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September 24, 2014
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From the Rector
Shawn Schreiner
Shawn is on vacation until October 2nd.  Emergency contact information is on her voicemail and email auto-response. 
Sunday Morning Parking Options
Cars If you are having any trouble parking on Sunday mornings, now that the garage next to our lot is closed, here are some alternative options in addition to our parking lot:

We've been told that there is usually street parking on Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue. Street parking is free on Sundays.

Additionally there are two nearby garages:
  • The Holley Court Garage (a few blocks to the west, and accessible from both Marion and Ontario streets)
  • The Avenue Garage at Oak Park Avenue and North Boulevard
Programs at Grace for Children & Youth
Formation at Grace

Our Children & Youth Programs will be up and running soon! Thanks to all who have already registered their children, and all who have offered their help. You can still register at this link, and if you're interested in leading or assisting a program let Nick know.  

 

In case you missed it, a Formation at Grace email, containing detailed information on our formation programs was sent on Monday.  It is available at this link.  

 

Here are some upcoming program kick-off dates:  

  • Level II Catechesis begins Sunday, October 5th. Level I Catechesis begins Sunday, October 12th.
     
  • A new program for 5th - 7th Graders, G. A. P. Year (Group for Action and Prayer) emphasizing prayerful service to the Grace community and beyond will kick off on Sunday, October 5th from noon until 2pm.
     
  • Journey To Adulthood (J2A) for grades 8 and above begins Sunday, September 28th from noon until 1:30pm.

More information about our programs can be found on our website. 

Book Study Group to Meet
Wednesday, October 1st

We are currently reading Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion by John Polkinghorne.


Our next discussion will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7:30PM at the home of Bets and Dennis. For this meeting, please read in advance chapters 4 through 6.

 

We'll then meet again at 7:30PM on November 5.

 

Please email Bets & Dennis with any questions, or to join the group.

 

Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion
by John Polkinghorne by Yale University Press
Paperback
List Price: $18.00
Our Price: $9.33

 

20s/30s Group Beer & Cheese Tasting
Wednesday, October 8th, 7:30 - 9:00PM
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Come hang out with the Grace 20s/30s group for a beer and cheese tasting in the Red Room (2nd floor)!

Here is how it works: bring 4 or 5 bottles or cans of your favorite beer, cider or other non-alcoholic beverage (craft sodas are pretty awesome!), along with your favorite cheeses or other snacks and share them with others. We'll have some snacks and other non-alcoholic beverages as well. Afterwards, we will conclude with evening prayer to thank God for the gift of tasty beverages, snacks and each other's company.

Your RSVP, to nick@graceoakpark.org, helps us plan. Bring friends, families, or partners/spouses. All are welcome! 

Silent Movie Night Returns to Grace
Halloween night

Join use on Halloween at 7:00 p.m. for a screening of the incredible science-fiction film Metropolis accompanied by Theatre Organist Virtuoso David Rhodes! Admission (pay at the door only) is $20, or $10 if you come in costume. Popcorn and beverages will be available. 

 

Metropolis is the monumental 1927 German expressionist epic science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang. Written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou, Metropolis starred Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. A silent film, it was produced by Erich Pommer in the Babelsberg Studios by Universum Film A.G.. It is regarded as a pioneer work of science fiction movies, being the first feature length movie of the genre.

 

Made in Germany during the Weimar Period, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia, and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city's ruler, and Maria, a poor worker, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes of their city. Metropolis was filmed in 1925, at a cost of approximately five million Reichsmarks. Thus, it was the most expensive film ever released up to that point.

 

The film was met with a mixed response upon its initial release, with many critics praising its technical achievements and social metaphors while others derided its "simplistic and naïve" presentation. Because of its long running-time, Metropolis was cut substantially after its German premiere: large portions of the film were lost over the subsequent decades.

 

In 2001, the film was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, the first film thus distinguished. In 2008, a damaged print of Lang's original cut of the film was found in a museum in Argentina. After a long restoration process, the film was 95% restored and shown on large screens in Berlin and Frankfurt simultaneously on 12 February 2010. 


