Pre-Registration is required for all weekend & Holy Day services. This is to ensure that there is sufficient seating for those attending and to provide a means of contact tracing.You may sign up by calling the Rectory Office during the limited office hours or anytime by using our online reservation system.

Call (708) 333-3550

Monday 10 am - 12 pm
Wednesday 10am - 12 pm
Friday 12 pm - 2 pm

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Baptisms, Reconciliation, Funerals and Weddings with limited attendance..

Prayer Services and Eucharistic Adoration for groups of 10 or less.

Resumption of public Masses with capacity restrictions and social distancing.

We have been approved to begin reopening our parish. Fr. Gosbert has appointed a reopening committee to accomplish this task. Please be patient with us as things will different from what we are used to. The Archdiocese of Chicago has a strict set of rules that we must follow for everyone's safety.

We have now been approved for Phase II and are holding Weekday and Sunday Masses.

We're Revivin' the Drive-in!

Still not comfortable attending Mass in the Church building? See the Drive-in Mass page for more information on this exciting new opportuinity to attend Mass from your car!

Reconciliation will be held in McMahon Hall on Saturdays at 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm with Fr. Gosbert Rwezahura. Face-to-face and anonymous confession will be available. Pre-registration is NOT required.

The Vigil Mass is Saturday at 4:00 pm and Sunday Mass is at 8:30 am & 10:30 am. Pre-registration is required. Weekday Masses are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There wil be a communion service on Thursdays. All at 8:30 am. Pre-registration is NOT required for the weekday services. You will need to register in-person for contact tracing purposes.
Please read the Parishioner Reopening Guide.

The reopening plans must follow The Archdiocese of Chicago's mandated procedures. Seating in the church is limited, and the procedures for entering, exiting and communion are in order to meet social distancing guidelines. Services will require pre-registration to ensure that everyone attending can be accomodated and to provide a means for contact tracing in the event that we are made aware that someone who has attended a service has become ill.

Your attendance at these events is at your own risk. 

Please park in the west parking lot and follow the signs to enter the building. If a line forms, maintain a 6-foot distance from other parishioners.
  
Please arrive a few minutes in advance of the starting time of the service as the registration check and seating will take some time. We will begin seating 30 minutes prior to the start time of the service. If you feel ill in any way or if you have symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, dry cough, difficulty breathing, loss of taste, etc.), please cancel your reservation and do not attend.

You will be met at the door by a Greeter. They will verify that you are registered for the service. You must be registered to be admitted. There can be no exceptions. Face masks are required to be properly worn at all times by anyone over the age of two. Your hands will be sprayed with hand sanitizer. An Usher will escort you to your seat. Seats will be filled from the front of the church to the back, you can not choose your seat. Seating in the "Mother's Room" will not be available. Please sit in the area of the pew marked with a blue cross in order to maintain social distancing. If a family (all persons must be domiciled together) is seated together, they will occupy 1 pew, otherwise each pew can accomodate two people, 6 feet apart.

Once you are seated, you are expected to remain seated for the entire service. Please use the restroom before being seated. If you need to use the restroom, during the service, you will not be able to return to your seat. Parents, keep this in mind before allowing your children to go to the restroom.

Aisles are one-way and are marked with directional arrows. Please respect the directions of the aisles. There is one exit and one entrance, however, if there is a need to evacuate, any door may be used as an exit.

There may be an organist and/or Cantor, but congregational singing is not allowed at this time.

There will be no presentation of gifts and there will be no collection. You may deposit your offering in the box at the entrance or exit of the church.

There will be no handshake of peace. 

Communion will be conducted two sections at a time such that social distancing is maintained. You must wait until an Usher calls you forward to communion. As you exit the pew, your hands will be sprayed with hand sanitizer. Rub your hands together to dry them before reaching the priest or deacon. Do not touch anything such as the pews, your clothing or face after your hands have been sanitized. Maintain a 6-foot distance, using the markings on the floor as a guide. Do not approach the priest or deacon until called forward. Keep your mask on, extend one hand to take communion. Step to the marked area in front of the return aisle. Remove your mask from one ear and consume the host. Replace your mask and maintain a 6-foot distance while returning to your seat.

When the service has ended please remain seated. An Usher will dismiss each pew individually..

Please maintain a 6 foot social distance when entering and exiting the church and follow the instructions of the Users/Greeters. Please do not congregate inside or outside the church.

Surfaces will be sanitized after each service.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

--- The Re-opening Committee

Here are answers to Frequently Asked Questions that we have received. 

Q: Can I sit in my usual pew? Can I choose where I sit?
A: Pews have been marked for seating based on the social distancing guidelines of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Per those guidelines, any potential interaction between parishioners must be minimized. We must fill the seats from the front to the back of the church to accomplish this.

Q: Why aren't there any Missalettes, Gather books, or worship aids?
A: Per Archdiocese guidelines, all printed material has been removed to prevent spread of the virus. You are welcome to access the readings on your own electronic device.

Q: How can I sing without a songbook?
A: Congregational singing is not allowed at this time.

Q: My young child is restless, why can't I walk around the back of the church with her?
A: To minimize contact between people and to avoid potentially spreading the virus around the church, moving around the church is prohibited. Once you are seated, you are expected to remain in your seat until the service is over and you are dissmissed.

Q: When will the Family Room reopen?
A: The Family Room, as a small enclosed space, does not allow for the proper social distancing. It will remain unavailable until the State of Illinois and the Archdiocese of Chicago remove all restrictions.

Q: What is the proper way to receive Holy Communion?
A: Wait for an usher to invite you from the pew. At that time, your hands will be sanitized. Rub your hands together to make sure they are dry before receiving communion. If you do not wish to receive communion, please step out of the pew to allow anyone at the other end of the pew to exit. If you need communion brought to you, please inform the usher. Maintain at least a 6 foot distance from the person in front of you. Use the signs on the floor as a guide. You may take communion in your hand only. Keep your mask on as you approach the minister and receive communion. Step to the designated spot to consume the host. It is a social distancing sign in line with the aisle to return to your pew. Face forward, remove your mask, consume the host, then replace your mask. You may then turn and return to your pew. Maintain the proper social distancing at all times.

Q: Why do we have to wait to leave the church?
A: In order to maintain proper social distancing, ushers will dismiss you. Please follow their directions. Each section of pews will be released in order from front to back, starting with the section by the windows. This is to minimize walking past people that are seated.