2020 May 16
Mass in the church with limited people as per state law.
2020 June 19 – 21
Main feast with only 50 people legally allowed in the church.
Sponsorship by women ministry postponed.
2020 September 12
Solemn Reception of Holy Communion.
2020 December 19
Ruby Jubilee Celebration of Vicar Fr. Abraham Mutholath concelebrated by Mar Jacob Angadiath and Mar Joy Alappatt.
Mar Jacob Angadiath inaugurated Fr. Abraham Mutholathu Foundation NFP and Mar Joy Alappatt inaugurated the website of the foundation.
2021
2021 February 28
Zoom class by Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath to the students of Solemn Reception of Holy Communion.
2021 June 5
Solemn Reception of Holy Communion.
2021 June 11 – 13
Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus by parishioners as sponsors in a simple form because of COVID-19.
2021 September 12
Catechism classes started.
2021 September 19
Fifteenth anniversary celebration of the parish. Main celebrant was Mar Jacob Angadiath.
2021 November 28
Introduction of the revised Syro-Malabar Qurbana.
2021 December 11
Holy Mass by Mar Mathew Moolakkatt and blessing of the shrine of St. Francis Assisi in the church.
2022
2022 January 2
New trustees and volunteers took charge.
2022 April 8 – 10
Annual Retreat.
2022 April 15
Good Friday Service by Mar Jacob Angadiath.
2022 June 3
Holy Mass by Bishop Mar George Palliparambil.
2022 June 10
Religious Education Festival.
2022 June 10 – 12
Main feast of Sacred Heart sponsored by the Women Ministry of the parish.
Raasa Qurbana by Mar Joy Alappatt on Sunday, June 12.
2022 July 16
Mass by Bishop Mar James Thoppil.
2022 June 19
Inauguration of the Three-Year Eucharistic Revival.
2022 August 5 – 6
Trip to Jesus Show in Branson, MO.
2022 September 4
Reception to Mar Jacob Angadiath and Holy Mass by him along with the parish day celebration and feast of St. Pius X.
2022 September 11
Reopening of the Catechism school.
2022 October 1
Installation of Mar Joy Alappatt at the Cathedral.
2022 October 7 – 9
Retreat based on the Word of God by Bro. Prince and Team.
2022 October 9
Reception to Mar Joy Alappatt
2022 October 11 – 18
Pilgrimage to Peru including Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu.
2022 October 30
All Saints’ Day Celebration by Catechism School.
2022 December 27 – 30
Youth Conference for High School students at Darien.
2023
2023 January 1
Mar Jacob Angadiath offered holy Qurbana and inaugurated bibleinterpretation.org the website of Fr. Abraham Mutholath.
2023 February 26
Malankara Mass in remembrance of Mor Dioscoros Ottathaickal.
2023 February 27
Reception to Mar Joy Alappatt. Holy Mass by Mar Joy Alappatt and inauguration of biblereflection.org the website of Fr. Abraham Mutholath at our church. Mar Joy Alappatt visited first communion students and offered Holy Mass.
2023 March 5 – 16
Holy Land Pilgrimage.
2023 March 25
Way of the Cross at St. John Indiana.
2023 March 31 – April 2
Annual Retreat.
2023 April 7
Good Friday Service by Mar Joy Alappatt.
2023 April 9
Resumed publication of Sunday Bulletin after COVID-19 Pandemic.
2023 April 12
One Day Prayer session by Bro. Prince UK.
2023 April 17
Prayer Session for seniors by Bro. Prince UK.
2023 April 22
Religious Education Festival.
2023 May 14
Mother’s Day Celebration.
2023 May 27
Solemn Reception of Holy Communion.
2023 June 2 – 4
Main Feast of Sacred Heart sponsored by all families under the leadership of Men ministry.
Flag hoisting by Mar Joy Alappatt on June 2.
2023 June 18
Father’s Day Celebration.
2023 July 2
Resumed blessing of birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
2023 July 9
Holy Qurbana by Mar Joseph Pandarasseril.
Reception to Bishop Mar James Thoppil.
Parish council: discussed purchasing a new church. Fr. Abraham Mutholath informed the parish council that St. Charles Borromeo church in Bensenville is on sale.
Bishop Mar Joy Alappatt, Fr. Thomas Mulavanal, Fr. Abraham Mutholath had a zoom meeting with Bishop Ronald A Hicks, the Bishop of the Diocese of Juliet and informed him of our interest in buying that church.
2023 August 13
General body Decided to purchase a church property of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Bensenville. A total of 7.19 acres of land appraised for dollars 3,559,050.00 (excluding buildings on the property). Pothuyogam decided to sell Maywood church and Elmhurst Rectory if St. Borromeo church is purchased.
2023 September 6
Meeting with Bishop Ronald A Hicks, Bishop of Juliet, Very Rev. Richard L. Smith (Vicar General), Bishop Joy Alappatt, Fr. Thomas Mulavanal and Fr. Abraham Mutholath for discussing the purchase of St. Borromeo Church. We requested him to consider a possible reduced rate as we are seriously interested in buying the church facility.
2023 September 10
Farewell Qurbana of Fr. Abraham Mutholath at Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church, Chicago.
2023 September 15
Fr. Abraham Mutholath transferred to St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Forane Parish, Houston and Fr. Thomas Mulavanal took charge as Vicar of Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Forane Parish, Maywood.
2023 September 29
Bishop Hicks decided to offer the property to us for $2,500,000, taking into consideration the extensive repairs that will be required to make the gymnasium a usable space. They said further that we must hold the final paperwork until the appeal to Rome is settled.
2023 October 1
Pothuyogam: In the General body, Pastor Fr. Thomas Mulavanal informed that the Joliet Diocese has agreed to sell St. Charles Borromeo church to us with a reduced rate that will not exceed the appraisal value of the land for $3.5 million. Decided to list our current properties for sale. A fundraising committee was formed to buy the new church and Mr. Thomas Neduvampuzha was nominated as coordinator of the committee.
2023 October 8
Fundraising kick off for buying New Church at Bensenville. Objective to collect $3.5 million.
2023 October 22
World Mission Sunday
2023 November 4
Fr. Bins Chethalil is appointed as associate pastor of SHKC Parish
2023 November 12
All Saints Day celebration at our church
2023 November 17-19
Regional Ezra Meet Retreat at Houston.
2023 November 25
Friendsgiving Lunch for youth, young adults & couples.
2023 November 29
Fr. Thomas Mulavanal signed the purchase agreement for Bensenville church.
2023 December 1
Friday: we had a parish council meeting to update fundraising. Thus far collected only $1.5 million. The vacant lot next to our church is sold and the rectory in Maywood is being seen by potential buyers.
2023 December 1-3
Regional Pre-marriage course at Maywood Church.
2023 December 3
Pothuyogam: In the General body meeting, Fr. Thomas Mulavanal, the Pastor announced that we are blessed to buy the new church for 2.5 million. The closing date could be on or before December 29, 2023. Hopefully, we could move to the new church before Easter 2024.
December 8: the immaculate conception feast celebration.
2023 December 3
General body meeting. Presentation of 3rd quarter account, updating about new church buying project, fund raising, sale about 2 empty plots in Maywood, Rectory building and Maywood church.
Crypt of the saints’ program for Holy Childhood children at visitation church Koodarayogam scheduling for all wards. Ladies fundraising ‘Mother’s lunch” every Sunday
2023 December 16
Christmas card making workshop for kids.
2023 December 17
A combined parish council meeting (new and old). Various committees were formed for the transition to the new church.
2023 December 23
One day retreat by Fr. Dominic Kuttiyanickal and for English retreat by Sr. Pavana CMC,
2023 December 24
English and Malayalam Nativity Services at the same time (both in Church and in the Parish Hall).
Entertainment program and “Snehavirunnu” after the Christmas Mass. 10 newborn children of the year were welcomed to Christmas. CML Students in connection with Christmas collected a charity amount for Panjab Mission.
2023 December 28
Officially purchased the Church in Bensenville. Escrow is complete. Paid 2.5 million in cash for the purchase of the Church.1,957,000.00 dollars so far collected and the rest of the amount we received from well-wishers as interest free loan. Pastor expressed all parishioners and all other people who generously contributed for this great project. The Sacred Heart, the heavenly patron blessed us to accomplish this project in a very short period.
2023 December 31
Newly elected Trustees are Thomas Neduvampuzha (trustee Coordinator), Sabu Mutholath, Mathias Pullappally, Kishore Kannala and Jenson Aikaraparambil. Mercy Chemmalakuzhy will serve as secretary to the parish council and Sunny Mutholath will continue as accountant. New media commission: In charge of Bulletin. Lince Thannichuvattil, Alen Kottamkombil, Jerry Thannikuzhuppil, Teena Neduvampuzha
Special thanks to the outgoing trustees: George Chackalathottiyil, Mathew Idiyalil, Sunny Mookkettu, Sabu Mutholath and Jithin Chemmalakuzhy.
2024
2024 January
CCD DRE’s: Zachariah Chelackal, Assistant DRE’s, Coleen Cyriac Keezhangatt, Joby Ethithara, Youth Ministry coordinators: Luka Chemmachel, Sheryl Thannikuzhippil
Teen Ministry Coordinator: Cyriac Keezhangatt, Nabissa Edatharayil
2024 February 10
Forane level parish council meeting at St. Mary’s Morton Grove.
