St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Chicago

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    • Mass Info/Live-Streams
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      • Recent Parish Events
      • Older Parish Events
      • Who Was St. Gertrude?
      • Financial Reports
    • Bulletins
    • Older Bulletins
    • Religious Education News
    • Religious Education Forms
    • Heart to Heart
    • Medical Lending Closet
    • Donate to St. Gertrude
    • Ministries/Community Life
      • Ways to Get Involved
      • Care For Real
      • Domestic Violence Help
      • ECRA
      • Heart to Heart
      • NCA
      • Become a Catholic/RCIA
    • Registration & Records
      • Baptism for Children
      • Confirmation Forms
      • Join Our Parish!
      • Letters for Sponsors
      • Sacramental Records
      • Update Contact Info
    • Sacraments
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Baptism for Children
      • Confirmation
      • First Communion
      • Funerals/Memorial Masses
      • Marriage
      • Reconciliation

773.764.3621

St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Chicago

St. Gertrude Catholic Church in ChicagoSt. Gertrude Catholic Church in ChicagoSt. Gertrude Catholic Church in Chicago
  • Home
  • Mass Info/Live-Streams
  • Contact Us/About Us
    • Contact Us /Hours/Staff
    • FAQs
    • History of Our Parish
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • 2023 Parish Events
    • Recent Parish Events
    • Older Parish Events
    • Who Was St. Gertrude?
    • Financial Reports
  • Bulletins
  • Older Bulletins
  • Religious Education News
  • Religious Education Forms
  • Heart to Heart
  • Medical Lending Closet
  • Donate to St. Gertrude
  • Ministries/Community Life
    • Ways to Get Involved
    • Care For Real
    • Domestic Violence Help
    • ECRA
    • Heart to Heart
    • NCA
    • Become a Catholic/RCIA
  • Registration & Records
    • Baptism for Children
    • Confirmation Forms
    • Join Our Parish!
    • Letters for Sponsors
    • Sacramental Records
    • Update Contact Info
  • Sacraments
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Baptism for Children
    • Confirmation
    • First Communion
    • Funerals/Memorial Masses
    • Marriage
    • Reconciliation

Composting Program/compost bucket do's & don'ts

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Our Parish garden

Summer 2023

Thank you to all who helped plant our parish garden on May 27! Led by Mary Clare Barker, the team worked hard to make the garden beautiful, with veggies and herbs planted.


The produce grown from our garden will be shared with both Care for Real and the St. Thomas of Canterbury soup kitchen!  

Planting our Parish Garden - May 27, 2023

    Video - how to use the compost tumber

    Composting Basics

    What Is It & What We Hope to Achieve

     What is compost?
    Composting is the cultivation of organic waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. This is a natural process of decomposition that breaks down food waste into a fertile substance ideal for gardening. “Compost” can refer to the material at any stage of the process, either freshly deposited or ready to put in the garden. 


    Why is compost good for the environment?
    50% of typical municipal garbage is in the form of food waste and decomposing food waste in landfills produces methane, a harmful greenhouse gas.  Our Resurrection Compost repurposes and recycles the waste for the benefit of others. Compost, as it processes, actually sequesters CO2. Not only does it lower our carbon footprint, but it also reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and encourages contact with the Earth. 


    By keeping the lid on your compost, depositing weekly, and rinsing your empty bucket, there should be no noticeable smell or interested critters. 


    Why compost at St. Gertrude?
    From the beginning, God made us as stewards of creation. By caring for creation through practices like composting, we honor that responsibility with gratitude for nature’s wonder and abundance.  Moreover, Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Sí – On Care for Our Common Home urges Catholics to reject consumerism and waste and work together to develop sustainable practices for the sake of our planet and our sisters and brothers. Resurrection Compost is St. Gertrude’s effort to answer these biblical and Church-wide appeals. 

    St. Gert's garden prep - may 28, 2022

      St. Gertrude Composting & garden Program

      Spring 2022 Updates - New Tumbler/Date Set to Plant Garden

      All are welcome to be a part of our parish composting program! Those who join our program are welcome to use the parish’s compost tumbler, a user-friendly options that will produce compost at a quicker pace.  


      Those interested can watch a short video how to use the composter above or here: https://youtu.be/qDptFmSOixE.    


      Additionally, we will need people to weed, plant, and water over the growing season.


      Images from our first season - Spring, Summer & fall of 2021


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        This Sunday at 10:30 am: Combined Mass/May Crowning

        There will be a combined 10:30 am Mass in the church this Sunday, May 11. Please note that there will be no Gym Mass that day.. Our annual May Crowning will also take place during this Mass. All are welcome to bring flowers to place before the statue of Mary.

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