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…
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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…
Food Give Away + Christian Athlete 101!
Peace! The March Food Give Away went so well! Students from the University of Chicago were in for an overnight service/learning retreat (Friday to Saturday), joining us for Mass before the Food Give Away and a Eucharistic Holy Hour with other young adult volunteers afterwards. A couple of discerners also joined us for a chance…
Sr. Stephanie speaks @ NWU
Peace! On Wednesday January 22, 2014, Sr. Stephanie spoke at Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She shared about her passion for Christ and running. Check out the story in The Daily Northwestern here! Here is another fantastic article that was published on Spirituality and Health about Sr. Stephanie!
Christmas on the West Side!
Peace! When we planned for our neighborhood Christmas celebration, we trusted that the Lord would provide all we needed to help make Christmas beautiful for our friends. We also knew we needed to help bring the Gospel to life, so that all of us–Franciscans, volunteers and neighbors–would bear in mind the real reason why we…
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!