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HighlightThe CongregaTional UniTed ChUrCh of ChrisTIncreasing Our Love for God & NeighborJanuary 8, 2015 • Issue 1St. Charles (Campton Hills) • cuccstc.org

Pastoral Search Committee Update

Your Pastoral Search Committee reminds you to check your mail for the follow-up survey regarding our pastoral search. We ask you to please take time to reflect on the importance of our task and to fill out the survey prayerfully. Please return your response to the church office by January 11, 2015. Alternately if you would prefer to take the survey online, it is available online for your convenience at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z6TFWD5

Many thanks to those who have already completed the survey and thanks, in advance, for the responses yet to come.

We would also like to encourage each of us to get back into the habit of wearing our “NAME TAGS”. Everyone does not know everyone by name . . . yet. Soon, we will be welcoming a new minister . . . let’s get into the habit of wearing our name tags again. If you need to replace yours, stop by the office and order one! Thank-you

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Spud SundayWomen’s Fellowship is sponsoring Spud Sunday on January 18 in Fellowship Hall following the 9:30am service. Baked potatoes with many delicious toppings will be available. That day is new member Sunday - what better way to celebrate than with comfort food! Monies raised will be donated to a local service agency. So belly up to the potato bar, enjoy a delicious treat and provide needed support. Eat in or carry out.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

New Members Received January 18, 2015

An orientation evening will be held on Monday, January 12 at 7:30pm.

Contact the church office for more information.

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Pray for each other so that you may be healed....

James 5:16 (NIV)

Please Pray for

Josie Ball’s mum, Alice Glover, passed away on Jan. 7th. Her 100th birthday was

in December.Richard BegalkaJon Devermann

Marc DeSilvaMarla HechtKatelyn Keck Ron Koeppl

Wayne Roland’s father, Robert Roland, passed away December 30th.

Barbara WiebmerDee Zimmerman

Pottawatomie Partnership

Volunteers are needed each Saturday at 8:30am. #13, 1620 S. 13th Ave, St. Charles.

Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House

Food on the 4thJANUARY 25 – Bowl Time

The theme is protein. Please bring canned soups, dry soups, chili, sloppy joe, hash, Ramen

noodles for the St. Charles Salvation Army Food Pantry and the Elburn Food Pantry.

Men’s Fellowship Walking Group 3rd Saturday of each month, 8am

Contact George Mohn for information and location. 847-488-9179,

[email protected]

Intentional Travel“Treasures of Northern Italy”

Sign Up Now - Group Gathering Soon

Brochures are now available for the September 2015 Intentional Travel experience to northern Italy. The dates are September 20 - October 3 and will include Milan, Verona, Venice, Lake

Maggiore and the Cinque Terre area. Pick up a brochure in the church office or on the Intentional Travel bulletin board. Speak

with John or Susan Rodgers if you have questions.

Highlight Newsletter Copy Deadline Monday, February 2, BEFORE NOON

Please continue to save pop tabs. Bring them to the hutch just outside the church office. This is an ongoing project, reaching to infinity and beyond...Thank you, Pat Kitner

Thank You!Women’s Fellowship wishes to thank all the pie bakers and buy-ers for our annual pie sale Sunday. We made a record amount of $390.00 which will be rounded up to $400.00 for the Salvation Army in St. Charles.

We would like to thank everyone for all the beautiful cards and prayers we received with the passing of Tim’s father. It means so much to know that so many people care. We are blessed to have such a warm and caring church family. Thank you, Tim & Jackie O’Brien

2015 Altar Flower DonationsSign up on the Worship Bulletin Board next to the elevator for 2015 altar flower donations. Ginger Krichbaum from the Worship Committee will contact you by e-mail or phone to make arrangements for your flower donation and what you would like printed in the bulletin.

Please pray for them on their birthdays.

Nola Boyd 1Evan Murnane 1 Chris Cameron 3 Matt Cameron 3 Cindy Taft 3Heather McGray 4Brienne Melcher 4Nick Albano 5Kristi Nelsen 5Jack VenHorst 5Elizabeth Schuster 6Linsey Turner 6Lainey Ballantyne 7Kristin Severson 8Dave Stuber 8Annie Adams 9Barb Brennan 9Jen Behrendt 10Anne Graham 10Wyonne Hegland 10Graham Padgitt 10Kyle Sarvas 10Nick Wodrich 10Denise Dojka 11Charles McGray 11Eric Bohner 12Elise Gagne 12Samantha Carney 13Paige Jankowski 13Mike Mackowiak 13Molly Taft 13Robert McAuliff 14Chris Burg 15Norm Johnson 15Michael Noonan 15Donna Peterson 15Scott Turyna Jr. 15Zach Bradley 16Julian Churchill 16Connor Daly 16Kate Grimaldi 16 Luke Molloy 17

