Annual Meeting Follow Up

Thank you to all who participated in our Annual Meeting! Thank you especially to Cissy Singleton, Cecilia Rodriguez, and Carolyn Lombardo, who facilitated such an excellent meal afterward - as well as all who brought delicious eats to share (don’t forget to submit your recipes here!).

You can watch a recording of the meeting here, and view the handout here.

Next Community Meals is February 22nd

Thanks to the 4 people who have signed up to bake cookies this month. We still need volunteers to prepare and package the meals that are distributed to our food-insecure neighbors in Waukegan. This would be an excellent Lenten discipline. Please sign up in the Sign-Up Center or contact Barb Schaper via the button below!

Feed My Starving Children

Hey, St. Gregory’s: You all have been saying, “We should volunteer at Feed My Starving Children.” It’s happening!

We have 3 shifts available on Saturday, April 11.

Use these links to sign up. (It will ask you to make an account if you don’t already have one.)

• 9:00 - 10:45a | Sign up for this shift

• 11:30a - 1:15p | Sign up for this shift

• 2:00p - 3:45p | Sign up for this shift

This event is brought to you by the St. Gregory’s Youth Service Corps. It is open to everyone over the age 5 and older.

Parents, please review their policies on child-to-adult ratios.

Circle of Grace:

Spiritual Growth Series in Lent

Consider: The grace we give to others is the grace we will accept from God for ourselves. The judgment we impose on others is the judgment we impose on ourselves and expect from God.

We will explore different dimensions of this big idea during Lent, focusing on practical skills of self-reflection and interrupting those patterns that get in the way of grace.

Mark these dates in your calendar for adults and kids.

Feb 22

Mar 1

Mar 8

Mar 15

Mar 22 (kids off for Spring Break)

Make a commitment to attend the whole series.

Ash Wednesday is February 18,
with our Better Together partners

Rather than hosting our own service, we will be joining our Better Together partners for Ash Wednesday this year. You can attend either:

• 12 noon at St. Lawrence in Libertyville (link to their livestream)

• 7pm at Trinity Episcopal in Highland Park (link to their livestream)

  
  

If you would like to attend the evening service but do not drive (or just do not drive at night!), please add your name in the Sign Up Center or email Kathryn and we’ll connect you with a carpool!

Wednesdays in Lent:
Stations of the Cross

We will once again be holding Stations of the Cross at St. Gregory’s on Wednesdays in Lent. The service will be onsite only, starting at 5:30pm. Stations will be held on Feb 25, March 4, 11, and 18. 

There will NOT be Stations on Wed, March 25th, because instead we’ll be joining our friends at Trinity in Highland Park that Friday the 27th for their annual Stations & Fish Fry! Stations starts at 6pm, with the dinner at 7pm. Tickets for dinner are $10 each.

StGs Cookbook Fundraiser Project!

We are getting closer to reaching our goal of 150 recipes for our cookbook  but we still need your help!  Please continue to share your favorite recipes.  You can help those dealing with food insecurity… just by sharing your recipes!

It’s simple:

• Use the button below to enter as many recipes as you’d like to share.

• Recipes will be collected until February 22nd.

• The St. Gregory’s Cookbook will be sold during Lent and delivered after Easter.

• All proceeds from cookbook sales will go to the West Deerfield and Vernon Township Food Pantries!

With your help we will achieve our goal of a minimum of 150 recipes! Questions or need help? Contact Cissy Singleton or Kim Baer.

Are you interested in getting baptized or officially joining the Episcopal Church?

Pastor Dan would like to know if anyone is interested in a class for adults who might like to be baptized, confirmed, or officially received into the Episcopal Church.

This class would meet weekly between April 20 and May 20, day and time TBD.

This class will also be great for anyone who is simply interested in learning more about the distinctiveness of the Episcopal Church. You’re not committed to going through with one of the rites.

Click the button below to express interest, or add your name to the sheet in the Sign Up Center.

Coffee with Dan on Mondays!

Have something weighing on your heart, mind, or spirit? Want to connect more deeply with Dan? Not sure exactly what you want to talk about? It’s all good. No RSVP, no appointment needed. Drop-in to the Starbucks at Deerfield & Waukegan every Monday from 3-6pm. As always, he’s also available by appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sunday afternoons. Send him an email to schedule!

Midweek Prayer

Every Wednesday | 8:00am

Need a midweek spiritual boost?

Join a lovely small group of folks who gather online every week for spiritual renewal and to pray intentionally for everyone in our community who is in need.

Meeting ID: 750 552 357 
Password: 587299

Common Threads

Second Tuesday of the month  |  7:00pm

Bring a new or ongoing craft project to work on while you enjoy fun and fellowship with other parishioners. Whatever your craft - whether your medium is knitting, embroidery, painting, calligraphy, etc - and whatever your skill level, all are welcome! We meet in the Parker Room.

Book Club

Thurs, February 19 |  7:00pm

*due to Lent, in February and March we’ll be meeting on the 3rd Thursday of the month!

February 19:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a critically acclaimed epistolary novel about a septuagenarian retired law clerk, Sybil Van Antwerp, whose life is revealed through her letters and emails to friends, family, and even strangers, uncovering a past filled with grief, regret, and a journey toward forgiveness and self-discovery. The book is praised for its witty and poignant portrayal of an unforgettable character

and its exploration of themes like connection, aging, and the power of the written word.

Meeting ID: 817 1184 3180
Passcode: 893734