DuPage Co. religion notes
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Aug. 2
• St. Andrew United Methodist Church is seeking crafters for its Corn Fest Aug. 2 at the church, 250 N. Gary Ave., Carol Stream. Crafters or artisans may call Vicki Wright at (630) 510-0145.
• Science of Spirituality Center will hold its Veggie Fest 2008, Good Food HealthyLiving, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 2 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 3 at the center, 4S174 Naperville Road, Naperville. The free event features entertainment, demonstrations and health speakers. Keynote address by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2 is Food for the Body, Meditation - Food for the Soul, and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 Spiritual Secrets of the Vegetarian Diet. For details, call (630) 955-1200.
Aug. 3
• Christ Church of Oak Brook will present its Summer Lights, featuring spiritual communicators from across the nation, at services at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Sundays at the church, 31st Street and York Road, Oak Brook. Speakers include Dr. Arthur DeKruyter, founder and pastor emeritus of Christ Church Aug. 3; DeKruyter and Dr. Clayton Schmit of Fuller Seminary Aug. 17; Dr. Rosalie de Rosset of Moody Bible Institute Aug. 24; and Dr. Cornelius Platinga Jr., president of Calvin Theological Seminary Aug. 31. For details, visit www.cc-ob.org or call (630) 654-1882.
• Grace Lutheran Church is the site of a nondenominational 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. For details, call Carolyn Aiello at (630) 860-0566 or (630) 766-3030.
• St. John United Church of Christ holds its German language service at 11:30 a.m. the first Sunday of the month at the church, 1190 Olesen Drive, Naperville. The Rev. Wilhelm Linss will lead the service. Child care is provided. For details, call (630) 355-5208.
• York Center Church of the Brethren will hold Brethren Basics, new membership classes, at 11 a.m. Sundays, Aug. 3-24, at the church, 1S071 Luther Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-7411.
Aug. 4
• Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is holding its vacation Bible school from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4-8 at the church, 4501 Main St., Downers Grove. The school is for ages 4 years through sixth grade. The fee is $10 per child, maximum $25 per family. For details, call (630) 968-6231.
• Addison Aglow International will hold a praise and worship titled "One Hour with Jesus" from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4 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 (630) 543-3016.
• Grace Lutheran Church will hold its vacation Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4-8 at the church, 5 N. Princeton, Villa Park. The program for ages 3 years to sixth grade is Rain Forest Adventure. For details or to register, visit www.gracevillaprk.org or call (630) 832-0870.
Aug. 5
• First United Methodist Church will hold its vacation Bible school, Beach Party, for children in kindergarten through sixth grade Aug. 5-7 at the church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. A picnic is planned Aug. 7. For details, call John Smoke at (630) 968-7120.
• DuPage Against War Now, DAWN, will present "God, Faith and the Iraq war" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn. Speakers from religious backgrounds will address faith views regarding the war. For details, visit www.d-a-w-n.org.
Aug. 9
• Bloomingdale Church will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 at the church, 264 Glen Ellyn Road, Bloomingdale. Photo ID is required. Donors will receive a certificate for a free quart of Oberweis ice cream. For details, call (630) 894-0090.
• The United Methodist and Congregational Women will hold an annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at the church, 643 E. Washington St., West Chicago. The Saturday special from noon to 1 p.m. is fill a paper grocery bag for only $1. For details, call (630) 231-3344.
• Holy Spirit Catholic Community will offer a weekly interpreted Mass at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays for those who are deaf or hard of hearing at the church, 2003 Hassert Blvd., Naperville. For details, visit www.HolySpiritNaperville.org or call (630) 922-0081.
• 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.
• Congregation Kneseth Israel holds services are 9:30 a.m. Saturdays and 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the synagogue, 330 Division St., Elgin. Judaism 101 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Understanding Hebrew at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. For details, visit the Web site at www.ckielgin.org or call (847) 741-5656.
Aug. 10
• St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold a sermon series, Genesis for Grownups, at 7:30, 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 17, at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. For details, visit the Web site at www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.
• York Center Church of the Brethren will hold Brethren Basics, new membership classes, at 11 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 24 at the church, 1S071 Luther Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-7411.
• Lombard Assembly of God will feature speakers at services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. Featured speakers are Joe Meyer Aug. 10, John Schwider Aug. 17. The church's new pastor, the Rev. Jason Davis, will preach his first sermon Aug. 24. A free lunch open to the community is planned after the service Aug. 3. For details, call (630) 629-3388.
• St. Paul Lutheran Church will focus on Old Testament readings from Genesis at services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays to Aug. 17 at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Summer services are at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 31. For details, visit www.stpaulwheaton.org or call (630) 668-5953.
• Christian Tabernacle Church will hold services at 8 and 11 a.m. Sundays at 100 S. Park St., Roselle. For details, visit the Web site at www.ctcchurch.org or call (630) 529-1282.
• Calvary Episcopal Church will hold summer services at 8 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays through Labor Day at the church, 222 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. For details, call (630) 879-3378.
• The Billy Graham Center Museum will exhibit Cross/Purpose through Aug. 10 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.
Aug. 11
• 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.
Aug. 12
• 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.
• 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 the Web site at www.newbeginningsil.com or send an e-mail to cml525@gmail.com.
• 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.
Aug. 13
• Faith United Methodist Church will hold Puppet Mania for students from kindergarten through sixth grade from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13-15 at the church, 815 Finley Road, Lombard. The program is free. Activities include creating puppets and T-shirts. A program is planned at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 17 at the church. For details or to register, call (630) 627-1039.
