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Renew My Church: Newly combined parish celebrates inauguration

San Jose Sanchez del Rio Parish, one of the archdiocese’s new parishes formed through Renew My Church celebrated its inauguration with a “fiesta week” Aug. 26-Sept. 2, 2018 From Aug. 26 to 29, the parish held Masses, processions and talks around the devotion to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos from Jalisco, Mexico. The statue, which is made of wood and stands less than 2 feet high, was taken to each site during the week. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Maternity BVM eighth graders carry a statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos from the church to Our Lady of the Angels Mission. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students and teachers process through the streets with the statue. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners of San José Sánchez del Río Parish process through the streets on Aug. 29 with the statue of Our Lady de los Lagos. They processed from Maternity BVM Church, 3647 W. North Ave., to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 932 N. Kostner Ave. Students from Maternity BVM school took part in the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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