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In 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.
Over 300 volunteers from seven parishes including St. George, St. Julie Billiart, St. Elizabeth Seton, St. Michael, St. Francis, Our Lady of the Woods, and Incarnation build walls and infrastructure for two houses in the parking lot at St. George in Tinley Park June 8. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Zachary Kwait from St. George Parish lends a hand with the adult volunteers. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners shake hands during the day. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Brian Marton hands Cardinal Cupich a hammer as Father Ken Fleck, pastor at St George, stands nearby. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Cardinal Cupich hammers nails into the wood with volunteers. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Francis and Jayne Knieps from St. George Parish assemble one of the walls. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Mike Pindelski and Greg Moe from St. Francis of Assisi in Orland Park carry a frame they assembled with their team. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Just a week after the assembly of walls by several parishes in the archdiocese of Chicago in the parking lot at St. George Parish in Tinley Park, the Habitat House begins to take shape in DuPage County on June 14, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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