Stephen Skowronski 17 Charlie Bishop 18 Gavin Hayes 19 Scott Powell 19 Mary Anne Rebernak 20 Lorraine Dole 21 Ivy Johnson 21 Pat Nerad 21 Renee Schroeder 21 Rick Lipke 22 Tristan Melton 22 Barb Arloff 23 Hanna Mackowiak 23 Ron Gaydos 24 Kathy Mizgalski 24 Jasmine Spero 24 Makayla Van Dinther 24 Tyson Richter 25 Julie Robinson 25 Garrett VanBergen 25 Virginia Cole 26 Heather Falls 26 Jon Freedlund 26 Nancy Noonan 26 Sean DeMarre 27 Dale Hargrave 27 Kris Mackowiak 27 Tom VanBergen 27 Grace Caldwell 28 Carol Johnson 28 Larry Lonis 28 Audra Brown 29 Michael McGray 29 Cael Moore 29 Rian Kormos 30 Tom Rebernak 30 Ryan Corcoran 31 Brooke Flesher 31 Ted Rhinerson 31 Emily Scorby 31 Rob Taft 31


Swing Set Preschool RegistrationPriority registration for the 2015 – 2016 school year will begin Monday, January 12 at 8:30 A.M. for church members, currently enrolled students and Swing Set alumni families. Open registra-tion for the general public will begin on Monday, February 9, at 8:30 A.M. to fill any remaining openings. Forms will be available in Miss Kim’s Office. If you would like to set up a tour, please feel free to email Miss Kim or call the office!

Registration forms accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee ($75.00 for new students and $50.00 for returning students) may be mailed or dropped off at the school or left in the church office. Any questions, please call Kim at 630 443 8570 or email her at [email protected].

Beiermannmusic presents:

In a dinner theater production –Fri-Sat-Sun Jan 9, 10, 11 at 7:00 p.m.Fri-Sat-Sun Jan 16, 17, 18 at 7:00 p.m.Fri-Sat-Sun Jan 23, 24, 25 at 7:00 p.m.Sun Jan 11 and Sun Jan 25 at 1:00 p.m.

Dinner choices are: -Beef tournedos -Chicken Cordon Bleu -Caesar Salad (meatless) Dinners include appetizer, sides, drink and dessert. Dinner $20Advance ticket sales only – no walk-ins acceptedPerformances presented at 106 S. Riverside Drive St. Charles (The former Chord on Blues Club)Order forms available outside the church office or contact [email protected]

Wicked

Shrimp Boil Saturday, Feb. 7th at 6pm

$15 for Adults$10 for children (12 & under who eat shrimp)

Hot Dogs are available for non-shrimp eaters at no chargeWe will be welcoming two Back Bay Mission staff members - Craig Steenkamp, the Housing Rehabilitation Director and Christopher Marlin-Warfield, the Church Relations Associate – to share the Back Bay Mission story with us. We will also be honoring John Rodgers 30+ years of service to Back Bay Mis-sion. Our Adult Work Tour group, led by John, had a rewarding and even life-changing experience this last November when we worked at Back Bay Mission. We look forward to sharing the story of this vital United Church of Christ mission with more of our church family.Please look for the sign up sheet outside the office.

Bible Study Resumes Tuesday, January 13th.The Tuesday afternoon (1pm in the Parlor) Bible Study group will begin again and there is room for you to join us. This year we are using a new series entitled “Animate Your Faith” in which we are focused on the Bible - how it came to be, who made the decisions on what to include, and why, how Old and New Testaments really do fit together, and how the Bible can inform our daily life. In the Winter the focus turns to specific concepts of the Bible - God, Jesus, Church.Each week is not dependent on the other weeks so consider jumping in and join us on Tuesday afternoons.

Gloves, Hats, Scarves, White Tube SocksOn January 27, we will serve dinner to our friends in Lakeview. We all understand what it means to try to stay warm in cold temperatures, but we have difficulty understanding how it feels to be homeless in cold temperatures. If you see a sale on hats, gloves, scarfs or white tube socks, consider a donation which will bring HUGE smiles on our neighbors’ faces. Thank you very much. Ann Richards

Work Tour – 2014 Every Fall, a group of adults from our church travels to Biloxi, MS, where we assist in housing rehabilitation projects sponsored by Back Bay Mission. “BBM, a community ministry of the United Church of Christ, serves the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the wider church community by faithful witness for social justice and compassionate service to the poor and marginal-ized.”

