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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.

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.

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.

October 3, 5:30 - 9 PM | All are welcome for fun, food, and fellowship! Enjoy live music, games, kid's soccer challenge, and more. In addition, learn more about our ministries and how you can get involved in our dynamic parish.

On September 14, solemn prayer vigils will be conducted at the gravesites of aborted children, of which there are 52 across the United States, as well as at dozens of other sites dedicated in memory of aborted children. Join us for 8 AM Mass and a Rosary following at the OLMC Tomb of the Unborn.

The Welcome Weekend of the Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) process offers you a rare opportunity to reflect on where you are now and where you are going in your relationship with God and others. If you are seeking to deepen your relationship with God and to form community with people of the parish, this renewal weekend is designed for you!

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Write on your calendar that RCIA begins in September! Come for an introduction class on either August 19 or 26 at 7 p.m. in the St. Thomas Aquinas Room (church's lower level). Classes officially begin September 9.

Bishop James Wall of the Diocese of Gallup will be with us August 17 - 18 for his annual appeal. Bishop comes to us through the cooperative mission appeal, whereby each parish hosts a religious community or mission diocese from around the world every year. Learn more by clicking on the title above.

August 18, 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Give someone the gift of life by donating blood! Please sign up for a time to so we can avoid large crowds.

August 23, 7 p.m. - Come hear author and speaker Dr. Greg Bottaro speak about how to unplug and rediscover the beauty of life in Christ through everyday things, like conversation, prayer, and stillness, using “Catholic Mindfulness.”

In anticipation of Dr. Greg Bottaro’s talk about happiness and holiness on August 23 here at OLMC and his conference on August 24 at Seton, we as a parish will be participating in a 28-day parish Virtual Retreat based on the integration of Catholic mindfulness and trustful surrender to divine providence. This retreat begins July 28.

Married couples are invited to join our new Married4Life ministry for date night at Urban Vines on August 6 from 6 - 9 p.m. Space is limited to 100 couples.

July 26, 7 PM; Church - Join us for an evening with Trent Horn, as he discusses how to talk about tough moral issues with others. Trent will combine elements from his talks on pro-life, same-sex marriage, and chastity in order to help you keep a cool head when talking about “hot-button issues.”