Threads returns on February 10

• Bring last year's palms, and witness them become the ashes SMMP will use for Ash Wednesday.
• Create a cross for your home from a new palm.
• Watch Glory finger's Puppet Ministry present The Narrow Brick Road, their adaptation of the story of "The Road to Emmaus" from Luke 24:13-25.

The fee is $8.00 per person or $30.00 per family. Submit a form to the Parish Office no later than Monday, February 6. Please call Sister Madelyn at 630-369-0777 for more information.

Our 2011-12 Parish Theme

Our faith teaches us that in the midst of the quaking and crumbling of our social structures and failing institutions something new is about to be born. To stand and face this future we need to nurture the Spirit within us. To welcome what yet will be, we need to strengthen the bonds of solidarity between us. And by the power of the Spirit within us and through the bonds of solidarity between us we can transform the world around us.

Our parish theme, "Fear Not, I Am with You," will be incorporated into our weekend liturgies, adult formation programs, charity and social justice actions and children and youth religious education programs. Through these opportunities we hope to provide parishioners the firm foundation needed to overcome our fears and anxieties and to be a light to the world. Below are links to some parish theme resources.

Our Parish Theme Explained

Parish Theme Calendar of Events

This Adult Faith Formation program will present a 5-session book seminar with discussion of Matthew Kelly's book, Rediscover Catholicism. We will meet in the Upper Room on Sunday evenings from 7-9 p.m. There will be a different guest speaker each session. Session dates are: 1/22, 2/12, 2/26, 3/4, and 3/18. Further details are available at Rediscover Catholicism Book Seminar.

You can still register by calling the Parish Office at (630) 369-0777

As a worshipping Roman Catholic parish family we are guided by a collegial partnership of laity, pastor, and ministerial staff. Together we seek to foster spiritual growth through the active practice of Christianity. By the sharing of our God-given talents and resources with all God's people we strive for peace and justice as the "Parish with Heart."