CONFESSION
Prayers related to Reconciliation are at this link from our website below: https://www.catholicspiritradio.com/prayers-for-reconciliation
Our list includes all Catholic churches in McLean, Livingston, Logan, DeWitt, Woodford, Ford, northwestern portion of Champaign County & southern LaSalle County & the cities Morris, Joliet, Dekalb & Sycamore. More cities will be added soon. Includes weekly times and extra Advent Week times. Some parishes may alter or omit their ordinary Saturday/Sunday times on Christmas or Christmas Eve.
ATLANTA (Logan County)
ST. MARY: 808 Pearl Street
Prior to 8:30AM Sunday Mass
Father Joseph Dondanville & Father Fulgens Narcis Katambe
BENSON (Woodford County)
ST. JOHN: 208 Jefferson Street
Sunday: Before 8AM Mass
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
EPIPHANY in Normal: 1000 E. College Avenue
Saturday: 7AM & 3PM Sunday: 8:30AM & 10AM & 11:30AM Monday-Friday: 7:30AM
HOLY TRINITY in Bloomington: 711 N. Main Street
Saturday: 3-3:45PM Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 7AM
OSF ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER CHAPEL in Bloomington: 2200 E. Washington Street
Wednday-Sunday: After 11AM Mass if requested or by appointment
ST. JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER in Normal: 501 S. Main Street
(It formerly was named after St. Robert Bellarmine. All are welcome to go to Confession)
Confession will be every week: Sunday thru Friday: 4-5PM
ST. MARY in Bloomington: 527 W. Jackson Street
Saturday: 3-3:45PM Sunday: 1:15PM (Father Greg Nelson can do Confession in both English & Spanish.) December 18: 1:15-1:45PM December 22: 5:30-7:30PM
ST. PATRICK a.k.a. “Historic St. Patrick’s” in Bloomington: 1209 W. Locust Street
Saturday: 5:15-5:45PM Tuesday & Thursday: 4:15PM
ST. PATRICK CHURCH OF MERNA (in Bloomington): 1001 N. Towanda Barnes Road
Fridays: 12-4PM ALL CONFESSIONS ARE INSIDE NOW.
CHATSWORTH (Livingston County)
ST. PETER & PAUL: 406 N. Fifth Street
Sunday: 9:15-9:45AM
Father David Sabel and Father Bill Keebler
CHENOA
ST. JOSEPH: 225 W. Owsley
Saturday: 4:15-5:15PM Thursday: 6-7PM
Father David Sabel and Father Bill Keebler
CLINTON (DeWitt County)
ST. JOHN: 502 North Monroe Street
Saturday: 3:30PM Also: December 20: 6:30PM Extra priests will be on hand.
DEKALB (Dekalb County)
CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER-NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: (Diocese of Rockford): 512 Normal Rd
Saturday—3:30PM, Sunday—7:30PM, Tuesday—7:30PM, Wednesday—11AM, Wednesday—8:30PM
ST MARY: (Diocese of Rockford) : 321 Pine Street
Wednesday: 7:30-8AM Friday: 6:30-7AM Saturday: 4:30-5PM
2nd Tuesday of month: English and Spanish: 5:30-6:30 PM
DOWNS
ST. MARY: 108 E. Washington Street
Saturday: AFTER 5:30PM Mass Sunday: AFTER 9AM Mass
DWIGHT (Livingston County & partially in Grundy County)
ST. PATRICK: 100 W. Mazon Avenue
Tuesday: 5-5:40PM
ELKHART (Logan County)
ST. PATRICK: 213 S. Bogardus Street
prior to Sunday's 8AM Mass
Father Joseph Dondanville & Father Fulgens Narcis Katambe
EL PASO (Woodford and McLean County)
ST. MARY: 79 W. Third Street
Saturday: 4:15-4:30PM
Fr. Robert Rayson
EUREKA (Woodford County)
SALVA REGINA NEWMAN CENTER: 108 E. College Avenue
Thursday: 4PM (Mass starts at 5:45)
ST. LUKE: 904 E. Reagan Drive
Saturday: 3PM
FAIRBURY (Livingston County)
ST. ANDREW: 110 E. Ash Street
Saturday: 9-9:30AM unsure if this has changed.
