Notes on Religion

Faith and worship in DuPage County

• To submit your listings, including Holy Week services, 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

• Bethel Baptist Church will hold its annual pine car derby from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the church, 200 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. For details, call (847) 885-3230.

• The Center will present Becoming a Sage from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, 801 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett. The fee is $40. Those attending should bring a lunch. For details, call (630) 837-7486.

• St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will present "An Evening of Hope and Music" as a Sudan benefit concert beginning with a reception at 7 p.m. and the concert at 7:30 p.m. today at Wheaton College's Pierce Chapel, southeast corner of Washington and Union streets, Wheaton. The concert features professional artists and composers from the Chicago area. A suggested donation of $20 per person will be used to purchase medicine and fund a medical clinic in southern Sudan. For details, call (630) 469-1394.

• A free workshop on "Enriching Faith in Protestant/Catholic Marriages and Blended Families" will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Mary Queen of Heaven Parish, 426 N. West Ave., Elmhurst. The program includes lunch. For details or reservations, call (630) 279-5700.

Sunday

• Trinity Lutheran Church will install its new pastor, the Rev. Patrick J. Boomhower of Lombard, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, Roosevelt and Westmore-Meyers roads, Lombard. He is the church's 12th pastor in its 140 year history. He also has been pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn and St. John Lutheran Church in Lombard. For details, call (6300 629-8765.

• St. Michael Church will hold its Lenten Mission, "The Catholic Journey: Signposts, Roadblocks and the Open Road," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday at the church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Babysitting is available for 18 months to 4 years with programs for children from kindergarten through fourth grade. For details, call (630) 682-3650.

• College Church's Concert Series will feature Edward Zimmerman, professor of organ at Wheaton College, in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, Seminary Avenue and Washington Street, Wheaton. For details, call (630) 668-0878.

• Christ Church of Oak Brook will feature the Singing Men of Oak Brook at 10 and 11:30 a.m. services Sunday at the church, 31st Street and York Road, Oak Brook. A Taize prayer service is at 7 p.m. March 9. For details, call (630) 654-1882.

• St. Mark's Episcopal Church will hold an indoor labyrinth from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the church, 393 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. A professional guide will answer questions. For details, call (630) 858-1020.

• Villa Park Covenant Church will hold a Lenten service beginning with a light supper at 5 p.m. Sunday at the church, 17W620 Riordan Road, Villa Park. For details, call (630) 279-5249.

• 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 www.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 www.firstpreswheaton.org or call (630) 668-5147.

• Christian Tabernacle Church will hold services at 8 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 100 S. Park St., Roselle. For details, visit www.ctcchurch.org or call (630) 529-1282.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church's adult forum will offer an African-American Liturgy of Joy at 9:45 a.m. Sundays through March 16 at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The Faith Circle will meet at noon Tuesday with speaker Robert Glaybo and "The Power of Prayer Causes Timely Intervention." For details or reservations, call Barb Pape at (630) 690-1677.

Monday

• The Joliet Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold a Morning of Reflection at 9 a.m. March 15 at the St. Charles Pastoral Center in Romeoville. Deadline for registration is Monday. The fee is $5. For details, call Kathy at (630) 985-3197.

• The Ministry of New Beginnings St. Hubert Church, a singles ministry, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Matthews Church, 1001 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Donation is $3. For details, call (847) 891-1220.

Tuesday

• Wheaton Franciscan Collaborative Ministries will present Meditation through Sacred Sounding Retreat from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 in the auditorium, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. Offerings will be taken. For details, call (630) 462-4936.

• Registration deadline is Tuesday for the third annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at 6 p.m. March 15 at First Presbyterian Church, 715 Carlton Ave., Wheaton. The Irish dinner features entertainment by Mike Sammer and Paul Burgess. Tickets are $10 and available by calling (630) 668-5147.

• 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 p.m. at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. Upcoming events include a Not Live Comedy Night at 5:30 p.m. April 5; and the retreat May 2-4 in Wisconsin. Reservations are requested by calling (630) 907-2992.

A Divorce Recovery Workshop is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, 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 www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• 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 Tuesdays of each month. For details, call the Rev. Alex Duff at (630) 773-0396.

• 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.

• 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. Tuesdays through Thursdays at (630) 627-2435.

Wednesday

• St. Luke Lutheran Church will feature pianist Jeffrey Panko playing five Toccatas of Bach at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 23W080 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. All Wednesday services will begin with a supper at 6:30 p.m. For details, call (630) 677-5553.

• The Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at DuPage Unitarian Universalist church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. Maggie Ardiente will present "Fresh Faces: Attracting Youth to Humanism." For details, call Jack Sechrest at (630) 554-8058.

• 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. Palm Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. 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.

• Men According to Christ will hold a breakfast from 6:15 to 7 a.m. Wednesday at Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place. The group is non-denominational and meets every second Wednesday of the month.

Thursday

• St. Philip the Apostle Parish will present Living Our Faith as a family seder supper at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 1223 W. Holtz Ave., Addison. For details, call Vince Zaprzal at (630) 543-4676.

• Grace Lutheran Church will be open as a Praying Place at noon and 7:20 p.m. Thursdays at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 469-1555.

March 15

• A Parents Day Out Program will be offered in the fall for children ages 2 to 4 years at the First United Methodist Church, 424 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. Applications will be taken beginning March 15. The program is offered from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. A $50 fee is due at enrollment and the charge is $25 a day. Children's activities include a Bible story. For details, call (630) 942-0226.

• Trinity Lutheran Church's new Care Center will be dedicated beginning at 10:45 a.m. March 15 at 575 S. Rush St., Roselle, and include an Easter egg hunt. Then those attending will parade to the new center at 233 E. Maple, Roselle. For details, call (630) 894-3263.

• Immanuel Lutheran Church's fifth annual community pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt will be March 15 at the church, Third and Michigan streets, Elmhurst. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. and the egg hunt, for children in third grade and younger, will begin at 10 a.m. In case of inclement weather, all activities will move indoors. For details, call (630) 832-1649 or visit www.ilcelmhurst.org.

• Corpus Christi Parish will hold a St. Joseph's Day Table from 6 to 9 p.m. March 15 at the church, 1315 Lies Road, Carol Stream. For details or donations, call Stella at (630) 690-0458.

March 16

• St. Walter Parish will hold its St. Joseph's Day Table from 1 to 4 p.m. March 16 at the center, 201 W. Maple, Roselle. Those attending may bring a meatless dish or dessert to share in a disposable container. The event is free but donations will be accepted for the St. Vincent DePaul Society. For details, call (630) 894-2461.

• Dove award-winning Christian artist Mitch McVicker will perform at 4 p.m. March 16 at Lutheran Church of the Master, 580 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream. Admission is free, but an offering will be collected. Proceeds will be donated to DuPage Public Action to Deliver Shelter, a not-for-profit organization that provides overnight shelter and case management services to the homeless. For details, visit www.mitchmcvicker.com or www.lcotm.org.

• St. Peter the Apostle Parish will hold its St. Joseph's Table after the 11:15 a.m. Mass March 16 in the school hall, 500 N. Cherry St., Itasca. Proceeds will benefit needy families. For details, call Terry at (6300 285-1927.