Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago
About our community
The Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago are a Catholic religious community living and serving among the poor in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood with branches for men and women. Our life centers upon our relationship with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Out of our life of prayer flow our community life and our apostolates: service to the poor, Evangelization and teaching. In our apostolates we emphasize providing opportunities for encounters with Jesus in the Eucharist both at Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration. We believe that if you can’t see Jesus in the Eucharist, you can’t see Him in the poor.
Latest news
Thank You for Helping to Make our Giving Tuesday Match Campaign a Success!
Thank you to all who supported our Giving Tuesday matching funds campaign! We met our goal of $100,000 by 10 pm on Giving Tuesday night. All funds raised will go directly towards renovating St. Hyacinth’s convent to serve as a formation house for our sisters. The matching campaign might be over, but you can still offer your support to the project! Click on the button below to donate or subscribe to the Mission’s email list here to stay updated on this exciting project and learn about more ways you can help in the future.
Our little community is growing! We will soon be out of space for new sisters at our current convent. We are renovating the dilapidated convent at St. Hyacinth’s to be our new house of formation. This new convent will give us the space we need to follow the Church’s request that all religious communities work towards establishing separate houses for those in initial formation to help provide an environment conducive to contemplative prayer and study.
St. Hyacinth needs about $2,000,000 worth of renovations to be livable. The building currently has no heat, no electricity, and no running water in most of the building. The location and building size is perfect for our needs. Help us make this project a reality today!
Please donate online by clicking on the “Donate Now” button above! If you would like to write a check, please make it out the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago. Please mail to Mission OLA, 3808 W. Iowa St., Chicago, IL 60651. Thanks!
More info about the project: https://missionola.com/ChristmasMessage2024.html
Email Sr. Stephanie with any questions- olamission@gmail.com
St. Hyacinth Convent Update
The renovation of the St. Hyacinth convent as the Franciscan’s new formation house is moving forward! Thank you all so much for all of your inquiries and offers for help after the initial announcement. Check back here for highlights as this exciting new project continues to move forward.
We are working on meeting with the architect and finalizing building plans. Many more updates will be shared soon! If you have not already done so, click here to read Bishop Bob’s original announcement about the building project.
Please email Sr. Stephanie at olamission@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved or helping with the project.
Keep an eye out for our special St. Hyacinth Convent page, coming soon, to see all the progress on this exciting new project!
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Check out our blog to stay up-to-date on community news and to get a closer look at our day-to-day life as Franciscans of the Eucharist.
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Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago 3808 W. Iowa Street, Chicago, Illinois 60651 773-486-8431 FEVocations@gmail.com
Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves, that He who gave Himself totally for you may receive you totally.
St. Francis of Assisi