Grace Episcopal Church
924 Lake Street
Embracing all to become one with Christ.
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Participants in January 27th 10:30am Service:
ACOLYTES: Tim Edwards
MC/LEMS: Nadia Stefko; Lascelles Anderson, Tony Dobrowolski, Cherryl Holt, Hansi Kess, Joni Klein
LECTORS: Bonnie Shadid, Lil Hohmann
INTERCESSORS: Lascelles Anderson, Sam Love
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Carol Dorsey, Flora Green, Hansi Kess, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Lindsay Schumaier
USHERS: Laura Morgan Day, Stan Kaderbek, Sam Love, Jim Deuel
GREETERS: Ade Onayemi, Gloria Rayburn, Jane Shirley
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: 9:00am: Cyndy Reynolds, Alison Nelson, Sarah Hunt
10:30am: Cyndy Reynolds, Alison Nelson, Sarah Hunt
Participants in February 3rd 10:30am Service:
ACOLYTES: TBA
MC/LEMS: Walter Thorne; Barbara Larsen, Karen Mensch, Walter Thorne, Charlie MacDougall, James Redden
LECTORS: Sally Prescott, Barbara Larsen
INTERCESSORS: Linda Coberly, Mary Pat Mauro
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Carol Dorsey, Flora Green, Hansi Kess, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: The Lucé family
USHERS: James Redden, Flemming Bovell, Linda Reynes, Jim Groll
GREETERS: Paul & Cathy O'Kelly, Heather Bovell
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: 9:00am: Ashley Spell & Chris Einolf
10:30am: Linda Ivey-Miller, Suzanne Haraburd
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From the Rector
Putting the Face of Grace into the Community
Facebook. Twitter. E-Items. Episcopal Daily. Diocesan Emails. Newspapers. Word of Mouth. Your involvement in the Oak Park and River Forest Communities or Other Communities. These are the many ways that the members and staff of Grace Church spread news, build relationships, and show the face of God and Christ and the Episcopal Church as lived out through Grace and her members.
It is not unusual for people to ask me how we share who we are. The list above is part of the way that we do that.
In the last year and last few months we have increased our voice outside of our doors. We do not do it just to show off or to make ourselves look good. We do it so that people will know that the gospel is being lived out in this place and through these people and we want folks to know what we believe, who we welcome and some of how we do that.
A huge thanks to Douglas VanHouten, parish administrator, for his work with e-Items, Facebook and Twitter. Susan Montgomery, member of Grace, has also been quite active in recent weeks in assisting with press releases and stories. I have made a few videos, been present on the streets with Ashes to Go, and written articles that made the news as well. Lil Hohmann spread the word to the papers about the Robert Burns Supper. Over the years Charles Wells has pushed Grace with the newspapers and various local activities. Many others have done the same.
All of this happens because of connections that Douglas, Lil, Susan, Charles, I and all of you have.
Are you connected around Oak Park? Chicago? River Forest? Your Community? Have you made the news? Please feel free to share your connections and stories with Douglas and me so we have names to add to the list of our contacts and stories to share about the people of God.
Help us to spread the Gospel and preach the Good News!
Miss the most recent articles about Grace? You'll find them at this link.
Put them on your Facebook page. Use Twitter and Email.
-Shawn shawnschreiner@sbcglobal.net |
Grace Church Annual Meeting
The Grace Church Annual Meeting--at which we'll elect vestry members, warden and delegates to Diocesan Convention--will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 9:40AM. On that day the second service will begin 15 minutes later than usual. So, we'll have a 9:00 a.m. service followed by the Annual Meeting, and a second service at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome! The 2012 Annual Report is at this link. Information about candidates for warden, vestry, and diocesan convention delegate is at this link. 
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Robert Burns Supper Sold Out
 A special note of thanks to the community for your support of this Saturday's Burns Supper.
We're pleased to report that we're now at seating capacity and thus, unfortunately ticket sales are now closed.
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A Birthday Evensong on January 27
 Click here for a very nice article in the Oak Leaves about the Evensong. You are most cordially invited to a festive Evensong and reception honoring the 90th "birthday" of our magnificent pipe organ! Our instrument, one of the ten largest in the metropolitan area, was built and installed in 1922. We will celebrate its anniversary on Sunday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m. Featured will be the Schola, Madrigal and Adult choirs of Grace Church and, Parish Musician Dennis Nort hway will play the prelude and a mini-recital as a postlude of the Evensong. A festive reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
We are using this anniversary to celebrate the music ministry of Grace Church. Dennis Northway will play music that might have been heard in the 1920's and will also play Marcel Dupré's Cortège et Litanie to pay homage to the recitals from the 1920's and 1940's that were performed by him on Grace's instrument. To celebrate the current Parish Musician's tenure, the choral music for the service will be all composed by Dennis Northway.
