The Faith Community of Saint Sabina
An African-American Catholic Community
of Faith, Education and Service
Celebrating History and Making History...Next Live stream: Unity Sunday, February 5th, 2012 at 11:15 am Watch or Listen to Sunday Sermons from the past two weeks
Dr. Cornel West: Sunday, Feb. 12th at 11:15 am
CelebratIng Black History Month
with Dr. Cornel West
Princeton University, Professor of Religon & African Studies
at the 11:15am Worship Service
On WBEZ 91.5FM: Change and Challenge in Auburn Gresham
Featured on WBEZ: Change and Challenge in Auburn Gresham Airs. View the Photo Essays & Listen to the features at wbez.org
St. Sabina’s ‘Operation Hope’ feeds 2,050 People
Pfleger: ‘The poor are not invisible and we will love them always’
Read the full article by Chinta Strausberg
Friday, February 10th at 7:30pm, African American Speaking Series presents Harry Belafonte. Tickets: $20. Book signing follows. - Sunday, February 12th at 11:15am, African American History Celebration with Dr. Cornel West. Free
- Friday, March 23rd at 7:30pm, African American Speaking Series presents Angela Bassett Tickets will go on sale at the church, immediately following the talk by Harry Belafonte on Friday, Feb. 10th
Order the DVD: Elder Bernice King on Jan. 8th
Elder Bernice King's sermon from our January 8th, Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Exchange Your Piece for His Peace" is now available for purchase on CD or DVD
Bonus Tracks include the *St. Sabina Spirit of David Dance Ministry and *A Blue Heart Award for Ondelee Perteet and his mother Detreena Perteet
Elder Bernice King DVD and CD Order Form
Blue Heart Award Given to Ondelee Perteet
On Sunday, January 8th at a Sunday Service Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr's a Blue Heart Award for courage and peace making was given to Ondelee Perteet and his mother Detreena Perteet. Ondelee Perteet had been shot and paralyzed from the neck down. Today Ondelee Perteet in a wheel chair with his mother bring their testimony of faith, healing and message of non violence to school childern throughout Chicago.
- St. Sabina Video: Ondelee Perteet's Blue Heart Award. See Ondelee Perteet awarded a Blue Heart and hear his story.
- And in the local media:
- Call for non-violence issued at St Sabina mass WGNtv.com Father Michael Pfleger presented the teen with a Blue Heart award that signifies courage. Perteet's mother Deetreena, who is now his primarycaregiver says ...
- Shooting victim honored with Blue Heart Award ABC7Chicago.com The young man and his mother, Detreena, received a Blue Heart Award from Father Michael Pfleger. The award was given while a special guest was on hand. ...
Upcoming Events
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2012
- Starting on Saturday, February 4th: Shaping Up the Church, Exercise on Saturday morning for everyone from children to elders in the ARK. For more information and to sign up.Download the flyer.
- Sunday, February 5th at the 10 AM, Unity Worship Service, Special Guest: Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi
- Friday, February 10th at 7:30 pm: 2012 African American Speaking Series presents Harry Belafonte

- Sunday, February 12th at 11:15am: African American History Celebration with Dr. Cornel West
- Wednesday, February 22nd - Ash Wednesday Services at 9 am and 7 pm
- Saturday, February 25th, 7pm - 10pm: The Marriage Enrichment Ministry presents the movie, "Not Easily Broken", St. Sabina Academy, 7801 S Throop St., Chicago, Illinois, $ 15 per couple or individual. All are welcome.
- Sunday, February 26th, 3 pm, St. Sabina Women's Club presents ETA Theatre Party, "The Legend of Buster Neal", Tickets are $22. ETA Theatre, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago. For more information, please see Gloria Williams.
- See the Events Calendar for more information
CDs and DVDs for Sale
CDs and DVDs of all 11:15 AM Sunday services and selcted special guests are available for sale.
Regular Prices: CDs are $7 and DVDs are $12
About Us

The Faith Community of St. Sabina is a Word-based, Bible teaching church that believes in the power of praise and worship. We are a spiritual hospital where all are welcome and invited to "taste and see the goodness of the Lord."
Our purpose is to nurture and develop spiritually mature Christians who are trained leaders and who are not confined by the walls of the sanctuary, but can penetrate the world in order to present God's way of living as a divine option.

Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility
...Where children are nourished and families are embraced.