• The Lombard Church of the Nazarene will hold its vacation Bible school, Equipped to Win, beginning with dinner at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 and 20 at the church, 535 E. Maple St., Lombard. The sessions are from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. and include a family carnival on Aug. 20. For details or to register, call (630) 627-9444.
Aug. 14
• The West Suburban Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Naperville City Hall, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville. Guests are welcome. For details, call Ed Schotz at (630) 499-8648.
• St. Peter and Paul and St. Thomas the Apostle churches will offer a four-week vacation Bible study for adults meeting from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays through Aug. 14, at St. Peter and Paul, 36 N. Ellsworth, Naperville. Registration is requested. A free will offering will be taken. For details, call (630) 718-2154.
• 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 p.m. at River Valley Community Church, 1655 Bowman Drive, Aurora. Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. For details, visit the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992 or e-mail focussingles@comcast.net.
• 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.
Aug. 15
• St. Isidore Catholic Church will hold its Trifesta, Block Party in the Burbs, from Aug. 15-16 at the church, 427 W. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale. The event is from 3 to 11 p.m. Aug. 15 with live entertainment beginning at 6 p.m. Friday including a competition of bands. The 5k registration is at 6:30 a.m. and golf registration at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The 3-on-3 basketball for grades 3-12 begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with a fee of $120. Gospelfest begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and an outdoor Mass is at 5 p.m. Other activities include carnival rides games, bingo and concessions. For details, visit www.stisidoreparish.org or call (630) 529-3045.
• 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.
Aug. 16
• York Center Church of the Brethren will hold a Disaster Relief Weekend with an ice cream social with a Celtic Flavor at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the church, 1S071 Luther Ave., Lombard. An offering on Aug. 17 will benefit the Church of the Brethren Flood Relief effort. For details, call (630) 627-7411.
• Author Dr. Tim Gray will present The Gospel of Matthew: The King and His Kingdom from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 1415 Lies Road, Carol Stream. Registration is $55 after and includes seminar material and lunch. For details, call Mike Sanchez at (630) 440-9402.
Aug. 17
• Christ Church of Oak Brook will present its Summer Lights featuring spiritual communicators from across the nation at services at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Sundays at the church, 31st Street and York Road, Oak Brook. Speakers include Dr. Arthur DeKruyter, founder and pastor emeritus of Christ Church and Dr. Clayton Schmit of Fuller Seminary Aug. 17; Dr. Rosalie de Rosset of Moody Bible Institute Aug. 24 and Dr. Cornelius Platinga, Jr., president of Calvin Theological Seminary Aug. 31. For details, visit www.cc-ob.org or call (630) 654-1882.
• Congregation Etz Chaim will hold a prospective member open house at 10 a.m. Aug. 17 at 1710 Highland Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-3912.
• Christ Church of Oak Brook will hold a new Healing Prayer and Communion service at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 17 in the garden chapel, Thirty-First and York Road, Oak Brook. The service will be held the third Sunday of the month. For details, call (630) 654-1882.
• Temple B'nai Israel will hold its annual picnic and open house for members and prospective members from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at the temple, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. For details, call (630) 892-2450.
Aug. 18
• Grace Lutheran Church will be the site of a nondenominational 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.
Aug. 19
• Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will present its "Here I Stand: Leading Change through Self-Differentiation" from Aug. 19-21 at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St., Wheaton. For details, visit www.lmpeacecenter.org or call (630) 627-0507.
Aug. 24
• St. Matthew United Church of Christ is featuring a Youth Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24 at the church, 1420 S. Gables Blvd., Wheaton. For details, call (630) 665-1236.
• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish and local churches will present Praise in the Park, rain or shine, from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Millennium Carillon, Aurora Avenue at Rotary Hill, Naperville. The free concert will feature singers John Angotti, Jorge Rivera and Aaron Thompson and musicians. Guests should bring their own seating. For details and parking locations, visit www.praiseinpark.com
Aug. 30
• Lombard Assembly of God will hold a free breakfast and men's fellowship from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 30 at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. For details, call (630) 629-3388.
Aug. 31
• Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast will accept reservations until Aug. 31. The breakfast featuring Jim Wallis, president and executive director of Sojourners, begins at 7 a.m. Sept. 5 at the Abbington, Route 53 and Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. Tickets are $15 per person, tables for 10 are $225. Reservations should be mailed to P.O. Box 1063, Wheaton, IL 60189-1063. For details, call Lanette Vesper at (630) 665-4440.
Sept. 6
• Evangelical Child and Family Agency will hold its Life-a-thon from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 6 beginning at Faith Covenant Church, 2001 Lakeview Drive, Wheaton. The fundraiser of walking, biking and running in Herrick Lake and Danada Forest Preserve is to raise funds for the agency. For details, call Tania at (630) 653-6400.
Sept. 7
• The Church of St. Francis will feature guest speaker Ruben Cabigting will lead a presentation on scientific aspects of theosophy and the constitution of humanity at 11:45 a.m. Sept. 7 at the church, 12 W. School St., Villa Park. For details, call (630) 834-3320.
• Calvary United Pentecostal Church will host a Gospel Sunday of free entertainment from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 7 during Party in Highview Park, 100 S. Lincoln, Addison. For details, call (630) 628-6866.
Sept. 26
• St. Luke Lutheran Church of Itasca will hold its first golf outing with its auction and dinner dance Sept. 26 at the Oak Meadows Golf Course in Wood Dale. For details or reservations, call (630) 773-0396.
Nov. 8
• The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court is seeking crafters for its annual craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at the VFW in West Chicago. For details, call Kathy at (630) 231-2036.
Ongoing
• A Parents Day Out Program will be offered in the fall for children ages 2-4 years at the First United Methodist Church, 424 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. Applications will be taken for the program from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 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.