Morning Glories Bible Study

Tuesdays at 7:00am

(contact the office for information)

Tuesday Morning Prayer

Tuesdays at 10:00am

(in-person or on Zoom)

Morning Prayer Zoom Link

Morning Prayer Bulletin

Come explore liturgical dance! On December 11th from 4:00pm - 5:15pm, join Annie Snow in the COS sanctuary as she leads a liturgical dance workshop. All are welcome and no experience is needed! Please contact Annie Snow for further information.

Come find a space of quiet and contemplation in this busy season. Each Thursday at 6:30pm in Advent we will gather to be still, reflect on readings, and explore some Taizé-style chant. Hopefully, this experience will enhance your Advent journey and provide a unique place to encounter God as we move closer to Christmas. Each gathering should last no longer than 1-hour and you can contact the office with inquiries. 

Retirement Conversations will meet December 13th at 7:00pm in the church hall to share a potluck dinner. This coming topic is: alternative senior living options.

Meetings are every other month to talk about an aspect of retirement. If you are planning retirement in the next few years or new to this life transition please contact Joyce Poole for more information.

For parishioners who would like to donate to any of our special Advent ministries, including Christmas Flowers or Christmas Music, please visit our website and choose either Alter Flowers or Music Ministry. COS is grateful for your ministry helping to make our Advent season bright!

All families are invited to join our one-day, pop-up Christmas Pageant! 

The pageant will be on Sunday, December 18th. Participants begin with lunch following the 10:45am service. The performance starts at 2pm for the audience.

Contact Peter Civetta for more information.

Saturday, December 24 -- Christmas Eve

• Service at 5:30pm
• Music by the Mascari Family
• Rector Brian preaches

Sunday, December 25 -- Christmas Day

• Service at 10:00am
• Music by the Mascari Family
• Rector Brian preaches

Sunday, January 1 -- New Years Day

• Services at 7:45am, 9:00am, and 10:45am
• Music by the Mascari Family
• Rector Brian preaches at all services

The 2023 Annual Pledge Drive will begin (and end) in January 2023. This timing allows Church of Our Saviour and everyone's families to focus on the wonderful season of Advent. The timing also allows the Vestry to provide the parish with preliminary 2023 budget information. If you’d like to make your pledge early, please complete the form online. If you have any questions, please contact the office. Thank you for your many gifts to the parish!

The COS business year ends on December 31. Any annual pledge gifts made after that date, but intended for 2022 will be included in the parish's 2023 records. Gifts by credit card or bank draft can be made online. Gifts of cash or checks can be made in the offering plate, through the mail (530 W Fullerton Parkway, Chicago IL 60614), dropped off at the office, or dropped off in the postal bin through the archway gate. The office can provide information for a gift of securities. 

If you have a question about what remains on your 2022 annual pledge or about making a gift, please contact the office. 

A planned gift is a wonderful way to leave a legacy that will support the future of Church of Our Saviour and its ministries. Information about planned giving to COS is available on the website. Please contact treasurer@chicagocos.org with any questions.

Birthdays this Week



• Frank Labaty
• Frederick Cobbold
• Sophia Watkins
• Grace Cobbold
• Laura Cullison
• Jennifer Kilpatrick
• Sasha Watson
• Karen Slimmon
• Darcy Song
• Vincent Wilkinson
• Noel Muenzer
• Christopher Daniel
• JD McCormick
• Mike Roeck
• Heather Torrey
• Elizabeth Wotring
• Sarah Read
• Anthony Vaccaro

An Invitation to Give from Bishop Clark

Dear Ones,

We are entering the holy season of Advent, a time of expectant waiting. You and I have had a lot of practice at expectant waiting. A. Lot. Of. Practice. But now we have begun—thanks be to God!

As the new year begins, you will find me traveling the diocese, visiting parishes, preaching and presiding at services in our churches and meeting so many of you face-to-face for the first time. We are at the beginning of a new chapter in the life of our diocese, and I am delighted, finally, to be at work on the story we will write together. Please join me in honoring the beginning of our ministry together by making a gift to the Bishop’s Appeal today.

Although I was ordained as your bishop just two months ago, I have been among you for a while now, and I can see that the Holy Spirit has blessed this diocese with an abundance of creativity. You are constantly seeking new ways to preach the gospel, to form faithful Christians, to organize yourselves for ministry and to be of service to your communities.

I experience this creativity in the richness of your worship. I hear it in the quality of the conversations when I meet with you. And I perceive it in the innovative ways you respond to God’s call in your towns, villages, and neighborhoods. Together, we have so many opportunities for ministry and mission together.

When you contribute to the Bishop’s Appeal, you support me, my staff and all of the committees, commissions and other leaders who make our ministry possible.

Liturgically, we are in a season of expectant waiting. But as a diocese, it is time for us to act! As we begin, please support our ministry with a generous gift to the Bishop’s Appeal.

Blessings,

Bishop Paula E. Clark

The Episcopal Church has made a variety of Advent resources, including curricula, podcasts, sermons and bulletin inserts, and materials from partner organizations, available online.

The Living Compass Advent 2022 Devotional, Practicing Simplicity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind, is available for purchase in print or downloadable for free. Learn more.

Upcoming Events with the Sisters of the Cenacle

Christian Meditation - Tuesdays 7pm with Sr. Anelie Arao. Practicing the meditation form taught by Christian meditation pioneer, Fr. John Main, free  

Centering Prayer - Mondays , 10am Facilitated by Jackie Herbach, learn to center through contemplative prayer employing lecio divina and visio divina free

Heart Speaks to Heart: Letter-Writing As Spiritual Practice - Participate in a discussion between two friends sorting through their vulnerabilities, bewilderments, and uncertainties in a search for unvarnished truth through the medium of letter writing. Brother Paul speaks from the perspective of a monk steeped in silence and the ancient prayer practices of monastic life. Judith Valente participates in the discussion from the perspective of a married professional woman striving to bring a sense of prayer and contemplation to her busy life in the world. | January 11 at 10am on Zoom | $25

To learn more about any of the above programs, please visit https://cenaclesisters.org/ministry/retreats-programs/ for more information.

With COVID-19 cases and other respiratory viruses on the increase around Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health reminded the public to take steps to protect themselves and their loved ones during the holiday season. This includes being fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19 and the flu and getting tested for COVID-19 before attending holiday gatherings, especially if you’ll be visiting someone at high risk for severe outcome.

Public health officials also urged Illinoisans who test positive to contact a healthcare provider immediately to discuss whether they should take one of the widely available and effective treatments for COVID-19.

IDPH is stressing these safety reminders as the CDC reported 63 Illinois counties are at an elevated Community Level for COVID-19  as of November 18, up from 46 counties at an elevated level in the previous week, with 12 counties at a High Community Level and 51 counties at a Medium Level.