Accessibility
Our church is handicapped accessible.  We have a wheelchair lift at the front door to bring you up to the sanctuary level, accessible washrooms on the first floor, and there are wheelchair-accessible pew areas.  If you will need the wheelchair lift you can call ahead to let us know at 773-763-1522, or you can just show up and we will be happy to accommodate you. Our Sanctuary has audio amplification for the hearing impaired - just ask for a hearing assist device when you arrive.  We also offer Large-Print Bulletins.

Arrival
When you arrive, there will be a greeter at the door who will welcome you, give you a bulletin for the service, and direct you to our sanctuary.  You are welcome to sit wherever you are comfortable.  There is also a coat closet just off the sanctuary entrance for your convenience. What do people wear?  We don't have a "dress code" at ECC – folks wear what they feel comfortable in, from jeans to a coat and tie – so you are welcome to come as you are. (Though on Easter Sunday, there are sure to be plenty of children dressed in their Easter best!)

Sunday School and Nursery
Children stay in the service with their parents from the beginning, until the Pastor holds a special "Time for Children" with them.  After this, the children go with the Sunday School teachers and our Nursery Care personnel to Sunday School or nursery care, just down the hall. However, children of all ages are welcome to stay in the service with their parents if they would prefer. We do have a windowed room at the back of the sanctuary where a parent can sit with their child and still see and hear the service, if that makes the parent more comfortable, but we absolutely welcome having children in the sanctuary during the service, noisy or not!

Our Service
We follow a service that contains many elements which would be familiar to people from many different Christian and Catholic backgrounds. We celebrate Communion once a month, usually on the first Sunday of the month.  Our communion is open, which means that anyone who joins us in worship is invited to take communion with us. After the elements are consecrated, we pass a plate with bread and then a tray with little cups of wine or grape juice to the people in the pews, and we take communion as a group while in the pews.

Music
And we have beautiful music during the service!  We cherish our Aoelian Skinner organ, which is used most Sundays, and our choir.  Our music is a blend of classical, traditional, spiritual, contemporary, and other elements. During the service, we also sing two or three hymns as a congregation, again mixing traditional and contemporary, from the hymn books in the pews.

Coffee Time and Fellowship
After the service, we invite you to walk down the short hallway with us to the Heritage Room, which is our gathering room.  It was last redecorated in the '70s, so its cheerful burnt-orange plaid carpeting will beckon you from afar!  In this cozy room we have a time for coffee, coffeecake, and conversation. The nursery and Sunday school rooms adjoin this larger room, so you will find your children there also. We would love to have you join us for fellowship after the service.

Any more questions?  Just give us a call – 773-763-1522 – so we can give you any more information you need.  We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!