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.
Four parish groupings receive Renew My Church outcomes The Archdiocese of Chicago released updates on four Renew My Church groupings between March 9 and March 12.
Car Masses continue despite cold and snowy weather When churches reopened for Masses last June, a handful of parishes with access to large parking lots got creative and started holding car Masses for those especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Despite the cold weather and lots of snow this year, those Masses continue to take place.
Parishes with PADS programs find new ways to help the homeless Parishes across the Chicago area had been sheltering homeless people for more than 30 years when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. Faced with suddenly being unable to accommodate overnight guests, many of them pivoted to providing food instead.