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A Holy, Holy Week and Easter
Greetings and peace to all of you who read our emails: My greatest hope for all of us is that we find a way to slow down and absorb the significance of what it means to walk through the week when we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Bishop Jeff Lee recently shared some thoughts and questions for us to ponder: - Love is not a feeling. It is a decision.
- Living hurts.
- Holy Week and Easter are about those who witnessed the events.
- It is a story about what happened to his friends.
- It is a story about what happened and happens for us.
- It is about moving from observing the Risen Christ to encountering the Risen Christ.
- What does Jesus want to do for you?
- When have you encountered the dying and rising Jesus?
On behalf of Grace Church, I invite you to enter into a holy - Holy Week and Easter.
Peace,
Shawn
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Holy Week & Easter at Grace
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 Maundy Thursday - March 24
6:00PM - The Last Supper, Kid-Style 7:30PM - Foot Washing & Holy Eucharist Good Friday - March 25
12:00 Noon - Stations of the Cross 6:00PM - Good Friday, Kid-Style 7:30PM - Good Friday Service including the Singing of St. John's Passion
The Great Vigil of Easter - March 26 (Saturday)
7:30PM followed by a festive reception
Easter Day - March 279:00AM - Kids Do Easter (followed by an Easter Egg hunt) 10:30AM - Festival Choral Eucharist |
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Seeking donations of finger foods
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 Don't forget about our wonderful reception following the Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday night, March 26th. We are seeking donations of finger foods. Please place your donations in the kitchen on your way into the Vigil. If you bring them in before March 26th, kindly label them, Easter Vigil Reception and put them in the refrigerator. Thank you, in advance! |
In Memory of . . .
Ellen Taylor by David G. Strom and Suzanne Haraburd
Frederick Larsen by Barbara Larsen
Peter Bormes and Judy Jankowski by Stan & Marian Kaderbek
Manuel Gonzales and Kate Rhoades by Paul & Cathy O'Kelly
Clark and Joann Montgomery by Susan Montgomery
Elizabeth Tupta, Helen Muller Tupta, Helen Johnson, and Fr. Michael Johnston by Charles Tupta
In Thanksgiving for . . .
Matthew and Timothy by Emily & Chris Costello
Their parents and children by Fred & Carole Barber
Family, friends, and their Grace Church community by Lascelles & Joan Anderson
Given by . . .
Tony & Audrey Riley
Al Corzine
Marilyn Slattery
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Toilet Paper Blizzard in April!
For the April 3rd First Sunday Gathering at 9:30AM, please bring a donation of toilet paper and food items to support the OPRF Food Pantry.
We will also be sending off Shawn before her sabbatical and welcoming Peter!
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Amy-Jill Levine to Visit Grace, Oak Park
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And other locations around our diocese
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 Grace Church has a history of hosting scholars from a variety of fields. We are very excited to invite you to come to Grace, Oak Park to hear Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament studies and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University. She is an amazing writer and speaker. Read below for more information about who she is and what she will be offering at Grace (on April 29th) and in several other locations around the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. - Friday, April 29: "Preaching and the difficult anti-Jewish texts," 7 pm at Grace, Oak Park, 924 Lake Street, please register here.
- Saturday, April 30: Interfaith dinner and presentation "Agreeing to Disagree: How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently," 6 pm at Grace, Hinsdale. The cost is $40 and online reservation is required (at this link). For more information, contact the Rev. Robert Wyatt by email or call 847.432.6653.
Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. Holding the B.A. from Smith College, the M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and honorary doctorates from Christian Theological Seminary, Drury University, the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, and the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Professor Levine has been awarded grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies. Her books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus (HarperOne), the edited collection,The Historical Jesus in Context (Princeton), and the thirteen-volume edited series, Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings (Continuum). With Marc Brettler of Brandeis University, she edited the Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford). She has written, with her Vanderbilt colleague Douglas Knight, The Meaning of the Bible: What The Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach us (HarperOne); with Warren Carter of Brite Divinity School, she published in 2013 The New Testament: Methods and Meanings (Abingdon). Her most recent book is Short Stories by Jesus: the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi (HarperOne). She has recorded "Introduction to the Old Testament," "Great Figures of the Old Testament," and "Great Figures of the New Testament" for the Teaching Company. In 2011, Professor Levine became Affiliated Professor at the Woolf Institute: Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations at Cambridge, UK. A self-described "Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt," Professor Levine combines historical-critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist, and homophobic theologies.
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Nadia Stefko's Ordination
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On Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 4 p.m., Bishop Jeffrey Lee will ordain Nadia Stefko to the priesthood at St. John's Episcopal Church, 3857 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago, IL 60641.
The Rev. Jacqueline Clark will be preaching. Children are most welcome. Clergy of all denominations are invited to vest and process. Festal color is red. A reception will follow the service.
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 A total of $256 has been collected for The United Thank Offering. If you have not yet contributed, but would like to, there is still time. Douglas will be sending the total received to the UTO the week after Easter. Please mark your calendar to make a donation, send a check when you pay your regular bills, or sit down right now and do it. Think about all those things for which you are so very thankful. UTO envelopes can still be found at the back of the church for the plate on Sunday. Or you can send your check made payable to the UTO to the parish office. Know that every penny you contribute will be well spent on those who need it most.
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The End Is Where We Begin
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"It always seems too early, until it is too late."
Have you ever found yourself in a stressful health care situation? Have you ever wondered about the difference between a "Living Will" and a "Health Care Power of Attorney?" Have you ever wished for a little encouragement to tackle the conversation about end-of-life care in your family or your community? If so, Bishop Anderson House invites you to The End Is Where We Begin, a free workshop on April 16 that coincides with National Healthcare Decisions Day.
This workshop will prepare you to face stressful health care decisions with clarity and confidence. The first hour of the workshop will feature powerful storytelling and clear information about the various types of advance directives. In the second hour, you choose interactive stations where you can play games, learn more, and take action.
The End Is Where We Begin will be held at St. James Commons, 65 E. Huron, on Saturday, April 16, from 10am-12pm. Free food, hot and refreshing drinks. Attendance is free, but space is limited. Register by emailing pgoodenough@bishopandersonhouse.org.
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Support Grace while you shop!
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| Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Maundy Thursday
| | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Maundy Thursday Service for Kids | 6:00 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Maundy Thursday Service | 7:30 PM | | Vigil in Church | 9:00 PM |
Friday, March 25, 2016 | Good Friday
| | | St. Giles Catechesis Junior Community Retreat | 8:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM | | Stations of the Cross | 12:00 PM | | Good Friday Service for Kids | 6:00 PM | | POSA Support Group | 7:00 PM | | Good Friday Service | 7:30 PM |
Saturday, March 26, 2016 | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 9:30 AM | | The Great Vigil of Easter (reception following) | 7:30 PM |
Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Easter
| | | The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all | 9:00 AM | | Coffee Hour | 9:30 AM | | Lectionary Discussion Group | 9:45 AM | | Sung Choral Eucharist | 10:30 AM | | Coffee Hour | 11:45 AM | | SLAA Women's Group | 5:30 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | AA 12-Step Group | 8:30 PM |
Monday, March 28, 2016 | | Chess Camp | 9:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Education for Ministry (EfM) | 7:00 PM | | Catechesis Level Meeting | 7:30 PM |
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | | Chess Camp | 9:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Property Committee Meeting | 7:00 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Healing Song Circle | 7:30 PM |
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | Chess Camp | 9:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 10:30 AM | | Memorial Service | 11:00 AM | | Schola/Scholars Rehearsal | 3:30 PM | | Book Study Group | 7:30 PM | | PADS Overnight Shelter | 7:30 PM |
Thursday, March 31, 2016 | | Chess Camp | 9:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Adult Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 PM |
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