Dear Parishioners and Friends:  Welcome!  Here you can find information about Public Masses and Online Masses at our church.  The parish news headlines will also alert you to upcoming parish events of interest.  But, most of all, the New Evangelization is at the heart of who we are as a parish community of faith.  Please subscribe to our monthly parish newsletter for regular updates, and like us on Facebook at @stdanielwheaton. Thank you for visiting our website.  We hope to see you soon in church.  God bless you always! – Fr. James Dvorscak

Lent at our Parish.  Please click on Lent-2021 for information about the Great Spiritual Reset for Lent 2021.  Make this the best Lent ever by pushing the reset button on your spiritual life.  Also click on New Life to reflect on the basics of faith and salvation in Jesus Christ, especially during the Lenten season.

Diocesan Appeal.  Please go to 2021 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (jolietdioceseappeal.org) to watch Bishop Hick’s message on the CMAA. Please click here for the opening report for the Annual Appeal.  Thank you for your generous support towards meeting our parish goal.

The pandemic is not over yet!  Please cover both your nose and your mouth with your facemasks for the entire Mass.  Thank you!

Sunday Masses are at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.  These Masses are open to the public by advanced reservations, following the safety protocols of face masks, social distancing, and hand sanitizing.  Please contact the parish office at 630-384-0124, Monday through Friday, to make your reservations.  Let us pray that these health restrictions may soon be lifted!

Weekday Mass is at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Saturday.  These Masses are open to the public without reservations, but still following all the safety protocols.  You are most welcome to attend Mass every day.  Also, whenever the parish office is open, you can enter church for prayer through the parish office door, number three.  Regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Please click HERE to watch Mass online from our Church.  Further information and instructions are given below.

Sunday Mass is livestreamed at 4:00 p.m. each Saturday afternoon, and is also available for viewing afterwards. To watch Mass online, please go to StDaniel.org/Mass.  Consider downloading the bulletin for the readings and parish news announcements.   For the Act of Spiritual Communion and the Perfect Act of Contrition, please click here.   Attendance in person requires advance reservations!

Weekday Masses are not livestreamed but, because of the smaller number of people in attendance, reservations are not necessary.  Weekday morning Masses are at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Saturday.  Whenever the parish office is open, you can also enter the church through the parish office.  The regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Please check out our parish bulletin and search our complete website for more information about all our parish events and activities.

• The pandemic is not over yet!  Please cover both your nose and your mouth with your facemasks for the entire Mass.  Thank you!
• Please check out our new Prolife webpage at stdaniel.org/prolife for important prolife news and events about the right to life.
• Please click here for information about the Lenten season in general, and about the Great Spiritual Reset for Lent in particular.

To stay in touch, please subscribe to our monthly parish newsletter and like us on Facebook at @stdanielwheaton.  God bless you always!

Here is the schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2021: Reservations are needed for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.

• Palm Sunday is on March 27-28.  The regular weekend Mass schedule will be followed.
• Holy Thursday is on April 1.  The Solemn Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper is at 7:30 p.m.
• Good Friday is on April 2.  The Solemn Service of Our Lord’s Passion is at 3:00 p.m.
• Holy Saturday is on April 3.  The Solemn Easter Vigil Mass is at 7:30 p.m.
• Easter Sunday is on April 4.  Masses are at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. today.

Spiritual Reset: Please click here to press the Great Spiritual Reset button for our church.  Open your hearts to Christ, illumine your minds with Christ, and empower your wills for Christ so that, when we emerge from the catacombs of this pandemic, we will be ready to move forward!

Lent 2021: Please click here for the Lenten spiritual programs of our parish for the Great Spiritual Reset of Lent 2021.  It does not matter how you count the forty days of Lent. What matters is how you make the forty days of Lent count in your spiritual growth and development as a Christian.

ChristLife Course:  Please click here to learn more about the role of the ChristLife course in the New Evangelization at our parish.  Come for the experience, stay for the journey, and go forth on a mission through the ongoing ChristLife course at Saint Daniel Church!

New Life in Christ:  Please click here to encounter the “who” and the “why” of Jesus Christ, so that you can appreciate the “what” and the “how” of our Catholic Christian Faith.  When we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, we behold all things in the light of Christ’s teaching.

Pastor’s Forum: Please click here for information about “My Catholic Life,” a series on the Faith, Worship, and Moral Teachings of Catholic Christianity.  Read the book, attend the discussion sessions on Monday evenings, and grow in faith, hope, and love!

Prayer Partners: Please click here to learn about our new initiative to gather parishioners into small sharing groups who support each other in prayer, learning, and service.   This is another component of our Great Spiritual Reset for 2021.  Please check it out!