NOVEMBER 17, 2019 THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 9:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1424 NORTH DEARBORN PARKWAY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610 www.saintc.org 312.944.1083
WELCOME TO SAINT CHRYSOSTOM’S CHURCH
Whoever you are, and wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith, you are welcome here. We are so glad you have chosen to join us today. If this is your first time here, please fill out a welcome card, located in the pews or at the back of the church, and leave it in the offering plate or with one of our ushers.
THINGS TO KNOW BUILDING MEANINGFUL WORSHIP HABITS Restrooms Arrive early to settle your mind and body. Ask Are available in the first-floor Harding Room, God to open your eyes, ears, mind, and heart downstairs by Sunday School classrooms, and to receive God’s Word. upstairs by the second-floor Guild Room. Participate fully. Sing when there is music. Pray when there is prayer. Listen to the Fellowship Scriptures and pay attention to what word or Grab some coffee and a muffin in the 1st floor phrase sticks with you. Harding Room and enjoy some good Introduce yourself by name to someone you conversation. Coffee hour ends at 1 p.m. don’t know and build your church community. Consider which part of worship you are most Formation Hour 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. drawn to. Then consider signing up to assist in Adult Forum: 2nd floor Guild Room. that ministry when you can. *More details on Adult Formation can be found in the back of this bulletin in the WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO A MINISTER? announcements section. Contact Administrative Assistant Jessica Youth Confirmation Class: LL Art & Science Figueroa at [email protected] or 312-944- Center 1083 for an appointment. Our clergy wants to Children’s Sunday School: LL classrooms. know you, so don’t be shy!
HELPFUL NOTES SERVICE TIMES: Communion 8 AM Eucharist & Sermon All baptized people and all those seeking a deeper 9 AM Eucharist & Sermon with music relationship with Christ are invited to receive the 11 AM Eucharist & Sermon with choir bread and wine made holy. Gluten-free wafers are OR Morning Prayer with Choir available upon request. If you prefer to receive a 2nd and 4th Sundays, blessing, come forward and simply cross your 5:15 PM “Come as you are” arms over your chest. Celtic Service of Healing 1st Sundays Offering Wednesday 8 AM Holy Eucharist & Homily in Giving back to God through pledges and tithes is John Chrysostom’s Chapel. one of the privileges of being a member of God’s CONNECT WITH US family. We want our guests to feel no pressure to To be added to the parish e-mail list, visit: give. https://bit.ly/2Lmbx8u, or contact the Parish Office at 312-944-1083 Accessible worship Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: Large print hymnals and copies of the Book of @StChrysChicago Common Prayer are in the back of the Keep up with Rev. Wes on Twitter: church. Hearing Loop instructions are available, @RevWesSmedley also in the back of the church. Check out our website! Saintc.org For other questions or inquires, contact the QUESTIONS? Parish Office at 312-944-1083. The greeters at the back of the church, the clergy,2 or our Sexton can help you get on the right track.
Dear Members and Friends of St. Chrysostom’s,
In this season of our congregation’s life we are stepping up the financial care of this community and everything it means to us, the neighborhood, the city of Chicago, and the world.
To be responsible and faithful stewards of our church home, we have three financial objectives:
1) The Annual Campaign to care for the day-to-day ministries that make such a difference to our church community and the wider Chicago community.
2) The Capital Campaign to care for the health of our aging buildings (100+ years old), bringing them up to code so they can continue serving the mission of the church.
3) The Legacy Campaign (or planned giving) to care for the future life and ministry of the St. Chrysostom’s community. Those who make a planned gift in support of the St. Chrysostom’s Endowment Fund are members of the Good Shepherds’ Society. ______
We are at a pivotal time in this, the community phase of our Capital Campaign, and will soon commit to a scope of work to be undertaken in 2021, based on outright gifts and pledges received to date.
Please make your Capital Campaign today.
Members of our Campaign Leadership team would like to discuss our Capital campaign plans with you in further detail. Please contact Fran Caan to set up an appointment at your earliest convenience - [email protected] or 312/944-1083 x 225.
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PRELUDE Two Liturgical Preludes George Oldroyd
Please stand HYMN 7 Christ, whose glory fills the skies RATISBON
OPENING ACCLAMATION Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
THE COLLECT FOR PURITY Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY A “collect” is a prayer that The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. collects together the scriptural Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: and seasonal themes of the day Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that with our individual prayers, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which intentions, and concerns. The you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and collect sums up our collective the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. prayer.Please sit 4
FIRST READING Isaiah 65:17-25 A Reading from the Book of Isaiah For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be We listen to remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I scripture in a am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, prayerful spirit and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of to hear how God has acted in distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person Israel and the who does not live out a lifetime; for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a Church in the youth, and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed. They shall build past, so we may houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build be attuned to and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall God’s word for the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They us today. We shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they shall be offspring blessed by always read the Lord-- and their descendants as well. Before they call I will answer, while they are yet from the Hebrew speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like Bible and the the ox; but the serpent-- its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my Greek Testament holy mountain, says the Lord. because with Jesus we affirm The Word of the Lord. the same God is Thanks be to God. revealed in both.
