Please Join Us…
In honor of Saint Louise de Marillac’s Feast Day on May 9th, the Division of Mission and Ministry invites the DePaul community to celebrate Louise Week 2025 from May 3-9.
As a DePaul community, our current context is inviting us to embrace our reality with care, pragmatism, advocacy, and creativity– and Saint Louise provides us a unique example of Vincentian leadership. Her life was a demonstration of love in action.
We kick off Louise Week 2025 with Vincentian Service Day on May 3rd followed by a week of celebration. Just as Saint Louise was sustained by the generosity and goodness of those around her, may we too take the time to pause, uplift, and celebrate with gratitude those who sustain our journey and inspire us.
Finally, this year there is a distinctive way for all to honor Saint Louise’s life and legacy: give a Shared Coin to a student, faculty, or staff you have witnessed living DePaul’s mission.
For more information about the Shared Coin Tradition, including how to pick up a coin, check out the website at: go.depaul.edu/sharedcoin.
ROSTER OF EVENTS
Sunday Night Mass
Sunday, May 4 | 5:00 PM | LPC – St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Vincentian Service Day
Saturday, May 3| 8:30 AM | Sullivan Athletic Center
Started in 1998, Vincentian Service Day is a DePaul tradition where students, staff, faculty, and alumni come together to participate in a day of service with community partners in Chicago.
Catholic Charities Tuesday Night Supper
Tuesday, May 6, 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM | 721 N. LaSalle Street
Join the Meet Me at the Mission and DCSA in serving the Catholic Charities Tuesday Night Supper at 721 N. LaSalle St. Participants will help to prep and serve a hot meal to guests who may be experiencing homelessness. Come ready for a meaningful Vincentian service experience to learn about the legacy of the Daughters of Charity in Chicago.
Meet in the Interfaith Sacred Space,1st Floor of the Student Center across from Suite 104, at 3:45 to take the train together to the location downtown.
RSVP required due to limited space.
Lunch with Louise
Tuesday, May 6, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Student Center 325
DePaul faculty and staff, please join us for our annual Lunch with Louise honoring the life and legacy of St. Vincent de Paul’s great friend and collaborator, St. Louise de Marillac. This year, we are delighted to have as our featured guests Deans Stephanie Dance Barnes, Martine Green-Rogers, and Jennifer Mueller from the Colleges of Science and Health, the Theatre School and the College of Education. We look forward to these university leaders gathering for a spirited dialogue about the challenges and rewards of their jobs as well as sharing how DePaul’s Vincentian mission has helped inform and guide their work at DePaul (and beyond) and their visions for the future.
Now in its 17th year, Lunch with Vincent is a casual, hybrid (you may participate either in person or over Zoom) program for faculty and staff designed to nurture relationships among community members and deepen our understanding of our Vincentian mission. At each gathering, we present meaningful topics that are inspired by our mission as well as the interesting events of our times. We seek to highlight people and programs at DePaul that energize and challenge us as well as illuminate how our mission may be lived out more fully in today’s world.
Please RSVP to attend. Hope to see you!
Catholic Community Night
Wednesday, May 7, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | LPC Student Center Suite 104
Join us for a conversation with Daughter of Charity, Sr. Katie Norris DC. Come hear Sr. Katie’s stories as Former Director of CCM, St. Vincent de Marillac Family Services, and more! Hear how we can continue to carry St. Louise’s legacy into our world.
RSVP and learn more online.
Dinner with the Daughters
Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Sanctuary Hall, 2347 N. Kenmore Ave.
Have you ever met a Daughter of Charity? Join Meet Me at the Mission and Residence Education & Housing for dinner and conversation to celebrate the Feast of St. Lousie de Marillac. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear these amazing women share their story of how they continue to live the legacy of St. Louise de Marillac today.
Please RSVP online at DeHub.
Louise Feast Day Mass & Lunch
Thursday, May 8
Masses will be held at both campuses at 12 PM. Lunch to follow at 12:45 PM.
Loop Mass: Loop Miraculous Medal Chapel (1st floor, Lewis Center)
Loop Lunch: RSVP required
Lincoln Park Mass: St. Louise de Marillac Chapel (1st floor, LPC Student Center)
Lincoln Park Lunch: Catholic Campus Ministry (Student Center, Suite 104).
Louise & Friends Celebrations
Thursday, May 8, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Loop: DePaul Center 11th Floor Gallery (RSVP here)
Lincoln Park: Student Center Atrium (RSVP here)
Join the Office of Student Involvement and Mission and Ministry for an afternoon of encouragement to celebrate the feast of St. Louise de Marillac. Stop by for a snack, learn about the legacy of Louise and other powerful women in DePaul’s history, pause for some encouragement and get your free Louise Week t-shirt.
Cafecito con Tepeyac
Thursday, May 8, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Lincoln Park Student Center 324
Join us for a conversation about women’s leadership, the legacy of St. Louise de Marillac and community with Latinx students. Cafecito and a snack will be provided!
Please RSVP to attend.
Louise Week is open to the entire DePaul University community. We hope that you will join us! For more information regarding the week’s events, please contact Karl Nass at knass@depaul.edu.