Confessions at Parishes in the Diocese

Algonquin

St. Margaret Mary, 111 S. Hubbard St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Amboy

St. Patrick, 32 N. Jones Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-11 a.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. (see also Harmon and Walton parishes)

Apple River

St. Joseph, 105 W. Webster St.

March 2 and 23, 6-6:30 p.m. before Stations of the Cross; March 8 and 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, noon-1 p.m. (see also Lena and Warren parishes)

Aurora

Annunciation BVM, 1820 Church Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10 a.m.-noon, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m.

Holy Angels, 120 S. Lancaster Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, after 8 a.m. Mass-8 p.m.

Our Lady of Good Counsel, 620 S. Fifth St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:40-10 a.m., 1-4 p.m., 6-8 p.m.

Sacred Heart, 771 Fulton St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

St. Joseph, 722 High St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. 

St. Mary, 432 E. Downer Place

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m., 5-6 p.m.

St. Nicholas, 308 High St.

March 26-28, 7-8 p.m. in Daleiden; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; by appointment

St. Peter, 925 Sard Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10 a.m.-noon, 4-8 p.m.

St. Rita of Cascia, 750 W. Old Indian Trail

March 6, Penance Service, 6 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-11 a.m. children’s confessions at school; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. at church

St. Therese of Jesus, 271 N. Farnsworth Ave

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10 a.m.-noon

Batavia

Holy Cross, 2300 Main St.

Sundays, 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7-7:30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. until all are heard; Saturdays, 9 a.m. until all are heard and 3-3:45 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 7-8 a.m., 8:30-9:15 a.m., 12 noon – 8 p.m.; March 30, 3:45-5:30 p.m.; March 31, 9 a.m.

Belvidere

St. James, 402 Church St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

Byron

St. Mary, 220 E. Second St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m-5 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.

Carpentersville

St. Monica, 90 N. Kennedy Dr.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; March 31, 11 a.m.-noon

Cary

SS. Peter and Paul, 410 N. First St.

Sundays, 12:45 p.m.; Tuesdays (except March 20) with adoration, 7 p.m.; by appointment; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-11 a.m. and 5-8 p.m.

Crystal Lake

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1023 McHenry Ave.

Tuesdays, 6-6:45 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:15-10 a.m., 3-3:45 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

DeKalb

Christ the Teacher University Parish (Newman Center), 512 Normal Road

Dixon

St. Anne, 1104 N. Brinton Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8-11 a.m., noon-2 p.m., 3-5 p.m., 6-8 p.m.

St. Patrick, 612 S. Highland Ave

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Durand

St. Mary, 602 W. Main St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-11 a.m., 1-7p.m

East Dubuque

St. Mary, 170 Montgomery

Be Reconciled, March 21, 7:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.

Elburn

St. Gall, 43W885 Hughes Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Elgin

St. Laurence, corner of Jewett and Standish streets

Wednesdays, 5- 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 3-3:45 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

St. Thomas More, 215 Thomas More Dr.

Wednesdays, 9 –10 a.m.; Saturdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. (except Easter Vigil, March 31); Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Freeport

St. Joseph,  229 W. Washington Place

Tuesdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m.; Saturdays, after 8 a.m. Mass, 3-3:45 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, noon-1:30 p.m.,  5:30-8 p.m.

St. Mary, 725 S. State Ave.

Tuesdays, after 8 a.m. Mass; Thursdays, 6-6:45 p.m. in Spanish;  Be Reconciled, March 21,  8:30-10:30 a.m., 6-8 p.m.

St. Thomas Aquinas, 1400 Kiwanis Dr.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4:30-5:15 p.m.

Geneva

St. Peter, 1891 Kaneville Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Genoa 

St. Catherine of Genoa, 340 S. Stott St. 

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-noon (see also St. Mary, Sycamore); 7 p.m. Penance service

Harmon

St. Flannen, 213 S. Second St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 1:30-2:30 p.m. (see also Amboy and Walton parishes)

Huntley

St. Mary, 10307 Dundee Road

March 9, 16 and 23, 6-7 p.m.; March 8 Communal Penance and individual confessions, 7 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 12:30-8 p.m. March 24, 8:30-10 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m.; March 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon

Irish Grove

St. Patrick, Irish Grove Road (See St. Mary, Durand)

Lee

St. James, 221 Kirke Gate

March 8, Communal Penance with adoration, 7 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-10:30 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.

Lena

St. Joseph, 410 W. Lena St.

March 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; March 9, 6-6:30 p.m. before Stations of the Cross;  March 20, 5-6 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, March 21, 5-6 p.m. (see also Apple River and Warren parishes)

Loves Park

St. Bridget, 600 Clifford Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.

Marengo

Sacred Heart, 323 N. Taylor St.

Saturdays, 4-4:30 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m., 4-8 p.m.; March 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; March 26-27, 7-8 p.m.; March 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 7-8 p.m.

Maytown

St. Patrick, 1336 Maytown Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 4-5:30 p.m. (See also parishes in Sublette and West Brooklyn)

McHenry

St. Patrick, 500 Washington St.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m.; Saturdays, 3-345 p.m.; March 7, Communal Penance, 7 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 2-5 p.m.

