Welcome to Saint Mary Catholic Church Byron, Illinois
	Summer hours for weekend Mass: 5:00PM Saturday 8:00AM Sunday 10:00AM Sunday
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Click to follow a link anytime a word is underlined: †Totus Tuus Camp Pictures †Bulletins were added †Newsletters were added †Religious Education Calendar was added. †R.C.I.A. Information was added. †A Links page was added. †Music ministry information was updated. See an issue or problem on the site? Contact the parish office or Becca Ketter.	Catholics Come Home      CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME An Open Door for Returning Catholics Come Back to the Family! Come Back to the Body of Christ! Come Home!          "Come back to me, with all your heart, and I will love you freely." - Hosea 14:2-3,5 Have you been away from the Church for awhile? You are invited to join us at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Byron to share in God's mercy and love.                 Parish Picnic - August 29 - Byron Forest Preserve - Mass at 10AM World Youth Day Sponsors Requested. . . As many of you know, we are taking a group of 14 teens on a pilgrimage in August, 2011.  We will tour religious and cultural sites in Rome and Assisi before attending World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain with the Pope.  This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will benefit not only these youth but the entire parish, for they are the future of the Church!    The teens have already been working hard at fundraisers, but we are also in need of donations.  The cost for the 12-day trip is $3599 per person.  We are hoping to pay half of each youth’s cost for the trip ($1800) with money raised through fundraisers and donations; they are responsible for the other half.   Won’t you please prayerfully consider being a financial sponsor?  Perhaps you could contribute at one of the levels listed below.  If so, you may turn in the slip below with your donation and put it in the offertory or bring/mail it to the office.  You may also contact Fr. Nnaso personally.   Note:  If you are not able to contribute at one of the amounts below, the teens will also be selling $25 “stocks” soon and they will be holding various fundraisers.   Thank you in advance for your generosity! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ Dear Fr. Nnaso, I am enclosing the following donation in support of the youth of our parish who will be attending World Youth Day: ___ Benevolent Benefactor:  $1,800 ___ Selfless Sponsor:            $   900 ___ Dedicated Donor:           $   450 ___ Inspiring Individual:         $   225 ___ Caring Contributor:         $   100   Signed: __________________________________________________

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