weekly news & updates
Friday, January 20, 2023
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COS' Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 5t starting at noon. This is our official business meeting which includes updates on any projects, presentation of the budget and election of new vestrypersons and diocesan convention delegates. Don't miss this important chance to make your voice heard. You may submit any questions in advance if you wish, by emailing the office before Friday, January 27. Light lunch will be provided. | | | |
2023 Annual Pledge Campaign | The 2023 Annual Pledge Campaign begins and ends in January. It's when we, as a community, commit to our mission and ministry with our financial support. Pledging helps us remain strong stewards of our resources by helping us build an accurate financial plan for the year. Please join us in prayerfully considering and making an annual pledge in support of our shared goals for 2023 and beyond. Pledge forms are available online or in the narthex. If you have any questions, please contact COS Treasurer. Again, thank you for your support - of all kinds - for Church of Our Saviour! | | | |
Update Your Contact Information |
Whether you've been a COSer for years or have only recently joined us, we need your contact information! To ensure we have the best way to stay in touch, your most recent information, and accurate records, please take a moment to complete the short contact form on our website.
Even if you think we've already got your information or you don't think your information has changed, please fill out the form again with your most recent information. We are trying to ensure EVERYONE is counted this year, so your response is important! Click here to complete the short contact form.
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Call for Vestry Nominations | We are currently preparing the slate of Vestry candidates to be presented at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 5. If you are interested in serving on the Vestry, or know someone who would make a great Vestry member, please email Alice Kovacik and Brandon Cox no later than Friday, January 20. | | | |
Birthdays this Week
- Marit Aurin
- Alex Aurin
- Allie Carter
- Lester Fuwa
- Alix Schneider
- Henry Mossa
- Jay Muller
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- Amy VanStee
- Will White
- Hunter Joosten
- Mary Myers
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Need to update your information? Email us to let us know!
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Register for Winter Talk Livestream |
January 21-23
As The Episcopal Church reckons more deeply with its past involvement in Indigenous boarding schools, the Office of Indigenous Ministries invites all Episcopalians to register to watch Winter Talk 2023, an annual conference that highlights Indigenous and Native American traditions and contributions within the church.
The January 21-23 event will be hosted by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Register online to watch the livestream.
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Pre-Lenten Men's Retreat 2023 |
February 10-11
The 20th Annual Diocesan Pre-Lenten Men’s Retreat will be held at the DeKoven Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin from Friday, February 10 to Saturday, February 11. This 24-hour event will be the first in-person Diocesan Men’s Retreat since February 2020, following a two-year break due to COVID.
The retreat will be led by Bishop Whayne Hougland Jr., interim rector of St. Chrysostom’s. The theme of the retreat is “Renewal and New Beginnings.” Find more details and a registration form online.
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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
Rediscovering Familiar Prayers: The Our Father & The Merton Prayer - Fr. Patrick Hannon, CSC, a writing professor at the University of Portland, Oregon, who has recently published the book “Such Dizzy Natural Happiness: A Long Loving Look at the Our Father,” and Steven A. Denny, based in Oak Park, Illinois, an ordained minister, lawyer, mediator, and student of Middle-East languages who wrote the book “The Merton Prayer: An Exercise in Authenticity.” | February 15 at 7:00pm on Zoom | FREE
To learn more about any of the above programs, please visit https://cenaclesisters.org/ministry/retreats-programs/ for more information.
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Church of Our Saviour | chicagocos.org
530 West Fullerton Parkway, Chicago Illinois 60614
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