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The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels

establishes a

Catholic

presence in the

Humboldt

Park area on Chicago’s

west side. This

area

presently is one of the poorest

neighborhoods

in the City of

Chicago.

The purpose of the

Mission is to assist the poor and

evangelize

through an

apostolate of prayer, retreat and

preaching.

Mention of

Our

Lady of the Angels

brings to mind for many people

the

school fire

December 1, 1958, in which 92 students and

three

religious sisters

perished. In 2005,

Cardinal George

invited Fr. Bob

Lombardo,

CFR,

to establish the Mission

at the site of the

tragic

fire.

Fr. Bob is one of

the founding

friars

of the

Franciscan Friars

the

Renewal

along

with

Fr. Benedict Groeschel.

Presently, the former rectory houses a food

pantry and

clothing

room,

as well as a chapel

for prayer/adoration

and fourteen

bedrooms to

accommodate people wishing

come for

retreat or

volunteer

opportunities.

The

picture

you see

on this web site

testif

the

many

who

have

shared

their time, talent

and resources

to help

create this

Mission.

Fr.

Bob is grateful to everyone, and

considers

what

has

occurred at

the

Mission to be

miraculous.

Yet,

there is

still

much work to be

done...

Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen

With the skyrocketing cost of heating, needy
families and seniors in the area do not have the
necessary resources for sufficient heat and
nutritious meals.

The first floor of the rectory building houses a
small food pantry, clothing room, office, chapel,
and counseling rooms. The upper floors are being
used for retreats, other programs and volunteers.

Fr. Bob has already started serving the
neighborhood and in the very near future and will
need volunteers to hand out food one night a
week to the parents of Head Start children in the
neighborhood.

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels
3808 W. Iowa St., Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 486-8431
Fax (773) 486-8432

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Youth Outreach, Soup Kitchen
& Senior Services

Drugs and gangs pose a constant threat to at-risk
youth in the neighborhood.

The former Parish Center (Kelly Hall) includes a
gym, kitchen, dining area, and six multi-purpose
rooms. This space, once renovated, would be ideal
for a youth outreach/ neighborhood center. The
programs would include sports, computer lab, and
classes such as English as a second language, etc.

In addition to great programs for youth, Kelly Hall could
have programs for area seniors that help them live
healthy, safe, meaningful lives, in dignity.

Fr. Bob Lombardo

Welcome to the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels
--A Catholic outreach on the West side of Chicago

Kelly Hall: Once renovated will house programs for seniors and kids.
A lot of work is needed to make this dream a reality for the neighborhood.

Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.
(Matthew 26:40)

Imagine Fr. Bob welcoming seniors and
kids from the neighborhood.

Imagine seniors joined together in this room for
a good meal along with meaningful activities.

Kids in the area will be able to come for programs
that will prepare them for a better life or just for
some healthy recreational activities- a good
alternative to being on the streets.

Imagine yourself volunteering here one day soon!