Free
Food pantry
Every week we hand out food to families in the neighborhood. No documents or appointment needed. Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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Catholic parish · Austin, Chicago
There is a place here for you and your family.
We are a Catholic community that celebrates the faith, welcomes everyone who comes, and serves West Side families with food, pastoral care and guidance.
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Welcome
An open house on Chicago's West Side
St. Martin de Porres is a parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago in the Austin neighborhood. Here we pray together, celebrate the sacraments and care for one another, as our patron did in Lima four centuries ago.
It does not matter where you come from, what language you speak, or how long you have been away from the Church. There is a place for you at Sunday Mass, at the Wednesday pantry, and in every conversation at the parish office.
The parish community of St. Martin de Porres
Our priority · Free
Immigration guidance for your family, anywhere in the United States
We listen, explain your options, and connect you with licensed attorneys and Department of Justice–accredited representatives who can take your case. We help families in any state through WhatsApp.
- Green card (adjustment of status)
- Work permit
- DACA and TPS
- Citizenship
- Family petitions
- Know your rights
This week
Parish schedule
Holy Mass
- SundayBilingual
- 9:00 AM11:00 AM
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM
Confession: Saturdays before Mass or by appointment
Food pantry
- Wednesdays
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Parish hall, Washington Blvd entrance
How we serve
Charity has a name and a face
What the parish offers directly is free. When something is beyond our hands, we walk with you to someone who can help.
Referral
Immigration guidance and referrals
We listen, explain where to start, and walk with you to an accredited organization that can take your case. We do not give legal advice.
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Free
Pastoral care
A priest or volunteer listens in your language and in private: in grief, illness or a hard moment.
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In whatever place we decide to build our future, in the country of our birth or elsewhere, the important thing is that there always be a community ready to welcome, protect, promote and integrate everyone, without distinctions and without excluding anyone.
Our mission
Families, not case files
Behind every application is a child who wants to go to school in peace, a mother who works from sunrise to sunset, and a father who misses home. That is why we listen first, and then we walk with them.
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News and events
Information session on immigration processes Sample
A DOJ-accredited representative will explain adjustment of status, work permits and renewals.
Winter coat drive Sample
We are collecting coats, hats and gloves in good condition at the parish office throughout November.
Feast of St. Martin de Porres Sample
We celebrate our patron with a bilingual Mass and a gathering in the parish hall.
Do you need help today?
Food, guidance, or someone to listen. It is free and we never ask about your status.