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St. Patrick's Church
119 North Market Street
Momence, IL 60954
(815) 472-2864
Online Mass for the
Fourth Sunday of Lent
at the Border Town Parishes March 30, 2025
Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church
119 N. Market Street
Momence, IL 60954
On this "Laetare Sunday," students from Christendom College offer reflections of their week-long ministry in our Border Town Community. Fr. Pete's homily focuses on these students, explaining his association with Mr. Timothy Cook and the students and staff from the college and how the this ministry of welcome and hospitality has allowed our community to grow and prosper!
Throughout this week's video, we offer highlights from the students' Spring Break Mission Week at the Border Town Community as well as hymns offered by the students during this mission.
In-Church Homily in SPANISH for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
at the Border Town Parishes March 30, 2025
Celebrated at St. Patrick's Church
119 N. Market Street
Momence, IL 60954
Fr. Pete's 2025 Lenten Reflections
In 2008, (Arch)Bishop J. Peter Sartain asked Fr. Pete to Lead a "Day of Reflection" for the Bishop's Office in the Diocese of Joliet. Utilizing three accessible images that could be grasped by all personnel working in the diocese, Fr. Pete presented a series of three talks, accompanied by small group sharing sessions, that focused on the themes of "Sacrifice, Suffering and Mercy." For the benefit of the Border Town Communities, Fr. Pete recorded (and updated) these three talks for the benefit of the communities he serves.
The First for Fr. Pete's Three Lenten Talks utilizes St. Bonaventure's image of "Fountain Fullness" to explain the importance of overflowing love that must accompany the people of faith. The images offered in this reflection to illustrate this theme are those of a donut shop, salt and water and the blessings of the Lord's Grace that are found in these simple themes of life. The basis for this talk comes from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 25: 6-10a.
Lent & Easter at the Border Town Parishes
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Christendom College
Spring Break Mission Trip 2025
For the second time in two years, Tim Cook (Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students) sent a group of students and staff to the Eastern Kankakee area for a week of service, prayer and fellowship. Led by CC Staff Pam Plasberg and Jessica McClelland, the students were able to celebrate Masses at St. Patrick's Church & Good Shepherd Manor (Momence, IL), St. Anne's Church (St. Anne, IL), Maternity BVM Church (Bourbonnais, IL), St. George Church (Bourbonnais, IL), the Annunciation Monastery in Minooka, IL and the Cerrito de Camino y Esperanza Retreat House in St. Anne, IL.
While on Spring Break Mission, the students were able to work on the following projects...
- Removing, "planing" and re-installing wooden planks on the picnic tables at Good Shepherd Manor (Momence, IL)
- Painting the Parish Basement Hall at St. Patrick's Church (Momence, IL)
- Finishing a Gymnasium Renovation Project at St. Patrick's Academy & Community Center Gymnasium (Momence, IL)
- Painting Rooms at Bishop McNamara High School (Kankakee, IL)
- Renovating a Child Care Center into a Community Center (Pembroke Township)
Much thanks to Kristen Stockle and the good souls at Good Shepherd Manor for housing the students during the week. Much thanks to everyone who made this wonderful Spring Break Mission possible!!!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE PICTURES FROM THE MISSION!!!
Irish Mass & Dinner Highlights
at St. Patrick's Church - Momence
CLICK HERE to Read the 2025 St. Patrick's Church and Alumni Newsletter - NEW!!!
CLICK HERE to read the 2024 Newsletter
CLICK HERE to Read the 2023 Newsletter
CLICK HERE to Read the 2022 Newsletter
CLICK HERE to Read the 2021 Sep. Newsletter
CLICK HERE to Read the 2021 July Newsletter
Parish Ministry Links
Other Catholic Links...
We have reduced St. Patrick's Debt by almost $300,000 in the Last Three Years!!!
The staff of St. Patrick's is working with the government and federal, state and local agencies to find grant monies to support our church projects. If you can help in providing funds for the projects listed here, please call (815) 472-2864.
St. Patrick's Church
Daily Mass:
Wed-Fri 9:15 a.m.
Adoration:
Th 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m.
Sun Mass in English: 10:30 a.m.
Sun Mass in Spanish: 12:00 p.m.
The Rosary is Prayed
Prior to Every Mass
Spanish Rosary and Catechesis
on Wednesdays and the 12th of Each Month at 6:30 p.m.
Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Thu: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
CLICK HERE to E-Mail Rectory
CLICK HERE to Access the "Remember
St. Pat's Academy" Facebook Page!
CLICK HERE to Read a Short
History of St. Patrick's Church
CLICK HERE to Read the Final Words
of Fr. Dennis White to the People of Faith!
