By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented a proclamation in honor of April being national Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month at the April 15 Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. Mayor Irvin invited members of Aurora’s Sikh community to share more about the Sikh faith and the purpose
Reverend Tammy Scott, left, lead pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, leads children in waving palm fronds to celebrate Palm Sunday, April 13.
By Penny Panayiota Deligiannis In June 1964, several Aurora Hellenes met with Bishop Meletios of Chicago representing the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America to consider the facts. The requirements to establish the first Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora were met and approved by the Bishop, Illinois Secretary
The Fellowship Team at Plano Methodist Church organizes a Soup and Bread Supper on Ash Wednesday, where 35 attendees enjoyed a selection of soups, breads, and desserts
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will celebrate Pi Day Sunday, March 16, with a pie potluck event at approximately 11:45 a.m., following 10:30 a.m. worship in the Gathering Place room. Pi, is commonly rounded to 3.14, making March 14 the usual day to celebrate the
From left, Jerri Lynn Baker and Diana Raimond of Oswego and Barb Johnson, Yorkville, celebrate Mardi Gras early on Shrove Sunday, March 2.
A Dixieland band opens Lent Sunday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora.
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will celebrate Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, with a free pancake dinner and craft-making from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. The public is invited said Lead Pastor Rev. Tammy Scott. Admission and parking are free. The family event
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will open Lent with an annual Dixieland worship service, a Mardi Gras-style luncheon and Ash Wednesday services including a drive-thru imposition of ashes. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Sunday, March 2, a Dixieland band featuring Kristin
Aurora Boy Scouts Charlie Rendall, left, and Andrew Banach pass collection plates during annual Scout Sunday, Feb. 2 at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church.
By Al Benson Unofficially, it was Michelle Curiel Day at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 26. The celebration featured gifts, speeches and a reception attended by members, friends and relatives. During and after Sunday worship services, the Aurora resident was honored on her last Sunday as Wesley
The Fox Valley Christian Ministerial Alliance is inviting the public to its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Monday, Jan. 20, at Gayles Memorial Baptist Church, 730 Gillette Avenue, Aurora. The morning event will feature dedicated prayer segments followed by a complimentary breakfast.
United Methodists of the Northern Illinois Conference will honor the memory of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a program at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue in Downers Grove. The public is invited to the event and admission and parking are
The children at the Plano Methodist Church learn from puppet Galileo about Jesus’ birth during the month of December.
Reverend Tammy Scott, Lead Pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, invites children to place unwanted names or labels in a bowl of water during Sunday worship services.
Congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora were seeing stars Sunday, Jan.5. In a second annual celebration of Epiphany, when three kings followed a star to bring gifts to the Christ child, Wesley members and friends were invited to select a star from 80 wooden stars in a collection
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora celebrated Christmas Eve with an annual pageant by youth and adults before a candlelight worship service Tuesday, Dec. 24. The pageant featured youth and adult volunteer actors from the congregation in period costumes. Thew Elliott, church music and liturgy director, led carol singing and
Aurora and Tri-Cities United Methodist churches celebrated the first Sunday after Christmas with a shared worship service Sunday, Dec. 29. The event at Batavia UMC featured leaders from Aurora Wesley UMC, Batavia UMC, Geneva UMC and Baker Memorial UMC, St. Charles. Rev. Melissa Meyers, Batavia UMC pastor, opened the service
New England Congregational Church Aurora celebrated the season with a display of 40 nativity sets from around the world Sunday. The sets were loaned by Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago from its “Art and Faith of the Creche” exhibition through Dec. 21. Students of the Beloved Community, a
The community is invited to a unique and exciting “open house” event at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, Sunday, Dec. 15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. On display will be a fascinating collection of multi-cultural nativities on loan from the Loyola University Museum of Art