ANTHEM Surely it is God who saves me Carl P. Daw, Jr. Surely it is God who saves me; trusting him, I shall not fear. For the Lord defends and shields me and his saving help is near. So rejoice as you draw water from salvation’s living spring; In the day of your deliverance thank the Lord, his mercies sing. Make his deeds known to the peoples; tell out his exalted Name. Praise the Lord, who has done great things; all his works his might proclaim. Zion, lift your voice in singing; for with you has come to dwell, In your very midst, the great and Holy One of Israel.
ALLELUIA CELTIC ALLELUIA The Choir sings the Alleluia, all repeat it three times. The Alleluia is repeated after the Gospel reading.
GOSPEL Luke 21:5-19 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, Lord Christ. We stand for the Gospel and When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with face the Gospel Book to center beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, "As for these things our community on the Word that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon of God revealed in Jesus. 5 Standing shows special attention and respect. another; all will be thrown down." They asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?" And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, `I am he!' and, `The time is near!' Do not go after them. "When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately." Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven. "But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance; for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your souls." The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
SERMON The Rev. Dr. Roger Ferlo
Please stand THE NICENE CREED NETTLETON We believe in God the Father, God Almighty by whose plan The Nicene Creed is an outline Earth and heaven sprang to being, all created things began. of the commonly held core teachings of the universal (or We believe in Christ the Savior, Son of God in human frame, Virgin-born, the child of Mary upon whom the Spirit came. catholic) Church. The Creed is a story in the form of the Christ, who on the cross forsaken, like a lamb to slaughter led, Trinity- Father, Son, and Holy Suffered under Pontius Pilate, he descended to the dead. Spirit- to tell, in brief, how We believe in Jesus risen, heaven’s king to rule and reign, God has revealed the divine to the Father’s side ascended ‘til as judge he comes again. purpose through creation, redemption, and the work pf We believe in God the Spirit; in one church, below, above; the Church. “WE” is the first saints of God in one communion, one in holiness and love. word of the creed because we So by faith, our sins forgiven, Christ our Savior, Lord and Friend, are affirming the faith of the we shall rise with him in glory to the life that knows no end. church as a whole, not Words: Sylvia G. Dunstan necessarily our individual Music: Nettleton beliefs. Our job as Church is to move this story forward
from the healing of the world.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Please feel free to pray aloud or silently In peace, we pray to you, Lord God. during the prayers of the people. A Silence is observed prayerful6 community is a safe space for prayers of joy and sorrow, prayers of tears and laughter. God loves us as we are, with whatever we bring. For all people in their daily life and work; For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.
For this community, the nation, and the world; For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.
For the just and proper use of your creation; For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.
For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble; For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.
For the peace and unity of the Church of God; For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.
For Michael our Presiding Bishop, and Jeffrey our Bishop; and for all bishops and other ministers; For all who serve God in his Church.
For the special needs and concerns of this congregation. We lift up all those in our community in need of healing, wholeness, and relief from pain. We pray for Tonya, Bob, Sister Mary Jean, Pamela, Connor, Spike, Brian, Dr. Bob, Angela, Pam, Scott, Katharine, Stewart, James, Alicia, Charlie, Frances, Emily, Caroline, Anne, The Newhall Family, Kathleen, Frank, Pam, Erika, Dan, Alex, Cheryl, Jeff, Lee, Jan, Becky, John, Linda, The Ferguson Family, Primo, The McLaughlin Family, Miana, Bob, John, The Seward Family, Amanda, Fritz, Lynne, Greg, Jean, Nancy, The Kim Family, Bill, Robert, The Sherrill Family, Kim, The Trolley Family, Frances, all families in distress, and all our friends in the Neighbors in Need program, St. Leonard’s and Grace House & Deborah’s Place. Are there others? We invite your additional prayers to be offered aloud or in silence.
Hear us, Lord; For your mercy is great.
We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life. Silence is observed. The People may add their own thanksgivings.
We will exalt you, O God our King; And praise your Name for ever and ever.
Today we remember and place into God’s loving care all those who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom. We pray for Nancy Korst. Silence is observed. The People may add their own petitions.
We pray especially for those who have died as a result of gun violence in our city this week: Vance Williams, 47; Corbin K. Jones,21; James Lewis, 66; Kimberly Underwood, 53; Flor E. Navarrete-Soto, 29; Stoni Bridges, 26; Mario Dingillo, 29; Eddy Vaughns, 33; and Unknown Males 21; 27; 32; 42 & 50. Silence is observed. The People may add their own petitions.
Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them; Who put their trust in you. Silence may be kept.
A PRAYER FOR THE CAMPAIGN Generous God, all that we are and all that we have comes from you. Thank you for entrusting to us St. Chrysostom’s, our church and school home: its people, its buildings, its mission. Take this campaign, we pray, and use it for your purposes. Not to run from the world in fear, but to reach 7
forth to the world in love. Not to serve the idol of self-preservation, but to seek the common good. Not to puff up ourselves, but to care for our neighbors. So, affix your grace to our best efforts that your kingdom may come, and your will may be done here on earth, in Chicago, as it is in heaven. Amen.
CONFESSION OF SIN Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Please kneel Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Please stand THE PEACE Please roam across the The Peace of the Lord be always with you. aisles to greet each other And also with you. inG theREETINGS peace ofAND Christ. ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANTHEM AT THE OFFERTORY A Hymn for St. Cecilia Herbert Howells Sing for the morning’s joy, Cecilia, sing, in words of youth and praises of the Spring, walk the bright colonnades by fountains’ spray, and sing as sunlight fills the waking day; till angels, voyaging in upper air, pause on a wing and gather the clear sound into celestial joy, wound and unwound, a silver chain, or golden as your hair.
Sing for your loves of heaven and of earth, in words of music, and each word a truth; marriage of heart and longings that aspire, a bond of roses, and a ring of fire. Your summertime grows short and fades away, terror must gather to a martyr’s death; but never tremble, the last indrawn breath remembers music as an echo may.
Through the cold aftermath of centuries, Cecilia’s music dances in the skies; lend us a fragment of the immortal air, that with your choiring angels we may share, a word to light us thro’ time-fettered night, water of life, or rose of paradise, so from the earth another song shall rise to meet your own in heaven’s long delight. Ursula Vaughan Williams 8
Please stand THE DOXOLOGY For the fruit of all creation EAST ACKLAM
Celebrant All that we have and all that we are God's gifts to us. So here we return a token of our wealth asking that it and all we possess be used to God's glory. All Blessed be God for ever. X THE HOLY COMMUNION X ______
The Lord be with you. And also with you. There are a Lift up your hearts. number of We lift them to the Lord. Eucharistic Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. prayers in the It is right to give God thanks and praise. Book of It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Common Prayer Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of and other resources. We the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the are using Rite II, way of everlasting life. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Prayer A. Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Community Mass Richard Proulx
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Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had While the fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, priest prays your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to the reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, Eucharistic and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On prayer feel free to look the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; up and and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, watch and "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me." listen. After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Personal We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and prayers for thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. before and Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the after holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may communion may be found faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at in the book of the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we Common ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Prayer Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen. beginning on And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, pg. 834. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
ANTHEM DURING COMMUNION Ego sum Panis vivus William Byrd I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if anyone eats of this bread, they shall live for ever. John 6:51
Please stand POST-COMMUNION PRAYER God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and cup of salvation; you have united us with Christ and one another; and you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. Now send us forth in the power of your spirit, that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue forever in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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THE BLESSING
HYMN 705 As those of old their first fruits brought FOREST GREEN
THE DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Postlude in D George Dyson
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MUSIC PERMISSIONS Service music, by permission of the Church Hymnal Corporation THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR Allegra Cerda, Paloma Cerda, Gigi Euston, Alexandra Groh, William Groh Grace Guenther, Caroline Quinlan, Louisa Smedley, Logan Steele-Weigl, Ibby Van Alyea Thomas Colao –Director
THE CHOIR OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S CHURCH Anna Kain, Patty Kennedy, Erica Schuller, Amber Farish, Luke Lemmeier, Jeremy Parkin Charles Cooney, Jianghai Ho, Mark Haddad, Ian Hosack, Nick Ward
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S SINGERS Karen Meader, Liz Kohlbeck, Elizabeth Prevost, Angela Yorath, Alice Moss John Covell, Tim French, Ryan Kin, Jeff Ammons, Jason Williams, Tom Whalen
Richard Barrick Hoskins – Director of Music & Organist Thomas Colao – Assistant to the Director of Music James Fackenthal – Carillonneur THIS MORNING’S MUSIC
George Oldroyd (1887-1956) was Organist of St. Michael’s Church, Croyden, England, as well as Teacher of Music Studies at Whitgift School. He composed many Mass settings for St. Michael’s, a prominent Anglo- Catholic parish, and is remembered as a composer of lyrical and tuneful music, very much in the early 20th century Anglican tradition.
