Category Archives: Chicago District

Chicago District President and St. Simon Parishioners Welcome Archbishop Blasé J. Cupich

Posted on February 6, 2015 by admin

Saint Aloysius Parish, Chicago, was the hosting site for the Chicago Vicariate III Welcoming Mass for Archbishop Blasé J. Cupich on Monday, January 12, 2015. Chicago District President, Mary Therese Tylus along with Fr. Kristian Libant, CM and three members of … Continue reading →

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Chicago District Chaplain Attends Installation of Archbishop Cupich at Holy Name Cathedral

Posted on January 12, 2015 by admin

The Chicago District Chaplain, Matus Bohacik, our Slovak Seminarian at Mundelein Seminary was one of a few handpicked seminarians invited to attend the Installation Mass of the Ninth Archbishop of Chicago, Blase J. Cupich, held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 … Continue reading →

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FCSLA, District Anna Hurban of Chicago Join Hands Day Event – An Afternoon of Bingo with the Veterans at the Hines VA Hospital, Maywood, Illinois

Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin

For the eighth year in a row, a handful of members from District Anna Hurban of Chicago met on Saturday, May 3, 2014 for its Join Hands Day event at the Edward Hines, Jr., VA Hospital. Twenty of the District members … Continue reading →

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Chicago District Hosts “A Day of Recollection 2014” with Fr. Timothy Guthridge, CPPS

Posted on June 23, 2014 by admin

The Chicago District hosted its fourth “Day of Recollection” with Fr. Timothy Guthridge, CPPS, on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Garden Chalet in Chicago Ridge, IL.  Fr. Guthridge shared with the approximately 43 members from various senior branches within the District, … Continue reading →

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10th Annual Combined Senior Branch Christmas Party

Posted on March 3, 2014 by admin

The First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, District Anna Hurban of Chicago, hosted its tenth annual combined Senior Branch Christmas Party at the Orland Chateau in Orland Park, Illinois on Saturday, December 7, 2013 with a total of 371 senior branch … Continue reading →

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Chicago Branches and District Co-host “Bring a Friend/Tell a Friend” Event

Posted on February 14, 2014 by admin

Saturday, October 5, 2013, the Anna Hurban Chicago Branches and District co-hosted a “Bring a Friend/Tell a Friend” event that included an FCSLA financial products presentation by our National Sales Manager, Patrick Braun. The event was the idea of Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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Southwest Community Services, Inc. (Tinley Park, IL) Honors its Supporters

Posted on January 27, 2014 by admin

Southwest Community Services, Inc. (SCS) in Tinley Park, IL held a thank you reception for its financial supporters by hosting a special thank you reception at their facilities on Thursday, September 26, 2013. Mary Pat Ambrosino, Executive Director of SCS, … Continue reading →

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Midwest Slovak Pastoral Seminar in Chicago

Posted on December 23, 2013 by admin

Chicago District FCSLA members were a strong presence among the 167 attendees at the September 15, 2013 Midwest Slovak Pastoral Seminar held at St. Simon the Apostle Slovak Church in Chicago. This year’s event, held on the Feast Day of … Continue reading →

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Bishop Jozef Halko, Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia visits the Chicago Area during Labor Day Weekend 2013

Posted on December 16, 2013 by admin

Labor Day weekend 2013, the Slovak Community in the Chicago area hosted a visit with Bishop Jozef Halko, Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia. Bishop Halko brought with him the relics of Saints Cyril and Methodius, which were on loan from the Slovak Papal Institute of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Rome, to commemorate the 1,150th evangelization of the Slovak people by these saints. Continue reading →

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St. Simon Slovak Community’s All Souls’ Day Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery

Posted on December 16, 2013 by admin

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, approximately 50 members of the St. Simon Slovak Community, led by Fr. Kristián Libant, CM, made a pilgrimage in their Slovak tradition to Our Lady of Sorrows Slovak Catholic Cemetery for an All Souls’ Day memorial mass and devotions to the deceased. Continue reading →

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