Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry blessed a statue of St. Josephine Bakhita following a Mass at the St. Adrian site, 7000 S. Washtenaw Ave., of Mary, Mother of Mercy Parish on Feb. 17, 2019. Born in Sudan to a prosperous family, Bakhita was kidnapped and forced into slavery for more than 12 years. She eventually ended up in Italy, where she encountered some religious women and joined their community.
In spirit of Renew My Church, parishes come together to provide a home for two families in need Even though they won’t be activated as part of the Renew My Church process until 2022, seven churches in Tinley Park, Orland Park, Crestwood and Orland Hills came together in the spirit of the process and built part of a duplex that will house families in need.
Church of St. Mary holds service day The Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest hosted a service day on June 8, 2019. Parishioners lent their time and talents to do yard work, paint, make blankets, write operation gratitude cards for soldiers, make name tags for Camp Hope, clean up parks, work at food pantries and volunteer at Feed My Starving Children.
Three local parishes dedicate new parish spaces When parishioners at St. Edna in Arlington Heights began considering the need for a new parish center during the creation of a parish master plan in 2010, they had no idea how long the process would take.