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Grace Episcopal Church
January 2013

www.GraceOakPark.org
Reminder: service times for Sunday, January 27 only are 9 & 10:45AM due to the Annual Meeting at 9:40AM.
Grace Welcomes All  

Grace Episcopal Church

924 Lake Street

Oak Park, IL  60301

www.GraceOakPark.org 

 

Embracing all to become one with Christ.

 

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Our Mission:
Grace Church seeks to bring God's love and Christ's teaching to all people, to become a passionately involved, intentional Christian community, to support the spiritual journey of each person, and to work toward reconciliation, peace, and justice in our world.
 
Our Core Values:
-Reach out to support our neighbors locally and worldwide as we seek to obey God's command to love our neighbors as ourselves.
 
-Encourage and support spiritual growth in all people while respecting that each person is at a different point in his or her spiritual journey.
 
-Work to be ever more present to and caring for each member of the Grace community and to be fully welcoming to all who enter Grace's doors.
 
Grace Church Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 27, 2013
9:40AM
in the Parish Hall

Service times for Sunday, January 27 only
are 9 & 10:45AM.

 

Annual Meeting Information and Materials

 

 

Dear Grace Parishioners,

 

At our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 27th we will elect people to serve on the vestry and represent Grace Church at our Diocesan Convention. These elections help put people in the role of making decisions for this church and the larger church. They lead us in financial matters as well as work with me and you in discerning God's mission as expressed in our church. We will review our budget, hear from some of our leaders and thank our outgoing vestry members.

 

Longtime member? New member? It does not matter because your voice matters. See the guidelines for voting that are listed below.

 

The Annual Meeting will give parishioners a chance to meet people from another service and to build community.

 

I invite you and highly encourage you to attend (even if you are not eligible to vote).

 

We will begin the meeting at 9:40AM. Remember that the later service will begin at 10:45AM instead of 10:30.

 

-Shawn Schreiner   

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Who is eligible to vote in Parish Elections?


To be eligible to vote in parish elections at Grace Church, Oak Park, a person must meet each of the following criteria:

  • Baptized 
  • Age sixteen years or older
  • Regularly attend worship
  • Recognized by the Rector and at least one Warden
  • A member of a household which has contributed financially (in a traceable manner) to the parish at least six months immediately prior to the vote
  • Willingness to conform to the Doctrine, Discipline and Worship of the Church