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    • Resources >
      • The Archdiocese of Chicago
      • Renew My Church
      • To Teach Who Christ Is
      • Catholic Charities
      • The Vatican
      • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
      • Justice for Immigrants
  • Sacraments
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • Eucharist / First Communion
    • Holy Orders
    • Marriage
    • Reconciliation
    • Special Services >
      • 3-Year-Old Blessing
      • Quinceañera
      • Funeral Arrangements
      • Annulment Resources
  • Ministries
    • Spiritual Life
    • Music Ministry
    • Pastoral Care
    • Human Concerns >
      • Equality For Women In The Church
      • Peace and Justice
      • Protecting God's Children
    • Youth and Young Adult Ministry
  • Parish Life
    • Lent
    • What's Happening
    • Councils >
      • Parish Pastoral Council
      • Finance Council
      • Building Committee
      • UCYM Board
      • Pope John XXIII School Board
    • Events
    • Groups & Clubs
  • Education
    • Becoming Catholic
    • Religious Education
    • Adult Faith Enrichment
    • SPRED
    • Archdiocesan Women's Committee
    • Women In The Diaconate
    • Pope John XXIII School

Human Concerns

Serving the Needs of Others

We strive to be a welcoming, affirming and inclusive community of faith, inviting people to be full participants in the Church and in society. Our baptismal vocation compels us to a deep commitment to serve the needs of others in the church, in the community and in the world. We encourage one another to live out our faith in our everyday lives, at home, at work and in the community. At St. Nicholas there are numerous opportunities to act upon the conviction that social justice and concern for others call us to act in response to the Gospel message. Ministry that responds to the people who are economically poor, marginalized and fragile is ever conscious in the minds and the hearts of the people of St. Nicholas. These ministries meet regularly throughout the year to carry out God’s message of love for one another.
Ministry descriptions and contact information can be found below.
ADDICTION AWARENESS
The parish has a free and confidential recovery resource, available to those who are struggling with an addiction, or for family members and others who love them. We talk a bit about our own experiences and let the person tell us about their situation. We strongly suggest they go to AA meetings and provide times and locations and sometimes offer to accompany them to their first meetings and introduce them to other members. Three meetings are held at St. Nick’s. Family and friends are referred to Al-Anon and provide times and places of meetings.

For more information contact
Margaret Mantle
mmantle38@sbcglobal.net
847.869.3599

Kevin Axe
khpaxe@aol.com 
847.641.6890
EQULITY FOR WOMEN IN THE CHURCH
In 2019, Equality for Women in the Church (EWC) formed in response to the historic and systemic exclusion of women from full participation in the Church. EWC advocates for inclusive liturgical leadership and church governance. We acknowledge that diversity, equity, and inclusion transcend gender and intersect with one another. We invite you to engage in this work as we create a local and universal Church that celebrates and represents the diversity of human experience. Visit our webpage. 

Contact
​catholicwomensequality@gmail.com
FAMILY PROMISE
Family Promise provides temporary housing using host churches and existing facilities, coupled with volunteers to help keep families together, to provide comfort and stability to children by keeping them in their schools while parents get their feet back on the ground and transition into permanent housing. We partner with Grace Lutheran and St. James Armenian Churches in Evanston to support this vital ministry.

Dan and Michelle Stalilonis and family msamreta@hotmail.com
GREEN TEAM
The Green Team is committed to helping the St. Nicholas Community—both the church and its members—be good stewards of Gods’ Creation. The Green Team meets monthly.

For more information contact Carol Michelini
email:  cmichelini@hotmail.com
phone:  847.492.8589
INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE
The Inclusion and Accessibility Committee addresses both physical and attitudinal barriers that make it difficult for people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of parish life. The committee meets “as needed” in various fully accessible locations.

For more information contact
Jim Croegaert

jcroegaert2@comcast.net 
847.491.1905

Sheila Hebein
​sheilahebein@icloud.com
847.864.8064
INTERFAITH ACTION OF EVANSTON
Interfaith Action, based in Evanston, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together communities of faith and spirit to serve people who are hungry and homeless, and to express shared values through action and interfaith dialogue.