The Choirs sing Herbert Howells’ beautiful and stirring Hymn for St. Cecilia in honor of the patron saint of music’s feast day, celebrated every November 22nd. Commissioned by The Livery Club of the Worshipful Company of Musicians to mark Howells’ Mastership of the Company, 1959-1960, it is written in his forthright and masterful style, setting Ursula Vaughan Williams’ text to music of ever-flowing melody which illumines the words. In three verses, Howells sets a vibrant tune first in unison, then in four parts, and finishing with the unison melody overdight by a brilliant treble descant, the whole accompanied by an imaginative and orchestral organ accompaniment. Ursula Vaughan Williams was an English poet, author, librettist, and biographer of her second husband, composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Conductor and composer Paul Spicer has written of this work: “The wonderful dancing-on-tiptoe nature of this piece takes its cue from the syncopated first vocal entry and each phrase finds increasingly high notes as the verse goes on. It is a classic ‘cumulative’ tune which carries the singer along on a tide of increasing emotional energy and leaves an impression of being a piece much bigger than its component parts.”
Palestrina (1524-1594) one of the greatest composers for the church and certainly the leading composer of the Roman school, was Maestro of the Capella Giulia, of St. John Lateran, Sta. Maria Maggiore and served several of the most notable popes of the church. His music, of the purest renaissance style and is marked by lyricism and grace.
George Dyson (1883-1964) attended the Royal College of Music, and, after the winning the Mendelssohn Prize, spent several years studying in Italy. After several years as Music Master at Wellington College, and Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music, he was appointed Director of the Royal College in 1937. He composed many works for the Anglican service, including two settings of the Evening Canticles.
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Serving Today
Usher Austin Carpenter
Acolyte Max Grieb
Readers Jack Butler
Lay Eucharistic Minister Mary- Ellen Christy
Prayers of the People Paloma Cerda
Altar Guild Suzanne Lisle Lynn Belding Marilynn Frederiksen
Flower Guild Fred Grier Roger Stanley Suzette Bulley Barbara Collins
Sponsoring the altar flowers is a beautiful way to honor loved ones. Flowers are often given to mark special life events such as birthdays, anniversaries, baptism, confirmation, the memory of a loved one, or as a thanksgiving for life’s blessings. More than one family can sign up for each Sunday. You may sponsor more than one Sunday. These honorariums, remembrances and thanksgivings are acknowledged in the Sunday bulletin. Our expectation is that your payment will be made by the Monday prior to your Sunday dedication. All donations are tax- deductible and can be made through the flower donation envelope in the church or directly to flowers online at https://onrealm.org/SaintC/Give/BRJRBRAAAL
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November 17th, 2019 GUEST THE REV. DR. ROGER FERLO We are happy to welcome back the Rev. Dr. Roger Ferlo to preach at our 8AM, 9AM, & 11AM Services. We hope you can join us!
ANDY WARHOL: FROM A TO B AND BACK AGAIN COFFEE & CONVERSATION | PART II AFTER 9AM & 11AM SERVICES | HARDING ROOM Join fellow parishioners as Dave Williams shares “Part Two” of his introduction to the exhibition and Warhol’s life and conversations exploring the experiences of participants who visited the exhibit last Wednesday and Thursday. Sam Portaro has prepared a booklet of theological and philosophical themes viewed through the lens of the artist’s work available at each presentation.
Refreshments after the 11 o’clock service will include light luncheon enhancements and special invitation is extended to join Dave and Sam for an afternoon field trip to the Art Institute including entry to the Warhol exhibition. November 22, 2019 ROOK IS BACK! CONCERT- 7:30PM OurInstitute favorite. cornetto, violin, harpsichord, bass viol and sackbut players return with their unique style of music making. Rook brings their high-energy approach to 16th & 17th century repertoire - Experience the firepower of a fully operational string & brass ensemble!
Music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Giacches de Wert, Bartolome de Selma Y Salaverde & others Bill Baxtresser – Cornetto Jakob Hansen - Baroque Violin Mark Shuldiner – Harpsichord Paul Von Hoff - Alto, Tenor & Bass Trombones, Slide Trumpet Jeremy David Ward, Bass Violin Tickets: $20
November 24, 2019
ADVENT WREATH WORKSHOP
10:00AM-GYM
In lieu of Sunday School, children will make & learn about advent wreaths.
November 26, 2019
INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
This annual service, which for twenty-one years has been held on the Tuesday evening of Thanksgiving
week, brings together the faith communities of Chicago Sinai Congregation, Fourth Presbyterian
Church, Holy Name Cathedral, LaSalle Street Church, and St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church for a time
of joint worship and thanksgiving.
The 2019 service will be hosted by Fourth Church, with Chicago Sinai Congregation providing music
leadership and a priest from Holy Name Cathedral preaching. Come join with neighbors in giving thanks!
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Location: Sanctuary of Fourth Church: 126 E Chestnut Street
Time: 7:00PM
PLEASE JOIN US!
November 27, 2019 THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE 6:30PM The Rev. Wes Smedley will be preaching at our Thanksgiving Eve Service. We hope you can join us!
