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 Shawn is on vacation during the month of July. Emergency contact information is on her voicemail message and email auto-response. |
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Highlights of the CAT Survey Now Available
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The "Highlights of the CAT Survey" presentation is now available electronically or on paper!
Click here to download it in PowerPoint, or here to download it in PDF format, or pick up a hard copy from the tables at the main entrance to the church or in the parish hall.
If you would like a hard copy mailed to you, please click here to contact Douglas.
The CAT Survey is a Congregational Assessment Tool that we are using in connection with the Thrive! Congregational Vitality Program. The results show how the 140 respondents answered the survey.
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Benedictine Experience Hiatus
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The Benedictine Experience will not meet in July and August. We will resume on Tuesday, September 9th, at 7 p.m. Please note, we will switch to second Tuesday of the month beginning with our September meeting. We hope you are having a wonderful summer!
-Chuck and Suzanne
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JOB 14:2 Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.
JOB 14:10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost and where is he?
We have pondered this question and have decided that we are going to stay right here in the Memorial Garden on the east side of Grace Church where we can keep an eye on things. To ensure that this will be as we planned we have pre-purchased our space. We are in no hurry to use our purchased eternal home. We have accomplished two things with this move. Our children will not have to make the decision; they will know what we want. Equally important we will be helping to finance the new master plaque, and ensuring the financial health of the Memorial Garden.
Just a thought for some of you who, like us, are on the far side of our prime.
-Cliff and Sarah Hunt
Editor's Note: Each space in the Memorial Garden is $500 and includes a brass name plate. The funds go toward the care of the Memorial Garden and toward the purchase of future large brass plaques, to which name plates are attached.
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Attention Amazon Shoppers
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Support Grace while you shop!
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If you shop at Amazon, please use the link below to access Amazon.com. Grace will then get a percentage of any purchases made. It's a painless way to help Grace and costs you nothing. FYI, we never see who buys what.
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A Very Special and Important Fundraiser for our Pipe Organ
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Screening of a documentary on Charlie Carpenter, followed by a concert by Charlie
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 Our beloved pipe organ, built in 1922 is in need of ongoing repair in order to lead our singing of prayer and praise. This year alone, some $13,000 is needed in critical repair of two divisions of the instrument. We are delighted to announce an exciting and fun opportunity, in which you might participate, to support raising money for this necessary project. Our own Charlie Carpenter has been featured in an award-winning film documentary on his life in music by Oak Park-River Forest High School student Cosmo Coffey. We will be screening this 34-minute documentary on Thursday, July 10 beginning at 6:26 p.m., followed by a concert by Charlie and a reception. The program will be offered in support of the repair of our Casavant organ. Admission (pay at the door) to the screening, organ recital and reception is $15 for adults and $8 for students. Donations to the organ fund in addition to the entrance fee are most welcome! Please contact Dennis Northway with questions, and please help spread the word! Can't attend, but want to donate? Please click below: |
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Book Signing by Barbara Hughes
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Sunday, July 20th at 4PM at Grace
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On Sunday, July 20th at Grace Episcopal Church at 4PM, author Barbara Hughes will give a slide show and talk about her book about child sexual abuse. This program is recommended for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse and for those who work with abuse survivors. It may also be helpful for those concerned with this topic. The program is not for children.
 The book and slideshow contain Ms. Hughes original paintings which tell her story of abuse and healing. She will speak about the issue as she shows the slides. She will also talk about tools that helped her heal. There will be time for questions.
Barbara Hughes (a Grace parishioner who attends when she and her husband, Fr. Bob Hughes are in town) is an artist, teacher and writer whose work is centered in the connection between art, spirituality and healing. She leads art workshops and retreats for abuse survivors and is co-facilitator of a support group for survivors of child sexual abuse. She has exhibited her figurative sculpture and paintings in a variety of venues throughout the country. Her Cathedral Nativity is the official crèche of the Washington National Cathedral. It is her belief that art is a powerful tool for healing inside ourselves and in the World.
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Participants in Upcoming Sunday Services
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July 6th 10:30am Service:
MC/LEMS: Steve Fanning; Natalia Reniszewski, James Redden, Helen Thomason, Bob Vogler, Sue Wells
LECTORS: Sam Love, Linda Coberly
INTERCESSORS: Helen Thomason, Cliff Hunt
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Lindsay Schumaier
USHERS: James Redden, Flemming Bovell, Linda Reynes, Jim Groll
GREETERS: Stephanie Bailey, Heather Bovell, Paul & Cathy O'Kelly
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Donna Anderson, beverages; Stephanie Bailey, treats
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Donna Anderson, beverages; Sarah Hunt, Jane Shirley and Chuck Tupta, treats
July 13th 10:30am Service:
MC/LEMS: Cherryl Holt; Lascelles Anderson, Tony Dobrowolski, Barbara Larsen, Sam Love, Phoenix Sullivan
LECTORS: Ted Reichardt, Gloria Rayburn
INTERCESSORS: David de Jong, Bonnie Shadid
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Lindsay Schumaier
USHERS: Adrienne Gervais, Jane Shirley, Leslie Atwood
GREETERS: Flora Green, Sarah Hunt, DeLacy Sarantos
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014
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Wednesday Morning Eucharist
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7:00 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Thursday, July 03, 2014
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Staff Meeting
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11:30 AM
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Evensong
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6:00 PM
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Concerts @ 6:26
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6:26 PM
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Healing Prayer Group
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6:30 PM
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SAA 12-Step Group
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7:00 PM
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Friday, July 04, 2014
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Rector's Day Off
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SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop
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9:05 AM
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Saturday, July 05, 2014
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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9:30 AM
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Chicago Folks Operetta Rehearsal
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1:00 PM
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Sunday, July 06, 2014
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Bike & Build
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The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all
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9:00 AM
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Coffee Hour
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9:30 AM
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Lectionary Discussion Group
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9:45 AM
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Sung Choral Eucharist
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10:30 AM
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Coffee Hour
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11:45 AM
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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7:00 PM
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AA 12-Step Group
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8:30 PM
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Monday, July 07, 2014
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Bike & Build (depart by 8AM)
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Chess Camp
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8:30 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Tuesday, July 08, 2014
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Chess Camp
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8:30 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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Chicago Folks Operetta Rehearsal
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7:00 PM
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SLAA 12-Step Group
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7:00 PM
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Wednesday, July 09, 2014
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Wednesday Morning Eucharist
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7:00 AM
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Chess Camp
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8:30 AM
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SLAA/SAA Meeting
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9:00 AM
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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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