Help us to fill the church with the great cloud of witnesses by bringing pictures or mementos of loved ones who have gone before us.  They will be a focal point of the Requiem on November 3.

Feel free to bring these items beginning this Sunday, October 27 (please mark them with your name).  Please place your items of remembrance on the altar at the left side Lady Chapel. 

Volunteers are still  needed for our Halloween Event at Grace (see article below). Needed are a projectionist, table movers, clean-up, and decorators.  If you can help with yet another fun Grace event, please click here to contact Karen Mensch.   

THANKS so much!

-Dennis Northway

Come to Grace Church on Halloween to see the incredible silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, accompanied by our grand 1922 Casavant Pipe Organ played by David Rhodes.  The show begins at 7:30 and is a fundraiser for Grace Church.  Admission is $20 at the door or $10 if you come in costume!  Drinks and popcorn will be available.

We all grieve and suffer loss in different ways, however, the Christian perspective is that death is a portal not a conclusion.  Join us on November 3 beginning at 4:00PM for an Evensong for the Feast of All Souls.  This is a service to mourn, pray and reflect.  Names of the faithful departed will be read during the prayers in the service.  

As the conclusion of the service, the choir will sing the Mozart Requiem accompanied by members of the Handel Week Festival orchestra.  The soloists for the Requiem will be Nicci Krebasch, Susan Gosdick, Gerald Frantzen and David de Jong.

Kindly invite your friends to this moving service.

Share or join the event on Facebook at this link. 

The Oak Park River Forest Community of Congregations is excited to extend an invitation to our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.  

Manya Brachear Pashman, a religion reporter at the Chicago Tribune, is the featured speaker. The service will represent diverse spiritual traditions as the community gathers in worship, finding peace and gratitude for God's many blessings. All community members are welcome and warmly encouraged to attend. After the service, United Lutheran will host a reception with refreshments and fellowship.

A collection will benefit the Holiday Food and Gift Basket Program and the Community of Congregations. Donations of non-perishable food items will also be received for the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry.