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IMAGE St. Rose Philippine Duchesne St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (Feast day - November 18) was born in Grenoble,...


IMAGE St. Cecilia In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in...


Mass for this coming Wednesday, October 30, 2024 has been cancelled.  Our Vigil for All Saints Day Mass will...


Attention: St. John Vianney Church goers on Sunday, October 20, 2024 The parking lot repairs have begun. Please be...


IMAGE St. Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor was the son of King Ethelred III and his Norman wife, Emma, daughter...


IMAGE St. Hedwig A Duchess and widow, St Hedwig was the patroness of Silesia, a region of eastern Europe.  Also called...


IMAGE St. John Chrysostom St. John, named Chrysostom (golden-mouthed) on account of his eloquence, came into the world of...


IMAGE St. Peter Claver St. Peter Claver was born at Verdu, Catalonia, Spain, in 1580, of impoverished parents descended...


IMAGE St. Benilde St. Benilde Romancon was born at Thuret, France on June 13, 1805 and christened Peter.  He...


IMAGE St. Blane St. Blane was born on the island of Bute, Scotland, he studied in Ireland for seven years, became a...


IMAGE Saint Birgitta Saint Birgitta was the daughter of Uppland's Lagman, Birger Petersson and his wife, Ingeborg, who was a...


IMAGE St. Maria Goretti St. Maria Goretti was born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona Province in Italy. ...


IMAGE St. Aloysius Gonzaga St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy...


IMAGE St. Boniface of Mainz Winfrith (St. Boniface's birth name) had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is...


IMAGE St. Bede the Venerable Bede was born in 672 near Sr. Peter and St. Paul monastery at Wearmouth-Jarrow,...


IMAGE St. Cristóbal Magallanes Cristóbal Magallanes Jara was born in Totatiche, Jalisco, Mexico on July 30,...


IMAGE St. Joseph of Cottolengo St. Joseph of Cottolengo was born at Bra, near Turin, Italy.  He was ordained and engaged...


IMAGE St. Celsus of Armagh St. Celsus of Armagh was a layman named Ceallach mac Aedha.  He succeeded to the...


IMAGE St. Salvatore St. Salvatore of Horta is usually described as "of Horta" because he spent many years in the Franciscan...


IMAGE St. Colette Colette was the daughter of a carpenter named DeBoilet at Corby Abbey in Picardy, France.  She...


IMAGE St. Anne Line St. Anne Line was an English martyr from Dunmow, Essex.  The daughter of William Heigham, she...


IMAGE St. Andrew Corsini St Andrew Corisini was a Carmelite miracle worker and papal legate.  He was born in...


IMAGE St. John Bosco John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August...


IMAGE St. John Neumann This American saint was born in Bohemia in 1811.  He was looking forward to being ordained...


IMAGE St. John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the...


IMAGE St. Peter Canisius In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent.  It was shortly after the Council of...


IMAGE St. Martin de Porres St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579.  Martin was the illegitimate...


IMAGE St. Charles Borromeo Charles was the son of Count Gilbert Borromeo and Margaret Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He was...


For Growing Disciples information go to : https://www.growingdisciplescdop.org/There you will find:1) A video message...


IMAGE St. Bruno St. Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family.  He studied at the ...


IMAGE Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in...


Per the new policy, the new tables purchased by the St. John Vianney Altar and Rosary Society will not...


IMAGE St. Regina Saint Regina was a virgin martyr and saint of the pre-schism Christian...


IMAGE   St. Padre Pio St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift...


Starting Wednesday, August 16, 2023 a weekday Mass will be offered at 5:30 PM at St. John Vianney Church in...


IMAGE St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former...


IMAGE St. Stephen the Great  St. Stephen the Great (977-1038), was the son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen...


IMAGE St. Kateri Tekakwitha St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic...


IMAGE St. Benedict St. Benedict is believed to have been born around 480, as the son to a Roman noble of Norcia and the twin...


IMAGE St. Aloysius Gonzaga   St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy.  The first words St. Aloysius spoke were...


IMAGE St. Anthony of Padua Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal.  He was born into a wealthy...


IMAGE St. Peter Chanel St. Peter Chanel was born in the hamlet of La Potière near Montrevel-en-Bresse, Ain...


IMAGE St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen St. Fidelis was born Mark Roy or Rey in 1577, in Sigmaringen, a town in...


IMAGE St. Isidore, The Farmer St. Isidore was born at Madrid, Spain, in the latter half of the 12th century.  For the...


