Sunday morning parking in October

• Due to patch event setup, we will be blocking off the Deerfield entrance to the parking lot every Sunday morning in October. Please use the Wilmot entrance instead!

• We will also be blocking off that whole southwestern corner of the lot.

• We encourage you to carpool (or walk, if you live close enough!) in order to leave as much space as possible for visitors in our lot!

• Please leave the spaces closest to the building free for our mobility-challenged parishioners.  

October Spiritual Growth Series:

How Do We Share the World?

This October, we will take a closer look at the example of St. Francis of Assisi. For him, a life of practicing God’s mercy was the most important thing. If you know anything about St. Francis, you probably know about his love of nature and animals. That is a central thread of an even bigger tapestry of practices we will explore:

• October 5: The Practice of Blessing Our Fellow Creatures
  (with pet blessings at Paws in the Patch afterward)

• October 12: The Practice of Seeking the Vulnerable

• October 19: The Practice of Living with Less

• October 26: The Practice of Holy Foolishness

This series is for both kids and adults, starting with an intergenerational lesson on Oct 5.

Community Meals: thank you!

St. Gregory's volunteers including Cissy and Jeff Singleton; Carolyn and Vince Lombardo; Janet and Bill Foltz; and Scott and Matthew Schaper distributed meals to our food insecure neighbors in Waukegan. Thanks to our bakers Cissy, Kim Baer, and Tina Caleb.  Thanks to Rafael Orsi and Matt Geiger for helping to load Cissy's vehicle.

This is a ministry where we are addressing people who are living in poverty and are food insecure every month. We have many volunteer opportunities for our October 26th Community Meals.  We need three bakers and many volunteers to prepare and distribute the meals. We also need one or more people who could cook 15 lbs total of elbow noodles. If you’re able to join us, please email Barb via the button below, or sign up in the Sign Up Center.

Love in a Dish for the Hamiltons!

“Love in a Dish” is a StGs ministry where we provide meals for someone who could use a little extra help (recovering from surgery or illness, newborn baby, etc). For two weeks in October, we’re providing meals for Scott and Elizabeth Hamilton. You can sign up for an open date via the button below. If you have questions, please reach out directly to Cissy Singleton at singletoncissy@gmail.com or (847)287-1572. Thank you!

Pet & Cleaning Supply Drive on Sunday

Since we have two animal shelters coming to Paws in the Patch this Sunday, we’re doing a pet and cleaning supply drive for both! No need to go out and buy something new - just check to see if you have any of these items at home. Place them in the large baskets in the Sign Up Center, or bring them directly to their booths at Paws in the Patch!

• Orphans of the Storm needs:

  Canned dog & cat food, paper towels, laundry detergent, dog & cat treats, Nylabones, Kong/hard-to-destruct toys, & slip leashes

  
  

• House Rabbit Society needs:

  Timothy hay, Oxbow Garden Select pellets, newspapers, vinegar, flat cotton sheets, towels, fleece blankets, contractor bags, trash bags, rabbit safe toys  

StGs at the Deerfield Farmer’s Market

Stop by the StGs booth at the Deerfield Farmer’s Market on Saturday, October 11! We’ll be sharing our light with Deerfield at-large, talking about what a special community we have, and of course promoting all the fun we’re having in the pumpkin patch!

Vote on Property Sale

The parish vote is now open to sell the Rectory house and a portion of our land. Full details and instructions were sent via email and snail mail this past Tuesday. You can access all the info and vote via this link. The deadline to vote is October 19. If you have any questions, email Pastor Dan.

Lake County Honor Flight #29

Sharon Gramer has asked us to pass along this special info about her husband’s brother, Vietnam Veteran Tom Gramer!

Lake County Honor Flights celebrates veterans with a free multi-day trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. The trip includes a personal guardian, airfare, ground transportation, tours, meals, hotel accommodations, and much more.

Tom Gramer has been selected for an honor  flight on Oct 10-12, and Sharon’s husband, Don, will be his guardian. Tom  served as a captain in Vietnam 1968-1970 and earned a Purple Heart. He’s very honored to be included on this flight. He lost a number of fellow soldiers during his tour and looks forward to finding their names on the Vietnam Memorial wall.

Anyone from the StGs community can submit a letter to Tom to be a part of his “Mail Call” bag, a special moment during his Honor Flight journey where he’ll receive messages of appreciation for his service or stories about your own service experiences. Please send Sharon your letter by October 4, or contact her via the button below with any questions. 

Help unload pumpkins!

October 4th @ 10am 

Sign up via the boards in the Sign-Up Center, or

Midweek Prayer

Every Wednesday | 8:00am

Need a midweek spiritual boost?

Join a lovely small group of folks who gather online every week for spiritual renewal and to pray intentionally for everyone in our community who is in need.

Meeting ID: 750 552 357 
Password: 587299

Common Threads

Second Tuesday of the month  |  7:00pm

Bring a new or ongoing craft project to work on while you enjoy fun and fellowship with other parishioners. Whatever your craft - whether your medium is knitting, embroidery, painting, calligraphy, etc - and whatever your skill level, all are welcome! We meet in the Parker Room.

Book Club

3rd Wednesday of the month  |  7:00pm

October 15:
Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

This powerful novel from a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author tells the story of a young woman's journey—both emotionally and physically—as she travels north to America. Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, Into the Beautiful North is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence.

Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village – they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men – her own "Siete Magníficos" -- to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over.

Meeting ID: 817 1184 3180
Passcode: 893734