1. Healthcare

Grace Episcopal Church
120 East First Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-4900 www.gracehinsdale.org
Grace Notes
February 1, 2015
 Feb 1 -- 7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I; 9:45 am Children’s Formation; 10:00
am Holy Eucharist Rite II. YMO and TACKO meet at 6:00 pm
 Sunday Ministry Schedule
Are you signed up to serve?? Find out here!
 Grace Café and Adult Formation:
Doubt to the Life of Faith.
Dr. Richard Hoskins, “The Necessity of
 Anglican Shop News “Shop the shop” for Valentine’s Day!
 Bulletin Board Visit our new section for the latest local news and events!
Grace Notes are interactive
Please click on the corresponding hyperlink.
 Wed Feb 4 – Choir Rehearsal at 7:30 pm.
 Fri Feb 6 – Morning Prayer at 9:00 am.
 Fri Feb 6 – Circle of Grace Dinner
 Sat Feb 7 – Circle of Grace Dinner
 Sun Feb 8 -- 7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I; 9:45 am Children’s Formation; 10:00 am
Holy Eucharist Rite II. YMO and TACKO meet at 6:00 pm
 Wed Feb 11 – Choir Rehearsal
 Fri Feb 13 – Morning Prayer at 9:00 am
 Sun Feb 15 – Visiting Confirmation Class
 Tues Feb 17 – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
 Wed Feb 18 – Ash Wednesday
 Wed Feb 19 – Choir Rehearsal
 Fri Feb 21 – Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.
 Vestry Retreat – March 6 & 7
 GEMs Retreat -- March 13 & 14
Birthdays – Feb 1 to Feb 7
Feb 2
Cush Andrews
Paul Drury
Erin Drury
Quinn Willman
Feb 3
Christie Eddins
Feb 4
Donald Schude
Feb 5
Merribeth Rhoads
Elizabeth Alcala
Feb 6
Elizabeth Laurence
Feb 7
Helen Sullivan
Emily Eddins
If you notice your birthday is missing from
our list, please let the Church Office know –
We want to Include YOU!
(630) 323-4900 OR
[email protected]
Our Prayer List
For all friends and loved ones – John, Kathleen, Roger, Pat,
Linda, Bernie, Bill, Dennis, Greg, William, Marie, Bob, Joy,
Kristi, Elizabeth, Joy, Mary, Cyndi, Jennifer, Sam, Jane, Emerald,
Jeremy, Laurie, Xavier, Virginia, James, Peter, Chris, Bill, Kelsey,
Penny, Fred, Maureen, Robin, Audrey, Jack, Mary, Frankie, Max,
Connor, Dorothy, Donna, John, Pearl, Karen, Gary, Anne,
Grace, Grant, Dick, Sharron, Howard, Tommy, and loved ones.
The Concerns of our Hearts, especially: those suffering from
cancer, especially Jenny, Lily, Phillip, Brent, and Lou.
For those in the Armed Forces, especially Jim, Brian, Kayla,
Brian, Julie, Phil, John, Grant, Theresa, Julie, and Peter.
For all the faithful departed.
GRACE GALA
Name that Theme
Put your thinking caps on and get your creative juices flowing and help us develop with a theme for the 2015 Grace
Gala. This year’s event will be held Saturday, October 3, at the Hinsdale Golf Club. Attendees of the 2013 gala
returned to the 1950s-60s and dressed in clothing to commemorate the hit television series “Mad Men.”
Everyone is invited to submit a theme prior to February 27. Entries can be sent to Sam Hostettler at
[email protected]. A panel of GEMs members will select the winning theme by March 6. The winner will be
announced at the 10 a.m. church service on March 15. Don’t forget to include your name and contact information with
your entry.
Your efforts will not go unrewarded. The winning theme will receive a prize. Proceeds from the Grace Gala will benefit
Grace’s outreach programs. We look forward to your ideas and hope everyone can attend the October 3 event.
*********************
GEMS FORMATION
Men of GEMS - we hope to see you at two important Men's Formation events coming up:
Saturday, February 14 - 7:30 a.m. - Mike Connell (father of Megan Mannor, our Christian Education Director) will
be in to host our monthly Men's Formation breakfast. Mike will preview our retreat in March and also lead us through
some spiritual exercises and contemplative practices as we continue our conversation from January. Breakfast will be
served - a $10 donation is appreciated.
Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14 - our Second Bi-Annual (Semi-Regular But Will Become a Hallowed
Grace Church Institution) Men's Formation Retreat at the Lodge in Oak Brook. Mike Connell will lead our retreat.
The tentative agenda is:

Friday evening - arrive for cocktails, dinner and fellowship, with a light work session to follow

Saturday - breakfast, work sessions, lunch and Holy Eucharist; adjourn
There is much more to come - including cost. However, we are trying to lock down our numbers. Therefore, if you
would like to attend, please call or email the church office ((630) 323-4900 or [email protected])
or Mike Ascher ([email protected]) as soon as possible, as we need to nail down rooms by February 22.
We look forward to seeing you at these events!
Peace - Mike Ascher
Parish Directories
There are many times when the Church office needs to reach you. In this
technological world emails and cell phone numbers change rather often. We would be
very grateful if any member (man, woman, or child) who has a change in the
following information would please advise Sherry at [email protected] or at
(630) 323-4900 when it occurs.






