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Father John Roller – pastor of St. Thomas Becket from 1989 to 2004 –
passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at the age of 91.

Born in Chicago on March 12, 1934 he was the cherished son of the late August F. and Frances E. Roller. Dear brother of the late Bob, August “Bud” (Geraldine), the late Jim (Irma), the late Mary, the late Tom, the late John, and Brother Richard. Cherished uncle to 26 nieces and nephews.

Father John entered the Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in 1948 and later attended St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary in 1953.

He was called to priesthood and ordained by the late Albert Cardinal Meyer on May 3, 1960. Father John Celebrated his 65th anniversary and completed his final mass on May 3, 2025. Throughout his priesthood career he served at eight different parishes in the Chicago area. Santa María del Popolo in Mundelein, St. Luke in River Forest, St. Ann in Lansing, St. Benedict in Chicago, St. Athanasius in Evanston, St. Theresa in Palatine, St. Thomas Becket in Mt. Prospect, and St. Emily in Mt. Prospect.

In lieu of flowers donations in Father John W. Roller’s name can be made to Little Sisters of the Poor to honor his mother Frances E. Roller. Link: https://littlesistersofthepoorpalatine.org/donate/

Livestream of Fr. John’s funeral mass can be accessed using the following link:

https://youtube.com/live/gJWOgrFaRIo?feature=share

You can also find it on the St. Emily facebook and youtube page.

A visitation is planned for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, from 12 PM- 4 PM, at St. Emily Catholic Church, 1400 E Central Rd, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056. There will be another visitation starting at 9:30 AM on Saturday, July 5th, 2025, followed by a funeral mass at 10:30 AM, at St. Emily Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, IL.

May the Lord Bless our New Pope!

Pope Leo XIV

Our Lady of Fatima – 108th Anniversary of the Apparitions
13th of the month from May to October
Fatima Processions at SS. Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish

Join us at our parish for our monthly processions on the 13th of the month from May to October at 7:00 pm. For the next six months, the Fatima Procession will begin each month with a Mass in English at 7:00 pm., after which we will go outside in a bilingual procession around the church and pray the Rosary. We will alternate church locations monthly. July at St. Alphonsus, August at St. Thomas Becket, September at St. Alphonsus and October at St. Thomas Becket. We invite everyone from both locations of our parish to unite and pray together. We ask for the participation of all parish groups from both locations.

PARISH OFFICES: Monday thru Thursday – 9am to 4pm | Friday 9am to 12pm

St. Thomas Becket CLOSED Tuesdays

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE JUNE | JULY | AUGUST:

9am: Tuesday and Thursday at St. Thomas Becket,

7pm in Polish: Wednesday and Friday at St. Thomas

Becket

8:15am: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at

St. Alphonsus Liguori.

Weekend Mass times stay unchanged.

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE SEPT.- MAY: Monday thru Saturday – Mass at St. Alphonsus at 8:15am

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – Mass at St. Thomas Becket at 9am

Wednesday and Friday – Mass at St. Thomas Becket at 7pm in Polish

FIRST FRIDAYS: School Mass at St. Alphonsus Liguori at 8:15am with Adoration after Mass

St. Thomas Becket – 5:30-6:45pm confessions and Adoration

Homebound and ill: call the parish office to schedule a First Friday home visit

by a priest: confession, communion, anointing.

MASS IN POLISH: Every Saturday at 7pm at St. Alphonsus Liguori

ZMIANY PARAFIALNE OD 1 WRZEŚNIA 2024

BIURO PARAFIALNE: od poniedziałku do czwartku: 9am do 4pm | piątek: 9am do 12pm

ROZKŁAD PORANNYCH MSZY ŚW:

od poniedziałku do soboty – Msza Św. w kościele Św. Alfonsa o godz. 8:15am

poniedziałek, wtorek, czwartek, piątek – Msza Św. u Św. Tomasza Becketa o godz. 9am

środa i piątek – Msza Św. u Św. Tomasza Becketa o godz. 7pm w języku polskim

PIERWSZE PIĄTKI – Msza Św. szkolna u Św. Alfonsa o godz. 8:15am z Adoracją po Mszy Św.

Św. Tomasz Becket – spowiedź i Adoracja od 5:30pm do 6:45pm

Osoby chore: prosimy o kontakt z biurem parafialnym w celu umówienia

pierwszo-piątkowej wizyty księdza w domu: spowiedź, komunia, namaszczenie.

MSZA ŚW. W JĘZYKU POLSKIM: w każdą sobotę o godz. 7pm w kościele Św. Alfonsa

ST. THOMAS BECKET LIVE-STREAMING

PUSHPAY -new online giving company for our parish (click to sign up).

Thank you for your consistent giving to Saints Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish. We are grateful for your continued generosity. Generosity of Time, Talent, and Treasure enables Saints Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish to continue and grow in our mission to share our faith and form new disciples. We value our parish community and want to ensure everyone at Saints Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish is aware of our exciting new giving platform, Pushpay, which allows for simple giving through a variety of ways, including mobile and online.

Please follow the easy directions to set up your donor account with Pushpay.

You can also use the below link to go directly to Pushpay and set everything up:
St. Thomas Becket: https://pushpay.com/g/stalphonsusstthomas
St. Alphonsus Liguori: https://pushpay.com/g/stalphonsusliguori
Anyone wishing to become a new on-line giver can use these links as well.

If you have any questions, please call Alyce (847-255-7452) or Liz (847-827-9220).
We are so blessed you have made the commitment to give in this way and are honored with your decision to continue to support Saints Thomas Becket and Alphonsus Liguori Parish.