FARMER CITY (DeWitt County)
ST. JOHN: 612 N. Plum Street
After the Sunday 10:30 Mass, you can request confessions
FLANAGAN (Livingston County)
ST. JOSEPH: 313 S. Main Street
Wednesday: 4:30PM until 5PM (or until 5:30 if there's a line) Sunday: before 8AM Mass (only if requested)
Father David Sabel and Father Bill Keebler
GERMANTOWN HILLS (Woodford County)
ST. MARY OF LOURDES: 424 Lourdes Church Road
Saturday: 3:30-4PM
Father Vien Van Do
GIBSON CITY (Ford County)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES (Diocese of Joliet): 534 N. Wood St
Saturday: 4:30PM Wednesday: following the 8AM Mass
GRAND RIDGE (LaSalle County)
ST. MARY: 2098 Joe Hettel Road
Sunday: 8-8:20AM
JOLIET (Will and Kendall County)
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER: (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday 3:30 to 4:15pm Wednesday 6:00 to 6:30pm after Weekday 9:15am Masses
HOLY CROSS: (Diocese of Joliet)
December 21, 22 & 23: 5:30PM-6:50 and 7:30PM up to 8:30 if needed in English or Polish
ST. RAYMOND: (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday: 4PM
ST. PATRICK: (Diocese of Joliet)
Confessions are held in the Chapel. (Entrance through the parking lot.)
Wednesday 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Saturday 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH: (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday: 4PM-5
ST. JOSEPH: (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday: 3-3:30PM
ST. MARY NATIVITY (Diocese of Joliet)
English and Polish Confessions are available
ST. MARY MAGDALENE (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday 3PM–3:30
ST. PAUL: (Diocese of Joliet)
Saturday: 8:30AM-9:30AM
SACRED HEART: (Diocese of Joliet)
Confessions by appointment
LEXINGTON
ST. MARY: 201 N. Lee Street
Saturday: 3-3:45PM
Father David Sabel and Father Bill Keebler
LINCOLN (Logan County)
HOLY FAMILY: 316 S. Logan Street
Tuesday: 7:30-8AM Saturday: 2:45-3:30PM
Father Joseph Dondanville & Father Fulgens Narcis Katambe
LODA (Iroquois County)
ST. JOSEPH (Diocese of Joliet): 312 N. Hickory Street
Sunday: 7:30AM
LOSTANT (LaSalle County)
ST. JOHN: 301 N. Sheridan
Thursday: After 8AM Mass ONLY if requested
MAHOMET (Champaign County)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: 501 W. State Street
Saturday: 4PM
Father Joseph Hogan
METAMORA (Woodford County)
ST. MARY: 415 W. Chatham
Saturday: 3-3:45PM
Father Vien Van Do
MINONK (Woodford County)
ST. PATRICK: 420 E. Sixth Street
after 8AM daily Mass ONLY IF REQUESTEDafter 8AM Mass ONLY if requested
MORRIS (Grundy County)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Diocese of Joliet): 516 E Jackson Street
Saturday: 4PM
MT. PULASKI (Logan County)
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS: 321 S. Lafayette St.
prior to the 10:00 am Sunday Mass
Father Joseph Dondanville & Father Fulgens Narcis Katambe
NORMAL (See additional Confession Times for the twin cities above alphabetized as Bloomington-Normal)
EPIPHANY: 1000 E. College Ave.
