Grace Episcopal Church
924 Lake Street
Embracing all to become one with Christ.
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Participants in April 21st 10:30am Service:
ACOLYTES: Natalia Reniszewski
MC/LEMS: Walter Thorne; Hansi Kess, Joni Klein, Barbara Larsen
LECTORS: Lascelles Anderson, Bonnie Shadid
INTERCESSORS: Ted Reichardt, MaryPat 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: Nadia Stefko
USHERS: Flora Green, Stan Kaderbek, Jamaal Bovell, Alex Lippitt
GREETERS: Cyndy Reynolds, Donna Anderson, Gayle Kelley, Kary Deuel
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS:
9:00am: TBA
10:30am: Cherryl Holt, the Krebasch family
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From the Rector
This fragile earth our island home.
I find myself sitting and pondering the needs of the world, of this community and of all people for a more peaceful world. Tragedies in Chicago, Boston, Afghanistan, in our personal lives can overwhelm us and cause us to want to retreat.
It all makes me think of the phrase in one of our Eucharistic Prayers: "This fragile earth, our island home." Our world is in fact a place of fragility. It is in all parts of our lives.
As people of faith, we have a responsibility to care for all of God's creatures. This task is not always easy and sometimes we don't know where to begin. God. Starting with prayer and faith in God and using God and Christ as examples of how to treat one another and how to be a change agent is a calling that we all have. This fragile earth our island home needs us. How about using the prayer of St. Francis as a starting point?
The Prayer of St. Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.
-Shawn
shawnschreiner@sbcglobal.net
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Lining the Funeral Procession Route for Anne Smedinghoff
This information comes from the Village of River Forest:
The River Forest Service Club has asked for the following message to be sent to the Community:
The River Forest Service Club would like to encourage all River Forest residents to show their appreciation for Anne's service to our country and her and her family's ultimate sacrifice for our country by lining the funeral procession route as it leaves the Village. This show of respect has already been approved by her family.
The funeral on Wednesday, April 17, will begin at 10:30 AM at St. Luke's Church at Lake and Lathrop in River Forest, and will last approximately 60-90 minutes.
The funeral procession route is as follows:
Proceeding NORTH on ASHLAND AVE to CHICAGO. Then EAST on CHICAGO to LATHROP. Then NORTH on LATHROP to AUGUSTA. Then EAST on AUGUSTA to WILLIAM AVE. SOUTH on WILLIAM, passing the family residence to LAKE ST. WEST on LAKE ST to THATCHER AVE. SOUTH on THATCHER AVE. to WASHINGTON BLVD, thence WEST on WASHINGTON to QUEEN of HEAVEN CEMETERY in Hillside, IL.
The departure time from St. Luke Church is an estimate and the times along the procession route must be estimated accordingly. A full map of the procession route is at this link.
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The Death of Cliff Hunt's Half Brother
Cliff Hunt's half-brother, Lee Marvin Eastburn died the evening of April 14 at age 91 in his home at Cave Creek, Arizona. Lee was a retired engineer who worked at Western Electric his whole life from age 20 to his retirement over 40 years later. He had 1-1/2 years of College at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana. He then went to work at the huge Hawthorne plant Western Electric built in Cicero. During WW2 and after there were over 45,000 workers employed there. In spite of his lack of formal education he rose to the position of project engineer with Western, as high as you could go in the engineering side. He traveled all over the world for many years installing and troubleshooting radar installations. His last job was installing the radar and programming the computers for the Cavalier ND early warning site that was designed to spot the firing of missiles and hopefully intercept them. This site was decommissioned as part of the Salt treaty with the then Soviet Union. He presided over the decommissioning and then retired. He is the father of 5 children, Sharon, Martin, Emil, Karen, Eric, and several grandchildren. His wife Lola preceded him in death in 2004. Please keep Cliff & Sarah, and all of Lee's loved ones in prayer. |
Book Study Discussion Group to Meet May 1
The monthly discussions continue to take place at the home of Bets Howland & Dennis Zavac (309 N. East Ave., Oak Park).
The next discussion is Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. We will cover chapters 8 & 9 of
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James Hollis.
Below are a few major points from each of these chapters that I found interesting. As usual I will send out some discussion questions a week or so before we meet.