IMAGE St. Athanasius St. Athanasius, also known as Athanasius the Great and Athanasius the Confessor, was a bishop and doctor...


IMAGE St. Agnes of Bohemia St. Agnes of Bohemia, also known as Agnes of Prague, was a...


IMAGE St. Katharine Drexel St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic...


IMAGE St. Febronia It must be frankly admitted that the virgin martyr St. Febronia is in all probability a purely...


IMAGE St. Alto St. Alto was a hermit and missionary, recorded as an Irishmen or possibly an Anglo-Saxon.  He lived near...


IMAGE St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native born American to be canonized by the Catholic...


IMAGE St. Seraphim of Sarov Seraphim of Sarov was born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín and became a Russian...


IMAGE St. Peter Fourier Fourier was born on 30 November 1565 in the village of Mirecourt, in what was then...


IMAGE St. Ambrose Saint Ambrose, also known as Aurelius Ambrosius, is one of the four original doctors of the Church. ...


IMAGE St. Silvia St. Sylvia, Mother of St. Gregory the Great.  The Church venerates the sancity of Sylvia and...


IMAGE St. Hubert Bishop of Maastricht, Netherlands, and disciple of St. Lambert.  Hubert was a married court­ier...


IMAGE St. Aurelia of Strasbourg According to the legend, St. Aurelia was a princess who became a hermitess.  She...


IMAGE St. Edwin of Northumbria In the year 616, King Ethelfrith was slain in battle by Redwald, King of the East...


IMAGE St. Gabriel, the Archangel St. Gabriel is an angel who serves as a messenger for God to certain people.  He is one...


IMAGE St. Ingrid of Sweden Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under direction of Peter of...


IMAGE St. Monica Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother.  She was born in 331...


IMAGE St. Cassian of Autun Saint Cassian of Autun (French: Cassien) (died ca. 350 AD) was a 4th-century bishop...


IMAGE St. Paulina Saint Paulina, born Amabile Lucia Visintainer (December 16, 1865 -- July 9, 1942), was a Brazilian nun of...


IMAGE St Andrew of Crete Born in Damascus c. 650, to Christian parents, Andrew was mute until the age of seven....


IMAGE   Rev. John Richard Burns (August 21, 1945—June 11,...


IMAGE St. Columba St. Columba 521-597, was born probaly in Donegal Ireland of royal descent.  He studied at Moville...


IMAGE St. Petroc Petroc was born in Wales, possibly the son of a Welsh king.  He became a monk and with some of his...


IMAGE St, Crispin of Viterbo Pietro Fioretti was born on 13 November 1668 in Bottarone in Viterbo to Ubaldo...


IMAGE St. Peter Van St. Peter Van was a Vietnamese martyr.  A native catechist, he was arrested by authorities and...


IMAGE St. Gemma Galgani St. Gemma Galgani, also known as the Flower of Lucca, was an Italian mystic often referred to as the...


IMAGE St. Mary of Egypt In Cyril of Scythopolis' life of St. Cyryacus, he tells of a women named Mary found by Cyryacus and...


IMAGE St. Frances of Rome Frances was born in the city of Rome in 1384 to a wealthy, noble family.  From her mother she...


IMAGE St. John of God From the time he was eight to the day he died, St. John followed every impulse of his heart.  The...


IMAGE St. Scholastica St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, consecrated her life to God from her earliest youth. ...


IMAGE St. Blaise Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor.  The first known record of the saint's life comes...


Today, January 9, 2022 our Sunday 8 AM Mass has been cancelled at St. John Vianney Church in Cambridge due to icy...


IMAGE St. Sava Sava was the son of Stephen I, founder of the Nemanydes dynasty, and also known as Sabas.  He became a...


IMAGE St. Melanie St. Melanie was born in Placet Brittany.  He was a monk when called to succeed St. Amand in the see of...


The 5:30 Sunday evening Mass in Woodhull on January 2, 2022 is still on the schedule.  


Due to the inclement weather and the poor road conditions, the 8:00 AM Sunday morning Mass tomorrow (on January 2,...


Saturday, January 1, 2022 Due to the inclement weather: The 4 PM Saturday Mass today at St John's in Galva has been...


Christmas Eve-Friday, Dec 24   4:00 PM- Galva & Children’s Mass-Kewanee 5:30 PM - Woodhull ...


IMAGE St. Melania St. Melania was born to wealthy Christians, Publicola, a Roman senator, and Albina.  At fourteen, she...


