Plano Methodist Church men cook breakfast
The Plano Methodist Church men treated the congregation to an awesome Easter breakfast in the morning, Sunday March 31.
80th anniversary of Aurora’s Greater Mount Olive Church of God in Christ
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (left) celebrates the 80th anniversary of Aurora's Greater Mount Olive Church of God in Christ by proclaiming the month of April in the church's honor.
Wesley United Methodist Church congregants place flowers on wreath
Aurorans Mari Curless, left, and Meredith Lindgren, place flowers on a wreath Sunday, March 31 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, start of Holy Week
Emelia Jackson, from left, James A. Gilbert, and Reverend Tammy Scott move down the sanctuary aisle at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday, March 24, to open Palm Sunday services.
Reverend Sam Park new pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church (UMC) in Mt. Prospect
Reverend Sam Park will become pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church (UMC) in Mt. Prospect July 1 to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Rev. Wendy Hardin Hermann to Northern Illinois Conference Prairie Central District superintendent.
Organists to perform hymn festival
New England Congregational Church in Aurora will be a partner with the Fox Valley American Guild of Organists in a hymn festival featuring eight guest organists at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14. They will perform in a concert in the church sanctuary at 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. The...
Oswego church stained-glass history book
With an all-church presentation and luncheon recently, Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego released ”The Stories of the Windows,” a 29-page booklet showcasing 23 color photos of the church’s historic stained-glass windows. Culminating a year of work by history committee volunteers, the volume (Yorkville Press) is the...
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora post thoughts, hopes and dreams
Congregants at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora post thoughts, hopes and dreams for their church using approximately 80 sticky notes on glass walls at Saturday and Sunday worship services in a What's Possible campaign.
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora blesses 76 handmade prayer shawls
Aurora resident Mari Curless, left, presides at a blessing of 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Aurora mayor offers challenge to the clergy
By Al Benson Aurora mayor Richard Irvin offered three challenges to Aurora area clergy last week. In a speech at Belle Salle Events Center in Aurora Thursday, Feb. 29, Irvin was keynote speaker a quarterly Aurora InterFaith Alliance leadership breakfast. Entitled “Mayor’s Call to Action,” the speech stressed how clergy...
Plano Methodist Church Sunday School students pose with Valentines
The Sunday School children at Plano Methodist Church pose with designed Valentines February 3. They made them for friends who are ill.
Ash Wednesday Services Feb. 14 in Naperville
Ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, to mark the beginning of Lent. The Stations of the Cross also will be prayed every Friday evening during Lent....
Aurora to Celebrate Three Kings Day Saturday, Jan. 6 with Toys for Hundreds of Children
Aurora is preparing to greet hundreds of families on the sacred Three Kings Day, Saturday, Jan. 6. Celebrated on the 12th day after Christmas, Three Kings Day pays tribute to the day more than 2,000 years ago when the three wise men – three kings from different nations – followed...
Churches will bless Fox River Jan. 6
Aurora Greek orthodox churches will bless the Fox River at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at RiverEdge Park pedestrian bridge, 360 N. Broadway in Aurora. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church and St. Athanasius Romanian Orthodox Church both in Aurora, will be partners in a Feast of Theophany service. Theophany, in western...
Wesley United Methodist Church nativity scene
Children and adults gather around a live nativity scene to act out the first Christmas on Christmas Eve Sunday, Dec. 24 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
What if Jesus had been born 2,000 years later?
By John & Nisha Whitehead The Christmas story of a baby born in a manger is a familiar one. The Roman Empire, a police state in its own right, had ordered that a census be conducted. Joseph and his pregnant wife, Mary, traveled to the little town of Bethlehem so...
Aurora Street Dedication Puts New Purpose in the Spotlight
Even a rainy, grey weekend couldn’t put a damper on the energy and defeat the purpose of a special street dedication in Aurora. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin was joined by Aurora City Council members to unveil the new street name for Purpose City Church in Aurora. Appropriately named ‘Purpose...
Christmas Even schedule full at Wesley
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will celebrate Christmas Eve with multiple events. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. The schedule is: Sunday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. Call (630) 896-1033 for more information. —Al Benson...
Three Plano Methodist services Dec. 24
The Plano Methodist Church, 201 N. Hale Street in Plano, special Christmas Eve services will be Sunday, Dec. 24. Pastor Stevan Saunders will officiate at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., and 11 p.m.. Please join us in celebrating Jesus’ birth. Services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. For more information...