From November 9 – 14, seventeen adults from our church and three adults from Memorial U.C.C. in Fitchburg, WI, worked on removing shingles and re-shingling a house in Gulfport. We painted the interior of the 6 unit apartment building, “Home Port,” and also began installing doors, door trim, and baseboards. Home Port is an apartment building in Biloxi for homeless veterans. Several of us also served breakfast and lunch at the local “soup kitchen,” and/or assisted in Back Bay Mission’s food pantry, and/or helped at the Micah Center. The Micah Center is Back Bay Mission’s day time facility for homeless individuals. It pro-vides showering and laundering facilities, computer access, and counselors to assist in obtaining ID’s, birth certificates, and other resources.

Our group enjoyed good work, good food, and good fel-lowship. Once again, it was a rewarding experience to participate in Back Bay Mission’s programs for “serving the least of these.” Please look at our church website, cuccst.org to see pictures of our group at work. We look forward to returning in October, 2015!

New session beginning on Jan. 510 weeks, Mondays from 9-10:15am. Jan. 5 - Mar. 23, no class Jan. 19 & Feb. 16.$100 for 10 weeks, $12 per week (drop in)Pay at class. Sign up on Congregational Life Bulletin Board.

New Class! beginning on Jan. 812 weeks, Thursdays from 2-3:15pm. Jan. 8-Mar. 26$120 for 12 weeks, $12 per week (drop in)Pay at class. Sign up on Congregational Life Bulletin Board.

Peaceful Heart Yoga

with Donna BurgDue to the growing number of lovely folks wishing to attend our gentle Peaceful Heart Yoga, we have decided to add a second yoga session each week!!! Beginning in the New Year, yoga will now be held in the sanctuary Monday’s 9:15-10:30am and Thursday’s 2-3:15pm. All are welcome to attend 1 or both of the sessions!!! Namaste...


Lazarus House 2015 Our commitment to serving Lazarus House continues through the new year. As you may know, volunteers from our church prepare and deliver the meal to Lazarus House on the third Wednesday of the month. The hot meal is to be delivered by 6:30 pm but can be delivered any time during the day. On the same day, we also deliver items for a cold breakfast which is served the next day. These items are 1 gallon of orange juice, 1 gallon of milk and 1 large box of cereal. We also provide 15 sack lunches which typically include a sandwich, fruit, chips, water or juice. These are also provided for the next day’s use, so the sandwiches should be wrapped and packaged separately from the lunches so they can be refrigerated. Meat for the main dish is usually provided and made available for pick up in the freezer in the church kitchen. Your own favorite recipe can be used but suggested recipes are sometimes provided. Aluminum pans will also be available for your use. You can help by selecting any portion of the items requested on the sign up sheet. This month our theme is football and we are preparing chili with shredded cheddar cheese, oyster crackers/Fritos and a green salad with dressing.If you do volunteer, please leave your email address and/or phone number. Thank you for thinking of our friends at Lazarus House. Questions to Grace Caldwell at [email protected] or Diane Brown at [email protected].


MEAL MINISTRY If you could provide an occasional meal for a church member, please contact Patti Molloy at [email protected] or Mary Lou Bracken at [email protected] or sign up on the Parish Nurse bulletin board.

Patti Molloy, RN Parish Nurse

[email protected]

Automated External Defibrillator located near office door. Look for overhead AED sign. Phone is on the adjacent wall. To call for help, press an outside line and dial 911.

A New Resolve

Well, here we are. 2015. Have you made your New Year’s Resolution(s)? I’ve never been a fan of making resolutions. Possibly because I don’t think I’ve ever made one and been able to keep it. Will this year be “the year.” Here are some tips that may help us all along.

1. Set very specific, attainable goals. Realistic goals will give you confidence and let you focus on the positive aspects of achieving the goal.

2. Tell a few friends or family members. Support groups exist because having the support of oth-ers is really helpful when trying to accomplish a difficult goal. Ask them to help keep you moti-vated.

3. Break it up. Self-control is finite. Make resolu-tions that require small acts of will power, not weeks of vigilance. For example, setting behav-ioral goals such as going to the gym 3 times this week, taking the stairs at work, or eating a healthy lunch every day for a week are more attainable than “lose 10 pounds”. You’ll feel good when you accomplish each goal and your success will help bolster your resolve.

4. Lift your spirits (this does NOT mean “raise your glass”!). Watch a funny movie, listen to upbeat music, watch some funny YouTube vid-eos. Studies show that doing things that put you in a good mood will help strengthen your willpower.

5. Write your ticket to success. People who put down their goals on paper are significantly more likely to achieve them than those who merely make mental vows. Post them in places you’ll see them often.

