St. Mary Catholic Church

DeKalb, Illinois

     

All parish volunteers need to complete Protecting God’s Children, undergo a background check, and read a few important documents. Please contact Mona O'Bryan at the parish office 815-758-5432 x 107 if you are unsure if you have completed all the requirements or to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for your prompt cooperation with this important US Bishop's initiative.

We need your financial support to complete future improvement projects! If you can help, please give what you can to our Capital Improvements Fund using the mailed envelopes or through our online giving system. God bless you in advance for your generous support! If you have questions, email Jim Glemkowski at jimg@stmarydekalb.org.

Attention Volunteers!  An update to the Youth Guidelines (in sections E and F) requires all volunteers to sign a revised copy. You can do so by printing this document and returning a signed copy to the parish office as soon as possible. Please note that the Safe Environment protocol has been instituted for the safety of those most vulnerable. We appreciate your compliance as we work to protect our community.

From the Desk of Pope Francis — (from his Homily at World Youth Day in Panama) Creating relationships, celebrating. This is what Jesus does, and that way He breaks with another form of complaining, one even harder to detect, one that “stifles dreams” because it keeps whispering, “You can’t do it, you can’t do it.” How many times you have heard this: “You can’t do it.” This is like a woodworm that eats you from the inside out. Watch out when you feel “you can’t do it”; give yourself a slap: “Yes, I can and will show you.” The whisper, the interior whisper that haunts those who repent of their sin and acknowledge their mistakes but don’t think that they can change. And this happens when they think that those who are born publicans will die always die publicans; and that is not true. The Gospel tells us quite the opposite. Eleven of the twelve Disciples were bad sinners because they committed the worst sin; they abandoned their Master, others disowned Him, others ran far away. The apostles betrayed Him, and Jesus went to look for them one by one, and they are the ones who changed the whole world. It did not occur to any of them to say, “You can’t do it” because having seen Jesus’ love after their betrayal, “I am going to be able to do it, because you give me the strength.” Watch out for the “you-can’t-do -it” woodworm, be very careful.

St Mary Cemetery Cleanup is May 4th starting at 09:00 AM. Please remove any plants or holders you don't want tossed. Rain Date is March 18th.