Human Concerns Commission
The Human Concerns Commission is entrusted with the responsibility of working with the pastoral staff in planning, fostering and promoting the social, ecumenical -religious and service mission of the parish.

Service Opportunities:

A Hearty Meal for Lakeview Shelter
Sponsored by the Human Concerns Commission

Meals were  provided and served on the first Friday of each month from October 6, 2006 to April 6, 2007 for our friends at the Lakeview Shelter in Wrigleyville. On behalf of the Human Concerns Commission and the homeless at Lakeview Shelter, we thank you for your time and effort!

Meet the Bread Brigade!
(Every Monday Night)

On Monday nights Karen (Susala) and Bill Hayworth deliver the bread from Panera on Waukegan Road in Deerfield. If they are unavailable, one of the packers makes arrangements to be there before closing to get the daily leftovers. Richard Werner, Susan Vaickauski, Mariette Fine, Brigitte Fine, James Fine, Henk Lamberts, Christal Lamberts, Debbie Gordon along with her brother and Susan Eimerman meet at OLB to spend a half hour packing the bread into single family servings.

They leave some for St. Martin's on their designated weeks. Karen delivers some bread to "Wings," Judi and Mark Ronan deliver some to Hilda's Place for their intake program participants, they leave some for Little Mexico which Rudy delivers on his way home, Mark Spina sometimes takes some to Catholic Charities and Susan takes a load to the New Life Shelter. (Although after mid October, Judi Ronan may add that delivery to her Hilda's Place treck.) Occasionally, Joanne and Jim Futrell run the delivery to New Life Shelter as well.

Jean Borin and the knitters of OLB sometimes leave us supplies for New Life. In the past they have provided new pillows and food, along with their home stitched products.

Interested in joining the Bread Brigade? Call the rectory and we will put you in touch with the group.