Tri-Cities religion notes

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Couples

The First Baptist Church of Geneva invites the community to the fourth annual couples event from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 at the west campus, 3435 Keslinger Road in Geneva.

Check in begins at 6:30 p.m. Join the Rev. Brian Coffey and Lorene Coffey for an evening of laughter and learning as they share from over 20 years of marriage and ministry experience. Their topic is "Just Between Us: Building Healthy Boundaries in Marriage."

The cost is $10 per couple. To register, visit fbcg.com or call (630) 232-7068, ext. 150.

Mothers

Moms Connected, a program for mothers of teens and preteens, will host author Suzanne Eller from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the west campus of the First Baptist Church of Geneva, 3435 Keslinger Road. Eller will share insights from her book, "Real Issues, Real Teens: What Every Parent Needs to Know." A six-week study on Eller's book will be held Fridays, Feb. 6 to March 13. Details of the study will be available at the Jan. 29 meeting. To register, fill out a registration card at the welcome center, call (630) 232-7068, ext. 138 or e-mail jragains@fbcg.com. Cost is $6 per person at the door. Childcare is available for $4 per child. Children need to be registered and payment for care made one week in advance.

• Join the Mothers at the Well from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 6N491Crane Road in St. Charles.

Parishioner Irene Hollenbach will present, " The Keys to Spousal Love." Hollenbach will discuss how Christ, as a bridegroom, is always faithful, loving, patient and kind.

Guests are asked to bring a nonperishable food item. Childcare is available.

For information, call Patty Turbak at (630) 248-4842.

Families

Sugar Grove United Methodist Church is hosting its annual bread and soup benefit luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the Sugar Grove Community House, 141 S. Main St. This outreach fundraiser is based on voluntary donations. Proceeds will support Aurora Shalom Ministries, a faith-based ministry for at-risk children and youth. Call (630) 466-4501 for details.

Methodist

The Sugar Grove United Methodist Church and Sugar Grove dentist Donald Fee are partnering to bring dental supplies to the homeless at Hesed House in Aurora.

During February, dental care items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss may be brought to the church at 176 Main St. in Sugar Grove and placed in the "tooth fairy bucket."

Also, Fee will use monetary donations to purchase dental supplies at cost. The project seeks to offset the effects of neglect of dental care among homeless residents.

For more information, call the church at (630) 466-4501.