Wheaton Franciscans

Sunday Mass - 8.31.25
2025-08-31 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Every Sunday, we gather together in community for Eucharist in Our Lady of the Angels chapel. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass - 9.7.25
2025-09-07 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Coffee &... BYO Picnic
2025-09-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
We invite you to Focus on Nature to honor the Season of Creation

Join us for Coffee and a Bring Your Own Picnic reception after Sunday Mass! Coffee, water, lemonade, and treats will be provided.

Enjoy your BYO Picnic in the Promenade, St. Clare Garden, and Wheaton Franciscan Campus. Take time to walk the grounds and enjoy being in nature. We hope to see you there!

Please Remember

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please refrain from joining us this month.

Please stay connected with us through our Newsletter, website, and social media.

Stay connected through our weekly newsletter, which includes any updates and changes.

Concert with Jesse Manibusan - 9.7.25
2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
An afternoon of music, storytelling, and prayer to celebrate creation

As Pilgrims of Hope: Sowers of Peace, join us in celebrating the Season of Creation by attending the concert with Jesse Manibusan on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., in Our Lady of the Angels Auditorium.

Free-will donations accepted at the door. Suggested donation – $20.00 at the door.

Doors open at 1:15 p.m.

Order Tickets here

Jesse Manibusan is a composer, singer/songwriter, storyteller, and evangelizer. But above all, he is an encourager. His knack for building instant rapport and connecting with his audience inspires and motivates others to deepen their faith and cultivate the joy that inspires service, peace, and the celebration of life. Jesse earned an MA in Multicultural Ministries from the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. He presents a variety of engaging and informative workshops and retreats nationwide. Jesse’s music is published by Oregon Catholic Press and Spirit & Song (a division of OCP).

Taizé - September 2025
2025-09-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Please join us for Taizé Prayer at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Taizé is a distinctive style of meditative prayer developed by an ecumenical community of monks in rural France. It is characterized by contemplative music with repetitive singing of simple harmonized tunes, interspersed with periods of silence, simple readings, prayers, and intercessions.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Outdoor Summer Yoga
2025-09-13 09:00 - 10:15 | Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois, 60187, United States
Release Your Inner Strength

Take your yoga practice outdoors and be inspired by the beauty of nature. The yoga sequence taught is a blend of breathing techniques, simple stretches, and gentle yoga postures, enabling the body to release deep layers of tension and inviting connection of body, mind, and spirit.

Important Information

MEET AT ENTRANCE 5 parking lot (outdoor, weather permitting).

Bring your own yoga mat and whatever you need for comfort.

There is NO ACCESS to the building or restrooms for this offering.

Phone registration is required: to register contact Patti Essig: 630-355-7103. Online registration is NOT available.

For more information, please visit: www.yogaenergy.biz

Additional Dates

September 20, 2025

September 27, 2025

About Our Instructor

Patti Essig is a certified second level Amrit Yoga teacher and has been teaching yoga and presenting wellness workshops in the Chicagoland area since 2001.

Sunday Mass - 9.14.25
2025-09-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Active Hope: Through the Lens of the Labyrinth
2025-09-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois, 60187, United States
Register

This contemplative program invites you to journey through the soulful practice of walking the labyrinth, guided by Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects. Together we’ll explore gratitude, honoring our pain, seeing with new eyes, and moving forward with renewed courage.

Through guided exercises, reflection, and conversation, the labyrinth becomes a living metaphor for personal and collective transformation. Weather permitting, portions will be outdoors, deepened by the beauty of nature. Gentle walking is included; the program is limited to 10 participants.

Open to all, this sacred space offers clarity, renewal, and active hope in the face of uncertainty. No prior experience required.

Our morning ends at noon, but you are welcome to bring a lunch and stay for more conversation together on the patio in the St Clare Garden

About Our Presenter

Karen Bychowski is passionate about guiding others to explore and live out the greatest purpose, offering both Individual Spiritual Direction (in person and virtual) and Personal Retreat Days. Previous programs at Tau Center have included Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life and Living in Alignment.

For nearly 20 years Karen traveled extensively across the United States and around the world, helping large organizations navigate change as part of her work with a Global Fortune 100 Consulting Company. After prayerful discernment, she left her corporate job to follow a deeper calling she felt from God.

Karen completed her training in Spiritual Direction through the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction and is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation.

Outdoor Summer Yoga
2025-09-20 09:00 - 10:15 | Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois, 60187, United States
Release Your Inner Strength

Take your yoga practice outdoors and be inspired by the beauty of nature. The yoga sequence taught is a blend of breathing techniques, simple stretches, and gentle yoga postures, enabling the body to release deep layers of tension and inviting connection of body, mind, and spirit.

Important Information

MEET AT ENTRANCE 5 parking lot (outdoor, weather permitting).

Bring your own yoga mat and whatever you need for comfort.

There is NO ACCESS to the building or restrooms for this offering.

Phone registration is required: to register contact Patti Essig: 630-355-7103. Online registration is NOT available.