November 30, 2019 THE REV. PEGGY LO’S ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD On Saturday, November 30th, the Rev. Peggy Lo will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. Please keep Peggy in your prayers as she prepares for this new development in her vocation. And come participate in her first celebration of Holy Eucharist on Sunday, December 8th!
If you feel called to participate in the parish's ordination gift for Peggy, please make a donation in any amount made out to St. Chrysostom's Church, attention "Peggy's ordination". We will present her with the gift on December 8th.
Stream the ordination: https://www.facebook.com/DioCalifornia/
December 5, 2019 CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM: POLICING & PROSECUTION ICAR (Interfaith Coalition Against Racism, of which St. Chrys is a founding member) is hosting the panel on Thursday, December 5 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Hear from panelists including Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, State's Attorney Kim Foxx, Chicago Police Board VP Paula Wolff, and Michelle Day of the Institute for Restorative Justice. The conversation will be moderated by NPR correspondent Cheryl Corley and will take place at Fourth Presbyterian Church, located at 126 E. Chestnut St.
December 8, 2019
LESSONS & CAROLS
9:00AM & 11:00AM-SANCTUARY
The Choir & St. Chrysostom’s singers sing a service of Lessons and Carols for Advent.
WOSC HOLIDAY BAKE & REGIFTING SALE
It’s that time of year! WOSC will be hosting their annual holiday bake and regifting sale.
Re -Gifting Items donated in the past that have been particularly popular are picture frames,
decorative boxes, kitchen “anything”, candles, jewelry, linens, soaps, hostess gifts, fun items for pets
and kids, Christmas decorations. We are open to anything other than clothing that is brand new,
preferably in original packaging. A basket is available for drop-offs in the Parish Office between the
hours of 9AM-4:30PM.
To all of our bakers and chefs the freezer will be empty and ready to hold all of the frozen items
donated . Soups, chilis, stews, meat loaves, appetizers, etc. - we will be delighted to have your
specialties. Just put it in the freezer, noting “Bake Sale” and what the item is. We have canning jars
available for your use in the office. Disposable plastic containers also work. If you plan on donating
baked items - cookies, bars, candy, breads, muffins, cakes, pies, dog treats, etc., please let us know
that we can count on by contacting WOSC at [email protected]. You can drop baked 15
items off in the church kitchen the week before the sale, please label what the item is and note if
there are nuts or if the item is gluten free. Thanks, and happy cooking!
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December 15, 2019 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT-9AM SERVICE Children will be performing a Christmas pageant during the 9a.m. service. All parents and children are invited to participate. Please reach out to Will Bouvel ([email protected]) to be a part of this holiday festivity.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET & EAT Let us gather together at Chicago Q after the 11am service to enjoy some brunch, catch-up with one another, and meet someone new. We'll also discuss ideas for future activities that we may enjoy together! Please RSVP to [email protected] to be included in the reservation
December 24, 2019 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES 4PM & 10PM Join us at St. Chrysostom’s for Christmas Eve Services!
Free valet parking will be available for all services.
December 25, 2019
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE
11AM
Merry Christmas to all from St. Chrysostom’s!
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January 12, 2019
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S ONE SERVICE, ANNUAL MEETING & BRUNCH!
HOLY EUCHARIST SERVICE 10AM
There will be only ONE MORNING SERVICE for the whole community to worship together before meeting as a community for the annual meeting.
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S CHURCH & DAY SCHOOL ANNUAL MEETING & BRUNCH 11AM
All are welcomed to join St. Chrysostom’s Church & Day School Annual Meeting. The congregation will vote on its new Vestry leaders, review the 2020 budget, discuss goals to accomplish our mission, discuss spiritual renewal and ways to get involved with the community. There will be a lovely brunch to enjoy while gathering together as a church & day school community.
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MUSIC
CANDLELIGHT CAROLS th Friday – December 6 at 5:00 & 7:30 P.M.
Join us for the jolliest and rollicking of Christmas carol parties! Two carol sings A visit from St. Nicolas Readings from Christmas prose and poetry Delicious Christmas treats! At 5:00 P.M. – A carol sing for families with young children At 7:30 P.M. – A carol sing for older children and adults
Reservations are required as space is limited – your contribution reserves your place These parties benefit Music at St. Chrysostom’s You can make your reservation: Online: https://www.saintc.org/music/candlelight-carols/
Filling out this reservation form and returning it the Parish Office with your check ______I’m reserving for ______people
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My contribution to Music at St. Chrysostom’s: $______
I will bring Christmas treats: Yes______No______
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______Reservations and contributions are required and due by Wednesday, November 26th – thank you!
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PARISH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MAKING WELCOME: ADVENT CONVERSATIONS “Welcome” is an Old English word meaning “a wished-for guest,” spelled in various ways, common to many languages and in all of them conveys this distinctive sense of “desirability,” and anticipation. WELCOME is the first word in the masthead banner on our parish website, and the bold headline on the first entry under that banner. Like the familiar “Welcome” seen on many an entry doormat, it’s meant to convey hospitality—another word used frequently around here.
