Serving up fish dinners at St. Albert the Great

Marie Mako helps a customer. Members of St. Albert the Great Parish in Burbank volunteer during the annual fish fry at their parish on March 13, 2026. The parish sells 800 meals at the weekly Lenten event. Cardinal Cupich stopped by and greeted parishioners, volunteers and guests. Besides fish, the parish serves shrimp, pasta, soup and children’s dinners. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Elżbieta Sochecka organizes trays for diners. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Diners talk over their meals. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Drake Carrabotta eats his dinner. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Agata Zacherek, Lidia Kapia and Renata Antoszek bread fish. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

From left, Bernado Popocka, Mike Skwira and Krzysztof Wielgus fry the fish. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Kathy Biel gives a dinner to Anna Nawalaniec, mother of the pastor, Father. Mariusz Nawalaniec. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich greets people at the fish fry. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Kathy Biel and Denny O'Dowd start to fill orders. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich eats a fish dinner. Father Mariusz Nawalaniec, pastor, gestures next to him. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich greets people at the fish fry. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich poses for a photo with volunteers working in the kitchen. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich speaks with young people dressed as Polish Highlanders. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

A young person takes a selfie with the cardinal. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)