Grace

There will be a special business meeting of the church Sunday, in the sanctuary, beginning a few minutes after the conclusion of the morning worship service. The main item on the agenda will be the election of a new Church Secretary to serve out the balance of Alisa Bredensteiner’s term.

Join us next Sunday, July 13, to enjoy God’s creation, sit with scripture, and listen to the Lord. We’ll depart immediately following worship and car pool to the Botanic Gardens (www.chicago-botanic.org). Bring a sack lunch, your Bible (and a journal, if you’d like). We will meet at 12:15 in the picnic area between the parking lot and the garden entrance. At 1 p.m., we will enter the gardens for individual or small group prayer time. Guided helps will be available for those who need them. Admission is free. Parking is $15/car. We will return to the church around 4 p.m.

July 17 at 10am we will be joining the Senior Share Group. After that we will grab lunch, go bowling, and be done by 4pm. $5 per youth, suggested donation for the day.

All are invited to gather front and center on the lawn at Millennium Park, Saturday, July 19th. Bring a picnic dinner and join us at 6:30. The concert starts at 7:30. The music and the city ambience are free. Contact Jan Huber about carpooling.

Justice with Grace will meet this Sunday, June 29, following our worship service at 12:00 noon. We will be meeting with a small group from Iglesia del Pacto, our Spanish speaking sister congregation. We want to begin developing a relationship with them to explore ways of addressing local issues of justice together, and to also discern if small groups from each of our congregations would like to take part in a process called Invitation to Racial Righteousness later this fall. Contact Curt Roeschley at 773-283-4273 or croeschley@juno.com if you have any questions, or if you are planning to come and need child care.

Leonid and Leanna Regheta, missionaries to Russia, will be speaking this Sunday, June 29. The Missions Committee will be hosting a light luncheon after the service at the NLMH for those wishing to speak further with the Reghetas. Space is limited, so please sign up by Saturday night with Stephanie Goldvarg at 773-727-4850.

Youth Group: Come celebrate Canada Day, July 1 @ Pastor Ryan’s place (5459 N Spaulding Ave-off Catalpa) from 7-9 pm. Wear red and white and we’ll do a lot of Canadian things – like drink venison slurpies and race dog sleds (or maybe not)- but whatever it is, it will be cool.

Justice with Grace will meet on Sunday, June 29, following our worship service at 12:00 noon. We will be meeting with a small group from Iglesia del Pacto, our Spanish speaking sister congregation. We want to begin developing a relationship with them to explore ways of addressing local issues of justice together, and to also discern if small groups from each of our congregations would like to take part in a process called Invitation to Racial Righteousness later this fall. Contact Curt Roeschley at 773-283-4273 or croeschley@juno.com if you have any questions, or if you are planning to come and need child care.

Leonid and Leanna Regheta, missionaries to Russia, will be speaking next Sunday, June 29. The Missions Committee will be hosting a light luncheon after the service at the NLMH for those wishing to speak further with the Reghetas. Space is limited, so please sign up on Sunday with Stephanie Goldvarg.

To the Grace Family:

It has been our privilege to have Alisa Bredensteiner serve as Church Secretary since her election to that office at the Annual Business Meeting in January. However, Alisa is moving on to exciting opportunities in California and as a result has tendered her resignation, effective July 1, 2008. continued »