by Laura Ashbaugh | Nov 29, 2020 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
ANSWERS to the “Do you know” questions: Of the 20 Catholic churches in our 2 mile radius area, St. John Berchmans, St. Hedwig, and St. Aloysius are in our grouping. Did you also know…that St. Mary of the Angels meets all Renew My Church criteria ($750,000 church... by Laura Ashbaugh | Nov 16, 2020 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
November 15, 2020 As St. Mary of the Angels begins the Archdiocesan wide initiative of Renew My Church providing accurate information and transparency to you as a parishioner is a high priority for me as your Pastor. The Renew My Church process highlights four... by Laura Ashbaugh | Nov 9, 2020 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
Come January, St. Mary of the Angels will enter Renew My Church, phase I: Discernment and Decisions. “Parish teams selected by the pastors meet with other parish teams in their grouping to pray and reflect upon the current realities of their communities. The... by Laura Ashbaugh | Oct 31, 2020 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
November 1, 2020 This past year has been filled with challenges—new and old—as the Covid-19 pandemic has affected each and everyone of us. We had to go three months without Sunday Mass and other Sacraments: many weddings, baptisms, and First Holy Communions had to be... by Laura Ashbaugh | Oct 10, 2020 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
October 11, 2020 In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus condemned the Jewish Leaders for being tenant farmers who refused to give the owner of the vineyard his share of the fruit. Instead, “the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third... by Laura Ashbaugh | Aug 31, 2020 | RMC, Weekly Note
August 30, 2020 The Archdiocese of Chicago has been engaged in a renewal program for the last five years, with parish grouped together to discern how to best use their resources to effectively evangelize the people in Cook and Lake Counties. To prepare ourselves at...