Notes on Religion

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Today

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

• River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, will meet for a light dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. today before the movie at 6:30 p.m. at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. The movie is "The Ultimate Gift."

The group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday with a light meal at 6:30 p.m. 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 the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

Sunday

• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish will offer ALPHA, an adult faith development program, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 23 to April 16, including dinner at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. Deadline to register is Sunday. The drop-in program is open to the community. For details, call (630) 355-8980, ext. 138.

The free program "Journey to Wholeness: Self-care and Balance" focusing on spirituality and good health is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. For details, call (630) 355-8980, ext. 124.

• St. Margaret Mary Parish will hold a three-evening conference, "Jesus at the Table - What His Manners Teach Us" from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. today through Tuesday at the church, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville. A freewill offering will be taken. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Monday

• St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church will hold an ongoing series called Catholics Returning Home from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on six consecutive Mondays through mid-February at the church, 820 Division St., Lisle. For details, call Tom Richardt at (630) 353-4522.

Tuesday

• Grace United Methodist Church will present a Positive Parenting Workshop: A Focus on Study Skills at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 300 E. Gartner, Naperville. For details, call (630) 922-8100.

• Holy Spirit Catholic Community will hold an ongoing series called Catholics Returning Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on six consecutive Tuesdays through mid-February at the church, 2003 Hassert Blvd., Naperville. For details, call Tom Richardt at (630) 357-1592.

Wednesday

• Word of Life Lutheran Church's women's fellowship group will meet from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through January at the church, 879 Tudor Drive, Naperville. The meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday will feature Carol Fuys of Lisle and her experiences on mission trips for the last 10 years. For details, call (630) 355-9655.

Thursday

• St. Thomas the Apostle Job Ministry will present "Getting Unstuck …Being 100 % Present in Every Moment of Your Life" with Wendy McCormick at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-8980.