The Parish PostLombard, Illinois · No. 2
The Saturday Parish Post
from The Lilac Post
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Thanksgiving meal kits at St. Pius X, All Saints on Sunday, and a Knights memorial
St. Vincent de Paul at St. Pius X is asking parishioners to sponsor Thanksgiving meal kits for neighbors in need, at $30 a kit. The Solemnity of All Saints falls on Sunday, Nov. 1, this year, and that morning the Father Boecker Knights of Columbus council will remember its deceased members after the 11 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart. The week ahead brings the feast of Saints Simon and Jude on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and clocks go back an hour early on Nov. 1.
This week’s story
How to go to confession, and where to find it in Lombard
A simple guide to the Sacrament of Penance, with the weekly confession times at every Catholic church in town.
Whether it has been a week or many years, confession follows the same simple pattern. Before you go, take a few minutes for an examination of conscience. The U.S. bishops publish several, including ones built on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes.
In the confessional, begin with the Sign of the Cross and say, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been [this long] since my last confession.” Then confess your sins, naming mortal sins in kind and number as best you can. The priest may offer some counsel and will give you a penance. You then pray an Act of Contrition, and the priest speaks the words of absolution. Afterward, do your penance promptly.
If you have forgotten how it goes, simply tell the priest. Priests hear that often and are glad to walk you through it. Everything said in confession is protected by the seal, which a priest may never break.
Parish news
St. Pius X seeks sponsors for Thanksgiving meal kits
The St. Pius X conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has ordered 45 holiday meal kits, complete with frozen turkeys, from the Northern Illinois Food Bank and will give them to neighbors in need a few days before Thanksgiving, the Oct. 25 bulletin says. Parishioners can sponsor a kit for $30, using the St. Vincent de Paul offertory envelope marked “Holiday Meal” or the parish’s online giving page.
St. Pius X bulletinAll Saints falls on a Sunday this year
The Solemnity of All Saints is Sunday, Nov. 1, so the regular Sunday obligation applies this year. At St. Pius X, the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Oct. 31, is the vigil for All Saints, followed by Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 a.m., the bulletin says. Daylight saving time also ends at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, so clocks go back one hour Saturday night.
St. Pius X bulletinKnights Council 6090 remembers deceased members on Nov. 1
Knights of Columbus Father Boecker Council 6090 will hold a brief memorial service for its deceased members after the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Sacred Heart Church, according to a notice in the St. Pius X bulletin. The council especially invites the widows and families of departed Knights to join in the prayers.
St. Pius X bulletinFirst Saturday Mass at St. Pius X on Nov. 7
St. Pius X’s First Saturday Mass is at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, the bulletin says. Each month the Mass is offered for the intentions of the parish’s Council of Catholic Women, living and deceased, and afterward the priest leads a devotion to Mary Immaculate Queen.
St. Pius X bulletinBishop-designate Cahill will be installed Nov. 11
Bishop-designate Brendan J. Cahill, whom Pope Leo XIV appointed on Sept. 17 as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, will be installed at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, the diocese says. Seating is limited, so attendance is by ticket only, and the Mass will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Diocese of JolietFrom the bulletins
Council of Catholic Women Advent evening Nov. 18
The St. Pius X Council of Catholic Women hosts an evening of Advent prayer and reflection at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Martha Room, the bulletin says. Women may bring their mothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, and daughters of high school age or older. Light refreshments will be served, and guests should enter through Door 8 on the east side of the church.
St. Pius X bulletinHora Santa on Thursday evenings at St. Pius X
St. Pius X holds a Spanish-language Holy Hour, the Hora Santa, every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the church, the bulletin says.
St. Pius X bulletinHoliday photo backdrops benefit the St. Pius X gala
The St. Pius X Gala Committee and Crescendo Balloons will set up Christmas and Winter Wonderland balloon backdrops for family photos in the gym on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the bulletin says. Each 15-minute spot costs $20 and is reserved through GiveSmart, and pets are not allowed.
St. Pius X bulletinThis week in the parishes
Sun, Oct 25 to Sat, Oct 31. Regular Mass and confession times are on The Parish Post front page.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Montini Catholic open house
Montini Catholic High School
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Wed, Oct 28 · All day
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
All Lombard parishes
Add to calendarWed, Oct 28 · 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
★Behold adoration
Christ the King · 1501 S Main St
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 p.m.
★Knights social meeting
Sacred Heart social center · 114 S Elizabeth St
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From the wider Church
Pope Leo XIV skips Assisi trip on doctors’ advice
The National Catholic Register reports that Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Oct. 27 for a peace gathering. His doctors say he is recovering exceptionally well from lung surgery but advised against the helicopter trip as a precaution.
National Catholic RegisterLiechtenstein’s prince vetoes abortion bill
Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois has vetoed a bill that would have legalized abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, saying it does not adequately protect unborn life, the National Catholic Register reports.
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