Make a Difference Day 2026

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Make a Difference Day 2026

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Make a Difference Day is on Saturday, October 17th this year!

You can sign up now for a service project at smip.org/MaDD

There are dozens of meaningful, family-oriented service projects are offered here at SMI and all around the community. It’s also a great opportunity for everyone to come together in loving service and fellowship! 

Schedule of Events:

8:30 AM
       Daily Mass in the Church

9:00 AM
       Volunteer Blessing in the Church

9:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Perform your service project some time during the day

4:00 PM
Vigil Mass

Sign up today! smip.org/MaDD

We’re also working with the Plainfield Fire Department on sensory bags for Make a Difference Day!

In the lead-up to Make a Difference Day, we’re also looking for donations of rolls of fleece in solids or fun prints for Make a Difference Day.

We are participating in making 14’ x 14” square blankets to help children at Linden Oaks relieve stress.
All fleece can be dropped off in the commons now through October 11th.
A donation of 1 yard will make 8 squares or donation of 2 yards will make 20 squares with less waste.

We are also looking for a volunteer painter or 2 to paint the Stations of the Cross and Benches in that area. Must be very meticulous when painting. Please consider helping “to shoulder a piece of the load” on our journey and support of our great parish.
We have paint/stain already for this project. Interested? Have Questions?

Questions about the fleece donations or about MADD contact: Pam Angelus 815-436-2651 Ext. 849 or pangelus@smip.org

2026 Tootsie Roll Drive for the Intellectually Disabled

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The Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council #5573 will be holding their Annual Tootsie Roll Drive at our parish on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th.  Members and friends of the Good Shepherd Council will be collecting donations for the Intellectually Disabled in the Commons and outside of the church doors after all Masses. 

Please be generous and enjoy a chewy chocolate Tootsie Roll.  All proceeds benefit those in need in our parish and community.

The Knights are also looking for parishioners to help with their annual Tootsie Roll Drive. They will be collecting donations at various intersections in Plainfield and Joliet on Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, and Sunday September 20. They are also in need of assistance with the Drive at our parish on September 19 & 20. All money collected will help the Intellectually Disabled in our community.

If you are able to volunteer or would like more information, please call Gene Chorazyczewski at 708-309-6040 or David Perez at 815-609-8822.

MaDD is Seeking A Meticulous Painter (or 2!)

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Do you have a hidden talent you would like to share with us on Make a Difference Day?

Looking for a volunteer painter or 2 to paint the Stations of the Cross and Benches in that area. Must be very meticulous when painting. Please consider helping “to shoulder a piece of the load” on our journey and support of our great parish.

We have paint/stain already for this project. Interested? Have Questions? Contact: Pam Angelus 815-436-2651 x849 or pangelus@smip.org.

Spiritual Adoption – Monthly Highlight

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SPIRITUAL ADOPTION OF UNBORN BABIES IN DANGER OF ABORTION

Our parish spiritually adopted babies who were in danger of abortion in March.
After five months from conception our babies are now kicking.

 This month marks the half-way point to birth, and the baby is very active. Sleep habits develop and his mother can feel him move and stretch, particularly when she is resting. He is big and strong enough to kick hard against the outside uterine wall and dent it. Up to now, although he swam with ease in his watery world, he was too small for her to detect because the inside wall of the uterus has little feeling. Babies born at this age have survived.

Please pray for our Spiritually Adopted Babies:

“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

Pray this prayer daily through December 25.

St. Mary Immaculate’s Adult Choir “Grace Notes” is Seeking New Members

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Achieving harmony through God’s amazing grace!

Our choir members are all dedicated volunteers from our very own parish community. We sing and make music because we love to. We praise the Lord with our music because we love Him. God has given us the gift of music and music has the unique ability to touch hearts, to draw out emotions and to change lives. Join the choir and see how it changes you!

The Grace Notes choir is open to all those high school age and beyond.

Choir season starts September 9th, 2026.

Rehearsals: Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Choir sings 9:00 AM Mass on most Sunday mornings.

No auditions – just come – MEN this means you, too!

Contact Heather Roerig at hroerig@smip.org for more informatrion.

The Lord desires that we sing praises to Him! Come to one rehearsal, experience one Mass with us, you will want to stay!

CCW Happenings

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Our opening meeting for the 2026-2027 season will be on Thursday, September 3rd at 12:30 PM in the Faith Sharing/Harvester Rooms. We have a season of wonderful topics, and our first meeting will be on the history of our parish and our council at St. Mary Immaculate. We will also have our business meeting and discuss any details needed for the next meeting. We will finish it all off with an ice cream social with plenty of toppings and a Meet & Greet with the parish and school staff.

We invite all our established members back and welcome any new ladies who would like to attend. Looking for a way to grow in faith, give back to our community, enjoy fellowship? Come check our group out! See upcoming bulletins for more information on each of our meetings.

Questions? Contact Debbie Shimek at 815.922.7697

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children

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Saturday, September 12

On Saturday, September 12, pro-life Americans will honor the memory of the more than 66 million unborn victims of abortion during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Solemn prayer services will be held simultaneously at gravesites around the country where abortion victims have been buried, as well as at many other memorial sites dedicated in their honor.

Join us for the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children and ensure that our unborn brothers and sisters will not be forgotten. Our local Memorial Service will be held at Resurrection Cemetery, located at 200 W. Romeo Road in Romeoville, in the Garden of Angels Section, at 1:00 PM.

  • Presider: Most Rev Dennis E Spies, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Joliet,
  • Speakers: Dr Monica Migliorino Miller Ph.D, Founder of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Author and Speaker, Sharon Leavitt, Letter-to My Unborn Son

Contact Don Hrdlicka at 630-415-6603 or pharmdon@hotmail.com with any questions about the event.

For more information on this event, visit NationalDayOfRemembrance.org

Catechists/Mentors Needed

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Faith Formation is in need of Catechists and Mentors for the 2026-2027 school year. Religious Education classes are for students in Kindergarten – 12th grade. Classes meet weekly from September through end of April/beginning of May.

All training, materials, and supplies are provided for you along with support throughout the year.

If you are interested or have questions contact Anna at ataylor@smip.org or Bridgett at bmelzacki@smip.org. You are also welcome to come into the Faith Formation office to talk with us.

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