HAPPY EASTER !
LOCAL CHURCH MASS TIMES FOR HOLY SATURDAY, EASTER, HOLY THURSDAY MASS AND GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
CATHOLICS ARE OBLIGATED TO ATTEND 1 MASS EITHER HOLY SATURDAY EVENING OR EASTER SUNDAY IN THE DIOCESE OF PEORIA & JOLIET. FEEL FREE TO ALSO ATTEND HOLY THURSDAY & GOOD FRIDAY IF YOU HAVE TIME.
HERE'S HOW TO WATCH MASS FROM HOME FROM PARISHES THAT STREAM: Click on the link below the Mass times for youtube channels or facebook pages for parishes that typcially stream Mass. Not every Mass is streamed. WATCH IT STREAMED LIVE OR WATCH IT LATER. YOU MAY TRY CLICKING "NOT NOW" IF FACEBOOK ASKS YOU TO LOGIN.
Our list includes Catholic churches in more than 6 counties: McLean, Livingston, Logan, DeWitt, Woodford, Ford, northwestern portion of Champaign County, southern portion of LaSalle County and even the cities of Dekalb and Sycamore. If no county is listed down in our list, that means by default that the city listed is in McLean County. All churches are part of the Diocese of Peoria unless otherwise noted.
If there is a blank space next to a specific day, then there is no Mass there that day.
ATLANTA (Logan County)
ST. MARY: 808 NW Pearl Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 9AM
Feel free to scroll down to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are stream from Lincoln.
BENSON (Woodford County)
ST. JOHN: 209 Jefferson Street
Thursday: Friday: 5PM Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
If you aren't coming, Masses are typically streamed by your parish priest Father Rayson's other parish on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYLiz4F0SY7qcYSRVjtx0JQ
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
EPIPHANY: 1000 E. College Avenue
Thursday: 5:30PM Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9AM 10:30AM 12PM
HOLY TRINITY: 711 N. Main Street
Thursday: 8PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 10AM 12PM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiW9jK6oVDdeXKRxHYOaJA
OSF ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER CHAPEL: 2200 E. Washington Street
During the pandemic, Hospital Mass is not open for townspeople to come to the hospital just for Mass.
ST. JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER: 501 S. Main Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 12PM
ST. MARY: 527 W. Jackson Street Masses are in English unless otherwise noted.
Thursday: 5PM(SPANISH) 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 8AM 10AM 12PM(SPANISH)
All Masses stream on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gdegory
ST. PATRICK CHURCH OF MERNA (in Bloomington): 1001N. Towanda Barnes Road
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9AM 11AM
Each Mass streams at: https://www.facebook.com/stpatrickmerna/
or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LD661cnTl63vJ7QodxXOw/featured
ST. PATRICK a.k.a. “HISTORIC" St. Patrick’s Church: 1209 W. Locust Street
Thursday: 8PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 8AM 10AM
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiW9jK6oVDdeXKRxHYOaJA
CAMPUS, IL (Livingston County)
SACRED HEART: 205 Elm Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 9:30AM
This church is closed during most of the year, but is only open on special occasions.
CHATSWORTH (Livingston County)
ST. PETER & PAUL: 406 N. Fifth Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 6:30PM Saturday: Sunday: 10AM
CHENOA
ST. JOSEPH: 225 W. Owsley
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 11AM
CLINTON (DeWitt County)
ST. JOHN: 502 North Monroe Street
Thursday: Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 8:30AM
DEKALB (Dekalb County)
CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER-NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: (Diocese of Rockford): 512 Normal Rd
Thursday: 7:30PM Friday: 12PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 8AM 10:30AM
ST MARY: (Diocese of Rockford) : 321 Pine Street
Thursday: 7PM TRILINGUAL(ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE)
Friday: 12PM-VIETNAMESE 3PM ENGLISH 6PM-SPANISH
Saturday: 7:30PM ENGLISH 10PM SPANISH
Sunday: 9AM ENGLISH 11AM ENGLISH 1PM VIETNAMESE 4PM SPANISH
DOWNS
ST. MARY: 108 E. Washington Street
Thursday: Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: Sunday: 9AM 11AM
If you are not attending Mass here, feel free to stream Mass from your parish priests at St. Patrick Chruch of Merna. Mass times & website are listed above under Bloomington-Normal=-St. Patrick Merna heading
DWIGHT (Livingston County & partially in Grundy County)
ST. PATRICK: 100 W. Mazon Avenue
Thursday: Friday: 8PM-TENEBRAE Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 10:30AM
ELKHART (Logan County)
ST. PATRICK: 213 S. Bogardus Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
Feel free to scroll down to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are streaming from Lincoln.
