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Welcome to Holy Family!
Welcome to Holy Family Parish, the second oldest Catholic parish in the city of Chicago.
Founded in 1857, our rich history is full of stories of faith, hope and determination that make Holy Family a truly special place to belong and worship. The beauty of our parish is found not only in our historic church, but in the diversity of our welcoming and friendly parishioners.
We invite you to come and worship at Holy Family and find out why, "Our Doors are Open Wide!"
Blessings!
Fr. Michael Gabriel
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday, February 17
Please join us after the 9:45 Mass for some Holy Family hospitality and fellowship.Read More -
Sunday, February 17, 8:30 AM
For more information about the Chicago Fire Department Gold Badge Society, click on the title link.Read More -
Sunday, February 17, 12:00 PM
Meeting for victims/survivors of clerical sexual abuse. For more information on the Circle of Peace, click on the title link or picture.Read More -
Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 PM
Members of the archdiocesan Priests' Placement Board will hold a town hall meeting for all parishioners of Holy Family and Notre Dame de Chicago for the purpose of getting feedback and input as to the qualities required for the pastor of the newly merged parish. All parishioners are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held at Holy Family Church.Read More -
Saturday, February 23, 7:00 PM
Back by popular demand - The Mandi Theatre Company presents, "TESTIMONY" at the David & Reva Logan Center for the Arts. For more information and tickets, please click on the title link or picture.Read More
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Holy Family News
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On February 12, Fr. Mike, Alison Conlon, and Tom Justic met with Cardinal Cupich, Fr. Jason Malave and other members of the archdiocesan committee on Renew My Church to present the petition from the people and friends of Holy Family asking the Cardinal to reconsider his decision to end Sunday morning Masses at Holy Family as part of the merger with Notre Dame de Chicago. Cardinal Cupich indicated that he would review the petition and inform the parish of his final decision soon.Read More -
Special congratulations go to our children who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation on February 10. Our prayers continue for them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion. A note of thanks to Fr. Lucas Laniauskas SJ for helping in celebrating this wonderful sacrament .with our childrenRead More -
A Parish Consultation has been scheduled at Holy Family Parish for Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Two members of the Priests Placement Board, the Bishop, and the Dean will have three separate meetings with the following groups to gather input about the qualities needed in the new pastor for the combined parish; 4 PM – meeting with the Parish Staff and Permanent Deacons; 6PM – meeting with parish leadership and Grouping Discernment Team from both parishes (members of Parish Council, Finance Committee, etc.); 7 PM – meeting with all interested parishioners from both parishes in a Town Hall format to discuss the strengths and challenges of the parish and the qualities needed in their next pastor. Input from parishioners is very important in the process. Both pastors and current staff members have been asked not to attend this session to allow people to express their opinions openly. For more information on the process, click on the title link or picture to see a information from the archdiocese.Read More
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Photo Albums
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Appeal to maintain the Sunday AM Mass
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Children's Christmas Party
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Relics
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Additional Resources
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Jer 17:5-8Responsorial Psalm Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6Reading 2 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20Gospel Lk 6:17, 20-26
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Congratulations,
Sister Pat!!Special congratulations go out to Sr. Pat Cummings SSND, who
will receive the Fr. Augustus Tolton Award on February 23. This award honors priests, sisters and religious organizations that help support Catholic Charities mission in the south suburbs.Sister Pat has served the Chicago-area as a School Sister of Notre Dame for more than 50 years but she doesn’t let age get in the way of her service. Her heart beams with pride knowing that she has been able to help better her hometown for much of her life.
She has spent time in the classroom as a teacher and as a principal and led the Chicago province as a Provincial leader. “Being a provincial was a wonderful experience, you get to know the sisters in a way that you never would in another role,” she said.
“I went to Academy of our Lady and that’s where I met the School Sisters,” she said. “When I told my mother I was going to go to the convent I told her there was nowhere but SSND for me to be. I knew other orders but I just knew where I should go.”
Sister Pat says the sisters touched her life in a way she had never experienced before.
“It was the nuns I loved, they were there for us,” Sister Pat said. “You have to be there for people and the SSNDS were just there for the kids.”
Thank you, Sister Pat, for all that you do for the people of Holy Family. Congratulations on this well deserved honor. -
Remember in your Prayers
Sr. Mary Angela Buser, BVM
Fannie Canino
Sr. Mary Therese Freymann, BVM
The Gibson Family
Spencer Hooper
Sawyer Hunter
Madelynn Jacobs
Leteece Lee
Neil Radocha
Denise Summers
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Mass Intentions
+Nancy Woodworth
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Renew My Church:
The Cardinal's DecisionBelow is a statement from the Archdiocese of Chicago regarding the Cardinal's decision for the Little Italy grouping (Holy Family, Notre Dame de Chicago, The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, and the St. John Paul II Newman Center) of churches.
Decision
Over the course of the past several weeks, Cardinal Cupich, our auxilary bishops, and the Archdiocese'
s Presbyteral Council
met to disc
uss the commission's
recommendation. Based upon those discussions and prayerful consideration, a final decision was made regarding the grouping structure.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii and the UIC Newman Center will continue operating in their currrent structures.
Holy Family and Notre Dame de Chicago will unite to form one, new parish effective July 1, 2019. The new parish will be located at Notre Dame de Chicago Church. As Holy Family's property is owned by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), any Masses and celebration of sacraments at Holy Family Church will be decided upon collaboratively with leadership of the new parish and the Jesuit community. However, to be clear, the life of the new parish and regular Masses will take place at Notre Dame de Chicago Church.
Children of Peace School will remain in its current structure with no changes and will continue to set annual targets for improvement.