SFdS is Officially a Teaching Parish

Starting this Fall, we will be blessed to welcome up to three seminarians into our community through the seminary’s Tolton Teaching Parish Program. This program allows seminarians to spend time each week at SFdS—learning practical and pastoral skills, serving alongside our group leaders, and getting to know our parish family personally as they discern the ministerial priesthood.

This is a momentous milestone and a true testament to our parish’s legacy. The Archdiocese and Mundelein Seminary recognize St. Francis de Sales as a leader, and now our community gets to play an active role in forming and shaping the future priests of our Church!

In return, our parish will be enriched by their witness, prayers, and service in our ministries, youth programs, and Religious Education.

While we do not yet know who will be assigned to us, please join Fr. Christian in praying for our incoming seminarians and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood. We can't wait to walk alongside them on this journey!