EL PASO (Woodford and McLean County)
ST. MARY: 79 W. Third Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 10AM
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYLiz4F0SY7qcYSRVjtx0JQ
EUREKA (Woodford County)
ST. LUKE: 904 E. Reagan Drive
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
Masses are typically livestreamed. Go to www.stsjlj.com
or visit youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCBgkChdeBqzwJwXQ0ddq1A
FAIRBURY (Livingston County)
ST. ANDREW: 110 E. Ash Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 9:30AM 11AM-TRIDENTINE
FARMER CITY: (DeWitt County)
SACRED HEART: 612 N. Plum Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 6PM Saturday: Sunday: 10:30AM
FLANAGAN (Livingston County)
ST. JOSEPH: 313 S Main St
Thursday: Friday: 4PM Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
GERMANTOWN HILLS (Woodford County)
ST. MARY OF LOURDES: 424 Lourdes Church Road
Thursday: 6:30PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 8AM 10:30AM
Typically, Masses stream at: www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqf6FkSwdNIbzHEmq32s8Q/featured
GIBSON CITY (Ford County)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES (Diocese of Joliet): 534 N. Wood St
Thursday: 5:30PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9:30AM
Typically Masses stream at https://www.facebook.com/ololgc.org/ or
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8W6csN6Exi0NFAqmkyNxw/videos
GRAND RIDGE (LaSalle County)
ST. MARY: 2098 Joe Hettel Road
Thursday: Friday: 3PM Saturday: Sunday: 8:30AM
LEXINGTON
ST. MARY: 201 N. Lee Street
Thursday: Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: Sunday: 9AM
LINCOLN (Logan County)
HOLY FAMILY: 316 S. Logan Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 8AM 10AM
An option is to scroll where it says Click Icon for Mass at Holy Family at www.logancountycatholic.org/
Otherwise, just go to: https://www.facebook.com/LoganCountyCatholic/
LODA (Iroquois County)
ST. JOSEPH (Diocese of Joliet): 312 N. Hickory Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
LOSTANT (LaSalle County)
ST. JOHN: 301 S. Sheridan
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
MAHOMET (Champaign County)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: 501 W. State Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 7PM Sunday: 8:30AM 11AM
www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5I4r4rZxnNKLqC5YUXN6Q
METAMORA (Woodford County)
ST. MARY: 415 W. Chatham
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9:30AM
MINONK (Woodford County)
ST. PATRICK: 420 E. Sixth Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 10AM
MT. PULASKI (Logan County)
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS: 321 S. Lafayette St
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 10AM
Feel free to scroll up to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are streaming from Lincoln.
NORMAL
(See additional Mass Times for twin cities above alphabetized as Bloomington-Normal)
EPIPHANY: 1000 E. College Avenue
Thursday: 5:30PM Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9AM 10:30AM 12PM
Typically, Mass streams at: https://www.facebook.com/EpiphanyCatholicChurchNormal.il
ST. JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER: 501 S. Main Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 12PM
ODELL (Livingston County)
ST. PAUL: 200 S. West Street
Thursday: 6PM Friday: 3:15PM Passion with cross veneration Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
PAXTON (Ford County)
ST. MARY (Diocese of Joliet): 407 W. Pells Street
Thursday: 7:30PM Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9:30AM
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3LGaI6Fgk49AwpdNqZZ5w
PIPER CITY (Ford County)
St. Peter Church: (Diocese of Joliet): 212 N Pine St.
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 10AM
PONTIAC (Livingston County)
ST. MARY: 119 E. Howard Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 12PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 7AM 9AM 10:30AM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWgFS9V_zuKnnwpU2DcJ3jA
OSF ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL CHAPEL: 2500 W. Reynolds Street
During the pandemic, Hospital Mass is not open to townspeople to come to the hospital just for Mass.
