St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church

First Sunday Morning PREP class of the 2008-09 year for those signed up for Sunday Morning.  Parents and children, please meet in the Great Hall for our opening Prayer Service, and then the children will be called to meet their catechist.  Books and folders, calendars and scope & sequences will be sent home the first day. 

50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS

Sponsored by Family Ministries of The Archdiocese of Chicago

First Sunday Evening PREP class of the 2008-09 year for those signed up for Sunday Evening.  Parents and children, please meet in the Church for our opening Prayer Service, and then the children will be called to meet their catechist.  Books and folders, calendars and scope & sequences will be sent home the first day. 

First Monday After School PREP class of the 2008-09 year for those signed up for Monday After School.  Parents and children, please meet in the Church for our opening Prayer Service, and then the children will be called to meet their catechist.  Books and folders, calendars and scope & sequences will be sent home the first day. 

First Tuesday Evening PREP class of the 2008-09 year for those signed up for Tuesday Evening.  Parents and children, please meet in the Church for our opening Prayer Service, and then the children will be called to meet their catechist.  Books and folders, calendars and scope & sequences will be sent home the first day. 

Video Scavenger Hunt

Travel around the community unraveling clues, finding locations, determining objectives, and video taping yourselves doing it—all for Great Prizes! What could be more fun than that!

The Saint Mary of Vernon Men’s Club is proud to announce their second annual Ushers Appreciation Dinner and Football Kickoff meeting. This year’s event will be held at the Rev. John P. Finnegan Parish Center.

GRIEF SUPPORT FOR ADULTS BEGINS

A Place and a Time to Heal

The winter/spring grief support program for adults, “Healing Journey” will begin on September 16. This program is open to adult men and women, parishioners or non-parishioners who have suffered the loss of a friend or relative through death.

The group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the rectory on the following dates:

September 16, October 7, October 21,

New Parishioner Welcome Gathering 

Are you new to St. Mary of Vernon?  Please join Fr. Joe Curtis and several parish leaders at an informal evening for becoming acquainted and learning about parish life. St. Mary of Vernon Church Gathering Area (Narthex)

Regular Sunday Morning PREP Class.

This night’s activities is being planned by this year’s new Peer Ministry Team. This group of male and female high school teens, along with a group of adults plans, prepares and implements many of our best YM events! Whatever this night holds in store it will be filled with fantastic fun & food, to say the least. Keep watching

for more info

Regular Sunday Evening PREP Class.

Regular Monday After School PREP Class.

Regular Tuesday Evening PREP Class.

ST. MARY OF VERNON PARISH CENTER

8:30 A.M. REGISTRATION

9:00 A.M.—3:00 P.M. WORKSHOP

PRESENTER: HELEN HAEGERICH 

First Eucharist Pot Luck.  This is for all families with children in grade 2 who are preparing for First Eucharist this year.  You should have received a letter from the PREP Office regarding this.  Be sure to RSVP to the PREP Office.  The evening will include our Pot Luck meal, activities for the students with some of their catechists, a meeting for the parents with Father Joe and Joyce Rout, DRE, and babysitting for your younger children.  If you have older children who could help with the babysitting, please let us know when you RSVP.  Information regarding the First Eucharist Celebra

Join High School Teens from Vicariate 1 (that’s all of Lake County plus some) here at St. Mary of Vernon for an afternoon that will allow you to re-examine how you pray, reconnect with others, and get your life in Syncwith Christ. The event includes:

1:00 Welcome and Lunch 4:00 Sync Sessions 3 & 4

2:00 Keynote speaker (Deacon Phil Pagnotta)

3:00 Sync Sessions 1 & 2

5:00 Mass

6:00 100’ long Banana Split

All students in grade 8 PREP are asked to attend this Service.  We will meet in the Church.  One parent (and/or sponsor) should attend as well.  PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE - SERVICE STARTS AT 6:30pm.

Women At The Well Event -- Life Changes

What changes are you resisting in your life, or do you face change with Gratitude? Are you continually paddling upstream, or do you go with the flow? Please join us in the Rev. John P. Finnegan Parish Center on Monday, September 29th for tea, coffee and desert, and a discussion about how we can accept God's gift of change in our daily lives!

Regular Sunday Morning PREP Class.

Please note the early start time and the late return time! Permission Forms are required to participate in this event.

Regular Sunday Evening PREP Class.

Regular Monday After School PREP Class.