September was a busy month for the National Shrine of St. Frances X. Cabrini in Chicago, IL.
• Our Shrine hosted our first ‘Coffee with the Exec’ on September 7th, where our community joined Laurie A Halaska, National Shrine Executive Director, to dialogue on current and future areas of focus.
• Two pilgrimages, one of 150 Hispanic pilgrims and the other of 180 Italian Americans visited our Shrine on September 13th and September 21st respectively. Both groups were treated to an in-depth tour of our chapel, museum area, Mother Cabrini’s room and meditation garden, followed by Mass.
• Two different speakers joined us after our 10 am Mass.
o Sr Patricia Godoy, MSC, General Councilor, visited on September 14th and shared her excitement about her time in Rome with the many young people at the Jubilee Week for Young People.
o Fr Corey Brost, CSV, who is the Executive Director of Viator House of Hospitality for young men seeking asylum joined us on September 28th. Fr Corey shared the work he and his staff are doing to promote interfaith relationships, reverence and leadership.
• Finally, the month of September ended with our annual dinner/fundraiser, Pilgrims of Hope, held on September 25th. Final amounts are still being calculated but we anticipate that well over $100,000 has been raised due to the generosity of our attendees and sponsors. 
These and other happenings at our Shrine can be found here: