A Prayer for "Renew My Church"
Lord Jesus, you speak to us today, as you spoke to holy men and women who have gone before us. In every age and in our own time, you call to us and say: Renew My Church. Pour out the gift of your Holy Spirit upon us, and so enable us to hear you clearly to listen to each other attentively to imagine our future boldly to discern your direction wisely to persevere in your holy will courageously |
to stay together in charity
to surrender our own plans readily to embrace the greater good to hand on your gifts to future generations. May we remain in the holy company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the apostles and all the saints. May their example and presence inspire us with patient confidence in the work of your grace. We ask this of you who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen |
Decision from Cardinal Cupich
On Saturday, January 29, 2022, Bishop Mark Bartosic delivered the Renew My Church decision from Cardinal Cupich for the Evanston Catholic community. Please read the decrees below and click HERE to watch the announcement video recording.
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Archdiocesan Resources
To learn more about Renew My Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago, see the home page for the program.
Messages from the Pastor
"RENEW MY CHURCH (RMC) hopes to broaden our perspective on our call to be disciples in the process of becoming MISSIONARY DISCIPLES. We know that a disciple from the Greek means follower, learner, student. Jesus called his disciples beyond following to become those who are sent out to others near and far in order to bring the Good News everywhere. Last Sunday’s clear and focused presentation by Mary Burke Peterson and Tom Lenz opened a horizon for us to understand the WHY we need to adapt a new approach to religion. Having learned the statistics and trends, we have no choice, really, except to enter A New Missionary Age in our country and some other places in the world. ....READ MORE
Previous Messages
- Revised Timeline: Message from Fr. Tito from 06/06/ 2021 (English and Spanish)
- On Disciples, Community and Witnes: Message from Fr. Tito from 05/23/2021 (English and Spanish)
- RMC Offers a Challenge: Message from Fr. Tito from 05/06/2021 (English and Spanish)
- Renew My Church is Coming! Message from Fr. TIto from 05/02/2021 (English and Spanish)
St. Nicholas Parish Grouping Feedback and Discernment Team (GFDT)
Marta Estrada Juárez, Elissa Garcia , Peter Beale-DelVecchio, Doreen Morris, and Edgar Vega are leading the parish team in the Renew My Church process. Read their biographies.
United Catholic Youth Ministries
James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB will be present throughout the Renew My Church process to help keep the voice and presence of our parish youth and young adults in the conversations and discernment.
The Evanston Grouping
Joined with St. Nicholas in this process are St. Mary Parish, St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Athanasius Parish, and Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University.
St. Nicholas has invited the four Catholic parishes in Evanston to join us in following the format below to share similar information in an effort to get to know one another as we lay the groundwork for decision making for RMC. Their responses will be shared here and in future bulletins as we receive them.
Get to know St. Nick's (English)
Get to know St. Nick's (Spanish)
St. Nicholas has invited the four Catholic parishes in Evanston to join us in following the format below to share similar information in an effort to get to know one another as we lay the groundwork for decision making for RMC. Their responses will be shared here and in future bulletins as we receive them.
Get to know St. Nick's (English)
Get to know St. Nick's (Spanish)
October 12 Renew My Church Conversations

Please join our parish conversation on Renew My Church. As a first step, we invite you to a meeting on Tuesday, October 12, 7:00pm in the PJ23 School Cafeteria. Materials to prepare for the meeting, including the scenarios to be discussed, can be downloaded by clicking the image on the left.
Renew My Church for St. Nicholas : Q & A Sessions
Question-and-Answer Sessions introducing the Renew My Church process were held on June 13 (English) and June 23 (Spanish).
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