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SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR CEP
School supplies will be collected again this year as part of a mission project for Community Extension Project (CEP) during Vacation Bible School (week of August 4). Your generous help is greatly needed (and appreciated) to help local families in need. Our goal is to provide 250 kits which will include pencils (5), pens—blue or black (4), glue stick, box of crayons, erasers, pack of markers, scissors, and a box of colored pencils. In addition, we will collect two-pocket folders, spiral notebooks and healthy granola bars for CEP.
Any additional supplies collected will be given to the Caring Place (after-school tutoring center in La Grange) as well as the Firman House and our own Faith Forest. Please drop off your donations in the BLUE container in the east cloister by Friday, August 8. Contact Kevin Beglen at 708.482.0570 for more information.
A GOOD MEAL AND A GOOD DEED
Don’t heat up your kitchen on Monday, August 4. Plan to eat dinner between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. at Noodles in La Grange. They’ll donate 25% of their sales (when flyer is presented) to our Children’s Ministry. Flyers are available in the narthex, in your August 3 worship bulletin, in the church office and at
www.fpclg.org/NoodlesOffer2008.pdf.
Take or print an extra and invite your friends and neighbors!
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Pick up your copy of our Child Protection Policy & Procedures in the church office, or e-mail admin@fpclg.org to receive it electronically. The town hall meeting scheduled for July 27 to discuss the policy has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. Town hall meetings will now take place on Sundays, August 3 and 17, immediately following the 10:00 a.m. worship service in the parlor.
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
Sign up by July 27 after worship in Heartbeat Café for tickets to the Kane County Cougars game on Saturday, August 16. The game begins at 6:00 p.m., and there will be a fireworks display following the game. Don’t miss this great opportunity to take the whole family to the ballpark. Tickets are $12 each. Payment is requested at the time of sign-up.
Tickets may be picked up on Sundays, August 3 or 10, in Heartbeat Café following the worship service. If you have not already paid for your tickets, payment is due when they are picked up. If you are unable to get your tickets on either Sunday, please contact Lee Benisek at 630.710.1259 to make arrangements.
HEARTBEAT CAFE
We all LOVE Heartbeat Café, and Heartbeat Café LOVES your extras! Do you want to try a new recipe? Was there a ‘buy one, get one free’ bag of snacks and you only want one? Did you make a dessert and have leftovers? Bring it downstairs to Heartbeat Café prior to the service and share your extras!
WOMEN'S SMALL GROUPS
As you’re planning your fall schedule, consider joining a small group. All women are invited to join starting in September on Wednesday mornings or Thursday afternoons. Wednesday morning will offer two or more groups. We will all gather together from 9-9:15 a.m. to share some breakfast treats (and allow time for everyone to arrive) and then meet in groups from 9:15-10:30 a.m. The Thursday afternoon group will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided during the Wednesday sessions. Contact Leigh Hall at JLHALL@ameritech.net or Jeannette Lloyd at jhlloyd21@yahoo.com for information.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
The Sewing Circle will meet on Thursday, July 24, at 9:30 a.m. in Westminster Hall.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Join us at Waiola Park (47th St. & Waiola) at 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. We’ll split into teams each week and get in a few games—all are welcome for exercise and fellowship. Bring your family, as Waiola has a playground, bike path, and plenty of open space. We expect to play each week, but e-mail updates will keep you apprised of weather or attendance roadblocks. Contact Paul Stockbridge with questions/to get on the e-mail distribution at 708.505.4209 or On2Waveland@comcast.net.
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