Welcome to St. Edmund Parish, Oak Park, IL

The St. Edmund Parish Website incorporates information and news about St. Edmund Parish, the first Roman Catholic Parish in Oak Park, and includes weekly updates about St. Edmund School, educating children pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

St. Edmund Mission Statement

The people of St. Edmund Parish are a diverse community of Christians whose beliefs are rooted in sacred scripture and the traditions of the Catholic faith. We strive to fulfill the commandments of Jesus to love God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength (Mk 12:30), and to love one another as He has loved us (Jn 13:34). We gather as community to be nourished in Word and Sacrament, and are sent forth to be, to see and to experience Christ in the world with friend and stranger alike.

In gratitude for all our blessings, we commit ourselves to love, forgive and support each other joyfully. We seek to serve others and to be active participants in living our Catholic faith.

**News and Events for the Week of June 28, 2009**

• Saturday, July 4, Independence Day Mass, at 10:00am.

• Tuesdays, July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, Theology on Tap, a special speaker and discussion series for young adults in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The series will take place at 7:30 pm in Murphy Hall. For Details click on Young Adults page.

• July 24-26 are the dates for the fifth annual Parish Camping Trip to Crazy Horse Campground in Brodhead, WI.  For full details and the required waiver form, click on the Special Events page . Questions?--contact Kathy Halfpenny at 708-386-1832 or email her at tktuppence@comcast.net.

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• The Sunday 6 pm mass is on hiatus for the summer; the mass will resume September 13.

• Parish Center office will begin Summer office hours: Monday through Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm, Saturday 9:00am - 3pm; Sunday 9:00am - 1pm. The office will be closed evenings in the Summer.

• Monthly Wedding Anniversary Sunday is held at all masses on the first Sunday of the month. A special blessing is bestowed on all couples who will celebrate their anniversary in that month.

• Do you want to become a Catholic, or perhaps just learn more about the Catholic faith? For more information about  R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) contact Peggy Leddy, Pastoral Associate at 708-848-4417, extension 202 or email: pleddy@stedmund.org.

• St. Edmund Young Adults (SEYA) welcomes all parishioners in their 20s and 30s to visit their blogspot, http://www.saintedmundyoungadults.blogspot.com

• Our sharing parish: St. Simeon Parish, Bellwood, IL.  Click here for details.

• Purchase MANNA Certificates;  click on St. Edmund School page for details. Credit cards now accepted.

• Consider utilizing our Automatic Offertory Withdrawal program. A simple and easy way to give to the parish! Click here for sign-up form.

• Be a part of the P.A.D.S Ministry.  Click here for more information and a Volunteer Registration Form.

• Bible study is held in Murphy Hall from 9:00am to 10:30 on consecutive Fridays.

• Centering Prayer Group, Saturdays at 9:15  a.m. in the church. All are welcome.
• Wednesday Night Bridge,  7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Murphy Hall. Beginners and advanced players welcome!  Learn or improve your game.