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The St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary Catholic Church needs to replenish funds it uses to provide temporary financial assistance to people in need in our community. “This […]
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The St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary Catholic Church needs to replenish funds it uses to provide temporary financial assistance to people in need in our community. “This […]
“I don’t believe in coincidence,” St. Mary Catholic Church building and grounds committee volunteer Jim Liebetrau explained. “God wanted this baptismal font to be here.” St. Mary parish unveiled a […]
Mary Bjork and Anabel Ordonez have been named Women of Inspiration at St. Mary Catholic Church. The annual recognition takes place in all parishes in the Rockford Diocese to honor […]
Thanks to the generosity of the St. Mary Men’s Club Ministry, the church’s bell tower now plays music. The chimes ring five minutes before weekend Masses, as well as for […]
Many local outreach programs serve Woodstock neighbors in need, but several recent food donations were unusual. The Woodstock Food Pantry is now distributing frozen pork from a pig that was […]
Parishioners at St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock selected two recipients for their 2021 Catholic Women of Inspiration awards. Kriss Liebetrau represents the English-speaking community, while Miriam Castaneda is honored […]
After a year of improvising, Woodstock churches returning to a post-pandemic normal Woodstock church ministers and priests have used identical words to describe their congregations as they return to in-person […]
During this period of pandemic restrictions, sixth-grade students at St. Mary Catholic School were still able to present their annual re-enactment of the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe on […]
St. Mary Catholic Church parishioner Autumn Brown has won this year’s St. Timothy Award, which recognizes youths who are a positive example to other young people through their faith and […]
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