by Laura Ashbaugh | Aug 23, 2021 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
This is my version of a general overview of Renew My Church that focuses us on building up our parish in Christ. I encourage all to keep it handy as we try to each do our part in great missionary task. We will be using this as we move forward in growing St. Mary of... by Laura Ashbaugh | May 12, 2021 | Church, RMC, Save
The Cardinal has made his decision for St. Aloysius, St. Hedwig, St. John Berchmans, and St. Mary of the Angels. The announcement was made Monday, May 10. Please see below for a summary, the full details of the plan from the Archdiocese, and the Pastoral letter.... by Laura Ashbaugh | May 10, 2021 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
We have been praying a lot for the Renew My Church process: for St. Mary of the Angels, the three other parishes in our grouping, as well as for the whole Archdiocese of Chicago: we introduced the Renew My Church prayer into our Mass petitions four or five years ago,... by Laura Ashbaugh | Apr 20, 2021 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
The grouping team from St. John Berchmans, St. Hedwig, St. Aloysius, and St. Mary of the Angels presented our feedback report to the Renew My Church Commission. Now it is in the hands of the Cardinal and his teams. As we await our decision, let’s continue praying and... by Laura Ashbaugh | Apr 11, 2021 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
Our four parishes ended the grouping team meetings of Renew My Church with a quote from Pope Francis: “I dream of a ‘missionary option,’ that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and... by Laura Ashbaugh | Mar 21, 2021 | Church, RMC, Weekly Note
The grouping teams from the four parishes have embraced the task and, taking with them your feedback, they are beginning to dream and listen to the Holy Spirit. Let’s listen to Pope Francis who, in his recent book for the Church experiencing the pandemic, Let us...