Chicago - Churches

Holy Name Cathedral

Holy Name Cathedral ... is in Downtown Chicago
Address: 735 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
Phone: (312) 787-8040
Bordering Streets: E Superior Street & N State Street
Zone: Cathedral District
Neighborhood: Near North Side

Holy Name Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It is one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. It was built in the Gothic revival architectural style. Overall, it features motifs meant to instill an ambience of physically dwelling in the biblical "Tree of Life."
The mechanical organ, which is the largest of its type in Chicago, has 5,558 pipes with 71 stops and 4 keyboards.

Fourth Presbyterian Church

Fourth Presbyterian Church ... is in downtown Chicago ...
125 East Chestnut Street; Chicago 60611
Area: Gold Coast
Designed by: Ralph Adamn Cram

St. James Cathedral

St. James Cathedral
65 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL - 60611
Phone: 312 - 787 7360

The church building was dedicated in September 1871. On October 9, the second day of the Great Fire, the church was destroyed. Just 4 days after the fire services were held and church began to be rebuilt.
" Although the decor of the church was modified several times; the 1985 restoration by walker Johnson and the firm Holabird and Root returned the original 100-year old patterns and 26 colors to the interior to provide what an expert calls the best example of Victorian stencil work in the world."
The church has beautiful windows.

I joined the Holy Communion here ...

Old St. Patrick's Church

Old St. Patrick's Church
Address: 718 W Adams Chicago IL 60661
Phone: 312- 648-1021

The Chicago Temple

Chicago Temple, First United Methodist Church.
Address: 77 W. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602.

It is located in the heart of "the Loop", or downtown Chicago and directly across the street from Daley Plaza and the iconic Picasso sculpture. It was completed in 1924 and has 23 floors dedicated to religious and office use. It is the tallest church building in the world, though not the tallest church in the world. It was designed by Holabird & Roche .

There are three sanctuaries in the building:
Sanctuary 1 is 2 stories tall on the ground floor.
Sanctuary 2 is known as the "Dixon Chapel" and is on the 2nd floor.
Sanctuary 3 also known as the "Sky Chapel" is the smallest sanctuary. The Sky Chapel was installed in 1952 as a gift from Myrtle Walgreen in memory of her husband who founded the chain of drugstores under their surname.
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Temple_Building

St Michael's Church

Saint Michael's Church
Address: 1633 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Chicago Old Town
Phone: 312-642-2498

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's in the Loop
Address: 110 West Madison St. Chicago, IL 60602-4196
Phone: 312 - 372 5111
"St. Peter's in the Loop was built in 1953 and is staffed by Franciscan Friars who live above the church."

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Sts Volodymyr and Olha Church

Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Address: 2247 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60622
Ukrainian Village

Ss. Volodymyr and Olha parish, is one of the most gorgeous churches in the city.
This Ukrainian Catholic Church was founded in 1968 by a faction that split from the cathedral parish of St. Nicholas after Bishop Jaroslaw Gabro's decision to mandate use of the Gregorian calendar.

St. Nicholas Catholic Church

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Address: 2238 W Rice Street, Chicago, IL- 60622
Phone: (773) 276 - 4537
Ukrainian Village

The majestic onion-shaped domes dominate the village's skyline and draw villagers and visitors to the church. It was modeled after the Basilica of St. Sophia in Kiev. It is a Baroque style cathedral with an enormous chandelier imported from Greece. Services are held in English and Ukrainian, and the congregation follows Ukrainian tradition by standing during services.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral ...
Address: 1121 N. Leavitt St, Chicago IL 60622
Phone: 773-486-6064
Year Built: 1903
Architect: Louis H. Sullivan;
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: March 21, 1979
Ukrainian Village

According to a city of Chicago website, the church received its initial funding from Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and is said to resemble Russian provincial churches. Many octagonal elements were used in the design of the cathedral, and the dome rising from the church's center is eight-sided. Murals and wood carvings have been added to the church by Yuri O. Skorupsky, a Ukrainian-born artist and wood carver who now lives in America.