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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY SERMON

GLORY - Walking the path with Jesus

John 15:18-16:4

 

The visual art in the front of the sanctuary, represents our Lenten journey to the cross, in purple, with bits of the gold fabric, representing bits of God's Glory peaking through along the journey.

Tribe of Dan- enhancing worship through the visual arts


FEATURED UPDATES

 

CHOIR FOR EASTER SUNDAY

You are invited to sing in the choir for Easter Sunday, April 17th. There will be one rehearsal after worship on Sunday, April 10th. We will rehearse the “Easter Song” with the children, and then rehearse one other piece.   Contact Leslie with questions. 

 

SUPPORT “CANS FOR CHANGE” & COVENANT WORLD RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT

For more than 60 years, Covenant World Relief has led our denomination's response to human suffering and injustice around the world.  Currently, CWRD's partners are providing assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Poland, flood relief in Ethiopia, food security assistance in Central African Republic, and much more.

During the season of Lent, we have several opportunities to support CWRD's work with the poor and vulnerable:

  • Follow CWR's Facebook page or website to learn more about their work

  • Pray for CWR, their partners, and the people they serve

  • Pickup a "Can for Change" soup can from church to collect coins for CWRD, and bring it to our Easter Sunday service

  • Go to our church's giving page to contribute, and select the "Give to Covenant World Relief and Development" fund

  • Write a check any time with "CWRD" in the memo line

  • If you already give to our "Love Offering" each month, contributions in March and April will go to CWRD

Thank you for your support!

 

SOUP SUPPERS

The next soup supper is next Sunday. Please find all information here.

 

EASTER MEMORIAL FLOWERS

The sanctuary will be decorated on Easter Sunday, April 17, with flowers placed in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones. These donations will be used to purchase flowers for the Easter Sunday display and for other items that will enrich our worship experience.  

Contributors are invited to take a plant home after the service on Easter.  Plants not claimed will be used to decorate the sanctuary in the weeks following Easter.

For inclusion in Easter worship, please complete this form along with your memorial or honorary gift, by Palm Sunday, April 10*.  For further information, please contact Kriste Sveen at kristesveen7@gmail.com or 630-248-6577.

 

*A Note about Payment: Separate check not required.  Please include your honorary gift in your general and missions offering check to the church, indicating the amount to be given to the “Easter Fund” in the memo portion of your check and on the offering envelope. You may also give through our website by clicking “Easter Fund” in the Give drop down menu. Thank you! 

 

SVEEN BABY SHOWER

All women are invited to a Baby Shower in honor of Amy and Daniel Sveen and the soon arrival of their first child. The shower will be on Friday, April 8th at 6:30 pm here in the Family Life Center. We hope you can join in celebrating this growing family. If you have any questions or would like to contribute to a group gift please contact Lindsay McAndrews at lindsayjackson04@gmail.com or 630-363-3369. They are registered at Target and on Babylist.com

If you would like to contribute food to the shower you can sign up here.

 

HOLY WEEK 2022

Please find all information regarding our Holy Week Services here.

 

THE MAKERS SPACE

“Whether you realize it or not, you spend the majority of your day doing things you’ve already done hundreds or thousands of times before. Very rarely do you actually try new things for the purpose of engaging a unique experience. But what if you made it a point to do exactly that? There are many benefits to doing new things – don’t cheat yourself out of them.

Ask any highly creative person how they continue to innovate and express themselves in new ways – they’ll tell you the key to their success is a commitment to trying new things.

When you try new things, you put your brain into unique situations that force it to really think. This stimulates creativity, which eventually rubs off in other areas of your life. As a result, you begin to think about everything in a new light.”—Larry Alton, Huffpost

Fear is what keeps us from trying new things, and that is the 4th question in our series, as we look at Questions? that God poses to us to begin an intimate dialogue with us. Perhaps you find yourself in a languishing or “idling” state of mind. All 5 questions can help us move into the “what’s next” phase of our lives. For more on the Questions? series visit us @www.themakersspace.us

Here is an opportunity to try something new, all you have to do is come!

March 27, 2022. 5:30-7:30pm All supplies included.

RSVP to 2013themakersspace@gmail.com

 

THE ARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY

“MY SECRET DOUBLE” ART EXHIBIT

From March 7 to May 6, Wheaton College is hosting a traveling international art exhibition “My Secret Double,” addressing addiction, depression, and mental health, while offering encouragement and hope. 

To learn more, please visit wheaton.edu/mysecretdouble