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EASTER WEEKEND LOCAL MASS INFO
LIST INCLUDES MASSES ALL OF WHICH CAN BE ATTENDED IN PERSON. SOME CAN ALSO BE LIVE-STREAMED. THIS LIST IS FOR HOLY THURSDAY MASS , GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE,
EASTER VIGIL MASS ON SATURDAY & EASTER MASS ON SUNDAY
TO WATCH MASS FROM HOME: WATCH IT STREAMED LIVE OR WATCH IT LATER. TRY CLICKING "NOT NOW" IF FACEBOOK ASKS YOU TO LOGIN. If we know, we will mention yes or no for WHETHER you need to RSVP in order to attend, but our reesarch hasn't turned up that info for every church.
Our list include Catholic churches in more than 6 counties: McLean, Livingston, Logan, DeWitt, Woodford, Ford and even northwestern portion of Champaign County and southern LaSalle County. If no county is listed down in our list, that means by default that the city listed is in McLean County.
For Spanish Mass, scroll down to Bloomington-St. Mary's, Streator's St. Michael or Rantoul's St. Malachy.
ATLANTA (Logan County)
ST. MARY: 808 NW Pearl Street
Sunday: 8:30AM No other Masses this Thursday-Sunday.
If you are not attending Mass in Atlanta, feel free to scroll down to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are streaming from Lincoln.
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
BENSON (Woodford County)
ST. JOHN: 209 Jefferson Street
Thursday: none Friday: 5PM Saturday: none Sunday: 8AM
If you aren't coming, feel free to stream Mass from your parish priest Father Rayson's other parish St. Mary's El Paso Saturday at 7:30PM on
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
EPIPHANY: 1000 E. College Avenue
Thursday: 5:30PM Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM
All of the above Masses are livestreamed: https://www.facebook.com/EpiphanyCatholicChurchNormal.il
You only need to RSVP for Saturday & Sunday. Sunday's RSVPs are nearly full, but Saturday has openings
RSVP is done here:
HOLY TRINITY: 711 N. Main Street
Thursday: 7:30PM Friday: 3:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 10AM 12PM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiW9jK6oVDdeXKRxHYOaJA
They do NOT do reservations or RSVP before coming.
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 NEWMAN CENTER: 501 S. Main Street
Sunday: 12PM
ST. MARY: 527 W. Jackson Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9AM 11AM 1PM (SPANISH ONLY)
Masses are all inside. They do NOT do reservations or RSVP before coming. Here are the links that each Mass will stream at. All Masses typically stream on youtube:
ST. PATRICK CHURCH OF MERNA (in Bloomington): 1001N. Towanda Barnes Road
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7AM 9AM 11AM
They do NOT do reservations or RSVP before coming.
Stream at:
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ST. PATRICK a.k.a. “HISTORIC" St. Patrick’s Church: 1209 W. Locust Street
Thursday: 8PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: NONE Sunday: 8AM 10AM
They do NOT do reservations or RSVP before coming.
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiW9jK6oVDdeXKRxHYOaJA
CAMPUS, IL (Livingston County)
SACRED HEART: 205 Elm Street
Sunday: 9:30AM This church is closed the rest of the year, but is open on special occasions.
CHATSWORTH (Livingston County)
ST. PETER & PAUL: 406 N. Fifth Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 6:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 10AM
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
CHENOA
ST. JOSEPH: 225 W. Owsley
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 11AM
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
CLINTON (DeWitt County)
ST. JOHN: 502 North Monroe Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: NONE Sunday: 8:30AM
DOWNS
ST. MARY: 108 E. Washington Street
Thursday: NONE Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: NONE Sunday: 9AM 11AM
Reservations are required. Go to stmarysdowns.org/returning-to-Mass
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: none Friday: 7:30PM tenebrae Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 10:30AM
ELKHART (Logan County)
ST. PATRICK: 213 S. Bogardus Street
Sunday: 8AM No other Mass this weekend here.
If you are not attending Mass here, feel free to scroll down to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are streaming from Lincoln.
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
EL PASO (Woodford and McLean County)
ST. MARY: 79 W. Third Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 6:30AM 10AM
Saturday's Mass will be livestreamed at
EUREKA (Woodford County)
ST. LUKE: 904 E. Reagan Drive
Thursday: 6PM Friday: NONE Saturday: 8PM 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
They request that only actual parishioners attend Mass because they are limited to 25% of their capacity.
