DURAND 

♦ St. Mary

606 W. Main St.  

Parish mission: March 6-8, 7-8 p.m.

 

ELGIN

♦ St. Mary

400 Fulton St.   

Parish mission: March 20-22, 7-8:30 p.m., in the school gym, with Deacon Ron “Willie” Williams. 

 

GENOA 

♦ St. Catherine of Genoa

340 S. Stott St.  

St. Joseph table: March 25, 4-8 p.m., at the parish hall. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council #14294. Bread, spaghetti and meatballs, sausage and desserts. Free will offering. 

 

JOHNSBURG 

♦ St. John the Baptist

2302 W. Church St.  

Parish mission: Tuesdays, starting March 7 and continuing for 8 weeks, 7-8 p.m. Meets in the church. Will cover “Theology of the Body for Beginners” by Christopher West.  

 

LENA 

♦ St. Joseph

410 W. Lena St.    

Soup and Stations of the Cross: March 3 and 24, 6:30 p.m. Dinner in the parish hall after Stations. 

 

MARENGO 

♦ Sacred Heart

323 N. Taylor St.    

St. Joseph table: March 19, noon-3 p.m. Meatless pasta, salad, bread and desserts. Free will offering. Proceeds benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. 

Info: Randy Reband, 779-548-5067, shdispatch@svdp-marengoil.org  

 

PECATONICA 

♦ St. Mary

126 W. 5th St.

Lenten inspiration: Led by Father Dennis Morrissy and Father Timothy Barr, March 8 and 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 

 

ROCKFORD

♦ Cathedral of St. Peter

1243 N. Church St. 

Lenten speaker series: Wednesdays, March 8-March 22, all at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Presenters are Bishop David Malloy, Father Kenneth Anderson and Msgr. Eric Barr. 

 

♦ St. Anthony of Padua

1010 Ferguson St. 

St. Joseph altar: Starts March 10, 3:30 p.m., with a novena to St. Joseph. Altar viewing on March 18 after the 4:30 Mass. Coffee and cookies served afterward. Meatless meal March 19, noon-3 p.m., in the wheelchair-accessible church hall. Free will offering. 

Info: Colleen Gullo, 815-226-8092

 

♦ St. Bernadette

2400 Bell Ave. 

Fish fry: Fridays, March 3-10, March 24-April 7, 4:30-6:30 p.m., in the parish center. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council #15530. Fish, mac and cheese, desserts and more. Carry-out available. $12/adult, $10/senior citizen, $8/child (ages 4-12). 

St. Joseph altar: Altar viewing March 18, 5:30-7 p.m. Lunch on March 19, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., dine-in or carry-out. Cost: none. 

 

STERLING 

♦ Sacred Heart

2224 Ave. J  

Educational talk: March 7, 7 p.m., in the church basement. Father Bruce Ludeke will speak on why the Catholic and Orthodox churches separated. 

Video series: Thursdays, March 9-March 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the basement. Will cover "The Art of Dying Well.” 

 

♦ St. Mary

509 Ave. B  

Communal penance: March 14, 6-7 p.m. Also open to Sacred Heart Parish, Sterling, and St. Andrew Parish, Rock Falls. 

 

WARREN 

♦ St. Ann

608 E. Railroad St.    

Soup and Stations of the Cross: Fridays, March 10 and 31, Stations at 6:30 p.m., followed by a soup dinner in the parish hall.