Notes on Religion

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• The Billy Graham Center Museum will continue its exhibit of "Face to Face: Warner Sallman's Images of Christ" through May 15. The exhibit, will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday in the Billy Graham Center, 500 College Ave., Wheaton. Suggested admission is $4, or $3 for students and seniors, $1 for children and $10 for a family pass. For details, visit the Web site at www.billygrahamcenter.org/museum or call (630) 752-5909.

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.

• Willow Creek and Salem Baptist Church pastors will explore the question "Can We All Get Along" today and Sunday for Dr. Martin Luther King weekend. The program will continue for three weeks at Willow Creek church at service times of 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays at the church in Barrington. For details, call (847) 765-5000.

• 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

• Congregation Etz Chaim's Social Action Committee will focus on "Immigration and Civil Rights" with guest speaker Jorge Mjuica at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the temple, 1710 S. Highland Ave., Lombard. The program is in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For details, call (630) 627-3912.

• The Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite, Chicago Theological Seminary president, will discuss "Faith and Politics: Too Little, Too Much" at 11:15 a.m. today at the Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale. The program and free and open to the public. For details, call (630) 323-4303.

• 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.

• First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will present Pathways with three choices from 9:55 to 10:50 a.m. Sundays 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.

Monday

• Christ the King Church Council of Catholic Women will present Sister Jean Schlosser and her program "Joy and Laughter" at 7 p.m. Monday at the church, 1500 S. Man St., Lombard. For details, call (630) 629-3028.

• 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.

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 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.

• 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

• Warrenville Persons in Ministry, an organization of local clergy and ministry leaders, will present "A Song Fest for Warrenville" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Irene Catholic Community, 28W441 Warrenville Road, Warrenville. The event will celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Warrenville's 175th anniversary. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit Warrenville's Local Emergency Assistance Fund to help needy families in the town. For details, call (630) 393-2400.

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.

• The DuPage Center of Religious Science will feature author and motivational speaker Aman Motwane, author of "Yes, You Can Change the World!" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the center, Royal Glen Office Complex, 1200 Roosevelt Road, Suite 140, Glen Ellyn. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for teens. For details, visit the Web site at www.dupagecenter.org or call (630) 495-6626.

The center's WISE Women Enrichment Circle will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at the center. The event is free and open to the community. A love offering is requested.

• 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.

• 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

Mom's Place, a ministry of Peace Lutheran Church, will present "Communication - Listening Skills" with Debbi Khayat at its meeting from 9:15 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church, 21 W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard. Childcare is available with a donation of $6 requested for the programming and childcare. For details, call (630) 627-1101.

• The Warrenville Cenacle will offer a workshop, "Our Bodies Bring the Mystic Home," from Friday through Jan. 27 at the center, 29W012 Batavia Road, Warrenville. The cost is $195 for a single room, $180 for a double. 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.

• Wheaton Franciscan Collaborative Ministries will present Spirituality and Healing: the Interrelationship Between Native American Ceremonies and Sacraments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 in the auditorium, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. The fee is $5. Registration deadline is Friday. For details, call (630) 462-4936.

• 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. 26

• Temple B'nai Israel will present the movie, "Keeping Up with the Steins," at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the temple, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. The movie is free but reservations are requested by calling (630) 892-2450.

• Resurrection Catholic Community invites all men high school age to seniors to "A Catholic Man Faces the 21st Century" from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at the church, Route 59 and Army Trail Road, Wayne. Walk-ins are welcome. The cost is $15. For details or registration, call Barbara Miller at (630) 289-5400.

Jan. 27

• First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will hold a Kirkin' O the Tartans at 8:40 and 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at the church, 715 N. Carlton St., Wheaton. The service is a celebration of the church's Presbyterian roots dating back to the Scottish Reformation of the 16th century. Then Scottish people expressed their heritage by wearing their specific plaid clan tartan. When they were forbidden to wear their tartan in 1746, Scottish worshippers cut small patches of their tartan and concealed them as they went to church, and the origin of the phrase, Kirkin' O the Tartans. For details, visit the Web site at www.firstpreswheaton.org or call (630) 668-5147.

• The DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church will present "A Humanist Perspective on Religion and Spirituality" from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at the church., 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. For details, call (630) 505-9408.

Jan. 28

• St. Philip the Apostle Parish will present "An Explanation of the Mass" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the church, 1223 W. Holtz Ave., Addison. The program will be followed by an ice cream social. For details, call Vince Zaprzal at (630) 543-4676.

Feb. 1

• The congregation of St. Joseph of La Grange Park is seeking volunteers for its adult literacy program, School on Wheels, to teach one hour or so per week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 3 to 8 p.m. in Cicero, Hodgkins, Lombard, summit, Westmont and Woodridge. Training will be provided from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 2. No prior second language skills are needed. For details, call (708) 482-5060 or (708) 482-5085.

Feb. 2

• The Center will present Depression: Out of Touch with Truth from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 2 at the center, 801 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett. The fee is $30. For details, call (630) 837-7486.