Weekly Message

Our weekly message is part of our eNewsletter and archived here.

Rooted in love, we show up and are known.

Published July 14, 2023July 14, 2023Preached by The Rev. Courtney Reid

Dear Friends, In September 2019, a group of “All Saintsers” boarded buses to participate in our first action with United Power for Action and Justice – a meeting with our new […]Read more “Rooted in love, we show up and are known.”

Bountiful God, you call us to labor with you in tending the earth.

Published July 7, 2023July 7, 2023Preached by The Rev. Courtney Reid

Dear Friends, The Fourth of July, for me, always seems to demarcate the full onset of summer. Vacations are taking place, summer camps are in full swing, summer flowers are […]Read more “Bountiful God, you call us to labor with you in tending the earth.”

An invitation to pause, breathe, think, and pray.

Published June 30, 2023June 30, 2023Preached by The Rev. Courtney Reid

Dear Friends, Each day, I receive a daily reflection from Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation. This past Monday’s post by CAC staff member Barbara Holmes, invited us to […]Read more “An invitation to pause, breathe, think, and pray.”

Where will you be on July 9?

Published June 23, 2023June 23, 2023Preached by The Rev. Courtney Reid

Dear Friends, “Where will you be on July 9 at 4:00pm?” This was the question that House Speaker Chris Welch and Pastor James Meeks posed to our new mayor Brandon Johnson […]Read more “Where will you be on July 9?”

A time of celebrations

Published June 16, 2023June 16, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, This weekend, many celebrations come together: ongoing Pride celebrations, Father’s Day on Sunday, the observation of Juneteenth. It’s good to celebrate! This Sunday we’ll continue to hear from […]Read more “A time of celebrations”

Entering the slower pace of Ordinary Time

Published June 9, 2023June 9, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, After a few months of intense worship—the long contemplation of Lent, the intensity of Holy Week, the resurrection joy of Eastertide, and the mystery and exuberance of Pentecost […]Read more “Entering the slower pace of Ordinary Time”

Youth in charge

Published June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, This Sunday, we worship with our youth in charge! On Youth Sunday, our church school children will usher, offer the readings, and lead us in prayer. Some of […]Read more “Youth in charge”

Pentecost: tongues of fire

Published May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, On Friday we said goodbye to long-time and beloved parishioner Julie Donalek with a funeral 10:00am. Julie is the best of All Saints: fiercely committed to justice and […]Read more “Pentecost: tongues of fire”

The longing is the same.

Published May 19, 2023May 19, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, I am writing this on the Feast of the Ascension, which is always the Thursday before the last Sunday of Eastertide, 40 days after Easter, 10 days before […]Read more “The longing is the same.”

How courageous and generous and funny you are.

Published May 12, 2023May 12, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Thank you for a wonderful fundraiser for our friend Padre Bayron last Sunday! It’s a great reminder that we belong to a worldwide Anglican Communion, part of the […]Read more “How courageous and generous and funny you are.”

Thank you!

Published May 5, 2023May 5, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Thank you for showing up for our all-parish meeting on Zoom last Monday and for taking time to vote on our two resolutions: one to take a loan […]Read more “Thank you!”

Volunteers needed for Ravenswood Run

Published April 28, 2023April 30, 2023Preached by Edward Thomas

Dear Friends, This week I have a plea: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE RAVENSWOOD RUN! The Run is THIS Sunday, and we still need over 20 volunteers on the race day […]Read more “Volunteers needed for Ravenswood Run”

Spring is here. Ravenswood Run is coming.

Published April 21, 2023April 21, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Here are sure signs of Spring in Chicago: tulips and crocuses brightening the landscape, a surprise hot day at the beach followed by snow a day later, a […]Read more “Spring is here. Ravenswood Run is coming.”

A long history of joy & laughter

Published April 14, 2023April 14, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, There is a long history of joy and laughter in Christianity: laughter is one of the truest and best ways to celebrate the madness, the surprise and shock, […]Read more “A long history of joy & laughter”

The mystery of the cross

Published April 7, 2023April 7, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Today we contemplate the mystery of the cross. It reminds us how we fall short, how we fail. It is a reminder of death and pain, shame and […]Read more “The mystery of the cross”

Entering Holy Week

Published March 31, 2023March 31, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, We are about to enter the hinge of the Christian year: Holy Week. This is the week when we slow down to follow the steps of Jesus day […]Read more “Entering Holy Week”

Do not fear.

Published March 24, 2023March 24, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, This Sunday we come to the end of the three Gospels used in Lent when there are candidates for baptism. These stories—the woman at the well, the man […]Read more “Do not fear.”

We raised over $27K!

Published March 10, 2023March 10, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Well, wow! The All Saints’ Bake Auction—back in person for the first time since Covid!—was off-the-hook joyful! The Parish Hall felt like something out of Willy Wonka crossed with Cabaret crossed with The […]Read more “We raised over $27K!”

Here we are: the BAKE AUCTION!

Published March 3, 2023March 3, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Well, here we are: the BAKE AUCTION! Please come on Sunday prepared to be generous—we will have fabulous cookies and cakes and more. Even your humble rector—no baker—has […]Read more “Here we are: the BAKE AUCTION!”

Nourishment in Lent

Published February 25, 2023February 25, 2023Preached by The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille

Dear Friends, Here we are again in Lent. Some years I dread it, but this year I find myself eager for the solemnity of Lent. Or perhaps it is the […]Read more “Nourishment in Lent”