April Events
April's Event Calendar
Fellowship Groups
Cornerstones: Wednesdays at 10 a.m. (Church Library)
Yoga Class: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. (Fellowship Hall)
Finding Hope: Fri., April 10, at 10 a.m. (Church Library)
Faith Forum: Tues., April 14, at 10 a.m. (Church Library and Zoom)
The Seder Meal as a Map for Life by Rabbi Adir Glick (Har Zion Temple)
Moms of Littles: Thurs., April 16, at 6:30 p.m. (Youth Center)
Religion in Literature: Fri., April 17, at 7:30 p.m. (Off-site)
“Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
Knitting Group: Tues., April 21, at 1 p.m. (Church Library)
Theology on Tap: Fri., April 24, at 7 p.m. (One Lake Brewing, Oak Park)
Men of Grace: Sat., April 25, at 9 a.m. (Youth Center)
Dads of Grace: Mon., April 27, at 7:30 p.m. (Off-site)
Grace Notes Mailing Crew: Thurs., April 30, at 9:30 a.m. (Church Library
For more information
Adult Education
Adult Education: Sun., April 26, at 11:30 a.m. (Fellowship Hall)
We are welcoming back Rev. Angela Denker to share about her new book, “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood,” and to share an update on the growth of white Christian Nationalism in American politics, and how the theological idol of the movement has shifted, since she first started her work and research in this area in 2018, with her first book “Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism” and the wreckage it leaves behind. She will share about how this movement has increasingly emphasized gender, and how the example of Jesus can counter a push toward violent masculinity, especially in online targeting of white, Christian men and boys
Upcoming Events
Operation Deluge: Sun., April 19, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Atrium)
Stop by to enjoy a treat, sign a card, and send a word of prayer or encouragement to a Grace member.
Upcoming Concerts
Fine Arts Festival Concert: Fri., April 17, at 7 p.m. (Sanctuary)
Congregation members are invited to the concert that wraps up the school’s Fine Arts Festival.
Bach Cantata Vespers: Sun., April 19, at 3:45 p.m. (Sanctuary)
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146
We must enter the kingdom of God through much sorrow
The title for this cantata, written for the Third Sunday of Easter, is misleading. While the cantata does at first point to the suffering that Christians endure in the world, the initial sorrow changes to joyful Easter hope of a future life in the kingdom of God. The sinfonia for organ and orchestra and the opening chorus are based on movements from an earlier concerto, which Bach again reused for his concerto for harpsichord in D minor (BWV 1052)