Steve Westrick will be joining our parish staff as Principal, effective June 1.  Steve has been in the education field for more than 30 years, serving in a variety of capacities.  He started his career as a 5th grade teacher in a Catholic grade school.  In 1991, he moved into administration, holding a number of principal and superintendent positions in both Catholic and public schools.  For the past two years, he has been an educational consultant serving schools in Rock Island and Danville, Illinois.  Steve is an active member of his parish, St. Edmund’s in Watseka, Illinois, serving in...

On October 15 our parish welcomed hundreds of local residents to our first “Almost Free Yard Sale.”  In addition to being able to shop for mostly free items, more than 225 people were also treated to a hot breakfast and donated pastries. The cafeteria was packed with men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories thanks to the generous response of parishioners to “Let It Go.”  About 425 bags of items were donated! “We were overwhelmed by the generous response of the parish in donating their gently used and never used clothing and other items,” says Marty Wiegers, co-chair...