Archdiocese Announces St. Irenaeus and St. Lawrence O'Toole to Close
St. Irenaeus in Park Forest will close and St. Lawrence O’Toole will close and merge with the parish of Infant Jesus of Prague in Flossmoor.
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St. Irenaeus in Park Forest will close and St. Lawrence O’Toole will close and merge with the parish of Infant Jesus of Prague in Flossmoor.
The archdiocese is already considering the sale of at least a portion of the St. Bernadette property to the adjacent OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center.
St. Anne in Hazel Crest, St. Emeric of Country Club Hills and St. Joseph in Homewood are to unite as a single parish with a new name, one pastor and one pastoral team. Likewise, St. Irenaeus in Park Forest and St. Lawrence O’Toole in Matteson are to unite with Flossmoor’s Infant Jesus of Prague.