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WHAT: Deacons of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as well as their wives and families, will pray the rosary at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview. Deacons will wear their alb, a long, white, liturgical vestment, and white archdiocesan stole.

WHERE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility located at Beach Street and Lexington Street in Broadview.

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHAT: St. Paul VI Parish in Riverside will host a service day to benefit the local community on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, starting in the parish gym at 10 a.m. The 175 volunteers of all ages will receive a blessing before they begin their assignments with nearly a dozen service projects happening simultaneously from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Most projects will take place in the parish gym with the remaining in the community.

Service projects will include:
• assembling toiletry and essential kits for Guardian Corps of America for Chicago area homeless;
• sorting coats and clothing, and compiling hygiene bags for Salvation Army emergency shelters in Chicago;
• filling bags with laundry supplies, and decorating and wrapping cookies with uplifting messages for the needy staying at local homeless shelters;
• cleaning of both parish worship sites, St. Mary Church and Mater Christi Church;
• decorating stockings and writing cards for active-duty military; creating random acts of kindness notes to distribute around the neighborhood;
• landscape work around the city; and
• visiting veterans at a local VA hospital.

The service day is sponsored by the parish’s Service Outreach Committee to build community and camaraderie with all parishioners. The service day has been held since 2012.

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• 10 a.m.: prayer send off
• 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: service projects in parish gym or out in the community

WHERE: St. Mary Church, 105 Herrick Rd., Riverside. The gym is attached to the back of the church.