Notes on Religion

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Today

• St. Paul's Church will hold its annual art and craft sale from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at the church, 118 First St., Bloomingdale. Admission is free. The event includes holiday items, baked goods, fashion and home décor items. Refreshments will be available. For details, call (630) 980-9196.

• The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters' Collaborative Ministries will offer "Transformation in the Life of Clare of Assisi" from 10 a.m. to noon today at the campus, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton. An offering will be taken. For details, call (630) 462-4936.

• St. Irene's Council of Catholic Women will hold its third annual Holiday Craft Fair Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the church, 28W441 Warrenville Road, Warrenville. Admission is $1 and includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win gifts donated by the crafters. Additional tickets are $1 or six for $5. For details, call (630) 393-1260.

• Trinity Lutheran Church will hold its 28th annual Holiday Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the church, Roosevelt and Meyers roads, Lombard. Admission is free. Lunch is available. The event includes an antique junk section and children's craft corner. For details, call (630) 347-9739.

• 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.

• Good Samaritan United Methodist Church will hold its autumn craft fair, "An Affair to Remember," from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the church, 960 W. Army Trail Road, Addison. The event includes homemade baked items with lunch served at 11:30 a.m. For details, visit www.goodsamaritanumc.com.

Sunday

• Outreach Community Ministries and Warrenville Youth & Family Services will hold its 23rd annual fundraising banquet at 5 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Inn, 1801 N. Naperville Blvd., Naperville. Proceeds will benefit WYFS counseling, Hispanic outreach, Quest, Mentoring and community service. For details, visit www.outreachcommunityministries.org or call (630) 682-1910.

• Grace Lutheran Church will hold a registration for National Donor Sabbath from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. Secretary of State Jesse White will be there from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. The new registration replaces the signing on the back of a driver's license. For details, visit www.giftofhope.org or call (888) 307-DON8 or the church at (630) 469-1555.

• Lombard Assembly of God will feature guest speakers at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at the church, 447 W. North Ave., Lombard. Speakers are Bill Anagnos Sunday, Larry Griswold Nov. 18 and Susan Clift Nov. 25. A free luncheon will follow. For details, call (630) 629-3388.

• The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will present an interfaith dialogue from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Baetul Jaamay mosque, 2S510 Route 53, Glen Ellyn. The dialogue will focus on the common grounds with representatives of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. For details, call (630) 229-7582.

• St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold its ecumenical Alternative Gift Market after services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays through Christmas at the church, 515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. A choice of 33 gifts are available. For details, visit stpaulwheaton.org or call (800) 842-2243.

• Redeemer Lutheran Church will begin planning to celebrate its 80th anniversary at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 345 S. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst. For details, call (630) 834-1411.

• The DuPage Center of Religious Science will hold a Lia Sophia fundraiser from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday to benefit the center at Royal Glen Office Complex, 1200 Roosevelt Road, Suite 140, Glen Ellyn. For details, visit the Web site at www.dupagecenter.org or call (630) 495-6626.

Monday

• 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.

• Lombard Catholic Charities will accept new, unwrapped winter clothing and outerwear for families in need from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the center, 26 W. St. Charles Road, Lombard. Donors may also send donations or food and gift certificates. For details, call (630) 495-8008.

Tuesday

• St. Luke Lutheran Church in Itasca will hold a support group for people who have been diagnosed with cancer 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.

• St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church is selling 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

• First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn will present a four-part series on immigration from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 535 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. Kevin Kalinich of Glen Ellyn will present the series, which will continue Nov. 28, Dec. 12 and Jan. 16. For details, call (630) 469-3810.

• The Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 4S535 Old Naperville Road, Naperville. The program will focus on personal transformation. For details, call Jack Sechrest at (630) 554-8058.

Thursday

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

The group is planning a trip to "Scrooge the Comedy" Nov. 23 at the White Pines Dinner Theater. The show is audience participation with a dinner buffet. Tickets are $50 and include tax, tip and transportation. The trip departs from the church at 4:30 p.m. and returns at 11 p.m. For details, contact Jim Canada at (630) 968-3015.

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

• 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.

• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church's Job Ministry will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. The focus is "Reinventing Yourself by Identifying Transferable Job Skills." For details, call Jim Breen at (630) 355-8980.

Friday

• The Cenacle Retreat House will present "The Advent Journey - Triptych of Love" with Father John Paul Cafiero from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the center, 29W012 Batavia Road, Warrenville. The fee is $175 for a single room. After Friday, add $20. A $40 deposit secures the reservation. For details, call (630) 393-1231.

• The Joliet Diocese Charismatic Mass and Healing Service has been moved to St. Margaret Mary Church, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville. The service will begin with 6:30 p.m. confession and the Mass at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Mass is usually held the third Friday of the month. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Nov. 17

• Trinity Lutheran Church's Caring Service Ministry will hold The Clinic offering free services from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church, 405 S. Rush St., Roselle. Professionals will provide medical, dental, vision and chiropractic screenings. Other services include food, clothing haircuts, entertainment, family photos and prayer. Volunteers and donations are sought. For details, visit the Web site at www.trinityroselle.com or call (630) 894-3263.

• Calvary Episcopal Church will hold a health awareness program on Insulin Abuse and Oxidative Stress from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church, 222 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. The program is free, but reservations are required by calling (630) 879-3378.

Nov. 18

• Grace Lutheran Church will feature its Costa Rican Mission Team at services at 8 and 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at the church, 493 Forest Ave., Glen Ellyn. A trip is planned in 2008. For details, call (630) 469-1555.

• New Horizon Christian Fellowship will celebrate its 11th anniversary at services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday the church, 3577 E. New York St., Unit 113, Aurora.

The church's Women's Ministry is planning a DIVA Extravaganza at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. Tickets are $45. Reservation deadline is Nov. 18. For details, visit www.nhcfministries.com or call (630) 820-6820.

• Peace Lutheran Church will hold an Adoption Awareness Service at 8, 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. Nov. 18 at the church, 21W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard. For details, call (630) 627-1101.

• College Church will present a concert featuring Peter Bannister in a solo organ recital of classics at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the church, Seminary Avenue and Washington Street, Wheaton. The concert is free, but donations will be accepted. For details, call (630) 668-0878.

Nov. 19

• St. Michael Church will offer a monthly series with author Gil Bailie at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The series continues Nov. 19. The lectures are free and open to the community. For details, call Matt Pozen at (630) 462-5045.

• The Cenacle Retreat House will present Sister Antonia Cooper and "Praying with Icons and Moving Meditation of Tai Chi Chih," Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the center, 29W012 Batavia Road, Warrenville. The fee is $175 for a single room. After Nov. 19, add $20. A $40 deposit secures the reservation. For details, call (630) 393-1231.