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Chicago Office Staff Enjoys Historic Field Trip
On Monday, June 30, the Chicago area staff members took a field trip to experience the exhibit “Catholic Chicago” at the Chicago History Museum. The exhibit is the first in a series on the influence of various religious denominations on the history of Chicago.
In Chicago’s history, many waves of immigrant groups left their marks on the development of the city. Since the majority of these groups were Catholic—beginning with the French and continuing through the German, Irish, Polish and many others, on to today’s Hispanic communities—the story is long and illustrious. The School Sisters of Notre Dame are represented in the exhibit in several sections, featuring the quilt commissioned twenty years ago by the former Chicago province, designed by S. Josephine Niemann, and made by the Liturgical Fabric Arts department in the St. Louis motherhouse. Several items from the Academy of Our Lady help to show the development of Catholic education in Chicago. Also on display is one of a set of Stations painted by
S. Stanisia Kurkowska, a famous Chicago artist.
Completing our day out together, we enjoyed a delicious lunch and a good time together at the historic (first Lettuce Entertain You restaurant) R. J. Grunt’s.
If you would like to share the experience of “Catholic Chicago,” go to http://chicagohistory.org and click on “exhibitions.” Included on this site are several videos and a slide show, right from the exhibit itself. Or better yet, come to Chicago!