Notes on Religion

Notes on religion

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Today

St. Margaret Mary Parish will offer a business breakfast series from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the church, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville. The monthly events will begin today with Our Father Who Art in Business and Continue on Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9. The fee is $7 per person, $30 for the series. For details or reservations, call (630) 369-0777.

Chabad of Naperville will hold Yom Kipper services at 6:30 p.m. today and at 9:30 a.m. and noon and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at 131 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For details, visit the Web site at www.JewishNaperville.com or call (630) 689-1387.

A one-day symposium, "Celebrate Africa/Jabulani Afrika," is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today with five free sessions emphasizing Africa's Christian music at Wheaton College's Anderson Commons. Lunch will be available for $7. The events culminate with a performance of Ladysmith Black Mambazo at 7 p.m. in Edman Memorial Chapel, Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. Tickets for the performance are $31 to $48. For details, call (630) 752-5010.

Calvary Church will begin a five-week sermon series "Facing the Giants" at 5 p.m. today and 8:45 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at the church, 9S200 Route 59, Naperville. The series continues through October. For details, visit the Web site at www.calvarynaperville.org or call (630) 851-7000.

SARET Charitable Fund will hold "From India to Cabaret" from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at St. Matthew's Church, 1420 S. Gables, Wheaton. Proceeds will benefit DuPage County's working poor and disabled residents. Donation is $25 in advance or $30 at the door. For details, call (630) 842-8876 or (630) 969-8490.

The DuPage Center of Religious Science WISE Women group will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. today at Royal Glen Office Complex, 1200 Roosevelt Road, Suite 140, Glen Ellyn.

An installation ceremony is planned at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 30. For details, visit the Web site at www.dupagechurch.org or call (630) 495-6626.

Community Christian Church will present the family play "Our Town" is at 7:30 p.m. today and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville. The performance features WGN radio personality Steve Cochran. Tickets are $15 and available at the door and online at www.communitychristian.org. For tickets, call (630) 388-5100.

Corpus Christi Catholic Council of Women will hold a bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the church, 1415 Lies Road, Carol Stream. The event includes raffles, crafts, bake and rummage sale. For details, call (630) 483-4673.

Congregation Beth Shalom will hold services for Yom Kippur at 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. today at the congregation, 772 W. Fifth Ave., Naperville. For details, visit the Web site at www.napershalom.org or call (630) 961-1818.

Temple B'nai Israel will hold Yom Kippur services at 9 a.m. today at the temple, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. For details, visit the Web site at www.temple-bnai-israel.org or call (630) 892-2450.

The Center will celebrate the autumn equinox at 7 p.m. today at the center, 901 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett. The group will meet at the Center at 6:45 p.m.

Insights from Jainism, Living in Peace on Mother Earth, will meet at 7 p.m. beginning Monday. The fee is $20 per session. For details, call (630) 837-7486.

Sunday

Harvest Bible Chapel will continue its sermon series, Leave It at the High School at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, Glenbard South High School, 23W200 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. The series is a countdown through Sept. 30 prior to the move Oct. 7 to its new permanent home at 1805 High Point Drive, Naperville. For details, call (630) 281-4800.

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church will resume its Encounter Youth Masses at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. John Angotti, Christian pianist and composer, will lead the weekly service once a month. monthly service.

• Angotti's Praise/Prays will be from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday for the whole family. The monthly event continues Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5 with childcare available for toddlers through ages 4. For details, visit www.jfrazier@stapostle.org or call Robert Frazier at (630) 355œ8980, ext. 112.

• A two-hour exploration of the Nicene Creed will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday. For details or reservations, call Chari Rosales at (630) 355-8980, ext. 138.

Calvary Episcopal Church will resume regular services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at the church, 222 S. Batavia, Ave., Batavia. For details, call (630) 879-3378.

Monday

River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays with a light meal at 6:30 p.m. at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays.

FOCUS is planning a fall retreat, Slowing Down and Getting Quiet With God, from Oct. 26-28 at Conference Point in Williams Bay, Wis. The weekend begins at 6 p.m. Friday until Sunday afternoon. The fee of $128.50 for double, $146.30 for single, includes four meals and two nights. Deadline for payment is Oct. 11. Deadline for reservations is Monday.

For details, visit the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

St. Joan of Arc is offering an ongoing series, Catholics Returning Home, for six consecutive Mondays beginning Monday at the church, 820 Division St., Lisle. For details, call Lisa Carpino at (630) 301-0828 or Mary Claire Berry at (630) 305-0095.

Tuesday

The Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide support group, hosted by Catholic Charities, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 25 at St. Daniel the Prophet Parish Center, 101 W. Loop Drive, Wheaton. The group, for anyone who has lost a friend or relative to suicide, is led by a trained facilitator and a mental health professional. For details, call (800) 240-7011.

New Beginnings, a non-denominational self-help group for those experiencing separation, divorce, death of a spouse or loss of a significant relationship, meets at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 1215 Modaff Road, Naperville. For details, visit the Web site at www.newbeginningsil.com or send an e-mail to cml525@gmail.com.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer "One Woman, One God" and a study of "When the Heart Waits, Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every other Tuesday through December at the church, 1310 Shepherd Drive, Naperville. For details call Deb Roe at (630) 898-6197.

St. Margaret Mary Parish will study the Letter to Romans during a session from 9 to 11 a.m. or 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church, Naper Boulevard and Green Trails Drive, Naperville. The fee is $30.

• A Morning Enrichment series is at 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the church. Topics are presented by professional speakers with events planned Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Jan. 9, Feb. 13, April 16. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Wednesday

Word of Life Lutheran Church will hold an evening mission project activity for women beginning from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 879 Tudor Drive, Naperville. The project, making MidWife Kits for Africa, India Madagascar and New Guinea and nutrition kits for Honduras will continue for six weeks through October. For details, call (630) 355-9655.

The Christian Church of Clarendon Hills will present its DivorceCare support group and seminar beginning from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 14 at the church, 5750 Holmes Ave., Clarendon Hills. Participants may join at any time. Workbook fee is $12. Childcare is available by calling (630) 323-3456.

GriefShare Recovery Seminar and Support meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through the end of November. For details, call (630) 323-3456.

Thursday

The St. Thomas Job Ministry will offer Joy McGuire Dooley's presentation of "When Is It Time to Change" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville.

Job seekers will find time to have their resumes reviewed with suggestions by a professional free of charge from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 29 at the church. Reservations are not necessary. For details, call Jim Breen at (630) 355-8980.

North Central College will hold chapel services open to the community featuring guest speakers at noon Thursdays in Koten Chapel, 329 E. school St., Naperville. Upcoming speakers include Pastor Randy Schoof of Warehouse Church in Aurora on Thursday, Mo Leverett or Rebirth International in New Orleans Oct. 4, Mike Farris of Nashville Oct. 11, John Perkins of Perkins Foundation Oct. 18, Juan Cordova of Free Methodist Church Oct. 25, author Rosalie Riegle Nov. 1 and Cliff Parrish of Frontline Philippines Nov. 8. For details, call (630) 637-5417.

Faithful Living for Dummies is a weekly Bible study about the Book of Sirach that will meet from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through June 5 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish, 36 N. Ellsworth, Naperville. The fee is $6. For details, call Christine Kancewick at (630) 718-2154.

The African American Leadership Roundtable and the College of DuPage will hold a Political Candidates Recruitment Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the COD Student Resource Center, room 2052, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn. The panel will offer advice to those interested in an elected office. For details, call Ed Coleman at (630) 865-4828.

Sept. 29

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church is taking registration for its program, Rainbows, for youngsters from kindergarten through eighth-grade who have experienced a loss due to death or divorce. The program meets from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 29 to March 15, at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. The fee is $10 and will be waived for members or those in need. For details, visit www.stapostle.org or call Patti Dougherty at (630) 355œ8980, ext. 109.

Oct. 2

The touring choir of Daystar University, a Christian liberal arts college in Kenya, Africa, will present a concert of music and dance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at First Presbyterian Church, 715 N. Carlton Ave., Wheaton. The group is called Afrizo and the event is a 25th anniversary celebration of the school's support organization. A free will offering will be taken. For details, visit www.daystarus.org or call the church at (630) 668-5147.