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St. Eulalia’s Quinn Center adapts to keep feeding those in need

When the pandemic forced St. Eulalia Parish’s weekly soup kitchen to close because of social distancing requirements, the parish’s Quinn Community Center staff decided it could still distribute meals and groceries to people safely with a drive-thru model.

Archdiocese: Parishes can begin to reopen for Sunday, daily Masses

The process of reopening parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago is not simple, nor is it short. Parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago can begin opening for Sunday and daily Masses June 6, under guidelines released June 1.

Parishes begin to reopen under archdiocese’s phased plan

When the doors opened at St. John Cantius Church on May 24, there was a line of people waiting to enter. That line was there almost constantly for the first several days that the church, 825 N. Carpenter St., was open for personal prayer under the Archdiocese of Chicago’s reopening plan.

Parish gardens provide fresh produce to pantries during pandemic

For years, some parishes in the archdiocese have maintained gardens whose produce was donated to local food pantries. With the rise in food insecurity during COVID-19 sending more people to food pantries than before, those ministries have taken on a new importance.

Volunteers find ways to give back during the pandemic

Since the pandemic hit the United States, a quote from Mister Rogers has been circulating on social media about those who give back in times of trial.

Justice advocates, parish promote census among Hispanics

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed a lot of things, but not the census outreach efforts of a group of Chicago-area Catholics.

Parishes move ministries online for duration of pandemic

After nearly two months of empty pews, parish ministers have learned new ways of staying connected with their communities beyond livestreaming Mass.

Parish surprises priest with drive-by parade for 89th birthday

Father Ed Harnett came to St. Francis Xavier Parish in Wilmette in 1984, and has made many good friends in the community, but he never had a birthday celebration like the one he had April 30.

‘We made mercy concrete,’ pastor says of food giveaway

In less than three hours on Divine Mercy Sunday, St. Mary of the Lake Parish distributed 30,000 pounds of food to people in need, mostly members of Chicago’s immigrant and refugee communities.

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