Bishop McNamara Catholic School

PRE-AUCTION ITEM BIDDING OPPORTUNITY Hop on the Bus to Celebrate with Us! Auction Transportation: Hop on the Bus to Celebrate with Us! Enjoy a fun atmosphere to and from the 41st Annual Gala – 24K Gold, by hopping on a bus with fellow auction-goers! The stress-free transportation will make it even easier to sit back and enjoy the gala. Arrive at the Gala right on time! The bus driver will pick you and your 11 guests up at their homes (or specified group destination) before the gala and drop you off afterward at your destination of choice in Kankakee County. Bidding starts now for Hop on the Bus and closes at 6pm on October 28th!: CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING NOW At Your Service! Wait there is more! Don't worry about missing out on the live auction by going back and forth to the bar. We have wait staff available to to bring you beverages from dinner until the end of the live auction. Only five wait staff servers are available for the evening. Purchase your server here Event Catalog! *You must login or create an account in order to bid/purchase. The login and create an account buttons are located at the top of the catalog page. We can't wait to see you at the 41st Annual Gala - 24K Gold! Matt and Sarah Hemenover, 2024 Gala Chairpersons Neil '98 & Courtney Piggush, 2025 Co-Chairpersons Zach & Jenna Gray, 2024 Progressive Raffle Chairpersons

Parent-Teacher Conferences are just around the corner! Mark your calendars to join us October 30! While you’re there, stop on the bookstore for some new Irish swag! Estimados Padres de la Escuela Preparatoria, Este es un recordatorio sobre nuestras Conferencias de Padres y Maestros que se llevarán a cabo el próximo miércoles 30 de octubre en la cafetería de la escuela. Los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria saldrán temprano este día a la 1:15 PM. Las sesiones serán de 3:00 a 5:00 PM y de 6:00 a 8:00 PM, con un descanso para los maestros de 5:00 a 6:00 PM. Las conferencias se atenderán por orden de llegada. Su participación es clave para el éxito de su hijo, y les animamos a asistir. La librería de la escuela también estará abierta durante las conferencias.

Get your tickers NOW! BMCS Theatre Department presents: Clue - High School Edition Nov. 8 & 9 Tickets available Oct. 22-24 from 6-8 pm (inside the Junior High doors)

Hey Irish Family! Looking to stay current on what's happening around BMCS? Follow our social media account and bookmark out websites! Go Irish!

The FINAL Progressive Raffle drawing is just around the corner! The LAST day to purchase a ticket is Friday, November 1 at 12pm. Don’t forget to purchase your ticket for a chance to win $50,000 plus additional prizes. We are looking forward to the next Progressive Raffle drawing at our the 41st Annual Gala – 24K Gold on November 2, 2024. There is still time to get your name in for the second drawing to win one of the $80,000 prizes in multiple cash payouts - purchase your ticket today! It's not too late! Visit: https://www.bishopmac.com/page/progressive-raffle

BMCS Theatre Department presents: Clue High School Edition Nov. 8 & 9 Tickets on sale now!

LAST CHANCE! Tables are filling fast...don't miss out! Ticket sales end TODAY (10.18). Get them before it's too late! Buy now: https://bit.ly/3UcMFGB

Congratulations to our 2024-25 Illinois State Scholars - Kenna Brosseau, Meredith Cortes, Colin Downs, Sarah Hoehn, Libby Jeck, Payton Langelett, Lydia Nugent, Abigail Purcell and Emily Storer

Mark your calendars! Bishop McNamara Theatre Department presents CLUE, High School Edition Dinner Theatre November 8 & 9 Dinner @ 5:15 | Show @ 6:30 Tickets $30 each

Be Irish Timeline Step 1: Visit! Don't miss out on our upcoming Open House Tours at the Kankakee Site, Oct 21-26! Register Now! https://bit.ly/4dPJCeA

Attention High School Students and Parents! Schedule change reminder for Oct 30-Nov 1 *Oct. 31 was originally scheduled as a late start, but has been changed to an early release

Our Bishop McNamara students grades 1st through 12th will be gathering together on Thursday, October 17th at 9:20 a.m. to celebrate the School Wide Rosary. The Rosary will be held in the Kankakee Site Gym. All parents are welcome to attend this beautiful ceremony. All students are asked to please bring a rosary with them to school. If your child does not have a rosary, they can purchase one from the Madrinas or we will have some available for students to borrow for the day.

Open House Tours Who? Anyone in/entering grades 6-12 Where? Kankakee Site When? October 21-26 Why? Opportunity to see what attending Bishop McNamara is like! How?  Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4dPJCeA #faithbased #forwardthinking #inclusive #welcoming #serviceoriented #academic

Welcome October, let us pray for an amazing month.

Grandparents Masses will be celebrated at all 3 Sites this month! Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate Mass with your Grandchild.

Discover Bishop McNamara Catholic School through a one-on-one personal tour. Open-House Tours are back and the perfect opportunity to get the individualized information that you need to make an informed decision and see all that BMCS has to offer. Sign up today for your Personal Open House Tour at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AAA82CA1FEC25-51116003-bishop?fbclid=IwY2xjawFo6SlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYZsr3NDxUs5pRapDSAR5YH9AEf2Hm1whNe5Hsjw9s1vLA3di8G9Xbbtyg_aem_Kv5yyCIzIVypgUZ1-DDeBg#/ We cannot wait to show you around our amazing school!

The FIRST Progressive Raffle drawing will take place this FRIDAY, October 4, 2024, at the Bishop McNamara Friday Night Lights home football game. Get your ticket today before it’s too late! $25,000 Grand Cash Prize Four $500 Winners Three $1,000 Winners Two $5,000 Winners We can’t wait to draw YOUR ticket! Purchase your Progressive Raffle ticket from any BMCS family or online at www.bishopmac.com/page/progressive-raffle *Online ticket sales end at NOON (12pm) on Friday, October 4, 2024. *

The Homecoming Game is HERE! Who's joining us to cheer on the Fightin' Irish as they face Aurora Christian? Kick-off is at 7pm!

From Sunrise to Sunset - We are Irish Fans! Check out these pictures submitted by our awesome students from our Senior Sunrise Breakfast (Thursday ). Join us tonight for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and our Homecoming Football Game!

There's no place like HOMEcoming and the first half of our Homecoming Week sure has been fun! Check out these lunch-time fun-time photos of our Jr. High and High School Students going all out for Celebrity and Twin Day on Tuesday and Biker & Surfer and Hero & Villain Day Today!