Notes on Religion

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Bethel Lutheran Church: The church at 5110 Grand Ave., Gurnee, has worship services Sundays at 8 and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday school and Bible class at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Lee Clark is pastor. Call (847) 244-9647 for information.

Chain of Lakes Community Bible Church: The church, at 43 W. Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa, starts new service times beginning Sept. 9. Services will be 8-9 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon Sundays.

Nursery for newborns through 24 months will be offered at all services. HarvestLand, for kindergarten through senior high will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. HarvestLand Praise for 2 years through fifth grade will be from 11 a.m. to noon.

An all-church picnic will be held after the third service Sept. 9. Food and beverages will be provided. (847) 838-0103. www.clcbc.com.

Christ Lutheran Church, ELCA: The church, at 595 Deerpath Drive, Vernon Hills (next to Countryside Fire). Beginning Sept. 16, Sunday worship at 8:15 a.m. (traditional) and 10:45 a.m. (contemporary/nursery provided). Sunday Education Hour for ages 3 through adult at 9:30 a.m. For information about Bible study, youth groups, preschool, and service projects, call (847) 367-5787 or visit www.christlutheranvh.org.

Congregation Am Echod (Reform): The congregation at 2945 Falling Waters Blvd., Lindenhurst, offers the following Shabbat Service Schedule:

Today: Torah Study at 9 a.m. Shabbat Service at 10 a.m. and bat mitzvah of Marisa Goldstein.

For questions or information, call (847) 265-1818 or e-mail amechod@sbcglobal.net.

Congregation Anshe Tikvah: High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana Sept. 12-14 and Yom Kippur Sept 21-22, will be offered at Stevenson High School Performing Arts Center, Lincolnshire. Complimentary tickets available. Admission by ticket only.

High Holy Day Young Family Service open to the community. Rob Jury, spiritual leader. Call (847) 917-7726 for information or visit www.anshetikvah.org.

Congregation Beth Judea: The Congregation Beth Judea will hold a Selichot Dessert Reception in the synagogue's Social Hall at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 8. A Selichot Service will follow at 10:30 p.m. in the main sanctuary. As is the custom, all services at Beth Judea, except for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are open to the entire community.

• Congregation Beth Judea will hold a Shop & Share Days fundraising drive at all Jewel-Osco stores on Sept. 10-12. When you present a Shop & Share identification slip at the time of purchase, Jewel-Osco will donate 5 percent of all purchases to the Congregation Beth Judea General Fund. Shop & Share identification slips are available at the synagogue.

• Congregation Beth Judea announces another class in its fall semester Adult Academy, the Men's Club Hebrew Literacy Class. In this beginner's class, instructors Sandy Victor and Howie Goodman will teach how to read Hebrew regardless of level of previous instruction, through a 12-week program from the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs. The class is open to any adult.

The class will meet at the synagogue on Tuesday evenings from 8 to 9 p.m. Classes will be held Sept. 18 and 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27; and Dec. 11. "Graduation" will be at Friday Shabbat services, Dec. 14.

A $30 fee includes the "Shalom Aleichem" textbook, and may be made payable to the Beth Judea Men's Club. To register, call the Beth Judea office at (847) 634-077.

• The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Judea has planned an outing to ArtWerks, 445 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove, to paint ceramic pieces at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. A $10 flat fee per person will be charged to cover the cost of the kiln. The individual pieces range in price, with the average price around $15. There will be a variety of items to choose from: dreidels, mazzuzot, menorahs, etc. Refreshments will be served.

Space is limited; you must R.S.V.P. To reserve your space or for more information, leave a message for Serena Repsold, Sisterhood's vice president of programming, at the synagogue office at (847) 634-0777.

The Federated Church of Wauconda: The church at 200 S. Barrington Road (Route 176 and Barrington Road), will have its fall rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 13 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14-15. All You Can Get Into A Bag Sale will be held on the last day of the sale Sept. 15. For information, call the church office at (847) 526-8471.

First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church is at 240 Park Place in Libertyville, which is across from National City Bank. Sunday services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday School is held at the same hour for children and young people up to the age of 20.

Also, there is Wednesday midweek meetings at 7:30 p.m. Here attendants give gratitude for the help and blessings that their growing understanding of God has brought into their lives. All are welcome to attend services.

Fox Lake Baptist Church: The church at 27430 W. Nippersink Road, Ingleside, offers a contemporary worship service with a relevant message from the Bible at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Nursery is available as well as a Bible-based program for children ages kindergarten through sixth grade during the morning worship service.

High school youth (H2O) generally meet on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Junior high students (CLAY) meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

A men's group meets on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. There are various ministries for women throughout the year.

