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10-year-old parishioner donates his toys to migrant children

The toy table was a popular destination for dozens of migrant children who came with their families to St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church, 5352 W. Belden Ave., on Sept. 9 for the third monthly giveaway of clothing, toys, food and other necessities.

Global ministry helps migrants at Melrose Park parish

Helping immigrants is nothing new for the Scalabrinian priests who serve at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park. Helping migrants is the main charism of the congregation, which is active in 35 countries on five continents.

St. Oscar Romero parishioners look to the future

Parishioners at St. Oscar Romero Parish in the Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood are dreaming about what they want their newly merged parish to be, and they recently held a series of convocations to talk about it.

St. Donatus Parish festival in Blue Island celebrates 118 years

For 118 years, parishioners of St. Donatus in Blue Island have spent a weekend in August baking and cooking, playing and praying and lifting up the saint — as well as the parish named for him.

Resale shop supports Barrington parish’s outreach efforts

Shoppers at House of Hope Resale in Lake Zurich come looking for everything from vintage high-end furniture and designer clothing to inexpensive craft and school supplies. When they find something to buy, they are helping their neighbors in need access everything from food and shelter to transportation, said Sue Olafson.

Block Masses bring ‘the church out of the church’

When Father Marco Antonio Franco celebrated Mass in the middle of Spaulding Avenue on the evening of July 27, on a day when temperatures topped 90 degrees and the heat radiated off the asphalt, more than 100 people gathered to pray together, to support one another, to demonstrate their faith publicly and to bring the church out into the neighborhood.

Archdiocese’s only parish-based credit union helps those in need

For more than 70 years, a credit union has operated out of the former St. Gregory the Great Parish, now part of Mary, Mother of God Parish, in the city’s Andersonville neighborhood.

Parish transportation ministries help members attend Mass

On the days that he drives the parish bus, Jack Ward makes sure to arrive at the bus parking spot just across the street from St. Edward Church an hour or so before Mass starts.

Old St. Patrick’s welcomes ‘extended family’ for in-person visit

When church doors were closed all over the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, Old St. Patrick’s Parish, 700 W. Adams St., saw a marked increase in people viewing its livestreamed Mass. Over time, the parish’s ministers began to see that there was a large group of people tuning in from other parishes, cities and states.

Sharing ministry ‘really in the DNA of the parish’

When School Sister of St. Francis Paulanne Held arrived at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Glenview more than 60 years ago, she didn’t know how long she would stay. It’s safe to say that the parish didn’t know how important the young teaching sister would become to it as well.
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