Name
Address
Home phone
Cell phone
Email address
Other pertinent information you wish to have in your records.
The database is confidential. Even if each cell phone, etc., is not listed in
the Directories, it is requested and very helpful for the database.
Thank you!!
Grace Episcopal Churchwomen (GEC) will volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
(www.fmsc.org) on Saturday, January 31st from 7 pm – 9 pm. Feed My Starving
Children is a non-profit Christian organization, which provides individual food
packages that contain nutritious ingredients to children in need in different parts of
the world.
We will help assemble these packages at their Schaumberg location. No previous
experience or special skills needed, just your enthusiasm. We hope you will be able
to join us on this meaningful volunteering opportunity. Space is limited. Please
contact Xenia Chow at [email protected] or at (630) 310-8472 to sign up.
Richard Hoskins, “Reinhold Niebuhr: Politics and Theology for Our Times.” Hoskins is chancellor (chief lawyer) emeritus of the Diocese of Chicago, a professor at
Northwestern Law School, a partner at Schiff Hardin, and a doctoral student in theology at the University of Chicago. He is a member of St. James Cathedral.
GRACE CHURCH ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION
2/1
Richard Hoskins, “The Necessity of Doubt to the Life of Faith.” Hoskins is chancellor (chief lawyer) emeritus of the Diocese of Chicago, a professor at
Northwestern Law School, a partner at Schiff Hardin, and a doctoral student in theology at the University of Chicago. He is a member of St. James Cathedral.
2/8
Dr. Perry Hamalis, “The Great Schism Between East and West.” Hamalis is the English cantor for Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Westchester and
Cecelia Schneller Mueller Professor of Religion at North Central College in Naperville. He holds an M.Div. From Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
2/15
Clare Pearson, “The Challenge of the Book of Job.” Pearson teaches humanities at the University of Chicago, St. Xavier University, and Oakton Community
College. She holds degrees in humanities and social thought from the University of Chicago.
2/22
The Rev. Dr. Sam Portaro, “Disney Monastics: How the Magic Kingdom Can Enhance the Spiritual Life.” Portaro was, for more than 20 years, Episcopal chaplain
at the University of Chicago. He is author of more than a dozen books, including Sheer Christianity, Conflict and a Christian Life, and Transforming Vocation. He
is spiritual director for a new spirituality initiative that hosts Christian retreats at Disney World. The concept is spelled out in A Disney Monastic: a Theme Park
Travel Guide for the God-Seeker by the Rev. Kevin Goodman, of St. Chrysostom’s Chicago.
3/1
Richard Hoskins, “The Necessity of Doubt to the Life of Faith.” Hoskins is chancellor (chief lawyer) emeritus of the Diocese of Chicago, a professor at
Northwestern Law School, a partner at Schiff Hardin, and a doctoral student in theology at the University of Chicago. He is a member of St. James Cathedral.
3/8
`
3/15
The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, “Health, Wholeness, and Healing in the Life of the Parish.” Stoner is a principal founder of Living Compass: Heart, Soul, Mind,
Strength. Living Compass, operates a training and retreat facility at Chicago’s Diocesan Center and offers programs across the nation on comprehensive
wellness in congregations. Their offerings include parents, grandparents, teens, and emerging adults. For more information, see
http://livingwellwithlivingcompass.com/.
3/22
The Rev. Dr. Roger Ferlo, “The Bible and the Religious Imagination, Part II.” Frelo is president of the Bexley Seabury federation and professor of biblical
interpretation and the practice of ministry. He is author of Opening the Bible (New Church Teaching Series), Heaven, and Sensing God: Reading Scripture with All
our Senses. Bexley Seabury, a federation of two seminaries, offers theological education in Chicago and Columbus Ohio in a variety of innovative formats. Ferlo
has a Ph.D. from Yale.
3/29
Dr. Martin Forward, “The Methodist-Anglican Split.” Forward is a British Methodist who is Professor of Religion at Aurora University. He has taught Islam at the
Universities of Leicester, Bristol and Cambridge, and had spent a period of time in India where he was ordained into the Church of South India, which is in full
communion with the Episcopal Church. Currently, he is the Executive Director of Aurora University's Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action and the He has
authored a number of books related to Islam and Christianity, such as "Muhammad: A Short Biography" and "Jesus: A Short Biography.” He holds a doctorate
from the University of Brstol.
4/5
None (Easter)
4/12
Martin Forward
4/19
The Rev. Dr. Clayton Thomason, “Hope and Healing in Palliative Care, I.” Thomason is Bishop Anderson Professor of Religion and Ethics and Chairman,
Department of Religion, Health & Human Values, at Rush University Medical Center. He is author of dozens of articles on ministry in health care facilities, with
broad experience as a priest, an attorney, and an ethicist.
Apr
26,
The Rev. Dr. Clayton Thomason, Rush University, “Hope and Healing in Palliative Care, II.” Thomason is Bishop Anderson Professor of Religion and Ethics and
Chairman, Department of Religion, Health & Human Values, at Rush University Medical Center. He is author of dozens of articles on ministry in health care
facilities, with broad experience as a priest, an attorney, and an ethicist.
5/3
Dr. Andrew Sund, “St. Augustine College: Episcopal-founded Institution Offers Chicago Hispanics a Bridge to a Better Future.” Sund is President of St. Augustine
College, a bi-lingual, multi-cultural college in Chicago founded under the auspices of the Diocese. It’s innovative approach to teaching means that people can
begin classes in Spanish but end them in English. St. Augustine offers an accredited Bachelor of Social Work degree and Associate Degrees in Psychology, Child
Development, Addiction Counseling, Computer Information Systems, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, and Respiratory Therapy. It has more than 1,500
students on four Chicago campuses and one in Aurora. Sund holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern, and UIC. The Rev. Dr.
Robert Wyatt, Grace Associate Priest, is a Trustee of the College.
5/10
None (Mother's Day)
5/17
The Rev. Dr. Robert Wyatt, “Hispanic Ministry: A Major Opportunity for the Episcopal Church.” Wyatt is Associate Priest for Adult Formation and Outreach at
Grace.