IMAGE St. Bibiana According to legend, Bibiana was the daughter of a former prefect, Flavianus, who was banished...


IMAGE Fr. Christopher Lwigi Magesa’s Biography My name is Fr. Christopher Lwigi Magesa. I was born July 24, 1968. I’m the...


IMAGE St. Mesrop St. Mesrop was Confessor and disciple of St. Nerses the Great of Armenia and was called "the Teacher." ...


IMAGE St. Sylvia St. Sylvia was the Mother of St. Gregory the Great   The Church venerates the sanctity of Sylvia...


IMAGE St. Jean de Brebeuf St. Jean de Brebeuf, 1593 - 1649, was a french born Jesuit missionary and martyr of New France...


IMAGE St. Remigius St. Remigius or Remi, Bishop of Rheims was the great apostle of the Franks, and was illustrious for his...


IMAGE St. Jerome Before he was known as Saint Jerome, he was named Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus.  He was born around...


IMAGE St. Beatrice de Silva Meneses St. Beatrice da Silva Meneses was born in Ceuta, Portugal, in 1424.  She was the...


IMAGE St. John Eudes John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer.  He went to...


IMAGE St. Mary MacKillop St. Mary MacKillop, also known as St. Mary of the Cross, was an Australian nun declared a saint by...


IMAGE St. Marie Amandine  St. Marie Amandine's official name was "Marie-Pauline Jeuris".  Her father was Cornelius...


IMAGE St. Thomas St. Thomas was born a Jew and was called to be one of the twelve Apostles.  His birth and death dates...


IMAGE FR JAMES CELEBRATE 22 YEARS OF PRIESTLY ANNIVERSARY AND APPEALS FOR MISSION SUPPORT FOR SMA SCHOOL PROJECT IN GHANA-...


IMAGE St. Emily de Vialar Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emily de Vialar was the eldest child and only daughter of Baron James...


IMAGE     St. Phillip the Deacon All that is known of Philip is what we are told in Acts in the Bible.  He is...


IMAGE         Our retiring Priest, Fr. John Burns and our new Pastor, Fr. Johndamaseni Zilimu ...


IMAGE From the desk of Fr. John R. Burns, retired pastor of the St. John Parishes I wish to thank all of my parishioners...


IMAGE St. Urban I Pope Urban I (175?-230) was the bishop of Rome from 222 to 23 May 230.  He was born...


IMAGE St. Florian The St. Florian commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on May 4th, was an officer of the Roman army, who...


IMAGE St. Michael of the Saints St. Michael was born Michael Argemir in Vic, a city of Catalonia, Spain. ...


IMAGE St. Hugh of Grenoble Born at Chateauneuf-sur-Isere, France in 1053, St. Hugh showed piety and theological facility from...


Starting Saturday, April 10th the Saturday 4 PM Mass in Galva resumes.  


IMAGE St. Clement Maria Hofbauer St. Clement Maria Hofbauer was a redemptorist preacher and reformer.  He was born on...


IMAGE St. Agnes of Bohemia Agnes was the daughter of King Ottokar of Bohemia.  She was engaged to Boleslaus when she was...


Stations of the Cross - CambridgeWednesdays- 5:30 PM during LentDue to the pandemic, there will be no meal after...


Stations of the Cross - WoodhullThursdays -6:15 PMFeb 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 6:15 PMfollowed...


Due to the extreme cold weather and the icy condition of the parking lot, the 8 am Mass on February 14th and the Ash...


IMAGE St. Paschal Paschal was the son of Bonosus, a Roman.  He studied at the Lateran, was named head of St. Stephen's...


IMAGE St. Joan de Lestonnac St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556.  She married at the age of...


Due to weather, Mass has been cancelled in Cambridge today, Sunday, January 31, 2021.


The additions are:Communion Service in Woodhull at 8:00 AM on ThursdaysCommunion Service in Galva at 4 PM on Saturdays


  ATTENTION: Change in Winter Mass Schedule Beginning the week of Jan 11, 2021 the Mass times will...


IMAGE St. Lucian Tradition holds that St. Lucian came from a noble family of Rome.  He was named "Lucius" like his...


IMAGE St. Adalard of Corbie St. Adalard of Corbie is the Patron of French churches and towns.  A nephew of Charles...


                  ANNOUNCEMENT ...


All Sunday Masses on December 27, 2020 have been cancelled in all three parishes.The Christmas Mass schedule remains...