RANSOM (LaSalle County)
ST. PATRICK: 110 Wallace Street
Thursday: Friday: 12PM Saturday: Sunday: 7:30AM
RANTOUL (Champaign County)
ST. MALACHY: 311 E. Grove Avenue
Thursday: 6:30PM Friday: 6:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9:30AM 12PM(SPANISH)
ROANOKE (Woodford County)
ST. JOSEPH: 508 W. Randolph Street
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: 7:40PM Sunday: 10AM
ROBERTS (Ford County)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Diocese of Joliet): 202 E. Green St.
Thursday: 5PM is the only one listed.
SEYMOUR (Champaign County)
ST. BONIFACE: 416 County Road 1100 North
Thursday: Friday: 5PM Saturday: Sunday: 7:30AM
Go to either website below to stream Mass from your parish priests from their other parish in Champaign at 7AM. https://www.facebook.com/St.MatthewCatholicChurch/
Also, their youtube channel is titled "St. Matthew Virtual Ministry". The quick link is bit.ly/BeyondthePew
STREATOR (LaSalle County & partially Livingston County)
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL: 513 S. Shabbona Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8:15PM(time approx.) Sunday: 7AM 9AM 10:30AM(SPANISH) https://www.youtube.com/c/StMichaeltheArchangelStreatorIL
STRAWN: (Livingston County)
ST. ROSE: IL-47
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8AM
SYCAMORE (Dekalb County)
ST MARY (Diocese of Rockford): 322 Waterman St
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 12PM Saturday: 7PM Sunday: 8AM
THOMASBORO (Champaign County)
ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY: 100 S Church St
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 7:30AM
TOLUCA (Marshall County)
ST. ANN: 311 W Santa Fe Ave
Thursday: Friday: 6PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday:
TONICA/LENORE (LaSalle County)
ST. PETER/PAUL: 957 N 17th Road
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 11AM
WASHBURN (Woodford County)
ST. ELIZABETH: 411 E. Parkside Drive
No Mass times at this parish.
WAPELLA (DeWitt County)
ST. PATRICK: 308 S Locust Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 9AM
https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickWapella/
WENONA: (Marshall County)
ST. MARY: 207 W. Third Street South
Thursday: Friday: 3PM Saturday: Sunday: 8:45AM
https://www.facebook.com/St-Marys-Church-Wenona-123940437665382/
Here is a list of priests you probably remember who used to be in Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac, Odell or Lincoln area. We provided info on how you can stream their Christmas Masses.
Father Joe Baker was at St. Mary in Bloomington (2016-2018), Epiphany in Normal (2018-2020)
Go to: https://www.facebook.com/stpt.andalusia/ Dec. 24: 4PM, 10:30PM & December 25: 10AM OR go to https://www.facebook.com/ambrosemilanillinois December 24: 4PM, 8PM & December 25: 8AM
Note: Since there is a Mass at 2 churches at 4PM, a 2nd priest will likely be saying 1 of those Masses.
Father John Cyr
Holy Trinity (2006-2008) St. Patrick of Merna & St. Mary’s of Downs (2008-2010)
Stream these Masses: December 24: 4PM, 7PM December 25: 9AM
https://www.facebook.com/StarkCatholic/
Father Matt Deptula was at Holy Trinity and historic St. Patrick Church-Bloomington (Spring 2017)
December 24: 2PM, 4PM, 6PM, 8PM December 25: 8AM, 10:30AM
Mass is live streamed at all of those above times at https://www.facebook.com/saintedwardchillicothe/
Father Antonio Dittmer was at Illinois State University’s Newman Center (2005-2009)
We do not know at what time they stream Christmas Mass.
https://www.facebook.com/StMarysChurchMoline/
Father Patrick Fixsen was at Epiphany in Normal (Summer/Fall 2010)
These Masses are streamed December 24: 4PM December 25: 9AM 10:30AM bureaucatholic.org
https://www.facebook.com/Bureau-Catholic-Churches-108251497558940
Father Daniel Gifford was at Epiphany in Normal (2012-2014)
Their website/bulletin doesn’t say which timeslot Christmas Mass will stream.