The church is affiliated with the Baptist General Conference. For information, call the church office at [847] 587-7722. Web site is at www.foxlakebaptistchurch.org.

Hadassah North Shore: A Mah Jongg Tournament will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Michael's Red Hots, Route 22 and Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove. Dairy lunch is included. There will be awards and raffles. Table of four is $30 per person. Payment is due Oct. 7. For a registration form, e-mail dianeruss@juno.com. The event is a fund-raiser for the Hadassah -- Henrietta Szold Group, a part of Hadassah North Shore. For information, call (847) 433-6350.

Immanuel Church: Immanuel Church, 2300 Dilleys Road in Gurnee, offers two identical worship services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. This week's message is entitled "How to Give Meaning to Monday Morning" given by senior pastor Joe Boerman.

Kids' World provides a safe and fun environment for children from birth through fifth grade during all services. Midweek evening ministries include J.A.M. (sixth- through eighth-grade students) and IMPACT (high school) on Wednesdays. Small groups for men meet on Tuesday mornings and women's Bible studies are available on Wednesday mornings. Call the church office at (847) 336-4800 for details.

Lake Forest College: Islamic scholar and Duke University Professor of Religion Bruce B. Lawrence will deliver a talk titled "Islam at the Crossroads: In the Media, in the Academy, at Home and Abroad" at Lake Forest College Sept. 9, as part of the College's Sesquicentennial Lecture Series. Professor Lawrence's presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For information, call (847) 735-6011 or visit the Web site at www.lakeforest.edu.

Lord of Glory Lutheran Church (LCMS): The church is at 607 W. Belvidere Road (Route 120), Grayslake. Tom Osterndorf is pastor. Sunday traditional worship is at 8 a.m.; Sunday school and Bible class 9:20 a.m.; contemporary worship 10:30 a.m. (847) 548-5673. www.lordofglory.org.

North Shore Congregation Israel: The congregation, 1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe, announces a series of programming options titled "Thinking About Israel at 60."

Nachman Scholar Series with visiting scholars Dr. Frank Tachau and Rabbi Ezra Spicehandler will be 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 5. No charge but registration is required. NSCI Brotherhood speaker series will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 21, with Consul General Barukh Binah of the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest. A seminar on environmental issues with Rabbi Hertbert Bronstein will be at 9:15 a.m. Oct. 14. NSCI Sisterhood program with WRI Lilith Salon will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 11.

For information or to register for any of these programs, call (847) 835-0724.

Prairie Circle Unitarian Universalist Congregation: PCUUC meets each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. in the Byron Colby Barn, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake, in the Prairie Crossing community. Children's liberal religious education for preschool through high school runs concurrent to the adult service. Child care for children up to 3 years old is available during the service.

Additional details, directions, and contacts are available at www.prairiecircleuuc.org, or call (847) 604-1908.

Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church: The church, at 10 S. Lake St., Mundelein, offers the following worship schedule Sunday-June 1: traditional service at 8:30 a.m.; contemporary service at 10:45 a.m.; and educational hour at 9:40 a.m. (847) 566-8081.

St. Lawrence Episcopal Church: The church will hold its second annual Lobster Boil Sept. 22. The 1¼ lb. lobsters are shipped directly from New England and arrive fresh that Saturday morning. You may order your lobsters either live or steamed. Lobsters may be picked up at St. Lawrence at 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30 or 7 p.m.

Lobsters must be pre-ordered and the cost is $20 per steamed lobster, $16 per live lobster, by check (in advance) payable to St. Lawrence Episcopal Church.

Order forms are available by calling the church office at (847) 362-2110 or on the church's Web site at www.stlawrencechurch.org. (Once on the Web site, click the "upcoming events" section.) Order forms are also available at the St. Lawrence booth at the Libertyville Farmer's Market each Thursday morning.

Proceeds from this event will benefit St. Lawrence Episcopal Church and its outreach ministries. St. Lawrence is at 125 W. Church St. in Libertyville.

• St. Lawrence Episcopal Church will be host a "Welcome Back Celebration and Ice Cream Social" following the 9 a.m. worship service Sept. 9. St. Lawrence is located at 125 W. Church St. in Libertyville. Beginning Sept. 9, services will be held at 7:30, 9, and 11 a.m. with Christian Formation for all ages at 10:10 a.m. For more information regarding St. Lawrence, call the church office at (847) 362-2110 or visit the Web site at www.stlawrencechurch.org.

St. Lawrence Episcopal Church in Libertyville extends an open invitation to hear firsthand what is happening in the Episcopal Church of Sudan and in our companion parish, St. Bartholomew. On Sept. 23, St. Lawrence will host Father Joseph Garang Atem, assistant to the bishop of the Diocese of Renk, Episcopal Church of Sudan, and principal of Renk Bible School.

Father Joseph will speak at the morning worship services at 7:30 and 9 a.m. and the adult form at 10:10 a.m. St. Lawrence will also host an afternoon reception from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

St. Lawrence participates in the Diocese of Chicago's companion relationship with the Diocese of Renk in Sudan.

For information, call the church at (847) 362-2110 or visit www.stlawrencechurch.org. St. Lawrence is at 125 W. Church St. in Libertyville.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church: The church is at 24500 N. Old McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods. Women's Spiritual Growth Group presents "Loved By God," a Scripture-based Bible study by Liz Curtis Higgs.

This eight-week, thought-provoking video, workbook and discussion series is designed to draw members into the Word of God and experience his blessings by studying the lives of Jacob, Esau, Leah and Rachel.

Classes are open to all women from St. Matthew and the community and will meet Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in Krueger Hall Wednesday to Oct. 4. Fee is $25 for workbook and materials, payable on the first night of the class. Child care will be provided. For information, call (847) 438-7709, Scarlett Mankowsky at (847) 540-5501 or Kay Lattanzi at (847) 540-1155. Visit www.stmatts.net.

• Apocalypsis Jesu Christus is a 30-session, in-depth study into the Book of Revelation. Lutheran Church Charities will host classes on Mondays starting Sept. 10 at 6 a.m. at the Harris Bank Building in downtown Palatine and at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Quentin and Old McHenry roads in Hawthorn Woods. The course is also available to be taken solely on the Internet. Classes are non-denominational and are open to anyone regardless of church (or lack of) affiliation. You can find out more information or a location near you by going to www.WAUonline.org or by calling (866) 455-6466. If you have questions, contact Word Among Us at WordAmongUs@LutheranChurchCharities.org.

St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church: Beginning this weekend the congregation will celebrate Masses at 4 and 6 p.m. Saturdays and 7, 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays at the church, 2101 E. Route 173, Antioch, a half-mile east of Route 45.

Weekday Masses will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturdays. Catholic holy days of obligation will be celebrated at 7 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

For information, call the church office at (847) 395-3474 and speak with the pastor, the Rev. Fr. John A. Jamnicky.

Shepherd of the Lakes Church: The Last Chance Music Series has changed names and locations. Beginning Sept. 9 it will be known as The Vine music series and will be held at The Vine Martini and Wine Bar, located at 101 Center St. in Grayslake The series continues to feature contemporary Christian music from 7 to 9 p.m. the second Sunday of each month. OneTwentyTwo will perform Sept. 9.

The Vine Music Series is not only meant for Christians, but for music lovers in general. Admission is free. No reservations are required. There is no cover charge or reserved seating. For more information, call (847) 543-0900 or e-mail sotl_pr@yahoo.com.

• Shepherd of the Lakes Church has new weekend service times. Worship times are now at 5 p.m. Saturday (contemporary) and on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (traditional) and 10:15 a.m. (contemporary). Shepherd of the Lakes is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is located at 285 E. Washington St. For information, call (847) 223-4111 or e-mail sotl_pr@yahoo.com.

The United Protestant Church of Grayslake: Regular hours resume Sept. 9, with worship at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays with Christian education for all ages at 9:30. Childcare is provided.

The church at 54 S. Whitney St., Grayslake. The United Protestant Church of Grayslake is made up of two denominations: the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. The church is at 54 S. Whitney St., Grayslake. The Web site address is www.upcgl.org. For information, call (847) 223-8131.

• The public is invited to attend a Christian music concert on Sept. 15 by Bryan Sirchio, an award-winning Christian singer/songwriter and recording artist from Madison, Wis. The 7 p.m. concert will be held in the sanctuary of the United Protestant Church of Grayslake, located at the corner of Park and Whitney in downtown Grayslake.

Sirchio's music is diverse in style, ranging from gentle congregational choruses to rousing upbeat material for teens, to fun interactive songs for young children. Admission is a suggested $5 free-will donation, however everyone will be admitted. To learn more about the artist, visit www.sirchio.com. Sirchio will also participate in Sept. 10 worship services at UPC. For information, call (847) 223-8131.

First Church of Christ, Scientist: The church at 421 E. Main St., Barrington, offers an opportunity to share in blessings and gratitude on Wednesday evenings.

Beginning at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday a hymn is sung, readings are given and then the meeting is open to the congregation to share how prayer and a trust in God has brought healing, wholeness and resolution to all kinds of challenges including addictions, health problems, relationship difficulties and employment needs. Plan to join in this healing hour.

Parking is at the rear of the church building, across from Wool Street Grill.