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Upcoming Events & Announcements
BEREAVEMENT SEMINAR ON SATURDAY, MARCH 20
A two-part seminar will again be presented by Dr. John Boyle, founder of the Lorene Replogle Counseling Center at Fourth Presbyterian of Chicago, on Saturday, March 20, 9:00 a.m.-noon. “How Grief Works” and “How to do Your Grief Work” is for anyone desiring to understand the grief of losing a loved one, whether recently or many years past. If interested in attending, please contact the Church Office.
MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE ON APRIL 1 AT 7:00 P.M.
Our Maundy Thursday service will be a family-oriented celebration of the Last Supper and Communion. Child care will be provided in the Nursery if you RSVP by Tuesday, March 30, at noon.
SAVE THE DATE FOR WALK THRU THE BIBLE—NEW TESTAMENT
If you enjoyed our first Walk Thru the Bible seminar, then you will love the New Testament version on Saturday, April 10. No tedious note-taking or long lectures! Use hand signs, catch phrases, audience participation and humor to learn the New Testament. Details to come. Contact Leigh Hall or the Church Office with questions or to volunteer to help.
CLICK TO GIVE
To keep pace with the world around us, we have added online giving to our Web site. This allows you to make one-time donations or set up recurring payments by charging your checking account, savings account or credit card. The Finance Committee researched this at length and chose one of the industry leading vendors for secure payment processing. A confirmation e-mail is sent to you for each gift, and a record of your gifts is also visible to you. It is very quick and easy. Click the "make an online gift now" button on our home page, set up a login/password, and then make a donation to the category of your choice.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN (PW)
Judy Monzella will host the Book Group on Tuesday, March 16, at 1:00 p.m. in the Parlor. Bette Tompkin will lead the discussion of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.
Fellowship Circle will meet on Thursday, March 18, at 9:30 a.m. in Westminster Hall. Debra Holmes will lead the continuing study of the Book of Matthew.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Faith Forest is our Church School to which children are dismissed early in the service.
Preschool Faith Forest (9:30 only), for ages 3-PreK, is in Room G-2 (lower level in the east wing). They explore Bible stories, play games, make crafts and have play time and juice. At 11:15 a.m., preschool children are invited to the Nursery for play-time during the service.
March 14: Jesus enters Jerusalem as a king (Mark 11.1-11).
Grade-School Faith Forest, for Grades K-8 at 9:30 and K-5 at 11:15, is taught in the rotation model. Because your children will be in different rooms each week, follow the schedule in the weekly bulletin to locate them.
March 14: Grades K-5 learn about Zacchaeus in this rotation. Grades 6-8 (9:30 only) delve into the New Testament, learning about Israel and Palestine and the importance of the city of Jerusalem to all.
Children’s Offering: Preschool this year will purchase chicks, and grade-school will purchase llamas, through Heifer International, an organization that teaches people how to care for animals and profit by them, requiring the recipients to “pay it forward” by helping others do the same. Offering Envelopes may be picked up anytime from Faith Forest.
Donations Wish List: Apple juice for Preschool, and glue sticks for Grade-School.
YOUTH MINISTRY
IB (Grades 6-8) meets at 5:00 p.m. on Sundays on the Third Floor.
March 14 - "Quiz Wiz"
March 21 - No IB - Enjoy spring break!
March 28 - What is a Seder meal?
TUXIS (Grades 9-12) meets at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays in Fellowship Hall (Lower Level).
Contact Judy Monzella at 708.354.0771 with questions or visit www.tuxislive.com for more information.
ACCESSIBILITY UPDATE FROM THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Grab bars have been installed in the women’s bathrooms on the main floor by the Office and by the Choir Room, bringing the total number of bathrooms with grab bars to four. Contact Property Committee Moderator Steve Williams with questions or comments.
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