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Thank you to the Filipinos of St. Gregory for sponsoring the autumn parish dinner dance on November 16. Attendees enjoyed a night of food and drinks, live music, and dancing! The dress code for the evening was "orange." The event took place in the social hall of the Monsignor Klasen Building (Memorial Gym). The money raised will support projects around the parish. May the peace of the Lord – through the intercession of Saints Gregory the Great, Ita, Thomas of Canterbury, and Francis of Assisi – be upon you. On behalf of the Parish Pastoral Council, the Finance Council, the Friars, and parish staff, we present you with the Mary, Mother of God Parish Annual Report for 2023-2024. As you read the report, if you have any questions, please email the Parish office. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Our parish, Mary, Mother of God, has had the privilege and luxury of celebrating three Masses each day. When we formed this schedule, we had four resident priests as well as Fr. Bob Sprott, OFM available to preside. Today, we have only three resident priests and Fr. Bob Sprott is abroad on sabbatical. Sadly, the Mass schedule has become difficult to maintain given the other responsibilities of the friars to our parish and the Franciscan Order. A team of representatives from each of our worship sites and key staff members has been working with the priests to come up with a fair plan. We tried to consider the many needs of our community and our friars as they strive to celebrate Masses and other sacraments and liturgical commitments each day. After careful deliberations and consultation with members of our Parish Pastoral Council, we offer the following new daily Mass schedule: Monday STC - 8:30 am SI - 5:30 pm preceded by Exposition, evening prayer Tuesday SI – 8:00 am STC - 8:30 am Wednesday STC - 8:30 am SI - 5:30 pm preceded by Exposition, evening prayer Thursday SI – 8:00 am STC - 8:30 am SI – 7:00 pm (Spanish) Friday SI – 8:00 am STC - 8:30 am (SI – 7:00 pm, First Fridays) Saturday SI - 8:00 am The above changes will start with Advent, on Monday, December 2, 2024. At the moment, Mass schedules on Saturdays and Sundays will remain as they are, though these may have to be reexamined next year. I understand that this might be inconvenient and frustrating. Change is rarely easy, and I do not make these changes lightly. During this transition let us ask Mary, the mother of God and our mother, for her intercession. May her Son increase our desire to encounter Him more deeply in the Blessed Sacrament. As we journey together as one parish, thank you for your support and understanding. Peace and all good, Fr. Alejandro López, OFM Conv. Pastor, Mary Mother of God We are pleased to present the latest parish Outreach Newsletter. In the Fall 2024 issue, we honor the continued partnerships that make our outreach ministries possible and celebrate the harvest of our solidarity gardens! You can also see the number of individuals and households served the last six months by the Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry housed at St. Thomas of Canterbury church. How can you get involved...
Thank you to all the students and staff at Loyola Chicago for collecting food and household items for our Parish Food Pantry at St. Thomas of Canterbury church! This is an annual donation drive run by Loyola University for our food pantry and we could not be more grateful for this on-going partnership.
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