Community Corner
Grace Cafe Returns to Elmhurst Churches on September 9
Elmhurst community members facing a tight budget or eager to share companionship and a meal with others are invited to Grace Cafe.
On September 9 Grace Cafe returns to the Elmhurst community for its 13th year. Grace Cafe was started in 2007 as an ecumenical mission project to provide a free hot meal to anyone in the community and is currently supported by sixteen Elmhurst churches whose members provide two dinner gatherings per month for their guests. This year offers 16 opportunities for fellowship and sharing a meal, from September through May, 2020. Community members who are facing a tight budget or are eager to share an evening of delicious food, warm companionship and conversation with others are invited to come to Grace Cafe. Families are welcome! Doors open at 4:30; meals will be served from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst churches listed below. No reservations are needed and meals are free of charge to anyone who would enjoy them. For additional information, please contact Bethel United Church of Christ at 630-279-4040.
The Grace Cafe schedule for 2019-20 is as follows:
2019
Find out what's happening in Elmhurstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
September 9 Epiphany Lutheran Church 314 W. Vallette
September 23 First United Methodist Church 232 S. York Rd.
Find out what's happening in Elmhurstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
October 14 St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church 893 N. Church Rd.
October 21 St. Peter’s United Church of Christ 125 Church St.
November 4 Elmhurst Presbyterian Church 367 Spring Rd.
November 18 Visitation Catholic Church 851 S. York Road
December 2 Redeemer & Immanuel Lutheran Churches 345 S. Kenilworth
December 16 Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church 149 W. Brush Hill Rd.
2020
January 6 First Congregational United Church of Christ 235 S. Kenilworth
January 20 No dinner today
February 3 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 217 S. Cottage Hill
February 17 Episcopal Church of Our Savior 116 E. Church Street
March 2 Yorkfield Presbyterian Church 1099 S. York Road
March 16 Redeemer & Immanuel Lutheran Churches 345 S. Kenilworth
April 6 Christ United Methodist Church 920 Swain Avenue
April 20 Mary Queen of Heaven Church 425 N. West Avenue
May 4 Bethel United Church of Christ 315 E. St. Charles Rd.
