Upcoming: | Whose Church is it Anyway? Seminar, Aug 22-23 | Kick off Sunday, Sep 7th | Progressive Dinner, Sep 8th | Installation of Heidi Haverkamp, Sep 13th | Church Picnic, Sep 14th | Millennium Development Goals Workshop, Sep 20th | Rekindling the Flame, Sep 21st | Crossroads Ministry Anti-Racism Workshop, Oct 16-18th | First Artisan Winter Fair, Nov 21-23rd
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Service Opportunites: Theater tickets benefit PADS | Job Opportunity | Loose Plate Offerings | Walk-In Ministry Clothes Closet | Oak Park Food Pantry Ongoing: Weekly Email Update | Office Hours | Deadlines for Bulletin and Messenger | Coffee Fellowship Hosts | Altar Flowers Whose Church is it anyway?. This unique learning opportunity IS A MUST for those working with adult, youth and children’s education. It will be held Friday August 22nd and Saturday August 23rd at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL.
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Kick off Sunday, Sept. 7th, 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Help us celebrate our annual kick off!
• Meet church school teachers, J2A leaders and adult education leaders,
• Register for children for church school, teens for J2A and yourself for adult forum or Bible study,
• Check out the classrooms,
• Enjoy a Continental breakfast,
• Catch up with old friends and new friends after the busy summer,
• Sign up to share your talents with St. Christopher's.
There are many opportunities to make a difference in the life of a
child, the life of our congregation and the life of our community.
The Seventh Annual Progressive Dinner will be held Monday, September 8th. Join us for appetizers at Papaspiros or The Pasta Shoppe and Café, the Entrée at Winberie’s Restaurant and Dessert and Coffee at The Scoville Building. Cost: $45. Reservations due by Friday, September 5th.
Saturday, September 13th is the Installation of Heidi Haverkamp as Vicar of St. Benedict's in Bolingbrook at 7:00 p.m.
Church Picnic at Taylor Park at the corner of W. Division and Ridgeland in Oak Park. Amenities include picnic area, drinking fountain, restrooms, playground and more. We'll begin right after the 10:30 service so wear "play clothes" to church. We'll barbeque hotdogs and burgers for lunch. Just bring a side dish to share and outdoor games to play. ALL are welcome: fun for all ages!
Learn about the Episcopal Millennium Development Goals: Becoming Catalysts: Living into God's Dream on Saturday, September 20. This day long summit will provide practical ideas on how congregations and parishioners can eradicate extreme poverty by 2015 and live as good stewards of our environment. To learn more, contact Rev. Ted Curtis at tcurtis@gracechicago.org.
On the third Sunday of every month Grace Church offers a support group for caregivers! Rekindling the Flame, an interfaith service and support group for family caregivers and their supporters meets next on September 21st at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome!
The diocesan Anti-Racism Team is proud to sponsor another Crossroads Ministry Anti-Racism Workshop on Thursday October 16 through Saturday October 18 at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron, Chicago, 60611. The fee for the workshop is $65 for those affiliated with the Diocese of Chicago and includes the workshop, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and all printed materials. To register, please contact Derrick Dawson at DERRICK.DAWSON@bfkpn.com or 773-960-5355 NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 5, 2008. Please also let our rector know you have registered. This is an exciting time for Anti-Racism work in the life of our diocese. Come and see the reconciling power of Jesus Christ in this very important ministry!
St. Christopher’s is partnering with local area artisans to host our First Artisan Winter Fair, November 21-23, 2008. The purpose of the fair is to:
1. showcase the work or area artists,
2. support the mission of a local organization dedicated to out reach
and social justice, and
3. support the St. Christopher’s youth pilgrimage and outreach ministry.
Artisans specializing in clothing, wearable accessories, pottery, ceramics
and jewelry have signed-up to participate. All artisans will be from Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park.
Plan to visit the fair and get some of your holiday shopping done early while supporting the greater Oak Park community! Look for more information in the September Messenger or contact Linda Bolte.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Buy your tickets today for Oak Park Festival Theater's outdoor production of Dancing at Lughnasa and support P.A.D.S. at the same time. Festival Theatre will contribute $5 to P.A.D.S. for each ticket purchased for Brian Friel's poignant tale about five Irish sisters living in County Donegal. The Theatre is located in Austin Gardens at the intersection of Lake St. and Forest Ave. in Oak Park and tickets can be purchased through the 24-hour box office at 708-445-4440, by email at festival@oakparkfestival.com or at the "door" on performance night. Performances run through Aug. 24.
Know of anyone looking for a job? Congregation of St. Joseph in Lagrange has the following positions: "Call Center Staff" (2-4 days, 4-6 hours per day) and Shipping Associate (approximately 18 hrs./week from 9-3 p.m.). For more info. Contact 708-354-9200.
Loose Plate Offering: The loose plate offering is being used to fund St. Christopher’s Outreach commitments. The eight o’clock offering goes to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. The second service offering goes towards our $75/month contribution to St. Cyprian’s Food Pantry. There are envelopes in the pews for larger donations to St. Cyprians or other outreach donations of your choice.
The Walk-In Ministry Clothes Closet for the OPRF Walk-in Ministry needs men's slacks in waist sizes 28-34 and size medium men's shirts! We also need men's socks - new or gently used. Fall and winter items are needed for those who come weekly needing clothes for job interviews & other special events. Nice, but casual clean clothes are needed. For more info call Bob Jones at 708-343-3211.
The Oak Park Food Pantry Needs Help, so please consider adding a few extra non-perishable food items to your shopping basket, especially any kind of paper products, then drop them in the designated basket in St. C's parish hall.
ON-GOING
Have you been getting a Weekly Email Update from St. C's? If not, please provide the office with any contact updates or new email addresses. We send out weekly announcements and will be converting to an electronic newsletter soon, so please let the office know your preferred email address. If you don't have email, please let us know that, too, so that we can continue to send you a hard copy of the Messenger. Information sheets can be found in the back of the church, in the Parish hall or fill out the bottom portion of the leaflet and place into the offering plate.
Office Hours: Need to drop something off or help out in the Back to Work Closet? Someone will be at the church during the following times to assist you with your needs: Mon. 8-11:30AM, Tue. 9AM-5PM, Wed. 8AM-1PM, Thurs. 1-5PM, Fri. 8-11:30AM.
Deadlines to be aware of:
Deadline for bulletin announcements is the morning of the Tuesday preceding the Sunday of the announcement.
Deadline for Messenger articles is the 15th of each month. If the 15th falls on a weekend, the deadline is Friday before the 15th.
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS NEEDED! PLEASE SIGN UP on the bulletin board by the kitchen, where you'll also find "How to Host" instructions.
A special thanks for flowers! If you want to provide altar flowers in honor of something special, please sign up in Ahlborn Hall next to the kitchen or e-mail. Sign up on the sheets provided on the bulletin board in Ahlborn Parish Hall.