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From Our Sabbatical Priest
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Dear Friends:
Two Sundays ago, we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost: the Church's birth through the power of the Holy Spirit. The motivating, meaning-making, wildcard Spirit of God energizes a group of timid disciples to boldly proclaim God's Good News through Jesus.
Last Sunday, we celebrated the Feast of the Holy Trinity: a uniquely Christian way of describing God. Trinity Sunday wraps up the seasons of the Church that focus upon the biography of Jesus. The next several months of Sundays are properly called "The Sundays after Pentecost." For the rest of the liturgical year, we explore the impact of the Spirit's power giving life to the Church. We are "Pentecost people".
In the Letters of Paul, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, it is clear that even the Baby Church had many challenges. For the next three Sundays, I would like to offer a three-part sermon series exploring these challenges: "The Struggle for Power" (May 29); "There Isn't Enough!" (June 5); and "Unforgivable Sins" (June 12).
If you'd like to study the Sunday readings ahead of time, you can find them on one of my favorite websites, www.lectionarypage.net. After Trinity Sunday, the Lectionary offers two "tracks" of readings, and we are using "Track One". The readings for May 29 are at this link; June 5 is here; and June 12 is here. Faithfully yours, Peter+ |
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Please Plan to Join Us For Our Parish Picnic!
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Sunday, June 5 immediately following the 10:30 service
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All are invited to join us on Sunday, June 5 for our Parish Picnic in the Memorial Garden of Grace (or in the Parish Hall in case of inclement weather). Please bring a side dish to share. We need volunteers to help with set up and clean up. Please see Jane Shirley or Sarah Hunt to volunteer.
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Tim Edwards to Present Senior Recital at Grace This Friday
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Grace parishioner Tim Edwards, a senior at Downers Grove North high school, will be presenting his senior recital here at Grace at 7pm this Friday, May 27th. Tim will be presenting works by Bach, Dvorak, Handel-Halvorsen, Shostakovich, and Beethoven.
Tim will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall to pursue studies in Cello Performance and Music Education.
Free will offerings from the recital will be donated to the Grace Music Ministry.
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Young Adults (20s/30s) to Gather
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 Join the Young Adults (20/30s) for their monthly gathering. This time we'll meet at Lake Street Bar and Grill in Oak Park at 5pm on May 29th. All are welcome!
Questions? Connect with Kendall at this link. |
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Concerts@6:26 Series Returns
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All are welcome to this series, now in its 9th season!
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Grace Episcopal Church will sponsor the Ninth Season of Concerts@6:26 throughout the summer. Each Thursday during the summer, beginning June 2, we will sing Evensong at 6:00 p.m., followed at precisely 6:26 p.m. with a thirty-minute recital to be offered in the Gothic-Revival splendor of Grace Episcopal Church. There will be a freewill offering, half of which goes to our outreach programs.
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Children's Formation Visioning Meeting
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 Please save the date for a Children's Formation Visioning Meeting on Sunday, June 5th 9:30-10:30 in the Red Room (2nd floor). Childcare will be provided in the nursery.
What do you value in Children's Formation at Grace? What hopes and expectations do you have? All are welcome to share input on future programming, especially parents and teachers - past and present! |
 Grace parishioner Ade Onayemi has been named the 2016 Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest. Congratulations, Ade, on this well-deserved honor! |
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Thank You, PADS Volunteers!
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 A huge THANK YOU to all the PADS Cooks and overnight volunteers for another very successful year. With your help we filled about 500 beds and served almost 1000 meals (counting dinner and breakfast). Each and every one contributes so much...this is not a one-person project by any means! The PADS Cooks will be having a planning meeting in mid-August. Our group includes both men and women and if you'd like to join us next year, please let Sue Wells (sue@wells1.com) or any of the PADS Cooks know. |
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Chicago Caribbean Film Festival
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 Grace's very own Marlin Kirby is one of the organizers of the Chicago Caribbean Film Festival. See and discuss films showcasing Caribbean directors and screenwriters in this second annual Chicago Caribbean Film Festival, held in conjunction with the Caribbean American Heritage Council and Diaspora Filmworks. Enjoy a pre-screening reception and a post-film Q&A. This year's festival is featuring 6 films with screenings scheduled over 5 days:
Sunday, June 5th from 2-5pm Dreadlocks Story (83mins)
Wednesday, June 8th 6-8:30pm The Story of Lover's Rock (125 mins)
Tuesday, June 14th 6-8:30pm Jamaican Mafia Movie (120 mins)
Thursday, June 16th 6-8:30pm Diary of a Badman (90 mins)
Saturday, June 18th 1-5pm Chrissy (100 mins) & The1Closest2U (90 mins)
The festival screenings take place on the second floor Veterans Room of the Oak Park Public Library, 824 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL. This year's festival is being featured as part of More Than a Month, the library's yearlong health, wellness, and black aesthetics-focused exploration of the African diaspora, revealing black history beyond its February traditions, and placed within American history at large. The festival is for an adult audience.
For more information on the festival and the films visit www.oppl.org. Go to the Events section and click on the screenings listed on the calendar by date. |
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Participants in This Sunday's Service
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May 29th 10:30 a.m. service:
MC/LEMS: Mark Woodworth; Natalia Reniszewski, Barbara Larsen, Sue Wells, Natalie Ratz, Kendall Batten Kalantzis
LECTORS: Gloria Rayburn, Marilyn Wardle
INTERCESSORS: Fay Peters, Cyndy Reynolds
GREETERS: Alice Leighton-Armah, Angela Billings, Norbert Teclaw
USHERS: Fred Barber, William Richards
ALTAR GUILD: Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta
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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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| Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | Big Book Study Hour | 7:30 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 10:30 AM |
Thursday, May 26, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Adult Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 PM |
Friday, May 27, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM | | POSA Support Group | 7:00 PM | | Tim Edwards Cello Recital & Reception | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, May 28, 2016 | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 9:30 AM |
Sunday, May 29, 2016 | | 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, May 30, 2016 | | Parish Offices Closed | | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM |
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | Healing Song Circle | 7:30 PM |
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | Big Book Study Hour | 7:30 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 10:30 AM |
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