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Qualified senior citizens, aged 65 years and older are invited to apply for the Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program. The program allows participants to defer property tax payment until the property is sold. To qualify, the applicant's household income cannot exceed $65,000. Additionaly, the property must be used exclusively for residential purposes.
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...Calling all scouts: young, old, and in-between! If you are now - or have ever been - a Scout of any kind, we invite you to join us on Sunday, February 23rd at 10:00 am for Scout Sunday!
This Sunday in February is set aside as a day to lift up and celebrate scouting in our midst.
We have invited the scout troop who meet in our church to join us for worship at 10:00 am and we will recognize them and offer a blessing.
Wear your uniform to the worship service and join other scou
...In the New Year, with hard-freeze weather conditions approaching, the pantry has been reset to remove items that do not do well under extremely cold conditions, such as canned goods.
Often it is asked, what are the donations you could best use for the pantry now?
Answer: Food items that are "instant" or "dry" - for example, instant ("just add water") soups and ramen, as well as dried pasta.
Also, snack items such as granola bars, and individual s
...Calling all chili heads! Start looking in your cook books, haul out your big crock pots, spoons, and aprons and start planning your favorite chili.
Five categories:
Best chili, hottest chili, mildest chili, most unusual chili, best presentation
A beautiful chili trophy will be awarded to the maker of the best chili!
Questions: Contact Judy McClure (630) 964-9611
...We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped provide for several families in our community for Christmas; everyone who picked a tag and shopped, made a monetary donation, and volunteered to sort presents. This could not have been possible without your generosity and help!
Thank you for all you've done to make it a success once again.
...Our Giving Tree is filled with hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves, just in time for the cold weather. The following amounts were collected:
54 pairs of socks, 19 pairs of gloves 1 pair of mittens, 16 stocking caps 1 stocking cap and mittens 1 warmer, 1 scarf and hat 3 hats, 1bucket hat 4 ear muffs
Thank you to all who donated to keep others a little bit warmer.
...To celebrate the Advent Season, several churches came together to worship and to sing a liturgy by Marty Haugen, Holden Evening Prayer. We prepared our hearts for the coming of Jesus for the Advent Season. The Holden Evening Prayer Service filled with music and promises of God's love and hope for the future.
Special thanks to the area churches:
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Darien, Pastor Adam Dowd
Christ Lutheran Church, Clarendon Hills, Pastor Carol Braun
Prince of Peace Lu
...Thanks to all who walked, gave or volunteered in any way to make this walk a success!
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Prince of Peace displayed their personal crèches at the church on Dec. 8th. The many créches were artistically placed throughout the Narthex. Beautiful, magnificent works of art that were shared. Creches are personal with such craftsmanship!
Thank you so much to our Women’s Group for organizing this event!
The spirit of Christmas radiated in the building.
Have a blessed Advent!
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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the little pantry located at POP Church has been reconfigured to support holiday meals for our neighbors who make use of this resource in our community.
POP Church continues with gratitude and appreciation to share efforts to stock this pantry with the Apollos Christian Community, together with neighbors who “share what they can.”
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Are you looking for a way to share Christmas joy with those who need it most?
Help warm some hearts, hands and heads this winter season. You are invited to bring new hats & gloves and/or mittens to our “Warm Them Up Tree” in the Narthex beginning on the first Sunday in Advent, December 1st.
Men’s, women’s and children’s hats and gloves and/or mittens are all needed and will be gratefully accepted. Help us fill up the tree so that we can help keep as many heads and hands wa
...Join us as we share the love of Jesus and the joy of Christmas with 5 local families.
There is a sign-up sheet posted for the five different families in the Narthex. Each of the five families have been given a different color to help with the coordination process. Wish lists have been posted for the children with their Christmas gift ideas. Food items that are needed to feed these families have been posted as well.
Stop by the Narthex to sign-up for
...View Crèche display and enjoy a cup of coffee and a goodie.
Do you have a crèche at home that brings you joy during Christmas?
Would you like to share it with Prince of Peace?
The Womens' Group is planning the annual one-day crèche display again this year as part of the church’s Advent celebrations.
Please bring your crèches to be placed in the Narthex the week of December 2nd.
We would like to get as many displays as possible, simple, old, new, small, or elaborate. All ar
...Join us for midweek Advent Services on Wednesdays using the beloved service Holden Evening Prayer to fill your heart with the sights and sounds of hope this Advent season with three ELCA congregations (Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Christ Lutheran Church, and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church).
A different congregation will host each Wednesday evening:
December 4th – Lord of Life Lutheran Church of Darien
December 11th – Christ Lutheran Church of Clarendon Hills
December 18th –
..."Thank You - You are Awesome"
Items delievered to Operation Support our Troopos America last week,
with their astonishment in the quantity!
Also their volunteers in operation!
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