Upcoming Events

A Place of Grace 2025 Calendar
Non-Contracted Retreats (open to the public)

*RSVP to any of the events listed below in the form to the right. Be sure to include the event title and your email, so you are added to the appropriate roster.


5/14 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Join fellow scrapbookers/papercrafters for crafting and worship as we scrapbook our faith for witness and legacy! You must RSVP one full week in advance to get the supply list and the Zoom link. We hope you'll join the fun!

5/15 Hybrid May Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Worship unfolds. Art is created in response to prayer and scripture. Communion is served. No previous artistic experience is required. Please RSVP by noon on 2/19 to reserve your space, indicating if you wish to join digitally, so I can send the Zoom link. A Place of Grace is offering-based. Electronic offerings may be made via Venmo (@Julie-Gvillo) or PayPal.me/JulieGvillo. 

5/27 CHC (Grace Camp: Mission Madness Week), 9 a.m. to noon.
5/28 OB    (Grace Camp: Mission Madness Week), 9 a.m. to noon.
5/29 RFM (Grace Camp: Mission Madness Week), 9 a.m. to noon.
5/29 HYFS (Grace Camp: Mission Madness Week), 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
5/30 UPK  (Grace Camp: Mission Madness Week), 9 a.m. to noon.

6/11 UPK, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Please meet outside at LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church at 8:45 a.m. for our opening practice of Examen before we leave. RSVP via the form at http://www.aplaceofgrace-juliegvillo.net/upcoming-events.html. 

6/11 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

6/19 Hybrid June Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

6/25 RFM, 9 a.m. to noon.

7/9   OB, 9 a.m. to noon.

7/9 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

7/17 Hybrid July Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

8/6   HYFS, 9 a.m. to noon.

8/13 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

8/14 Hybrid August Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

8/27 UPK, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

9/10 CHC, 9 a.m. to noon.

9/10 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

9/18 Hybrid September Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

9/24 RFM, 9 a.m. to noon.

10/8 OB, 9 a.m. to noon.

10/8 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

10/16 Hybrid October Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

11/12 RFM, 9 a.m. to noon.

11/12 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

11/20 Hybrid November Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

11/26 CHC, 9 a.m. to noon.

11/30 Advent 1 -- Walk to Bethlehem begins with communal walks at Belk Park (Wood River) at 7 a.m., Gordon Moore Park (Alton) at 1:30 p.m., and Bethalto Park (Bethalto) at 5 p.m. Each walk will include a short worship.

12/3   HYFS, 9 a.m. to noon.

12/10 UPK, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

12/10 Online Faithbooking Retreat, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

12/18 Hybrid December Prayer Art Retreat at Von Dell Gallery & Studios in Wood River, IL from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.


You can order from the Amazon Mission Madness Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20W6NFLHH1NYF?ref_=wl_dp_view_your_list# and have donations shipped to A Place of Grace, 348 Snake Road, Dorsey, IL 62021. Please include a gift receipt with a note that the supplies are for Mission Madness and who they are from.
On the Mission Madness Wish List is feminine hygiene products for Operation Blessing, where we'll be working on April 23rd -- these are products the agency has to purchase to have on hand, and they make it possible for women of child-bearing age to attend school and/or work during their monthly menstrual cycle, and towels and washcloths for Riverbend Family Ministries where we'll be working on May 29th -- these products are bundled together with a gift tag and given to the unhoused who come in to shower there. If you can help with these, please send them to A Place of Grace in advance of our working at these agencies, so we can deliver them. 

I'll be collecting pop top tabs to deliver to the Ronald McDonald House adjacent to Mercy Hospital, St. Louis. If you have pop tops for to donate, please contact me at 618-410-5060 by phone or text, so we can arrange the transfer.

Non-contracted retreats are hosted by A Place of Grace. They are designed around the monthly theme, and are always open to the public.

Please RSVP to events on the Facebook event listings or by completing the RSVP on this page. If an event needs to be canceled due to weather, illness, or emergency, I will need to know how to contact you with that information. You can also check this page and the APOG Facebook page the day of the event to be sure no cancellation is posted.


Contracted Retreats

Group Digital/Remote Retreats require a three month lead time for planning and preparation. Plan now for your spring and summer retreats!

Call, email, or message me through the "Contact Us" form on this site if you are interested in scheduling a retreat.

*Contracted retreats are public or private retreats hosted in partnership with A Place of Grace. These retreats may offer the same monthly theme or may be custom-designed for your group’s particular needs. They can be held in a home, a church, a community center, or a place of business, and the partnering host issues invitations to guests. Hosts may choose to invite guests to bring offerings or may make an offering to cover the cost of the retreat for everyone. Call 618-410-5060 to schedule a retreat with Julie!

A Place of Grace has a new Internet service and the difference is significant! The connection is more stable. The upload and download speeds are faster. This is an answered prayer! While I look forward to returning to in-person events in good time, in-person events can’t connect friends from both coasts of the continental US or family members flung around the world like Zoom can for retreats. I am SO EXCITED to be able to offer this to the APOG community with confidence! Schedule a retreat with me today and see for yourself how well it works! 😊



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Mission Madness!

As Founder and Creative Executive Director of A Place of Grace, I am committed to supporting area ministries and agencies. One of the ways I believe that gets accomplished is by showing up to be the hands and feet and heart of Christ at work in the world. We work with each of seven local agencies once each quarter. 

Mark your calendar for these Mission Madness events and email or PM Julie to RSVP. Those who wish to volunteer should contact Julie at least a couple of days ahead for a porch-drop of supplies.

Contact Julie through the form on this page to get more information. We would LOVE to have you participate with us in making gifts for local agencies!
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You are invited to participate with us! Mark your calendar for the Mission Madness events and email or PM Julie to RSVP. Those who wish to volunteer should contact Julie at least a couple of days ahead to get departure details since we often try to carpool to Mission Madness events.
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Please plan to wear an APOG shirt, which you can purchase at exactly the cost I pay for them. Shirts need to be ordered in advance in order to have them to wear. We look forward to working alongside you in a spirit of community!  Come be part of this transformative, wonder-filled, healing work.​


A Place of Grace T-SHIRTS!!!!!

​We have t-shirts!!!!! A Place of Grace’s super soft, USA-made, Bella and Canvas t-shirts are athletic heather in color with light purple writing. The A Place of Grace logo is on the left front pocket position. The A Place of Grace tagline (“transformative. wonder-filled. healing.”) is stacked on the back with #APLACEOFGRACE underneath. The cost is as follows:

​Adult Small through Adult X Large = $10.62
Adult XXL = $12.89
Adult XXXL = $14.96

Sales tax is included in the price. Additional sizes may be available. Call to inquire. Logo and tagline were designed by Keely Rust. Shirts are screen printed by Keith Bartels of Bigfoot Prints Screen Printing in Bethalto, IL. The next order will be placed when I have orders for thirteen shirts. Email Julie to make payment arrangements.

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