CONGREGATIONAL/LOCAL NEWS
Freeport will hold its annual pork chop drive-through meal on Sunday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Just enter and exit the church driveway at 777 W. Pleasant St. (corner of S. West Avenue). Get a boneless grilled pork chop, cheesy hashbrowns, green beans, roll, choice of apple pie bar or pumpkin bar with cream cheese icing, and plastic cutlery for $10. Then you can take your meals home or to the local park. It's a home-cooked meal at fast food speed!
Freeport was also among congregations to receive funds from the latest Brethren Faith in Action Fund distributions. A total of $2,416.67 will support creation of a permanent memorial honoring victims of all forms of violence. On the International Day of Peace in 2024 and 2025, the church planted peace doves on its lawn with pictures and names of victims of gun violence in the community since 2015. The permanent memorial for victims of violence will include a wall with aluminum plates printed with the names, pictures, and dates for each victim, protected with plexiglass, along with a bench, landscaping, and brochure boxes to hold materials giving information about assistance for domestic abuse victims and other resources to avoid further violence.
Canton member and professional storm chaser Colin Davis will present “Storm Chasing: Or Why I Am the Way I Am” Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Farmington Area Public Library. He will look at the history of storm chasing, what it’s actually like to spend days on the road following storms, and share about some of the best (and craziest) storms he’s had the chance to witness and document over the years, “from Tornado Alley to right here at home.”
Highland Avenue (Elgin) held an all-church picnic at a local park on Sept. 13 and will have a joint outdoor worship service with First Presbyterian Church on Sept. 27. A congregational campfire is also scheduled for Sept. 18. Some members took part in a Rally Against Global Poverty in Elgin Aug. 30, with speakers from Church World Service and local organizations.
The Madtown Brethren group (Madison, Wis.) gathered for worship/fellowship and a planning time on Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Goodman Community Center in Madison. About 20 people attended. The house church group, which meets periodically, will next meet Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Goodman Community Center with Alton Hipps leading the sharing time.
Peoria First will do its fall Mountain Mission trip to the Henderson Settlement in Kentucky Nov. 12-15. A fundraiser for the effort will take place Sept. 27. … The congregation also recently marked more than a decade of its Snack Pack Ministry for the local Hines Primary School. The next group of donations will be assembled Sept. 28.
York Center (Lombard) will hold a 75th anniversary celebration on Oct. 18 during and after worship. Pictures and mementos from past years are being collected, and the congregation has been sharing photos and memories from past directories as far back as 1970 in anticipation of the event.
Ecumenism Metro Chicago will hold a “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” ecumenical prayer service on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at Fourth Presbyterian Church’s Buchanan Chapel in Chicago (115 E. Delaware Place). The event will mark the International Day of Prayer for Peace. The event will conclude with a peace walk on Michigan Avenue, with closing prayer in the church courtyard. Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford (Highland Avenue) will represent the district, one of 14 participating faith communions. All are welcome.
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