Name changes to the following parishes were approved by the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council Oct. 15: • Divine Infant Jesus and Divine Providence Parish, Westchester, to be renamed Mary, Mother of Divine Grace Parish • Holy Ghost and Sts. Mary and Jude Parish, Riverdale and South Holland, to be renamed Christ Our Savior Parish • Our Lady of Knock and Sts. Andrew and Victor Parish, Calumet City, to be renamed Jesus, Shepherd of Souls Parish • Sacred Heart and St. Eulalia Parish, Melrose Park and Maywood, to remain Sacred Heart and St. Eulalia Parish • Sts. Barbara and Louise de Marillac Parish, Brookfield and La Grange Park, to be renamed Holy Guardian Angels Parish • Sts. Simeon and Domitilla Parish, Bellwood and Hillside, to be renamed Queen of All Nations Parish • Immaculate Conception and St. Michael Parish, Chicago, to remain Immaculate Conception and St. Michael Parish.
Parishes receive coaching to move ‘from maintenance to mission’ As parishes move into the “building the new reality” phase of Renew My Church, pastors must figure out how to build a core leadership team to help the parish become a more outward-looking, evangelizing community.
Archdiocese of Chicago provides updates on five Renew My Church groupings The Archdiocese of Chicago today announced updates on the Hegewisch and Burnham, Lemont, Lincoln Square, Milwaukee Avenue North and the East Little Village Renew My Church groupings.
Parish celebrates 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II's visit Parishioners gathered for an outdoor Mass at Five Holy Martyrs Church, 4327 S. Richmond St., Oct. 6, 2019, to commemorate St. John Paul II's 1979 visit to Chicago.