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St. Mary’s Garden

August 12, 2019
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Rain and Shine? The Show Must Go On! By Madeleine Wilmsen Visitors to St. Mary’s Home on the third weekend of July experienced both extremes of Chicago weather: over 100 degrees on Saturday and chilly rain on Sunday. But this didn’t stop our fun as a part of the Sheffield […]

Open House, Open Hearts

April 30, 2019
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Open House, Open Hearts By: Madeleine Wilmsen, development assistant As part of the Little Sisters of the Poor’s yearlong 150th anniversary celebration of service in the United States of America, yesterday April 14, St. Mary’s opened its doors welcoming its neighbors to see what they are all about. I had […]

Getting a little help from our friends

April 24, 2019
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Getting a little help from our friends By Lucinda Gryzenia, RN, Inservice Nurse Spring is here and brought the arrival of four fresh faces from DePaul’s nursing program are joining us as volunteers. The master’s level nursing program at DePaul includes a component of public service as part of its […]

What I’ve Learned from the Elderly: How Volunteering Has Served Me

April 24, 2018
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By: Brendan Karp, volunteer April 16, 2018 Life’s a funny thing. We tend to have things take hold in our lives that have a dramatic impact, yet we never could have guessed it at the outset. That’s certainly the case for me looking back on the first time I set […]

“Doing a Good Turn”

June 29, 2017
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Sprouting Beauty at St. Mary’s Home Written by Maureen Moran, Scout parent from the neighborhood Friday, June 23, 2017 This year I volunteered to find a location for my son’s scout den to identify a project to fulfill its Fellowship and Duty to God requirements. I chose St. Mary’s because […]

Celebrating the Cubs

April 24, 2017
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Fundraising for Water with Blessings Written by: Sr. Ann Marguerite Monday, April 10, 2017 In case you haven’t heard, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series! The Residents of St. Mary’s Home – along with the North Side and all of Chicagoland – rejoiced in the early hours of […]