DuPage Co. Notes on Religion
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Today
• Wheaton Franciscan Collaborative Ministries will present Saturday Mindfulness Mornings from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 5 at Maura Hall, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. An offering will be taken. The sessions will continue Jan. 26, March 1 and 29. For details, call (630) 462-4936.
• St. Thomas United Methodist Church is offering a new service, CrossPoint, from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Saturdays at the church, 2S511 Route 53, Glen Ellyn. A monthly Movie Night with Popcorn is planned. For details, call (630) 469-1214.
Sunday
• St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold a four-week discussion of Old Testament Prophets from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Sundays in January at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.
• Lombard Assembly of God will hold a free fellowship lunch after the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 629-3388.
• First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will present Pathways with three choices from 9:55 to 10:50 a.m. Sundays, Jan. 6 to Feb. 10, at the church, 715 N. Carlton, Wheaton. Topics include Enacting the Kingdom of Heaven, Awakenings and Living in a Culture of Perfection. For details or to register, call (630) 668-5147.
• Michael McConnell of American Friends Service Committee will present "Costs of War to DuPage County" at noon Sunday at the Downers Grove Friends Meeting house, 5810 Lomond Ave., Downers Grove. The meeting is open to the community. A light lunch will be served with a freewill offering taken. For details, call (630) 968-3861.
• Alan Becker will present T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Journey of the Magi," at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at the Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale. The program is free and open to the community. For details, call (630) 323-4303.
• Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold a taize service at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 345 S. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst. For details, call (630) 834-1411.
Monday
• Addison Aglow International hold a praise and worship titled "One Hour with Jesus" from 10 to 11 a.m. the first Monday of the month 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 the Web site at www.aglow.org or call Nancy at (630) 543-3016.
• Grace Lutheran Church will be the site of a non-denominational prayer ministry of the West Suburban Healing Rooms of Chicago from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at the church, 950 S. York Road, Bensenville. Appointments are not necessary; first come, first served. For details, call Carolyn Aiello at (630) 860-0566 or (630) 766-3030.
• 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, non-denominational 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.
• 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. The group is open to the community. For details or to register, call Pastor Caryle Wilkie at (630) 668-5147, ext. 13.
Tuesday
• First Presbyterian Church invites women to the Beth Moore Bible study program, "Jesus, the One and Only," beginning from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan, 8 through March, at the church, 715 N. Carlton Ave., Wheaton. The fee of $20 includes the workbook. For details, visit the Web site at www.firstpreswheaton.org or call (630) 668-5147.
• The lecture series "Following Christ Without a Road Map: The Ethics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 23W080 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. Theologian Bonhoeffer was martyred by the Nazis before the end of World War II. The series will continue at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 with "A Forgiven Martyr's Church" at Grace Lutheran Church, 493 Forest, Glen Ellyn. For details, call St. Luke's at (630) 469-5552 or Grace at (630) 469-1555.
• 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 Tuesday of each month. For details, call the Rev. Alex Duff at (630) 773-0396.
• St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church will sell copies of its 50th anniversary cookbook at the church, 547 N. Main St., Lombard. The cost is $12.50. For details, call the church from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at (630) 627-2435.
Wednesday
• The Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. Bonnie Grabenhofer, president of Illinois National Organization for Women, will discuss the battle over the new Planned Parenthood Women's Clinic in Aurora. For details, call Jack Sechrest at (630) 554-8058.
Thursday
• St. Paul Lutheran Church will present the Lutheran course, Featuring Winking Luther and "Taking Our Questions Seriously…And Ourselves Lightly" from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 10 to Feb. 21, at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton.
The Theological Discussion Group will discuss "What Paul Meant" at 7 p.m. Jan. 13. The Book Group will discuss "The Poe Shadow" at 7 p.m. Jan. 20. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.
Friday
• The Warrenville Cenacle will offer a workshop, "Our Bodies Bring the Mystic Home," from Jan. 25-27 at the center, 29W012 Batavia Road, Warrenville. The cost of $175 for a single room, $160 for a double. Those registering after Jan. 11 add $20. A $40 deposit secures reservations.
The one-day workshop, "Planning Matters: Unwrapping, Celebrating and Planning to Use Your Gifts" is from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26. The fee is $50 and includes lunch. A $15 deposit secures reservation. For details, call (630) 393-1231.
• 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. The group will plan activities. For details, call (630) 202-0333.
Jan. 12
• Resurrection Catholic Community will begin its 40th anniversary celebration with a catered dinner and the Chuck Salvo Dinner Show at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the church, 30W350 Army Trail Road, Wayne. Tickets are $25 per person for adults 18 and older. For details, call Ann at (630) 372-7847.