For more information contact Charlotte Kovacs
email: ​dorvacs@gmail.com
LGBTQ+FAMILY AND FRIENDS
The St. Nicholas Gay and Lesbian LGBTQ+Family and Friends Ministry gathers in the community to explore spirituality and social issues of the day as they relate to their personal faith journey. The group includes family and friends of all ages of gay and lesbian people, as well as folks who are questioning.

For more information contact Cristie Traina
email: trainacristie@gmail.com
phone: 847.337.8797
MISSION TRIPS
The St. Nick's Mission Trip committee selects locations in the US based on need for a trip in the summer. For more information visit their website at 
https://sites.google.com/site/appalachianservicetrip2020/home
or contact 
Jeanie Brabeck j.brabeck@hotmail.com
Pat Trafton p.trafton@comcast.com 
Genny O’Toole gnwotoole967@gmail.com
PASTORAL MIGRATORIA
Pastoral Migratoria oversees the needs of the  migrant and supports those needs with workshops and information.

Contact
Teresa Infante
847.933.9150
teresainfante63@gmail.com
​

Mireya Terrazas
847.630.1637
mterrazas66@gmail.com
PEACE & JUSTICE
This committee helps to spotlight issues of worker rights, immigrant rights, non-violence, and racial justice including eradicating systemic, institutionalized, and individual acts of racism. We partner with other faith-based coalitions for meetings with legislators and participation in lobbying and other events. In the parish, the group helps facilitate speakers, letter-writing campaigns, and the formation of committees as needed.

For more information contact Margaret Feit Clarke
email:  marg.feitclarke@gmail.com
phone:  847.982.1590

For more information on Peace & Justice activities and program please visit their page HERE
PEOPLE FOR A SAFER SOCIETY
People for a Safer Society (PFSS) is a nonprofit organization working on gun violence prevention. Through awareness, education, and advocacy, People for a Safer Society facilitates simple solutions that make a difference. The organization was founded in early 2013, shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. PFSS Works with the St. Nicholas Peace and Justice Committee to promote the safety of all people.

For more information
visit www.peopleforasafersociety.org
email: peopleforasafersociety@gmail.com
POST DETENTION ACCOMPANIMENT TEAM
The St. Nick’s Team is “on call” one week a month to greet detained immigrants when they are released in downtown Chicago and to offer accompaniment at a time when they are vulnerable and need help. However, there are many other ways to be a team member: making up backpacks for the newly released immigrants, providing a presence in two houses of hospitality, and providing ongoing support.

For more information contact Joe Boyle
email: boyle.joe@comcast.net
phone: 847.724.3835
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY​
The Society provides food, clothing and emergency financial assistance to residents of South Evanston. A food pantry of canned, packaged and frozen food is stocked by periodic food drives. Parishioner generosity permits the distribution of dozens of Holiday Food Baskets at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter to needy families.

For more information call 847.864.1185, extension x45
SOUP KITCHEN
Help prepare or serve a nutritious hot meal for homeless and other people in need. Once a month we prepare a meal in Oldershaw Hall and transport it on Monday at 9:00 am to Second Baptist Church, 1717 Benson Avenue, Evanston. We arrive at 11:00 am and serve at Noon. Members of our team may choose to volunteer either for food preparation Sunday or serving the meal Monday (or both).

James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB
jholzhauer-chuckas@nickchurch.org
847.864.1185 x26
ST. NICK'S KNITTERS
The St. Nick’s Knitters work all year to create items to sell at the St. Nick’s Holiday Festival. All proceeds from the sales go directly to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

For more information contact Julie Drew
email:  juliedrew52@comcast.net
phone:  847.757.8883

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St. Nicholas Parish
806 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
Fax: 847.864.7810
Phone:  847.864.1185
​Email: stnicks@nickchurch.org

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