DuPage Co. religion notes and events

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• The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, representing more than 400,000 Muslim Americans in the area, raised donations during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha in December to donate 24,000 pounds of ground beef to the Greater Chicago Food Depository Jan. 7.

Today

• Resurrection Catholic Community will begin its 40th anniversary celebration with a catered dinner and the Chuck Salvo Dinner Show at 7 p.m. today at the church, 30W350 Army Trail Road, Wayne. Tickets are $25 per person for adults 18 and older. For details, call (630) 372-7847.

• 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

• The College Church Concert Series will feature a violin and cello concert by James Buswell and Carol Ou at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, Seminary Avenue and Washington Street, Wheaton. The concert is free and a reception will follow. Tax-deductible donations will be accepted at the concert. For details, call (630) 668-0878.

• The Green Sanctuary Committee of the DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at the church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. Richard Treptow, professor emeritus Chicago State University, will present a slide show on Global Warming: Causes, Consequences and Cures. For details, call Pam Politser-Lovetere at (630) 627-2570.

• 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 www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.

Monday

• The Ministry of New Beginnings St. Hubert Church meets 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.

• First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton offers 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 the Rev. 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," from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through March at the church, 715 N. Carlton Ave., Wheaton. The fee of $20 includes the workbook. For details, visit www.firstpreswheaton.org or call (630) 668-5147.

• The lecture series "Following Christ Without a Road Map: The Ethics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" will continue at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 493 Forest, Glen Ellyn. Theologian Bonhoeffer was martyred by the Nazis before the end of World War II. The focus is "A Forgiven Martyr's Church." For details, call (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 at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the church, 410 S. Rush St., Itasca. The group meets 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

• First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn will continue its four-part series on immigration from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 535 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. Kevin Kalinich of Glen Ellyn will present the series. For details, call (630) 469-3810.

Thursday

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will present Cinema at St. Paul at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The movie will be Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo." Pizza is available at 6 p.m. for $5 per person. Deadline to order pizza is Thursday by calling Kim Hansen at (630) 690-1725.

• River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday with a light meal at 6:30 p.m. at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. The group will hold a movie night Jan. 19. A Divorce Recovery Workshop is planned from March 11 to April 29 at Westminster Church in Aurora. The fee is $39 in advance, $49 at the door. Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. For details, visit www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• 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.

Friday

• Sandy Rios, radio host and TV person, will focus on Faith and Politics at St. Petronille Church's Dinner and Discourse beginning with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Parish Life Center, 420 Glenwood Ave., Glen Ellyn. Deadline to register is Friday by calling (630) 469-0404.

• Congregation Etz Chaim will hold Shabbat Shira services at 8:15 p.m. Friday at the temple, 1710 S. Highland Ave., Lombard. The service will feature the Life Tree Ramblers Band. For details, call (630) 627-9123.b

• 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. 19

• North Central College's Gospel Extravaganza is at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $12 before Jan. 19 or $15 at the door. Another event planned in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a chapel service at noon Jan. 24. For details, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu or call (630) 637-5156.