Bishop David Malloy joined Father Philip Kaim and others involved with the Holy Family capital campaign for a groundbreaking ceremony the morning of Oct. 11 near the church. Work on the site where new parking lot space is planned as well as foundation work for new construction will soon begin. The $8 million campaign includes some work already completed, such as a new roof for the gym and new bathrooms for the school. The original school boiler from 1962 has been replaced and soon will be up and running once some chimney work is completed.
See more photos and information in the Oct. 18 edition of The Observer.
ROCKFORD--Father John A. Slampak, S.T.L, died Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Presence Cor Mariae. He was 79.
Father Slampak was born on Feb. 11, 1940 in Evergreen Park to Joseph A. Slampak and Helen (Petro) Slampak.He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary and Loyola University in Chicago. He continued his priesthood education at St. Mary College in St. Mary, Ky., and Catholic Theological University (Catholic University of America) in Washington, D.C. Father Slampak was ordained a priest by Bishop Loras T. Lane on May 28, 1966, at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Rockford.
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WOODSTOCK— At approximately 4:30 p.m., Monday, September 9, 2019, a thunderstorm passed through Woodstock. At that time lightning struck Marian Central Catholic High School’s roof causing extensive damage to the chimney and roof. In addition, there is water damage along with some lightning damage in a few areas inside the school. Water seeped through the ceiling outside the auxiliary gym to the first floor.
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Remember in prayer Father Bernard J. Mullane who died Wednesday, August 7, at Holton Manor Care Facility in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Father was born on November 14, 1930 in Rockford, Illinois, to Cornelius Mullane and Sarah Harnett.
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On Saturday, Aug. 31, a Mass and dinner to celebrate St. Patrick Parish’s 100th anniversary was held at the Rockford parish. The date was exactly 100 years since the very first Mass at St. Patrick Parish was celebrated, a fact that Bishop David Malloy noted in his homily.
See more in the Sept. 6 issue of The Observer.
