·         Attention Parents of Kids 5th grade and up:  Volunteers are needed to run games and help with food for the Spring Fair on Saturday, May 17.  Don’t miss out on the fun!  Call Paula Turelli to volunteer or email her at pturelli@comcast.net.

·         Spring Fair is next Saturday, May 17, a sharing with the Community!  Join us at this year’s Spring Fair Carnival on the CHS lawn from 10 to 3 p.m.  All proceeds benefit our Mission and Outreach programs.  Call Loren Dixon at 847-295-0044 or Katie Ford at 847-295-4181 to see how you can help. 

·         Summer Lemonade Hour:  We need hosts for the fellowship time after the 10 a.m. service, since we are now on our two-service summer schedule.  Hosting consists of making iced tea and lemonade ahead of time and providing light refreshments and cleaning up afterwards.  This is a great job for a couple of families or several individuals.  Please sign-up outside the parish office. 

·         Our Spring Food Drive ends this Sunday, May 11.  If you haven’t already contributed, please bring your donation in now.  Your generosity will be appreciated by those struggling to make ends meet.  Thank you. 

·         Rector’s Bible Study: A new format – for the remainder of the spring, we will meet for an hour on Mondays at 12:15, using the African Method of Bible Study, a prayerful way to reflect on Scripture and to see how it intersects with our lives. Try it. You’ll like it.  

·         The Episcopal Preschool is currently enrolling for the 2008-09 school year. Spaces are still available in the Wednesday/Friday 2-day program (turn 3 years between September 1st and January 31st), the 3-day afternoon program (3 turning 4 years) and the 5-day afternoon program (Pre-K).  Please contact Melissa Cunniff at 847-234-7980 or stop by the Preschool office for more information. 

·         Senior High Recognition Sunday is May 18:  At the 10 a.m. service, we will celebrate the leadership of our high school senior students who will be moving on next year. We will also be commissioning our high school work trip participants traveling to Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, in June, to help make a difference to people in need in that area.  We will continue this celebration in the Parish Hall with a reception. 

·         Choral Evensong will be offered next Sunday, May 18, at 5 p.m.  The Senior Choir will sing works by American composer Harold Friedell and the English composer Basil Harwood.  Please join us for this beautiful service of prayers and music for eventide. 

·         Fiction Fun! meets Monday, May 19, 7:30 to  9 p.m.  We will be discussing the book The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler.  The Very  Rev. Dr. Gary Hall, Dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston and former college English professor, will lead the program.  The book’s available in our bookstore. Please note the change in the book title! 

·         Kristin White and Wendy Lane will lead a discussion on The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America by Jim Wallis – Wednesdays, May 21, 28 and June 4 at 7:30 p.m.  Read the first three chapters for May 21.  The book is available in Missions Possible Bookstore. 

·         Healing Service: Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m.  Join us for this quiet  service of Holy Eucharist with readings and prayers for healing. 

·         Spring Fair Dinner, “A Parish Celebration” will be held Saturday, May 31.  Join us for a celebration as we gather to share our common goals of supporting worthwhile charities.  The festive evening will include dinner, entertainment and live and silent auctions.  It was a sell-out last year.  We’re limited to 200 guests, so don’t be disappointed – make your paid reservations early.  Invitations have been mailed.  Please call the Parish Office if you did not receive one. 

·         Vacation Bible School: Join us this year for Power Lab, where kids discover Jesus’ miraculous power. Registration forms are now  available on the table in the hallway. Dates are Tuesday, June 10 – Friday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to noon.  Ages: 4 years through 4th grade.  Registration deadline is Sunday, May 25.  For more information, call 847-234-7633 and ask for Debbie Stockert (ext. 29) or Misty Bell (ext. 24). 

·         Deposits are due May 25 for the 24th Annual Mission Trip to Ethete, WY, July 19-26. Interested in the trip? Please contact Wendy Lane.  

·         Interested in doing Katrina Relief work on the Gulf Coast August 2-7?  Both youth and adults are invited. Contact Rebecca Roberts as soon as possible (rroberts@chslf.org or 847-234-7633, ext. 27), if you are interested.