May

May 8th (Friday) at 5:30pm – Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Tickets sales are closed for Scenes from an Italian Restaurant! We look forward to seeing so many of you at this special evening of Italian food, music, and celebration supporting our music ministry. GCC Commons

May 9th (Saturday) at 9am – Chicago River Clean Up: Keep the North Branch Healthy and Beautiful

Chicago River Day is an annual event sponsored by Friends of the Chicago River, gathering thousands of volunteers for cleanup and restoration tasks. Please join fellow GCC volunteers at Techny Basin to help care for our river and the many species that depend on it. Families with children 8 and older are welcome, and you’ll get a T-shirt portraying this year’s featured animal, the Virile Crayfish! Registration is required, and once you’ve signed up, please email Cathy Shapiro at cshapiroeditor@gmail.com. Techny Basin

May 10th (Sunday) during 10am worship – Puppet Show: “Calm Seas Ahead”

Church School students (and people of all ages!) are invited to attend GCC’s Spring Puppets performance featuring biblical stories of storms and seas. Students will start in worship and head to the show after the blessing exchange (in lieu of Church School). Youth Room

May 17th (Sunday) at 10am – Children’s Musical: “Magic Schoolboat”

This year’s children’s musical is “The Magic Schoolboat,” which was written by The Voices of GCC! Join us for a whale of a tale as our children’s choir takes off on a magical journey to learn about Noah and Jonah. We hope you’ll enjoy! Sanctuary

May 17th (Sunday) at 11:15am – Congregational Meeting

GCC’s Annual Congregational Meeting will be held immediately following worship with agenda items to include Approval of Minutes from the Midwinter Congregational Meeting, Receipt of Reports, Nominations for and Elections to Leadership Positions, and the 2026 Capital Project Plan. This notice constitutes the official call to meeting. In accordance with the Church Constitution, no other business shall be transacted. Fifty members shall constitute a quorum, so please plan to attend! Sanctuary

May 20th (Wednesday) at 7pm – Speakers Forum: Intro to the Illinois Judicial System

Join us for an informative and engaging evening with GCC member and Circuit Court Judge Cecilia Horan, as well as Glenview native and Circuit Court Judge, Frank J. Andreou who will offer an inside look at how the Illinois judicial system is structured and how judges are selected. This forum is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of the courts, ask questions, and explore the role of the judiciary in our civic life. Open to all—whether you’re simply curious or actively engaged in issues of civic education. GCC Chapel

May 31st (Sunday) at 11:30am – Sing a Better Future into Existence

Join us for an afternoon of public community singing — learning and singing songs together as a practice of courage, solidarity, and hope. We will learn and sing music rooted in resistance movements past and present. Singing in community steadies our breath, strengthens our bonds, and helps us remember that we belong to one another. It also prepares us for public, nonviolent witness. This event is open to people of every religious tradition and those with no religious commitments at all who share that vision. No musical background is needed. If you can breathe, you can sing! Sanctuary

june

June 1st, 15th and 29th (Mondays) at 6:30pm – Pride Month Book Study

Join us for this years Pride Month Book Study. We will be reading the devotional book: “God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us” by Rev. Lizzie McManus. This study will be a collaboration between Glenview Community Church and Glenview United Methodist Church and will be held in alternating locations: GUMC, GCC then GUMC. Get a copy of the book and read one devotion per day starting May 22nd.

June 7th (Sunday) at 10:15am – Buffalo Grove Pride Parade

GCC will kick off Pride Month this year by participating in the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade! Everyone – families, youth, and allies of all ages – is welcome to attend. Please sign up here so we know who to expect by May 31st. An email will be send with any final parade details/reminders in the week leading up to the parade. Buffalo Grove