Glen Ellyn IL & nearby parishes

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I am going to be travelling soon to Glen Ellyn IL and would like to know if anyone knows of a solid parish nearby. I have seen online St. James the Greater & St. Petronille Parishes. Does anyone have any comments on either of these? Good or bad? Any other nearby parishes that I won’t have to wring heresy out of my kids afterwords? 😃

We usually make the trip down to St. John Cantius on the north side, but probably won’t be able to do that on this visit, unfortunately.

Thanks!
Marc
 
If you prefer TLM to English NO, then you are not going to like either parish in the burbs. You might as well hop on Metra and head to St. John Cantius.

However, if you can’t hop Metra, I would opt for St. James. St. Petronille used to be really solid, but now seems well, headed in the direction of St. Joan up in Minneapolis/ St. Paul.
 
Sacred Heart Parish in Lombard, IL (next suburb east from Glen Ellyn) has a very devout Novus Ordo Mass. The pastor is absolutely great. He studied in Rome. The associate pastor is a newly ordained, rock solid priest. The parish has recently had a speaker series featuring: Scott Hahn, Jeff Cavins, Fr. Corapi, Janet Smith, Peter Kreeft, George Wiegel and many other wonderful scholars.

Website is www.sacredheartlombard.org
 
Hey, Marc!

Just a suggestion… If you’re looking for a unique Catholic liturgical experience, you might want to consider a trip to Annunciation of the Mother of God Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic parish in Homer Glen. It’s about 25 or so miles south of Glen Ellyn, but it’s well worth the drive to experience our Catholic faith from the Eastern perspective.

Annunciation parish represents one of the finest examples of Byzantine Catholicism you’ll find anywhere in the country… an absolutely splended church with welcoming parishioners and a wonderful pastor (Fr. Thomas Loya - a familiar name to many in the Midwest who listen regularly to Catholic radio).

The Byzantine Catholic Church worships in the ancient tradition of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Although this Eucharistic Celebration is very different from either the TLM or NO Mass that you may be familiar with, please understand that it is fully Catholic, in full communion with Rome. As a Catholic, your attendance here does fulfill your Sunday obligation, and you are absolutely free and encouraged to partake of the Eucharist (provided, of course, you are in a state of grace that would allow you to do so).

Here’s their website (by the way, Fr. Tom himself painted virtually all the icons you see adorning the walls and ceiling!)…

byzantinecatholic.com/

It would be a shame to get so close to one of the finest examples of Byzantine Catholicism in the country and miss out on experiencing it!
 
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OutinChgoburbs:
St. Petronille used to be really solid, but now seems well, headed in the direction of St. Joan up in Minneapolis/ St. Paul.
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Do you have any evidence to support this allegation? As a parishioner at St. Pet., I beg to differ.

-GIRM followed by the book
-classical vernacular music, and even some Latin chants (a nice Cantate domino last Sunday)
-4 orthodox priests and 3 orthodox deacons
-24 hour adoration First Friday, 7-hour all other Fridays
-Eucharistic procession on Corpus Christi
-many homilies against abortion (including political support
thereof), and even one against IVF.
-and let’s not forget our three (count 'em, 3) seminarians in a diocese with about 25 total.

Marc, you’ll do just fine at St. Pet’s. Enjoy your stay in Glen Ellyn!

-Illini
 
As of about 8 years ago St, James had a nun who nuetered all the lectionaries. That was enough to send me packing!

I settled at Christ the King in Lombard as it was my canonical parish and has an orthodox pastor. Not many singers though. 😦

No knowledge of St. Pets other than a lot of U of IL alumni seem to be there and the architecture seems a bit more Episcopal than catholic. Not really very severe problems!
 
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manualman:
No knowledge of St. Pets other than a lot of U of IL alumni seem to be there . . .
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Imagine that!
Code: 
 We've had some local Episcopalians take interest in our parish after the gay bishop controversy got started there. The Episcopal priest at the local parish was highly outspoken *against* the appointment . . . and then ended up in South Carolina somewhere, replaced by someone from the chancery of the very liberal Chicago diocese.:hmmm:
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Thank you for this info! There is a Byzantine parish in St. Louis near us that we have not had a chance to attend as of yet, but would like to.

