We have entered the Renew My Church phase set forth by the Archdiocese of Chicago. No structural changes are happening for Saint Clement; however, we are all called to a Spiritual Renewal. Every week, we will share a reflection on RMC from a member of our parish family.

Upcoming dates to note:

Questions? Contact Martina Ricca. 

Honor a loved one with a Mass Intention. To obtain a date and time, please visit the parish reception desk or call 773-281-0371. The names of Mass intentions for the deceased are read at Mass. This week, we will pray for the following intentions:

8:00 am Sister Blanca Ocasio (deceased)

9:30am Church: Clara & Camiel Cool (deceased)

9:30am Chapel: David Arenson (deceased)

11:15am Church: Lawrence Thornton (deceased)

11:15am Church: Frank Garamella (deceased)

8:30am Mary Kenney (deceased)

Congratulations to the members of our parish family celebrating the sacrament of marriage this month! May God's blessings and graces be with them in the years ahead, through all their joys and sorrows.

Every Friday morning, rain or shine, we distribute sack lunches to the hungry. We also offer hospitality and refreshments to those standing in line to receive a lunch.

We could use more adult volunteers in this ministry. Please consider volunteering an hour of your time to help serve those most vulnerable in our community.

Sign-ups for Hospitality volunteers can be found at this link.

Questions? Contact Martina Ricca.

Of course, our expenses do not stop there. We have the huge impending project to repair the Dome which will be a primary focus in 2022-2023. Please continue reading for a detailed update on the status of this project.

The 100-year-old Dome over the Saint Clement Church altar is supported by 16 large arched steel trusses. Several years ago, we became aware that some of the trusses had deteriorated at their base due to moisture and rust over the years. We completed two sets of engineering inspections and surveys which confirmed the problem and its seriousness. We have now chosen one of the engineering firms to design a solution to repair the Dome which will keep it safely in place for another 100 years.

The project, at this point, is in the information gathering phase. Our engineering consultant, Thornton Tomasetti, has been up in the Dome, opened the masonry at several points, taken measurements, and made observations. They also gathered every bit of historical and comparable dome information that they could lay their hands on to build a database from which to begin to make assumptions and theoretically "test" various potential methods of repair. At this stage, the question revolves around the choice of repairing the steel of the truss base (where there is deterioration and material loss) or transferring the load at the base of the truss to a concrete "encasement" which would hold the steel truss in place. If this all sounds complicated; it certainly is. Our Saint Clement Project Team just finished meetings with two potential contractors to get their opinions about these two different methods of restoring the truss support structure of the dome. There are some very complex issues involved and many variables to be considered. Thornton Tomasetti (TT) is building the information base as quickly as they can to allow us to make our own educated decisions going forward - including the decision about what schedule to adopt for our needed fundraising and actual start of work.

We will continue to keep you updated with the status of the Dome Project as we also invite you to consider your support of it. Stay tuned for more information forthcoming with regards to the associated capital campaign. As always, we invite you to consider your ongoing support or invite others to join this group. Thank you again for your continued to support to Saint Clement.