St. Eugene Church

Last week at all three of our churches we began the process of suggesting names for our uniting parishes. Thank you to everyone who submitted possible names for our new parish. This process will continue again this weekend so that we can gather as many names as we can. Our newly-formed Unification Committee will gather all the suggested names when we get together on August 16th. They will all be sorted and counted and prioritized based on popularity. The top ten of these names will then be placed on a ballot for all the parishioners of each of our parishes to choose their favorites. These will then, also, be tallied and sorted and will be vetted to ensure any of these suggested names have not already been chosen by any of the Renew My Church groupings or other parishes in the Archdiocese. One they are vetted the top 3-5 names will be sent to the Presbyteral Council and the Cardinal for his decision and approval. Hopefully, we will have our new name by the end of September or the beginning of October. Thank you all for your participation in this important process. It will be announced when the final decision is made.
***The form to submit possible names with rationale can be found at - https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScBMdipx1.../viewform
You can also scan the QR code below.***
 

Beginning Saturday, July 2nd, there will be ONE combined parish Saturday Vigil mass at 5:00 pm at St. Eugene Church - there will be NO SATURDAY VIGIL masses celebrated at Divine Savior Church or Our Lady, Mother of the Church.

On Monday, July 4th, there will be ONE combined parish mass to celebrate the national holiday at St. Eugene Church at 9:00 am. From Tuesday, July 5th through Labor Day, the combined temporary summer mass schedule below will go into effect.

Please see Fr. Rich's letter on pages 2-3 & the graphic on pg. 6 of in this weekend's bulletin ("The Voice" 7/3/22) for more information.

Congratulations to our current pastor, Fr. Rich Yanos, as he has been appointed as the new pastor for our new unified parish of Divine Savior Church, Our Lady, Mother of the Church & St Eugene Church that forms on July 1, 2022.

There are two options to reserve your space for 2022-2023, either filling out a paper form you can print HERE or by clicking this LINK. Some important notes: 

• No reservation can be made without filling out a printed or electronic form
• Space reserved in the past does not guarantee a reservation this year
• Parish and School groups can reserve their space during the month of May, and outside groups can begin requesting space June 1st. 
• Click on Calendar to view what is available.

In light of the recent decision by City of Chicago officials to lift the city's mask mandate on February 28, and the relaxation of COVID mitigations in Oak Park and Evanston, all archdiocesan parishes, churches, schools and offices, will transition to mask-optional environments on February 28.

As our parishes and schools transition to mask-optional, please note the following:

  *   Parishioners and Religious Education families should be reminded to report any COVID positive cases (instances when the individual has been on parish property within 48 hours of symptoms or positive diagnosis) to the parish office so appropriate communication can be shared with close contacts.
  *   Everyone is encouraged to vaccinate, boost when eligible, and wear masks, if preferred. N95 masks are highly effective at preventing transmission of COVID regardless of whether the wearer is around masked or unmasked individuals. We support everyone in their mask use decisions. .
  *   Our isolation and quarantine protocols are not changing. Even in a mask-optional environment, anyone - regardless of vaccination status - must isolate if they are symptomatic or test positive. Unvaccinated close contacts must continue to quarantine per current guidelines. In addition, people coming out of isolation or quarantine must wear a mask for an additional five days per CDC guidance.

Masks may be required during periods of high community infection. We will continue to assess metrics and, based on infection levels, we may again require parishes, schools, offices and Religious Ed programs to temporarily require masks.