Notes on Religion

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Today

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.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Schaumburg Stake will present "A Night of Excellence" at 7 p.m. today at the church, 1320 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. The free program features all the arts. For details, call (815) 899-6205.

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" 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 Etz Chaim will hold Yom Kippur services at 10 a.m., 1:15 and 3:30 p.m. today, and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1710 S. Highland Ave., Lombard. For details, visit www.congetzchaim.org or call (630) 627-3912.

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 www.temple-bnai-israel.org or call (630) 892-2450.

The Center will celebrate the autumnal 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

First United Methodist Church of Lombard will present Mercy's Mark gospel quartet at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 155 S. Main St. Lombard, IL 60148. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students; groups of five or more adults are $10 each. A love offering also will be taken. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. For details, visit www.lombardfirstumc.org or call (630) 627-2508.

The Midwest Anglican Awakening will feature the Rev. Dr. Peter Akinola, primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Edman Memorial Chapel, Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. He is considered a key figure in global Christianity and heads a church group of almost 20 million members. For details, call the Rev. Jay Greener at (847) 715-6934.

Medinah Baptist Church will present a Singspiration featuring the male quartet Four For One at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church, Foster and Sycamore avenues, Medinah. For details, call (630) 980-9421.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church continues its five-week series, "Meeting Jesus in Pop Culture," led by author Rodney Clapp from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday at the church, 22W415 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. The series continues through October and is open to the community. For details, visit www.stbarnabas-episcopal.com or call (630) 469-1394.

Lombard Assembly of God will feature guest speakers at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday services this month at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. Speakers include Dan Biegler Sunday and Bill Anagnos Sept. 30. A free fellowship luncheon is planned after services. A free breakfast will be open to the community at men's fellowship from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 29. For details, call (630) 629-3388.

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.

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 www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

St. Michael Church will offer a monthly series with author Gil Bailie at 7:30 p.m. Mondays beginning with "The Present Time - Its Peril and Its Promise" at the church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The series continues Oct. 22 and Nov. 19. The lectures are free. For details, call Matt Pozen at (630) 462-5045.

First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will offer its ongoing grief recovery program, Beginning Again, at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the church's living room, 715 N. Carlton, Wheaton. For details or to register, call Pastor Caryle Wilkie at (630) 668-5147, ext. 13.

Tuesday

The Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide support group, hosted by Catholic Charities, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 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.

First Baptist Church of Wheaton will hold a Bible study, "Believing God" by Beth Moore, from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at the church, 1310 N. Main St., Wheaton. There is a $5 fee for the children's program. For details, call Cindy Heslinga at (630) 469-4580.

Coffeebreak, a women's interdenominational Bible study, meets at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Evangel Baptist Church, 1900 Manchester Road, Wheaton. This year's study will focus on the book of Isaiah. Child care is provided for ages 6 months to 5 years. For details, call Debby France at (630) 462-7605.

St. Luke Lutheran Church in Itasca will hold a support group for people who have been diagnosed with cancer beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the church, 410 S. Rush St., Itasca. The group will meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For details, call the Rev. Alex Duff at (630) 773-0396.

Wednesday

Peace Lutheran Church invites the community to a program about Depression from a Christian Perspective with the Rev. John Curphey at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 21W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard. A light supper will be available at 6 p.m. For details, call (630) 727-1101.

Thursday

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 of 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.

St. Luke Lutheran Church will present the 30-week study of the book of Revelation, "Apocalypsis Jesu Christus," beginning at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 410 S. Rush St., Itasca. The course also is available on the Internet at www.WAUonline.org. For details, call the Rev. Alex Duff at (630) 773-0396 or (866) 455-6466.

Grace Lutheran Church will be open as a Praying Place at noon Thursdays and after Bible study at 7:20 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 469-1555.

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.

Friday

Mom's Place, a ministry of Peace Lutheran Church, will present author and child psychologist Todd Cartmell with "Respectful Kids: The Complete Workshop" during its meeting from 9:15 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church, 21W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard. Registration is not required, but a donation of $6 is requested for breakfast, program costs and child care. For details, visit www.momsplace.org or call (630) 627-1101.

A new Christian social group for single, divorced and widowed members in the Addison area will begin meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fridays at a local restaurant. For details, call (630) 202-0333.

Sept. 29

York Center Church of the Brethren will hold a Blessing of the Animals at 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at the church, 1S071 Luther Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-7411.

Congregation Etz Chaim will hold a gala concert and benefit for Bomba Israel all-volunteer firehouse in Santiago, Chile. The event is at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at 1710 S. Highland Ave., Lombard. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. The concert features Laura Fuentes and her husband, Pedro Villagra. For details, visit www.congetzchaim.org or call (630) 627-3912.

Elmhurst Epiphany Lutheran Church will hold its children's toy and equipment resale from 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 29 at the church, 314 W. Vallette, Elmhurst. Only open to adults. A half-price sale is from 10 to 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Arthritis Foundation Camp Jam. For details, e-mail epiphany.resale@comcast.net.

Stepping Stones, a Christian-based not-for-profit organization providing transitional housing for abused women and their children, is teaming with Bridge Communities to offer mentor classes Sept. 29 at First Presbyterian Church, 500 Anthony St., Glen Ellyn. For details or to volunteer, visit www. bridgecommunities.org or call Diana Eckert at (630) 235-3389.

Sept. 30

Good Samaritan United Methodist Church will hold a Pet Blessing at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the church, 960 W. Army Trail Road, Addison. For details, call (630) 543-3725.

St. Petronille Parish Center will present the national touring production of "Tell All Souls about My Mercy" at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at the church, 420 Glenwood Ave., Glen Ellyn. The program is for all ages. An offering will be taken. For details, call Adele Lessmeister at (630) 469-0404, ext. 2107.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church will hold a Blacktop Bash and Pet Blessing from noon to 2 p.m. with the blessing at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the church, 393 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. The event includes food and fun activities for families. In case of rain, the event will be Oct. 7. For details, call (630) 858-1020.

Oct. 1

The Ministry of New Beginnings St. Hubert Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 Rush St., Roselle. The group is a 30-year old Catholic-oriented, nondenominational support group for singles. Donation is $3 per meeting. The group also plans outings and activities during the week. For details, call Carol Galat at (847) 524-1397 or Steve Siegel at (773) 761-7381.

Addison Aglow International will hold a praise and worship titled "One Hour with Jesus" from 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 1 at Addison Presbyterian Church, 233 N. Mill Road, Addison. The service is open to women, men and teens. Baby-sitting is not available. For details, visit www.aglow.org or call Nancy at (630) 543-3016.

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. An offering will be taken. For details, visit www.daystarus.org or call the church at (630) 668-5147.

Oct. 4

Trinity Episcopal Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the church, 130 N. West St., Wheaton. A Picnic with Pets potluck is planned following the service for household pets in Millett Hall. For details, call (630) 665-1101.