Notes on Religion

Faith and worship in DuPage County

To submit your listings, e-mail M.J. Porter at mporter@dailyherald.com or fax items to (630) 955-0895.

• St. Margaret Mary Parish in Naperville has welcomed Father Paul Hottinger as a new pastor.

Today

• Our Saviour's Lutheran Church will hold a children's Great Pumpkin Halloween Party from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Celebration Community Center, 919 S. Washington St., Naperville. Those attending should wear costumes for a party of games, pumpkin art and a spooky search for the Great Pumpkin for ages 3-11 years. Donation is $5 per person for the church's youth ministry. For details, call (630) 355-2522.

Sunday

• Word of Life Lutheran Church will hold a Spook-ghetti dinner at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 879 Tudor Drive, Naperville. The event includes a costume contest and games for all ages. Donations of unwrapped new gifts for newborns to teens from $5 to $20 will be welcome to support the San Pablo Lutheran Church's Christmas market in Aurora. The gifts will be distributed to needy families of the San Pablo English as a Second Language program. This is a service project of Word of Life's junior youth group. Dinner tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 3-11 years. For details, call (630) 355-9655.

• Grace United Methodist Church will feature author Troy Martin from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville. Copies of his book, "Forgiveness: Finding Freedom through Reconciliation" will be available for purchase For details, call (630) 355-1748.

Tuesday

• 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. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Wednesday

• Word of Life Lutheran Church will be Packing and Praying for missions from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 879 Tudor Drive, Naperville. The project is making MidWife Kits for Africa, India, Madagascar and New Guinea; and children's nutrition kits for Honduras. For details, call (630) 355-9655.

Thursday

• 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.

The group is planning a trip to "Scrooge the Comedy" Nov. 23 at the White Pines Dinner Theater. The show is audience participation with a dinner buffet. Tickets are $50 and include tax, tip and transportation. The trip departs from the church at 4:30 p.m. and returns at 11 p.m. For details, contact Jim Canada at (630) 968-3015.

Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. For details, visit the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• 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.

• 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 author Rosalie Riegle this Thursday and Cliff Parrish of Frontline Philippines Nov. 8. For details, call (630) 637-5417.

Friday

• Church Women United will hold World Community Day worship from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Catholic Community Church, Book Road and 111 Street, Naperville. For details, call B. Hemmetter at (630) 357-8223.