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Grace School News
December 22, 2023
Our 1st-8th graders have worked hard in preparation for the Christmas Eve service and look forward to sharing the message of Christ’s birth with you. All are invited to attend the services at 4:15pm or 6:00pm on Sunday. The 4:15 service will be live streamed and available through our YouTube channel. Search Grace Lutheran River Forest to find it on Christmas Eve or at any other time during the holiday season.

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas! School begins again on Monday, January 8.
Christmas Eve Service
December 24th
All students participating in the 4:15pm service need to be at Grace by 3:45. 
Those participating in the 6:00pm service need to be at Grace by 5:30.
LET GROW PROJECTS
This is a terrific time to work on December Let Grow Projects. While your student can turn in projects anytime, we'll collect final December projects and celebrate these when we come back to school in January. Links to at-home resources can be found here.
EDC Families
Thank you for your ongoing support. The staff greatly appreciates it.
 
Sign-ups for January 2024 - Spring Break will be posted by noon, Saturday, December 2nd. Sign-ups are on a first come, first served basis.
 
Please remember to sign up through your SignUp Genius account. Doing so allows you to readily see your child(ren)'s signup(s) to confirm space requests and to self-manage deletions.
 
Reminder:
  • Siblings need to be registered separately. Enter names in the comment box and check each child's grade.
  • Please send children in the 3rd-8th grades with a book/magazine to read, if homework is not expected.
  • Please sign out all siblings when checking out.
Migrant Needs
There has been a recent influx of migrants to Oak Park/Chicago. Local churches, including Grace Lutheran, are committed to providing for needs on the ground level, If you are interested in up-to-date information on items needed for migrants, please visit the Grace Links tab (there is a collection bin in the atrium). 
Basketball Concession Help
Please sign up to help make Grace Basketball a success! We need help setting up, selling and cleaning up for concessions. No experience required. You don’t need to be on the team to participate.
Students can earn service hours also!
SAVE THE DATE
Graceful Evening, our annual formal dinner-auction fundraiser will be on

Saturday, March 9th, 5:30pm

Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park.  
GRACE NEWS

It's continuing to feel a lot like Christmas! Especially on the Grace Blog! Take a sneak peek at the festivities that happened this week. 


Our mission at Grace Lutheran Church and School is to bring in, build up, and send out disciples for Jesus Christ.

Our school prepares children for a life of discipleship by helping them to grow in faith, knowledge, and character.
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