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Lent 2021
Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
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Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
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Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
Our First Reconciliation Service is Monday, March 15
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Mass Schedule, Registration, Live-Stream & Rectory Hours
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Missing the Latest Parish News? Check out (or Sign up for) our Weekly E-Bulletins
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Missing the Latest Parish News? Check out (or Sign up for) our Weekly E-Bulletins
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Rectory Hours
The Rectory office is open from 9:00 am-2:30 pm Monday-Saturday, and 8:30-11:30 am on Sunday.
Please call us at 773.764.3621 before coming.
Holy Week Schedule
Mass Times, Info About Live-Streamed Services, & Registration Links for Palm Sunday, Holy Week & Eas
Holy Week
Due to COVID-19, all the Holy Week Services have new protocols. The Palm Sunday Processions, Holy Thursday's Washing of Feet, Lighting of the New Fire on Holy Saturday, and other portions of the rituals have either been removed or greatly simplified. Registration for Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter is now open.
Palm Sunday Masses - click HERE to register
- Saturday, March 27 at 5:00 pm
- Sunday, March 28 at 8:00 am and 10:30 am (live-streamed)
Weekday Masses During Holy Week
- Monday, March 29, Tuesday, March 30, and Wednesday, March 31 - 7:30 am Mass
- There are no 7:30 am Masses offered on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy Saturday.
Sacred Triduum
Holy Thursday, April 1
- 7:30 pm ~ Mass of the Lord's Supper (live-streamed) - click HERE to register
- (Church is open until 10:00 pm for Eucharistic Adoration.)
Good Friday, April 2
- 3:00 pm ~ Stations of the Cross
- 7:30 pm ~ Service of the Lord's Passion (live-streamed) - click HERE to register
Holy Saturday, April 3
- 11:00 am ~ Blessing of Easter Baskets
- 7:30 pm ~ Easter Vigil Mass (live-streamed) - click HERE to register
Easter Sunday, April 4 - click HERE to register
- 8:00 am ~ Mass
10:30 am ~ Mass (live-streamed)
Lenten Reconcilation Service/Stations of the cross
Lenten Events and Schedule: Stations of the Cross & Lenten Reconciliation Service
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross are prayed every Friday during Lent at 3:00 pm in Church. During the Stations of the Cross at 3:00 pm, the priest/minister will not invite any of those in church to walk with him/her. Everyone else must remain in their pew while the minister moves from Station to Station.
No registration is necessary to attend. Please check-in at the greeter table using the door on Granville.
Lenten Reconcilation Service
Our Lenten Reconciliation Service will take place on Sunday, March 14 at 1:00 pm in church. Registration is available here or in the link below.
RCIA News
RCIA Events
At the 10:30 am Mass on Sunday, February 28, Jessica Navarro, part of this year's Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) group seeking entrance into the Catholic faith, went through the Rite of Sending before heading down to Holy Name Cathedral in the afternoon for the Rite of Election.
There, she was presented to Bishop Grob and recognized alongside other catechumens (unbaptized) in the final weeks of their preparation for entering the Church at the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. Please keep her, Corina Cleja, and Daniel Geihsler, our other RCIA candidates (who have already been baptized), and the RCIA team in your prayers in these final weeks of this important faith formation process.
Over the next three weekends at one of the Sunday Masses, the RCIA group will undergo the Scrutinies where they will be examined about their own desires to turn away from sin and embrace the gospel of Jesus. These Rites invite all of us “old Catholics” to do the same in our lives, as we share the common goal of being ready for the celebration of Easter. The schedule is:
- First Scrutiny - Saturday, March 6 at the 5:00 pm Mass
- Second Scrutiny - Sunday, March 14 at the 8:00 am Mass
- Third Scrutiny, Sunday, March 21 at the 10:30 am Mass
The latest News
Northside Catholic Academy- Primary School Open House is March 6
Join us for our Primary School Open House on Saturday, March 6, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm at 6216 N. Glenwood Ave. Families must RSVP before arriving.
We are an award-winning academy committed to providing our students with an exceptional educational experience that includes intellectual, spiritual, physical, and social development. We offer a well-rounded and rigorous curriculum for PreK-8th grade. Families will have the opportunity to tour our Primary Campus with our admissions director.
