Bishop Malloy's Public Schedule
March 29, 2024
AURORA - 10:00 a.m., Living Stations of the Cross, Sacred Heart Church to St. Nicholas Church
March 29, 2024
ROCKFORD - 2:00 p.m., Passion of the Lord, Cathedral of St. Peter
March 30, 2024
ROCKFORD - 7:30 p.m., Easter Vigil, Cathedral of St. Peter
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March 31, 2024
ROCKFORD - 9:00 a.m., Easter Sunday Mass, Winnebago County Jail
April 4, 2024
MCHENRY - 5:30 p.m., Confirmation for St. Patrick-McHenry, St. Joseph-Richmond, and Christ the King-Wonder Lake, at St. Patrick Church
April 6, 2024
ALGONQUIN - 10:00 a.m., Confirmation, St. Margaret Mary Church
April 7, 2024
ROCKFORD - 7:30 a.m., Sunday Mass, Cathedral of St. Peter
April 9, 2024
AURORA - 5:30 p.m., Confirmation, St. Therese of Jesus Church
April 10, 2024
MCHENRY - 5:30 p.m., Confirmation, Church of Holy Apostles
April 12, 2024
STERLING - 10:00 a.m., All Sterling Deanery Schools Mass, Newman Central Catholic High School
April 13, 2024
HUNTLEY - 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. (two ceremonies), Confirmation, St. Mary Church
April 14, 2024
ROCKFORD - 7:30 a.m., Sunday Mass, Cathedral of St. Peter
April 14, 2024
DEKALB - 1:00 p.m., Confirmation, St. Mary Church
April 16, 2024
DEKALB - 5:30 p.m., Confirmation, Christ the Teacher University Parish

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Parish Boundaries
Very Rev. Phillip A. Kaim,  S.T.L., VF
Very Rev. Phillip A. Kaim, S.T.L., VF
Pastor

Rev. Akan S. Simon
Rev. Akan S. Simon
Parochial Vicar

Holy Family, Rockford
Rockford Deanery

Very Rev. Phillip A. Kaim, S.T.L., VF, Pastor
Rev. Akan S. Simon, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Jason Stewart
Address:
4401 Highcrest Road
Rockford, IL 61107

Website:
www.holyfamilyrockford.org

Email:
HolyFamily-RockfordContact

Phone: (815) 398-4280
Fax: (815) 398-4287

Mass Times:
Sunday:6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Monday:6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday:6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday:6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.
Thursday:6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.
Friday:6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m.
Saturday:8:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
Holy Day:See church bulletin or website.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Tuesday: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 7:00 a.m. until all are heard
Saturday: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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send an email to webmaster@rockforddiocese.org.
Founded:  1963
Built:  1976
Registered Families:  2525
Church Capacity:  800
History:
In April 1962, Bishop Loras T. Lane established a new parish in the northeast portion of Rockford. The property was to be designated the new cathedral for the Diocese of Rockford and was to be called "Cathedral Parish" until a name was chosen. In the fall of 1963 the eight-grade "Cathedral School" was opened. A convent to house the School Sisters of St. Francis was completed in October 1963. The gymnasium in the school was to serve as a temporary church until the new church was constructed.

Plans for a 14 story high pyramid-like church were drawn up, but due to the high costs and Bishop Lane's untimely death in 1968, the church was not built.

Following his ordination and installation as Bishop of Rockford, Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill consulted with the priests of the Diocese and decided not to proceed with the new cathedral. St. Peter Church in Rockford was designated the cathedral for the Diocese of Rockford and the "Cathedral Parish" was named in honor of the Holy Family.

In August 1973, Bishop O'Neill and Msgr. Meilinger led ground breaking for Holy Family Church. In August 1975 mass was celebrated for the first time in the new parish church. The solemn dedication of the church by Bishop O'Neill was held on June 13, 1976. In 1979 the Harte Parish Center was built and between 1989 and 2001 there were major additions to the school, the Nazareth Adoration Chapel was constructed, and a new pipe organ was installed. The pipe organ was dedicated in 2001 by Bishop Thomas Doran and has 3,199 pipes ranging in size from 2 inches to 32 feet. The pipes were hand made in England, Germany and Holland.