Welcome to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Since 1875, this beautiful, Gothic-style stone Catholic Church in Aurora, Illinois – with its soaring steeple and pealing bells – has welcomed members home for a deeply spiritual experience of faith and life. The mission and ministries of the church echo the example of Mary, the Blessed Virgin, who became a vehicle of grace during her miraculous experience. Mary is our first disciple, our model of grace, who delivered Jesus our Savior to the world.
Annunciation welcomes our members into a community of faith with a Christ-centered, genuinely welcoming experience. Whatever brings you to our church, you are always welcome to our blessed home!
Parish Info and Updates
Blood Drive
Our next Blood Drive will be Sunday, June 18 from 8 am – 12:30 pm.
We will be in the Versiti bus in the school turn-around.
At our last blood drive, we had 9 people register and 6 people were able to give 7 units of blood. This means up to 17 lives were saved! Our goal for this blood drive on June 18th is to register 15 appointments. Please celebrate life and dads (the 18th is also Father’s Day!) by donating blood with us.
New Bulletin Deadline
We have a new publishing company for the bulletin (Diocesan) which means a different deadline. If you would like something in the bulletin, the deadline is THURSDAY, BY NOON, unless otherwise stated.
Please send the item/article that you would like to see in the bulletin to Mary at annunciationbvm-
aurora@rockforddiocese.org or mglosson@rockforddiocese.org. If it is a document, please
make sure that it is created in Word.
Formed - Catholic website
Our parish has joined a Catholic website called FORMED. This website is loaded with articles, videos, eBooks—all of which are thoroughly Catholic. We have unlimited access to everything on the site.
Registering for FORMED is easier than ever: Go to https://formed.org/signup and enter our zip code: 60505
Register with your name and email address, then check your email for a link to begin using FORMED!
Lay Ministers needed
You are invited to serve our parish in the following ministries: Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Usher/Greeter or as a counter of Sunday collections. For more information, Contact Mary at the Parish office at 630-851-1436
Thank you to our current ministers, we appreciate your service to our parish.
Mass, Prayer and Confession Times
Weekend Mass Times
Saturday: 5:15 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 8:45 am, 10:00 am and 11:30 am
Confessions
Saturdays: 4:00 pm – 4:45pm
Daily Mass Time
Monday thru Friday 6:30 am, 8:00 am*
Saturday: 8:00 am
* When school is in session, there is no 8 am Mass on Wednesdays. An all-school Mass is held at 8:45 am on Wednesdays during the school year for faculty, staff and students only.
Personal Prayer Time
If you would like Personal Prayer Time in the church, please contact the Parish Office and they will let you in.
Parish Office hours:
Mon-Thurs 8:30-Noon and 1-4 pm
Friday: 8:30 am – Noon
(630) 851-1436
Covid Guidelines for Mass
Masks are now optional at all Masses
- Please be respectful of the decisions made by our brothers and sisters in Christ.
- At Mass, the Sign of Peace may resume, provided there is no physical contact.
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NOTE: The weekly bulletin is also available on our website as well as on our Parish App.
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