Peace! Sr. Stephanie, Jess and a team of 43 friends are ready to hit the pavement on Sunday October 13, 2013 for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Our team has been training for months, and each runner is offering up prayers and raising money to help support the outreach at the Mission of Our…
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October Food Give Away and Block Party
Peace! Enjoy this photo gallery of images from our Food Give Away and Block Party on October 5, 2013. Thanks to all our friends, including youth from buildOn and seminarians from Mundelein Seminary for all their help!
Novitiate begins for Sr. Jaime and Br. Matt!
Peace! On October 4, 2013, Sr. Jaime and Br. Matt began the Novitiate! We are so grateful to the Lord for inspiring our new novices to follow Jesus in the footsteps of St. Francis as members of our community! Please keep Sr. Jaime and Br. Matt in your prayers as they enter into a very…
Sr. Stephanie Professes First Vows
Peace! On Saturday, September 21, 2013, Sr. Stephanie professed First Vows! We are so grateful to all of our friends and family for helping make the Mass and reception a beautiful celebration of God’s invitation and Sr. Stephanie’s response to His call to her. Please enjoy the slideshow and pictures below capturing highlights from this…
Welcome Jessica!
On Sunday, September 8, Jessica Lambert began the formation journey as a postulant in our community. Originally from Elmhurst, IL, Jessica graduated from the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana with a degree in engineering in 2012. Her first experience with our community was while on a Service Immersion Trip in January 2011. She came to volunteer…
Liberty and Grace
Peace! On August 3rd, our German Shepherd Liberty passed away after a short battle with aggressive cancer. While it was a sad day, we were reminded of the reality that everything is a gift from the Lord, and how grateful to have been given such a good dog for so many years. Two days ago…
Bible Camp 2: The Commandments
Peace! We are in the midst of our second Bible Camp. With a little help from our friends from St. Stephen’s Parish in Minnesota, we’ve been spending the week learning, singing, praying, playing games, making crafts and eating healthy meals. Our teens and adult chaperones from St. Stephen’s (including newly ordained Fr. Joah) have done…
Bible Camp One: The Blessed Trinity
Peace! We just finished hosting our first Bible Camp for the summer, teaching the kids in our neighborhood about the Blessed Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit! Although day two was canceled due to a power outage, we were still able to share with the kids, ages 5-12, about…