Category: Apostolate
Bible Camp 2019: Week One
Our week was full of fun as we learned about the Trinity–One in Three, and Three in One! Our neighborhood children began each day playing outside with the Franciscans and their friends from Michigan, Springfield, IL, Ohio and beyond! We were so happy to welcome our friends Fr. Kyle from the diocese of Grand Rapids,…
Back to School Block Party
Thanks to Alex Campbell from Medill New Services for the great story about our August 2018 Back to School Block Party!
Winds of Change
Peace! Sr. Alicia was recently asked to serve as a guest host on Winds of Change, a radio show sponsored by the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Chicago. On July 9 she hosted a show on the Eucharist and Evangelization, focusing on Night Fever, a powerful evangelization event that has been making a difference around…
Bible Camp 1: Salvation History
Peace! This past week we hosted our first Summer Bible Camp for the kids in our neighborhood. We spent four days together learning about Salvation History–from Creation to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and our lives as followers of Jesus today. A combination of lessons, Bible-based skits, review, crafts, songs and games…
Health Fair + Food Give Away + Block Party = Amazing June
Peace! June has come and gone, but it is not too late to share some pictures from a month full of blessings . . . we are grateful to our friends from Northwestern Medicine, Loyola Medical School, and Presence Healthcare who co-sponsored an amazing health fair at the June mobile food pantry. These medical providers…
April Happenings
Peace! In addition to our usual opportunities to pray and serve (like the First Saturday Food Give Away, our Senior Program, youth programs and Community Dinner) we welcomed the Chicago Nun Run, attended a special event at Kelly Hall in support of the youth programs and welcomed volunteers from St. Clement Parish for a service…
Spring Breaks 2014
Peace! It is just beginning to feel like spring in Chicago, but that didn’t stop students from Marian University, Marquette University, Hope College, the University of Tennessee and the University of Maryland from coming to spend time in prayerful service over Spring Break (in the frigid Chicago March!!)! To see more pictures from Hope College’s…