Old St. Patrick's
A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO'S WEST LOOP
OSP Community Update - May 14, 2020
We are grateful that with the Plan for Reopening distributed by the Archdiocese of Chicago, we are able to move forward toward the celebration of the sacraments again as a community. During this process, we will take specific instructions from the Archdiocese. It will take time for us to develop timelines for these different celebrations, especially due to the size of our faith community, but we commit to transparent and timely communication through our website and online media platforms. Thank you for your patience and continued prayerful and vibrant participation in this community of faith.
We are grateful that with the Plan for Reopening distributed by the Archdiocese of Chicago, we are able to move forward toward the celebration of the sacraments again as a community. During this process, we will take specific instructions from the Archdiocese. It will take time for us to develop timelines for these different celebrations, especially due to the size of our faith community, but we commit to transparent and timely communication through our website and online media platforms. Thank you for your patience and continued prayerful and vibrant participation in this community of faith.
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Vision Sunday: Pentecost at Old St. Pat's
Please join Fr. Tom Hurley and the Old St. Pat's Music Ministry for Mass on Pentecost Sunday. We look forward to sharing our new community Vision as we embark on our 175th Anniversary year. We are also delighted to have Rod Dixon joining the Old St. Pat's music ministry. Please bring a candle to light during Mass. Prelude music begins at 9:50 am. Join us at livestream.com/oldstpats |
#WeAreOSP #StillTogether
We would like to encourage those who are joining us via Livestream, either individually or in a group, to share a photo or video of your participation using the hashtags #WeAreOSP and #StillTogether |
Giving to OSP
In the face of this unprecedented crisis, your kindness and generosity sustain us!
With your help, we will continue to come together to support each other and our sisters and brothers in need. Thousands of us worship together on Sunday mornings via the gift of livestream. We are nourished by the Word of God and enhanced by the beautiful gifts of our Music Ministry.
Throughout the week, the Old St. Pat’s staff offer prayerful podcasts, spiritual direction, Beloved circles, rosary groups, musical vespers, young adult gatherings, family liturgies, online education, and more – all virtually, of course.
Our pastoral care staff and ministry of care team have come together to develop volunteer networks for helping families encounter their grief after the death of a loved one, open themselves up to questions about isolation, face the illness of a family member, continue prayer chain calls and mail handwritten messages and care packages to the most vulnerable among us. The Pastoral team has accompanied families grieving the death of a loved one with virtual prayer services. Ministry staff are compiling a list of resources for our members seeking debt relief. Our Weddings and Baptisms team members continue to accompany the numerous couples as they postpone these significant events.
None of this would be possible without the support of Sunday Giving. In fact, everything we do here – from liturgy and music to educating our youngest members to our Kinship Initiative in North Lawndale to Pastoral Care to Foundations for teens to our transformative RCIA experience to Encore, Gay+, the Men’s Group, OSP Next, etc., is made possible by your generous support of Sunday Giving. On average, 20% of our Sunday collection is contributed through the Sunday basket. While we can’t pass the Sunday basket right now, we hope you will support our Sunday collection by making an online gift via the Livestream donate button, by texting GIVE to 312/535-0118, or by mailing a check to Old St. Pats’, 711 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60661. Thank you!
In the face of this unprecedented crisis, your kindness and generosity sustain us!
With your help, we will continue to come together to support each other and our sisters and brothers in need. Thousands of us worship together on Sunday mornings via the gift of livestream. We are nourished by the Word of God and enhanced by the beautiful gifts of our Music Ministry.
Throughout the week, the Old St. Pat’s staff offer prayerful podcasts, spiritual direction, Beloved circles, rosary groups, musical vespers, young adult gatherings, family liturgies, online education, and more – all virtually, of course.
Our pastoral care staff and ministry of care team have come together to develop volunteer networks for helping families encounter their grief after the death of a loved one, open themselves up to questions about isolation, face the illness of a family member, continue prayer chain calls and mail handwritten messages and care packages to the most vulnerable among us. The Pastoral team has accompanied families grieving the death of a loved one with virtual prayer services. Ministry staff are compiling a list of resources for our members seeking debt relief. Our Weddings and Baptisms team members continue to accompany the numerous couples as they postpone these significant events.
None of this would be possible without the support of Sunday Giving. In fact, everything we do here – from liturgy and music to educating our youngest members to our Kinship Initiative in North Lawndale to Pastoral Care to Foundations for teens to our transformative RCIA experience to Encore, Gay+, the Men’s Group, OSP Next, etc., is made possible by your generous support of Sunday Giving. On average, 20% of our Sunday collection is contributed through the Sunday basket. While we can’t pass the Sunday basket right now, we hope you will support our Sunday collection by making an online gift via the Livestream donate button, by texting GIVE to 312/535-0118, or by mailing a check to Old St. Pats’, 711 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60661. Thank you!
Hope. Kinship. Hospitality.
Encounter the God who loves you. Engage the community who welcomes you. Serve the world that needs you.
At the crossroads of a historic past and a promising future, engaged in a challenging present and in the midst of the rich diversity of Chicago, we are convinced that the mystery of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection unfolds within human life. In response:
We ChooseWe choose to celebrate the goodness of life by continually creating an experience of hospitality, friendship, prayer, and service that responds to human needs.
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We ResolveWe resolve to probe the meaning of our experiences of self, work, relationships, and family that guided by the Holy Spirit, we might express our faith in all our life activities and responsibilities.
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We CommitWe commit ourselves to embody and advocate the values and actions that arise from our shared reflection and to influence our society in positive ways.
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Together, we embrace the mission of Jesus Christ, so that others may experience the rich promise of God’s love for our world.
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Livestream
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Presider ScheduleSunday, May 31, 2020
with Fr. Tom Hurley The event for May 31 will not appear until we go live. |
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Hospitality for All.
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Our Social Action ministry has three expressions, and we invite you to give and receive the graces of service and justice work. Your gifts, your story, your passion has a place with us in our collective effort to create spaces of justice and healing and to build right relationships among our one human family.
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