All families must wear a mask, receive a temperature check at the door, and schedule a tour time before attending the open house. Please click the link HERE to schedule your tour time.
For questions, please email Shakira, our admissions director, at smorrissette@ncaweb.org.
NCA Trivia Night- March 6 at 7:00 pm!
Did you think a pandemic was going to stop our trivia fun?! NO WAY! Northside Catholic Academy is having a Virtual Trivia Night! Buy your ticket and grab your cocktail because this is one Trivia Night you don't want to miss!
The NCAPO will be hosting the Virtual Trivia Night on Saturday, March 6. Organize your team of 2-8 people (we recommend keeping teams to no more than 8 people to make it more enjoyable) and register at the following link: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/ncatrivianight2021.
Tickets are $25 for single players/$50 per couple.
Wildcat Roaring Races- Become a Wildcat Winner!
Join our Wildcat Roaring Races Facebook group! Wildcat Roaring Races is Northside Catholic Academy's virtual fundraiser. The races are held, and the prizes are posted on the Wildcat Roaring Races Facebook group for anyone to win. You will have a 1-25 chance to win every race you enter. There are lots of GREAT prizes posted every week!
Here's how it works; items are posted with a picture, description, and line price in the Wildcat Roaring Races Facebook group. If you are interested, you will click on the link provided in the group, and the link will direct you to order and pay for your races. Races are hosted via Facebook Live in the Facebook group on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME! Please invite your family and friends to join our private Facebook group. Don't miss out on this fun opportunity to win a variety of prizes!
Tell your family and friends and click the link HERE to join our Wildcat Roaring Races Facebook group today!
National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS: March 7-14
This national week of prayer calls our attention to the AIDS epidemic in the United States and the unique role that communities of faith can and are playing in AIDS prevention, education, service, and advocacy. This commemorative week highlights the need for a continuous mobilization and education of faith communities to take an even greater role in the implementation of AIDS education and services within their local communities and across the nation.
The week is intended to raise awareness and strengthen our nation’s faith communities to influence social norms and thus contribute to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, reduce the associated stigma and provide compassionate support to those who are living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
At Holy Thursday's Mass of the Lord's Supper on April 1, we will take up a collection to support both Bonaventure House Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry and Catholic Charities' efforts to help those living with and affected by AIDS. Donations can also be made HERE.
Mass Book for 2022 Opens March 16 (NEW DATE)
The Mass Intentions book for 2022 will open on TUESDAY, March 16 at 9:00 am. (This date has changed.)
Intentions are limited to one per Mass. There is a $20 suggested offering. Please note that the dates for intentions are subject to change.
If you plan to come to the rectory, please observe the Parishioner Guidelines for Visiting the Rectory.
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Recruiting Ministers of Praise
Interested in joining a special ministry that has no required meetings, no dues, or outside responsibilities? Yet its participants have a valued connection to our parish life. You can enrich your life by praying for others every day.
Here’s how it works: we provide our committed participants (you) with a monthly guide sheet reflecting some of the prayer petitions taken from St. Gertrude Church’s Prayer Wall. You then refer to this guide every day as you pray. As one of our prayer angels, you become an unseen blessing to so many.
We welcome your interest in this caring Ministry of Praise. Please contact Jane Callahan-Moore by calling the Rectory office at 773.764.3621.
St. Gertrude’s Virtual Auction!
Thank You for Supporting our Parish Auction
We are so grateful for the overwhelming support of our parish's Auction 2021! We have raised more than $28,000 - exceeding our target of $25,000!
There were so many people that helped make the Auction a success. The Auction Committee - David Sullivan, Laura Pigozzi, and Kathy Krokar - did an amazing job planning the auction and guiding us all through it! Dorothea Tobin worked so hard to get donations for our auction, Mary Clare generously shared her incredible musical talent with us, and Greg Pierce served as our auctioneer at our live event. We are equally grateful for Margie Guadagno, Laurie Hasbrook, and Kevin Chears, some of our amazing Rectory staff, who put in so much time to make the Auction happen.
Thank you to everyone that donated items, placed a bid, and joined in our Live Auction. We are so grateful that so many people helped and participated!
