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 Fr. Peter Siwek's sermon from June 26th may be found at this link. |
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Vestry Work on Conflict and Healing
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The vestry has been meeting with Mo. Andrea Mysen, Acting Director of Ministries for the Chicago Episcopal Diocese. We have had three meetings focusing on identifying the sources and levels of conflict. Our work is progressing with initial conversations on the best courses of action to take.
We will keep you informed of further developments.
-Chuck & Lil
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Thanksgiving for Childbirth
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 We are thrilled to share news of the birth of Lucas Charles Atwood, born June 27th.
Lucas is Leslie Atwood's grandson and Emily Costello's nephew.
Congratulations and best wishes!
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Grace Parishioners Organize a Summer Camp For Underprivileged Children in Jamaica
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Nia and Naomi Coke are co-organizing a summer camp in rural Potsdam, Jamaica for underprivileged children who are not exposed to many of the art forms that the Coke sisters are passionate about. Since the camp age range is five to seven, the children will have started primary school and will be old enough to absorb plenty of information. The academic subjects of the camp will enable the children to get a head start on their education. Furthermore, the camp location lacks sufficient plumbing and water and therefore materials such as a water tank will need to be installed. This installation will not only increase the quality of the community center facility, but it will create a lasting impact in the Potsdam community. This community uses the center often and having running water for bathroom and cooking purposes will greatly benefit its residents. To learn more, please visit this link. |
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 Please join us for a Ministry of Fun event on Saturday, July 16!
Let's all gather around 7:15PM at the Austin Gardens to see the Oak Park Festival Theater production of Pygmalion with our own Belinda Bremner starring as Mrs. Pearce.
Tickets are just $20 each (group rate) and we'll have beverages and appetizers. If you'd like, bring your own folding chair. These are always fun evenings...the plays are always great and so is the fellowship! Please let Sue Wells ([email protected]) know you plan to come, and give her your money - cash or check made out to Sue Wells - by July 13. We hope you will join us!
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All are welcome to this series, now in its 9th season!
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Grace Episcopal Church is sponsoring the Ninth Season of
Concerts@6:26 throughout the summer. Each Thursday through August 11th we will sing Evensong at 6:00 p.m., followed at precisely 6:26 p.m. with a thirty-minute recital 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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When selecting this summer's One Book, One Oak Park title, Assistant Manager of Materials Services Kathleen Spale said she and her team wanted to choose a book that's not only a great read-well-written, popular, and award-winning-but one that's also challenging and prompts conversations that can help us grow.
The goal of the community reading program for adults and teens, now in its third year, is to explore a theme that matters most to Oak Parkers and to this community's future. This year, the library considered recommendations from staff and patron surveys asking for the best books of 2015. Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me stood out, Spale said, for the way it faces "head on, in a no-holds-barred, brutally honest, and provocative way, issues of race, class, and democracy that are affecting all of us not only as individuals, but also as communities like Oak Park and the country as a whole."
Written as an especially personal and compelling letter from Coates to his adolescent son, Between the World and Me tackles America's racial past and present. A #1 New York Times best-seller and winner of the National Book Award, it is a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son regarding race. Both digital and print copies are available at the library, and all three library buildings will host related events (at this link) in June and July.
"Here is an opportunity for us to grow as individuals, an opportunity to grow as a community," Spale said. "The library is providing opportunities to open this dialogue and connect deeply with others over conversations that we might never bring up otherwise."
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates by Spiegel & Grau
Hardcover ~ Release Date: 2015-07-14
List Price: $24.00
Our Price: $8.00
Buy Now
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Participants in This Sunday's Service
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July 3rd 10:30 a.m. service:
MC/LEMS: Mark Woodworth; Cherryl Holt and Natalia Reniszewski
LECTORS: Jacob Lessing, Fay Peters
INTERCESSORS: Steven Kvaal, Megan Wills
GREETERS: Stephanie Bailey, Heather Bovell, Paul & Cathy O'Kelly
USHERS: James Redden, Flemming Bovell, Linda Reynes, Jim Groll
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, June 29, 2016
| Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | Big Book Study Hour | 7:30 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | The Viola Project | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 10:30 AM |
Thursday, June 30, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | The Viola Project | 9:00 AM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | Concerts@6:26 | 6:26 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM |
Friday, July 1, 2016 | | The Viola Project | 9:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM |
Saturday, July 2, 2016 | | SLAA | 8:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 9:30 AM |
Sunday, July 3, 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 | | Madrigals Rehearsal | 12:00 PM | | SLAA Women's Group | 5:30 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | AA 12-Step Group | 8:30 PM |
Monday, July 4, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM |
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM |
Wednesday, July 6, 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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