SEE VIDEO OF FATHER MATTHEW ABOUT PARISH MISSION
SEE VIDEO OF FATHER MATTHEW ABOUT PARISH MISSION
Our Lenten Parish Mission is on Monday and Tuesday, March 17 and 18 at 7 PM at St. Celestine Church. Fr. Matthew O’Donnell, Pastor of St. Moses the Black Parish will preach at all the Masses on the weekend of March 15-16 to begin our Mission. The topic that Fr. O’Donnell has chosen for the mission is Pilgrims of Hope to echo what Pope Francis has chosen for this Jubilee Year. On Monday night, Fr. O’Donnell will talk about “Hope Does Not Disappoint,” and on Tuesday, he will focus on “Hope: A Gift to be Shared.”
Fr. O’Donnell is an excellent speaker and a good and dedicated priest from the Archdiocese of Chicago. We are sure you will enjoy his two-day mission with us. Please come on these two days so we can deepen our life with the Lord and to walk together as pilgrims of hope during this Jubilee Year.
BIOGRAPHY OF REV. MATTHEW S. O’DONNELL – Father Matthew S. O’Donnell is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, ordained on May 12, 2012 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. He served as the Pastor of St. Columbanus Catholic Church, located in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood, since July 1, 2013 and is thrilled to be the pastor at St. Moses the Black (formerly St. Clotilde, St. Columbanus, and St. Dorothy) serving Chatham and Greater Grand Crossing in Chicago. He is also proud to be the Pastor of Augustus Tolton Catholic Academy, the first STREAM school in the Archdiocese of Chicago. He previously served as the Associate Pastor of St. Ailbe Catholic Church (2012-2013). Fr. Matt was raised in St. Fabian Parish in Bridgeview, where he first heard his call to the priesthood.
Fr. Matt holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, with a concentration on Intercultural Studies and Ministry.
Fr. Matt graduated in July 2015 with a Masters of Theology degree from the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. He previously completed a Masters of Divinity degree and a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology from Mundelein Seminary. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Loyola University in Chicago. He is a proud alum of St. Laurence High School in Burbank.
Fr. Matt serves in various leadership roles within the Archdiocese of Chicago, including on the College of Consultors, the Chairman of the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council, and a member of the Renew My Church Steering Committee. He has also served as an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary.
Fr. Matt has a great love and passion for ministering in the Black Catholic community. He is a spirit filled preacher who feels humbled and honored to share God’s Holy Word – always with the hope of drawing just one more soul closer to Christ!