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From the Interim Rector
The Way of Love: Worship
When he was at table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Their eyes were opened and they recognized him
. Luke 24:30-31
Worship
is the fourth of seven practices of The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-centered Life initiative launched church-wide by our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. In worship "we unite ourselves with others to acknowledge the holiness of God, to hear God's word, to offer prayer and to celebrate the sacraments" (The Book of Common Prayer p. 857). Our worship life at St. A's is eucharistic centered, that is, our primary way of gathering together as the community of faith is around the Eucharist, also known as the Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper. We pray that the risen Christ may be known to us in the breaking of the bread and that we might see God's hand at work in the world around us. We ask that we may come to our worship not only for solace, but for strength; not only for pardon, but for renewal (Eucharistic Prayer C, BCP p. 372).
As bread is broken and wine is shared we participate once again in that last meal Jesus shared with his disciples in continual remembrance of his life, death, resurrection and ascension...until his coming again. In it we are united with Christ and with one another; by it we are made one body, the body of Christ sent out into the world to be Christ in the world and to walk the way of his love. And that, my friends, is powerful stuff.
May the practice of worship strengthen and renew you in your walk of faith.
Suzi+
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Family Promise Benefit This Saturday, 7:00pm
Dessert & Wine Buffet with Family Friendly Cabaret Show
It's not too late! Come to Cabaret Night and support Family Promise this Saturday, October 19, at 7:00pm in Puhlman Hall. Get your tickets at the door. An evening of fun, food and fellowship with entertainment featuring the family friendly AOK (
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indness) Cabaret in "You Can't Be Serious!"
See your friends; bring more friends! EAT, Drink And Be Merry. Really!
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Adult Formation This Sunday Morning
Eucharistic Prayer: Expressing a Christian Worldview
How does the shape of our Eucharistic prayers express a worldview?
Please join us in the Lounge after the service this Sunday as Pastor Frank Senn shows us how the Trinitarian shape of our Eucharistic prayers provides us with a cosmology (creation), a historical narrative (redemption), and a sense of community that embraces all the saints in space and time (sanctification).
Next week: Guest speaker - Kevin McCullough, COO for ReVive Center for Housing and Healing (recipient of our Christmas baskets)
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Laundry Love Next Tuesday, October 22
Everybody, Everybody, Everybody Deserves Clean Clothes
Thank you to all those who have donated quarters, detergent, and dryer sheets for our Laundry Love ministry. Keep them coming! If you would like to volunteer for this outreach, please sign up on the bulletin board. Laundry Love takes place on the 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8:00pm at nearby All Washed Up laundromat. Our next shift is Tuesday, October 22. We need no more than four people per shift. Questions? Please
contact Andrew
. Thank you!
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Sign Up to Help During Our Family Promise Host Week
October 27 - November 3
In partnership with St. Elisabeth's Episcopal Church, Glencoe, we provide dinners, overnight support and fellowship at St. Augustine's for families in the shelter program from Family Promise while they are on their paths to independence. Many hands are needed to make this happen.
Please
click here
or sign up on the bulletin board to help make our Family Promise guests welcome and comfortable during Host Week. Overnight hosts are especially needed. Please contact Kathy Gander or Julia Joehl if you have questions. Thank you.
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Half-Day Parish Wide Spiritual Retreat
Saturday, October 26, 9:30am to 12:30pm
St. Augustine's will be presenting Introduction to Paths of Spirituality. This
event is offered as a way of helping us learn how to meditate, pray and connect effectively. You are invited to attend regardless of prior experience. If you are interested in attending or have further questions, please contact
Mary Senn
or
Hilary Kennedy
.
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Prayer Shawl Guild Saturday, October 26, 2pm
What better time to gather for knitting/crocheting than fall - and near Halloween at that! Mary Collins has graciously offered to host the next Prayer Shawl gathering on Saturday, October 26, at 2pm. Mary lives at 2526 Thornwood Ave in Wilmette. Please
email Mary to let her know if you can attend or call her at 847-853-1187.
Upcoming Prayer Shawl Guild dates: November 23, December 7.
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Upcoming Youth Events
On Sunday,
October 27, St. A's youth will take a trip to the
Museum of Mexican Fine Art for Day of the Dead Xicágo. This is an opportunity for us to connect with another faith community and experience how they remember their loved ones. We will meet in the church parking lot at 1:30pm and carpool to the museum. Parents are needed to drive! Please
email Sarah Fields or text/call her at (773) 571-5029. This event is suggested for children in 5th grade and up, but anyone in the congregation is welcome to attend. Admission is free. On this special day, guests will enjoy heartfelt ofrendas (altars), live musical performances, face painting, art activities, and Pan de Muerto (traditional Day of the Dead Bread). Please dress appropriately to spend a good part of the day outdoors.
Also, save the date: Sunday,
December 1, for the first monthly Sunday late afternoon/early evening
Taizé service for young people. Sarah would appreciate feedback from parents and kids on how this service could best serve them.
Please
email Sarah Fields
or text/call her at (773) 571-5029.
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Halloween Hospitality at St. A's
Is anyone interested to come by the church on Halloween and pass out hot cider to neighbors and friends passing by? We'll open up the doors, turn on the lights and be a friendly source of hospitality, 5:00-7:00pm. If so, please
email Andrew.
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All Saints' Commemoration Sunday, November 3
We will be celebrating the Feast of All Saints on Sunday, November 3. We will be offering several opportunities for remembering those who have passed from this life into eternal life
by offering our remembrances of those that have gone before through our
prayers and with:
Prayer Vigil in the Columbarium 9:00am
We will gather in the Columbarium prior to the 9:30am service to offer prayers and to remember those who have been committed there.
All Saints' Necrology
A beautiful tradition at St. A's is the reading of the names of our beloved dead during Eucharist on the Feast of All Saints. To be included in this reading, please submit the names of those you love but see no longer by using the forms found in the church pews or by
e-mailing Theresa by Monday, October 28. Please include pronunciation if needed. All those whose ashes are interred in our Columbarium and all who have been buried from St. A's in the last year will be remembered; please do not list those names. All others are remembered by request only. Thank you.
A Table of Remembrance
We will set a
Table of Remembrance near the altar with photographs (or small mementos) of our loved ones who have passed into eternal life. Please bring in your pictures (framed if possible) on any Sunday prior to November 3 or to the office by October 30. If you have any questions, please
contact Suzi+.
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All Saints' Festive Reception
A festive reception will be held to celebrate All Saints' Day following the service on November 3. If you would like to bring a food item, please sign up on the bulletin board or
email Katie.
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Rector Search Committee Update
The Rector Search Committee has completed the second stage of the interview process. The committee has conducted 9 video conference interviews of 11 total candidates. The committee has decided to move forward with 4 of those 9 candidates from the video interview stage. October will be reserved for follow-up interviews, reference checks, and location travel to see the final four candidates in action and pursue deeper conversations. The hope is to invite an even smaller group of candidates to Wilmette for a weekend (including Diocesan meetings, tours of the church, rectory and community, social time with Vestry, additional discussions and a private service for the Search Committee). By the end of November, the committee's goal is to submit a final recommendation to the Vestry and Wardens. Please pray for the committee and all the candidates who have expressed their desire to lead St. Augustine's.
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Tuesday Morning Bible Study Cancelled
Due to a lack of participation, the Tuesday morning Lectionary Bible Study has been cancelled.
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(W)holy Wednesdays Update
Based on feedback from the Church Assessment survey, as well as personal feedback received from the congregation, your clergy have tailored a full Fall Formation Calendar as a way of finding out what kinds of formation people might want or be looking for. This includes two options: a Bible Study on Tuesday mornings and a Class on Wednesday evenings at (W)hole Foods on Green Bay Road. These opportunities have been sparsely attended, and we are discerning the next steps for the Wednesday evening formation program. Please
click here to help us by participating in a quick survey. Thank you!
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Thursday Afternoons: Listening Hours with Andrew
Join Andrew for coffee and conversation between 1:30-3:30pm on Thursdays at Curt's Café. Curt's Café is located at 2922 Central Street in Evanston. See you there!
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SHOUT OUTS!
To
Anthony Green for his longtime commitment to our name badge ministry, which enables all of us to get to know one another.
To
Cecelia Daspit, Kathleen Todd, and
Robin Bourne-Caris for seasonal flowers and decor which beautify our grounds and send a welcoming message to those who pass by.
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Announcements, Calendar, Prayer List Updates
If you would like to submit an announcement for our Thursday e-newsletter and Sunday bulletin, add an event to our church calendar, or add/delete a name on our prayer list, please send to Theresa Kimball, our Parish Administrator, at
augustine@staschurch.org
.
Please note: To include your one-paragraph submission in the Thursday Parish Life Connections and Announcements in the Sunday bulletin, it must be received
by 5:00pm the preceding Tuesday. Submissions received after that time will be included the following week. Submissions may be edited for length and content.
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Coming Events at St. Augustine's
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