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The Parish Office will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th. Preparations in accord with diocesan directives are currently being made for the future reopening of our parish churches for the public celebration of Masses. More information about these preparations will be coming out soon. Thank you for your prayers and your patience during this time of preparation.

• Effective March 20, 2020, all public Masses (both weekday and Sunday Masses) are cancelled until further notice. In the meantime, Fr. Draper will privately offer Mass each day for the particular Mass intentions that have been scheduled through the Parish Office; and, on Sundays, Fr. Draper will offer Mass for the parishioners of St. Patrick, St. Mary, and St. Flannen parishes.
• While public Masses are cancelled, all Catholics within the Diocese of Rockford are dispensed from the obligation of attending Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation (per canons 85 and 87 in the code of canon law of 1983).
• St. Patrick Church (Amboy) will continue to remain open during the day, as usual, for private prayer. No more than ten persons are permitted in the church at a time. The Parish Office will be closed to the public until further notice; for assistance from the parish staff, please email the parish staff or call: (815) 857-2315 or (815) 857-2670.
• The Sacrament of Confession will continue to be offered at St. Patrick Church (Amboy) on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. The Sacrament of Confession will also be available, as usual, by appointment. The Anointing of the Sick will be available by appointment.
• Funeral Masses and Graveside Services will continue to be celebrated with the presence of family members only and not to exceed 10 people. Until further notice, funeral visitations in the narthex of St. Patrick Church (Amboy) and funeral luncheons at the St. Joseph’s Hall (Amboy) are not permitted.
• Our parish celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Malloy (originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2020) has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.
• Our parish celebration of First Holy Communion (originally scheduled for Sunday, May 17, 2020) has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Fr. Draper Mass Intentions:
Monday, May 18, 2020: Donald Gascoigne † By: His Family
Tuesday, May 19, 2020: Gladys Shappa † By: Her Family
Wednesday, May 20, 2020: Joe Powers † By: Chris & Cindy Carlson
Thursday, May 21, 2020: Cindy McCoy † By: Dave & Deb Shaw
Friday, May 22, 2020: Lawrence Dunphy † By: His Family
Saturday, May 23, 2020: Mary Ellen Girton † By: Scott &Lisa Bickett
Sunday, May 24, 2020: Parishioners of St. Patrick, St. Mary, and St. Flannen Parishes
Monday, May 25, 2020: (Memorial Day Office Closed) Msgr. Thomas Bales † By: The Halsey's

Fr. Richard Kramer and Msgr. Dan Hermes Mass Intentions:
Sat., May 23, 2020: Fr. Kramer -All Souls in Purgatory (Amboy Intention)
Sat., May 23, 2020: Msgr. Hermes - All Souls in Purgatory (Walton Intention)
Sun., May 24, 2020: Fr. Kramer - Everett & Marie Gugerty † By: Jeff Gugerty (Harmon Intention)
Sun., May 24, 2020 Msgr. Hermes - Bob Olson † By: Bob & Betty Jones (Walton Intention)