We hope you will attend this festive event! A free-will offering will be taken to support the organ and music programs at Grace. More information is at this link. |
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
 We received the following note of thanks from a parent from Sandy Hook Elementary School in response to the above-pictured card. Thanks to all who made snowflakes, to Sue Wells for producing the card, and to Susan Montgomery for ensuring its delivery.
I can't thank you and your church enough for your thoughtfulness. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support, and we couldn't be more thankful. I promise that I will print and share your picture with our school community. I can start first thing tomorrow morning by showing it first to my second grader and then at our PTA meeting. Thank you so much for reaching out to us. It means the world.
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Bread Bakers Needed
Many of us enjoy taking communion with "real" bread and there is a steady group of bakers who provide us with bread month by month. We need one more baker to make bread for November or December (your choice). Baking bread for communion is a pleasant way to contribute to our worship and can be done at home on your own schedule. We bake small loaves for easier handling at the altar and you may choose the recipe (but one without eggs). There is also a recipe for a flat type of loaf that several of the bakers use. When it is your month, you would bring your loaves to the kitchen freezer before the Sunday that it is needed. You would be responsible for checking the freezer throughout the month to be sure there is enough bread during your month, especially if your assigned month includes a holiday and if a funeral is scheduled. Please email me at lilhohmann@sbcglobal.net or call me, 708-848-9066 if you would enjoy contributing in this way. Thank you.
-Lillian Hohmann
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Pledge Update
As of today, we have received 68 pledges for 2013 totaling $202,305. Our 2013 budget calls for $261,500 in pledge income. Anything above that will be a blessing for us. A pledge base of $281,000 or more would allow us to support our ministries almost entirely through pledges. We can do it and we need you to help us get there.
Please help us reach our goal by submitting a pledge at this link.
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Have You Liked Us?
As Shawn mentioned above, I manage the Facebook and Twitter pages for Grace, as well as our own website and e-newsletters.
One of the easiest ways for you to stay informed about Grace news and events is to like our Facebook page if you have not yet done so. You'll find us here. And here. And here.
-Douglas VanHouten
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A Grace-ful Word Cloud
Ever make one of these? The words you see came from all of the various mission statements in our Strategic Plan. Placed in a program, they became a visual of the words that were used the most. They describe the life of Grace.
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Community of Congregations News
All are welcome to attend the Oak Park River Forest Community of Congregations Annual Meeting Thursday January 31, 2013 West Suburban Temple Har Zion 1040 N. Harlem Avenue, River Forest, IL "Putting Faith in a Vision of the Common Good" A program highlighting community building between Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities featuring Humaira Basithm, interim executive director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago and Assaf Bar-Tura of the Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative. 6:30 p.m. Middle Eastern Buffet and Annual Meeting $15 7:30 p.m. Program (donations accepted) Please RSVP to Katie Avalos 312-560-3968 oprfcoc@gmail.com
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Upcoming Events
| Thursday, January 24, 2013 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Voice Lessons | 3:00 PM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Sight-Reading Club | 7:00 PM | | Adult Choir Practice | 7:30 PM | | Friday, January 25, 2013 | | Rector's Day Off | | | Early Birds' Boot Camp | 6:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM | | Saturday, January 26, 2013 | | Kitchen & Sanctuary reserved for Burns Supper Set-Up | | | St. Giles Catechesis (LH) | 9:00 AM | | St. Giles Catechesis (MC) | 9:00 AM | | Voice Lessons | 9:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 9:30 AM | | Robert Burns Supper | 6:30 PM | | Sunday, January 27, 2013 | | The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all | 9:00 AM | | Coffee Hour | 9:30 AM | | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd | 9:35 AM | | Annual Meeting | 9:40 AM | | Sung Choral Eucharist NOTE TIME CHANGE THIS SUNDAY ONLY | 10:45 AM | | Coffee Hour | 11:45 AM | | Madrigal Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | Festive Evensong Celebrating the 90th Year of our Casavant Organ | 4:00 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:15 PM | | AA 12-Step Group | 8:30 PM | | Monday, January 28, 2013 | | Early Birds' Boot Camp | 6:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | EfM (Education for Ministry) | 7:00 PM | | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 | | Early Birds' Boot Camp | 6:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Schola Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | Handel Week Chorus Rehearsal | 6:00 PM | | PADS Overnight Shelter | 7:30 PM |
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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. |
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