This Christmas, we want to invite you and your family to join the entire Episcopal Charities and Community Services family as we celebrate our shared mission of transforming lives. Join us Dec. 27 at 6:30 pm for Christmas entertainment and a holiday dessert reception hosted by our ministry partners, followed by a special performance of The Goodman Theatre's holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol." When: Thur., Dec. 27, 2012 6:30 pm - Holiday Dessert Reception 7:30 pm - Performance Where: The Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn, Chicago Space is limited! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY Did you know? As a child, Charles Dickens spent a short time in a debtors' prison with his family. Years after his family's release, Dickens was deeply troubled by society's indifference toward the poor. He once wrote, "London is a place where half the people live without ever knowing how the other half dies." Join us on December 27th. Make a difference. Help us transform despair into hope through the ministries of Episcopal Charities and Community Services and its ministry partners.

1. This Christmas, you and your family are invited to join the THE EPISCOPAL CHARITIES ‘FAMILY’
Each year an amazing network of nonprofit organizations – some, nearly 150
entire Episcopal Charities and Community Services family years old but each with a unique heritage rooted in The Episcopal Church –
as we celebrate our shared mission of transforming lives. brings a message of hope to more than 60,000 women, men, children, and
families across northern Illinois who, until now, may have thought Jesus’
promise of abundant life [John 10:10] was not meant for them. Together, we
CHARLES DICKENS' share the common mission of transforming lives.
CELEBRATING OUR FAMILY
This special performance of “A Christmas Carol” is an opportunity to recognize
and thank ‘family’ members who help make our extraordinary work possible: the
board members, volunteers, donors, staff, and others from Episcopal Charities
and our ministry partners.
WHY “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”?
As a child, Charles Dickens spent a short time in a debtors prison with his
family. Years after his family’s release, Dickens was deeply troubled by society’s
indifference toward the poor. He once wrote, “London is a place where half the
people live without ever knowing how the other half dies.”
ADAPTED BY TOM CREAMER
DIRECTED BY STEVE SCOTT Dickens considered using his national fame as an author to address this lack
of compassion through letters to Parliament but, instead, in 1843 he poured his
passion into the writing of “A Christmas Carol.” This beloved story follows the
transformation of miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge after the spirits of Christmas past,
The Goodman Theatre present, and future confront him with the humanity of what he regarded as “the
surplus population.”
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago
December 27, 2012, 7:30 pm EPISCOPAL CHARITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
65 E Huron, Chicago, Illinois 60611 – 312.751.3574
Join us at 6:30 pm for festivities and www.eccsonline.net
a dessert reception hosted by
Episcopal Charities ministry partners
PARTICIPATING EPISCOPAL CHARITIES MINISTRY PARTNERS
Tickets BISHOP ANDERSON HOUSE • CATHEDRAL COUNSELING CENTER
$75 / $50 / $30 CATHEDRAL SHELTER OF CHICAGO • THE CHURCH HOME • HOLY FAMILY MINISTRIES
For ticket information
“God bless us LAWRENCE HALL YOUTH SERVICES • PRIMO CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
RAVENSWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES • ST. AUGUSTINE COLLEGE
www.eccsonline.net every one!” ST. LEONARD’S MINISTRIES • ST. MARY’S SERVICES • SHELTER CARE MINISTRIES
WAUKEGAN TO COLLEGE • YOUTH GUIDANCE
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