Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church

Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic church at 6435 South Kilbourn Avenue in Chicago, IL 60629. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 134 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

6435 South Kilbourn Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60629

Website: http://www.smsschurch.org/

Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,056 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Illinois — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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Upcoming events at Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church

  • Thu, Sep 24 · 12 PM: Eucharistic Adoration

From Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church's public calendar (http://www.smsschurch.org/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,500 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Food Insecurity: 34.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.6%
  • Social Isolation: 36.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% (4.2–16.1%)
  • Obesity: 36.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.9%
  • Diabetes: 14.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (9.1–18.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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