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Renew My Church grouping gathers to help the poor

An annual Thanksgiving project in which Old St. Pat's parishioners donated and packed food Nov. 18 for Thanksgiving dinner for dozens of families in North Lawndale was one of several efforts undertaken by parishes in downtown Chicago in November as part of their efforts to observe the Nov. 18 World Day of the Poor. The five parishes — Old St. Patrick’s; Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Old St. Mary’s, 1500 S. Michigan Ave.; St. Peter’s in the Loop, 110 W. Madison St.; and Assumption, 323 W. Illinois St. — decided to collaborate after being grouped together for Renew My Church.
Families from Old St. Pat's Parish sort and box Thanksgiving baskets for low-income families in North Lawndale on Nov. 18 as part of a collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with other downtown Chicago parishes. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)
Clyde and Clara Smith sort through hundreds of food items at Old St. Pat's Parish Nov. 18. Parishioners were packing food to send to low-income families in North Lawndale for Thanksgiving as part of a collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with other downtown Chicago parishes. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)
Emma Honney and Greta Sznewajs decorate placemats that will be sent with food baskets from Old St. Pat's Parish to low-income families in North Lawndale for Thanksgiving. It was part of collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with other downtown Chicago parishes. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)
Sam LaBelle sorts through canned goods at Old St. Pat's Parish Nov. 18. Parishioners were packing food to be distribited in Thanksgiving baskets for low-income families in North Lawndale as part of a collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with other downston Chicago parishes. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)
Michael Neary assists Clara Smith, Clyde Smith and Sam LaBelle as they sort through canned goods before they are to be packed in boxes to go to St. Agatha Parish. Families from Old St. Pat's Parish made the boxes as part of a collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with other downtown Chicago parishes. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)
Families from Old St. Pat's Parish sort and box Thanksgiving baskets for low-income families in North Lawndale as part of a collaborative effort to celebrate World Day of the Poor with St Peter's, Old St..Mary's and Holy Name Cathedral parishes on Nov.18. (Karen Callaway Chicago Catholic)

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