Your service to others is the rent you pay here on earth. There is an epidemic of mass incarceration and criminalization of black and brown people in the US. The answer is us. Get involved Free Hearts RIKERS #HartleyImpact VDS Public Theology #WokeForJustice

Well? Dean Emilie M. Townes invites us to the work before us. #wokeforjustice

Please stay for the business meeting after worship this Sunday! We will need a quorum to vote on officers.

Thank you, Senior Minister Search Committee, both for all your hard work and for this lovely update on your progress!

Thank you, Jane, for your leadership and grace. Congratulations on being named this year’s Iglehart Distinguished Service Award winner.

Our church profile is now live on our website! This is the next step in our search for a new senior minister and we are thrilled to see who answers the call. Please take a look and share with folks who might be interested in leading a unique church. lakestreet.org/profile/

The Rosa Williams Award usually goes to a woman at Lake Street who exemplifies Rosa’s steadfast leadership and love. However, this year we just couldn’t single out one member of the Asylum and Sanctuary Group of the Peace and Justice Committee without honoring all of them!

The next Christian book group meeting is this Sunday, June 17, at noon in the Parlor. We will discuss the final chapter of the Borg book. This is the last meeting before September. All are welcome, and be sure to bring your ideas for new discussion topics in the fall.

This Sunday’s 10:30 am service: Sermon: "Serendipitous Encounters of Neighborly Love" Guest minister: Reverend C. Diane Johnson of Second Baptist Evanston Ancient Witness Readings: -Luke 10: 25-37 Special Music: Chicago Folklore Ensemble

Please visit sites.google.com/cps.edu/free-y… for updates on #JusticeForYesica and how to help.

#FamiliesBelongTogether Show up Thursday, June 21 at noon at Federal Plaza in Chicago to show your support for Yesica and her family. #JusticeForYesica follow her story at sites.google.com/cps.edu/free-y…

Congratulations to Kristin White, this year’s Oil Can Award honoree. The Oil Can Award recognizes the Lake Streeter who is constantly moving behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly, which describes Kristin to a T. Thank you, Kristin!

We WILL be out there at noon, so grab an umbrella and come on out!

Join us for our annual "Living Wisdom: Buddha and the Divine" service this Sunday, June 24 at 10:30 am. Dharma Talk: Rev. Beth Dickerson with guest speaker Sensei Tricia Teater.

For those marching in Pride tomorrow: meet Amber at LSC by 9:45 if traveling together, or meet Jillian at Broadway/Sunnyside, north of Aldi/Target driveway at 11:30

We hope you will join us as we celebrate the Divine with our minds open and our hearts filled with the love and joy of being in the present. Sermon: Justice for Each Generation, Amber Naylor preaching Ancient Witness: Matthew 12: 1-14

Friday, July 6: Millennium Park Concert - Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, 6:30 pm. Bring any food that you like and a lawn chair. Alcohol is permitted in the park. Janet and Kay will arrive early and stake out a good spot.

Lakeside worship with baptism 7/15 at 10:30. Brown bag picnic to follow. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on and a towel if you plan to go into the lake. Cold drinks, watermelon, and ice cream provided for the picnic.

Following worship this Sunday, the Peace & Justice Committee is hosting a discussion about how Lake Street Church can support justice for the Palestinian people. Ahlam Jbara, deputy director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is the guest speaker.

If you are a voting member of the church, we need you this Sunday! There will be a brief meeting immediately following worship, during which we will vote on the declaration of unity with Second Baptist. We need a quorum, so if you are in town, please try to make it!