Videos live stream at: https://m.facebook.com/150yearsinGeneseo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEs9Je-Ka10G9pXaAKv0CoQ
Past video: https://www.saintmalachy.org/Home/MassesOnline.aspx
Father Glenn Harris was at Holy Trinity (1992-1993), historic St. Patrick (1996-1999) both in Bloomington, St. Patrick's in Ransom (2000-2001).
To find his homilies: soundcloud.com/fr-glenn-h-harris/
Father Patrick Henehan was chaplain @ Central Catholic High School-Bloomington (2003-2010) and St. Mary, Downs (2003-2004); St. Patrick’s Parish-Wapella, (2004-2010)
December 24: 3PM December 25:12PM
Just click on the link under “Live Streaming Mass” at stjudechurchpeoria.org or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRlCDt5ac_v80FMbSOFCbBw
Father Tim Hepner was vocational director (2015-2020) & lived at and filled in at St. Mary’s in Bloomington & frequently filled in at all college Newman Centers.
December 24: 4PM
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVkg0pFa3oqq1_338qhkMg
www.facebook.com/stlouisprinceton
Father Tomas Mack was at Holy Family-Lincoln and St. Mary-Atlanta 1997-1998 and at St. Mary-Pontiac 1998-2001 and again 2005-2012 and St. Joseph in Flanagan 2001-2012
All Masses will be streamed. He and his current assistant share Mass duties at this youtube channel:
December 24: 4:30 7:30PM 10PM December 25: 8AM
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRw-EKJV5SkHBuMQJW4DKA
Father Greg Nelson was at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (1997-2001). To attend or stream his Mass, scroll to the top to Bloomington St. Mary heading for info.
Father Michael Pica was at St. Patrick-Merna-Bloomington & St. Mary-Downs (2016-2019) and sacramental team for Central Catholic High School in Bloomington (2017-2018). See his current parish’s info under Seymour heading. He is one of multiple priests serving there.
Father Peter Pilon was @ St. Paul-Odell (about 2006-2010), chaplain @ Central Catholic High School-Bloomington & St. Patrick-Wapella both (2010-2016)
December 24: 3PM, 5PM, 7PM December 25: 8AM, 10AM (Spanish)
Mass is on Zoom. To view Masses, click on “Join a Meeting.” https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9138050856?pwd=RzZtRi8xNjJtNHg4dnhNb2MzNzBEUT09#success
If necessary, meeting ID for all liturgies is 913 805 0856 & password is 811195. (Please mute your audio.)
Father Luke Spannagel was at St. Patrick-Merna-Bloomington & St. Mary-Downs (2011-2014)
December 24 at 4:30, 8pm & December 25: 10:30AM
All Christmas Masses are streamed at www.youtube.com/channel/UCihs5syWT-tilPPHy8FUVBg OR
www.facebook.com/sacredheartrockisland OR https://www.facebook.com/stmaryscatholicri/
Father Jerry Ward was at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (1982-1985), then later St. Patrick, Elkhart, St. Thomas-Mt. Pulaski, St. John- Middletown, & Prison Ministry, Logan Correctional Center, Lincoln, (all 1988-1991) and St. Patrick Church of Merna (1991-2014):
December 24: 4PM 6PM 10PM December 25: 9AM
All Masses are livestreamed. Go to https://bscmorton.org/ and click on live Masses tab on the main menu or go directly to their youtube channel or also on facebook.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEiFYj1qS3dTnzc7UnxOOag/featured
"Father John"-Johndamaseni Zilimu was @ Epiphany-Normal 2009-2010 & @ St. Boniface-Seymour 2012-2013
These Masses will stream: December 24: 1PM & 3PM
Father Peter Zorjan was at Bloomington’s historic St. Patrick & ISU’s Newman Center both (2011-2013) also St. Mary’s (Pontiac), St. Paul's Odell, St. Joseph (Flannagan) &St. John's (Cullom) all in (2013-2015).
Weekend homilies are uploaded at https://soundcloud.com/father-peter