FARMER CITY: (DeWitt County)
SACRED HEART: 612 N. Plum Street
Thursday: NONE Friday: 6PM Saturday: 7:15PM Sunday: 10:30AM
FLANAGAN (Livingston County)
ST. JOSEPH: 313 S Main St
Thursday: none Friday: 4PM Saturday: none Sunday: 8AM
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
GERMANTOWN HILLS (Woodford County)
ST. MARY OF LOURDES: 424 Lourdes Church Road
Thursday: 6:30PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 8AM 1030AM
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: 8AM 10AM
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: none Friday: 3PM Saturday: none Sunday: 10:30AM
LEXINGTON
ST. MARY: 201 N. Lee Street
Thursday: none Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: none Sunday: 9AM
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
LINCOLN (Logan County)
HOLY FAMILY: 316 S. Logan Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 7PM Saturday: 7PM Sunday: 10AM All of these are livestreamed.
Go to www.logancountycatholic.org/ Scroll down & to the left you'll see a play button for the most recent Mass videos. Otherwise, go to: https://www.facebook.com/LoganCountyCatholic/
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
LODA (Iroquois County)
ST. JOSEPH (Diocese of Joliet): 312 N. Hickory Street
LOSTANT (LaSalle County)
ST. JOHN: 301 S. Sheridan
MAHOMET (Champaign County)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: 501 W. State Street
Thursday: 6:30PM Friday: 6:30PM Saturday: 7PM Sunday: 8AM 11AM
Mass is either streamed live or recorded and then afterward posted online at: ololcatholic.org and 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: none Friday: 3PM Saturday: none Sunday: 9:30AM
MT. PULASKI (Logan County)
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS: 321 S. Lafayette St
Sunday: 10AM No other Mass is streamed.
If you are not attending Mass here, feel free to scroll down to Lincoln heading for info on Masses your parish priests are streaming from Lincoln.
The bulletin does NOT mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
NORMAL (See additional Mass Times for the twin cities above alphabetized as Bloomington-Normal)
EPIPHANY: 1000 E. College Avenue
Thursday: 5:30PM Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM
All of the above Masses are livestreamed.
You only need to RSVP for Saturday & Sunday. Sunday's RSVPs are nearly full, but Saturday has openings
RSVP:
Mass streams at:
ST. JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER: 501 S. Main Street
Sunday: 12PM Typically this is the only Mass Thursday thru Sunday of Holy Week.
ODELL (Livingston County)
ST. PAUL: 200 S. West Street
Thursday: 6PM Friday: 3:15PM Passion with veneration of Christ Saturday: none 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: 5PM Friday: none Saturday: none Sunday: 10AM
PONTIAC (Livingston County)
ST. MARY: 119 E. Howard Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 12PM & 5:30PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 6:30AM 8:30AM 10:30AM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWgFS9V_zuKnnwpU2DcJ3jA
The bulletin does not mention any requirements to RSVP ahead of time.
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: none Friday: 5:30PM Saturday: 8PM Sunday: 9AM
RANTOUL (Champaign County)
ST. MALACHY: 311 E. Grove Avenue
Thursday: 6:30PM Friday: 6:30 (bilingual) Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9:30AM 12PM (SPANISH)
ROANOKE (Woodford County)
ST. JOSEPH: 508 W. Randolph Street
Thursday: NONE Friday: 12PM Saturday: NONE Sunday: 10AM
ROBERTS (Ford County)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Diocese of Joliet): 202 E. Green St.
No Mass during Easter weeekend.
SEYMOUR (Champaign County)
ST. BONIFACE: 416 County Road 1100 North
Sunday: 7:30AM This is the only Mass Easter weekend.
Your parish priests are also doing Masses with the public present at their Champaign parish and are also livestreaming these other Masses Easter morning at 9:30AM and 11:30AM. 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 more Mass times on next line.
Saturday: 8:15PM Sunday (INDOOR): 7AM 9AM 10:30AM-SPANISH Sunday (outdoor): 8AM 10AM
Each Mass is live streamed EXCEPT THE OUTDOOR ONES.
STRAWN: (Livingston County)
ST. ROSE: IL-47
They request that only actual parishioners attend Mass because they are limited to 25% of their capacity.
THOMASBORO (Champaign County)
ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY: 100 S Church St
Sunday: 7:30AM No other Mass is listed Easter weekend.
TOLUCA (Marshall County)
ST. ANN: 311 W Santa Fe Ave
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 6PM Saturday: none Sunday: 11AM
TONICA/LENORE (LaSalle County)
ST. PETER/PAUL: 957 N 17th Road
Sunday: 11AM No other Mass Easter weekend.
WASHBURN (Woodford County)
ST. ELIZABETH: 411 E. Parkside Drive
WAPELLA (DeWitt County)
ST. PATRICK: 308 S Locust Street
Thursday: 7PM Friday: 3PM Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 9AM
WENONA: (Marshall County)
ST. MARY: 207 W. Third Street South
Saturday: 7:30PM Sunday: 8AM (No other days)
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
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
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
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
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 OR
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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.
"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
