In a step toward full recovery from the Oct. 9 gas explosion that jolted and damaged the buildings at St. Mary Church and School, workers from Pro Studio in LaGrange […]
On their wedding days, brides traditionally wear or carry “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”But bride Katie Littner had to borrow something a little larger than a handkerchief […]
St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock named Linda Mokry and Margarita Jaramillo as its 2023 Women of Inspiration.Every year each Catholic parish in the McHenry County Deanery of the Diocese […]
The St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary Catholic Church needs to replenish funds it uses to provide temporary financial assistance to people in need in our community.“This is […]
“I don’t believe in coincidence,” St. Mary Catholic Church building and grounds committee volunteer Jim Liebetrau explained. “God wanted this baptismal font to be here.”St. Mary parish unveiled a new-to-them […]
Mary Bjork and Anabel Ordonez have been named Women of Inspiration at St. Mary Catholic Church.The annual recognition takes place in all parishes in the Rockford Diocese to honor women […]
Thanks to the generosity of the St. Mary Men’s Club Ministry, the church’s bell tower now plays music.The chimes ring five minutes before weekend Masses, as well as for the […]
Many local outreach programs serve Woodstock neighbors in need, but several recent food donations were unusual.The Woodstock Food Pantry is now distributing frozen pork from a pig that was donated […]
Parishioners at St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock selected two recipients for their 2021 Catholic Women of Inspiration awards.Kriss Liebetrau represents the English-speaking community, while Miriam Castaneda is honored as […]
After a year of improvising, Woodstock churches returning to a post-pandemic normalWoodstock church ministers and priests have used identical words to describe their congregations as they return to in-person church […]
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