Caption: Dale Smith, Pat Noel, Father Varghese Puthussery, Rose Connolly, Peggy Billhartz, and Charlie Jinardina

On Sunday 4/6/25 a contingent from the Catholic War Veterens Post 1916, prayed with us at Saint Peter Catholic Church.
Their Mission is to serve, support, and uphold the values that make our nation and our faith strong.
Together, we can make a difference in the lives of veterans, their families, and our communities.

For more information, please check out their website. https://thecwv.org/our-programs/

As we will soon enter into the Sacred days of Holy Week, Father Varghese and the parishes of St Peter & Holy Family want to reach out to invite all of you to St. Peter’s Church, Petersburg and Holy Family Church, Athens for mass. The Holy Week is a time for reflection, prayer, and renewal as we commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Each day of the Holy Week provides us with a unique opportunity to reflect on the significance of this journey with Jesus and to deepen our faith and understanding of His love and the salvation He won for us. Come “let’s journey together in hope” alongside Jesus Christ.

On Palm Sunday, we joyfully celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, acknowledging Him as our King. Holy Thursday, we commemorate Jesus’ last Supper with his disciples, where Jesus instituted the Eucharist, and washed the disciples’ feet teaching the significance of our call to serve one another. As the week unfolds, we will walk with Jesus through the trials and tribulations He faced, culminating in His Passion and Death, bearing our sins and offering us the gift of salvation, on Good Friday. As we gather for the Easter Vigil and celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, we are reminded of the hope and new life that Jesus’ victory over death brings to the world.

Rev. Varghese Puthuserry, S.A.C

If you are a soon-to-be high school graduate from St. Peter’s or Holy Family parish, you may be eligible for a Sangamon Valley Knights of Columbus parish scholarship.

A total of $5,000.00 is available between the two parishes.

Applications due May 11. If you have questions, contact Aaron Kuehl, Scholarship Chair at 217-341-7171.

Visit and complete the application at https://forms.gle/QHPzeyA2bLHrHWJz6 to apply.

Reconciliation may only be required once a year but can lift the weight of the world from your shoulders every time you visit it.
It is not just rambling off a list of bad behavior or actions to your pastor, but knowing Jesus Christ will forgive them, all of them with words of absolution that only our pastor, in persona Christi, can do.

Please take a moment, pray, examine your conscious and come to reconciliation at Holy Family and Saint Peter Parishes. Reconcile yourself with God through Jesus Christ who is always there with open arms.

For an examination of conscious please see the below link.
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience

For more reasons for reconciliation, join us Sunday 4/6/25 2:00PM at Saint Peter Church for special speaker Father Gregory Dick. Eucharistic adoration and confession times available until 6:00PM