Marc
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Hey, Marc!

Just a suggestion… If you’re looking for a unique Catholic liturgical experience, you might want to consider a trip to Annunciation of the Mother of God Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic parish in Homer Glen. It’s about 25 or so miles south of Glen Ellyn, but it’s well worth the drive to experience our Catholic faith from the Eastern perspective.

Annunciation parish represents one of the finest examples of Byzantine Catholicism you’ll find anywhere in the country… an absolutely splended church with welcoming parishioners and a wonderful pastor (Fr. Thomas Loya - a familiar name to many in the Midwest who listen regularly to Catholic radio).

The Byzantine Catholic Church worships in the ancient tradition of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Although this Eucharistic Celebration is very different from either the TLM or NO Mass that you may be familiar with, please understand that it is fully Catholic, in full communion with Rome. As a Catholic, your attendance here does fulfill your Sunday obligation, and you are absolutely free and encouraged to partake of the Eucharist (provided, of course, you are in a state of grace that would allow you to do so).

Here’s their website (by the way, Fr. Tom himself painted virtually all the icons you see adorning the walls and ceiling!)…

byzantinecatholic.com/

It would be a shame to get so close to one of the finest examples of Byzantine Catholicism in the country and miss out on experiencing it!
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If you make it to Glenn Ellyn, you might consider travelling to Libertyville and Marytown there. They have nice first friday services and a shrine to Maximilian Kolbe, perpetual adoration, etc. The friars there are quite nice!

marytown.com/marytown.html
 
I definitely recommend that you avoid St. James the Apostle in Glen Ellyn if you’re looking for a place that is anywhere near the magisterial teachings and customs of the Church. (Not to imply that there aren’t individual parishioners who are orthodox, but the parish as a whole is not orthodox.)

My suggestions echo several in this thread, plus one: Sacred Heart in Lombard is indeed wonderful, Priests and parishioners; Marytown in Libertyville is certainly worth the drive; don’t know about St. Pet’s nowadays; I would add Sts. Peter and Paul in Naperville, especially for the wonderful experience of the sense of the sacred in the structure, stained glass, statues, artwork, etc. Their Priests range from very good to outstanding, and they have a beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel where you can visit our Lord. (So does Sacred Heart.)

Regarding St. John Cantius: well, you just couldn’t do any better than that Church!

God bless you and welcome to Illinois!

I Serve
 
All:

Thank you all for your thoughts and opinions. My wife attended daily Mass Friday at St. James & couldn’t find the tabernacle. My wife also attended daily Mass on Saturday at St. Petronelle and couldn’t find the tabernacle (if I remember her account properly).

We decided to go to Sacred Heart in Lombard for Sunday (found the tabernacle right away) and found it to be as you all described it. As a bonus (and answer to my prayers) even my mom, a lukewarm Catholic, seemed charged up by it and may want to resume normal practice of the Faith, although her reasons for wanting to maybe joint the parish are less than desirable, I think it will work. (ie: she looks for things like how people are dressed, # of people doing the “Judas Shuffle,” and how the homilies go and their preachiness, etc.) She also seemed positive in her thoughts when talking to my brother, also quite lukewarm. SO…I like to think that God led us there to lead my parents & family there.

I cannot disagree, with “I Serve” relative to St. John Cantius, other than my parish here in St. Louis, St. Francis de Sales Oratory (institute-christ-king.org/stlouishome.htm) is also pretty close in beauty and reverence.

Marc
 
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All:

Thank you all for your thoughts and opinions. My wife attended daily Mass Friday at St. James & couldn’t find the tabernacle. My wife also attended daily Mass on Saturday at St. Petronelle and couldn’t find the tabernacle (if I remember her account properly).

