A holy hour for the rights of the unborn child will be held at 7:00pm, Monday, January 7th, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Convent, 2408 West Heading Avenue, in West Peoria, IL.

Did you miss the Sisters at the National Tree Lighting Ceremony?

Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, games, and clean-up at the end of the evening. This is a great opportunity for teens to earn service hours! Adults are needed, as well. Are you available for an hour or two?

Watch this incredibly beautiful video of the 2018 priestly ordinations for the Diocese of Peoria!

As I embark now on this mission here at St. Jude, I can say that this desire has only grown. I am excited to get to know all of you, and to be a priest for you. Know that I have been praying for all of you everyday and will continue to do so during our time together. Please pray for me, and if ever there is something you need let Fr. Henehan or myself know. We are priests for love of God and love of you. 

If we accept this generous offer, we will have to load and move all of these items to the St. Joseph Furniture Bank and unload the items here. A truck has already been secured for the transportation of the items. This needs to happen when a Bergner's representative is available, which will be this coming Monday afternoon and Tuesday (May 14th and 15th).

Check out this great video of them visiting St. Vincent de Paul school here in Peoria. It has a moving account of the Lord's love. Pray for vocations!

FORTY things to Consider doing for LENT to grow in your intimacy with the Most Holy Trinity.

The annual "Pennies for Life" collection will be taken up after all masses next weekend, January 20/21. This collection benefits the Family Resource Center, located at 415 NE Monroe Street, Peoria. The Family Resources Center offers thousands of educational and entertaining programs...

During Fr. Bolek's homilies this weekend, he talked about his encounter with Jesus Christ over Christmas. What was your encounter with Christ over Christmas?

Did you know you can donate to scholarships for Catholic education and also get a tax credit? See the attached flyer for more details! There's still time left to improve your tax position for 2017.

The basics of prayer are simple.  Throughout the ages, all kinds of people have learned how to pray. Why not you, too  “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy” (St. Therese of Lisieux). If you recognize your own thinking in any of those myths about prayer, examine the problem directly. You own it to yourself to come to terms with it!

There can be fear and anxiety about committing to an hour because an hour of silence seems long, especially within those who are not used to spending regular quiet time in prayer. What am I supposed to do in that hour? The following suggestions, I have adapted from a publication on how one may go about “arranging” one’s Holy Hour. Please note that all of this is just a suggestion. Some people might have their own methods or styles; this is fine. The point is to enter into communion with God.

The Tech Ministry has asked Fr. Bolek to share some comments on Advent: Fr. Bolek, you keep talking about treating Advent like Advent and not like Christmas. Well, tell me, how do I have a good Advent season?

The Technology Ministry is excited have to local business Lagron-Miller on our team! David from Lagron-Miller would like to say Happy Advent (and Merry Christmas when it's time). See the video below for a message from David and have a look around their store.