedar Street St. Charles, IL 60174 Since 1851 The Mission of St. Patrick Parish is to encourage, form and inspire intentional disciples of Jesus Christ. HOLY WEEK 2018 WEEKDAYS: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 7:00 Crane Road 8:30 Downtown HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Downtown Church 6:00 Mass of the Lord s Supper Spanish Crane Road Church 7:00 Mass of the Lord s Supper GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Downtown Church 1:00 Good Friday Service 5:00 Good Friday Service Spanish Crane Road Church 7:00 Good Friday Service HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Downtown Church 10:00 Blessing of the Easter Baskets Downtown Church 5:00 Easter Vigil Mass Spanish Crane Road Church 7.

2 00 Easter Vigil Mass EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 7:00 Crane Road 7:30 Downtown 8:45 Crane Road 9:00 Downtown 10:30 Crane Road 10:30 Downtown 12:00 Noon Downtown 12:15 Crane Road 5:00 Downtown-Spanish Dear Friends in Christ, Holy Week 2018 As we celebrate Palm Sunday liturgies, we enter into Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year for Christians. The reading of the Passion Gospel is a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin, but also the redeeming love of God. As we journey through Holy Week, may we be strengthened to walk with Jesus to the Cross, so that we can also rise with him as we celebrate Easter. The Liturgies of Holy Week bring us to the center of our Catholic faith.

3 I encourage you to participate in these liturgies so that your faith can be deepened. We have a number of opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. At the Downtown church we will have the sacrament available on Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 We will have confessions at Crane Road on Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 8:00 The Mass of the Lord s Supper will take place on Holy Thursday at 7:00 At this liturgy we commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist and the call of humble service through the ritual of the priest washing the feet of a number of parishioners. At the end of the liturgy, we process with the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose. Eucharistic adoration will take place until midnight.

4 On Good Friday, we walk with Jesus as he goes to the Cross. We have Services at 1:00 at the Down-town Church and 7:00 at Crane Road. At this liturgy, we have the reading of the Passion according to the Gospel of John, the veneration of the Cross, and the reception of Holy Communion. On Holy Saturday, we have the blessing of Easter food baskets at 10:00 at the Downtown church. The Easter Vigil Mass will take place on Holy Saturday at 7:00 This is the central liturgy of the whole liturgical year as we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and celebrate the sacraments of initiation of those in the RCIA process and the Adult Con irmation program. We also have a Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil liturgy in Spanish at the Downtown church.

5 As we have done for many years, on Easter Sunday, we have added a Mass at Crane Road, so please note the adjusted Mass schedule. The Downtown Church has it s regular schedule on Easter Sunday. May the Lord bless you during this Holy Week! In Christ, Msgr. Steve S H T , M 29 Downtown Church 6:00 Mass of the Lord s Supper Spanish Crane Road Church 7:00 Mass of the Lord s Supper G F , M 30 Downtown Church 1:00 Good Friday Service 5:00 Good Friday Service Spanish Crane Road Church 7:00 Good Friday Service H S , M 31 Downtown Church 10:00 Blessing of the Easter Baskets H S , M 31 Downtown Church 5:00 Easter Vigil Mass Spanish Crane Road Church 7:00 Easter Vigil Mass E S , A 1 7:00 Crane Road Church 7:30 Downtown Church 8:45 Crane Road Church 9:00 Downtown Church 10:30 Crane Road Church 10.

6 30 Downtown Church 12:00 Noon Downtown Church 12:15 Crane Road Church 5:00 Downtown Church Spanish P 2 S , M 25, 2018 We Invite Catholics Returning Home Begins Tuesday, April 3 From 7:00 to 8:15 in the St. Francis Room Led by Msgr. Steve Knox at St. Patrick Church 6N487 Crane Road, St. Charles, IL 60175 Were you raised but do not come or seldom attend church anymore? Are you a Catholic who feels separated from your church? Would you like to know more about the Catholic Church as it is today? Would you like to feel at home in the Catholic Church again?

7 Topics: Tuesday, April 3: The Journey of Faith: Reconnecting with God and the Church Tuesday, April 10: The Core Teachings of the Catholic Faith Tuesday, April 17: Understanding the Mass and the Sacraments We will also answer and explore any questions you may have. No matter how long you have been away or whatever the reason, we invite you to consider renewing your relationship with the Catholic Church. For more information, please contact Jenny in the Parish office at 630-338-8000 or email: S , M 25, 2018 P 3 D M S H H A 8 2:00.

8 3:00 .. D C In past years we have celebrated a Divine Mercy Mass at 2:00 Because we have two Con irmation liturgies on April 8 1:30 and 4:00 pm we will not be having a Mass in the afternoon this year. The priests will need to be at the Crane Road Church with Bishop Malloy as he confers the Sacrament of Con irmation on our young people. However, we will be having a Divine Mercy Holy Hour led by Deacon Mike Smith from 2:00 to 3:00 at the Downtown Church. We will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. All of the other weekend Masses on April 7 & 8 will focus the importance of Divine Mercy. During Holy Week there will be Extra Confession Times: There will be an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Tuesday, March 27 from 9:00 to 10:00 at the Downtown Church and 5:30 to 8:00 at the Crane Road Church *Families can Sign Up for the Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30 am.

9 Details Next week! ATTENTION YOUNG MEN IN & COLLEGE AT PETER IN P 4 S , M 25, 2018 Please bring your Hesed House Food Donations to the St. Patrick s Downtown Fr. Carse Center, by 2:00 on Wednesday, April 4th. If you would rather donate something else, please call: Tracie at 630-523-4444 or Mary Lou at 630-377-0421. Thank you for your continuous support. You re Invited to St. John Neumann Tuesday, March 27 From 7:00 to 8:30 For a Q & A with Actor James Faulkner (Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones) About his new film PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST Faulkner, who plays Paul in the film, will be joined by Eric Groth, president of ODB Films and executive producer of the film, and Berden, lead producer for OBD Films and producer for the film.

10 A dmission is FREE! *Make the most of the night by seeing PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST ahead of time. Bring your ticket stub with you to enter into a raffle for an official autographed PAUL movie poster! OBD are we? A Catholic Not-for-Profit Ministry OBD Films is a Catholic ministry that fosters an encounter with Christ through artfully made, spiritually rich films. At 2900 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174 NEW! St. Pat s Mom s Group! There are days when the joys of motherhood can take our breath and then other days, we can barely catch our breath! But the Lord is present in all of those moments, even when the dinner is mac n' cheese again and the walls are covered in green finger paint.