I invite you to join me on a month by month experi-ment (can we make it an entire year?) where each month will consist of a different willpower challenge. I have heard that willpower is like a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Let’s see if that’s true! Each month we will make one---and only one--- resolu-tion. We can follow the above outlined tips for success.January’s resolution is to eat healthier. I have broken this down to weekly, reasonable, attainable goals. I have a few ideas for a February resolution but I will wait and make the final decision in late January.So, I have told “a few friends”. Please feel free to ask me how it’s going and hold me accountable during coffee fellowship! I’d be happy and honored if you’d join me in this adventure. Email me and let me know your January goal! ([email protected]). Let’s do this together!!

Parlor ArtParlor Art Gallery December 2014 - January 2015Parlor Art Artist - Sandie BilsSandie Bils, Parlor Art Gallery artist and member of our church, presents Christmas Quilts. Colors, shapes, symbols each combined in the art of quilting create holiday themes. Sandie loves snowmen and cardinals and incorporates each in Christmas Quilts. As a child, Sandi remembers her mother, grandmother, and sisters making and tying quilts. She remembers her grandmother made silk pieced quilt tops embellished with decorative embroidery work. Sandie began quilting 25 years ago and has, at this point, made 25-30 quilts..... and counting. Sandie hopes you enjoy viewing the Christmas Quilts and we of the Parlor Art Gallery sincerely appreciate the opportunity to show her beautiful art.Kathy Westman, Parlor Art Gallery

The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the second Monday of each month in the church parlor from 10am until noon. Knitters and crocheters can be part of this group even if they are unable to attend meetings. For more information call Mary Anne Rebernak at 630 377 9336 or email her at [email protected].

Circle of FriendsWednesday, January 21st

9:30 am in parlorRev. Bill Nagy will be speaking on his experiences in

ministry. All are welcome.


January 23 – “Benediction” by Kent Hauf. Location – Susan & John Rodgers.From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado.

When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a pal-pable presence for all three of them. Meanwhile, the town’s newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained rela-tionships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an el-derly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times. Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants.March 6 – “Crossing to Safety” by Wallace Stegner. Location – Anne & Bob Graham.Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publica-tion in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage.

May 15 – “Pearl” by Mary Gordon. Location – Marilyn & Dave Schave.On Christmas night of 1998, Maria Meyers learns that her twenty-year-old daughter, Pearl, has chained herself out-side the American embassy in Dublin, where she intends to starve herself to death. Although Maria was once a student radical and still proudly lives by her beliefs, gentle, book-loving Pearl has never been interested in politics–nor in the Catholicism her mother rejected years before. What, then, is driving her to martyr herself ?

Shaken by this mystery, Maria and her childhood friend (and Pearl’s surrogate father), Joseph Kasperman, both rush to Pearl’s side. As Mary Gordon tells the story of the bonds among them, she takes us deep into the labyrinths of maternal love, religious faith, and Ireland’s tragic his-tory. Pearl is a grand and emotionally daring novel of ideas, told with the tension of a thriller.

2014-2015Novel Approaches

NEW BOOKS IN THE ADULT LIBRARYThe following books, DVDs and materials have been donated. Thank you.Bankson, Marjory Zoet. Braided Streams. Esther and a Woman’s Way of Growing. “A book weaving women’s stories together, challenging women and a book for dis-covery and sharing.” Lura Media. Canfield, Jack, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II and III. Two books of Life, Love and Learning.Chinn, Nancy. Spaces for Spirit. “With dozens of photos, this book challenges the congregation not to neglect the visual arts and offer thanks in places that have spaces for spirit.” Liturgy Training Publications, donated by Worship Committee.Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS). Informational Materials. “Its mission is to create leaders for the next generation of ministry …whatever that may be. So whether you are interested in ministry, teaching, advo-cacy, activism, social work or social justice, CTS will help take you there.” Alice Hunt, President, CTS Grisham, John. Calico Joe. “A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball.” Random House (4 compact discs). Grisham, John. The Testament. “In a story that mixes legal suspense with remarkable adventure; lives are for-ever altered by the startling secret of The Testament.” Doubleday Publishers.Peck, M. Scott. Meditations from the Road. The author intends for the “reader to find help along his/her way in achieving wisdom and fullness in life.”Philippart, David, editor. Clothed in Glory, Vesting the Church. “This is a collection of essays and photos on the church’s textiles. Donated by Worship Committee.