But there’s a difference. Hospitality is a “friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.” As such, hospitality entails a kindly disposition, to be sure, but it tends to focus attention on externals: prepared helpfulness, comfortable environment, safe space, adequate food and drink. All of which are important, but neglect the significance of welcome: a state of desire on the part of the host. It’s subtle, to be sure, but most of us know the difference between a cordial acceptance of our presence and an embrace that receives us as the fulfillment of a deep desire for our company.
The central figure of Advent is Mary, mother of Jesus, who by all accounts was in no way anticipating a pregnancy. She had neither husband nor fiancé when visited by an angelic messenger informing her of the divine burden that was her vocation—to bear and birth the long wished-for Messiah. Though she acceded to the task, imagine what it required of her—that she cultivate within herself a genuine desire for his child that was in so many ways an unexpected surprise, whose incursion into her life was a social disgrace, a physical discomfort—and in his dangerous ministry, ignominious trial, and disgraceful death—an emotional heartbreak.
Join us in the Guild Room during the ten o’clock hour on the four Sundays in Advent: December 1, 8, 15 and 22 for reflective conversations led by Sam Portaro, theologian-in-residence, on dimensions of “Making Welcome,” undertaking the work of our hearts, minds, and spirits necessary to a genuine receptivity to others—that subtle but substantive preparation within ourselves that is the difference between hospitality and welcome: receptivity to, and reception of, each person we meet as “a wished for guest,” the incarnate Christ.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS The tradition of decorating the church with festive greens and flowers is one that delights all ages. Our decorations are funded totally by individual donations. From parishioners and friends. We welcome donations in any amount! This is a great opportunity to honor the memory of departed loved ones, or to celebrate special people and/or occasions of family and friends.
Use18 the convenient “Flowers” envelope in the pew or contact the parish office with your information. Donations will be taken until December 6th.
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REVIVE CHRISTMAS BASKETS Susanna Craib-Cox and Will Bouvel are working together this year on the ReVive Gift Basket Program, fulfilling the requests of families and seniors assigned to us.You can reach Susanna by email or phone - [email protected] or 312.388.3718 - if you would like to participate in the Holiday Gift Basket Program for a family or senior citizen. We will give you a full list of instructions as well as a note from the family or person you are supporting with any special items that might make this a truly special season for them. Baskets will be dropped off at St. Chrys’ on December 7th (2pm-5pm) and 8th (9am-1pm). If you would prefer to make a donation, you can do that through the St Chrys’ website or by sending a check to the office and noting that it's for the baskets.
Will is working with the Sunday School students for the children to pick their families and engage with the process as a way they can be good neighbors. If you have a Sunday School student who you’d like to select a family, keep a look out for info from Will. We appreciate your support and consideration of the program!
THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY Fall 2019 Thursday Morning Study Group: Crazy Christians
10:00 AM every Thursday, join the conversation on Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry's book Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus. No previous knowledge of the Bible or Christianity required, just come as you are. All ages and stages of life encouraged to participate. Books are on sale in the church office for $20 or can be purchased on amazon.com. This group will meet through Thursday, November 21st, 2019, then take a break until January 2020. Books are available to purchase in the Parish Office for $20.00.
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S BOOK CLUB- 2019-2020
Nov 13 Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard Susan Heaton Dec 11 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Jane Velde Jan 8 Pioneers by David McCullough Dorothy Ramm Feb 12 Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Eleanor Tippens Mar 11 The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon Anne Brinsmade Reed Apr 8 Letters to Belle: Civil War Letters and Life of Chicago Lawyer and John Bross Volunteer Colonel John A. Bross 29th US Colored Infantry by John A. Bross and Justine Bross Yeldez May13 Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold True Story of the Caroline Cracraft Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Book Club meets at 1:30 PM at the church, upstairs in the Guild Room, on the second Wednesday of each month. ALL are welcome, both men and women! Please join us whenever you can and whenever a book interest you.
For additional information, please contact Anne Brinsmade at [email protected]. 19
For additional information, please contact Anne Brinsmade at [email protected].
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CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Our Children’s Choirs have begun their singing with Tom Colao, our new Assistant to the Director of Music. We are actively recruiting new choristers for these two choirs - we enthusiastically welcome all children who love to sing to our choirs. There are two choirs for your young singer: § Choristers aged 4-7 – The Training Choir § Choristers aged 8-12 – The Advanced Choir
To enroll your child in one of these choirs, please speak to Tom Colao or Richard Hoskins.