Support The Academy & fill your freezer & pantry with great tasting
Market Day food.
Order online by Wed., February 8, 2012 to pick up food on Saturday, February 11, 2012 (St. Sabina Academy's Market Day Organization #: 18835)
Manna Express Gift Cards that benefit St. Sabina Academy are for sale in the St. Sabina Academy Office.
Local and national retailers and restaurants include Wal-Mart, Macys, Jewel, Ultra Foods, Subway, Starbucks, Amazon.com and many more.
Download the Manna Express Gift Card Order Form from the St. Sabina Academy website.
Help Saint Sabina's Outreach Ministries
Why Not Put Your Faith Into Action By Helping Saint Sabina's Outreach Ministries
From Pastor Pfleger:
To the members, friends and supporters of the Faith Community of St. Sabina who believe in our mission and vision we are asking you to consider making a donation to help us continue our outreach ministries in the community such as our Social Services Center, the ARK of St. Sabina and serving the countless individuals that come to our doors.
Please make checks payable to St. Sabina Church and mail to 1210 W. 78th Place, Chicago, IL 60620.
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Remembering Our Lost Children...
Sculpture Honoring Our Lost Children by artist Jerzy Kenar
- CNN: Some Chicago mothers mark day with tears for slain children
- Please Visit Works: Outreach for more
HEAR Foundation & Saint Sabina hand out 8000 lbs of free chicken

The HEAR Fondation and St. Sabina Church handed out 800 10 lb bags of frozen chicken to families in need on Saturday, Nov. 12th. Read the ABC News Story
National CCW Alert!
Oppose the national Concealed Carry Reciprocity Amendment
...several pro-gun industry US Senators to pass a dangerous new concealed carry law through the Senate as early as this week...We need your help in stopping this bad public policy from becoming the law of the land.
Please call Senator Mark Kirk and let him know you’re fiercely opposed to Congress trampling Illinois’s public safety laws. Tell him to vote NO on the concealed carry amendment. Senator Kirk -- (202) 224-2854
Learn More: Download the FLYER
Peace Packet
LEARN HOW TO BE A PEACEMAKER:
Download the: Peace_Packet_PDF
What's in the packet: "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence" Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr (1960), Six Principles and Steps of Nonviolence, The Nguza Saba, Conflict Resolution ( National Multicultural Institute's nine-step model), Family and Community: Community Take Back Demands (The Faith Community of St. Sabina), Church: Litany for Peace By Joe Wadsworth, Youth, List of Web Resources
"We are not forgotten" was erected Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Saint Sabina's playground, 78th Place and Racine. Father Michael L. Pfleger honored a number of mothers who have lost their children to senseless gun violence.
Father Michael Pfleger Talks About Violence in Chicago, Murders of Arianna Gibson and Darius Brown (Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 on
FOX Chicago News)
Community Take Back Demands
We will silence the violence, we will save our children!
Preventing Violence Begins with Each One of Us
- Whereas, we acknowledge that our community has been unlawfully seized from us while we were silent, and that we have not only the right, but the duty to take it back; ...
We make the following demands of each citizen of our community: READ ALL 18 DEMANDS
The St. Sabina Young Adult Ministry Website

Visit http://teamyam.org/
Learn more about:.
- Yam on Poverty
- YAM 2012 Kenya Service Trip
St. Sabina Academy
St. Sabina Academy is the educational outreach ministry of the Faith Community of St. Sabina....St. Sabina Academy is a grade school serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Visit the St. Sabina Academy Website
The ARK of Saint Sabina
The ARK is a community youth center located on the St. Sabina campus. It was created to nurture and develop the gifts, skills, and spirit of community youth by providing a safe supportive environment in which youth can prosper and excel.
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The Beloved Community
The Beloved Community is a leading non-profit organization on the South Side of Chicago that focuses on empowering youth and adults to be self-sufficient through economic and academic advancement opportunities that promote long-term growth and stability. As the community development partner of St. Sabina Church, The Beloved Community is founded on Dr. King’s global vision of a model place where all people can share in the wealth of the earth.
ERC Employment Resource Center
The ERC focuses on preparing people for the workplace...the ERC offers an Employment Resource Services Division and a Universal Resource Center...
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St. Sabina / Catholic Charities Social Services Center
Resources for food, clothing, emergency financial assistance, individual advocacy... The Center addresses basic social and psychological needs of families and individuals by providing information and referral linkages to counseling, community casework, shelter services, and through Catholic Charities and other programs
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St. Sabina Elders Village
is an 80 unit senior building, a community within a community which reflects and embodies the African and African-American tradition of respect, honor and dignity for the elders of the community, an anchor of the 79th Street redevelopment effort in the Auburn-Gresham community...
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Shekhinah Clinic in Ghana
The word "Shekhinah" in Hebrew means the presence of God. It is the very presence of God, His love, compassion and healing - that the Faith Community of Saint Sabina is committed to spreading throughout the Auburn-Gresham community, the city of Chicago, the nation and the world. St. Sabina's participation in the Shekhinah Clinic in Tamale, Ghana, West Africa is an important first-step in achieving this goal.
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How to Reach Us 
Chicago, IL 60620
773 . 483 . 4300 ( t )
773 . 483 . 7583 ( f )
Office Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8 am - 9 pm
- Saturday: 9 am - 9 pm
- Sunday: The office is closed. Church Sanctuary opens for worship an hour before the 1st service.
About Auburn Gresham
The Faith Community of Saint Sabina is in the center of Chicago's historic Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Watch the short video Discover Auburn Gresham by the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp. and learn more about our community at the LISC Chicago website.








