Wheaton Franciscans

Feast of the Founding of the Congregation
2024-10-30 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, 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.

Sunday Mass - 10.27.24
2024-10-27 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.

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.

When In Our Music God is Glorified OLA Choral Concert
2024-10-25 19:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us for a special free concert with the Wheaton Franciscan Choir & Musicians. A night “When In Our Music God is Glorified.” Drop in and have your heart lifted in joy!

Fall Concert in the Garden
2024-10-24 13:15 - 13:45 | St. Clare Garden, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
with John Niemet

Join us for an afternoon Fall Concert in the St. Clare Garden at the Our Lady of the Angels Campus at 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Entrance #5, Wheaton, IL.

John Niemet will provide a concert of familiar music during this new Season of Fall and give gratitude to our generous God. Drop in and have your heart lifted in joy!

Click photos to enlarge

Sunday Mass - 10.20.24
2024-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Sunday Mass - 10.13.24
2024-10-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Heart of SoulCollage
2024-10-10 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-09-12 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-08 09:30 - 12:00 | Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois, 60187, United States
Explore a new theme to deepen our inner wisdom in a small group setting

SoulCollage® is a powerful creative process that gently enables you to hear the deep wisdom of your own inner-knowing through the practice of collage art. To deepen our understanding of and break open the meaning of our SoulCollage cards, each session will include

20 minutes of instruction

guided meditation and card-making

journaling and a brief sharing of our images, if desired

Second Thursdays, ongoing 9:30 am – Noon. Each Monthly Session offers a different theme or follow your own inner wisdom.

$25/session, includes access to basic SoulCollage supplies and a program guide for the series to facilitate creative exploration on your own between sessions. Bring additional magazines and personal images. A copy of “Into the Heart of SoulCollage” is suggested, but not required

Online registration closes one week prior to each session.Register separately for each monthly session, come to one or all, as your schedule allows.

Register for this Event

Sharon Devo is a certified SoulCollage and Open Studio Process Facilitator, Spiritual Director and Retreat Guide. She completed training in Expressive Arts Facilitation at Abbey of the Arts in 2017. In addition to her work as Director at Tau Center, Sharon’s professional experience ranges from co-active coaching/training & development to driving a FedEx Truck . Her personal practice includes art-making, meditation and garden design. She completed the three year program “Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation” at Christine Center and remains committed to companioning all on their spiritual journey of awakening.

Note: Tau Center in-person offerings require masking in all public areas and current vaccinations.

Coffee and a Presentation
2024-10-06 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!

Enjoy refreshments and a presentation on “A Better Kind of Politics: Creating Beloved Community through Discernment as a Multi-Issue Voter” by Sr. Bea Hernandez

Please Remember

All participants must be fully vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

Enter the building through Entrance #7 and exit the same way.

Know that we will continue to maintain COVID-19 protocols for the safety of our Sisters, staff, and visitors. Masks are required in all public areas of the building, including the hallways. If you are feeling ill, please postpone your visit.

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

Sunday Mass - 10.06.24
2024-10-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Anniversary Death of Mother M. Clara Pfaender
2024-10-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us as we honor the Anniversary Death of Mother M. Clara Pfaender, 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.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
2024-10-04 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.

Transitus
2024-10-03 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.

Sunday Mass - 09.29.24
2024-09-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Sunday Mass - 09.22.24
2024-09-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

A Day of Action for Creation
2024-09-21 07:30 - 16:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Join together in community to clear invasive species from the Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus LUREC located in Woodstock, IL. Our morning will begin with training to recognize invasive species, followed by two sessions in the field.

The bus will leave OLA at Entrance 5 at 7:30 a.m. and arrive at the center at 9:00 a.m. Lunch is provided followed by an afternoon session. We will depart by 3:00 p.m., returning to OLA by 4:30 p.m. Participants must be high school age or older. High school-aged participants must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is co-sponsored by the Wheaton Franciscan Season of Creation team and the Loyola University young adult team for Care of Creation.

SPACE IS LIMITED

Registration required by September 1st

To register, email us at: connect@wfsisters.org

Limit 25 people

Concert in the Garden
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | St. Clare Garden, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
with John Niemet

Join us for a lunchtime Concert in the St. Clare Garden

In honor of Season of Creation, Covenant Companion John Niemet will provide a concert of familiar music to honor Mother Earth and give gratitude to our generous God. Drop in and have your heart lifted in joy!

Click photos to enlarge

Feast of the Stigmata(Auditorium)
2024-09-17 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Gather with us to celebrate the Stigmata. The Feast Day Mass will take place in the auditorium. Please use Entrance #5 to access the Auditorium. We appreciate your adaptability as we transition to this new space.

Learn about our Chapel Refurbishment Project

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 (Auditorium) - 09.15.24
2024-09-15 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Every Sunday, we gather together in community for Eucharist. Mass will take place in the auditorium until further notice. Please begin using Entrance #5 to access the Auditorium. We appreciate your adaptability as we transition to this new space.

Learn about our Chapel Refurbishment Project

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.

S'mores & More
2024-09-11 19:00 - 20:00 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
All are welcome to our final S’mores and More evening!

Join us on Wednesday, Sept 11, 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 Mass (Auditorium) - 09.08.24
2024-09-08 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States

Coffee and...
2024-09-01 11:30 - 12:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, 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

All participants must be fully vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

Enter the building through Entrance #7 and exit the same way.

Know that we will continue to maintain COVID-19 protocols for the safety of our Sisters, staff, and visitors. Masks are required in all public areas of the building, including the hallways. If you are feeling ill, please postpone your visit.

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

Sunday Mass (Auditorium) - 09.01.24
2024-09-01 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Every Sunday, we gather together in community for Eucharist. Mass will take place in the auditorium until further notice. Please begin using Entrance #5 to access the Auditorium. We appreciate your adaptability as we transition to this new space.

This Sunday we celebrate the beginning of Season of Creation!

Learn about our Chapel Refurbishment Project

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 (Auditorium) - 08.25.24
2024-08-25 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States

Sunday Mass (Auditorium) - 08.18.24
2024-08-18 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States

A Communal Prayer for the World
2024-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
‘Who Then Shall We Be? A Contemplative Prayer for the World’

Auditorium Doors open at 12:45 p.m. CT

Contemplative Prayer from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Small and large group sharing 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Wheaton Franciscan Auditorium – Entrance #5

On Friday, August 16, participants attending the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Assembly in Orlando, Florida, will engage in a contemplative experience. This event will focus on solidarity with the world’s fragility and responding as bearers of the gospel. The contemplative prayer experience will be live-streamed and open to all who wish to pray in solidarity with vowed women religious around the nation.

The Wheaton Franciscans will host an opportunity to gather as a community to pray, reflect, and share. Through the arts, readings, and reflective questions, participants will lament global suffering, believing that lament and grief must precede embracing new realities as gifts.

If you would like to join the Wheaton Franciscans on Friday, August 16, please RSVP by Wednesday, August 14, 2024 to connect@wfsisters.org.

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 the Assumption of Mary
2024-08-15 08:30 - 09:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Join us as we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Our Lady of the Angels Auditorium, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #5.

Masses will take place in the auditorium until further notice. Please begin using Entrance #5 to access the Auditorium. We appreciate your adaptability as we transition to this new space.

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 (Auditorium) - 08.11.24
2024-08-11 10:30 - 11:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States

S'mores & More
2024-08-06 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, August 6, 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.
