Grace

Join us as we welcome a Muslim delegation from the Philippines in a roundtable discussion on Faith and Social Justice (Monday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the church). Coffee will be provided. Desserts welcome!

If you are currently or are interested in working with children or youth at Grace (including in the Karen ministry), you need to complete a Child Safety Policy training. One is scheduled for November 9th after the service in the K-1st grade room (in the basement next to the nursery).

World Relief Chicago sent a thank you for opening our hearts and lives to our Karen refugee clients. The Paul Carlson Partnership also sent a thank you for the very generous gift they received.

Join us for some foot-stompin’ and shoulder swayin’ as we sing some gospel favorites on November 15 at 7 p.m. in the Nina Larson Ministry House (4159 N. Monticello Ave, directly south of the church).

As our congregation grows, the noise level in the sanctuary naturally rises. May we be sensitive to the worship experience of those around us by quieting ourselves once the service begins.

The scripture reading for October 26th will be Ephesians 4:1-16. Dr. Walter Liefeld will be preaching, “We Can’t Do It Alone.”

We welcome to our pulpit, Walter L. Liefeld, Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dr. Liefeld authored the IVP New Testament Commentary on Ephesians. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Meet and Eat after the service November 2nd. We will be asking for a show of hands this coming Sunday so we can give Leona’s a guesstimate of numbers to expect.

Rent-a-Child option. To make the experience more social and affordable for our families with children, please consider volunteering to “parent” a child for the meal.

Help support the benefit concert of missionary Erin Neises to get her backto Malaga, Spain. Sunday, October 26 from 6:30-9pm at Edgebrook CovenantChurch, 6355 N Spokane, Chicago, IL 60646. There is no cover charge; donations accepted.

We have received about half of the amount needed for airfare for John Kuol’s wife, Elizabeth and children Richard Awan (3) and Jennifer Ayak (1). John was sponsored by Grace as a refugee in 2001. Checks can be made out to: Grace Evangelical Church; memo: Sudanese Fund (not John Kuol). We look forward to a joyous welcome after a long wait; John and Elizabeth were married in 2004.