2024 February 18
Annual general body meeting – Annual accounts were presented and approved.
New Church’s re-consecration is scheduled to be on March 16, 2024. Holy Communion will be on May 25th and Sacred Heart Main Feast will be from May 31st through June 2nd. All parishioners will join as sponsors (Rs 100 each) for the first Feast celebration in the new church.
Rectory and Maywood church is on sale and Pothuyogam decided to sell the Rectory at Elmhurst to the Knanaya Catholic region for $410,000.
Half of the Priest’s salary will be taken from the Knanaya Region fund until the church becomes financially stable. All other expenses for the priests (food, insurance and conveyance will be taken from the church.
2024 March 15
The last Mass at Maywood Church is celebrated by Mar Mathew Moolakkatt.
Knanaya Catholic Representative meeting held at Bensenville Church. Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakatt, Pastoral council members from the Region parishes, Missions, Priests, and Sisters were present.
5 pm: The Rectory at Bensenville is blessed by Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakatt.
There was a religious get together with archbishop, priests and religious sisters also took place at the Elmhurst Regional house.
2024 March 16
The Reconsecration of the Bensenville Sacred Heart Church. Bishop Mar Joy Alappatt, Bishop of the Syro Malabar Diocese of Chicago reconsecrated the new Church. Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt celebrated the first Mass at the newly consecrated Church and Bishop Ronald Hicks, Bishop of the Joliet Diocese gave us homily. Following the ceremony, we had a public meeting and Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt gave the inauguration address. Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath, Fr. Abraham Mutholath and Fr. Saji Pinarkayil gave felicitation speeches. The decree of Establishing a new Church and appointing Fr. Thomas Mulavanal as Pastor and Fr. Bins Chethalil as Associate Pastor were read in the function. The whole ceremony was well attended by a big crowd.
2024 March 21-23
Annual retreat by Fr. Jibil Kuzhivelil
2024 May 25
Holy communion. Main celebrant was Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakatt. May 31, 2004, Flag hoisting of the main feast by Fr. Thomas Mulavanal.
June 1 & 2, 2024: Main Feast celebration.
2024 July 17
Bishop Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N. The Bishop of Ai tape, Papua New Guinea celebrated Mass at our church.
2024 July 26-28
Knanaya Region Vocation discernment camp in Wisconsin
2024 August 4
General body Meeting: Discussed about the necessary repairs for Gym, parking lot repair, constructing a rest room in the Sacristy, buying a better sound system, Rectory basement water leak fixing, roofing repair etc. GB proposed raising annual family contributions from 365 to 500.
2024 August 12
Maywood Church Closing
2024 August 17
Archbishop Mar Kurian Vayalumkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria & Tunisia celebrated mass at our church and stayed a few days at our Rectory.
September 26-29: Parish family Camping
2024 October 5
Holy Childhood and CML Children’s get together at our Church
2024 October 6
Unit level inauguration of CML activity. CCD and Teen ministry gathering.
2024 October 7
Feast of our Lady of Rosary. Regional Inauguration of CML activity year 24-25 at Bensenville church by Fr. Thomas Mulavanal, Regional Director & VG.
2024 October 10
Men and Women ministry participated in Family Fall Walk program
2024 October 20
World Mission Sunday celebration by CML unit. Marian Pilgrimage of Joy Ministry, 10 days rosary Program for children and young adults.
2024 October 27
Feast of St. Jude is celebrated
2024 November 1-2
All saints Day celebration. Retreat by Fr. Jibil Kuzhively.
2024 November 9-10
Men & Women ministry program: Miracle of Christmas, live stage show in Branson, MO.
2024 November 16
Ecumenical Sunday school Festival in our church.
November 21-24, 2024: Krupabhisheka residential retreat by Fr. Dominic Valanmanal in Chicago organized by Knanaya Region.
2024 December 5-7
Pre-marriage course at oue Parish, Caroling begins
2024 December 25
Christmas celebration both in English and Malayalam.
2024 December 26-29
Rooted youth Conference 2024 at Darien, Chicago by Knanaya Catholic Region.
2025
2025 February 28 – March 2
Ezra Meet 2025, Knanaya Family Conference led by Br. Santhosh, Christeen
February 1-21, 2025: Guadalupe Pilgrimage
2025 March 8
Passion of Christ live show in the Church
2025 March 15
CCD fest celebration
2025 March 28-30
Lenten retreat by Bishop Mar Varghese Chakkalakal, Bishop of Calicut.
