2027 Annual Giving Campaign begins!

This Sunday we kick off our 2027 Annual Giving Campaign! While our building is temporarily closed for parking lot renovations, the true heart of St. Gregory's is wider than any physical space. This year, our campaign centers around the theme: Rooted in Faith, Growing Together, and Giving with Purpose. Please watch for your annual giving mailer arriving soon, which includes important details about our goals and how you can participate.

Love in a Dish support for the Hamiltons!

Dates are available between now and the end of December to provide a meal (or food gift card) each week to support Scott and Elizabeth Hamilton. Please check the link below. If you have any questions, contact Cissy Singleton.

Help us find our missing white linen tablecloths!

We are prepping for our All Saints service in November, and seem to be missing some of our white linen tablecloths. We know often people take them home to be laundered and then forget they have them… so if you happen to have any of the church’s tablecloths at your house, would you please email Casey to let her know before we order more? Thank you!

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Nationally famous Leo High School Choir performing on Oct 17!

Leo High School Choir, America’s Got Talent 2025 finalist, will be performing at a concert hosted by Religious Leaders United on Saturday, October 17 at 7pm! The concert will take place at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Deerfield.

Get more info and your tickets here!

Pumpkin Fest Help Needed!

Since the parking lot is complicating our pumpkin patch, we very much need your help with the following:

Since we’ve combined our first three events into one GIGANTIC event on October 18th, we need LOTS of help with things like:

• Facilitating a game - we’ll give you all the info on how to run the game, you just have to tell participants the rules and hand out tickets!

• Staffing the StGs booth - pointing people to the restrooms, answering questions about the church, and running an easy rubber ducky game

• Before the event, help set up pop-up tents, games, and activities

Community Meals: Thank You!

Many thanks to Peter and Sally Holtz for stepping up Sunday morning to help out, and Dee and Joan West who stepped up on Friday to help when some of our volunteers got sick. Thanks also to Janet and Bill Foltz; Cissy and Jeff Singleton; and Matthew and Scott Schaper. We served 160 meals to 51 people. Thanks to our bakers Cecilia Rodriguez, Cissy Singleton, Nancy Buller and Kim Baer for baking cookies. Thank you also to everyone who contributed personal care items. When we are back in the building, we’ll continue to gather donated personal care items via the box in the Sign Up Center!

Our next turn to serve is Sunday, October 25th. If you are able to help bake cookies and/or help in Waukegan, please sign up in the Sign Up Center or…

Kathryn & Brendan engaged!

A note from our Music & Engagement Minister, Kathryn Kinjo: for anyone who missed the announcement on Sunday… I am engaged to my partner of 2.5+ years, Brendan Balfe! He proposed on Friday in front of the Chagall windows at the Art Institute (he asked Debbie & Hiko’s blessing while on vacation with the fam in Japan). He is an MRI technologist at Northwestern and an incredible singer… so yes, we will sing together at StGs someday. :) We’re planning to get married sometime in 2028! Sending my deepest gratitude to my entire StGs family, who has been with me through the long and winding journey of the last several years. I couldn’t have found this kind of happiness again without your support. :)

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 in the newly revamped Parker Room at StGs. Whatever your craft - whether your medium is knitting, embroidery, painting, calligraphy, etc - and whatever your skill level, all are welcome! Please reach out to Kathryn at kathryn@stgregoryschurch.org to get on the mailing list!

Book Club

Wed, October 21  |  7:00pm

October 21: Daughters of Egypt by Marie Benedict

Daughter of Egypt is a historical fiction novel by Marie Benedict (writing as Heather Terrell) that tells the parallel stories of two ambitious women: Lady Evelyn Herbert in the 1920s and the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The book follows Evelyn's quest to find Hatshepsut's tomb, a mission that mirrors Hatshepsut's own struggle to rule Egypt and have her legacy recognized, as both women defied the expectations of their time to leave their mark on history.

Upcoming reads…

November 18: Brighter Than Her Fears by Lisa Ard

Meeting ID: 817 1184 3180
Passcode: 893734

Curious Faith:

A New Theology Book Club

Thursdays from 7-8pm, Zoom only *first meeting is October 1!

Current book: Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

Interested in exploring big questions of faith through thoughtful, accessible books? Join St. Gregory’s new theology book group. No previous background in theology is needed—only curiosity and a willingness to join the conversation. Sign up in the Sign-up Center or online here. For more information, contact Sudi Johnson at 920-242-2059.

Meeting ID: 817 1184 3180
Passcode: 893734

Prayers