Writers Needed - Lenten DevotionalDo you have a favorite scripture? Tell us about it in our soon to be compiled Lenten devotional. All you need is your favorite scripture, a brief message or summary of what the scripture means to you or how it relates to Lent or Easter and then close with a short (a couple sentences) prayer. Please let Sue Peterson know that you would like to be included and have your article in by Feb 1. Please send questions or your willingness to write and your article to Sue at [email protected] or call 630.751.6655. Even though your article isn’t due until Feb 1, please let Sue know you will write one as soon as possible so she can list your name by a date for the devotional. The Lenten devotional will be on our church website and there will be hard copies printed for those who would like one. Carleen Bart and Sue Peterson will compile the final devotional.


Tassie BrautigamChristian Education Coordinator

[email protected]

Followers Of God Puppet Troupe Will be starting up again on January 26th from 5-7pm in Fellowship Hall. Please contact Jeanne Humke if you have any questions - [email protected] or 630-229-3494

–Jeanne Humke

Followers Of God

MANY THANKS: To everyone who donated Christmas bags and cookies for our Christmas Happenings event on December 7th. Everyone had a great time and your baking skills were wonderfully enjoyed. SUNDAY SCHOOL OUTREACH: Residents of the Holmstad and GreenFields, both facilities for seniors, enjoyed receiving the beautiful handmade Christmas cards, handwritten cards, and pictures from our Sunday school kids. Several of our kids have received lovely thank you notes from residents. It is truly a blessing for us in the Sunday school to be able to spread the love that came down with Jesus’ birth!!! WE DID IT!!: With the combined help of members of our congregation and the Sunday school offering collected from October through December, our Sunday school has purchased 6 pigs at $120 each from Heifer International. How wonderful that we were able to exceed our goal of 5 pigs. The pigs will be sent to needy families throughout the world by Heifer International. For that family it will mean money for food, shelter, clothing, schooling, medicine, and much more to make their lives better. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Our Sunday school truly “Increased our love for God and neighbor”. Look in next months Highlight for our Sunday school’s next mission project. COMMUNION CLASSES: February 1, 8, and 15 will find our 2nd graders learning about Communion - what the symbols mean, why we do what we do, how we practice communion here. If you are in 3rd grade and above and have not had the opportunity to be a part

of this special class and would like join the class, please get in touch with Tassie Brautigam, Children’s Ministry Coordinator, with any questions you have. ACOLYTES AND PSALM READERS: All children are invited to be a part of our worship service by either being an acolyte (lighting the candles on the altar prior to the service) and/or reading a Psalm. Haven’t done it before and want to try? Let Tassie Brautigam know and we can do a practice run prior to your first time. SUNDAY SCHOOL SCOOP: January 4 started with the unit titled Jesus the Storyteller. Jesus’ parables are like riddles that grab our attention and give us glimpses of God at work. These surprising little stories crafted by Jesus, the master storyteller himself, are recounted in each of the 4 gospels. In Sunday school, we will be looking at the parable of the Sower and Soils (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23), the parable of the Mustard Seed and Yeast (Matthew 13:31-33), the parable of the Bridesmaids and Lamps (Matthew 25:1-13) and the parable of the Worker and Talents (Matthew 25: 14-30). Have a read and see what insights you see for yourself. As always, many thanks to all of our teachers for their dedication to our kids growing in God’s love. HELPING HANDS: All 4th and 5th graders are invited to meet January 21st from 5PM - 6PM to work on a mission project UPCOMING HAPPENINGS: January 25 - Teacher’s meeting for the unit Jesus’ Death and Resurrection - room 114February 1, 8, 15 - Communion classes for 2nd graders during Sunday schoolMarch 21 - Easter Egg Hunt here at church - 10AM April 26 -Teacher appreciation SundayJune 22 - 25 - Vacation Bible School “G-Force” for ages 4 years old through 5th grade (the grade entered in the fall of 2015 )

Cabin Fever Soup Supper and

Game NightSaturday, January 31st

Please join us for Food, Fellowship and of course, Fun

5:30 pm in Fellowship Hall Bring your favorite soup or dessert to share

Hosted by Mike and Susan KlopmeyerRSVP at [email protected]


Who’s in the Pews?Marilyn Schave

By Sue PetersonMarilyn and her husband Dave joined our church in April this year. Even though Marilyn thought it may be too late in her life to join a new church and try to make new friends, she decided to be brave and try it anyway. Lit-tle did she know she would come across so many people she already knew or was connected to in some way. Marilyn has enjoyed the friendliness and the opportunities offered at the church. It has already been an amazing journey to step foot in the door. Since joining, Marilyn has helped at the rummage sale (where she came across the parents of her son’s prom date back when he was in high school), the women’s retreat at Pilgrim Park (where she met new women and connected with women she knew years ago; Norma DeMaar’s son was best friends with Marilyn’s son) and the Mississippi mission trip to Back Bay. She is quite humbled by the homeless. Life is so fragile. What a special meaningful trip and a great way to connect to the people at Back Bay. Marilyn also attends the women’s fel-lowship meetings and attended their Christmas party. She and Dave are hosting Novel Approaches at their house in May. She is not one to sit back and wait to get involved.

