in the Dominican Tradition . . .

1530 Jackson Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305     

 

Worship and Sacraments
   
FIRST COMMUNION
FIRST CONFESSION

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION
Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM (Rosary said daily before the Noon Mass)
Saturday, 8:00 AM, and 5:30 PM (Anticipated) 
Sunday, 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 7:30AM -- 8:30PM
Adoration is held in the west sacristy. Use the southwest entrance to the church.
 Formal Benediction on Wednesday at 8:30 PM

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Tuesday after Noon Mass; Rosary daily before the Noon Mass.

Eucharistic Guidelines
    The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass
    GIRM Resource Material: Chicago Office of Divine Worship
   USCCB Committee on the Liturgy: Documents on the Eucharist
   Redemptionis Sacramentum: Chapter IV, Holy Communion
   Guidelines for Reception of Communion
   The Real Presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist
   Guidelines for ... Persons with Disabilities
   Holy Communion and Celiac Sprue Disease

 

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday, 4:30-5:00 PM.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK, HOSPITALIZED AND SHUT-INS
Notify the Parish Office so that we can visit and minister to your confined loved ones.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Contact parish office before major surgery or in case of serious illness. The sacrament is also celebrated at the 8:00AM Mass, on the second Saturday of each month.

INFANT BAPTISMS
Baptisms are celebrated at one of the weekend Masses or at 1:00 PM on Sunday (except during Lent). Attendance at Baptismal Preparation class is required. Call parish office for more information. Click here for the Church Policies on Godparents.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA)
Contact Fr. Dennis Woerter at ext. 112.

WEDDINGS
Marriage Preparation Program with a Priest should be started at least one year in advance of the proposed wedding date. Call the parish office to begin the process. Parish Guidielines for Marriage and Weddings (revised December, 2009).

FUNERALS
Call the parish office to arrange.
Please consult the Parish Funeral Guidelines for times and other suggestions.  
Suggested Scriptural Readings for Funerals can also be a helpful link.. Extended eulogies by family or friends are allowed only at the wake service or at the cemetery. Eulogies are no longer permitted at Mass.