Events & News
Open Kitchen Sunday, July 14
Come help us make three enormous vats of stew for the Kenwood UCC Soup Kitchen. We need a shopper (reimbursement available), cooks, and someone to deliver on the following Monday. You can sign-up at tinyurl.com/open-kitchen. Feel free to contact Gabriel Lear or Lisa Rademacher if you have any questions. All are welcome to help as little or as much as you like!
Picnic Potluck to Welcome our Interim Rector
Join us after both the 8am and 10am service on Sunday, July 21 for a Potluck to welcome Rev. Wes Smedley and his family to SPR! 8am Potluck will be in the Byllesby Room, and the 10am Potluck will be in the Garden! Please bring a dish to share (email Julia McMillan) and blankets and chairs or whatever you need to get into picnic mode if you’re coming to the garden (chairs provided for the gathering in the Byllesby Room).
Vacation Bible Camp
This summer's Vacation Bible Camp will be from Monday, August 5 to Friday, August 9, 2024 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM). Click here to register. VBC at SPR is focused on helping kids develop a progressive and joyful sense of faith. Children are invited to attend (ages 4-10) or volunteer (ages 11 and up). Sliding scale of $50 to $250 per child, with scholarships available. For more information contact Lindsey Strieter.
Livestream Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to help run the SPR livestream. This entails setting up the cameras before the 10 AM service, setting up the livestream itself on YouTube, and then taking the actual footage of the service. If you're interested in helping, email Patrick Jonker to learn more.
Summer Pick-Up Choir
The Summer Pick-Up Choir is officially underway, leading our worship while the formal Adult Choir, Choristers, and St. Nicholas Choirs take a summer hiatus. ALL are invited to meet in the choir loft at 9:15AM on Sunday mornings. There, we will learn the hymns, psalm, and any additional music for our 10AM service. There is no commitment beyond the Sunday you show up, there are no mid-week rehearsals, and we don’t even wear robes!
Donations for Cat Rescue Organization
A cat rescue organization is in need of used, clean microwaveable containers (such as those from frozen mac n’ cheese) to help with feeding and care efforts. Please drop off your donations on Sundays in front of the Food Pantry closet. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
Love in a Dish for the Adegoke Family
Please consider making a "Love in a Dish" for the Adegoke family as Tayo is home from the hospital and recovering. Sign up here: https://mealtrain.com/mowwwl
Migrant Support Program
Please donate Pampers, baby wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, etc to support the migrant ministry. You can drop the items in the narthex. For more information contact Mary Naftzger. You can also make a contribution to the SPR Migrant Support Program by check or online with the memo: ‘Migrant Program’. In the narthex you’ll find a brief overview of what this newest parish ministry has been doing to help new migrants and asylum seekers, and how you can help.
Save the Date: Fall Women's Retreat
Save the date for the 2024 SPR women’s retreat from October 26-27 at the Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Center in Woodstock, Illinois. Details coming soon!
Building & Grounds Volunteers
The radical hospitality offered in our space depends on 15+ volunteer hours each week. The vestry invites parishioners to volunteer on occasion to care for our communal space. Opportunities include sweeping floors, setting up tables for Coffee Hour, and taking out the trash. Details and sign-up form here and in the narthex.