The Mar. 28 VFW/KC Drive has been rescheduled for Sat. April 4. The blood drive will be held at the VFW Hall, Warrenville. The hours are extended from 7:00 AM-1:00 PM. To give blood you are urged to make an appointment. If you have made an appointment for Mar. 28, you will need … [Read more…]
Stay at home! Stay safe! This is the common message being heard from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, Joliet Diocese Bishop Richard Pates, our Pastor Fr. Jim Antiporek, and our Governor J.B. Pritzker. At the time of this writing, new cases are still on the rise. It is not yet known how virulent the disease … [Read more…]
Fr. Clive Otieno is a priest of the Diocese of Joliet who was ordained in May, 2015. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, where he grew up in a large family on the Eastland of Nairobi. Since ordination, he has worked as a parochial vicar at both St. Isidore Parish in Bloomingdale and at … [Read more…]
Fr. Jim, Pastor since 1999, on Sunday, Mar. 8, announced that he will retire as Pastor of St. Irene as of June 15. He will be moving to serve as Chaplain at Rosary Hill Retirement Home in Justice, IL. The Home is owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. The Home … [Read more…]
We just received a message from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson issuing safety guidelines for the coronavirus outbreak. Please read his letter: March 11, 2020 Dear Fraternal Leader, The Knights of Columbus is carefully monitoring the coronavirus situation and its impact on the Order. Since the virus is spread by personal contact, containment efforts stress social … [Read more…]