It has been a busy season of Franciscan hospitality this winter! We have enjoyed hosting a variety of groups. Here was the lineup: In January and February, we hosted two different young adult discernment retreats, one from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and another from the Kalamazoo diocese. We love supporting our young people to hear…
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Christmas Highlights 2023
Merry Christmas! The month of December at Mission OLA was been filled with so many preparations and special events to help our neighbors have a beautiful celebration of Christmas and hopefully enter more deeply into the true meaning of the season. Thanks to the generosity of so many supporters and volunteers, we estimate that this…
Good Morning America!
We are grateful to have been recently featured on a Good Morning America segment highlighting our work helping to provide food for those in need. You can find the replay here: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/millennial-nuns-helping-fight-hunger-chicago-105544646 Visit https://www.missionola.com/ to learn more about our apostolic outreaches and ways to get involved or help support the Mission!
Thanksgiving Highlights 2023
Here at the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels, we celebrated another record-breaking Thanksgiving this year! On the Saturday before Thanksgiving we hosted our annual Thanksgiving Prayer Brunch for about 350 neighbors. This event includes gathering in the Church for beautiful music provided by our friends from Morton Apostolic Christian Church in Peoria and…
Summer at the Mission – Part 3: Apostolate Happenings
During the summer, our various apostolates take on a different rhythm than during the school year. Our teaching sisters are off school for the all-too short elementary school summer break, our many gardens in full-bloom, and our neighborhood gatherings and meals move outside to creatively make the best of our lack our lack of a/c…
Summer at the Mission – Part 1: Summer Volunteers
Alas – once the calendar page or calendar view switches to August, it is clear that the new school year is on the way, and the summer is winding down! Although the Chicago heat will stay with us through September, some transitions are already happening. Our school-teaching Sisters are in the midst of last-minute lesson…
Seminarians and Seniors – an unexpected and beautiful friendship
Throughout this past academic year, we have been so blessed to welcome 15 seminarians in Mundelein Seminary’s Spirituality Year to help us with our apostolic works each Wednesday. During their Spirituality Year, the seminarians live together with in community near Holy Name Cathedral and spend the year focusing on human formation, growing in their lives…
Mother’s Day Brunch with Our Neighbors
On May 13, we hosted a beautiful Mother’s Day brunch for about 200 of our neighbors. The event started with a simple prayer service and reflection on motherhood and the special role of Our Lady in our lives in the upper church, and then everyone headed downstairs for a delicious, home-made meal of ham, green…