This parish is located on the corner of 103rd Street and Kolmar Avenue. St. Nicholas operates several youth programs, evening adult Bible study groups and choir practices. It also erected Dochios Kamberos Community Center annexed to the church, which features a large gym for recreational activities.
This masonic lodge is chartered by the Grand Lodge of Illinois. The Freemasonry fraternity meets every Thursday night. Review the lodge's website to learn about rules and regulations for joining the association.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church belongs to the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Worship is central to the life of the church, which offers traditional services from the Lutheran Book of Worship liturgy and informal worship services with old favorites and newer music.
The church offers a well-rounded music program including a youth choir, bell choir, a gospel praise choir for high school students and the Trinity Choir that brings traditional music and cantatas to Sunday worship.
Qualified and interested teachers teach children's Sunday school for pre-K kids to 12th graders that include Bible stories, crafts, singing and fun. Confirmation classes are available that teach children in grades seven and eight about the church and help them grow in their spiritual life. Trinity offers a preschool program and other activities for families.
St. Catherine of Alexandria is a parish in Oak Lawn where people come to practice their faith and to support one another. Parish members volunteer at the local homeless shelter, collect food for the community's pantries and support local and international missions.
St. Catherine's offers a men's club, Eucharistic ministry, music ministry, a Hoping Society that anonymously helps people in need, a support group for widows and widowers, a seniors group and a teen group that travels to impoverished communities in the United States to perform mission work.
Daily mass is offered six days a week, as well weekend masses. The parish provides religious education for children of Catholic faith who attend public schools in grades 1-8.
Hike, stroll or in winter, snowshoe around this scenic park nestled along the banks of Oak Lawn lake. Lake Shore offers a playground, athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts. Outdoor concerts are featured in the summer. There's also a day camp program for kids in the summer and year-round preschool classes.
Oak Meadows Park is located at the center of Oak Lawn. It offers all the amenities, including two playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for older kids; a baseball field, basketball court and a volleyball court. A winding path provides opportunities for leisurely strolls, fitness walking and running.
First Methodist prides itself on cultivating an intimate church-going experience. Led by a local pastor, First Methodist offers a staffed nursery for infants and preschoolers and provides activity books for older children that attend service. Junior high and high school youth can participate in weekly meetings of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship, which goes on several field trips during the year. Located right off Central Avenue, it shares a large parking lot with Calvin Christian Reformed Church.
Located on 111th street, the First Church of God prides itself on interacting with its congregation as much as possible, becoming a haven for worshippers going through troubled times. The staff welcomes people of all faith to attend their weekly youth meetings and Bible study groups. Don't miss "Carry-in-Dinner" night, which is held every Wednesday evening, allowing its members time to socialize and come together amid their busy lives.
St. Louis de Montfort Parish is a well-established Catholic community church based in Oak Lawn. The church supports a parish elementary school and offers religious education for children of Catholic faith that attend public schools.
The church also hosts many faith-based groups for adult parishioners, a Knights of Columbus chapter, a food pantry, Children's Liturgy of the Word classes during Sunday mass, and more.
St. Louis de Montfort is a community of caring people who believe in and put their faith into action in various services for the community. The parish is welcoming to anyone who wishes to take part in its church services and programs.
This branch of the national Foursquare Church seeks to bring its members together through numerous community programs. Youth Bible camp, religious retreats and missionary work have all been sponsored by the Oak Lawn congregation. With more than 40 locations in Illinois, members frequently travel across the state for church gatherings. Opportunities for enrollment in Christian schools and colleges are also offered.
The Ronald McDonald House located near Advocate Hope Children's Hospital provides a caring, homelike atmosphere for parents and siblings undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The home is designed with "a house in the woods" theme, with ample community rooms where families can seek support from others undergoing similar experiences.
Included are 16 bedrooms with private baths, and four extended-stay suites; most bedrooms can accommodate three to four people. There is a handicapped-accessible "tree house," game room and playroom, a large kitchen, laundry facility, library, outdoor patios and Internet access.
The house is open to families with pediatric patients at Hope or other surrounding hospitals. Families must live farther than 10 miles away, and referrals from social workers are required.
Families are asked to pitch in to keep their rooms and house tidy and to wash their own towels.
Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. A suggested donation of $10 per night is suggested, but no one is turned away for inability to pay.
The home is operated by Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, which strives to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
The Church of The Living God invites anyone struggling in life to find comfort and support within the parish. Service is vibrantly held with a live band and uplifting songs of praise. The youth program provides mentoring to boys and girls and also practices traditional African dance.
The many programs offered by Grace Community are designed to help bring worshippers of different generations together. The Friendship Club Ministry acts as a mentoring program, pairing youths with more experienced members. With numerous events to hold, popular gatherings are held at the church's Evergreen Park campus, located at 3450 West Maple Ave. Grace Community also allows members to request a prayer for service on its website.
The Oak View Community Center is located on a tree-filled campus on the east side of Oak Lawn. Its field house contains many museum-quality nature displays of the area's early history, as well exhibits of sea creatures, animals, shells, rocks and minerals.
The center offers a diverse selection of programming, including art classes, fitness, recreation programs and pre-school classes.
The Oak Lawn Community Theater is also stationed at Oak View, staging four critically-acclaimed family musicals per year in a newly renovated gymnasium complete with stadium seating.
Rooms in the community center are available for rental for private parties. The center also has chairs and tables available for rentals. Room rentals range in price from $25-$59 per hour and can accommodate private parties of up to 200 people.
The outdoor park grounds include a baseball field, picnic grounds, playground and a sand volleyball court.
Residents can also register for park district programs at Oak View.
St. Paul is a traditional Missouri Synod Lutheran Church that was founded in 1950. The Sunday services are filled with music where a diverse congregation comes together to celebrate the world of God. The church offers three children's choirs, an adult choir, a men's choir, and instrumental music.
The congregation is welcoming and caring. Members support a Thailand missionary and operate a community food pantry. The church also supports a thriving and diverse elementary school, whose students help keep the all-ages congregation young.
In addition to its wonderful music program, St. Paul offers men and women's bible study groups and a teen youth group. A children's Sunday School is offered on Sunday mornings, as well as 7th and 8th-grade confirmation classes for public school students of the Lutheran faith.