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16 | November 22, 2017 | The Lockport Legend FAITH
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FAITH BRIEFS
First Congregational United Church of
Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport)
First Class Kids Preschool
Registration
To register children for
openings contact Sue, call
(815) 838-8133.
Greet & Meet over Treats
10:30 a.m. Sundays.
Children’s Sunday Mornings
9:45 a.m. Second through
fourth Sundays. Stories with
Puppets.
Contemplative Evening
Worship
6:30 p.m. second and
fourth Wednesdays. Casual
blend of music & meditation
over scripture.
No Experience Necessary
Bible Intro
For times & dates call office
(815) 838-2091.
Dartball
7 p.m., first, third and
fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Worship
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Voices
9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s
program which helps
them discover the Messiah
through stories, drama and
crafts.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Sunday Worship
9 a.m. Sunday School
10:25 a.m. Worship
Circle of Love
9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle
of Love provides diapers,
feminine and incontinence
products to clients who are
qualified to use the local
FISH Food Pantry. For more
information, call (815) 838-
1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Gingerbread House Making
6:30 p.m. Dec. 1. The
annual gingerbread house
making night requires
an RSVP to the church
office by Nov. 28 with the
number of houses you plan
to build and how many people
are attending. There is
a donation of $3 per house.
Please bring one box of
frosted Pop Tarts for each
house you build. For more
information contact (815)
838-1017.
Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(21514 W. Division St., Lockport)
Saturday Services
9:30 a.m. Sabbath school;
10:45 a.m. Worship Hour.
Prayer Meeting
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Attendees can share their
praise reports and prayer requests.
The call-in number
is (530) 881-1200. When
prompted enter the access
code: 761835 then the #
key. The prayer line is free,
and there is no additional
cost beyond regular phone
charges.
St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St.,
Lockport)
Teen Mass
4:30 p.m. Oct. 21
Daily Mass Times
8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday
8:15 a.m. Wednesday
8 a.m. Friday with communion
service
Saturday Mass
4:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. All are welcome.
Healing Prayer
Following the Saturday
mass and 9:30 a.m. and 11:15
a.m. Sunday mass. All are
welcome. Contact Parish
Secretary at secretary@saintdennis.org
or call (815) 838-
2592 for more information.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. Sunday
School. For more information,
call (708) 645-0652.
THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St.,
Lockport)
Worship Services
10 a.m. service; Meet and
greet with coffee at 9:30 a.m.
and Children’s Church — infant
to fifth grade — also at
10 a.m. New summer hours;
all are welcome to join for
coffee, fellowship, worship
and the word.
Thrive Youth
7 p.m. Wednesdays night
youth gatherings
Thrive Small Groups
6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night
gatherings
Women’s Bible Study
7-8:30 p.m. Every other
Monday. The group meets at
Charity McCarthy’s home in
Lockport. For more information
you can reach her at char
itymccarthy1@gmail.com.
Upper Room
7:30 p.m. Saturday
nights. Upper Room is for
18-35 year olds to gather for
a time of worship, teaching
and fellowship at the Buck’s
home in Homer Glen. For
more information, contact
Phil and Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att.net.
Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925
E. 9th St., Lockport)
Sundays Service
9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.
Saturday Service
5 p.m.
Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Weight Watchers
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays weighin,
meeting starts at 6 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous
6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for
beginners
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for
established members
All meetings are “closed
door”
First Baptist Church of Lockport (800
Thornton St., Lockport)
Sunday Services
9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
Wednesday Night AWANA
Clubs
6:15-8 p.m. for children 3
years old through sixth grade
Angel Food House Food
Pantry
12:15-1 p.m. Sundays and
5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Open to the public.
Grace Baptist Church (501 N. State St.,
Lockport)
Sunday Schedule
9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:45 a.m. Morning service;
6 p.m. Night service.
Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W.
Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport)
Sunday Service
10 a.m. For more information,
call (815) 838-9105.
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
(312 E. 11th St., Lockport)
Worship Services
8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy
Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult
and Children’s Formation
(every second and fourth
Sunday of the month); 10:30
a.m., Holy Eucharist. Every
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Morning
worship; 7 p.m. Evening
Worship.
Holy Eucharist
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Sundays. For more information,
call (815) 834-1168 or
email office@stjohns-lock
port-il.org.
Wednesday Services
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
12 Step Meetings
8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m.
and 11:59 p.m. Fridays.
Christ United Methodist Church (224 Bruce
Road, Lockport)
Holy Communion
First Sunday of the month.
For more information, email
pastorchristumclockport@
gmail.com.
Sunday Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. For
more information, call (815)
726-1041.
Bible Study
10 a.m. Wednesdays.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs
St., Lockport)
Divine Worship
5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9
a.m. Sundays with Fellowship
to follow at 10 a.m. For
more information, call (815)
838-1832.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101
W. Oak Ave., Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10 a.m. Morning worship,
Nursery ministry (ages infant
to 4) and Youth church
(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult
Bible Study. For more information,
contact (815) 774-
1016.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at
j.schlabach@22ndcentury
media.com or call (708) 326-
9170 ext. 15. Information is
due by noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
In Memoriam
Sartori
Carol A. Sartori (Nee
Kasprzycki), 75, of Lockport,
died Nov. 14. She is
survived by her husband,
Anthony Sartori; her daughter
Lynn (Andrew) Onderisin;
grandson Andrew Jr.
(Lindsey) Onderisin; and
many nieces and nephews.
She lived in Lockport most
of her life before moving
to Morris. She was a member
of St. Dennis Church in
Lockport, Lockport Moose
Lodge #1557 and Lockport
Moose Lodge Camping
Club. Services were held at
O’Neil Funeral Home chapel.
Interment Resurrection
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to a charitable organization
of donor’s choice
would be appreciated.
Bambalas
Laura T. Bambalas (nee
Vertucci), 67, of Lockport,
died Nov. 13. She is survived
by her children, Anthony
(Valerie) Bambalas,
Brandi (John) Kamper and
Jamie (Aaron) Jerkatis; her
brother Nick (Kim) Vertucci;
sisters Vicki (Sonny)
Vaickus and Cyndi (John)
Feigl; and six grandchildren.
She was born in Chicago
and lived in Lockport
for 25 years. Services were
held at O’Neil Funeral
Home chapel. Interment St.
Casimer Cemetery. Family
and friends can sign the
online guestbook at www.
oneilfuneralhome.com.
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