Saturday: 7AM & 3PM Sunday: 7AM & 9AM & 11AM Monday-Friday: 7:30AM
ST. JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER: 501 S. Main Street
CONFESSIONS ON WEDNESDAY ARE IN A ROOM THE FIRST DOOR ON THE RIGHT AS YOU EXIT THE OLD CHURCH AREA AND START TO HEAD BACK DOWN THE HALLWAY TO LEAVE. OTHERWISE, ON OTHER DAYS CONFESSIONS ARE IN THE CONFESSIONALS IN BACK OF THE NEW CHURCH.
(It formerly was named after St. Robert Bellarmine. All Catholics are welcome to receive Reconciliation.)
Sunday thru Friday: 4-5PM CNFESSIONS ARE IN A ROOM THE FIRST DOOR ON THE RIGHT AS YOU EXIT THE OLD CHURCH AREA AND START TO HEAD BACK DOWN HE HALLWAY TO LEAVE.
ODELL (Livingston County)
ST. PAUL: 200 S. West Street
Wednesday: 8:35AM
PAXTON (Ford County)
ST. MARY: (Diocese of Joliet): 407 W. Pells St.
Friday: following the 8AM Mass 1st Saturday of each month: 2-3PM
PIPER CITY (Ford County)
ST. PETER (Diocese of Joliet): 212 N Pine St.
Sunday: 9:30AM Wednesday: 5PM Friday: 7:30AM
PONTIAC (Livingston County)
ST MARY: 119 E. Howard Street
Monday through Wedndesday & Friday: 6:25-6:55AM & Wednesday: 12-1PM Saturday: 2:30-3:30PM
Confession is in the adoration chapel with a screen. Enter Howard Street door.
OSF ST. JAMES HOSPITAL CHAPEL: 2500 W. Reynolds Street
Available before or after 11:30AM Mass on Wednesday
RANSOM (LaSalle County)
ST. PATRICK: 110 Wallace Street
Sun: 7-7:20AM
RANTOUL (Champaign County)
ST. MALACHY: 311 E. Grove Avenue
Sunday: 11:30-11:45AM Father Joel Phelps can do Confession in both English and Spanish.
ROANOKE (Woodford County)
ST. JOSEPH: 508 W. Randolph Street
Sunday: 9:15AM
ROBERTS (Ford County)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Diocese of Joliet): 202 E. Green St.
SEYMOUR (Champaign County)
ST. BONIFACE: 416 County Road 1100 North
Saturday: 3:30PM
STREATOR (LaSalle County & partially Livingston County)
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL: 513 S. Shabbona Street
In Mother's chapel: Saturday: 3-3:45 PM Wednesdays: 6:30 -6:50 AM Fridays: after 7AM Mass
SYCAMORE (Dekalb County)
ST MARY: (Diocese of Rockford): 322 Waterman Street
Saturday - after 8AM Mass & also later 3:30 - 4:30 pm or by appointment
THOMASBORO (Champaign County)
ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY: 100 S Church St
Saturday: 4-4:45PM Tuesday: 5:15-5:45PM Father Joel Phelps can do Confession in both English & Spanish.
TOLUCA (Marshall County)
ST. ANN: 311 W Santa Fe Ave
After Wednesday 8AM Mass ONLY if you request it
TONICA (LaSalle County)
ST. PETER/PAUL: 957 N 17th Road
Saturday: 5:30-5:45PM
WAPELLA (DeWitt County)
ST. PATRICK: 320 S. locust street
Sunday: 8:30AM Tuesday & Thursday: 6:45AM
WASHBURN-ST. ELIZABETH CHURCH-No weekly Confession times.
They only hold Mass on the 3rd Saturday of February, April, June, August, October: 6PM
We hope this info helped. Some churches may simply say Confessions are after 8AM Mass (rather than a specific starting time) and may not list an ending time. There may be exceptions to scheduled Confession times, such as if the priest does an emergency Anointing of Sick.
WENONA (Marshall County)
ST. MARY: 207 W. Third Street South
Friday: After 8AM Mass ONLY if requested