Metropolis
The Fauré Requiem at Grace
November 2nd
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Please join us at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, for an Evensong commemorating the feast of All Souls including the choir's praying of the Fauré Requiem.  

This service will honor those saints that have gone before us. It will be a time to celebrate, to grieve, to pray, to be quiet and to reflect. This service has become a treasured tradition at Grace. Feel free to invite anyone who has suffered a loss or is in need of time to reflect. As part of the service, the choir, accompanied by organist Michael Surratt, harpist Erin Freund, string orchestra and horns will pray the original chamber version of the Fauré Requiem as reconstructed by John Rutter. This ravishing setting creates a beautiful setting for the celebration of the lives of the faithful departed.

Parking in the Driveway at Grace
No parking A reminder: please do not park in the lane immediately west of the church unless you are actually on site at Grace.  Doing so presents problems with weddings, funerals, and other scheduled events.  In addition, with ongoing building work at Grace, contractors need full access and cars parked in the lane while owners shop on Lake Street or commute to Chicago are going to present problems which will delay work.

Thank you for your cooperation!
Attention Amazon Shoppers
Support Grace while you shop!
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. We've already raised over $130 thanks to all those who have participated thus far.
Grace's Amazon Affiliate Link
Participants in Upcoming Sunday Services
September 28th 10:30am Service:

MC/LEMS: Cherryl Holt; Charlie MacDougall, Karen Mensch, Natalie Ratz, Jim Redden, Julia Thomason
LECTORS: Gloria Rayburn, David de Jong
INTERCESSORS: Bonnie Shadid, Ted Reichardt
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: Barbara Larsen
USHERS: Laura Morgan Day, Sam Love, Alan Harvey, Donna Anderson
GREETERS: Ade Onayemi, Gloria Rayburn, Jane Shirley
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds, beverages
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Cyndy Reynolds, beverages & treats
 

This Week at Grace
The full master calendar is at this link.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Wednesday Morning Eucharist7:00 AM  
SLAA/SAA Meeting9:00 AM  
Kitchen reserved for Grace PADS cooks3:00 PM  
Schola Rehearsal3:30 PM  
Grace staffs PADS shelter6:30 PM  
Property Committee Meeting7:00 PM  
PADS overnight shelter7:30 PM  

Thursday, September 25, 2014
SLAA/SAA Meeting9:00 AM  
Staff Meeting11:00 AM  
Evensong6:00 PM  
SAA 12-Step Group7:00 PM  
Sight Reading Club7:00 PM  
Adult Choir Rehearsal7:30 PM  

Friday, September 26, 2014
Rector's Day Off 
SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop9:05 AM  
POSA Support Group7:00 PM  

Saturday, September 27, 2014
Movement Choir rehearsal9:30 AM  
SLAA 12-Step Group9:30 AM  

Sunday, September 28, 2014
The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all9:00 AM  
Coffee Hour9:30 AM  
Lectionary Discussion Group9:45 AM  
Sung Choral Eucharist10:30 AM  
Coffee Hour11:45 AM  
J2A Youth Group12:00 PM  
Madrigal Rehearsal1:30 PM  
Chicago a cappella rehearsal2:30 PM  
SLAA 12-Step Group7:00 PM  
AA 12-Step Group8:30 PM  

Monday, September 29, 2014
SLAA/SAA Meeting9:00 AM  
EfM (Education for Ministry)7:00 PM  

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
SLAA/SAA Meeting9:00 AM  
Chicago a cappella rehearsal6:45 PM  
SLAA 12-Step Group7:00 PM  

Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Wednesday Morning Eucharist7:00 AM  
SLAA/SAA Meeting9:00 AM  
Schola Rehearsal3:30 PM  
Handel Week Chorus Rehearsal6:00 PM  
Book Study Group7:30 PM  
PADS overnight shelter7:30 PM  

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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.

 

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