Notes on Religion: Naperville, Lisle

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. Mail should be sent to Daily Herald, 4300 W. Commerce Court, Lisle, IL 60532.

Today

• North Central College's group, The Union, is rallying families, church groups, businesses and other volunteers for Intersection, a day of service today to benefit five Naperville and Aurora social service agencies. For details or registration, visit www.oneintersection.com or call (630) 637-5417.

• Martin Forward, professor of religion at Aurora University, will discuss and sign copies of his book at 10 a.m. today in Lowry Chapel, Gladstone Avenue, Aurora. His book is "The Nature and Name of Love: Religion for the Contemporary World." For details, call (630) 844-4885.

Sunday

• Grace United Methodist Church is offering a night out for women from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the church, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville. Women's Night Together offers six workshops, with participants choosing two, dinner and keynote speaker Ceclia Swafford Harris. Tickets are $25 by Sunday, $35 after that date. Register online at www.peopleofgrace.org or, for child-care, call Margaret Harrison at (630) 355-1748, ext. 241.

• First Presbyterian Church will hold an open house and church tour to celebrate 150 years from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 325 E. Downer Place, Aurora. For details, call (630) 844-0050.

• Grace United Methodist Church is offering two parenting workshops at the church, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville. A free six-week class for parents of junior high students meets at 9:30 a.m. Sundays to May 26. For details, call the Rev Carol Madalin at (630) 355-1748, ext. 246. A workshop series for parents of children ages 8 and younger is a four-week series meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through April 29. Each session is $10, $30 for the series. For details or child care, call Margaret Harrison at (630) 355-1748, ext. 241, or visit www.peopleofgrace.org.

• Harvest Bible Chapel will feature senior pastor the Rev. Ron Zappia and his series, One on One with Jesus, at 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays at the church, 1805 High Point Drive, Naperville. For details, call (630) 281-4800.

Tuesday

• Word of Life Lutheran Church's Parenting, the Early Years will meet at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays through May 13, at the church, 879 Tudor Drive, Naperville. The fee is $8 for the workbook.

A six-week Bible study for women will be at 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays through May 14. The study is based on the book "Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free" by Nancy DeMoss. For details, call (630) 355-9655.

• New Beginnings, a nondenominational, self-help group for those experiencing separation, divorce, death of a spouse or loss of a significant relationship, meets at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 1215 Modaff Road, Naperville. For details, visit www.newbeginningsil.com or e-mail cml525@gmail.com.

Wednesday

• St. Margaret Mary Parish offers a Morning Enrichment series from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the church, Naper Boulevard and Green Trails Drive, Naperville. Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld will discuss Resurrection Grace. Tickets are $7. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Thursday

• River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning with a light meal at 6:30 at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. Upcoming events include the retreat May 2-4 in Wisconsin. Reservations are requested by calling (630) 907-2992. Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. For details, visit www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• Faithful Living for Dummies is a weekly Bible study about the Book of Sirach that meets 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.

April 19

• Grace United Methodist Church will celebrate Hope for Africa with an evening for families at 6:30 p.m. April 19 at the church, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville. The event, Under the Acacia Tree, features African cuisine, music and stories. The fee is $20 per person, $50 per family. A special offering will be taken for Darfur. For details, call (630) 355-1748.

• Our Saviour's Lutheran Church will present Elisabeth von Trapp in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 19 at the church, 815 S. Washington St., Naperville. Presale tickets are $18, $20 at the door. For details, call (630) 355-2522.

• The Northern Illinois Conference of United Methodist Churches will hold an informational seminar on Global Warming from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 at First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. The seminar is free, but registration is requested by calling (630) 968-7120.

April 20

• St. Margaret Mary Parish will present Table for Two and "Promising Again: Journeying through the Changes in our Marriage" from 5:15 to 8 p.m. April 20 at the church, Naper Boulevard and Green Trails Drive, Naperville. Tickets are $40. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

• DuPage Unitarian Church will feature Gene Tenner of Lisle and two Sudanese residents discussing the genocide in Darfur at 9 and 11 a.m. April 20 at the church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. For details, call (630) 505-9408.