Marilyn was born in Chicago and when she was 8, moved to Glenview. Her junior year in high school, she moved to Lake Forest which was a much smaller high school. Being shy (which is hard to believe now) she felt the smaller high school was a great experience. Growing up in Chicago she went to People’s Church and in Glenview, the Glenview Community Church. Later she attended the Prince of Peace Church in Schaumburg and when she married Dave they attended the 1st Baptist Church in St. Charles. Dave’s brother was an American Baptist minister. So it was a change for both of them to make a change and come to our church - the United Church of Christ. But as Rev John Rodgers says about churches and members, “It no longer is so important the name on the church door as the experi-ence you have when you go inside.”

Combined, Marilyn and Dave have three sons and three dogs. Dave’s son Josh lives in Michigan and has 2 boys ages 11 and 8. Marilyn’s son Derek Anderson lives in Elgin and

has twin 12 year old boys. Scott Anderson lives in West Chicago and has a son 18 and a daughter 15. His wife was hired by Charlie Bell to teach at Munhall School in St. Charles. Scott’s in-laws are members Diane and Jim Parker. Marilyn and Dave’s cute dogs are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. More about Marilyn’s love of dogs and her experiences with them as you read on.

Marilyn lived in Middle Creek in St. Charles from 1976 until 1990 when Dave and she built their new house near the church in Elburn. Beginning her career, Marilyn was speech therapist in Texas and Phoenix, Arizona and then subbed as a teacher for 5 years from 1971-1976 until she was hired in Schaumburg as a middle school science teacher. Dave also taught science in Schaumburg where he retired after 34 years. Marilyn taught 33 years and felt blessed to pass her job on to a gifted student teacher she worked with her last year. Also while they taught, Marilyn and Dave worked part time as travel agents for Best Travel for 15 years.

In the 90’s when Marilyn taught, it became popular to team teach. She was the science teacher working with math and language arts teachers. One unit of study was the Iditarod. Together they taught all aspects of the race - the dogs, the racers. They looked at physics of the sled, graphed data and much more. After retiring in 2005, Marilyn went to Anchorage to watch the Iditarod. She started volunteering in 2014 and will go back again in 2015 to volunteer. She assists vets while they examine dogs that were dropped from the race.

To Marilyn, giving back is important. She has done inter-national mission work in South Africa and in Swaziland at a Care Center for kids with no parents. She likes to spread hope wherever she goes. She also has a heart for seniors - helping with social connections. When working with the homeless in Biloxi, she saw the need for connections - the importance of relationships.

If that isn’t enough to keep her busy, Marilyn also vol-unteers at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and at ECC for the performing arts center. She loves to work with people, with dogs and with plants. Her yard has a few “rescue plants” she has saved from various places. Marilyn Schave is a kind, giving person you will want to meet.

Manna NewsA big thank you to everyone who made our Manna gift card program a success in 2014. Profit earned was $4456! Those funds are available for use at the discretion of the Mission Committee for non-budgeted mission related items. Listed here are the donations made: March - GF high school youth work tour - $1502 August - Marklund Christmas blanket project - $288 October - Adult Back Bay Mission work tour - $1000 November - Back Bay Mission housing rehabilitation project - $356If you are a business owner and give incentive gifts or awards to your employees, please consider purchasing gift cards through the Manna program. It is easy for you, appreciated by the recipient and helps fund mission giving. Thank youManna Team

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The Congregational United Church of Christ CalendarVisit cuccstc.org for current calendarJanuary 2015 JULY 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday29Summer Sunday Schoolthrough 3rd Grade8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)9:00 AM Puppets (115)9:30 AM Mateja Baptism(S)9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:00 AM - 5:00 PM NIUReading (114/116)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)

30BeiermannLessons9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)

1BeiermannLessons6:00 PM- 8:30 PM OliverRehearsals(FH)

2BeiermannLessons4:00 PM- 6:00 PM OliverRehearsals (FH)7:00 PM SwingSet BD Mtg(111)

3BeiermannLessons1:00 PM- 9:30 PM NIUReading(114/116)5:00 PM- 8:00 PM OliverTech Week (FH)6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)7:00 PM- 8:30 PM NAMI(114)

4IndependenceDayOFFICECLOSED1:00 PM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112)

5Beiermann PlayTech Week (FH)

6Beiermann Play TechWeek (FH)CommunionSummer Sunday Schoolthrough 3rd GradeWax Swing Set Floors8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)9:30 AM RodgersBaptism (S)9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)

