St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church

Dear parishioners of St. Mary of Vernon Parish, 
My name is Fr. Przemek Tomczyk, and starting on July 1st, 2022 I will have a great pleasure to join Fr. Ignatius in ministering to you as an Associate Pastor. I come from Poland, from the city of Kolo in central Poland. I came to Chicago 10 years ago, entered Mundelein Seminary in 2013 and after my Priestly Ordination in 2017 I was assigned to Saint John Brebeuf Parish in Niles, IL. After 5 years of ministry in Niles the time has come for a change, and I am delighted to be assigned to St. Mary of Vernon Parish.  
Couple interesting facts about me: I have two brothers, and one of them is also a religious priest. His name is John and he is a member of a religious order called Missionaries of the Holy Family. I am looking forward to meeting you at Mass and parish events as we worship our loving Father in heaven. May God bless you!  
PS: I know my name might be confusing at first, so to make it easier, you can call me Fr. Shemek (it's a phonetic pronunciation of my name).
Fr. Shemek  ​​​​​​

The Director of Music is a member of the Pastoral Staff and is directly responsible to the Pastor. The Director assists the Pastor with overall efforts to ensure parishioners encounter Jesus Christ through prayer, the sacraments, and worship. The scope of this role is to discern, plan, prepare and implement music opportunities for everyone in the parish. 

Resumes should be sent to Father Ignatius, ianaele@archchicago.org.
Click here for more information: Job Description
 

We are now Livestreaming all our Masses onto Facebook with worshipers in attendance. One Mass will also be posted on our YouTube channel.  

Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/maryofvernon

Masks Optional

Beginning Thursday, February 10, archdiocesan churches and chapels in Lake and Suburban Cook Counties (excluding Oak Park and Evanston) can move to mask-optional for all Masses, liturgies and Religious Education classes.

8:30 AM  |  7:00 PM

FOURTH SUNDAY:  4:00 PM
9:30 AM | Includes signed interpretation on the first, second and third Sundays

The Parish has engaged the services of Walsh and Associates, a church planning and fundraising firm, to lead us through a feasibility study to determine how we can best approach caring for our parish home and strengthen our relationships with Christ.

We have been researching the costs to replace the roof on the parish center, enhance our sound and lighting systems, HVAC in the Chapel and more. In addition to these capital needs, we are also exploring ways enhance our liturgies, outreach, social ministries, children and youth programs, music and communications.

During the next several weeks a consultant from Walsh and Associates will be conducting some interviews with parishioners to gather feedback on these needs and to assess our future fundraising potential. Thank you for the devotion, care and stewardship you share with our parish home and community.  For more information, please contact the parish office.
Click Here for Feasibility Study Interview Sign Up 

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.