Notes on Religion

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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will present the musical drama, "Savior of the World: His Birth and Resurrection," at 2 p.m. today at the church, 1320 Ridgeland Ave., Naperville. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 445-1966.

Sunday

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

Tuesday

• Ss. Peter and Paul will present Father John Lodge and "10 Things You Should Know about the Gospel of Mark" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 26 N. Ellsworth, Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-1081.

• New Beginnings, a non-denominational 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.

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer "One Woman, One God" and a study of "When the Heart Waits, Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every other Tuesday through December at the church, 1310 Shepherd Drive, Naperville. For details call Deb Roe at (630) 898-6197.

• St. Margaret Mary Parish will study the Letter to Romans during a session from 9 to 11 a.m. or 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the church, Naper Boulevard and Green Trails Drive, Naperville. The fee is $30. For details, call (630) 369-0777.

Wednesday

• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church will continue its Praise/Prays from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays for the whole family at the church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. John Angotti, Christian pianist and composer, will lead the service Wednesday and Dec. 5 with childcare available for toddlers through ages 4. For details, visit www.jfrazier@stapostle.org or call Robert Frazier at (630) 355-8980, ext. 112.

• 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

• Aurora's First Presbyterian Church's Pause and Enrich will feature author James W. Sire and "Why Good Arguments Often Fail: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ" at noon Thursday at the church, 325 E. Downer Place. He will sign copies of his book. For details, call (630) 844-0050.

• 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 the Web site at www.rivervalleycommunity.org or call (630) 907-2992.

• Faithful Living for Dummies is a weekly Bible study about the Book of Sirach that will meet from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through June 5 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish, 36 N. Ellsworth, Naperville. The fee is $6. For details, call Christine Kancewick at (630) 718-2154.

• 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 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.