Frequently Asked Questions

We are open! Rectory hours are 9:00 am-2:30 pm, Monday-Saturday and 8:30-11:30 am on Sundays.  HERE are the guidelines for visiting the Rectory. 

Our Mass schedule is Monday-Saturday at 7:30 am, at 5:00 pm on Saturdays, and at 8:00 am and 10:30 am on Sundays.  Reservations are needed to attend in-person. Click HERE to see Mass times for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter and register to attend those services.

All reopening info can be found HERE, including reservation info, a video on what to expect, and more. We live-stream the 10:30 am Mass on our parish Facebook page and then upload it to our YouTube channel. 

On Friday, December 18, it was announced by the Archdiocese of Chicago that St. Jerome and St. Gertrude will remain as parishes, with expanded boundaries. St. Ignatius will close within about a year. NCA’s primary campus will remain here at St. Gertrude.  

While this is good news for all of us here at St. Gertrude and for the parishioners of St. Jerome’s, this is a terrible blow for the people of St. Ignatius. Please keep them in your prayers and in your thoughts. More information will be shared in coming months about what is happening with the closing of St. Ignatius church and how we plan to lovingly welcome their parishioners that choose to attend St. Gertrude into our church family while respecting their sadness and their loss.

Yes, we can now have services for up to 10 people as long as we practice safe social distancing. The church has marked locations for people to sit and have greeters and ushers to manage Masses and services.

Information about becoming Catholic can be found here.

If you or someone you care for is sick and would like to receive Ministry of Care and Communion for the Sick, call the Rectory at 773.764.3621.

Information about Baptisms for children and baptismal preparation classes can be found here. 

Previous bulletins and information about submitting content for the bulletin can be found here.  

Babies and children are warmly welcome at all Masses. There is a baby changing station adjacent to our Church bathroom, but there is no dedicated area for infants and small children in Church - please sit where you are comfortable. 

Driving and directions, how to get to St. Gertrude's via public transit and a map of the campus buildings can be found here. 

Information about planning a funeral at St. Gertrude is available here. There are also resources for planning a funeral, the order of the Mass (and where family input is welcomed), a list of suggestions for songs appropriate for each part of the funeral Mass, and possible first and second readings for funerals.

A handicap loading zone is available (only) on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings on Granville, alongside of the Church. There is a handicap ramp and door entrance on the south end of the Church along Granville. There are also handicap parking space on Glenwood Ave. in front of the Church.  

Recently, we have identified and put signage in a pew in the front section of church. If you, or anyone you know, needs to have Communion brought to them in the pew, please use this seating. That way the Communion Ministers will know to come to you. Please let the greeter/usher know you would like to be seated in the reserved seating area when you check-in upon arriving at church. 

Information about our senior outreach program, Heart to Heart, is available here. 

For more information about joining St. Gertrude Parish, please visit this page. 

If you would like a Mass Intention said for a person that needs prayers or in memory of someone who has died, please call the Rectory at 773.764.3621 or stop by the Rectory office at 1420 West Granville Avenue during office hours. We’ll help you find an available Mass and prepare a card for you to give to the person or family of the intention. A $20 donation is suggested.  The Mass book for 2022 will open on Tuesday, March 16 at 9:00 am. 

A link to our Mass times is available here. Click HERE to see Mass times for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter and register to attend those services.  

Due to COVID-19, we do not know when we will be able to put hymnals back in the pews for communal use. Parishioners are welcome to purchase their own personal copies of Breaking Bread 2021 for use at home or brought to/from church. The hymnals contain the scripture readings for Sundays and the music we use in church. Missals are being sold at the Rectory for a discounted rate of $7.00/hymnal. 

A map of the St. Gertrude campus, including the parking lot, is available here.  

A handicap loading zone is available (only) on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings on Granville, alongside of the Church. There is a handicap ramp and door entrance on the south end of the Church along Granville. There are also handicap parking space on Glenwood Ave. in front of the Church.   

If you would like prayers for someone sick or who has died, please call the Rectory at 773.764.3621, email stgertrude1420@stgertrudechicago.org, or stop by the Rectory office at 1420 West Granville Avenue during office hours. Additionally, we have a prayer wall in the back of Church, where you can write your request. Members of our Ministry of Prayer will say prayers for you.

The Rectory is open Monday-Saturday from 9:00 am-2:30 pm and Sunday from 8:30 am-11:30 am. 

This school year, our classes are held on Tuesday evenings at 5:00 pm for children in grades 1-4 and at 7:00 pm for children in grades 5-8. Lessons will be held on Zoom and will be no longer than 45 minutes per session. 

Parishioners pay $185 for their entire household. The cost for non-parishioner families to attend classes is $205. Sacrament fees are $50. All fees can be paid online via GiveCentral. 

If you require a letter from St. Gertrude parish in order to become a Godparent or a Confirmation Sponsor, this page outlines what you need to know.

More information about requesting sacramental records is available here. 

If you are interested in learning more about your child making their First Communion, please visit here. If you are interested in learning more about your child making their Confirmation, please visit here. 

Our 8th-grade Confirmation candidates will make their Confirmations in the spring of 2021. Parents have been contacted about service project hours and meetings to discuss Confirmation will take place after the new year. 

We will continue our tradition of celebrating First Communion on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, May 8. Parent meetings regarding First Reconciliation and First Communion will be held in January.

Of course, all sacramental celebrations are subject to guidance for gatherings from the archdiocese.

Information about the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available here.

Please call the Rectory at 773.764.3621 to request a visit.  

If you are part of a parish group that is interested in using a room or area for a group, please call the Rectory at 773.764.3621. 

More information about getting married at St. Gertrude can be found here.