IMAGE      Deb Dobbels, organizer for the project, is surrounded by the 61 baby quilts and blankets made by...


IMAGE St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli Virginia Centurione was born on 2 April 1587 in Genoa and was of noble...


IMAGE St. Fabiola Fabiola was a wealthy Roman Patrician of the famous Fabia family.  She was for a time a member of St....


IMAGE    Tree of Remembrance Due to the unpredictable circumstances caused by the pandemic, we have chosen to try...


IMAGE Caring Hearts of Cambridge Elementary are searching for gifts for children in need from our community. Paper...


IMAGE St. James of the Marches James Gangala was born at Montebrandone, Ancona.  He studied law and then joined the...


IMAGE Blessed Martha Le Bouteiller Blessed Martha Le Bouteiller was born as Aimee-Adele Le Bouteiller, in Percy, a villiage...


Starting November 1, 2020 the 4 PM Sunday evening Mass has been suspended at this time. The 8 AM Sunday Mass...


IMAGE St. Wolfgang Wolfgang was born in Swabia, Germany.  He studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg...


IMAGE St. Bavo St. Bavo, also called Allowin, was a nobleman, and native of that part of Brabant called Hesbaye.  After...


IMAGE Saint Hermione of Ephesusis Saint Hermione of Ephesusis a 2nd-century Christian martyr venerated by...


IMAGE     St. Phoebe St. Phoebe was a first-century Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in...


IMAGE St. Euthalia Saint Euthalia was a...


IMAGE St. Edith Stein Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Virgin and Martyr Edith Stein, born in 1891 in...


IMAGE Saint Paulina Saint Paulina was born Amabile Lucia Visintainer on December 16, 1865, the second daughter of...


IMAGE St. Bernardino Realino St. Bernardino Realino was born into a noble family of Capri, Italy in 1530.  After...


IMAGE On Sunday, June 7, 2020, the church doors will be opened, and Mass will resume at 8 am and 4pm.  For the time...


IMAGE St. Alban St. Alban was the first martyr of England, his own country (homeland).  During a persecution of...


IMAGE St. William of York St. William of York, Bishop William of York was the son of Count Herbert, treasurer to Henry...


WARNING ABOUT THOSE WHO MAY BE ILL: Do you have a fever or flu-like symptoms? Have you recently traveled out of the...


Click here> Letter from Bishop Jenky issued May 20,2020


Click here > Covid-19 Protocol Instructions


WARNING ABOUT RISK ASSUMED BY PARISHIONERS: While our parish staffs will attempt to take appropriate precautions...


Click here > PLAN FOR REOPENING CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN IL


Click here > LETTER FROM BISHOP JENKY ISSUED MAY 13, 2020  


IMAGE    All-loving God, we give you thanks and praise for mothers young and old. We pray for young mothers,...


IMAGE St. Felix of Cantalice St. Felix of Cantalice was born of peasant parents at Cantalice, Apulia, Italy.  He was a...


IMAGE St. Victor Maurus St. Victor Maurus was a native of Mauretania.  He was born in the third century, and was called...


IMAGE From the words of the book of Genesis: In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,…, God said,...


IMAGE What a grace-filled day this is! It is the eighth and final day of the Octave of Easter. On this eighth day of Easter...


IMAGE Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil -- Collect PrayerO God, who make this most sacred night radiant with the glory of the...


IMAGE Quite a number of things. During the night, Jesus had been arrested and taken before the high priests Annas and...


IMAGE To live stream the Diocesan Celebration of Holy Week, go to cdop.org and the Catholic Diocese of Peoria Facebook...


IMAGE Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy...


IMAGE On Palm Sunday blessed palms will be available at:St. John Vianney Church in Cambridge just outside the south east door...


IMAGE St. Peter of Verona St. Peter of Verona was an inquisitor and martyr.  He was born at Verona, Italy, in 1205. Both...


IMAGE St. Fara Burgundofara (Fara) was the daughter of Count Agneric, courtier of King Theodebert II.  She refused her...


The technical problem with viewing multiple pages of the bulletin on your cell phone, iphone or tablethas been...


Go to www.relevantradio.com to join in the Daily Mass at 12 noon and to join in the Family Rosary Across...


See www.facebook.com/stjohnvianneycambridge/ for the Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the granting of...


We are aware there is a current technical problem viewing multiple pages of the Sunday bulletin on a cell...


As of Sunday, March 22, 2020, confessions which were temporarily scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays have been...


