News - May 2023

We all need time off to recharge and refresh. Enjoy your respite from your usual work and then plan to rejoin our parish community with a new sense of joy and wonder at God’s gifts to us.

We deeply appreciate the generous gifts of all the sponsors of the 2023 United Parish Program. Queen of All Saints parish is grateful for your support and generosity.

We are already looking forward to June and the rest and relaxation of summer. Maybe we’re feeling rested after the cautious reopening of our lives after that seemingly too long COVID restriction. Maybe we’re planning long dreamed-of vacations or staycations.

Registration for 2023-2024 is now open! 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.

On the Friday after the Kentucky Derby, our parish had our derby-themed UPP "Off to the Races" Gala at the Chateau Ritz. Over 450 parishioners, friends, and visitors, most dressed for the occasion with hats and fascinators, gathered to celebrate our community. Alongside the fun festivities, we came together to raise funds that will enable us to continue our mission of strengthening the Church through the ministries of Word, Worship, and Service. 

Here is how our parish campus looked in 1955, when all our buildings had been erected except for the new church. Doesn’t it look and feel like something very essential in our lives is missing?

We are proud to once again support Queen of All Saints School and our newly established "Fund for Excellence" at the 2023 UPP Gala. This vital fund was established in 2022 and is dedicated entirely to supplementing the salaries of our devoted teachers, in an effort to ensure we recruit and retain the very best professionals in education for our children...

As always, we are humbled by and thankful for your generosity!

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 2017/18, and then to make more extensive than expected repairs to the bell tower during 2019/20, and now even more work to repair weather damage and keep our basilica watertight to withstand Chicago winters. 

The Teacher Fund for Excellence was started in 2022 to support our teachers for their commitment to Catholic education. Under the direction of the pastor, principal, school council and finance council, the fund provides annual supplemental income for our dedicated teachers...

There are fewer more nurturing words than 'time to eat.' Having someone caring enough to cook a meal to feed body and soul is welcome. So, Jesus' invitation to his disciples "come and have breakfast" after a long night of fishing must have been an irresistible invitation. This weekend 95 of our second graders were invited to the table to receive the Eucharist, the gift of Christ himself, for the first time. Encouraged by their parents and prepared by their teachers, they joyfully accepted the invitation.