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Illinois Valley Cursillo hosts evening of food and fellowship April 11

Guest speaker Miranda Reinhart discusses Daisy Movement at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ottawa

The Most Reverend Bishop Louis Tylka, Bishop of Peoria, and other clergy give Mass to students from Trinity Catholic, Oglesby Holy Family and Peru Catholic Schools during a All Schools Mass on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in La Salle. The bishop announced a new name for the three schools calling it Carlo Acutis. Last year, the Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced the consolidation of the three schools. Carlo Acutis Canonization will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025 during the Jubilee of Teenagers in Rome. Acutis is the first millennial saint, representing those born between the early 1980's and the late 1990's. He is celebrated for cataloging miracles and online and managing websites for Catholic organizations.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, April 11, in St. Patrick Catholic Church. (Scott Anderson)

By Tom Collins

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, April 11, in St. Patrick Catholic Church.

The church hall opens at 5 p.m. A potluck begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting and speaker at 6 p.m. Emcee will be Ray Aubry. Guest speaker Miranda Reinhart will discuss The Daisy Movement (Adopt a Priest)

Mass will begin at 7 p.m. in the church. The Rev. David Sabel will be celebrant.

The church is at 726 W. Jefferson St., Ottawa.

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Tom Collins

Tom Collins covers criminal justice in La Salle County.