Our Parish Family Welcomes You Home!
We welcome you home and you are always invited to celebrate with us.
"You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows."
These words are the theme for our 2012 Diocesan Stewardship. Our goal is set at $123,650 as our share of the common diocesan responsibility. Anything over that goal will be returned to the parish for updating our Church. Starting next weekend, we will ask you for your commitment. Currently, 800 families out of 3,400 contribute. If all our parishioners contribute $150, our goal could easily be achieved, and we would have resources to accomplish our parish projects. Thank you, as always, for your great generosity. Please understand that any gift, large or small, is appreciated.
Father Peter Sarnicki, O.F.M., Conv.
Click here for more information, to view the new video, and/or to donate to the Diocesan Stewardship Appeal online!
Visit Our New Parish Webstore!
Purchase great religious gifts, Catholics books, CDs, DVD's, rosaries, religious art, Catholic clothing, jewelry and all kinds of items while supporting your Parish at the same time! Click here for more information and to shop - FREE & QUICK SHIPPING ON MOST ITEMS!
Click here for our newly updated special Music & Liturgy Department web site and all music and liturgical schedules (now updated for the new quarter), as well as additional updates and details.
For the very latest Parish event pictures, click here.
PARISH EVENTS:
MAY 19-20: SAINT MARGARET MARY BOOK FAIR. Join us for our Book Fair Luau in the Cafeteria of the Education Center of Saint Margaret Mary School. Stock up on Summer reading at our Scholastic Book Fair on Saturday, May 19th, from 1-7 PM and Sunday, May 20th, from 10-3 PM. All proceeds benefit Saint Margaret Mary School.
MAY 22: FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW DINNER DANCE & FUNDRAISING MINISTRY. We're on a Mission from God! Our first meeting will be May 22nd at 7:30 PM in McDonnell Hall. To join the new Parish Ministry that is putting on the most important Parish Fundraiser of the year (our Annual Dinner Dance & Auction next February), please contact Chris Cimaglio at 847-514-9028 or via Email. You can do a lot by doing a little. Search your heart, pray and make a difference-- the return on investment and the blessings of serving your Parish are exponential-- and eternal!
JUNE 3: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLOOD DRIVE. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sunday, June 3rd, from 7:30 AM till 1 PM in McDonnell Hall. To give blood you must be 17 years old or older and in good health and bring a photo ID. You can also give blood if you are age 16 with the written consent of a parent. Refreshments will be served and you might just win a Door Prize. We are trying to hit a goal of 100 units for this Blood Drive. Please make arrangements to join us for this event and give the gift of life.
PLANNING FOR THE 2012-13 CONFIRMATION CLASS IS UNDERWAY! Click here for more information, how to register and a process schedule. Classes start in September. Contact the Youth Ministry for more details.
DIOCESAN STEWARDSHIP:
Please contribute to the Diocesan Stewardship Appeal. The Diocese or Rockford provides those services which are too large for a single parish to provide. They provide training for members of the parish in Ministry Formation, for Priest and Deacon Education and Continuing Education Programs. They provide Catholic Charities for the needs of the poor. They provide direction and support for the Education Programs for our Area Catholic High Schools, our parish School and Religious Education Programs. It provides for the Retreat House and the Marriage Programs available to people. It provides direction for youth development. This is only part of what the diocese provides. This is an important Appeal... please give generously.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission Statement: We, the Catholic Community of Saint Margaret Mary Church, are called by God to be brothers and sisters of Jesus through His life, death and resurrection. We are challenged, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to recognize, become like, and share Christ Jesus in Sacrament, service to others and the sharing of our gifts and the Good News. In this, God's Reign is established.
Our Parish Vision Statement: We are called to establish God’s reign on earth by becoming one with Christ in word, Sacrament and service, as follows:
By loving God above all else, and by loving others as ourselves.
By participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.
By seeking God’s grace through prayer and spiritual renewal.
By serving others through corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
By supporting the education and religious formation of children, young people and adults in the Roman Catholic tradition.
By sharing, with joy and generosity, our unique talents, our time, our treasure, our personal witness of faith, and our practice of charity.
By being a welcoming community, respecting the diversity of gifts and cultures.
By evangelizing our community and the world through our example of Christian living and our witness to our faith in Christ and the Church.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
Saint Margaret Mary is part of the Rockford Diocese.
