Misericordia Christmas Pop-Up Bakery Offers Holiday Sweets At BAC

CHICAGO — Add something sweet to your Thanksgiving and Christmas table at Misericordia’s Hearts and Flour Bakery Pop-Up Shop. The pop-up shop will be open from noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago.

More than 80 Misericordia residents, all with intellectual and developmental disabilities, work at the bakery. They have been busy preparing favorites including heart-shaped brownies, Irish soda bread, a variety of cookies and flavored breads, peppermint bark, fudge, spiced pecans, pretzel trees, toffee, caramel corn and Cajun crunch and pot o’ gold crunch for the pop-up sale.

New this year are several items from the Heartstrings Gift Shop including: Misericordia Beanie hats, Irish-themed jewelry, Misericordia scarves and aprons, Christmas cards featuring works by residents, and resident-made Christmas ornaments.

“Misericordia is a vital part of the 19th Ward community,” said Ald. Matt O’Shea, whose 19th Ward office is sponsoring the event. “The support they provide our residents is invaluable, so we are thrilled any time we can return that support. Plus, their baked goods are not to be missed.”

The Misericordia Hearts and Flour Bakery and Café provides employment opportunities for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their treats have become a holiday staple for many South Side-area households as a treasured gift or part of a holiday feast. For more information about this two-day sale, call 773-238-8766.