We will celebrate The Solemnity of All Saints on Monday, November 1st. This year, the Solemnity is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation as it falls on a Monday.
Mass at 8:30am & 7pm
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On Saturday, May 1st, Dradyne Robyne Eudeikis lost her battle with cancer and went home to the Lord. Dradyne was a part of the St. Ben’s family for many years. Some of her roles included that of cantor, choir member, Ben Fest (Boggle) volunteer, and receptionist at both the rectory and school to name a few. She was the biggest cheer leader for everything St. Ben’s…
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We are pleased that Bishop Bartosic, our regional bishop and Cardinal Cupich’s representative to our region of the archdiocese, will be with us on Friday evening, January 22, at 7:00pm, to join us in prayer and share an important update on the future of our parishes. Due to Covid restrictions, this will be done online…
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Sunday, November 1st at 1pm in Church
Please join us for a town hall discussion about the Renew My Church process. We are specifically seeking feedback about the proposed scenarios for the re-configuration of parishes within our grouping. This feedback will aide the Cardinal and his team in making the final decision regarding our grouping…
Read MoreThe Archdiocese of Chicago is undergoing a process called Renew My Church, which calls for both a spiritual and structural renewal of our parishes. Originally, our parish was scheduled to begin this process in fall of 2021. However, we received word last week that the Archdiocese of Chicago has decided to accelerate this process, and it began last month. Fr. Steve explains how the process has progressed, where we are now, and the proposed scenarios for reconfiguring our grouping…
Read MoreAs you have probably heard or seen in the news, the Archdiocese of Chicago is undergoing a process call Renew My Church. Originally our parish was scheduled to begin this process in fall of 2021. However, we received word last week that the Archdiocese of Chicago has decided to accelerate this process, and we will instead begin the discernment process this fall. We invite you to re-visit a series of articles written by Fr. Steve in March which talk about this process, why it is happening, and what it means for our parish community…
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In the bit of yeast that transforms the whole batch of flour we are again reminded that what we may think is small and of little value can be used by God to transform much in our world. We are called to see the Kingdom in even the smallest things that change our world for the better…
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Fr. Steve talks about the plans for re-opening plan for our church, following the guidelines of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Our parish priests offer some words of gratitude to the St. Benedict community.
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This weekly devotion is usually prayed on Tuesday after the Daily Mass.
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Mass celebrated at 6:30am, 8:30am, and 7pm.
Thursday, August 15th, we will celebrate the Solemnity Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a major feast of the Church and a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics...
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This school year we will be graduating our 65th and final senior class. We are not going to phase out the high school quietly and sweep it under a rug. Rather, we have planned a year-long celebration of the gift of our parish high school. For 69 years, the high school has been bringing teenage children to know God’s love for them. Our parish has been serving these young people for almost 7 decades, and that is something for which to be proud. From Father Fasnacht, the founder of the high school, to the School Sisters of St. Francis who dedicated their lives to teaching young people to the current faculty and staff today, we celebrate all those who dedicated themselves to the educational and faith formation of our parish and neighborhood teens...
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September 15 & 16
The Knights of Columbus at St. Benedict will conduct our annual “Tootsie Roll Drive” for intellectual disabilities after Masses on Sept 15th and 16th. Your donations fund the operating budget for the local chapter of SPREAD – a charity which ministers to Catholics with intellectual disabilities.
Last year, we raised $1,500 and we thank you for your continued generosity.
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In the Catechism of the Catholic Church we read:
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch…