Download file for the Hope Sunday Invitation and Directions to the UIC Forum.
725 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago.
9 a.m. Liturgy in the church
Bishop Timothy Lyne will celebrate the 9 a.m. Mass featuring Celtic music performed by traditional Irish musicians, Old St. Patrick’s choir and cantors and performances by the Sheila Tully Irish Stepdancers and the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band.
Please join us and the St. Patrick’s Day downtown parade dignitaries for this 9 a.m. Liturgy. Limited balcony seating is available for all. The church doors open at 7 a.m.
The main floor of the church is wheelchair accessible. If you plan on attending Mass and need assistance, please call the church offices at 312.648.1021 prior to the event for special instruction.
WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE BREAKFAST BUFFET IN THE FXW CAFETERIA! If any tickets become available, they will be sold at the door immediately following Mass.
Volunteer information: We do need volunteers to help serve this breakfast. If you are interested, please contact Eileen @ eod9311@aol.com.
Street Closure/Parking Information: Please note that
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LIFT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of leadership excellence within the young people of Tamil Nadu, India, regardless of background, caste, or religious tradition. LIFT strives to raise the aspirations and leadership skills of underprivileged children so they can transform society by combating poverty, unemployment, and poor health.
]]> The Wine Auction will begin at 5:30 p.m.with hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, and silent auction preview. At 6 p.m., the silent auction will begin, offering a variety of unique gifts, experiences, and travel packages, in addition to notable wines and spirits. Throughout the evening, you will have the opportunity to taste wines of both national and international varietals while learning from wine experts at each of the tasting stations.Bring your friends and join many of Chicago’s civic and community leaders for a social evening with profound social benefit. The proceeds of our 2007 event will fund scholarships to LIFT’s unique network of primary and secondary schools that offer leadership training to motivated children, so they can become examples to their community and agents of essential change. We also plan to allocate a portion of our proceeds to The Vineyard Home for Mentally Challenged Adults in Purgitsville, West Virginia, cofounded by Father Daniel M. Cantwell, a Chicago priest who was very dear to many of us in the Old St. Patrick’s community.
Tickets are $35 in advance, per person, and can be purchased by calling Betty O’Toole at 312.798.2366. Attendance is limited to the first 300 guests, so please make your reservations now!
We are also actively soliciting tax-deductible donations of wine and other silent auction prizes. If you would like to support Lift a Glass! in this manner, please contact Kate Boege at 312.337.7953. Even a single bottle of quality wine or spirits would be greatly appreciated and would help us achieve our substantial fundraising goals.
Finally, we are seeking 50 motivated volunteers to assist us at the Wine Auction on Friday, Nov. 9. Please contact Kate Boege if you would like to support LIFT by rolling up your sleeves and helping us host the event. We’d love to work with you!
We hope to see you on Friday, Nov. 9 when we will Lift a Glass!
The LIFT USA Team
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We encourage you to watch the PBS Special, channel 11, Liam Lawton: Live in Dublin on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. The Live in
There is a $5 donation requested at the door. The fair will end at 8:45 p.m. and musicians will be available for bookings at this time. All are welcome to attend. People say that it's "the best and cheapest concert on a Monday night in Chicago." If you have any questions, please contact Bill Fraher at 312.831.9353 or by email at BillF@oldstpats.org.
]]>Historic Old St. Patrick’s Church celebrates
150 years of worship, faith and hope at Rededication Sunday
~ Celebrating the present, honoring the past and planning for the future ~
In honor of the many sacred moments that have made Old St. Pat’s such a cherished community of faith, we embarked upon a yearlong celebration that culminates with Rededication Sunday, which takes place on April 29. Throughout this special day, we will celebrate the present with special offertory gifts, processions, prayers, litanies, and sprinkling rites conducted at all Mass times (7, 8:15, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. ,12:45 and 5 p.m.).
We are planning for the future of Old St. Patrick’s Church by helping children, who are our future, see the benefits of service to the poor or those in need. Through the 150-penny project, we challenged the children of
Join us for Rededication Sunday on April 29 as we honor the past, celebrate the present and plan for the future of this vibrant community of faith that has touched numerous lives since 1856. This will be a day to remember, so mark your calendars!
Rededication Sunday, April 29 includes:
Please Note: Des Plaines St. will be closed off from
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We hope to have your continued support this year as we once again engage the children of St. Agatha’s in the Lawndale neighborhood. We will be collecting Spa and Beauty items and taking them to the children so they can create personalized Mother’s Day gifts. This event continues every year due to your generosity. Volunteers are greatly appreciated!
Here are the important dates for this year:
Thursday, May 3, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
711 West Monroe, Room 32
(6-8 volunteers)
Tuesday, May 8
2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(8-10 volunteers)
To follow is a sampling of items to consider donating:
Perfume, scented soaps, bath oil, salts and sponges, bubble bath, body moisturizers, cosmetics, cosmetic brushes and bags, compact mirrors, scented candles and gift boxed jewelry. Travel, sample or full size items are welcome.
You may also drop items off at 711 West Monroe.
Tag your donation: Mother’s Day Project
Questions? Contact Sheryl Schulze
sheryl.schulze@hok.com
312.782.1000 x270
Please bring your food items to Old St. Pat’s on Sunday March 25. Look for the Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly van outside!
Thank you for caring and sharing!
]]>Wednesdays: March 21 and 28, 2007
7 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
A light supper precedes the Mission at 6:15 p.m.
Old St. Patrick’s Church Hall
Reservations are required for both the Mission and dinner.
Please use Lenten Mission Reservation Form to make your reservation.
Old St. Patrick’s Church is honored to have these outstanding preachers join us for our Lenten Mission:
March 21
Almsgiving: The Spiritual Practice of Justice
Rev. Lillian Daniel
Rev. Daniel became the senior minister of First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn in the summer of 2004. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Yale Divinity School, Rev. Daniel was ordained into the Christian ministry in 1993, to the position of associate minister of the First Congregational Church in Cheshire, Connecticut. In 1996, she became the senior minister of the Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ, in New Haven, Connecticut, where she remained for eight years, earning her Doctorate of Ministry from Hartford Seminary in 2004.
Rev. Daniel has taught preaching to seminarians at Yale Divinity School, and Chicago Theological Seminary. A frequent contributor to the Christian Century Magazine, she also writes for preaching periodicals such as the Journal for Preachers and the Biblical Preaching Journal, and also has a regular spirituality column in the denominational newspaper, the United Church News. Rev. Daniel is the author of Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, published by the Alban Institute in 2005.
Married to Lou Weeks, a labor union organizer, Rev. Daniel is the proud mother of two school-age children, Calvin and Abigail Weeks, and the not-so-proud owner of two badly behaved dogs, Jake and Lucky.
]]>March 28
Reconciliation: The Spiritual Practice of Living the Truth
Rev. Paul Novak
This evening will also include an opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation.
Father Paul Novak, O.S.M.
Father Paul Novak was ordained a Servite priest on May 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago. From 1990 to 1992, he served as associate pastor at St. Domitilla Church in Hillside. Fr. Novak was the vocation director for the Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) from 1992 to 1994. In the fall of 1994, Fr. Novak joined the faculty of De La Salle Institute as the campus minister and religion teacher, and served there until 2003. Fr. Novak has served as assistant provincial and was recently elected provincial for the Servite Friars. He regularly presides at weekday and Sunday Liturgies at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago.
We invite you to make the Lenten Mission part of your own observance of Lent and preparation for Easter. We would be honored by your choice to be with us this year at our Lenten Mission.
]]>Following mass, we invite everyone to the church hall for complimentary Irish continental breakfast and a performance by the Sheila Tully Irish Stepdancers.
Directly following mass, tours of Old St. Patrick’s Church and her Celtic revival art & stained glass windows will also be offered in church.
There are public parking lots along Monroe Street at the Des Plaines St. intersection (on NW corner and SE corner) and on Adams Street just before the Des Plaines St. intersection (on SE corner only).
Volunteers: If you are interested in volunteering to help set up for the breakfast, please contact Eileen at 708.308.2004 or eod9311@aol.com.
]]>Wednesdays: March 14, 21, and 28, 2007
7 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
A light supper precedes the Mission at 6:15 p.m.
Old St. Patrick’s Church Hall
Reservations are required for both the Mission and dinner.
Please use Lenten Mission Reservation Form to make your reservation.
]]> Old St. Patrick’s Church is honored to have these outstanding preachers join us for our Lenten Mission:March 14
Fasting: The Spiritual Practice of Risk
Mr. Terry Nelson-Johnson, D. Min.
Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson. is a storyteller at heart. Convinced God is an experience and not merely an idea, he strains to facilitate felt encounters with the Living God through story, video, poetry, and humor. Through his work, Dr. Nelson-Johnson implores and challenges us to enter more deeply into the mystery of grace, the mystery of spirit, the mystery of God.
Dr. Nelson-Johnson served on the faculty of the Loyola Academy Jesuit High School for eighteen years. He is currently the director of Faith Formation at Old St. Patrick’s Church. He also leads retreats and workshops throughout the country.
Dr. Nelson-Johnson holds a master’s degree from the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University; and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Dr. Nelson-Johnson and his wife Holly are the parents of two children, Ian and Clare.
March 21
Almsgiving: The Spiritual Practice of Justice
Rev. Lillian Daniel
Rev. Daniel became the senior minister of First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn in the summer of 2004. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Yale Divinity School, Rev. Daniel was ordained into the Christian ministry in 1993, to the position of associate minister of the First Congregational Church in Cheshire, Connecticut. In 1996, she became the senior minister of the Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ, in New Haven, Connecticut, where she remained for eight years, earning her Doctorate of Ministry from Hartford Seminary in 2004.
Rev. Daniel has taught preaching to seminarians at Yale Divinity School, and Chicago Theological Seminary. A frequent contributor to the Christian Century Magazine, she also writes for preaching periodicals such as the Journal for Preachers and the Biblical Preaching Journal, and also has a regular spirituality column in the denominational newspaper, the United Church News. Rev. Daniel is the author of Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, published by the Alban Institute in 2005.
Married to Lou Weeks, a labor union organizer, Rev. Daniel is the proud mother of two school-age children, Calvin and Abigail Weeks, and the not-so-proud owner of two badly behaved dogs, Jake and Lucky.
March 28
Reconciliation: The Spiritual Practice of Living the Truth
Rev. Paul Novak
This evening will also include an opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation.
Father Paul Novak, O.S.M.
Father Paul Novak was ordained a Servite priest on May 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago. From 1990 to 1992, he served as associate pastor at St. Domitilla Church in Hillside. Fr. Novak was the vocation director for the Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) from 1992 to 1994. In the fall of 1994, Fr. Novak joined the faculty of De La Salle Institute as the campus minister and religion teacher, and served there until 2003. Fr. Novak has served as assistant provincial and was recently elected provincial for the Servite Friars. He regularly presides at weekday and Sunday Liturgies at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago.
We invite you to make the Lenten Mission part of your own observance of Lent and preparation for Easter. We would be honored by your choice to be with us this year at our Lenten Mission.
]]>A light supper precedes the Mission at 6:15 p.m.
Old St. Patrick’s Church Hall
Reservations are required for both the Mission and dinner.
Please use Lenten Mission Reservation Form to make your reservation.
]]>Old St. Patrick’s Church is honored to have these outstanding preachers join us for our Lenten Mission:
March 7
Prayer: The Spiritual Practice of Intimacy
Rev. Pat McGrath, S.J.
Father McGrath is a Jesuit of the Chicago Province. He is a dynamic retreat leader, presenter, who focuses on the practical living of Catholic faith. Fr. McGrath uses storytelling, scripture, wisdom from the Catholic tradition, and the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola to help audiences reflect and experience God in all things.
Fr. McGrath serves as the provincial assistant for Secondary Education for the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). On weekends, Fr. McGrath presides at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago. He holds a B.A. from Notre Dame, a M. Div. from the Jesuit School of Theology, and a M.S. from Northwestern University.
March 14
Fasting: The Spiritual Practice of Risk
Mr. Terry Nelson-Johnson, D. Min.
Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson. is a storyteller at heart. Convinced God is an experience and not merely an idea, he strains to facilitate felt encounters with the Living God through story, video, poetry, and humor. Through his work, Dr. Nelson-Johnson implores and challenges us to enter more deeply into the mystery of grace, the mystery of spirit, the mystery of God.
Dr. Nelson-Johnson served on the faculty of the Loyola Academy Jesuit High School for eighteen years. He is currently the director of Faith Formation at Old St. Patrick’s Church. He also leads retreats and workshops throughout the country.
Dr. Nelson-Johnson holds a master’s degree from the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University; and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Dr. Nelson-Johnson and his wife Holly are the parents of two children, Ian and Clare.
March 21
Almsgiving: The Spiritual Practice of Justice
Rev. Lillian Daniel
Rev. Daniel became the senior minister of First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn in the summer of 2004. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Yale Divinity School, Rev. Daniel was ordained into the Christian ministry in 1993, to the position of associate minister of the First Congregational Church in Cheshire, Connecticut. In 1996, she became the senior minister of the Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ, in New Haven, Connecticut, where she remained for eight years, earning her Doctorate of Ministry from Hartford Seminary in 2004.
Rev. Daniel has taught preaching to seminarians at Yale Divinity School, and Chicago Theological Seminary. A frequent contributor to the Christian Century Magazine, she also writes for preaching periodicals such as the Journal for Preachers and the Biblical Preaching Journal, and also has a regular spirituality column in the denominational newspaper, the United Church News. Rev. Daniel is the author of Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, published by the Alban Institute in 2005.
Married to Lou Weeks, a labor union organizer, Rev. Daniel is the proud mother of two school-age children, Calvin and Abigail Weeks, and the not-so-proud owner of two badly behaved dogs, Jake and Lucky.
March 28
Reconciliation: The Spiritual Practice of Living the Truth
Rev. Paul Novak
This evening will also include an opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation.
Father Paul Novak, O.S.M.
Father Paul Novak was ordained a Servite priest on May 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago. From 1990 to 1992, he served as associate pastor at St. Domitilla Church in Hillside. Fr. Novak was the vocation director for the Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) from 1992 to 1994. In the fall of 1994, Fr. Novak joined the faculty of De La Salle Institute as the campus minister and religion teacher, and served there until 2003. Fr. Novak has served as assistant provincial and was recently elected provincial for the Servite Friars. He regularly presides at weekday and Sunday Liturgies at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago.
We invite you to make the Lenten Mission part of your own observance of Lent and preparation for Easter. We would be honored by your choice to be with us this year at our Lenten Mission.
]]>WHAT IS SUNDAY SCRIPTURE STUDY?
Sunday Scripture Study invites you to gather together with other people at Old St. Pat’s for the purpose of deepening our understanding of the spiritual wisdom available to us in the Gospels through a process of study and dialogue. Our focus will be on the Sunday Gospels for Lent.
WHY STUDY IN A GROUP?
Together with Christians throughout history we believe that the wisdom of the Gospels is most effectively broken open through dialogue with each other, allowing us to be resources to each other. Sunday Scripture Study invites us to re-discover one of the earliest practices of Christian communities, i.e., re-telling and reflecting on the stories of Jesus.
WHAT HAPPENS AT A TYPICAL GATHERING OF SUNDAY SCRIPTURE STUDY?
The format is simple. The Gospel passage is read aloud. There is a little time for silent reflection. This is followed by a focusing presentation. We then engage in conversation about the passage.
]]> IS THERE A TEXTBOOK FOR THIS SERIES?
No, copies of the Gospel texts will be provided (and that is all that is necessary), but feel free to bring your own Bible. We will rely heavily on Jack Shea’s most recent book, The Relentless Widow: The Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels for Christian Preachers and Teachers. This excellent resource is available for purchase online as well as at many local bookstores but is not required for participation in the program.
WHO IS FACILLITATING THE SESSIONS?
Bob Kolatorowicz from our staff at Old St. Pat’s will facilitate each session.
HOW MANY SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED?
There are four Sunday sessions scheduled for this series. They will take place on March 4, 11, 18, & 25.
HOW LONG DOES EACH SESSION LAST?
Each session is 55 minutes long. We begin at 10:00 am and end promptly at 10:55 am to allow plenty of time for people planning to attend the 11:15 am Mass to arrive at the church. While we begin the program at 10:00 am, we will offer “coffee and” beginning at 9:30 am. All are welcome, and we hope this might be helpful to those who are attending the 8:15 am Mass and would like to participate in the series.
WHERE DOES SUNDAY SCRIPTURE STUDY TAKE PLACE?
We will meet on the 2nd floor of the Mission Center (711 W. Monroe).
WHAT IF I CAN’T MAKE ALL FOUR SESSIONS?
Our hope is that you can participate in all four sessions. Of course, we realize that not every one may be able to commit to the entire series. Please know that you are welcome to join us whenever you are able.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE FOUR WEEKS?
The program ends with the last meeting. If some people would like to continue beyond the five weeks, the facilitator will have information about some possible options.
IS THERE A PROGRAM FEE AND HOW DO I REGISTER?
This program is supported by your generous stewardship of Old St. Pat’s. There is no program fee. To help us best prepare, please call 312.648.1021 by Thursday, March 1, 2007 to let us know if you are planning on attending the first session. Thank you.
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