For your convenience a plastic information holder containing current church bulletinshas been placed at the St. John...


Saturdays: Galva 3:30-4:30 PMSaturdays: Woodhull 5-6:15 PMSundays: Cambridge 3:30-4:30 PMSchedule subject to...


Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has suspended all public Masses in the Diocese of Peoria beginning with the Vigil Mass on...


IMAGE St. Louise de Marillac Louise de Marillac was born probably at Ferrieres-en-Brie near Meux, France, on August 12,...


IMAGE St. John Joseph of the Cross St. John Joseph of the Cross was born about the middle of the seventeenth century in the...


IMAGE Cambridge --Wednesdays at 5:30 PM followed by a simple meal               ...


IMAGE Wednesday, February 26thGalva  8AM - Mass and AshesCambridge 9:30 AM - Ashes onlyWoodhull 7 PM - Ashes only ...


IMAGE   Antoninus of Sorrento was born at Campagna in 555.  He left his native town to become a monk...


IMAGE St. Oswald A Dane by birth, St. Oswald studied in the household of his uncle, Archbishop Odo of Fleury, France, where...


IMAGE St. Osmund of Salisbury Bishop of Salisbury who helped compile the Domesday Book.  A member of the Norman...


IMAGE St. Alexander Briant Missionary and martyr, one of the English priests slain in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. ...


IMAGE Christmas Eve-Tuesday, Dec 24                         ...


IMAGE St. Adalbero A bishop, Adalbero was a Benedictine who influenced his own era.  He started his career as a monk in...


IMAGE   St. John the Evangelist Saint John the Divine was the son of Zebedee, and his mother's name was Salom. They...


IMAGE Wednesday, November 27 - Woodhull at 4:00 PMWednesday, November 27 - Cambridge at 5:30 PMThursday, November 28 - Galva...


IMAGE St. Agnes of Assisi Agnes was born in Assisi in 1198.  She was the younger sister of St. Clare.  At fifteen...


IMAGE St. Lawrence O'Toole St. Lawrence, it appears, was born about the year 1125.  When only ten years old, his father...


IMAGE Friday, November 1, 2019Galva - 4 PMCambridge - 5:15 PMWoodhull - 7 PM


IMAGE St. Phillip Howard Philip Howard was born June 28, 1557, in London.  He was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, the...


IMAGE St. Thomas of Hereford St. Thomas of Hereford was the Bishop of Hereford and also called Thomas Cantilupe. Born at...


Galva 2019-2020 CCD Schedule(All classes begin at 8:45 unless indicated otherwise)...


IMAGE St. Justina of Antioch According to the fictional morality story that had great popularity though with no basis in...


IMAGE St. Adrian According to legend Adrian was a pagan officer at the imperial court of Nicomedia.  Impressed by the...


IMAGE St. Jeanne Jugan   St. Jeanne Jugan, also known as Sister Mary of the Cross, L.S.P. was born on October 25, 1792...


IMAGE St. John Vianney   Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France...


Holy Day of Obligation Mass TimesThursday, August 15th8 AM - Woodhull5 PM - Galva6:30 PM - Cambridge


Mark your calendars!  Come join us for a sandwich, beverage and ice cream.When:  Sunday, August 11,...


IMAGE St. Kilian   An Irish monk, St. Kilian (who was born in 640) was consecrated Bishop, went to Rome with eleven...


IMAGE St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria   St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria was the cofounder of the Barnabites.  He was born in...


IMAGE St. Crescentia St. Crescentia, Vitus and Modestus were Christians who gave their live for the Faith in the Roman...


IMAGE St. Kevin Known in Ireland as Coemgen as well as Kevin, according to tradition he was born at the Fort of the White...


IMAGE St. Julia St. Julia was born of noble parents in South Africa.  When she was still quite young, her city was...


IMAGE St. James the Less   St. James the Less, the author of the first Catholic Epistle, was the son of Alphaeus of...


Holy Thursday Mass4:00 PM  Galva7:00 PM  WoodhullGood FridayNo Mass--Stations, Gospel, Veneration & Holy...


IMAGE St. Pius V, Pope   Pope Pius V was Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic...


IMAGE St Francis of Paola   Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco...


Cambridge -  Wednesdays at 5:15 PMSimple meal will follow Galva - Wednesdays Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 6:00...


IMAGE St. John Ogilvie   Born in 1579, John Ogilvie belonged to Scottish nobility.  Raised a Calvinist, he was...