Welcome to Our Lady of Grace Parish, a Family of Faith
The Presence of Christ, a Beacon of God’s Love
Our Lady of Grace Parish is a faith filled community that embraces diversity and has adapted to the changing environment while maintaining its core Catholic values and identity. By remembering those who have come before us, we honor the legacy of the diversity of our founders who, molded by God’s blessings and the holy priests He empowered, joined together to establish our church.Fr. Julien Esse, SMA
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m. at St. Anne, 5:45 pm at St. John the Baptist
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist, 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne
Tuesday: 8 a.m. at St. Anne
Wednesday: 6:45 a.m. at St. John the Baptist
Thursday: 12 p.m. at St. John the Baptist
Friday: 8 a.m. at St. Anne
Confessions
Saturday: 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. at St. Anne
Sunday: 7:30 - 8:15 am. at St. John the Baptist
Adoration
First Friday of each month at St. John’s from 9 am - 12 pm.
Second Friday of each month at St. Anne's from 8:30 am - 12 pm.
“Nowhere on earth are you more welcome, nowhere on earth are you more loved than by Jesus, living and truly present in the most Blessed Sacrament. The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, is the best time you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus, will deepen your union with Him and will make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth” Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
St. Anne Church was established in 1919 by Father William Cleary in response to the needs of a growing and multi-ethnic Catholic community in East Moline. Today, over 100 years later, we are still a faith-filled community that embraces diversity and has adapted to the changing environment while maintaining its core Catholic values and identity.
Catholics first gathered as a community under the spiritual leadership of Fr. John G. Alleman in the 1850’s. St. John’s was formally founded in 1878 as a mission. Our ancestors worked hard to lay the foundation of our parish persevering despite harsh and severe living conditions. Even after the first two churches of St. Mary’s were destroyed by fire, they remained firm in their faith.
“God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail!”
— Pope Leo XIV
St. Mary’s Food Pantry
Beginning the first weekend in September, volunteers from St. Mary’s Food Pantry in Moline will be collecting nonperishable food items weekly at St. Anne Church. There will be bins in the back of church by the main doors.
In 2024, St. Mary’s Food Pantry distributed nearly 20,000 pounds of product each month to people struggling to feed their families. That need is increasing in 2025. Please be generous in your giving of nonperishable food items. You may also donate monetarily by using the envelope provided in the monthly parish envelope packet. The volunteers of St. Mary’s Food Pantry and the families they serve are grateful for your support.
Contact Steve & Deb Kautz or Joe & Connie Ertel if you have any questions.
Our Lady of Grace Religious Education Program
Registration for Our Lady of Grace Religious Education Program is now open. Classes will start September 3rd at 6:00 pm at St. John the Baptist and September 7 at 9:00 am at St. Anne .
Registration is $50.00 per child, $125.00 max per family. 2nd year Confirmation students will have a $20.00 additional fee.
Please note: If financial burdens are a concern, please contact Connie Vervaecke (DRE) at the parish office (309) 755-5071 ext. 5. Hope to see you there!
Adoration Opportunities
There will be two opportunities for Adoration each month at Our Lady of Grace Parish. Adoration will be on the first Friday of the month at St. John and on the second Friday of the month at St. Anne. First Friday Adoration at St. John will begin with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 9:00 am. Benediction will be at 11:45 am, with Mass at noon. On the second Friday of the month at St. Anne, Mass at 8:00 am, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and ending with Benediction at 11:45 am.