Eastertide can be difficult to navigate. On the one hand, there is the ongoing unexplainable joy of Resurrection and the hope of new life. On the other hand, there is the inevitable feeling of “So, what?” as we notice that the world seems unchanged. “What difference has it made, is it making, and will it make in our lives day by day?” That is the question we are asking in this series for the beginning of the Easter season: How shall we live and love? Let us live with these questions guided by the Epistle and Gospel of John. Let us explore what it means to be the church in a messy and still beautiful and hopeful world. 

Calling all youth to come and meet your friends, learn and share a great time of fellowship together on Sunday April 14 & 28 at 4 p.m.! 



Illinois Migrant Council is collecting children’s snacks, clothing, and hygiene items for the migrants that are arriving in Illinois. It’s a great time to go through your closets and see if you have any of the gently- used items on the list!
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On Saturday, April 13 we will be having a Service Auction (Silent) with Soup and Deli Sandwiches. Please bring your own table service for a “No Waste Meal”! Kids will have a craft to do after the meal. We will be auctioning off food, items and services donated by our congregation! Proceeds from this auction will go towards Mission projects. Any services purchased at the auction will be negotiated as to time and place worked out between the donor and buyer.

Help us clean the church on Saturday, April 20 at 9 a.m ., in preparation for a beautiful spring and summer season. Don’t forget to bring your cleaning supplies/tools.

We invite you to an afternoon of learning about “Five Wishes.” You will be provided with a workbook and speakers will be available to explain and walk through the workbook. Five Wishes is more than a workbook that becomes a legal advance directive when completed. It is a comprehensive, person-centered advance care planning program that offers a proven, easy-to-use approach to having effective and compassionate conversations. Five Wishes was developed as the first advance care plan (ACP) to address personal, emotional, and spiritual wishes, in addition to medical treatment. It’s called the “living will with heart and soul” – being able to define a roadmap for how you want to be cared for. Light lunch will be provided. Click here to sign up.

You are cordially invited to our Women’s Luncheon on Saturday, May 4 at 12 p.m.  Please bring a tea cup to make a tea cup garden. If you do not have a tea cup you can purchase one at the luncheon. Registration is $15 for luncheon or $20 for luncheon and tea cup. A special container gardening demonstration will be provided by gardening enthusiast, Linda Riggs. Only 30 spots are available.  RSVPs and payment are due by Saturday, April 27. Contact Lisa Greenwood at 847-409-4698 to RSVP.