We decided to go to Sacred Heart in Lombard for Sunday (found the tabernacle right away) and found it to be as you all described it. As a bonus (and answer to my prayers) even my mom, a lukewarm Catholic, seemed charged up by it and may want to resume normal practice of the Faith, although her reasons for wanting to maybe joint the parish are less than desirable, I think it will work. (ie: she looks for things like how people are dressed, # of people doing the “Judas Shuffle,” and how the homilies go and their preachiness, etc.) She also seemed positive in her thoughts when talking to my brother, also quite lukewarm. SO…I like to think that God led us there to lead my parents & family there.

I cannot disagree, with “I Serve” relative to St. John Cantius, other than my parish here in St. Louis, St. Francis de Sales Oratory (institute-christ-king.org/stlouishome.htm) is also pretty close in beauty and reverence.

Marc
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What’s that?
 
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What’s that?
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Ahh…glad you asked!

The “Judas Shuffle” is a term that I heard Dr. Scott Hahn use to describe the people who go receive Our Lord in Holy Communion and them walk right out the back/side door before Mass is finished.

It’s a somewhat funny term for a serious problem.

Marc
 
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MarcPekny:
Ahh…glad you asked!

The “Judas Shuffle” is a term that I heard Dr. Scott Hahn use to describe the people who go receive Our Lord in Holy Communion and them walk right out the back/side door before Mass is finished.

It’s a somewhat funny term for a serious problem.

Marc
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Well that about says it all!!!
 
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MarcPekny:
You bet it does!
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I’m glad you found a good parish!
Is Lombard still the Lilac capital of the US?
I remember their water tower from my childhood.

It seemed to be really Italian there. Is that still true? Perhaps the locals are influencing the traditional parish there.
 
I was just visiting for the weekend. I grew up in Hinsdale IL, but now I live in St. Louis, MO.
 
MarcPekny,

That’s great news about your Mom and Sacred Heart! Maybe you can get her to go to hear one of the speakers they bring in for their New Evangelization …see www.newevangelization.net and check out the speaker schedule. Real heavy hitters: Bishops, apologists, authors - even Father Corapi is coming! They also have a great Bible Study - Jeff Cavins’ material.

I checked out your link to your St. Francis church…wow, how beautiful!

May the peace of Christ be yours…
 
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Illini:
Do you have any evidence to support this allegation? As a parishioner at St. Pet., I beg to differ.

-GIRM followed by the book
-classical vernacular music, and even some Latin chants (a nice Cantate domino last Sunday)
-4 orthodox priests and 3 orthodox deacons
-24 hour adoration First Friday, 7-hour all other Fridays
-Eucharistic procession on Corpus Christi
-many homilies against abortion (including political support
thereof), and even one against IVF.
-and let’s not forget our three (count 'em, 3) seminarians in a diocese with about 25 total.

Marc, you’ll do just fine at St. Pet’s. Enjoy your stay in Glen Ellyn!

-Illini
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Really? I didn’t find it so. It’s been a couple years. The web site doesn’t look as if there has been much change.

stpetschurch.org/bulletin.htm
 
I Serve:
I definitely recommend that you avoid St. James the Apostle in Glen Ellyn if you’re looking for a place that is anywhere near the magisterial teachings and customs of the Church. (Not to imply that there aren’t individual parishioners who are orthodox, but the parish as a whole is not orthodox.)

My suggestions echo several in this thread, plus one: Sacred Heart in Lombard is indeed wonderful, Priests and parishioners; Marytown in Libertyville is certainly worth the drive; don’t know about St. Pet’s nowadays; I would add Sts. Peter and Paul in Naperville, especially for the wonderful experience of the sense of the sacred in the structure, stained glass, statues, artwork, etc. Their Priests range from very good to outstanding, and they have a beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel where you can visit our Lord. (So does Sacred Heart.)

Regarding St. John Cantius: well, you just couldn’t do any better than that Church!

God bless you and welcome to Illinois!

I Serve
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I agree about Sts. Peter and Paul in Naperville. I also like St. Mary Nativity in Joliet, and St. Joseph in Aurora.

I’m glad everything worked out for you, though.
 
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