GEMS was created to provide a means of enriching the life of the men of Grace Church through fellowship, service, and outreach. Each year, GEMS hosts a variety of charitable, educational and social activities consistent with the mission of Grace Church.

 

Fellowship activities include:

• Father/son football and baseball games

• Hunting trips

• Saturday breakfast lecture series during the winter months

• Annual golf outing challenge

• Installation dinner and roasts

Charitable outreach activities include:

• Bi-annual Starfish Ball

• Annual car wash

• Volunteer opportunities with Hinsdale Community Service, Cathedral Shelter Pick Up, and Trinity Aurora Soup Kitchen

• Fundraising support for St. Leonard’s House (providing comprehensive residential, case management and employment services for those recently released from prison), Hinsdale Community Service, the Episcopal Diocese of Renk, Sudan, Lawrence Hall Youth Services (supporting at-risk children in Chicago), Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Episcopal Diocese on 26th Street in Chicago, and St. Gregory Episcopal School/Holy Family Ministries in western Chicago.

 

All men of the parish are members of GEMS and we welcome any new-comers and volunteers seeking to get involved with our many initiatives and programs.  GEMS events are open to all men and women from Grace Church as well as their guests

 

Save the Date: “Starfish Ball”   October, 2011

 

For additional information, please contact David Ortiz at: deortiz71@sbcglobal.net or the Church office.

 

Officers 2010