DuPage Co. religion notes

Faith and worship in DuPage County

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Sunday

• The Rev. Robin Currie will dedicate the garden improved by Grace Lutheran Church's Green Team after the 9 a.m. Sunday service at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. The Turning Point Garden has been certified as a Wildlife Nature Sanctuary. For details, call (6300 469-1555.

• Lombard Assembly of God Church will have guest speaker Gary Blanchar at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 629-3388.

• 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.

Monday

• St. Paul Lutheran Church is taking registration for vacation Bible school, "Rainforest Adventure," for children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade for $25 at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The school will be from 9 a.m. to noon June 16 to 20 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. For registration, call Cherie Schumm at (630) 668-5953.

• The Ministry of New Beginnings St. Hubert Church 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

• Family Life Christian Center will hold a Biblical Healing Class from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Community Church, 602 Geneva Road, Wheaton. For details, call Roger Flanagan at (630) 873-0737.

• The One Voice Interdenominational Outreach Choir is holding auditions for the choir's 2008-09 season from 2 to 5 p.m. May 27-29 at First Congregational Church, 535 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 469-3096.

• 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

• Reservations are due Wednesday for Baet-ul-Jaamay Mosque's presentation "Khilafat: Islam's Solution for Contemporary Challenges" from 2 to 4 p.m. June 1 at the mosque, 2S510 Route 53, Glen Ellyn. Space is limited. For reservations, call (6300 790-4100.

Thursday

• The Billy Graham Center Museum will exhibit "Cross/Purpose" from May 29 to Aug. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays 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 www.billygrahamcenter.org/museum or call (630) 752-5909.

• River Valley Community Church's Singles FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Spirit, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning with a light meal at 6:30 at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. The congregation is collecting items for a Thailand Mission trip until June 1 including food items, medicine, clothing, children's supplies. A trip is planned to tour national parks in the southwest including the Grand Canyon from Oct. 13-19. Deadline for applications is June 10. Prices are $1,400 for a single, $1,040 for a twin or $925 for a triple room. For details, visit the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• 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.

Friday

• 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.

May 31

• A celebration of the 240th anniversary of Revolutionary War soldier Israel Warner's birth and grave dedication will be held at 3 p.m. May 31 at Big Woods Cemetery, Eola Road south of Butterfield Road in Aurora. Guest speaker is Lt. Col. John Amberg, director of the Midwest Branch of the Army's Public Relations. The ceremony includes Revolutionary War re-enactors and active servicemen. For details, call (708) 567-6794.

• Wesley United Methodist Church's Women will hold their second annual Tea Time at Wesley from 2 to 4 p.m. May 31 in Fellowship Hall, 21 E. Franklin, Naperville. The event will feature a dramatic presentation by Pam Welcome, Linnea Taylor-Riveter, Welder. Tickets are $5 per person and available at the church at (630) 355-1834.

• Wheaton Franciscan Collaborative Ministries will present "Circle of Compassion and Hope: The Gifts of Grief, Tears and Lamentation that lead to Healing" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 at 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. Participants should bring a brown bag lunch and item, poem or picture that represents loss and hope. For details, call (630) 462-4936.

• York Center Church of the Brethren will hold a Pet Blessing at 2 p.m. May 31 at the church, 1S071 Luther Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-7411.

• The First United Methodist and Congregational Church of West Chicago will hold a Country Fair and Barbecue from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 31 at 643 E. Washington St., West Chicago. Donation is $12.50 for adults, $6 for children ages 3 to 10. The event also includes games and prizes until 8:30 p.m. A wristband to play the games is $5. For details or tickets, call (630) 231-3344.

• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish will feature the Rev. Darrell Rupiper, a leading voice on the environment, during "EcoMission: Growing Our Souls and Saving Our Planet" from May 31 to June 12 at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. Rupiper will speak at Masses during both weekends at 4:30 p.m. May 31 and June 7; 7:30, 9 and 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. June 1 and 8; 7 p.m. June 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12. For details, visit www.stapostle.org or call Chari Rosales at (630) 355-8980, ext. 138.

June 1

• Calvary Episcopal Church will welcome the Rev. Emily Mellot as its new full time pastor with services at 8 and 10:15 a.m. June 1 at the church, 105 W. Maple, Lombard. For details, call (630) 620-8899.

• College Church will present the Agape Ringers at 3 p.m. June 1 at the church, Seminary Avenue and Washington Street, Wheaton. The concert is free but tax-deductible donations are welcome. For details, call (630) 668-0878.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will focus on Old Testament readings from Genesis at services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays, June 1 to Aug. 17, at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, call (630) 668-5953.

• Grace Lutheran Church is sending 11 high school youth and five adults on a second mission trip to New Orleans with a special service at 9 a.m. June 1 at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. The group will be there from June 8-13. For details, call (630) 469-1555.

• Addison Aglow International will hold a praise and worship titled "One Hour with Jesus" from 10 to 11 a.m. June 1, 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 www.aglow.org or call Nancy at (630) 543-3016.

June 2

• 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 First United Methodist Church will hold a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. June 2 at the church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Appointments are available by calling (630) 968-7120; walk-ins are welcome.

June 6

• Our Saviour's Lutheran Church will hold its 2008 Mega Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 6 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 7 at the Celebration Center, 919 S. Washington St., Naperville. Saturday is half-price day. The sale includes furniture, baby clothes, garden equipment and kitchen supplies. For details, visit www.oursaviours.com or call (630) 355-2522.