Chapter 8 (The New Myth Emerging from the Psychopathology of Everyday Life)
Hollis goes over the many aspects of our culture that leaves so many spiritually wanting, and why various subtle and not so subtle addictions are so prevalent. He goes into one of the more prevalent goddesses in our current culture, "success", and says that our soul could care less about success, but our ego craves this goddess. He says that to free ourselves from all this, we must begin to view the world psychologically. I hope you will find his explanation of this interesting and helpful.
Chapter 9 (Recovering a Mature Spirituality in a Material Age)
In today's world, how is one to approach living the life Christ calls us to? Hollis lays out what he believes are the two major tasks of the second half of life: The recovery of personal authority; and discovering a personal mature spirituality. The adjective "mature" refers to his belief that we must go beyond our culture and our childhood to fully discover the largeness of our spirit's calling. He says, "Only what is experientially true is worthy of a mature spirituality." And such a spirituality expands us and tests us, it is not an easy road to take. He asks: Is this what Christ may have meant when he invited those around him to take up the cross and follow him? Among other things, he gives the background of how spirituality has evolved and teases apart the internal psychological components of a mature spirituality.
-Dennis Zavac
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Two Outstanding Musical Events for Young People
We're very happy to be collaborating with the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest and Handel Week in bringing you two wonderful events aimed at introducing younger people to the joys and fun of classical music:
HANDEL IS FUN WORKSHOP!
A Hands-On Exploratory Workshop on Music
Oak Park Library
Saturday April 20, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
FREE ADMISSION!!!
Study sound production by building an instrument, learn to conduct, tell stories in song and write an opera! Fun for the whole family with renowned music educator Dennis Northway.
HANDEL WEEK IS FUN CONCERT
Saturday Afternoon April 27, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church
924 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL
Dr. Dennis E. Northway, Conductor
Admission $10 for Adults $5 for Kids
Program will include highlights from Messiah, Israel in Egypt, Judas Maccabaeus, the Harp Concerto, and a Flute Sonata.
Please consider joining us for these two exciting events. Your kids will enjoy them tremendously and you will have the satisfaction of fostering your family's musical and cultural experience.
Co-sponsored by:
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Thanks to the Grace Family for Making Silent Auction Basket for Bishop Anderson House's Spring Benefit Possible
Thanks to all the Grace Family who made the "Good to the Last Drop Basket" possible. Please plan to join Grace members Hansi Kess, Cherryl Holt and Nicci & Joe Krebasch at the Benefit on April 28 at Scoozi. For more information, please see Mary Hope Griffin or Cherryl Holt at Coffee Hour this Sunday, April 21.
Speaking of Bishop Anderson House . . . Here is our own Cherryl Holt, sharing her story about the Lay Chaplaincy Training Program:
 | | Share the Story- Cherryl Holt |
Recent graduates of the program from Grace include Fred Barnett, Tony Dobrowolski, Jim Redden, Sam Love, and Maryann Urbashich. Al Corzine is currently in the program.
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Upcoming Events
| Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Schola Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (JC) | 6:00 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (MC) | 6:00 PM | | PADS Overnight Shelter | 7:30 PM | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 11:30 AM | | Voice Lessons | 2:00 PM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | St. Giles First Communion formation | 6:00 PM | | Healing Prayer Group | 6:30 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Sight-Reading Club | 7:00 PM | | Adult Choir Practice | 7:30 PM | | Friday, April 19, 2013 | | Rector's Day Off | | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM | | Blessing of a Marriage Rehearsal | 4:00 PM | | Saturday, April 20, 2013 | | Chess Tournament | 9:00 AM | | 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 | | Blessing of a Marriage | 4:30 PM | | Sunday, April 21, 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 | | Sung Choral Eucharist | 10:30 AM | | Coffee Hour | 11:45 AM | | Rite 13 | 12:00 PM | | Madrigal Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | St. Giles Easter Season Gathering | 5:00 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:15 PM | | AA 12-Step Group | 8:30 PM | | Monday, April 22, 2013 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Voice Lessons | 2:00 PM | | EfM (Education for Ministry) | 7:00 PM | | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | | St. Giles Catechesis (LH) | 4:00 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (MC) | 4:00 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (JC) | 6:00 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Kitchen Reserved for PADS Cooking | 3:00 PM | | Schola Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (JC) | 6:00 PM | | St. Giles Catechesis (MC) | 6:00 PM | | Grace Staffs PADS Shelter | 6:30 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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