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November 3 is the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We are asking everyone to pray for persecuted Christians around the world. This article links to a YouTube video focusing on Victoria and Rejoice, two teenage girls who live in Gombe, Nigeria. One day as the girls worshiped at the Deeper Life Church, they came under attack. Both girls lost family members. Please be aware the video does contain some violence and may not be suitable for younger or more sensitive viewers.

Fr. Benedykt Pazdan will co-host a Christmas concert with Fr. Brian Barker on Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. in our Church. The duo will perform spiritual and Gospel music from Fr. Benedykt and Fr. Brian's new CD "Promise", along with classic music from the season of Christmas.

We should take some extra time during the month of October to pray and reflect upon what it means to have life, to care for life, and to honor all life as a gift from our creator. This month we will look at the different ways Catholics have been taught by Christ to respect life.

On November 9 at 10:00 a.m., St. Bernadette will host an Altar Server appreciation Mass for all altar servers in the Vicariate. Bishop Andrew Wypych will be presiding over this celebration. We extend our warmest welcome to all of our young altar servers and our bishop.

Each year we gather on the Commemoration of All Souls to pray for those who are dear to us and have gone ahead to the Lord. This year the Mass of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, November, 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

All Saints' Day, a Holy Day of Obligation, is November 1. Mass times are 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The Catholic Conference of Illinois is joining with the Illinois Family Institute to promote a rally to preserve marriage during the legislature’s fall session. Senate Bill 10, which changes the state’s definition of marriage from “between a man and a woman” to “between two persons,” has passed the Senate, but has yet to be called for a vote in the House.

Fr. Robert Barron and Cardinal George will be hosting this exciting vocational event at Mundelein Seminary on Friday, November 29th. The event is intended for young men between the ages of 16-35 to help them learn more about the priesthood and how to go about discerning God's call.

We should take some extra time during the month of October to pray and reflect upon what it means to have life, to care for life, and to honor all life as a gift from our creator. This month we will look at the different ways Catholics have been taught by Christ to respect life.

We should take some extra time during the month of October to pray and reflect upon what it means to have life, to care for life, and to honor all life as a gift from our creator. This month we will look at the different ways Catholics have been taught by Christ to respect life.

We should take some extra time during the month of October to pray and reflect upon what it means to have life, to care for life, and to honor all life as a gift from our creator. This month we will look at the different ways Catholics have been taught by Christ to respect life.