Notre Dame de Chicago Parish, 1334 W. Flournoy St., had a special Mass and took up a collection for Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the homeless in that city during a June 2. The Chocago parish has roots in French culture, and the consul general of France and a delegate to Chicago of the government of Quebec spoke.
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.