Coming Soon at SPR!
Choral Evensong for All Saints’ Day
Please make a plan to join us on Sunday, November 2 at 5:00pm as we enter into a new era of offering Evensongs as part of our liturgical celebrations. Based on medieval monastic offices, this service takes place in the evening, marking the passing of another day. Sung primarily by the choir, Evensong allows those gathered an opportunity for contemplation, prayer, and inspiration. Our first Evensong will commemorate All Saints' Day. Join us as we remember those who have gone before us: our holy forebears who have lived lives of faithful and joy-filled service. With music by Frank Ferko, Eleanor Daley, Maxine Thévenot, & Peter Aston, a festive reception to follow.
Midweek Contemplative Prayer
Come for silence. Come for rest and refreshment. Come and just be.
From 1:00-1:30pm in SPR’s chapel (across from the church office), there will be contemplative prayer on Thursdays between October 23 and December 18. (Please note that we will not meet on Thanksgiving Day.) Sometimes called “soaking prayer,” you are invited into periods of silence with brief readings from Scripture and spiritual practitioners interspersed. In January 2026 we will evaluate and consider next steps. For more information, please contact the parish office at church@sprchicago.org or 773-624-3185.
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
If you are interested in the sacrament of Holy Baptism for yourself or your child, please reach out to the church office at 773-624-3185 or the interim rector, the Rev. Wes Smedley at smedley@sprchicago.org. Baptism marks that you are part of God’s family forever. It connects you with a Christian community and requires our promise to follow Jesus, with the support of God and your church community—a way of life we call “Christian discipleship.” Here are the current dates for Holy Baptism, at either 8:00am or 10:00am:
November 2, 2025 – All Saints Sunday
January 11, 2026 – The Baptism of the Lord
February 15, 2026 – The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
April 4 & 5, 2026 – Easter Vigil & Easter Day
May 24, 2026 – Pentecost Sunday
Save the Dates!
Sunday, October 26 - Youth Group All Hallows’ Eve Party
Sunday, November 2 - Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, November 2 - All Saints Day Evensong
Sunday, November 9 - Stewardship Ingathering Sunday
Join us for Adult Formation this Autumn!
October 26 - 9:00am & 11:15am
Stewards of the Wider Church with Ingrid Kieffer, SPR’s Seminarian Intern
November 2 - 9:00am & 11:15am
All Saints Day Fellowship with Pancakes from the Youth Group
November 9 - 11:15am
Touchstones of Christian Faith Part I: Episcopal Versus “Catholic Lite” with the Rev. KJ Oh
November 16 - 11:15am
Touchstones of Christian Faith Part II: Clergy Panel with the Revs. KJ Oh, Wes Smedley & Roger Ferlo