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February 22, 6:45 - 9 p.m. | Meet other parishioners in an intimate setting: someone’s house! Join the OLMC family for dinner and make new friends along the way. Deadline to purchase tickets is February 11.

The 2020 Vacation Bible School will be June 15 - 19. Click the title above to learn more.

January 19, 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Begin 2020 by saving lives! Click on the title above to sign up for a time slot.

February 14 - 16 | SEVERAL volunteers are needed for our annual Destination Jesus retreat. Help us bring high school students from around our diocese closer to Christ. Click on this post's title to sign up!

February 1, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Join us for this one-day event to get away with your spouse and spend time learning how to strengthen your marriage and family. This retreat will feature challenging presentations, time for couples to talk with each other, and prayer.

We are excited to announce that we are completing our church sanctuary renovation artwork! Beginning January 6 until Holy Week, we will paint the back wall that is currently all white. Click the title to read more.

January 3; Guerin Catholic High School • Doors Open at 5 p.m. | Join us for the 5th annual Cassock Classic! Will the priests once again defeat the seminarians? You'll have to come to find out! Fun for the whole family.

Join us for the Solemnities of Christmas and Mary, the Mother of God! Both are holy days of obligation. | *Due to the extreme numbers each year, we ask our parishioners and visitors to please consider not attending Mass at 4 p.m. Christmas Eve!

12 de Diciembre | Disfruta de representación de las apariciones, autentica comida mexicana, grupos de danzas latinoamericanas, y mas!

Our Angel Trees are up in the narthex! Each tag lists a much-needed necessity for a child in Anderson. We deliver the items at our CommUNITY Care Day in January. The trees will be up until December 12, and items are due to the Merciful HELP Center by December 17.

December 7, 9 a.m. | We invite you to take some time to prepare for Christmas by joining us for an Advent Morning of Reflection with Fr. Ryan Adorjan from the Diocese of Joliet. There is no cost, and registration is not required.

Experience this Advent season with us through the OLMC InstaAdvent Photo Challenge! Meditate on the day’s scripture through the lens of Advent. Then, take a picture of something related to the word and post it on your social media accounts. (Be sure to tag us!) Even if you aren’t on social media, you can still use the verses as a mini-Advent Bible study.

November 19, 6 p.m. | All who are grieving the loss of a child through miscarriage or infant loss are invited to a special Mass in the church. If you have lost a child this year or 30 years ago, we invite you to come and pray for Christ’s healing and hope with our parish community. There will be time after the Mass for fellowship and sharing with other families.

Please volunteer! Help is needed to deliver baskets on the morning of November 16.

October 27, 10:40 a.m.; St. Thomas Aquinas Room | Elliott Bedford, Director of Ethics Integration for St. Vincent Health, will share compelling case presentations about medical ethics which are designed to help event attendees better understand how they can make sure that decisions affecting the end of life, advanced illness decisions, hospice care or treatment for pain, etc., are made in a way that is consistent with Catholic beliefs.

November 8 | The Sapphire and Gold Gala is our biennial fundraising evening. Funds raised will go towards new divider curtains for the OLMC School gym, as well as the Parish Life Center.

October 28, 6 - 9 p.m. | Wear your favorite team’s colors and join us for a fun night out with your spouse at Loren & Mari Mexican Grill! Tickets are $55/couple and include a dinner entrée, soft drink, chips, salsa, guacamole, and queso. There will also be a cash bar available. Space is limited.

October 15 - 23 | Join us in praying a novena for respect life issues. Click the image for the prayers.

Each October the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month, and the first Sunday of October is observed as Respect Life Sunday. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between. During the month of October, the Church asks us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life. View OLMC's events at the link above.

September 21 - 22 | The Knights of Columbus are hosting their annual mum sale between all Masses! All proceeds will go towards pro-life charities.