Wheaton Franciscans

Feast of Immaculate Conception - 12.08.25
2025-12-08 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Chicago) | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Celebrate the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception!

Every December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the belief in the sinless lifespan of Mary, the Mother of God.

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.

Coffee and...
2025-12-07 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-02 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-05 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.

Advent Sunday Mass - 12.7.25
2025-12-07 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 the Eucharist in Our Lady of the Angels chapel. Our focus for Advent through Epiphany is Journey Together: Called to BE Peace. Thank you for joining us on the Advent/Christmas Journey Together: Called to BE Peace. May your Advent and Christmas season be a source of strength as we honor our collective call to “increase and abound in love for one another and for all…” (1Thessians: 3:12).

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.

Feast of Wreck of the Deutschland & Anniversary of Mother Clara's Birth - 12.06.25
2025-12-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Join us today as we remember the Wreck of the Deutschland off the coast of England and the loss of the five courageous Sisters who left their motherhouse in Salzkotten, Germany, to lead the new American Province.

We also commemorate the birth anniversary of our foundress, Mother Clara Pfaender. We give thanks for the courage and strength of these women.

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.

Advent Sunday Mass - 11.30.25
2025-11-30 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.

Thanksgiving Mass - 11.27.25
2025-11-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
This Thanksgiving, we invite you to gather together in gratitude for the Eucharist at 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 - 11.23.25
2025-11-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States

Walking In Faith-Community Connections Series: Zoom Session
2025-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 | IL
Echoes of the Land: In Gratitude for the Heritage of Our Land

This first session of the Walking in Faith-Community Connection Series, Echoes of the Land, traces the heritage of the land entrusted to the Wheaton Franciscans and explores land justice as religious communities make decisions about their legacies. Sister Beatrice Hernandez will offer input and insights. Together, we will explore the importance of understanding justice issues when considering the future of the lands entrusted to us.

Registration is required. This session will be held over Zoom only.

To register for the Zoom session:

Wheaton Franciscan Zoom Event Registration for Walking in Faith Community Connection Series,

Fill out the Zoom registration no later than Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Have questions? Please email us at programs@wfsisters.org

Walking In Faith-Community Connections Series: In-Person Session
2025-11-16 13:30 - 15:30 | The Wheaton Franciscans, 26w171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #5, WHEATON, Illinois, 60187, United States
Echoes of the Land: In Gratitude for the Heritage of Our Land

This first session of the Walking in Faith-Community Connection Series, Echoes of the Land, traces the heritage of the land entrusted to the Wheaton Franciscans and explores land justice as religious communities make decisions about their legacies. Sister Beatrice Hernandez will offer input and insights. Together, we will explore the importance of understanding justice issues when considering the future of the lands entrusted to us.

Registration is required. This session will be held in the Jubilee Room.

To register for the In-Person session:

Wheaton Franciscan Event Registration for Walking in Faith-Community Connection Series

Fill out the registration form no later than Wednesday, November 12

Have questions? Please email us at programs@wfsisters.org

Sunday Mass - 11.16.25
2025-11-16 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.

Thanksgiving Food Drive: Nov 9 - Nov 16, 2025
2025-11-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
To help patrons of the Neighborhood Food Pantry prepare Thanksgiving dinner, the Invitational Church Circle of the Wheaton Franciscan and IBVM Communities asks that you fill a paper or reusable grocery bag, or box with non-perishable items traditionally used at Thanksgiving.

Please use the list from the flyer

Drop Off Information

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Our Lady of the Angels Chapel before and after mass (Entrance #7)

Drive-up drop off from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Nov 10 – Friday, Nov 14, 2025

Bring donations to Entrance #5

Drop off times: 9:00 -11:30 a.m. & 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Other Ways To Donate

We are also accepting $25.00 gift cards for Aldi and Jewel/Osco or cash to assist families with buying perishable items.

For The Thanksgiving Bags

Please use items specified on the shopping lists

For the lists, print the Food Drive Flyer

If you miss our drop off dates:Visit https://www.neighborhoodfp.org/our-pantry-locations for a Neighborhood Food Pantry location near you.

Taizé - Nov 2025
2025-11-14 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.
