Events & News
Spirituality for Social Justice: Online Seminar
On Saturday, April 13, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM CT, Episcopal Divinity School will host a day-long online exploration of spirituality for social justice. Join theologians Kelly Brown Douglas and Kwok Pui Lan to reflect on the practices, texts, and wisdom that sustain them. The registration cost is $20. Learn more and register here.
Club Scouts pick up groceries for SPR Food Pantry
On Saturday, April 13, between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, the local Cub Scouts will be going around the Hyde Park / Kenwood area picking up bags of groceries to donate to the SPR food pantry. If you would like to make a donation, please put a bag of donated items on your porch, then email Shawn Hannan at shawn_hannan@live.com to let him know your address.
Open Kitchen
Join the Open Kitchen crew on Sunday, April 14, at 12:00 PM in the kitchen to cook up a hearty stew for the meal program housed at Kenwood UCC. To help shop, cook, or deliver, contact Fran Spaltro.
Coffee Hour Hosts
Bring a treat to share after the 10:00 service! Expenses can be reimbursed, as needed. Sign up here.
Love in a Dish for the Paris-McAuley Family
Drop off a meal for the Paris-McAuley family (Dorchester & Hyde Park Blvd, down the block from SPR) as they welcome new baby Quinns! Click here to sign up.
Migrant Family Donations & Volunteers Needed
The SPR-sponsored family recently arrived from Venezuela requests diapers (size 4), baby wipes, and baby food for their 7-month-old infant. Donations may be left in the church office. Volunteers are needed to pick up food from the SPR food pantry on Wednesdays (3:30-5:30) and deliver within a mile of SPR. Spanish-speakers who can help teach English are also welcome. Contact: Sheila Bator.
Join the Choir for Pentecost
The SPR choirs will be preparing “Missa Brevis: Tongues of Fire,” by Cecilia McDowall, for our Pentecost worship on Sunday, May 19. Rehearsals begin Thursday, April 18. All are welcome for this short-term commitment to end our program year! Contact: Mark Bilyeu.
Celebrate Earth Day with Shoesmith
Join Shoesmith as they celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Help clean up outside, plant flowers, amend the soil, weed, scrape and paint benches. Tools, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided. Take home fresh mint and chives from the garden! We will meet in front of the school. For more information contact Carolyn Pereia.
Children's Formation Series: Tell Me the Truth About Racism
On Sunday, April 21 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) after the 10:00 service, children and youth are invited to participate in Tell Me the Truth About Racism, a series to help kids dismantle racism through the lens of Christian faith. Contact: Amanda Ruch.
Blessing of Tools: Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
On Sunday, April 28, at the 10:00 AM service, we will honor St. Joseph the Worker -- carpenter, tradesman, and human father of Jesus -- with a blessing of the tools we use in our daily life and work. Everyone is invited to bring a symbolic tool of their trade: hand tools, laptops, stethoscopes, cameras, lab goggles, textbooks, kitchen items ... use your imagination!
Ride Your Bike to Church Day
On Sunday, May 26, you are invited to ride your bike to church! A brief service of blessing, with prayers for cyclists, will take place in the parking lot after the 10:00 service.
Giving Update: February 2024
$151,121 YTD actual income / $634,321 expense budget. Learn more at sprchicago.org/financials.
Vacation Bible Camp: Save the Date!
Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible Camp from Monday, August 5 to Friday, August 9, 2024. Registration coming soon!