The Parish picnic will be at McFerren from noon to three on Sunday July 21. The Special Events committee will provide fried chicken. There is a sign sheet at the back of the church for side dishes, salads and desserts. We are asking for cakes and cookies to be donated for the Cake Walk. There will be games and activities. Mark the calendar.

Sadly, Arnie Gonzalez passed away Wednesday.  Please pray for the repose of his soul . Keep his family in prayer also.  Visitation will be at Anderson Funeral Home on Tuesday from 10 AM to 12 PM followed by the funeral at  St . Anthony’s at 12:30 pm,  

On Tuesday.this week,  there will be no 3:30 PM Mass

The White House Retreat in St. Louis, MO will be Sept. 5 thru Sept. 8. Anyone who is interested contact www.whretreat.org.

The Vermilion County Catholic Golf Outing is Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1 pm at Wolf Creek Golf Club. Shotgun start and limited to 13 4-person teams. Anyone interested call St. Mary’s to register at 217-267-3334.

The next Rosary and coffee will be at 9:30 am at Jeanette Andre’s home located at 725 Trego, Hoopeston. All women of the parish are welcome.

The National Eucharistic Congress will be held July 17-21 in Indianapolis IN. For anyone interested please go to Eucharisticcongress.org.

Weather permitting, the Parish Hall parking lot will be sealed and re-striped the last weekend in July. Please DO NOT PARK in the lot on July 27th and 28th.