Mount Carroll

SS. John and Catherine, 314 S. Main St.

March 7, 5 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, see parishes in Shannon, Hanover, Elizabeth or Fulton

North Aurora

Blessed Sacrament, 801 Oak St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-11 a.m., 2-3 p.m., 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Oregon

St. Mary, 301 N. Fourth St.

Saturdays, 3:30-4 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Polo

St. Mary, 211 N. Franklin Ave. (See St. Mary, Oregon)

Richmond

St. Joseph, 10519 Main St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30--9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.—1 p.m., 5--6 p.m., ending with Communal Penance 7-8 p.m.

Rochelle

St. Patrick, 244 Kelley Dr.

March 7 and 13, 6-7:30 a.m.; March 12 and 19, 8:30 -9:30 a.m., 6-7:30 p.m.; March 13, 14, 20, 6-7:30 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-10 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m., 6-8 p.m.;

Rock Falls

St. Andrew, 708 10th Ave.

March 20, Communal Penance, 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart in Sterling; Be Reconciled, March 21: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 26 and 28, 3-4 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.

Rockford

Cathedral of St. Peter, 1243 N. Church St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

Holy Family, 4401 Highcrest Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

SS. Peter and Paul,  617 Lincoln Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.–noon

St. Anthony of Padua, 1010 Ferguson St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

St. Bernadette, 2400 Bell Ave.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

St. Edward, 3004 11 th St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10 a.m.–12 noon, 1-8 p.m.

St. James, 428 N. Second St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 5-8 p.m.

St. Mary Oratory, 517 Elm St. 

Be Reconciled, March 21, 11 a.m.-noon, 4:45-5:45 p.m.

St. Patrick, 2505 School St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.–noon, 5-8 p.m. (bilingual)

St. Rita, 6254 Valley Knoll Dr.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

St. Stanislaus Kostka,  201 Buckbee St.

Sundays 8:30-9 a.m. and 10:30-11 a.m. in Polish; Saturdays, 4-4:30 p.m.; March 2, after 7 a.m. Mass and 5:30-6 p.m. in Polish; March 9, 5-6 p.m. in Polish; March 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m. in English, 7-8 p.m. in Polish; March 11, 8-9 a.m. in English, 10-11 a.m., noon-1 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, noon– 2 p.m.; March 24, 9-10 a.m., 3:30-4:30 p.m.

St. Charles

St. John Neumann, 2900 E. Main St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sandwich

St. Paul the Apostle, 340 W. Arnold Road

Tuesdays, 5:10-5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30-4:50 p.m., Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-10:30 a.m., 3-8 p.m. 

Savanna

St. John the Baptist, 318 Chicago Ave.

March 14, 5 pm..; Be Reconciled, March 21, see parishes in Shannon, Hanover, Elizabeth or Fulton

Somonauk

St. John the Baptist, 320 S. Depot St. 

Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 4-4:40 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; March 28, 7 p.m.; March 30, 9 a.m., 4 p.m.

South Beloit

St. Peter, 620 Blackhawk Blvd.

Mondays, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 7:30-8 a.m;  Tuesday 7-7:45 p.m. (during Family Adoration); Saturdays,  8:30 a.m., 3:45-4:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (bilingual); Sundays 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

Spring Grove

St. Peter, 2118 Main St.

Saturdays, 3-3:45 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-10 a.m., noon-2 p.m., 3-6 p.m., Communal Penance, 7 p.m.; or by appointment

Sterling

Sacred Heart, 2224 Avenue J

Mondays, 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. and 4:15-5 p.m.; March 20, Communal Penance, 6:30 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 7:30-8:30 a.m., 1-2 p.m., 4:30-5:15 p.m., 6-7 p.m.; March 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; March 27,  6-7 p.m.; March 30, 11 a.m.-noon

St. Mary,  509 Avenue B

Tuesdays, 9:15-10 a.m. after Mass in parish center (bilingual); Saturdays, 4-4:45 p.m. in church; March 20, Communal Penance, 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart in Sterling; Be Reconciled, March 21, 9:30 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m., 4-8 p.m.

Sublette

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 201 Locust St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 9-10:30 a.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. (See also parishes in Maytown and West Brooklyn)

Sugar Grove 

St. Katharine Drexel,  8S055 Dugan Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sycamore

St. Mary, 322 Waterman St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, 1-4 p.m. (see also St. Catherin of Genoa, Genoa); 7 p.m. Penance service at St. Catherine of Genoa in Genoa

Tampico

St. Mary,  105 N Benton St.

March 20, Communal Penance, 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart in Sterling

Walton

St. Mary, 912 Walton Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, noon-1 p.m. (see also Amboy and Harmon parishes)

Warren

St. Ann, 608 E. Railroad St.

March 16, 6-6:30 p.m. before Stations of the Cross; March 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Be Reconciled, March 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m. (see also Apple River and Lena parishes)

West Brooklyn

St. Mary, 2520 Johnson St.

Be Reconciled, March 21, noon-1:30 p.m. (See also Maytown and Sublette parishes)

Wonder Lake

Christ the King, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road

Be Reconciled, March 21, 10-11:30 a.m., 2-5 p.m., 7-8 p.m.

 

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