Graceful Evening will once again be held at the elegant Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave. in Oak Park, on Saturday, March 11. This is our school’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and all members and friends of our church community are invited to volunteer, participate, or simply attend. Enjoy cocktails and a classy dinner plus the…
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Grace’s Refugee Ministry
Who is a refugee? A person who is outside of their country and cannot return due to well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular group. Grace’s Refugee Ministry team is working with RefugeeOne in Chicago to co-sponsor families who arrive in Chicago. RefugeeOne’s mission is to create…
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Encounters with Christ: Lent at Grace
On Wednesday, February 22, we will gather for Ash Wednesday worship. We will confess our sins, admit our mortality, and be marked with ashen crosses. We will also be fed and nourished with the body and blood of Jesus Christ. So begins the season of Lent and our journey to the cross and the empty…
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Donate food and other necessities for seniors served by Harmony Food Pantry
Grace’s Children and Family Ministry is once again assembling gift bags of food and other necessities to be delivered to seniors served by the Harmony Community Food Pantry in North Lawndale. The beginning of the year can be a difficult time for people who struggle with food insecurity. The Christmas donations end and there are…
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St. Olaf Christmas Festival Watch Party at Grace
Join alumni and friends of St. Olaf College at a watch party for the 2021 Christmas Festival Concert, “Love Divine.” The concert will be live-streamed here at Grace in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, December 5, 2:30–5pm. All are welcome. Greeters will check proof of vaccination and ID at the door. Masks are required. Register here.
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Advent meals, worship and devotions
Wednesday worship and meals Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15 Morning Prayer, 11 a.m.Lunch is served in Fellowship Hall after worshipon December 1 and 15. Evening Prayer, 7 p.m.The 7pm service is live-streamed. Supper is served in Fellowship Hall at 6pmPlease sign up for supper by Monday night of each week. Supper sign-ups December 8December…
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“Surviving the Holidays” seminar from GriefShare
A “Surviving the Holidays” seminar on Saturday, November 20, 9-11 a.m., at Grace will offer practical, actionable strategies for making it through the holiday season. Participants will view a video featuring advice from people in grief who’ve faced the holidays after their loss, hear insights from respected Christian counselors, pastors and psychologists, and receive a…
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Hymn Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Carl Schalk
Sunday, October 17, 4 p.m. LivestreamProgram Choirs from Concordia University will join Grace’s Parish Choir and brass ensemble in a hymn festival celebrating the music of composer and hymnody scholar Carl Schalk. The music begins at 4pm on Sunday, October 17, in the Grace sanctuary. Schalk, who passed away in January 2021, was a noted…
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New GriefShare group begins October 12
GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help people rebuild their lives after losing a loved one. A new group begins meeting at Grace on October 12, 7pm, in the church library. GriefShare groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. Weekly videos…
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Back together in Christ
by Pastor Dave Lyle Not so long ago, it looked like we were heading toward the beginning of a new ministry year that would have a pre-pandemic feel to it. Unfortunately, the surge driven by the Delta variant has forced a rethinking of things, and we are still wearing masks in worship, still being cautious…