7BeiermannLessonsHighlightNewsletterDeadline NOONNO YogaWax Swing SetFloors9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)9:00 AM- 10:15 AM NoYoga4:00 PM- 7:00 PM OliverTech Week (FH)

8BeiermannLessonsWax Swing SetFloors6:00 PM- 9:00 PM OliverTech Week (FH)

9BeiermannLessonsWax Swing SetFloors4:00 PM- 6:00 PM OliverTech Week (FH)7:00 PMCongregationalLife Cm (P)

10BeiermannLessonsWax Swing SetFloors9:30 AM MailHighlight (O)1:00 PM- 9:30 PM NIUReading(114/116)6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)6:00 PM- 9:00 PM OliverTech Week (FH)

11BeiermannLessonsWax Swing SetFloors9:30 AM- 3:00 PM NIUReading(114/116)1:00 PM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112)6:00 PM Oliver(FH)

12Wax Swing SetFloors6:00 PM Oliver(FH)

13GF Boundary Waters Trip(7/13-20)NO 9:30 Sunday School8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)9:30 AM JHLB Jesus HasLeft the Building10:00 AM - 5:00 PM NIUReading (114/116)12:00 PM Oliver (FH)6:00 PM Oliver (FH)

14BeiermannLessonsBeiermann Playtake down (FH)GF BoundaryWaters Trip9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)10:00 AMPrayer ShawlMinistry (P)

15BeiermannLessonsBeiermann Playtake down (FH)GF BoundaryWaters Trip7:00 PM Mom'sGroup (114)

16BeiermannLessonsBeiermann Playtake down (FH)GF BoundaryWaters Trip6:45 PMLazarus HouseHomelessShelter

17BeiermannLessonsBeiermann Playtake down (FH)GF BoundaryWaters Trip1:00 PM- 9:30 PM NIUReading(114/116)6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)

18BeiermannLessonsBeiermann Playtake down (FH)GF BoundaryWaters Trip9:30 AM- 3:00 PM NIUReading(114/116)1:00 PM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112)

197:00 AM Men'sFellowshipWalking Group

20Summer Sunday Schoolthrough 3rd GradeVan RentalWax Fellowship HallFloor8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:00 AM - 5:00 PM NIUReading (114/116)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)

21BeiermannLessonsWax FellowshipHall Floor8:30 AMBuildingMaintenance9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)7:00 PM ChurchCouncil (P)

22BeiermannLessonsWax FellowshipHall Floor9:00 AM- 10:15 AMYoga withDonna Burg (S)

23BeiermannLessonsWax FellowshipHall Floor

24BeiermannLessonsWax FellowshipHall Floor6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)

25BeiermannLessonsLeukemiaConcertRehearsal (S)Wax FellowshipHall Floor1:00 PM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112)

26Wax FellowshipHall Floor7:00 PMLeukemiaConcert (S, P)Beiermnn

27Family Camp (BlowingRock, NC)Food on the 4thSummer Sunday School

28BeiermannLessonsFamily Camp(Blowing Rock,





26:00 PMCountry GardenCuisine Class


JANUARY 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday28Food on the 4thNo 8:30 serviceNo Sunday School8:30 AM - 9:15 AM HappyHearts Choir Practice(Rm. 111)9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)4:00 PM - 8:00 PMBeiermann Rehearsal(FH)

29no F.O.G.Puppet Trouperehearsal9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)

30 31OFFICECLOSED atNOON

1OFFICECLOSED7:00 PM- 8:30 PM NAMI(114)

29:00 AM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112 & 115)

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4CommunionNo 8:30 Service8:30 AM - 9:15 AM HappyHearts Choir Practice(Rm. 111)9:30 AM Sunday Schoolthrough 7th Grade9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)

5HIGHLIGHTNewsletterDeadline NOON9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)

61:00 PM- 2:30 PM BibleStudy (P)7:00 PMMissionCommittee (O)

79:00 AMWomen'sFellowship (P)6:30 PM- 8:15 PM GFYouth Group(119)7:00 PM SwingSet BD Mtg(114)

86:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)7:30 PMChancel Choir(S)

9Steel BeamTheater9:00 AM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112 & 115)

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118:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)8:30 AM - 9:15 AM HappyHearts Choir Practice(Rm. 111)9:30 AM Fraas Baptism(S)9:30 AM Sunday Schoolthrough 7th Grade9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)11:00 AM - 1:00 PMConfirmation (P)2:00 PM - 3:45 PM TGIJMovie (FH)

129:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)10:00 AMPrayer ShawlMinistry (P)7:30 PM NewMembersOrientation (P)

