• Mon-Fri:    Suspended
• Saturday:  5:00 pm  vigil
• Sunday:     8:00am, 10:00am and 12:00pm

• Saturdays  3:30 - 4:30 pm

• Protection of Children and Youth
• Victim-Survivor Ministry 
• Other Offices and Ministries​​​​

• New or Returing Catholic 
• New to St. Lambert Parish
• Rev-Know-it-All
• Fr. Simon Says
• Weekly Bulletin
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O God of compassion, your people are anxious in this time of pandemic. Send your Holy Spirit among us to dispel our fears.

We cry out to you in our confusion; comfort us in our affliction. Grant our leaders wisdom to guide us.

Strengthen and sustain those who are ill, and be with those who care for them.

Help us to travel this road in solidarity with our neighbors, with our eyes fixed on the salvation promised us through the death and resurrection of your Son, who is Lord forever and ever.

Amen.

St. Lambert Intercessors’ can help pray for you or pray with you. Send them your prayer request/s to (kevinpatterson1@comcast.net) or ask Kevin for a phone number if you need to talk or pray with him. 

Blessings with affections in Christ, Intercessors of St. Lambert. 

You can support St Lambert Parish safely and securely online through GiveCentral.org, just click on the logo below to get started.
(There is a small fee charged to the parish when you utilize this service)

Or, donations can be made by using your bank account as a bill payment. It can be scheduled in advance to occur on a recurring basis or as an individual one time donation. There is no charge to the parish or to you to utilize this service. If you have any questions, please email or call Debbie.
(There is no charge to the parish or to you to utilize this service)

Or, you may continue giving with your offertory envelopes. Just bring them during Mass and drop them in the donation box at church's lobby. May God bless you for your generosity.

Important Updates and  Reminders:

Receiving Holy Communion:

Please receive the Sacred Host with your left hand ONLY.

Extend your left hand or your left hand placed on top of your right hand to receive the Sacred Host, so that, after moving 6 ft away, you can remove your mask and convey the Sacred Host into mouth with your right hand.

However, the most caring and reverent possibility is to lower your mask with one hand and bring your other hand up, with the Blessed Sacrament in your palm, and take it directly into your mouth.  We all want to refrain from desecrating the Consecrated Host, the body and blood of Christ, by losing or dropping even one particle.

If you are wearing gloves, please remove your gloves before receiving the Holy Communion.

We need additional volunteers for cleaning and sanitizing after every Holy Mass. If you are interested to help, please contact Vic G. at: vicgomzinchrist@comcast.net

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Any other additional information on the "reopening" process will be posted here in our website and in our Facebook page. Please continue to visit these sites regularly. Thank you.
 

Saint Lambert Parish is a Roman Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago. We are located in Skokie, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.  
     
Thank you for visiting our website. This will give you an idea of our parish family and how we live our faith in "Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord".

We invite you to join us, your Catholic family here in Skokie...

...Our parish is open, welcome back. 
 

NOTICE: Under the mandate of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archibishop of Chicago, St. Lambert Parish's Liturgical Services remain partly available. Please read below the reopening instructions. Or CLICK HERE

RE-OPENING ST. LAMBERT PARISH
 

"I am heartened to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Office of the Governor on a multi-phase Plan for re-opening our churches for the celebration of the sacraments, private prayer, adoration and Mass."  -  Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archibishop of Chicago

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"The day that we can come together again will be Easter joy, even though it may be a little delayed" - Fr. Richard Simon

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"I am deeply grateful to the committee and the volunteers who have made it possible to resume Masses at Saint Lambert's for the past  two weeks." -  Deacon Chick O’Leary

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Dear Friends:

Since the beginning of the pandemic lockdown and the subsequent closing of churches, we have all longed to be together in the celebration of our sacraments and devotions. Particularly difficult was not being together during Holy Week and Easter as well as witnessing the many struggles that all of you are facing.  I am grateful though, for the many ways in which you have supported each other and cared for the most vulnerable among us.