THEY WILL KNOW US BY OUR LOVE Our clergy and lay pastoral care team want to be there for you and your loved ones when you are in a time of distress, whether you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, illness or grief. If you need or know of someone who would benefit from one of the following, please email [email protected], and the email will go to Rev. Wes and Rev. Peggy. • Someone to visit you at the hospital or your home to talk and pray. • Someone to bring Communion to you if you're unable to attend Sunday morning services. • A name added to the prayer list or the list of the deceased, which is prayed for by the entire congregation in all our services in addition to a dedicated team of volunteers.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER In the news there has been a great deal of discussion of suicide, domestic violence and mental health. Please know that our church is here is for you. If you or someone you know is struggling, please feel free to contact our clergy or the church office.
Resources: Natl Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 Natl Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 Chicago Rape Crises Hotline: 1-888-293-2080 Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 Cathedral Counseling Center in Chicago: www.cathedralcounseling.org 20
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STEWARDSHIP 2020 Annual Stewardship Campaign The theme of this year’s campaign is What Keeps You Coming Back? We hope as you consider your 2020 commitment to St. Chrysostom that you will reflect upon what keeps you coming back and share that with us at [email protected]. Please see the first pages of the bulletin for the weekly parishioner’s story.
As of November 14th, we have 89 pledges and $452,340 towards the $900,000 goal! Thank you for your generosity and support! Please help us meet the goal before the end of 2019!
2019 Campaign As of November 14th, we have received $818,960 in pledges from 186 pledgers towards our Stewardship goal of $900,000. It's not too late to support the 2019 goal.
Ways to Pledge Please consider pledging online at https://www.saintc.org/giving2/pledge/, through a Realm account at https://onrealm.org/SaintC, by completing a pledge card in church or contacting Shelly Banks in the parish office at [email protected] or (312)944-1083.
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS’ SOCIETY OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S CHURCH GIVING THANKS BY GIVING BACK For all that our community means to you and all that it serves, consider making a gift to carry St. Chrysostom’s forward.
We are deeply grateful to our friends who have included St. Chrysostom’s Church in their estate plans. If you have made provisions for St. Chrysostom’s, but have not yet notified us, or if you would like to start a conversation about your charitable goals and the many ways you might make a planned gift, please contact John Craib-Cox: (312) 593-6183, Mike Lisle: (847) 404-6632 or the Church Office: (312) 944-1083 Ext. 225
TEXT GIVING You can now support the missions of St. Chrysostom's through text message! Just text GIFTSTC to 73256 - Standard text messaging rates apply
You may also contribute using our QR code!
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY & GET CONNECTED ON REALM Realm is St. Chrysostom’s online church community that connects parishioners outside Sunday gatherings through membership profiles, giving records, sacrament records, and a parish directory.
Realm can be accessed at https://onrealm.org/SaintC. The Parish Office sends emails from the Realm System inviting parishioners to join the community. Please check your email to set up your account or contact the21 Parish Office for more information on being part of the online community.
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DONATIONS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Help Neighbors in Need Celebrate Their 15th Thanksgiving with a New Name: Our program continues to thrive, thanks to the commitment of time, talent, and treasures from all of you. This month we will be celebrating our program’s 15th Thanksgiving. The emphasis on community has always been the heart and soul of NIN. As we continue to grow, we also continue to tweak the program along the way. To better reflect that sense of family/community that is the heart of our dinners and also to reflect the time we live in that has become more collectively aware of the insensitivities built into our culture, we feel that finding a more inclusive name would be a step in building the framework for our next 15 years. We thought it would be fun to include everyone in the process. To that end, I would like to invite all of you to submit their name suggestions to the Neighbors in Need email address, [email protected]. We will roll out NIN’s new name on the 19th as we celebrate a Thanksgiving meal together.
Jail Ministry: A team under the sponsorship of St. Chrysostom’s conducts worship in the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC ) once quarterly on the fourth Saturday of the month. Our visits have been joyful and encouraging for members of the team, as we have been met with real warmth, gratitude, and powerful and empowering faith. If you are interested in learning more about this ministry, please contact our Parish Office at 312.944.1083 or visit the website at https://www.saintc.org/serving/city/.
Saint Leonard’s Ministries: St. Leonard’s and Grace House are residential facilities supported by our Episcopal Diocese, assisting former prisoners as they reintegrate into society. Every month, an 8 to 12-member group from St Chrysostom's meets with their residents to celebrate birthdays and applaud their accomplishments. Recognition Thursday is held on the last Thursday of each month from 12:30pm to 1:30pm at St Leonard's Ministries in the Michael Barlow Center 2120 West Warren Boulevard. For further information, see slministries.org. To join this outreach ministry or learn more, contact John Craib-Cox at 312-593-6183 or visit the website at https://www.saintc.org/serving/city/.
