On behalf of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and the Archdiocese of Chicago, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, you are cordially invited to the Twelfth Annual Solemn Vespers for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
7:00pm Monday, August 31, 2026 at Saints Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church
1401 Wagner Road, Glenview, Illinois 60025
Livestream available at ssppglenview.org
The Vespers will be followed by a reception and a lecture by James F. Puglisi, SA
Creation and Ecumenism: Toward a Shared Christian Witness in an Ecological Age
Father Puglisi is a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, where he served as Minister General from 2004 to 2014. He is Director Emeritus of the Friars’ ecumenical research center, Centro Pro Unione in Rome, and Professor Emeritus of ecclesiology, sacraments, and ecumenism at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’Anselmo, Rome.
