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Youth Ministry will be collecting empty pill containers for Matthew 25: Ministries in Ohio. This organization works to keep pill bottles out of landfills by recycling or donating them to third world countries where they can be reused.

This Fall over 300 students in Kindergarten through Eighth grade will sign up to learn about the Catholic Faith and grow in their relationship to Christ. Help share our faith with the next generation of Catholics while deepening your own relationship with Christ by volunteering as a Catechist.

Remember how the basilica ceiling looked in 2017? We know that the last few years have been especially trying times for our parish finances from a major capital repair perspective. We were faced with the sudden and unexpected need to replace the basilica ceiling during 2017/2018, and then to make more extensive than expected repairs to the bell tower during 2019/2020.

The QASRE program begins at kindergarten and goes through eighth grade. Our program focuses on building a relationship with Christ as your children grow in their discipleship. Students wanting to participate in the sacraments of first reconciliation, first Communion and confirmation must attend a minimum of two years of religious education as per the archdiocesan requirement. First reconciliation and Communion preparation begins at 1st grade. Confirmation preparation begins at 7th grade.  

As many of you may know, Muslims observe Ramadan, a full month of daytime fasting from sunrise to sunset. Our new Afghan neighbors followed this observance through the month of May and recently the three families celebrated the end of Ramadan, which was May 2. Traditionally, the families would celebrate for 3-7 days after the end of their fasting period, meeting friends and other families at restaurants or their homes...

It’s here - May, the month in which the earth springs into bloom (at least in Chicago) and we start thinking about planting gardens, family picnics and making vacation plans. It’s also the Month of Mary, the Queen of All Saints, the patroness of our parish. Consider providing for the future needs of our parish in your estate planning.

Happy Mother's Day letter and support of Catholic Charities.

Happy Mother’s Day! Every culture and nation honors mothers in a particular way. It is because we know instinctively the gift of a mother. It is she who carried us in her womb, our first home, before we were offered to our family and to the world.

Regular readers of this page know we were in the fortunate position to be able to borrow from our long-term savings accounts (our endowments) to fund...

Hello, I am Daniel R. Calderon, and I am the new Business Manager here at Queen of All Saints. I am a graduate of UIC College of Pharmacy where I received my doctorate. I spent the last 25+ years in the retail corporate space where I’ve devoted myself to my customers and employees. I will leverage that passion and experience to benefit the parishioners of Queen of All Saints.

As we continue to bask in Easter joy, please join me in congratulating 102 young people of our parish who were confirmed this past Friday. Easter is filled with the energy of new life that also manifests itself in the explosion of sacramental celebrations in many parishes. The Easter Vigil starts it off with celebrating the sacraments of initiation – baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist – for those in our RCIA program. Springtime calendars are filled with others – first Holy Communions, confirmations, weddings, and infant Baptisms.

We often describe our call to stewardship as our selfless gifts of time, talent and treasure, in response to the wonderful gifts we have received from God.

Most of us are aware of the term ‘Monday morning quarterback’ or have played that role over a cup of coffee or some beverage. The Easter season is somewhat similar for the disciples and for us. The shocking turn of events of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection surprised them and altered their expectations and their life’s path. They began to recall the words and works of Christ in the light of his resurrection. This strengthened their faith in the ‘one they called lord and master.’

We know that our Easter collection is one of our two largest special collections of the year, and is a necessary part of our ability to support the many ministries, liturgies, and outreach that touch us throughout the year, even at times like now when our parish life is still not yet back to normal.

At last, an Easter celebration that is different from the last two. It is so good to see so many returning to worship in person in the basilica. As we celebrate this solemn feast, I welcome those who until recently have watched Mass online, especially those who are vulnerable. Thank you for your presence with us and for the added joy of being able to see one another without masks. I also want to extend a warm welcome to Adam Bevel, Laura Frcka, Antonio Raskaj, Stephanie Santander and Rosemary Talento, received into the Catholic Church and welcomed to the table of Christ. It is a joyous celebration not only for these new members, their sponsors and families but also for us. Our witness to the faith and our prayers from them is in some way a cause for joy.

We know that our Easter collection is one of our two largest special collections of the year, and is a necessary part of our ability to support the many ministries, liturgies, and outreach that touch us throughout the year, even at times like now when our parish life is still not yet back to normal.

A parish-wide election to select four new members for the School Council will be held the weekend of April 30. In advance of the election, please review the candidates and their objectives by clicking the heading.

As noted in the prior bulletin about our new Afghan neighbors, the three families recently settled in Peterson Park.  They are beginning to adapt to Chicago life, including taking the CTA buses.  Generous donors recently provided them cellphones, which has allowed them to call their relatives in Afghanistan and learn about news of their extended families. Before this donation, they had been using a borrowed cellphone from a friend.  

Pilgrims to the Holy Land commemorate the events of Palm Sunday with a procession that begins at the Mount of Olives.  It is a place not far from what marks the spot of Jesus’ ascension after Easter and the Church of Pater Noster which marks the event of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray the ‘Pater Noster,’ the ‘Our Father.’ 

Queen of All Saints has partnered with Building Peaceful Bridges to sponsor three families from Afghanistan who recently arrived in our neighborhood.