CLICK HERE to read St. Patrick
Academy's 100th Anniversary Booklet
St. Patrick's
Church Photo Directories
Thanks to Anne Andrade & Joanne Hermann for editing the following Photo Directories from the Church History of the Border Town Parishes!
2023 Border Town Mass & Picnic
St. Patrick's Community Picnic took place on September 23, 2023. Thanks to Ema Elvir and a whole slew of volunteers, the reception and success of this picnic highlighted the importance of ministering as a community. As Fr. Jason Nesbit, CSV mentioned at the picnic, he was uplifted by the manner in which the entire St. Patrick's Church community was able to serve the people of Momence and helped build a lasting impression for a community that was in so much need of faith-building. The top prize for our Progressive 50/50 Raffle was over $12,000!!!
Thanks to all who were invested in this project, from the Vendor Sale to the Rummage Sale to the Kids' Activities to the Music, Food, Raffles, Auctions and so much more!!!
St. Patrick's Irish Mass & Dinner 2024
On March 9, 2024 - the faithful at St. Patrick's in Momence gathered for the annual bagpipe Mass, followed by a Corned Beef Cabbage / Irish Stew Dinner, cooked by the Knights of Columbus. Much thanks to all who made this wonderful event possible, including Brian McKee on the Bagpipes and "The Galway Guys" for their musical talents for our event!!!
Border Town Mass &
Appreciation Dinner - February 11, 2023
The St. Anne and St. Patrick Community honor those who have served our parishes at our Annual Mass & Appreciation Dinner on February 11. Food was provided for over two hundred fifty souls - pans of JR Chicken and side dishes as well as pasta, pizza and three types of Mexican dishes, rice and potatoes as well. Outside of a pan of beans... all the food was gone by the end of the night!!! Thanks to everyone who made this event such an important one for our parish communities.
Video Highlights from the First Communions at St. Patrick's Church (May 5, 2024)
2024 CONFIRMATION LITURGY AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
2023 ST. PATRICK'S GOLF OUTING
On June 24th, alumni, parishioners and benefactors alike gathered at the Oak Springs Golf Course in St. Anne, IL for our Second Annual Golf Outing. Thanks to Rick Preston, Mary Jo Boicken and everyone who got involved with our summer fundraiser!!!
Advent & Christmas at the Border Town Parishes
Lent & Easter at the Border Town Parishes
2024 Memorial Day Highlights at the Bordertown Parishes. Thanks to Cotter Funeral Home for the Honor Guard and the good s souls from St. Anne's and St. Patrick's who prayed for those who gave their lives for our country at our respective cemeteries!
A Video of the 2023 Border Town Mass &
Picnic at St. Patrick's Church on August 21!
The Growth of the Spanish Mass at St. Patrick's Church in Momence from 2019-2023!!!
A Forty-Five Second Video on
our Gym Renovation Project!!!
CLICK ON VIDEO TO WATCH THE UPDATE ON THE ST. PATRICK ACADEMY GYM RENOVATION PROJECT - UPDATED MARCH 16, 2023
Fr. Pete Jankowski came to realize that this form of "Virtual Evanglization" has resulted in almost 350 Videos that has been produced for the St. Anne & St. Patrick Communities, resulting in over 1050 hours of work for the sake of helping souls at the Border Town Parishes... that is almost FORTY FOUR DAYS of constant producing in helping souls reach heaven at the Border Town! Thanks to all who have contributed to this cause of evangelization for the good people of St. Patrick's (Momence) and St. Anne (St. Anne, IL)!
2014 Interview with
Timothy Cardinal Dolan
In 2014, Timothy Cardinal Dolan interview me on April 17 about Fr. Pete's experience sitting in the confessional for 24 hours, in honor of St. John Vianney. We added pictures of some of our recent parish activities (Novenas, Confirmations, etc.) and just overlaid them on the audio.
FR. PETE'S ORDINATION MASS FROM JUNE 1, 1996
Join us for a Two Minute Video Tour of both St. Patrick's Church and the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Patrick's as part of the "Heritage Days" online Tour of the City.
Take a Nostalgic Tour of the Old St. Patrick Academy
Mass Times St. Patrick's Church
Daily Mass: Wed - Fri 9:15 a.m.
Adoration Th 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Spanish Mass: Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
Sat Confessions at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m.
Sun Mass in English: 10:30 a.m.
Sun Mass in Spanish: 12:00 p.m.
The Rosary is Prayed Prior to Every Mass
Spanish Rosary and Catechesis on Wednesdays
and the 12th of Each Month at 6:30 p.m.
Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Thu
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.