Northern Illinois Food Bank slates deliveries in Rockford Diocese

(Observer photo/Penny Wiegert)

DIOCESE—The Northern Illinois Food bank serves several of the Rockford Diocese’s 11 counties. Scheduled mobile food pantry deliveries in the diocese are in the following counties:

Boone

June 13: 10-11:30 a.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 1300 Pearl St., Belvidere

June 30: 4-5:30 p.m., General Mills Park, 301 High Line St., Belvidere

Kane

June 1: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,MLK Park, 42 N. Farnsworth Ave., Aurora

June 11: 5-6:30 p.m., Carpentersville Middle School, 100 Cleveland Ave., door 20, Carpenterville

June 15: 10-11:30 a.m., Main Baptist Church, 814 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora

June 16: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Cornerstone Park, 1540 Mulberry Ln., Elgin

McHenry

June 2: 4-5:30 p.m., St Margret Mary Parish, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin

June 5: 3:30-5 p.m., Harvard Moose Lodge, 22500 Illinois Rte. 173, Harvard

June 6: 10-11:30 a.m., Fellowship of Faith Lutheran Church, 6120 Mason Hill Road, McHenry

June 9: 10-11:30 a.m., Church of Holy Apostles Parish, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry

June 13: 2-3:30 p.m., First Church Crystal Lake, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake

June 29: 4-5:30 p.m., Church of Holy Apostles Parish, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry

Ogle

June 10: 3-4:30 p.m., Shangri La Mobile Home Park, 10978 East Fisher Road, Rochelle

Stephenson

June 3: 12-1:30 p.m., Freeport Fire Station 1, 904 S. Park Blvd., Freeport

June 9: 12-1:30 p.m., St. Joseph Parish, 229 W. Washington, Freeport

June 17: 12-1:30 p.m., Freeport Fire Station 1, 904 S. Park Blvd., Freeport

June 30: 4-5:30 p.m., Lena-Winslow Food Pantry Parking Lot, 130 1/2 Main, Lena

Winnebago

June 1: 10-11:30 a.m., City First Church, 5950 Spring Creek Rd., Rockford

June 8: 9-10:30 a.m., Collier Gardens, 2901 Searles Ave., Rockford

June 29: 12-12:50 p.m., Robert Johnston Apartments, 1615 Blackhawk Blvd., South Beloit

June 29: 1-1:50 p.m., D’Agnolo Garden Apartments, 806 Kocher St., Rockton

Info: Northern Illinois Foodbank website https://solvehungertoday.org

Masses resume at some parishes in Rockford Diocese

(Observer illustration/Sharon Boehlefeld)

Diocese of Rockford part of statewide measures to return to safe worship

ROCKFORD—In a letter written May 13 to the priests and the Catholic faithful, Bishop David Malloy announced the plan to bring the public back to Mass in church.
As individual parishes meet criteria to open, they have been able to offer Masses with up to 10 people present since May 25.
Bishop Malloy, along with the bishops of the Chicago Province, developed a multi-phased plan in consultation with and with the agreement of state and local public health officials and civil authorities. 
In the Rockford Diocese, the plan has been called Back in His Presence.
The plan allows for a gradual return to Mass that respects access to the Sacrament of the Eucharist (Communion) and the health and safety of the priests and their congregations and follows local guidelines for public gatherings.
Local adaptations to this plan will be communicated to parishioners through the parishes and their social media platforms, through the diocesan website and through the Diocese of Rockford Facebook pages. 
Look for information released by the bishop, including a letter, the outlines of plans dioceses in Illinois will follow, a video explaining the changes and other information at the diocesan website at https://www.rockforddiocese.org/.

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