St. Mary’s Annunciation Catholic Church of BVM, Shumway, IL

06/10/2026

Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 15th at Green Creek!!
🌅Sign up now!🌅
More info in the bulletin

06/05/2026

NEW DIRECTORIES are now in! Pick yours up in the sacristy. Each is labeled with your name.

Parishioners:
Due to print quality issues with some of the photos in the directory, new ones are being printed. These should be available in a couple of weeks. You may still pick up your current copy in the sacristy. Notification will be made when the new directories arrive! Thank you for your patience and understanding!📚

06/02/2026

Reminder that there are no weekday masses or adoration this week while Fr. Adam is on retreat. The weekend mass schedule will not be affected.

05/19/2026

Our third grade students go to the Cathedral on May 30th to receive the sacraments of Confirmation & First Holy Communion. We ask for your prayers for them during this important time.🙏
We will celebrate these students back home with a small reception after Mass on Sunday, June 7th. During our celebration, we will have a display of parishioners’ own baptisms, first communions, and confirmations. If you would like to participate, please submit a picture via email [email protected] (or put in Donna’s mailbox in the sacristy). If you have previously submitted a picture, there is still a copy on file.

05/15/2026

Parishioners:
Due to print quality issues with some of the photos in the directory, new ones are being printed. These should be available in a couple of weeks. You may still pick up your current copy in the sacristy. Notification will be made when the new directories arrive! Thank you for your patience and understanding!📚

05/15/2026

Pre-K through 6th grade students are encouraged to join us for this year's Vacation Bible School!☀️
Let Your Light Shine For God will be held at St. Mary's Help of Christians in Green Creek and is open to all Green Creek & Shumway kids! Use the QR code below to register, grab a form at the back of either church.

04/20/2026

Please support El Shaddai at their 4th annual pancake breakfast THIS SATURDAY!

04/17/2026

Save the Date! Totus Tuus at St. Francis!🌞
What is Totus Tuus? Totus Tuus is a weeklong Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, and Christian witness. The program inspires in young people a true longing for holiness, a deep desire for daily conversion, and an openness to their vocation. Teams of missionaries, comprised of college-aged students and several diocesan seminarians, will travel to a different parish each week, hosting the five-day catechetical program. The week is filled with faith, fun, and friendship. There are messy games and crazy skits, in addition to daily prayer, eucharistic adoration, learning the sacraments, and going to Mass. The missionaries also provide a witness to being an authentic disciple of Christ. The popular program sees hundreds of children participate every year in the diocese.
7th-HS: Sunday June 14th - Thursday June 18th
K-6th: Monday June 15th - Friday June 19th
(based on grade for 2026-27 school year)
If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Stephanie at 217-821-5970!

04/16/2026

The April Deanery Date Night is at Thunder Lanes, hosted by St. Mary's in Neoga on Sunday, April 26th!
Enjoy a reflection by Fr. Hyland and then bowling and dinner. Childcare will be provided. See the flyer for more details!🎳💚🩷

04/07/2026

During the Easter Vigil on Saturday evening, we were able to welcome Carly Doty to the Catholic Church and our parish! Join us in congratulating her and her family!

Welcome home, Carly!💐We are excited to welcome Carly, her husband Ethan, and their two daughters to our parish family!