131:00 PM- 2:30 PM BibleStudy (P)

146:30 PM- 8:15 PM GFYouth Group(119, FH)6:30 PMWorshipCommittee (O)7:00 PMChristianEducationCommittee(114)7:00 PMCongregationalLife Cm (P)

156:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)7:30 PMChancel Choir(S)

169:00 AM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112 & 115)

177:00 AM Men'sFellowshipWalking Group12:00 PM- 4:00 PMChrissa Flak'srecital (S)(P)

18New Member SundayWF Spud Sunday (FH)8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)8:30 AM - 9:15 AM HappyHearts Choir Practice(Rm. 111)9:30 AM Sunday Schoolthrough 7th Grade9:30 AM - 10:30 AMWorship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)

19Office Closed(MLK Day)8:30 AMBuildingMaintenance9:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)2:00 PM- 8:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)7:00 PM ChurchCouncil (P)

201:00 PM- 2:30 PM BibleStudy (P)3:30 PM- 8:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)7:00 PM Mom'sGroup (114)

219:30 AM- 11:30 AMCircle ofFriends (P)5:00 PM- 6:00 PMHelping Hands(FH)6:30 PM- 8:15 PM GFYouth Group(119, FH)6:45 PMLazarus House -1/2ConfirmationClass

221:30 PM- 3:30 PM FoxValley Justice& Witness(P)6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)7:30 PMChancel Choir(S)

239:00 AM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112 & 115)7:30 PM NovelApproaches(Susan andJohn Rodgers')

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25Annual Meeting (S)Food on the 4th8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BriefWorship (S)8:30 AM - 9:15 AM HappyHearts Choir Practice(Rm. 111)9:30 AM Sunday Schoolthrough 7th Grade9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

269:00 AM- 7:30 PMLanguageStars-Mandarin(112)2:00 PM- 8:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)

27Night Ministries1:00 PM- 2:30 PM BibleStudy (P)3:30 PM- 8:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)

283:30 PM- 8:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)6:30 PM- 8:15 PM GFYouth Group(119)

292:30 PM- 6:00 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)6:00 PMBellissimo BellChoir Rehearsal(S)7:30 PM

309:00 AM- 5:45 PMLanguageStars-Spanish(112 & 115)3:30 PM- 8:00 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)

319:00 AM- 3:30 PMBeiermannLessons (S,111)9:00 AM- 9:00 PM SoupSupper (FH)

Worship (S)10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Fellowship (FH)11:00 AM - 1:00 PMConfirmation (P)

5:00 PM- 7:00 PM F.O.G.Puppet Trouperehearsal (FH)

Chancel Choir(S)


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MISSION STATEMENT We, as a community in Christ, shall provide and administer a continuum of opportunities for worship,

education, fellowship and outreach. It is our mission to serve individual, local, national and world needs.

STAFFRev. Dr. John R. Rodgers–Senior Minister [email protected]. Suzy R. Daly–Associate Minister [email protected]. Patricia G. Kitner–Assistant Minister [email protected] Molloy, RN–Parish Nurse [email protected] Brautigam–Children’s Ministry [email protected] Barth, Connections Coordinator [email protected] Steele-Trish Thompson, Office [email protected] Kagel–Financial Manager [email protected] Beiermann–Music Director [email protected]

Denise Beiermann–Bell Choir DirectorJohn Speck–Council PresidentSusan Klopmeyer–Congregational Life Chair Steve Sidor–Christian Education Chair Susan Rodgers–Mission Chair Ginny Minard–Worship Chair Bob Brautigam–Facilities Carol Ludemann–Women’s Fellowship President Jeff Graham–Youth Director Rev. William L. Nagy–Pastor Emeritus All Members–Ministers

YOU ARE WELCOME Striving to increase our love for God and neighbor, we welcome persons of every age, health condition, race, marital status, economic status, sexual orientation and religious background.

We encourage you to become an active member of our church, sharing your God-given gifts in all areas of church life: worship, education, mission and ministry.

Swing Set Preschool 630-443-8570 Kim Barth, [email protected]

Our denomination is the United Church of Christ

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Congregational UCC St. Charles

SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE 8:30am Brief Worship Service (1/2 hour)

A hymn, prayers, scripture and reflections on the scripture. Communion offered the first Sunday of each month. Nursery care. No Sunday school.

9:30am Worship Service with Sunday School Sunday School for children through 7th grade. Nursery care.

Communion offered the first Sunday of each month.

The Congregational United Church of Christ

Church Office 630-584-0929 • FAX [email protected] • [email protected] Hours Mon–Thurs 8:30am-3pm, Fri 9am-12

No matter who you are, or where ever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!

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