For more information, please visit: www.yogaenergy.biz

Final Session

September 27, 2025

About Our Instructor

Patti Essig is a certified second level Amrit Yoga teacher and has been teaching yoga and presenting wellness workshops in the Chicagoland area since 2001.

Sunday Mass - 9.21.25
2025-09-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

CANCELED: S'mores & More
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
We regret to inform you that the September 24th S’mores & More outdoor event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

We look forward to gathering together again at our final S’mores & More event, scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, in the St. Clare Garden at 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of community, conversation, and sweet treats.

CANCELED - Concert in the Garden
2025-09-25 11:30 - 12:30 | St. Clare Garden, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
with John Niemet

We regret to share that the Concert in the St. Clare Garden, scheduled for Thursday, September 25 at 11:30 a.m., has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.

Outdoor Summer Yoga
2025-09-27 09:00 - 10:15 | Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois, 60187, United States
Release Your Inner Strength

Take your yoga practice outdoors and be inspired by the beauty of nature. The yoga sequence taught is a blend of breathing techniques, simple stretches, and gentle yoga postures, enabling the body to release deep layers of tension and inviting connection of body, mind, and spirit.

Important Information

MEET AT ENTRANCE 5 parking lot (outdoor, weather permitting).

Bring your own yoga mat and whatever you need for comfort.

There is NO ACCESS to the building or restrooms for this offering.

Phone registration is required: to register contact Patti Essig: 630-355-7103. Online registration is NOT available.

For more information, please visit: www.yogaenergy.biz

About Our Instructor

Patti Essig is a certified second level Amrit Yoga teacher and has been teaching yoga and presenting wellness workshops in the Chicagoland area since 2001.

Sunday Mass - 9.28.25
2025-09-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Transitus
2025-10-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us as we celebrate the Transitus at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7.

Each year on the evening of October 3rd, the Franciscan family throughout the world pauses to celebrate the solemnity of Saint Francis’s Transitus, passing over from this life to the next.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
2025-10-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us as we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, as well as close out the Season of Creation at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Pet Blessing & Donation Drive - 10.4.25
2025-10-04 13:00 - 14:00 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
In honor of the 800th Anniversary of St. Francis’s Canticle of the Creatures, the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters and DuPage Animal Friends invite you to a Pet Blessing, celebrating all creatures, great and small. Donations may be made directly to their Amazon Wish List.

DuPage Animal Friends is a proud philanthropic partner with DuPage County Animal Services. Your contribution to DuPage Animal Friends goes straight to work helping thousands of homeless pets every year that enter DCAS needing care and shelter.

Sunday Mass - 10.5.25
2025-10-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Coffee and...
2025-10-05 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-02 11:30 - 12:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us for Coffee and… in the Promenade after 10:30 a.m. Mass. There will be coffee, treats, and other refreshments available to enjoy while gathering with everyone in fellowship. We hope to see you there!

Please Remember

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please refrain from joining us this month.

Please stay connected with us through our Newsletter, website, and social media.

Stay connected through our weekly newsletter, which includes any updates and changes.

S'mores & More
2025-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
All are welcome to our first S’mores and More evening!

Join us on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Clare Garden. This casual gathering will be a time for faith sharing and community building, enjoying the lovely St. Clare Garden and warm summer evening. S’mores will be provided. Please bring your (soft) beverage of choice.

Sunday Communion Service - 10.12.25
2025-10-12 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
This Sunday, our community will gather for a Communion Service in place of the usual Sunday Mass. We come together in solidarity and understanding with many people around the world who do not have the privilege of a priest every week. These people of faith continue to assemble in community to share prayer and the Eucharist. Everyone is warmly invited to participate as we unite in prayer and thanksgiving for the many ways God blesses us each day.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Music Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass - 10.19.25
2025-10-19 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Campus Walk for Peace and Justice
2025-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Hosted by The Wheaton Franciscans, Loretto Sisters, & Sisters of St. Clare: Pilgrimage of Hope

Come walk with us on our Pilgrimage of Hope. We will gather at 5:45 pm and begin walking at 6:00 pm. Together we will stop for moments of prayer and song, focusing on peace and justice at the crossroads of climate, migration, and racism. The route follows paved walkways.

Sunday Mass - 10.26.25
2025-10-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Feast of the Founding of the Congregation
2025-10-30 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Join us as we celebrate the Feast of the Founding of the Congregation, at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #5.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Feast of All Saints - 11.1.2025
2025-11-01 08:30 - 09:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us as we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass & Feast of All Souls - 11.2.25
2025-11-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Sunday Mass -11.9.25
2025-11-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Every Sunday, we gather together in community for Eucharist in Our Lady of the Angels chapel. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

We are hosting a Food Drive for families in need this Thanksgiving. Please donate the non-perishable items listed on the second page of our flyer; we are also accepting cash donations, as well as $25.00 gift cards to Aldi & Jewel-Osco.

Collection Dates

Sunday, November 9 and Sunday, November 16, 2025

Before & after mass until 12:30 p.m.

Drive-up from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Please use Entrance 7

Monday, November 10 through Friday, November 14, 2025.

Items can be dropped off at Entrance 5

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Doors closed from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Taizé - Nov 2025
2025-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
