Ministries
Updates from specific Grace ministries.
Update on John Dut Kuol’s Family in Kenya
Yes, we thought Lisa, Ayak and Richard were coming in July, but the whole family (including John) was required to get DNA samples before visas were issued – at $750. each!! That is done and John has been told the final interview will be scheduled end of August. Please pray that this process is expedited. Both John and his daughter Ayak are US citizens and John has followed the rules carefully. Also pray for relief for John from lingering neck pain from an injury last year.
PS – Also remember in prayer the many Sudanese who have been approved but are not being granted visas because of tightening immigration policies. John was eager for me to realize that he just has to wait, but many others have little hope.
Irving Park Food Pantry
We help support our local food pantry in the summer with a school supplies drive. They can use things such as: loose leaf notebook paper, spiral notebooks, 2-pocket folders, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, etc. All cash donations will be used to purchase additional school supplies. There will be a box for your donations just inside the front doors of the building.
Senior Share
A spiritual storytelling group for those over 50. New members are welcome! Come share with others your life stories and how God has been present in your life journey. Our next meeting will be Thursday, July 17, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the church basement. We will continue to meet every third Thursday of the month through November. If you are interested, contact Renee Roeschley for more details at 773-283-4273.
Watchcare
Offering envelopes for the Watchcare Fund are in the bulletin Sunday. They are for any gift you wish to give to help people in and around our church with emergency funds. If you want to designate your gift for a specific person and need, please note it on the envelope. Make your check out to: Grace Evangelical Covenant Church. Put Watchcare Fund on memo line. Thank you.
Prayer Retreat at Botanic Gardens
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.