ReVive Christmas Baskets: Susanna Craib-Cox and Will Bouvel are working together this year on the ReVive Gift Basket Program, fulfilling the requests of families and seniors assigned to us. You can reach Susanna by email or phone - [email protected] or 312.388.3718 - if you would like to participate in the Holiday Gift Basket Program for a family or senior citizen. We appreciate your support and consideration of the program. St. Paul’s, Healdsburg: Our church and community in Healdsburg and the surrounding area are all under evacuation. Bishop Megan, Canon Andrea, and Director of Operations Kati Braak have been in contact with church leadership: the Very Rev. Daniel Green, Dean of the Russian River Deanery and St. John's, Petaluma; the Rev. Sally Hubble, St. Paul's, Healdsburg; and the Rev. Stephen Shaver, Incarnation, Santa Rosa; who are all working to coordinate response and hospitality efforts. We are praying for St. Paul’s, Healdsburg: in gratitude for the ongoing outreach and service that they have for the homeless. St. Paul’s, today, is a center for the homeless to gather for transport to evacuation sites. We pray in hope: that all will be safe in the midst of this crisis. St. Paul’s will hold their Sunday Services at Incarnation, Santa Rosa. We pray for our diocese: as we all bear witness to the risen Christ and share this journey with one another. If people want to help contact Rev. Larry A. Green 312-498- 8535 or [email protected]. Donation link: bit.ly/NorCalDisasterRelief Donation address: The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, 350 University Avenue, Suite 280, Sacramento, CA 95825
Other Church Ministry Opportunities: If you are interested in volunteering for any of St. Chrysostom’s ministries, please complete the following Volunteers Needed form, or find it on our website at www.saintc.org/connecting/parishlife/volunteer/.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Get connected & make a difference
Name: ______
Best Phone: ______
Best Email: ______
I am interested in helping in the following areas: ____ Neighbors in Need Meals (sharing a meal & visiting with people who are homeless) ____ Bread Baker for Holy Communion ____ Visit Home-bound persons ____ Children’s Chapel Shepherd ____ Cards to Home-bound persons ____ First Sunday Supper (meal prep, setup, or cleanup) ____ Altar Guild (worship prep) ____ Flower Guild ____ Adult Worship Leader (Reader/Lector, Usher, Greeter, Acolyte) ____ Child/Youth Worship Leader (Reader/Lector, Usher, Greeter, Acolyte) ____ Children’s Choir ____ Parish Choir ____ Deborah’s Place Meals (local safe shelter for women) ____ Youth Group ____ Lay Eucharistic Minister (LEM; chalice bearer) ____ Office Support (weekdays) ____ I’m not sure, contact me
Additional Comments: ______
Please complete the form and drop in the offering or complete online at www.saintc.org/connecting/parishlife/volunteer/
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ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH & DAY SCHOOL
ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S CLERGY The Rev. Wes Smedley, Rector The Rev. Peggy Lo, Assistant Priest The Rev. Dr. Sam Portaro, Theologian in Residence The Rev. Larry A. Green, Deacon
ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S STAFF The Rev. Wes Smedley, Rector Mary Ellen Christy, Day School Founding Headmistress Shelly Banks, Chief Operating Officer Richard Barrick Hoskins, Director of Music, Organist & Carillonneur Thomas Colao, Assistant to the Director of Music Kimberly Schafer & James Fackenthal, Carillonneurs Will Bouvel, Seminarian Intern & Director of Children’s Ministries Dr. Ian Fielding, Ministry Coordinator & Verger Fran Caan, Director of Advancement, Capital Campaign Della Hernandez, Parish Accountant Jessica Figueroa, Administrative Assistant Don Junious, Sexton
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S DAY SCHOOL Judy Caraher, Head of School Pam Larsen, Finance/Communications/Admissions Kacky Fetzer, Development/Communications/Admissions Tots Preschool Full Day 4’s Kate Snow, Lead Teacher Amy Carthew, Lead Teacher Amy Collins, Teacher Anne Gordon, Asst. Teacher Cinnie Siragusa, Teacher Kathleen McGann, Assistant Teacher Sarah Allen, Teacher Lindsay Tremmel, Teacher Rosemary Hopper, Teacher Susan Gardaphe, Teacher Gali Bolton, Assistant Teacher Full Day JK Megan Yorath, Lead Teacher Preschool Asst. Teachers Susan Gardaphe, Assistant Teacher Jasmine Dahm Sexton Maggie Holzrichter, Teacher Emma Sheik Richard Noble Irene Miranda, Assistant Teacher Madaline Guarino Alee Kolbus, Assistant Teacher
THE VESTRY Anne Driscoll, Senior Warden | John Bankhurst, Junior Warden Jonathan Boyer, 2020 Brian Quinlan -Treasurer, 2021 Jay Krehbiel, 2023 Geoffrey Euston, 2020 Ginny Van Alyea, 2022 David Saunders, 2023 Priscilla Whittier, 2020 Katie Heaton, 2022 Lindsay Roberts, Clerk Hayden Kennedy, 2021 Brian Odom, 2022 Vacant, Youth Rep Jim Neaylon, 2021 Anne Brinsmade, 2023
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