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Hallow Saints Challenge
Want to Be Friends with the Saints?
The saints weren’t perfect, but their lives reveal the extraordinary ways God works through ordinary people!
Join St. Mary Immaculate Parish for Hallow’s Saints Challenge, beginning October 26!
Together, we’ll discover the inspiring lives, wisdom, and spirituality of saints like St. Teresa of Ávila, St. Padre Pio, St. John of the Cross, St. John Henry Newman, and many more!
Deepen your prayer life, discover new spiritual companions, and grow in faith alongside our parish community.
Join the waitlist today! Visit the St. Mary Immaculate Parish page on Hallow at hallow.com/parish.
You’ll receive a reminder when the challenge begins!
The saints have so much to teach us. Come discover their stories and let them inspire yours!
Giving Tree 2026
SAVE THE DATES for Giving Tree Season 2026
Gift Tag pick up dates Nov. 7th & 8th, Nov 14th & 15th and Nov 21st & 22nd
Please visit our tables in the Commons to select a family or individual(s) to bless this Christmas!
Sign up at: smip.org/GivingTree
Daybreak Meal to Feed the Homeless
NOVEMBER Daybreak Meal to Feed the Homeless
Food Donations Needed BY NOVEMBER 2
Our next Daybreak Meal donation date is November 3. We would greatly appreciate your help with donating various items for meal preparation.
If you would like to help, please sign up to donate an item at smip.org/daybreak by November 2. We ask that donated items please be brought to the Commons by Tuesday, November 3. Donation pick up is at 10:00 AM that day. Perishable items should be marked and placed in the refrigerator in the parish kitchen.
Our meals are successful as a result of your generosity. Your participation is truly a way to make a positive difference in someone’s life.
Questions? Contact Chris McLawhorn at 815-436-8374 or Kathy Hall at 815-436-2729.
ReBoot: A Life-Changing Event
This high-energy, 2-hour event with internationally acclaimed speaker Chris Stefanick will awaken your faith, reignite your joy, and equip you with tools to live the life God created you for: A life of JOY!
It will help you rediscover the JOY you were created for, and is perfect for everyone… even friends, family, and children (12+) who may not be actively practicing their faith. Don’t miss out!
Ticket: buytickets.at/reallifecatholic/2049095
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
7:00 – 9:30 PM
St. Mary Immaculate Parish
15629 S. Route 59
Plainfield, IL 60544
Knights of Columbus Priesthood Pancake Breakfast
Good Shepherd Council #5573
Join us in the gym on Sunday, October 25, for a delicious breakfast after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:45 AM Masses, as we celebrate the many gifts that Father John, Father Ternan and Father Andrew bring to St. Mary’s. The menu features: fluffy pancakes, sausage links, and scrambled eggs. Coffee, milk, and juice are included.
The Knights are not charging for this breakfast; however, goodwill donations are encouraged and accepted. Cash and check only.
All proceeds will benefit our parish priests, in appreciation for all they do as our faith leaders.
For additional information contact Bob Marcucci at nitroboy58@gmail.com.
Parishioner Welcome Gathering & Registration
October 25th
If you would like to become a member of St. Mary Immaculate Parish, you are welcome to register
as a new parishioner online anytime at smip.org/register.
If you have already registered online and would like a tour of the campus, or would like to register in
person, please join us on Sunday, October 25, at 10:15 AM in the St. Anne Room for our
Welcome Gathering. Long-standing parishioners are also welcome to attend!
Please contact Laura Van Ham at lvanham@smip.org or 815-436-2651, x887 with any questions.
Job Opening at SMI
Part-Time On-Call Custodian
St. Mary Immaculate Parish is seeking to hire a part-time, on-call, Custodian to assist during busy times at the parish. Hours are varied and may include weekend evenings, weekend days or weekday nights, based on the parish event schedule.
Duties include cleaning bathrooms, floors/carpets, disposing of garbage and recycling, setting up and taking down tables, chairs and other needed items for meetings/events, and cleaning up rooms following meetings/events. The pay is $17 to $18 per hour.
A High School diploma or equivalent is required. Previous Custodian experience is preferred. Candidate will need to be physically able to perform the duties as assigned, including the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Must support the mission, philosophy, objectives and policies of St. Mary Immaculate Parish, the Catholic Church and the Diocese of Joliet.
Please submit cover letter and resume to Laura Van Ham at LVanHam@smip.org.
ASL Translation Returning to St. Mary’s
St Mary’s will have a sign language interpreter at the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass every 2nd and 3rd Sunday of the month beginning on November 8th.
Those interested should sit in the right front section of the church closest to the choir. Ushers will be marking these pews as reserved for this use. Keep in mind the lectors have a perpetually reserved pew in that section as well.
The Cathedral of St Raymond has interpreted Masses on the 1st and 4th Sunday of each month, and St Mary’s just wants to give our deaf and hard of hearing parishioners the opportunity to fully participate in Mass at their home parish. Spread the word.
Pray the Rosary for Life at the Crosses Along Rt. 59
Sundays in October at 1:30PM
From September 26 through October 25, crosses will be displayed in the parkway along Route 59 in front of St. Mary Immaculate Church. These crosses will remind people driving by that each abortion ends the life of a child. In this country, in the last 53 years, abortion has ended the lives of over 66,000,000 babies.
We, in the Reverence for life Ministry, hope that you will pray for our country, and for all government officials, that the hearts and minds of all would accept God in their lives and then be open to protecting ALL LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH.
Please join us to pray the “Rosary for Life” at the crosses on Sundays during October: 4, 11, 18 & 25, following the 12:15 Mass at 1:30 PM. We will also pray the Rosary for Life on October 17, during Make a Difference Day, at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Please bring your own chair.