News of the Church

worship and children’s/youth ministry

We gather for worship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Recordings of the services can be found at www.fpclg.org/sermons for those who are unable to attend. You can also subscribe to "FPCLG Sermons" as podcasts through iTunes or your favorite content distributor.

Cross Trainers for grades 5-8, Faith Forest for grades K-4 and Noah’s Ark Preschool for ages 2-5 meet during the 10:00 a.m. service. Nursery care is also available for infants and toddlers.

Our TUXIS High School Youth Group meets on Sunday evenings during the school year from 7:00-8:15 p.m. in the third floor youth room.

Visit our Children’s Ministry and Youth Ministry pages for more information.

COFFEETIME AFTER COMMUNION

On the first Sunday of each month, we share in Communion during worship and coffeetime and fellowship after the service in the Narthex. Regular and decaf coffee are provided. 

Volunteers are invited to sign up to host and provide a treat, such as doughnut holes, for one of the coffeetimes. If desired, you could also provide an additional beverage option (juice, pop, fun creamer flavors, etc.). Sign up on your own, as a family or with a group.

Contact the Church Office or use the SignUp Genius to pick a date to host. Thank you!

"Buy a Part, Be a Part"

Our “Buy a Part, Be a Part” fundraising campaign for our Living Waters mission in El Salvador provides the opportunity to fund a specific piece of the water filtration system that will be installed for our next partner community in El Salvador. Click here to visit our Living Waters Webstore and sponsor a piece of the system!

Commuter Concert series

Stop by on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., and you'll be in for a treat. Free-will donations go entirely to participating musicians. Invite a friend or neighbor, and meet us in the Sanctuary. You can also support our Commuter Concert Series through our Online Giving page.

Proof of Heaven Book Discussion

Join us for another Mission & Outreach book discussion! We'll read Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander, and we’ll meet on Thursdays, April 18 and May 2, in the Church Parlor from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Interested participants are responsible for acquiring their own copy of the book.

Rebuilding Together on April 27

FPCLG is sponsoring our third home in partnership with Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago. This year’s project is helping a senior in Park Forest who has only been in her home for two years. She’s a wonderful, sweet woman who has her daughter and disabled grandson living with her. We will help out by removing a dilapidated shed, making repairs and painting walls in her home following insulation work that was done last year, and adding handrails and grab bars where needed, as well as completing other repairs and maintenance.

On Saturday, April 27 (National Rebuilding Day), FPCLG will mobilize our team of 12-15 volunteers to accomplish these home repair and improvement tasks! National Rebuilding Day is an annual event in which volunteers work together to renovate homes belonging to homeowners in need. The goal is to make these homes warmer and safer and leave the homeowners with a healthier, brighter and more pleasant place to live.

We need your help to make this happen; please consider donating through our Online Giving page and/or volunteering to help us bring a smile to this homeowner and her family on National Rebuilding Day. If you’d like to volunteer on April 27, please contact the Church Office.

Bob the Tomato Man

The FPCLG Garden Ministry Team is excited to partner with Bob, the Chicago Tomato Man, for our 2024 Grace Garden! Bob is a certified master gardener with a passion for growing tomatoes. He is graciously donating 36 tomato seedlings for the 2024 Grace Garden. Bob will be selling tomato seedlings in the FPCLG parking lot every Saturday in May from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. You can place a pre-order of specific varieties through his website. Read more about Bob’s annual plant sale here.

Reminder to Save Pop Tabs

Pop tabs from cans are collected in a labeled drawer in our 'recycling center' in the east cloister and delivered to Ronald McDonald House, which receives the market value of the recycled metal plus a charitable match from United Scrap Metal to support their mission of providing a home away from home for families who have a child in the hospital. Little things like pop tabs can make a big difference!

Drop Off Your Food Pantry Donations

Food donations (of both non-perishable items AND fresh produce!) for the local food pantry may be placed in the bin in the Ashland Ave. vestibule of the church. In addition to food, the pantry gratefully accepts donations of toiletries and other non-food items. We feature an "item of the month" to highlight some of these needed supplies. April’s item of the month is dish detergent.

“YOU ARE LOVED” COMFORT CARE TOTES 

Many thanks to our generous congregation for supporting the “You Are Loved” Comfort Care Totes project for people going through cancer treatment. If you are aware or become aware of anyone of any age to whom you would like to give one of these totes, please let your deacon know or contact the Church Office.

2024 “PER CAPITA” AMOUNT IS $36.50

Each year, PC(USA) churches pay to support the work of their Presbytery, Regional Synod and National General Assembly based on each church’s total membership. You help us to cover this cost by paying the $36.50 per capita amount for each member of our church in your household. Per capita contributions may be made through our website or sent in to the Church Office. Contact Rick Foulke at 708.354.0771 or rfoulke@fpclg.org with questions.  

CLICK TO GIVE

Online giving on our website allows you to make one-time donations or set up recurring payments by charging your checking account, savings account or credit card through 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. To make an online gift, click this link. There is no need to set up an account, but taking a few minutes to do so will make it easier to track your giving history as well as make subsequent or recurring gifts. You can also complete our direct debit authorization form to set up recurring payments directly from your account.