Pre-trip activities

March 16th,  11 a.m. St. Kateri Mass 3938 N. Leavitt, Chicago, and potluck. Note masses are generally the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Mass is followed by a potluck. You may also attend another time. Upcoming masses: May 4th, May 18th,  June 1st,  June 15th,  July 6th

March 21st at 7pm, St. Kateri Center will be leading Stations of the Cross with St. Benedict Parish in the big church, 2215 W. Irving Park Rd.  (St. Benedict will be having a fish fry fundraiser 5pm to 8pm in Beavan Hall for $15 for a complete dinner.) https://holynamecathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Catholic_Native-American_Stations_of_the_Cross-Deacon-Larry-03-07-2025.pdf

April 11th. 4p.m. Another opportunity for stations led by St. Kateri, held at Holy Name Cathedral. 735 N. State St.  Free parking in garage on West side of Cathedral. Entrance on Superior Street.

April 12th. Field trip to Field Museum. Exhibit: Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories. (Illinois Teachers are free with i.d. Note: Wednesdays are free. There is also a senior rate and Chicago resident rate)  Field trip followed by  meal, dinner, meet, and begin learning at the Brabecks. We watched Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood https://www.rapidcitydiocese.org/docmentary-nbe/ 

April 24th. Epiphany Center for the Arts, Epiphany Hall, 201 S. Ashland, Chicago. https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/badriver See link for schedule. Note: Movie screening is at 6:30, followed by panel. Film BAD RIVER, narrated by Quannah Chasing Horse and Academy-Award nominee, Edward Norton, is a new documentary film which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience, which includes a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in America. The film is currently streaming on Xumo Play and Peacock.

April 26th. Native Voices: Weaving Past, Present and Future. This will be a Native speakers panel and potluck community dinner. 5:30 p.m. Oldershaw Hall.   

May 23rd, at Brabecks-team photo, meeting and movie (Sugarcane or Lakota Nation vs. United States) watch/discussion .   

June 21st annual St. Kateri Center Pow Wow in St. Ben Gym on Saturday June 21st. This begins with CAICC - Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative's Community Graduation in partnership with CPS at 11:30am. 

July 20th-Blessing -10:30 am mass at St. Nicholas. Final meeting tbd