Notes on Religion

Faith and worship in DuPage County

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Today

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will start a Saturday Morning Men's Group from 7 to 8:15 a.m. today at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.

• Resurrection Catholic Community will hold a women's retreat, All This and Heaven too, at 9 a.m. today at the church, Route 59 and Army Trail Road, Wayne. The event includes a continental breakfast. The fee is $15. Walk-ins are welcome. For details or to register, call Barbara Miller at (630) 289-5400, ext. 208.

• The Christian Youth Theater will present the musical "Godspell" at Timothy Christian School, 188 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst. Performances are at 2 and 6 p.m. today. Tickets are $8-12 in advance with an additional $2 at the door. For details or tickets, call (847) 516-2298.

• River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, will hold a game night at 6:30 p.m. today at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. The group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday with a light meal at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming events include a movie night featuring "Amazing Grace" beginning with a light dinner at 5:30 p.m. March 1. Reservations are requested by calling (630) 907-2992.

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

Sunday

• The deadline for the Couples Conference 2008 is Sunday. The event is for all couples whether married or dating and features marriage educators David and Claudia Arp, authors of "10 Great Dates." Christ Church of Oak Brook will sponsor the event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 22 and 8:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 23 at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. The fee of $90 per couple includes material for the weekend; a special overnight room rate of $99 is available. For details, visit the Web site at www.cc-ob.org or call (630) 654-1882.

• DuPage Center of Religious Science will hold a Recommit to Love ceremony from noon to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the center, suite 140, 1200 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn. The service is for singles and couples. Regular services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. A love offering is requested. For details, call (630) 495-6626.

• Christ Church of Oak Brook will present a Lenten sermon series, Crucified Christianity: How Do Jesus People Answer the New Atheism, at services at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays through Lent at the church, 31st and York Road, Oak Brook. For details, visit the Web site at ww.cc-ob.org or call (630) 654-1882.

• First Presbyterian Church will feature the Rev. Paul Kirbas and his book on Biotech Ethics, "Navigating Through a Stipulated Freedom," at 9:55 a.m. Sundays through March 16 at the church, 715 N. Carlton Ave., Wheaton. For details, visit the web site at www.firstpreswheaton.org or call (630) 668-5147.

• Lombard Assembly of God will feature speaker John Schwider at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. For details or to register, call (630) 629-3388.

Monday

• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church will present author John Blumberg and "Silent Alarm" at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the church, 0S259 Church St., Winfield. For details, visit the Web site at www.stjohnwinfield.org or call (630) 668-2625, ext. 613.

• The Christian Science churches of Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove will feature David Stevens and Understanding Spiritual Identity Heals at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Doubletree Conference Center, 2111 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove. The event offers free childcare. For details, call (630) 563-9792.

• 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.

Tuesday

• Wheaton College's Center for Applied Christian Ethics will feature author Jim Wallis discussing his new book,"The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-religious Right America," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kresge Room of Edman Memorial chapel, Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. For details, call (630) 752-5886.

• The Glen Ellyn/Wheaton CROP Walk 2008 crusade will hold a rally at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, 802 E. Geneva Road, Wheaton. The walk will be held at 2 p.m. May 4. For details, visit the Web site at www.cropwalk.org or call Christa Mannion at (630) 790-1359.

• Christ the King Parish will offer three workshops on the Sacraments beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 1501 S. Main St., Lombard. The programs continue at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 and March 4. For details, call (630) 629-1717.

• 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.

Wednesday

• First Church of Lombard will hold its second annual Women's Wellness Workshop with a registration deadline of Wednesday. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1 at the church, 220 S. Main St., Lombard. Participants have an opportunity to choose three of 12 information sessions. Featured speaker Faith Roberts will present "From Wedding Rings to Nose Rings…Generational Differences in the Pews." The fee is $45 and includes breakfast, workshops and lunch. For details or to register, call Debra Haugen at (630) 629-2630, ext. 12.

• St. Timothy Lutheran Church will hold Lenten services at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, through March 12, at the church, 547 N. Main St., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-2435.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will present the series "Be Angry but Do Not Sin" as a workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays to March 12, or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays to March 13, at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, call Pat Pape at (630) 668-9029. Soup suppers at 6 p.m. precede Wednesday services through March 12. For details, call (630) 668-5953.

• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold lent services at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12 at the church, 331 George St., West Chicago. For details, call (630) 231-1175.

• Southminster Presbyterian Church will hold Wednesday services with a youth coffee house and soup supper at 6 p.m. and lent activities at 6:45 p.m. through March 12 at the church, 600 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn.. For details, call (630) 469-9149.

• The First United Methodist and Congregational Church and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church will hold combined services beginning with a light meal at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12 at First Congregational Church, 525 Route 59, West Chicago. For details, call (630) 231-3344.

• Grace Lutheran Church will hold soup suppers and vesper services beginning at 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12 at the church, 5 N. Princeton, Villa Park. For details, call (630) 832-0870.

Thursday

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold a Cinema night at 6 p.m. Friday at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Deadline to order pizza is Thursday by calling Kim Hansen at (530) 690-1725. The pizza is $5 per person. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will present the Lutheran course, Featuring Winking Luther and "Taking Our Questions Seriously…And Ourselves Lightly," will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays to Feb. 21 at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.

Friday

• Calvary United Pentecostal Church will hold its Talent Expo at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, 19W701 Army Trail Road, Addison. The event features art, literary, acting and musical performances. An entrance fee of a few non-perishable items and freewill offering will be collected to help families in need in Addison. For details, call (630) 628-6866.

• Lombard Assembly of God will hold a two-day marriage seminar, God's Answer to His Perfect Marriage,' with John and Gay Carriker Friday and Feb. 23 at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. The seminar is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday with pizza and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday with sandwiches provided. The fee is $25 per person, $55 per couple. For details or to register, call (630) 629-3388.