If you did bid on an item and win, it is available to pick up at our Rectory office, open from 9:00 am-2:30 pm Monday-Saturday and 8:30-11:30 am on Sunday. Please call us at 773.764.3621 before coming and observe the Parishioner Guidelines for Visiting the Rectory.
If those times do not work for you, please call the office or email stgertrude1420@stgertrudechicago.org to make alternative arrangements.
Recent Live-Streams
Sunday, February 28- Mass at 10:30 am
St. Gertrude Feast Day "All Are Welcome" Concert - Take 2 (rerecorded)
Mary Clare Barker, our wonderfully talented music minister, rerecorded the November All are Welcome Feast Day concert, as the original broadcast had sound issues.
This recital/lecture features the music of three Chicago African-American Women composers, Florence Price and her protégé, Margaret Bonds, and Lil Hardin Armstrong, wife of famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong.
All of these artists were very strong women much like our patroness, St. Gertrude, who used their gifts to make significant cultural contributions in a white, male-dominated field.
St. Gertrude Pet Blessing
Our parish's pets were blessed on Sunday, October 4!
Video from the Refugee & Immigrant Ministry
Check out this great video from our amazing Refugee & Immigrant Ministry!! Donate here: https://www.givecentral.org/location/8/event/20998
St. Gertrude Chicago YouTube Channel
All Masses can be found on our YouTube channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuc-q8Bc2I-y2q83FbYJAA
Renew My Church Update - February 25, 2021
Letter to the Parishioners of St. Ignatius, St. Jerome, and St. Gertrude
To the faith communities of St. Ignatius, St. Jerome, and St. Gertrude parishes
We, the three pastoral leaders of the Rogers Park-Edgewater Catholic community, want to share our thoughts to assist the transition of the three parishes into two parishes this summer. For St Ignatius parishioners, the loss of their parish weighs heavily on their minds and hearts. Working together with all the members of the three parishes, we hope to be able to develop strategies that can move us forward in creating a renewed parish life in Rogers Park and Edgewater.
We hope that your Lenten season has begun prayerfully and well, especially during this ongoing pandemic time. In the second reading of Ash Wednesday, St. Paul urges us to be “ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us.” It reminds us that Lent is not only a time for personal renewal, but also for bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to others. In this time of transition, we all need to become ambassadors for Christ as we seek to build new relationships across “parish boundaries”. This is the hoped-for essence of the Renew My Church process.
We three have begun to meet regularly to discuss the implementation of the decision, particularly the winding down of St. Ignatius as a parish and the welcoming of parishioners to the parishes of St. Jerome and St. Gertrude. The Renew My Church Organizational Transformation team will be assisting our parishes as part of that process.
From now through Easter, we will be working together to plan activities to invite our sisters and brothers of St. Ignatius to join St. Jerome or St. Gertrude as their new parish homes. In the Easter season, we envision pastoral leaders and lay members of St. Gertrude and St. Jerome visiting St. Ignatius for worship and conversation on how we can support one another and welcome new members.
Representatives from all three parishes will begin discussions to explore potential opportunities for a Mission Center in the neighborhood. This planning will also engage Loyola University, the local Jesuit community, and possibly other community partners.
Once we have walked with Jesus on his Pascal journey and celebrated his Resurrection, the level of our activities in these and other areas will expand. We encourage you to share your ideas or questions about this time of transition. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Our emails are noted below. We ask that you pray to determine how you can be an ambassador in the formation of a renewed church in Rogers Park-Edgewater.
~ Deacon Chris, cmurphy@archchicago.org, Fr. Rich Prendergast, rprendergast@stgertrudechicago.org, Fr. Noel Reyes, nreyes@archchicago.org
Ministers of Praise
Recruiting Ministers of Praise
Interested in joining a special ministry that has no required meetings, no dues, or outside responsibilities? Yet its participants have a valued connection to our parish life. You can enrich your life by praying for others every day.
Here’s how it works: we provide our committed participants (you) with a monthly guide sheet reflecting some of the prayer petitions taken from St. Gertrude Church’s Prayer Wall. You then refer to this guide every day as you pray. As one of our prayer angels, you become an unseen blessing to so many.
We welcome your interest in this caring Ministry of Praise. Please contact Jane Callahan-Moore by calling the Rectory office at 773.764.3621.