I am very aware of the intense desire that we all have, to participate fully in the sacramental life of the church and especially the reception of the Eucharist and the availability of confession. That is why the parish is preparing to obtain the necessary certification from the Archdiocese to reopen. The reopening will take place in phases following the directives and guidelines of the health authorities and the Archdiocese. As we reach the different phases of reopening and conditions change, we will continue to ensure the health of our church community

I am very pleased to announce that we have been approved for Phases 1, 1A and 2 and thus will be allowed to reopen as follows until further notice:

Weekly Holy Masses and Confession:

• Vigil Holy Mass on Saturday at 5:00pm
• Holy Masses on Sunday at 8:00am, 10:00am and 12:00 noon

• Confessions on Saturday 3:30-4:30pm

• Other Holy Sacraments, Please Call the Rectory

Church staff are not able take calls or messages and will only be contacting people by phone when absolutely necessary as we are required to sign them up online for record keeping purposes.

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Singing Up for The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass:

• You need a valid email address
• You need you parish offertory envelope number
• You may sign up one per family
• The sign up roster will open on Monday every week, on a first come, first served basis
• There is a maximun limit to the number of people that can attend
• Please provided and  wear your face covering
• Sign up HERE 

There is no need to sign up for The Holy Sacrament of Confession

• Important: Please understand that compliance is essential for our continued permission to celebrate the Holy Sacraments and to allow the volunteer crew to clean and disinfect between Holy Masses. We appreciate your full cooperation and patience.

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This system facilitates scheduling but it does not allow for Mass time selection. Once you sign up, that is the Mass you may attend.

Upon entering through the East door (Handicap accessible), you will give contact information and be ushered to a seat clearly identified with a cross. Once Mass is over ushers will direct you to exit through the central doors.

For a better understanding of the process and the need for these requirements, please refer to the archdiocesan document "Parishioner Reopening Guide" HERE.

While our parish staff and volunteers will attempt to take appropriate precautions consistent with the advice of public health and civic authorities, all parishioner attending any service at St. Lambert should understand that they assume the risk of contracting COVID-19 any time they enter a public space since no amount of precaution can entirely eliminate the risk of infection. We urge those parishioners who are in the vulnerable population and do not yet feel comfortable leaving home, or those who may be symptomatic of any contagious illness, to shelter home and take care of themselves. As expressed above, your dispensation from Sunday obligation remains in place.

Fr. Simon

P.S. If you have any questions (not for reservations for Mass attendance), please email me at stlambertmass.com
 

MORE INFORMATION on REOPENING ST. LAMBERT:

• Parishioners' Reopening Guide
• Receiving Holy Communion During COVID Pandemic
• Online Holy Masses and Prayer Services
• Contract Tracing Scam Alert
• Giving During COVID Pandemic
• Latest Update

Catholic Core Belief About The Holy Eucharist:

The Holy Eucharist is the "source and summit of the Christian life" (LG 11, CCC 1324). We, Catholics believe in the Real Presence.

The Holy Eucharist is not a symbol or a reminder. The Holy Eucharist is Christ truly present, his Body under the form of bread, the Blessed Sacrament, and his Blood under the form of wine, the Precious Blood. It is the "Heart of the Heart of God" (Fr. Simon referencing to "heart tissues" in approved Holy Eucharistic miracles). It is the Holy Sacrament in which Our Lord, Jesus is truly present - Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity under the appearances of bread and wine. 
 

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I once quoted the statistic that only 30% of Catholics believe in the real presence of Christ in the tabernacle. My hearer said, “Oh no, Father. 100% of Catholics believe in the real presence.” The point being made is that if you don’t believe in the real presence you aren’t a Catholic. Remember, that the word “believe” means “trust”. You may not understand how such a thing can be. You may have a thousand questions, but if you trust what Jesus said, “This is My body and this is My blood”, then you believe. - Rev. Know-it-All

Read more HERE

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A letter sent by the Archdiocesan Committee for Renew my Church. 

"The potential changes the grouping will consider could include scenarios in which our parish unites with one or more other parishes to form a new parish. There could also be scenarios in which our parish remains in our current structure and does not formally unite with another parish."

"The scenarios could include asking us to consider what a future parish structure looks like with either our church remaining an active church worship site or if our church building were to close."

"...Until we complete the process and receive the Cardinal’s final decision in January 2021, we cannot be sure of the outcome."

Read the Full Text HERE