CONFESSION
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Our list includes all Catholic churches in McLean, Livingston, Logan, DeWitt, Woodford, Ford, Dekalb, Grundy County, and even northwestern portion of Champaign County & southern LaSalle and parts of Kendal & Will County. We will soon add the Harvard Illinois and eventually the Rockford area to our lists. All churches are in Diocese of Peoria and in English unless otherwise noted. If Confession is available in a different languages than English it will be in red font. If you hover over Mass on the main menu, click drop down menu options for other local Church info pages.
ATLANTA (Logan County)
ST. MARY: 808 Pearl Street
Prior to 8:30AM Sunday Mass
BELVIDERE (Boone County)
ST. JAMES: 402 Church St
Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm Thursday: 5:30-6:15 pm Or by appointment 1st Saturday of each month: 8:00 am
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. Of course, all Catholics are welcome to Confession.
Sunday thru Friday: 4PM-5 Mass
ST. MARY in Bloomington: 527 W. Jackson Street
Saturday: 3-3:45PM Sunday: 1:15PM (Father Adam Stimpson can do Confession in both English & Spanish. Father John Pham speaks English.)
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.
CHAMPAIGN(Champaign County)
HOLY CROSS: 405 W. Clark St.
Monday&Tuesday&Thursday 6:30-6:45AM Friday 7:45-8AM Saturday 4-5PM
ST. JOHN NEWMAN CENTER: 604 E. Armory Ave.
Saturday: 4PM Wednesday: 7:30PM
ST. MARY: 612 E. Clark St.
Tuesday thru Friday 5:30PM
ST. MATHEW: 1303 Lincolnshire Dr.
Wednesday: 6:30-6:50AM Saturday: 7:30-8:30AM 3-4PM
CHANNAHAN
ST. ANN (Diocese of Joliet) : 24500 S. Navajo Dr.
Wednesday: 8:30-10:30AM Saturday: 8:30AM in Confessional
CHATSWORTH (Livingston County)
ST. PETER & PAUL: 406 N. Fifth Street
Sunday: 9:15-9:45AM
CHENOA
ST. JOSEPH: 225 W. Owsley
Saturday: 4:15-5:15PM Thursday: 6-7PM
CLINTON (DeWitt County)
ST. JOHN: 502 North Monroe Street
Saturday: 3:30PM
COAL CITY (Grundy County)
ASSUMPTION OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Diocese of Joliet): 195 S Kankakee Street
Tuesday: 6PM-6:20 Wednesday & Friday: 8AM-8:20 Saturday: 3:15-3:45PM
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
EL PASO (Woodford and McLean County)
ST. MARY: 79 W. Third Street
Saturday: 4:15-4:30PM
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: 3:30PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:30AM
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)
GERMANTOWN HILLS (Woodford County)
ST. MARY OF LOURDES: 424 Lourdes Church Road
Saturday: 3:30-4PM
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)
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
Saturdays: 3:15pm-3:45pm.
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
LINCOLN (Logan County)
HOLY FAMILY: 316 S. Logan Street
Tuesday: 7:30-8AM Saturday: 2:45-3:30PM
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
METAMORA (Woodford County)
ST. MARY: 415 W. Chatham
Saturday: 3-3:45PM
MINONK (Woodford County)
ST. PATRICK: 420 E. Sixth Street
after 8AM daily Mass ONLY IF REQUESTEDafter 8AM Mass ONLY if requested
MINOOKA (Grundy, Will and Kendall County)
ST. MARY: 303 W St Mary's St.
Saturday: 4PM-4:45
MOKENA (Will County)
ST. MARY: 19515 S. 115th avenue
Saturday: 3:30-4:30PM 1st Saturday: 8:30AM-9:30AM
MORRIS (Grundy County)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Diocese of Joliet): 516 E Jackson Street
Saturday: 4PM
Fridays of Lent: 7:45AM & 6:45PM
MT. PULASKI (Logan County)
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS: 321 S. Lafayette St.
prior to the 10:00 am Sunday Mass
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
(It formerly was named after St. Robert Bellarmine. All Catholics are welcome to receive Reconciliation.)
During summer: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday: BEFORE 5PM Mass
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
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.
ROCKFORD (Winnebago County)
HOLY FAMILY: 4401 Highcrest Rd.
Tuesday: 4PM-5 Thursday: after 6:30AM Mass Confession ends after everyone in line gets to go.
Saturday: 9AM-10
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA: 1010 Ferguson St.
Saturdays 3:30-4:15PM
ST. BERNADETTE: 2400 Bell Ave
Saturday: after 8AM Mass and 3:30-4:15PM
ST. EDWARD: 3004 11th St.
Wednesday: 6-7PM BILINGUAL
Saturday: 3:30-4:15-English
ST. JAMES: 428 North 2nd. Street
FRIDAY: 6PM-7PM
SATURDAY: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ST. MARY ORATORY: 517 Elm Street
Sunday : 7:15 AM & 9:45 AM
Monday: 11:15AM-11:45AM
Wednesday - Friday : 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday : after 8 AM Mass
Mon Apr 1 thru Fri Apr 5 - confessions at 11:15am
ST. PATRICK: 2505 School Street
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am (Parish office)
Wednesday 6:00pm Saturday 3:00pm-3:45pm
Sunday 10:30am– 11:00am
This replaces the usual Saturday and Sunday times during Easter Weekend:
ST. RITA: 6254 Valley Knoll Dr.
Tuesday: 5:30 PM–6:30PM
Saturday: 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA: 201 Buckbee Street
half hour before each Mass in English or Polish
SENECA (LaSalle County)
ST. PATRICK: 176 W. Union St.
SEYMOUR (Champaign County)
ST. BONIFACE: 416 County Road 1100 North
Saturday: 3:30PM
SHOREWOOD (Will County)
HOLY FAMILY: 600 Brook Forest Avenue
1ST AND 3rd Thursday of each month: 6PM-7PM and every Saturday: 8:30AM-9AM
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
URBANA (Champaign)
ST. PATRICK 708 W. Main St.
Wednesday: 11AM-12PM Friday: 10:30AM-12PM Saturday: 2:30-3:45PM
WAPELLA (DeWitt County)
ST. PATRICK: 320 S. locust street
Sunday: 8:45AM Tuesday & Thursday: 8:45AM 1st Saturday of each month: 8:45AM
WASHBURN-ST. ELIZABETH CHURCH-No weekly Confession times.
They only hold Mass on the 3rd Saturday of February, April, June, August, October: 6P
WENONA (Marshall County)
ST. MARY: 207 W. Third Street South
Friday: After 8AM Mass ONLY if requested
****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.
