Saint Pius X Parish - News & Updates

News & Updates

firstholycommunion Congratulations to the following children that received their First Communion, May 22, 2021. We pray that they will continue to feel God’s light, God’s warmth, and God’s love within.

Santino Baumgartner, Sophia Sanchez-Lekkas, Antonio Brito, Kate Mota, Gretchen McDade and Alex Rodriguez

foodpantryneeds Please place your donations in the Food Drive box in the church narthex. “Gift cards” can be placed in an envelope marked “Family Assistance” and dropped in the weekend collection basket or church mail drop box outside the main church doors or mail them to St. Pius X Family Assistance Ministry, 4300 S. Oak Park Ave, Stickney, IL 60402.

Your generous support is greatly appreciated.

For information or assistance, call the parish office: (708) 484-7951.

Confessions are heard Saturdays-3:15p.m.-3:45 p.m. or by appointment.
Call: 708-484-7951

There has been much concern since the Renew My Church decision for our parish grouping was announced. There have been rumors that St. Pius X will be closing. Cardinal Cupich’s decision that was announced on January 22, 2021did not state that St. Pius X will be closing. ST. PIUS X PARISH WILL REMAIN OPEN. The decision stated:

St. Pius X will join a grouping with parishes in Cicero/Berwyn and continue their structural discernment later this year.
Effective July 1, 2021, St. Hugh, St. Mary and Mater Christi will unite as one parish with a new name, one pastor and one pastoral team.
Fr. Tom May will serve as pastor of the newly unified parish.
Mass at St. Hugh Church will conclude no later than March 2, 2022 and the entire campus be sold or leased.

Next steps:
St. Pius X will begin to connect to the parishes in Cicero and Berwyn. Specific timelines for continued discernment will be set in the coming weeks. Continue to pray for our Renew My Church grouping as St. Hugh, St. Mary, ad Mater Christi embark upon the next phase of renewal; forming a new parish and focusing on strong evangelization to the world around us.
Visit our website for a more detailed report of the Cardinal’s decision:
https://www.stpiusxstickney.org/

Call the parish office 708-484-7951 or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) your questions or concerns regarding the Renew My Church decision.
The Renew My Church Grouping Feedback Team

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prayershawl The St. Pius X Prayer Shawl Ministry has prayer shawls available for your family members that need the comfort of prayers and blessings. Call the parish office (708) 484-7951 to request a prayer shawl.

About Prayer Shawls
In 1998, Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo, two graduates of the 1997 Women’s Leadership Institute at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut gave birth to a ministry as a result of their experience in this program of applied Feminist Spirituality under the direction of Professor Miriam Therese Winter, MMS. Compassion and the love of knitting/crocheting have been combined into a prayerful ministry and spiritual practice, which reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace as well as in celebration and joy. Many blessings are prayed into every shawl.

Whether they are called Prayer Shawls, Comfort Shawls, Peace Shawls, or Mantles, etc., the shawl maker begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient. The intentions are continued throughout the creation of the shawl. Upon completion a final blessing is offered before the shawl is given to the recipient.

Let us all pray the Hail Mary for the protection from the COVID-19 pandemic especially for those in Healthcare, First Responders, Food Service and other job essential workers. Pray for those affected by COVID-19 or facing quarantine and those who have died. Pray for our family and friends for our health and safety.

As of April 11, 2021 St. Mary’s has tallied 584,160 Hail Marys.

Together we can pray 1,000,000 Hail Marys.
Send in your count to Michelle Brown at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.to be added to the challenge. Please keep praying!

2021appeal Despite the many challenges we have faced this last year in our nation, our world and our Church, we move forward as people of faith who have hope in the Lord who leads us. This year’s Annual Catholic Appeal theme renews and reinvigorates us. We hear Jesus say to us, “Come follow me … and bring hope to the world.”

Your support of the Appeal means bringing hope to the world. Hope comes alive in our parishes and schools, religious education programs, ministry formation and initiatives to address violence and foster justice, peace and respect for life. Hope reaches around the world through the Appeal’s support of Catholic Relief Services. Your support makes all this happen.