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September

Rally Day – Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Join us for our Annual Rally Day! Rally Day celebrates the start of our program year and is marked during our Sunday worship service and is followed by a BBQ celebration on the South Lawn. We hope to see you there! Click here to sign up to help!

Simple Gifts Concert: Ensemble Aubade “Mozart and More: Chamber Music from the Old World and the New”- Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute and alto flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Steven Sussman, piano) is based in Boston and concertizes across the United States, captivating audiences with electrifying performances. They’ve been praised for “intensity, imagination, skill, and finesse” (St. Lawrence University, NY) and hailed for “rich interpretations, played sensitively and virtuosically” (Claremont Center for the Arts, NH).   “The program was riveting.” (The Keighton Series).

Ensemble Aubade will perform Mozart and More for the Simple Gifts Concert Series on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 7:00 pm.  The program will include wide-ranging masterpieces for the unusual combination of flute, viola and piano.  One highlight is the exquisite Kegelstatt Trio K. 498 by Mozart with Bloom on alto flute “wonderfully smoky and mysterious – EarRelevant).  Also featured is the magnificent Trio Opus 45 (1856) by the great 19^th century composer Louise Farrenc.  She was professor at the Paris Conservatory from 1842 to 1873, a renowned concert pianist, and an esteemed composer, acclaimed in her time but rarely heard today.  The concert finale is Sonata for Flute, Viola and Piano (1976), a thrilling piece by Mexican composer Eduardo Angulo.

Ensemble Aubade’s career includes concerts for The Saint Louis Art Museum, The Nielsen Series in Des Moines, The Morton Arboretum Chamber Series (Lisle IL), Saugerties Pro Musica (NY), The Foothills Piano Festival (AL), The Master Arts Series in Knoxville, The Illinois College Fine Arts Series, Arts & Ideas at Lewis University (Romeoville IL), and The Robert H. Wood Great Artists Series (NY), to name a few. (GCC Sanctuary)

October

Jewish Christian Bible Study on The Book of Exodus – Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. starting October 1 (Running for 8 weeks) Join Rev. Jim and Rabbi Bruce for this interfaith study of the Book of Exodus. For more details, contact Rev. Jim. 

CROP Hunger Walk- Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Noon Walk with Glenview Community Church in the 2026 North Suburban Chicago CROP Walk. This years walk will take place at North Shore United Methodist Church, 213 Hazel Ave, Glencoe. All are welcome to walk with us! Support our GCC team or register to walk here!

CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk fundraising events held in cities and towns across the United States, created to support the global mission of Church World Service, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. After a CROP Hunger Walk ends, 25% of the funds raised is returned to the host community to support local hunger fighting efforts. For more information talk to Rev. Abigail. 

“Skills for Disagreeing Better” Workshop- Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Did you ever wish you could understand and communicate better with other congregants, neighbors, and family members with whom you disagree politically? We have just the program for you! This workshop, led by Braver Angels helps participants understand the values and concerns of those who differ from them politically and teaches essential skills for communicating across differences to find common ground.

Braver Angels is a national, non-partisan, secular organization with a mission to “…inspire and equip Americans to practice courageous citizenship across political differences through skill building, convening, and collaborative action.” This event is sponsored by the Faith In Action Team (FIAT) at Glenview Community Church. A free-will offering to benefit Braver Angels will be taken at the event. Register here today! (GCC Commons)

Youth Retreat to Tower Hill Camp – October 23-25 Middle and high school students are encouraged to join us on our annual Fall Retreat to Tower Hill Camp in Sawyer, MI. For more information, contact Rev. Abigail. 

November

Boards & Bites – Sunday, November 8 from 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Join us for an intergenerational potluck and board game night! People of all ages are encouraged to join us for this fun potluck event. Bring a dish to share and some games to play! Table games will be provided but feel free to bring your favorites from home as well!