Thanks for taking a moment to check out these events in our shared life & the wider world.
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Our service is in person this Sunday – so if you’re in town, come on out & join us at 10:30am for Hybrid Worship at Nambu Chapel!
We’ll also have a special Helping Hands offering – so come prepared to be generous!
Please remember that the Nambu Chapel is fully accessible, located on the lower level of
North Shore Baptist Church (5244 N. Lakewood Ave.)
Need directions? Click here!
If you’d rather join by phone, just dial 312-626-6799 and enter the Meeting ID: 917 3218 6458.
Beloveds!
Momentum is building, but not fast enough.
Keep calling Congress – today and EVERY day –
to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Click here for easy step-by-step instructions.
Tuesday is Election Day!
Remember to vote YES on Ballot Question 1 to help
Bring Chicago Home!
If you’re available to poll watch on Tuesday, click here to sign up!
Donna Morris has been collecting donations for United African Organization, one of our Sanctuary Working Group members, and invites us all to join her in helping to create a generous Ramadan – Ramadan Kareem – for newly arrived Muslim asylum seekers who are celebrating this holy month.
They are in need of the following food supplies:
Rice, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, any kind of dark greens, canned fruit, canned vegetables, dried beans canned beans, bread, couscous, quinoa, onions, garlic, Olive oil, powdered milk, cornmeal, peppers, carrots, celery, hot sauce.
You can bring donated food items to church, or give Donna money to shop!
HOLY WEEK
Our Palm Sunday service will be on Zoom only! Get your
Holy Week bag after church this Sunday & you’ll be set.
On Maundy Thursday – March 28 – you can join us at 7pm in person at Nambu Chapel OR online for our Tenebrae service.
Wellington does not hold services on Good Friday – but here are three observances for you to choose from!
- Mennonite Action Chicago, in concert with other Chicago area peace organizations, will be holding a Memorial Vigil service at NOON downtown at Chicago Federal Plaza (Jackson and Dearborn) in memory of the Palestinians killed in Gaza. The vigil will gather around pairs of shoes displayed as symbols of the lives lost, and will include the reading of Gazan victims’ names, personal stories, songs and more, calling for a permanent ceasefire.
- University Church Chicago is offering a musical journey through Good Friday, 7 Last Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois, from 5-6pm (in person & online) More info HERE.
- St. Paul’s UCC is offering a Tenebrae service with choir & communion at 7:30pm (in person & online). More info HERE.
If you’re an early riser on Easter Morning, you’ll find your pastor, a Mary Oliver poem, and some freshly baked goods at the lakefront at 6:30am! All are welcome at the pier in Rogers Park (Farwell & the lake).
At 10:30am, we’ll gather in Nambu Chapel (lower level of North Shore Baptist Church, 5244 N. Lakewood Ave) with trumpet! cello! piano! beautiful flowers! and SO MUCH JOY.
Hope to see you there in person – or with us online.
Music 4 the Soul!
curated by our Music Director, Chris Inserra
This week’s Lenten selection,
Thuma Mina, a South African traditional song,
reminds us that God continues to send us out into the world,
leading and filling along the way.–
Version like our New Century Hymnal #360
Cape Town Youth Choir version
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