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

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

Sunday

• DuPage-Will Hadassah will honor Sue Morss at the Harriet G. Katz Memorial event at noon Sunday at the Hyatt, Warrenville Road, Lisle. She will be honored with the Woman of Valor Award for her contributions and active membership for 14 years as secretary, assisting with fundraising and writing grants and as a member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Naperville. For details, call Jan Strauss at (630) 983-1899.

• 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

• Oak Brook Community Church will hold a women's Bible study from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Mondays beginning this Monday at the church, 3100 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. The group will study "Patriarchs" by Beth Moore. For details, call Becky Gumber at (630) 968-9693.

• Addison Aglow International hold a praise and worship titled "One Hour with Jesus" from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, the first Monday of the month, at Addison Presbyterian Church, 233 N. Mill Road, Addison. The service is open to women, men and teens. Baby-sitting is not available. For details, visit the Web site at www.aglow.org or call Nancy at (630) 543-3016.

• 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.

Tuesday

• First Presbyterian Church's Single Adult Fellowship will hold a retreat from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at the church, 715 N. Carlton, Wheaton. The topic is "You are Unique, and God Knows It! Discovering Your Own Path to God." Reservation deadline is Tuesday. The fee is $15 and includes lunch, snacks and door prizes. For details, visit the Web site at www.firstpreswheaton.org or call Janet Rynne at (630) 668-5147.

• 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

• 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, this Wednesday to March 12, or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, this Thursday to March 13, at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, call Pat Pape at (630) 668-9029.

Two services of Holy Communion with imposition of Ashes will be at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Soup suppers at 6 p.m. precede Wednesday services through March 12. For details, call (630) 668-5953.

• St. Timothy Lutheran Church will celebrate Ash Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 547 N. Main St., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-2435.

• Wheaton College will present Donald Ratcliff and his lecture, "A Century of Children's Spirituality Research" at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Blanchard Hall, room 339, 501 College Ave., Wheaton. The lecture is free and open to the community. For details, call (630) 752-5069.

The college's Christian Formation and Ministry Symposium, Spiritual Formation and the Social Sciences, is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Blanchard Hall. The event is free and open to the public. For details, call (630) 752-5196.

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

• Southminster Presbyterian Church will hold Ash Wednesday with a soup supper at 6 p.m. and a Taize service at 7 p.m. at the church, 600 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Wednesday services will continue with a youth coffee house and soup supper at 6 p.m. and lent activities at 6:45 p.m. through March 12. For details, call (630) 469-9149.

• The First United Methodist and Congregational Church and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church will hold combined services at 6:45 p.m. Ash Wednesday at First United, 643 E. Washington St., West Chicago. Weekly services will begin 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.

• Calvary Episcopal Church will hold Ash Wednesday services at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. and a short service at noon at the church, 222 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. For details, call (630) 879-3378.

Thursday

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

A service opportunity helping with dinner for Hesed House residents will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 9. To sign up, call Pat at (630) 963-3090.

A leadership seminar is planned from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9

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

• 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.

• The Christian Youth Theater will present the musical "Godspell" with performances from Feb. 7 to 15 at Timothy Christian School, 188 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst. Performances are at 9:30 and 11:45 a.m. Feb. 7; 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and 15; 2 and 6 p.m. Feb. 9 and 15. Tickets are $8-12 in advance with an additional $2 at the door. For details or tickets, call (847) 516-2298.

Friday

• The Peace Through Justice Coalition will present Just Views at 7:20 p.m. Friday at DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. The film "American Blackout" will be shown with a discussion period. For details, call Stephanie Hughes at (630) 420-4233.

Feb. 9

• Wheaton Franciscan Collaborative Ministries will present Lent: A Matter of the Heart from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 in the auditorium, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. Lunch is not included; a freewill offering will be taken. The interactive series, Reflecting on Reconciliation in a Quantum Universe, continues from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11. For details, call (630) 462-4936.

• Aurora University will present a free lecture, Can Anything Be Said for St. Paul?" at 10 a.m. Feb. 9 in room 320, Eckhart Hall, 347 Gladstone Ave., Aurora. For details or reservations, call (630) 844-4885.

• Iglesia Evangelica Luterana San Pablo of Aurora will hold a Spanish marriage encounter from 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 9 at Long Island Sound Banquet Hall, 1920 E. New York St., Aurora. The cost for food, childcare and materials is $30 per person. For details or reservations, call Violeta at (630) 946-9640.

• Wayside Cross Ministries will hold its second annual winter walk, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, at 9 a.m. Feb. 9 beginning at the Aurora Community Center, 501 College Ave., Registration is at 8:30 a.m. The goal is to raise $100 per walker for the transitional living center for homeless women and children. For details, visit the Web site at www.walk-a-mile-aurora.org or call (630) 723-3405.

Feb. 10

• St. Matthew Church will celebrate World Marriage Day for married couples with a renewal of vows at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the church, 1555 Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights. All married couples and their families are invited to attend. For details, call (630) 469-6300.