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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.

Loyola’s Arrupe College grads complete four-year degrees

When Jacqueline Cruz graduated from Lane Tech College Prep in 2015, she wanted to go to four-year university right away. She applied to — and was accepted at — several schools, but her family wasn’t able to send her given the financial aid she was offered.

n 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.

Sister Margaret Farley retires after 44 years of service

Don’t say Notre Dame Sister Margaret Farley is retiring. “That would mean I wasn’t going to do anything else,” said Sister Margaret, 81, who formally left her position with the Office of Catholic Schools after 44 years on June 3. “Say I’m resigning.”

Group ‘reclaims’ neighborhood around St. Rita of Cascia Parish

Cardinal Cupich toured the neighborhood surrounding St Rita of Cascia Parish June 6, 2019 to see the work being done by the Reclaiming Southwest Chicago Campaign. Cardinal Cupich joined religious and community leaders in an interfaith event to celebrate their efforts in reclaiming their community from the devastation of the foreclosure crisis and community violence. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Leaning on faith and intercessory prayer to fight cancer

When I learned I had breast cancer on Feb. 13, the first thing I did was cry. The second thing I did was text family and friends letting them know the news and asking for prayers. Later, when I calmed down enough to be understandable, I called asking for prayers.

Notre Dame de Chicago Parish takes up collection for Paris cathedral

Notre Dame de Chicago Parish, 1334 W. Flournoy St., held a special Mass June 2, 2019 and took up a collection for Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the homeless in that city. The Chicago parish has roots in French culture, and the consul general of France and a delegate to Chicago of the government of Quebec spoke.

Procession for peace features 'Broken Mary' statue

Thousands of worshippers escort a statue of "Broken Mary" down Chicago Avenue after leaving St. John Cantius Church on May 31, 2019. Kevin Matthews, a longtime Chicago radio host, found the broken statue of the Virgin Mary in a dumpster and it inspired a conversion in his life. Now Matthews travels with the statue bringing a message of God’s love for all people and encourages people to pray the rosary. The parish held the peace procession to the historic Water Tower to pray for healing of the “brokenness” in the city of Chicago. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Renew My Church: Parish Vitality Day

Vicariate IV parishes met for Parish Vitality Day at St. Ferdinand Parish, 5900 W. Barry Ave. on May 30, 2019. Based on the feedback from the nearly 1,200 participants in the first round of Evangelization Days, the Office for Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship is offering a three-part series of Vitality Days in the coming year titled “Hospitality: Creating a Welcoming, Inviting, and Engaging Community.” (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Permanent, transitional deacons ordained for archdiocese

Cardinal Cupich ordained 23 deacons on May 11, 2019 at Holy Name Cathedral. The group includes 16 permanent deacons who completed four years of formation. Married men may be ordained permanent deacons; single men who become permanent deacons must make a commitment to celibacy. Permanent deacons often work outside the church in addition to their diaconal ministry.
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