NEWS: CURRENT NEWS
- 2026, July 20 - Congrats to our Bank of America Chicago 13.1 Team! Highlights HERE!
- 2026, July 20 - Congrats to Sr. Eleanor and Br. Leo on entering the novitiate! See picture below/ info about novitiate HERE.
- 2026, July 20 - Sr. Jess’ pilgrimage group met Pope Leo XIV! Highlights HERE.
- 2026, May 25 - Thank you to all who helped us get the outreach center hallway floor replaced, especial St. Clement’s who helped us do a massive clean up! Highlights HERE.
- 2026, May 25 - He has Risen, Alleluia! Highlights from our Holy Week women’s retreat HERE and Altar of Repose HERE.
- 2026, May 17 - Thank you for all the continued support of our pantries! Easter time pantry highlights HERE.
- 2026, May 17 - We hosted 2 awesome Nights of Mercy this Lent. Highlights HERE.
- 2026, April 26 - Thank you to all our spring break volunteer groups! Highlights HERE.
- 2026, April 26 - We hosted 20+ physicians and 50+ PA students to run a free clinic for our neighbors! 180 people saw doctors + 80+ people were referred to more permanent health care! Highlights HERE.
- 2026, April 19 - We had our largest confirmation retreat of the year with over 300 kids last weekend! Check out a few highlights HERE.
- 2026, April 6 - Hope to see you at our Altar of Repose on Holy Thursday evening! Check out the Lent page HERE for details.
- 2026, March 29 - The Franciscans have been running retreats almost every weekend! Check out a few highlights HERE.
- 2026, March 21 - Thank you to St. John Vianney Seminary and St. Francis Xavier/ St. Joseph’s Parish for all your help with our community lunch (and the rest of the week). Highlights HERE.
- 2026, March 21 - Pantries continue in full swing! Some recent highlights HERE.
- 2026, March 15 - Thank you to St. John Vianney Seminary and St. Francis Xavier/ St. Joseph’s Parish for all your help with our community lunch (and the rest of the week). Highlights HERE.
- 2026, February 8 - Merry Christmas! We distributed gifts to over 3000 people over the course of 4 Christmas parties this Christmas! Highlights HERE.
- 2026, February 8 - We hosted the Memorial Mass for the 67th anniversary of the OLA School Fire on Sunday, 11/30. Pictures HERE.
- 2026, January 18 - Happy Thanksgiving! We distributed over 1650 Thanksgiving meals this year. Highlights HERE.
- 2026, January 4 - Support future Franciscans TODAY- THANK YOU! Thank you to all you contributed to our Giving Tuesday campaign! We FAR surpassed our goal of $200,000. We are very grateful. You can still donate HERE.
- 2026, January 4 - More details from Bishop Bob about the St. Hyacinth project HERE.
- 2025, December 14 - Bishop Bob had the amazing opportunity to have a meeting with Pope Leo! Pictures HERE.
- 2025, November 23 -The Franciscans ran an awesome confirmation retreat in Cary, IL in October! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, November 23 - Congrats Team OLA 2025 in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon! Team OLA has raised over $440,000 to support Mission OLA! Donate HERE & highlights HERE.
- 2025, November 9 - We had an awesome community lunch and weekend service group on 9/27! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, November 9 - Check out some pictures of the finalized Saturday pantry layout HERE!
- 2025, October 26 - Welcome Leo, Eleanor, and Maddy, the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago’s 2025 postulant class!
- 2025, September 28 - We distributed over 750 backpacks filled with school supplies and welcomed about 1500 people to our back to school block party! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, July 27 - The COVID era diaper program officially ended. Please consider donating diapers. Info HERE.
- 2025, July 27 - We had an awesome block party on June 21! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, July 13 - We were blessed to celebrate Pope Leo at Sox Park on June 14! Highlights.
- 2025, July 13 - Congrats to Sr. Macey on her final vows! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, July 6 - Congrats to Sr. Bridget, Sr. Kristine, and Sr. Anna on entering the novitiate! Full highlights on the Franciscan website HERE.Congrats to Sr. Bridget, Sr. Kristine, and Sr. Anna on entering the novitiate! Full highlights on the Franciscan website HERE.
- 2025, June 29 - Congrats to our Franciscan graduates! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, June 22 - Congrats to Chicago’s very own Pope Leo XIV!! The Franciscans are extremely excited! Pictures HERE.
- 2025, June 8 - THANK YOU to Home Depot for donating tons (literally) of materials and bringing awesome volunteers to get all our properties looking great! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, May 25 - May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Thank you, Pope Francis! Post HERE.
- 2025, May 25 - He has Risen, alleluia!! Some Holy Week highlights from the Mission HERE!
- 2025, May 18 - We had a lovely St. Patrick’s themed community lunch! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, May 11 - Mission OLA’s food pantry is just like Costco. Read why HERE.
- 2025, May 4 - Thank you to all who made our 400 teen confirmation retreat possible! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, April 20 - Thank you to Michigan State University Medical students/ doctors for joining us for a whole week to help with health screenings and assessments. Highlights HERE.
