Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Mattoon Deanery Council of Catholic Women Meeting
2025-08-28 08:30 (America/Chicago)
The Mattoon Deanery Council of Catholic Women will meet Thursday, August 28, 2025 starting at 8:30 am with Mass at St. Columcille, Sullivan.
For more information, please contact:
Margaret Thompson
President, Mattoon Deanery Council of Catholic Women
drmathompson76@gmail.com
217-232-4350
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Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Divorce Recovery Workshop
2025-09-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-15 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-22 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-29 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-06 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-13 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-20 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Mother of Dolors Parish Center, 705 N. St. Clair St., Vandalia, IL, 62471, United States
Anyone who is going through a painful separation, going through a divorce, or still struggling with their past divorce is encouraged to attend for healing. It will be held at Mother of Dolors Parish Center (705 W St Clair St, Vandalia, IL 6247) beginning on September 8, and there will be eight sessions. There will be a different topic each week, and a speaker who will tell their story.
This is open to people of all faiths, and there is no charge, however REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please call Joanna Helm at 618-267-9169 or email wordswicksandwood@yahoo.com to register or if you have any questions. Please help share this opportunity with your family and friends! Thank you.

Remembering Those We Have Lost to Suicide
2025-09-10
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WDCR Night at the Movies - Carlo Acutis movie
2025-09-16 18:30

Scripture Study with Mark Etling
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00

Mass for couples married 50 years or more
2025-09-21 14:00
A Mass for couples married 50 years or more will be Sept 21, 2025 at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. All couples married 50 years or more are invited to attend. Bishop Paprocki will be the main celebrant. The reception will showcase all photos submitted last year. Due to the number of couples attending, please only submit photos if you did not do so last year. Any questions? Call Ruth Staab at 217-698-8500.
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Andrew Dinner in Springfield
2025-09-21 17:00
Calling all men juniors in high school and above! Join Bishop Paprocki and Priests of the Diocese for an Andrew Dinner at 5:00pm on Sunday, September 21 at Little Flower in Springfield. The Andrew Dinner is a simple/low key gathering where we will pray, share a meal, and have conversations about Priesthood and how best to discern what vocation God is calling you to. If you would like to attend, sign up at this link: https://forms.gle/exdi2Jyrpbo3zNrC7 or email Fr. Zach Samples at zsamples@dio.org. We hope to see you there!

Marriage on Tap STL
2025-09-24 18:00
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Pilgrimage of Hope in Florissant
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28 | Pallottine Renewal Center, 15270 Old Halls Ferry, Florissant, MO, United States
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Catholic Children's Home announces 146th Year Open House Celebration.
2025-09-27 08:00 - 11:00
In September 1879, a group of Precious Blood Sisters from Ruma, Illinois, opened an orphanage, Pio Nono Orphan Asylum in Piopolis, Illinois. In 1884 Bishop Peter J. Baltus of the Alton Diocese requested the sisters to relocate the orphanage to the City of Alton to serve more children in the Diocese. As the number of children increased under the care of the Sisters, so did the need for a larger residence. Then Bishop James Ryan, realizing the need for more accommodations for the growing number of children implemented the plans of establishing a larger home. The people of the Diocese responded generously to Bishop Ryan’s appeal and the new building was ready in the fall of 1923. That building located at 1400 State Street is the current location of the Catholic Children’s Home.
Since Bishop Ryan’s appeal, the types of services needed for the children entrusted in our care continue to change. With the changing needs, the people of the community, Diocese, city, county have continued to respond generously.
In honor of 146 years of service to needy children and many years of your continued support, you are invited to the Catholic Children’s Home Pancake Breakfast and Open House. The Open House will be held Saturday, September 27, pancake breakfast from 8:00 a.m. 11:00 am and open house from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 1400 State Street, Alton, Illinois.Refreshments will be served during the Open House and you will have the opportunity to meet Children’s Home staff and take a tour that outlines programs and services offered.
For more information on the Catholic Children’s Home 146th Year Celebration, please contact Michael Shelton-Montez or DeAnna Gleason at (618) 465-3594.

Catholic Children's Home Open House
2025-09-27 08:00 - 13:00
Date/Time of Event: Saturday, 9/27/25, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location of Event: Catholic Children’s Home / 1400 State St / Alton IL
For More Information: Contact Michael Montez or Deanna Gleason 618-465-3594

Andrew Dinner in Quincy
2025-09-28 17:00
Calling all men juniors in high school and above! Join Bishop Paprocki and Priests of the Diocese for an Andrew Dinner at 5:00pm on Sunday, September 28 at St. Rose in Quincy. The Andrew Dinner is a simple/low key gathering where we will pray, share a meal, and have conversations about Priesthood and how best to discern what vocation God is calling you to. If you would like to attend, sign up at this link: https://forms.gle/TbvXG6959K4fM77f6 or email Fr. Zach Samples at zsamples@dio.org. We hope to see you there!

Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, 96th Annual Convention
2025-10-01
Women are invited to the 96th Annual Convention of the Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic women at St Paul’s Catholic Church in Highland. www.stpaulhighland.org. Claire Dwyer, author of This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, will be the guest speaker.
“As a Catholic writer, speaker, retreat leader, and spiritual director, it is my great privilege to invite women to discover their exquisitely unique design and unrepeatable story so they can better discern God’s purpose for their lives, become more fully themselves, and make a whole-hearted yes to all the right things,” she said. See more at www.clairedwyer.com.
More info to come on this event such as registration, but for questions, contact Janet Zimmerman, President, SDCCW at 217-494-4743 or sdccwinil@gmail.com.

Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women 2025 Convention
2025-10-01
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WSOY Food Drive - Support for Catholic Charities
2025-10-03 06:00 - 18:00
Date/Time of Event: October 3rd, 2025, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location of Event: Airport Plaza Kroger on Rt. 36, Decatur, IL
https://www.wsoyfooddrive.com/

St. Charbel's First Class Relics and relics of other saints coming to Vandalia
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-08

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Experience
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-12
Renew your Sacrament, deepen your communication, strengthen your relationship, and rekindle your romance by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience.

Where: Villa Maria Retreat Center, 1903 E. Lake Shore Drive, Springfield, IL 62712
When: Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7pm until Sunday, October 12, 2025. The weekend experience wraps up with Sunday mass which ends at 4pm.

Sign up now as space is limited! Registration fee is $100 per couple with an opportunity for a free will donation on Sunday. For more information or to apply, go to https://www.wwme.org or call Terry & Eric Engholm at 314-649-7317.
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2025 Respect Life Mass, Rosary Walk, and Luncheon
2025-10-11 09:00 | Holy Family Catholic Church, Granite City, 2606 Washington Ave, Granite City, IL, 62040, United States
Join Catholics from across the Diocese of Springfield as we celebrate Respect Life Month with a morning of prayer, fellowship, and inspiration. The day will begin with the Respect Life Mass at 9 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church (2606 Washington Ave, Granite City). Following Mass, participants will take part in a Rosary Walk through the community, giving witness to the dignity of every human life.
Join us for an inspiring Pro-Life Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. (St. Mary’s Englebert Hall, 1621 10th St, Madison, IL 62060), featuring a respected leader in the pro-life movement (speaker to be announced). Come for hope, stories, and a clear path to make a difference.
This event is a beautiful opportunity to unite in prayer for an end to abortion and for a culture that embraces life from conception to natural death. All are welcome—families, youth, clergy, parish staff, and members of the community.
No registration or fees are required.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Carlson, Director of the Office of Pro-Life and Missions: mcarlson@dio.org

SDCCW Quincy Deanery Meeting
2025-10-12 08:30
Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 8:30 am, St. Francis Solanus, Quincy. A White Elephant Auction will be held to raise funds for the seminarians. They are having a fundraiser for the Hope House of Quincy on Sunday, Nov. 9th. Mothers will be provided housing, education, jobs as well as mentors to guide them through this uncertain journey. Contact: Claudia Coggeshall, 217-653-6716 or rccogg@adams.net

Candlelight Vigil & Holy Hour in Memory of Pregnancy & Infant Loss
2025-10-16 19:00

Men's Leadership Summit
2025-10-18
Do you feel like just another guy in a pew? You’re not alone. The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has invited John Edwards from Just a Guy in the Pew to host a Men’s Leadership Summit on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at St. Boniface Church in Edwardsville (110 N Buchanan St.) to bring single and married men together to support one another, get inspired by their faith, gain and enhance leadership skills, and discuss best practices for men’s ministry. John is a dynamic, inspirational spiritual leader who has a powerful witness story. Please watch his story below.

Cost: $30. Includes materials/food and drink. Contact: Gracie Ortiz, Director of Marriage and Family Life at gortiz@dio.org or 217-321-1124 for questions.

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St. Charbel's First Class Relic and relics of other saints coming to Springfield
2025-10-19 10:00
This October, Catholics across Illinois are invited to a profound spiritual encounter as a First Class relic of St. Charbel Makhlouf is brought to the United States for the first time directly from Lebanon. The relic of this miraculous Maronite saint will be available for public veneration at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield on October 19 following the 10 a.m. Sunday Mass.
St. Charbel, a Lebanese priest, monk, and hermit, is known for his deep holiness and the extraordinary miracles associated with his life and intercession. Born in 1828, he was drawn to silence, solitude, and prayer from a young age. After entering monastic life and becoming a priest, he eventually lived as a hermit in the mountains of Lebanon, dedicating himself entirely to the Eucharist and union with God. He died in 1898, and since then, over 33,000 miracles have been officially recorded at his tomb and through his intercession. He was canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI, who called him “an admirable flower of sanctity blooming on the stem of the ancient monastic traditions of the East.”
Visitors will also have the chance to venerate additional First Class relics of other holy men and women, including Blessed Anna Marie Taigi, the blood of St. Padre Pio, Fr. Peter Rookey’s Cross with a piece of the True Cross, St. André Bessette, the three Fatima children, and St. Carlo Acutis.
This unique opportunity invites the faithful to bring their intentions, their burdens, and their hopes, and to draw near to a powerful intercessor. Many who have sought St. Charbel’s prayers have experienced healing, peace, and even the miraculous.

Celebrate Foundation Day with the Sisters of Providence
2025-10-22 11:00
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are inviting persons of all faith traditions to join them in celebrating their Foundation Day.
A special Mass, will take place at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located 10 minutes northwest of downtown Terre Haute.
Join the sisters as they recognize their heritage and honor the day Saint Mother Theodore Guerin – foundress of the Sisters of Providence – and her five companions first set foot upon the soil at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, on Oct. 22, 1840.
The Sisters of Providence founded Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and continue to minister in many areas across the United States and in Taiwan.
For more information, call 812-535-2952 or email provctr@spsmw.org.

About the Sisters of Providence
The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of nearly 200 women religious, with more than 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org.
For more information, contact Jason Moon, media relations manager, at 812-535-2810, or email jmoon@spsmw.org.
