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Centennial Celebrations!

Past Events:

Parish Picnic and Open House
Sunday, June 3rd, 12:00pm            
St. Christopher’s Lawn
    We combined the annual parish picnic with an open house for friends and neighbors in honor of our year-long centennial celebration. By moving the date up to before school lets out and vacations begin, we hoped more parishioners would be able to attend. Additionally, we have a great group of neighbors who are very supportive of us and understanding of our mission. We invited them to rejoice in our 100 Years of Faith and Service and thank them for their support.
        Our team of volunteers who worked to plan this event were Carla Bukalski, Clara Sage, Anna Clissold and Demetra Koelling. It was a wonderful event!

Gala Dinner and Silent Auction
Saturday, April 21st, 5:00pm            
Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park
Buffet, J2A Silent Auction, Entertainment.

Festival Choral Eucharist
Sunday, April 22nd, 10:00am            
St. Christopher’s
Bishop Jeffrey Lee, presiding.

Pick-a-Prize Raffle
Sunday, April 22nd, after the service

The Centennial Dinner was an important part of this celebration. The planning team and vestry adopted two guiding principles: 
  1. make the dinner affordable for as many people as possible; 
  2. support local vendors and organizations. 
We hosted a catered buffet dinner, including gluten-free and vegetarian options, at the historic Nineteenth Century Club in downtown Oak Park.

Using this space allowed us to combine our celebratory dinner with the J2A silent auction, which would normally be scheduled for this spring. Combining the two events reduced the overall cost to participate and opened the fundraiser for this summer’s pilgrimage to a larger audience.

The ticket price for the auction and dinner was $30 per person, and a cash bar was provided.

The vestry has agreed to cover 25%, up to $5,000, of the entire centennial celebration cost. Because the actual cost for dinner alone was approximately $62 per person, we needed members of the parish to assist us in covering costs in a number of ways:
  • Making additional donations to the Centennial Fund.
  • Purchasing space in our congratulations booklet.
  • Soliciting advertisements for our congratulations booklet from local businesses and organizations.
Please consider how you can help support this effort.  Read our periodic requests for  in the Messenger and weekly bulletins, and keep an eye on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall. St. Christopher’s is proud of its Century of Faith and Service in Oak Park. Please help celebrate, and pitch in where you can.

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Read about our first 100 years! Click the cover below to download the History Book PDF.
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Download the Centennial Celebration program and
visit our supporters.
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Questions?

E-mail or call the church 
at 708-386-5613
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