- 2025, April 6 - We are very blessed to be in the middle of retreat season! Check out some highlights HERE.
- 2025, March 22 - First Saturday pantries are getting upgraded to a new format starting on 3/1. Check out some highlights from our last pantry with the old set up HERE.
- 2025, March 2 - Thank you to our full time January volunteers! Highlights HERE!
- 2025, March 2 - Thanks to all who attended our men’s retreat this January! Highlights HERE.
- 2025, Feburary 2 - Merry Christmas!!! Check out the Christmas highlight page HERE.
- 2025, January 26 - THANK YOU to all who contributed to the Giving Tuesday $100,000 match campaign for the renovation of St. Hyacinth Convent! We met our match on Giving Tuesday. You can still donate HERE! Bishop Bob’s message and more about the project HERE!
- 2025, January 5 - Sr. Alicia is featured in "Eucharistic Encounters: Advent & Christmas Reflections on the Gift of the Eucharist." Sign up to get daily Advent reflections HERE.
- 2024, December 29 - We remembered those who died and those affected by the school fire at the OLA Fire Memorial Mass on 12/1. Pictures HERE.
- 2024, December 15 - We distributed over 1500 turkeys this Thanksgiving! THANK YOU to all who helped. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, November 24 - The Franciscans ran a confirmation retreat for over 200+ kids on 10/26! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, November 24 - CONGRATS Team OLA 2024! $316,000 raised and CLIMBING! Some incredible finishes out there! Highlights HERE. Donate to Team OLA HERE!
- 2024, November 18 - Bishop Bob and the Franciscans of the Eucharist were blessed to be recipients of the Dominican's central providence "Great Preacher's Award" as pictured HERE.
- 2024, November 18 - CONGRATS Team OLA 2024! $316,000 raised and CLIMBING! Some incredible finishes out there! Highlights HERE. Donate to Team OLA HERE!
- 2024, November 3 - We had ~100 women attend our first 100% Franciscan run and hosted retreat! Highlights on the retreat page HERE.
- 2024, November 3 - Welcome Anna, Kristine, and Bridget to the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago! They became postulants on 9/8- the first step of formation in religious life. Picture below/ more about our formation HERE.
- 2024, September 25 - Thank you to all who made our back-to-school block party amazing! We gave out over 822 backpacks full of school supplies! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, September 1 - Thank you to HealthScape who came to help us at the Mission last week on their corporate service day! We are so grateful for your help. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, September 1 - We had an incredible group of volunteers with us full time this summer! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, August 25 - We were VERY BLESSED to be on volunteer staff for the National Eucharistic Congress! Highlights HERE!
- 2024, August 11 - Thank you to ALL who helped at our block party as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on June 29! Highlights HERE (updated 7/7).
- 2024, July 29 - Summer message from Bishop Bob HERE. Please prayerfully consider donating to the St. Hyacinth convent renovation project!
- 2024, June 30 - Thanks to the students from Midwestern State University who volunteered at the Mission this week! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, June 16 - Thank you to the first-year seminarians who spent every Wednesday helping at the Mission during the 2023-24 school year! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, June 9 - Congrats to Sr. Maggie, Sr. Jen, and Sr. Mia who entered the novitiate on 5/5! Please keep them in your prayers! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, May 26 - Happy Mother’s Day to all moms! We had a great Mother’s Day lunch to celebrate. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, May 26 - Thank you to ALL our regular benefactors who help sustain our day-to-day work, especially Home Depot! Info HERE.
- 2024, May 19 - Journey through the Easter mysteries with Sr. Alicia & the National Eucharistic Revival team every Thursday at 7 PM. 1st episode was 4/4- many to come! Details HERE.
- 2024, May 12 - He has Risen, Alleluia! Happy Easter! We celebrated Easter at the pantry with hundreds of hams and Easter baskets. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, April 14 - We ended our Lenten retreat season with an awesome group from St. Clement’s! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, April 14 - We had an amazing confirmation retreat for about 300 students about to be confirmed. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, April 7 - Sr. Alicia's article "How to Find our True Identity" was featured in Our Sunday Visitor HERE.
- 2024, March 17 - We hosted an amazing 50 person+ retreat for the UIC Newman center! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, March 10 - We had a great Valentine’s themed community lunch on 2/10! Highlights HERE!
- 2024, March 10 - Thank you, St. John’s (St. John’s, IN)! Welcome to retreat season! Highlights HERE.
- 2024, February 25 - Da Bears visited Mission OLA! More HERE!
- 2024, February 25 - Happy Catholic Schools week from the Franciscans HERE.
- 2024, February 4 - Merry Christmas from Mission OLA! All the highlights here- Gift distributions, coats, Toys4Tots, Christmas lunches, & more. Highlights HERE.
- 2024, January 28 - Christmas message from Bishop Bob and Mission of Our Lady of the Angels HERE!
- 2024, January 7 - We hosted the Memorial Mass for the 65th anniversary of the OLA school fire & re-blessed the memorial mural on the side of Kelly Hall. Highlights HERE.
- Go to Archived News for earlier Mission Highlights