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20 | February 8, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger faith mokenamessenger.com Faith Briefs Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route 6, Mokena) Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Voting is now open! THE FRANKFORT STATION • THE HOMER HORIZON • THE LOCKPORT LEGEND THE MOKENA MESSENGER • THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE • THE TINLEY JUNCTION A guide to aging healthfully and gracefully with help from programs, organizations and businesses. voting open Jan. 18-feb. 12 Help your favorite local businesses take home an award in the third annual Southwest Choice Awards. Complete at least 50 categories and be eligible for 22nd Century Media’s Southwest Choice Awards prize — one three-night trip for two (2) adults to Riu Caribe in Cancun, Mexico, courtesy of Apple Vacations. Vote in the ballot inside your 22nd Century Media newspaper or online at www.22ndcenturymedia.com/swchoice Reach more than 87,000 homes and businesses! Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Sundays. Weekday Worship 7 p.m. Wednesdays. St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100 Second St., Mokena) Traditional Service 8 a.m. traditional mass, 9:45 a.m. contemporary & traditional music in a service of praise and reverence. Supervised childcare available. For more information, call (708) 479-5123. Garden Club 8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more information, call (708) 479- 5123. Cards for a Cause 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Bring your tape, scissors and colored pencils — if you have them — and plan for a creative evening with lots of fun. Bundles of Love 7 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month. Enjoy fun and fellowship while making baby quilts for infants baptized at St. John’s and lap quilts for shut-ins. Mokena United Methodist Church (10901 LaPorte Road, Mokena) Service and Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sundays. Church service and children’s Sunday School will be held. For more information, call (708) 479-1110. Bible Study 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, call (708) 479-1110. Community Prayer Gathering 2:30 p.m. every 4th Sunday. Breakfast 9 a.m. every third Saturday of the month. Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Newcomers welcome. Weight Watchers Wednesday Weigh-ins take place at 6:30 p.m., while the meeting is at 7 p.m. Marley Community Church (12625 W. 187th St., Mokena) Senior High Youth Group 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, email marleycommunitychurch@ gmail.com. Junior High Youth Group 6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For more information, email marleycommunitychurch@ gmail.com. Church Service 10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare is provided. Sunday School 9-10 a.m. Sundays. Men’s Group 6 p.m. Sunday nights in the church basement. All men are welcome. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena) Contemporary Worship 5 p.m. Saturdays. Worship 9 a.m. Sundays. God’s Kids Club 10:15 a.m. Sundays. This club is open to those between the ages of 4-17. Adult Bible Study 10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th St., Mokena) Sunday Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information, call (312) 350-2279. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena Baptist offers Sunday School classes for all ages. For more information, call (312) 350-2279. St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th Ave., Mokena) Church Service 5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6: p.m. Sundays Adoration Wednesdays following 8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel until 6:45 p.m. Holy Rosary 7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m. Tuesday evenings. Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker Road, Mokena) Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be sure to arrive early for our Sunday Worship Service to enjoy a hot, complimentary cup of coffee every week at the church. Following the Christian Education Hour (9:15 - 10:15 a.m.), all beverages can be found just outside the sanctuary. Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte Road, Mokena) Narcotics Anonymous 7-9 p.m. Mondays. All those struggling or who have struggled with a narcotics addiction are welcome. All meetings are confidential. For more information, call (708) 479-0300. Spanish Church 12:30 p.m. Sundays. Worship Service 10 a.m. Sundays. All are welcome. Women’s Bible Study 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. Have something for Faith Briefs? Contact Assistant Editor Amanda Stoll at a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34. Deadline is noon Thursday one week prior to publication.
mokenamessenger.com life & arts the Mokena Messenger | February 8, 2018 | 21 A talented bunch Students show off their best moves for talent show fundraiser Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor Providence Catholic High School students sang, danced, entertained and even beatboxed their hearts out during the school’s second Provi’s Got Talent Show Jan. 29. All the students were part of a group who volunteered to put on the show to benefit the senior prom, and Assistant Dean of Students Jennifer Williams said she was happy to see a variety of students and talents throw their hats in the ring. Unlike the popular show “America’s Got Talent” there were no eliminations or harsh critiques but, rather, a show of never-failing support from the students in attendance. There were repeated standing ovations, and the students got involved in the performances, singing along with Megan Kulpinski’s piano medley, and clapping to the beat as Gabby Huminsky, and her friend Francesca Lolli, Irish danced around the gym floor. While the performers and spectators were primarily seniors, there were a few underclassmen in the spotlight, as well as one of Providence’s international students. “Tommy Gong is one of our international students, so this is his first year at Providence,” Williams said. “So, for him to come out and do beatboxing was surprising for all of us. “...I think it really does show them being united,” Williams said. “By having freshmen and sophomores come out with all seniors — pretty much the whole audience was the majority seniors — and it takes a lot to get up here and sing in front of those kids.” Although some of the students said they were nervous about performing in front of their peers, they all said they felt supported by the other students, which was evident by the crowd’s thunderous response to each and every student who performed. Sophomore Lauren Carpenter said it was her first time performing solo in front of her peers, and after being involved in the school’s fall production of “Godspell” she had more confidence to perform on her own. “Originally, I was kind of hesitant to perform... I was nervous about it but it was okay,” Carpenter said, who sang “Titanium” by Madilyn Bailey. Gabby Huminsky, a junior at Providence, has been Irish dancing since age 4, and studies Irish dance at Trinity Academy of Irish Dance in Elmhurst. She and her friend Francesca Lolli performed a duet for the show. “Everyone is so nice at Providence. We all get along, and there’s no, like, bullying or putting people down. It’s just all about supporting each other,” Huminsky said. Senior Jacob Hilty, of Mokena, kept his performance under wraps until it was time for him to take the stage, with nothing other than “Surprise” listed on the program for the event. “When people heard I was doing the talent show, everyone knew it was going to be something goofy, something funny because that’s just the way I am,” Hilty said, who performed a humorous rendition of Providence Catholic High School’s Emma Budd, of Mokena, performs Jan. 29 during Providence’s Got Talent hosted at the school gym. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media Providence students end the talent show by singing “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond. Omi’s “Hula Hoop” song, which was featured in the movie “Despicable Me 3.” He and Billy O’Neil, a junior at Providence, and Joey Dawczak, a senior at Lincoln-Way Central, danced before their peers with multiple hula hoop tricks and silly dance moves. “...I guess in front of a big crowd we were nervous that we were maybe going to make too big of fools of ourselves,” Hilty said. In the end however, he said the family atmosphere at Providence resulted in a fun and supportive reception from the audience members.
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