On Wednesday December 8 we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. This mystery holds that Mary was free from sin from the first moment of her existence. On this Feast, we are invited to look forward with Mary to the birth of her Son. It is our National Feast Day and a Holyday. Mass will be at 7:00am, 12:10pm and 6:00pm.  

There will be a Reconciliation Service with opportunity for private confession on Tuesday December 21 at 7:00pm. Individual celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation takes place on Friday from 11:35 to 12:05 and after each Mass upon request. No confessions are scheduled for December 24.

Our next preparation session for parents (and, if possible, godparents) of infants to be baptized is Monday January 10 at the Rectory. Sessions are from 7:00 to 8:15pm.  These sessions are for first time parents and for parents who have never before attended a preparation session. Call the Parish Office to register. It is not necessary to wait for the baby to be born to attend a preparation session. Baptisms normally take place on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:15pm and on the first weekend of the month during Mass. More here

There will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on the Third Monday of the month from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Exposition will next take place on Monday, December 21. Validated parking will be available at MartParc, Orleans and Hubbard.

Chicago Help Initiative, of which Assumption is an active partner, can use your help in providing bag meals for the homeless and collecting knit caps for Christmas. Leave the knit caps at Assumption. Go to CHI's homepage (chicagohelpinitiative.org) to find out about how you can help feed the homeless and needy