The CDA meeting will be on May 2. Rosary podcast is at 6:30, with the meeting following. Our topic will be “Our Mother Mary.” The committee is Rise Sahr, chairman, along with Linda Pennington, Rosamond Hobler and Marlys Hayner. We would love you to come join us!

Mark your calendar!!!!!!!! Spring cleanup days are scheduled: Friday, April 28th – beginning at 1 PM Saturday, April 29th – beginning at 9 AM All help is needed (and appreciated!!!) to help with spring cleanup. Cleaning supplies for inside will be provided. **If you have outdoor type tools, please bring those as trees and shrubs…

Dear Friends, I have excellent news. Our communion rail is installed at Mother of Dolors Parish. Some of our mature parishioners may remember receiving the Eucharist kneeling at the altar rail. When permission was given to receive the Eucharist standing up (1967) and in the hand (1977), many of these beautiful rails were removed from…

Visit the Cathedral in Springfield or Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Alton, receive an indulgence! – The diocesan-wide Year of the Eucharist going on now has a heavenly treasure of our Catholic faith attached to it. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki received permission from the Holy See, granting a plenary indulgence to those who make a…

St. Joseph’s Food Pantry will NOT be open Saturday, April 1, but the Clothes Closet will be having a rummage sale beginning at 8 AM.

Join us for Mass and prayer on April 2, 2023   Mass 8 am Mother of Dolors Church 322 N. 7th Street 9:00 am House of the Immaculate 322 N. 8th St Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary Guided Meditation Prayer Teams Time for Private Prayer and Adoration

Saturday, April 1st—The Passion of the Christ 10 am Starmax Theater. We have rented the Starmax movie theater in Vandalia to watch The Passion of the Christ at 10 am. It will last two hours. No cost, donations accepted. Consider preparing for Holy Week by watching this portrayal of the Passion and Death of Jesus.…

Illinois March for Life in Springfield – The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois invites you to join us for the Illinois March for Life, Tuesday, March 21.  The day will start with Mass, 10:00 am, Sangamon Auditorium, on the UIS Campus, 1 University Plaza, Springfield.  At noon, the Illinois March for Life will hold a rally…

The Mattoon Deanery Council of Catholic Women, meeting is Thursday, March 9, at Our Sorrowful Mothers Ministry at 318 North 8th Street. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., at the Parish Center located at 705 W St. Clair, Vandalia. Register and leave your wrapped ‘White Elephant” gift at the Parish Center. Walk across the street for…

Join us for Mass and prayer on March 4, 2023   Mass ~ 8 am Mother of Dolors Church 322 N. 7th Street 9:00 am House of the Immaculate 322 N. 8th Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary Guided Meditation Prayer Teams Time for Private Prayer and Adoration