Team Mission of Our Lady of the Angels will be fundraising through the
2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon!
Mission of Our Lady of
the Angels exists to provide material and spiritual support to the West
Humboldt Park, Chicago- one of the most challenged neighborhoods in the United
States. The Mission feeds about 1000 families a month, provides additional
material and pastoral support to families, youth, and senior citizens, and,
most importantly, brings the love of Christ to a neighborhood
desperately in need of hope.
Funds will be used to complete
the renovation of the Mission’s new outreach center to the poor in West
Humboldt Park, Chicago. The new outreach center will provide the very needed space for the
Mission’s donation storage/ distribution, a handicapped accessible kitchen/
dining room, meeting space for neighborhood and retreat groups, and a 60+
bedroom retreat center for volunteers and retreat guests.
I am running to support the Franciscans of the Eucharist community in their work as witnesses of the Father’s Love. They are the type of people you meet once and you can’t figure out what it is that makes them so special, but you absolutely know that you want it too, whatever it is. They radiate peace and joy in their pure acts of existence. Their devotion to Our Lord in the Eucharist and in the Souls of the Poor is inspiring beyond human language.
During the race I will be offering intercessory prayers of sacrifice for all of my benefactors. I will carry their names and intentions with me on the route. Their names will be ordered by amount donated. Thus, donors and their intentions with the largest donations will be prayed for during the final portions of the race and thus receive the greatest sacrifice.
Please leave your name and/or your intention(s) in the comments when you donate. You can also email me directly at: jmiller1@usml.edu Thank you!
Information about the
Mission at www.missionola.com
Information about the
outreach center renovation project at https://missionola.com/school.html
Information about the Franciscans of the Eucharist at https://www.franciscansoftheeucharistofchicago.com/
The Mission is a 501(c)(3)
and relies entirely on the donations of private donors.