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Generation to Generation is a comprehensive campaign that aims to strengthen and spiritually renew our parishes, support our priests, and assist vulnerable communities. We are grateful you are here to answer the call and share our faith with the next generation of disciples.
As our children head back to the classrooms, I am writing to you about a significant opportunity to find additional funds to both public and nonpublic schools in our state. Congress passed a new federal tax credit program for 2027 that could generate hundreds of millions of additional dollars for both public and nonpublic school students in Illinois. For Illinois to participate in the program, Governor Pritzker must opt in. Please send a message to the Governor and ask him to opt-in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. You can also call the Governor’s office directly at (217) 782-6830.
All altar servers in Vicariate V are invited to an Appreciation Mass and Gathering sponsored by the Vicariate V Ministry Commission – Pizza, Drinks, and Dessert to follow Mass – Please contact your parish office with the number of altar servers and family members attending by October 30.
Minister of Care Training sponsored by Vicariate V Ministry Commission – Tuesdays, September 29 and October 6, 13, 2026, from 9:15 AM to 11:30 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Orland Park, IL. Participation in these 3 sessions meets the Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Chicago, requirements to be eligible for mandating as a parish Minister of Care, ministering to the sick and homebound members of the parish.
These sessions for both experienced and new ministers provide the Archdiocesan formation required for ministers serving as Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion (EMs). Sessions will be held on October 6, 13, and 19, 2026, at St. Paul VI Parish – St. Mary Church in Riverside, IL.
This morning of reflection will allow the participants to reflect on some major pastoral criteria that will help them in their ministries and in their spiritual lives – Rev. William Lego, OSA will be the main speaker – He is the pastor of St. Turibius Parish in Chicago – He is a member of the Province of Our Mother of Good Council of the Augustinian Order.
Minister of Care Training sponsored by Vicariate V Ministry Commission – Friday, November 13 from 6 PM to 9 PM and Saturday, November 14 from 9:30 AM to 4 PM at St. Paul VI Parish at St. Hugh Faith Formation Center, Menarik Hall, located at 2400 S. 10th Avenue in North Riverside, IL 60546. Participation in both of these sessions meets the mandated requirements of the Office for Divine Worship of the Archdiocese of Chicago for those who wish to become Ministers of Care.