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20 | February 22, 2018 | The orland park prairie Faith
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FAITH BRIEFS
Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and
Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Open House
11 a.m. Sunday, March 4.
This is the day of the “Big
Welcome.” There will be
child care, worshipful music,
and a message to understand
the purpose and mission of
Ashburn Baptist Church.
Following the service, there
will be ministry booths.
Bible Study
9:45 a.m.
Services
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Teen Programs
7 p.m. Wednesdays; 9:45
a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays
Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th
Ave., Orland Park)
Lent
Lenten communion services
will meet at 11 a.m. (a
lunch after) and 7 p.m. on
Thursdays, Feb. 22, as well
as March 1, 8, 15 and 22,
under the theme “Prayers of
the Passion.” The messages
will be in dramatic dialogue
form. The evening Lent
services will take place in
Duehr Memorial Chapel.
Zumba Classes
6 p.m. Every Wednesday.
The cost to participate
is $5. Attendees can bring
their own towels and water
bottles.
AA Meetings
7 p.m. Every Thursday
Al-Anon
7 p.m. Every Friday
Services
5 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.
and 10 a.m. Sundays
Men’s Bible Study
7-9 a.m. Every other Saturday.
Breakfast, Bible study
and discussion is included.
For more information, call
(708) 349-0431.
St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave.,
Orland Park)
‘The Shack’ Screening
6:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 15. The Women’s
Club of St. Michael’s will
be showing the movie “The
Shack” in the Middle Commons.
The club also will be
serving corned beef sandwiches
and potato salad from
Winston’s Market. Members
are free. Non-members will
be charged $10. Additional
sandwiches for everyone
will cost $5. Reservations
must be made. To make one,
contact Mary at (708) 349-
5407 or Paulette at (708)
460-6535.
Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S.
Wolf Road, Orland Park)
PUSH Prayer
9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All
are welcome to take part in
person or take 10-15 minutes
to pray for the country,
church, community and individual
needs. Meetings take
place the second Tuesday of
the month.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Overeaters Anonymous
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
This is a 12-step program,
patterned after Alcoholics
Anonymous, to help anyone
struggling with food problems.
Members include people
who eat compulsively,
those who binge and purge
and anyone suffering from
anorexia. There are no dues
or fees to attend meetings,
and there are no weigh-ins or
calorie counting. For information
on other meetings in
the area, visit www.OA.org.
Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S.
80th Ave., Orland Park)
Witness to Fitness
9-10 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Walking club for prayer and
exercise. Free. All are welcome.
Tai Chi
10:30 a.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays. Free classes
offered in church gym.
Power Fitness
7-8 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. This free event
is a 60-minute class that will
strengthen and tone your
muscles from head to toe
for adult men and women.
Class will include a warmup
segment, muscle-specific
exercises, abdominal work,
balancing and stretching. All
exercises will have modifications
for different fitness
levels.
Veterans Voices
7 p.m. every third Tuesday
of the month. This is a
group for veterans. For more
information, contact Darryl
Wertheim at (708) 923-0021
or Darryl.wertheim@gmail.
com.
SPresbyterian Church in Orland Park
(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)
MOPS (Mothers of Pre-
Schoolers)
9-11 a.m. 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of the month
Thursday Evening Bible
Study
7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays
Gamblers Anonymous
7:30- 9 p.m. Thursdays
Emotions Anonymous
7:30-9 p.m. Fridays
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Children ages
3-8 are invited to Sunday
school. For more information,
contact Cindy at cindypcop@comcast.net.
Children
ages 7 and older can
volunteer to be ushers at
Mass on Sundays. More information
is available in the
children’s worship bulletins.
Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave.,
Orland Park
Services
10 a.m. Sundays
Junior High Youth Group
Noon-2 p.m. every other
Sunday. This is an active
group of children from
fourth to seventh grades. It
meets every other Sunday
for a lesson, activity, games,
treats and fellowship.
Cafe
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All
are invited to share refreshments,
fellowship and conversation
after most Sunday
morning services.
Men’s Bible Study
7:30-8:30 p.m. The onehour
session includes coffee
and conversation.
Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave.,
Orland Park)
Men’s Barnabas Bible Study
7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays.
Study various books written
by Christian authors.
Coffee and light refreshments
are served. For more
information, email info@
calvaryop.org.
Sunday Services
9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Stretch and Balance
6:30-7:30 p.m. Every
second and fourth Tuesday
of the month. All are welcome
to an hour session of
stretching and balancing. All
are invited to bring water,
beach towel and yoga mats.
For more information, contact
Elizabeth Kolada at el
leof67@att.net.
Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church
(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Bible Study
7 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees
can learn more about
the Seventh Day Adventist
Church. For more information,
call (618) 556-8002.
Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 W.
131st, Orland Park)
Eucharistic Adoration
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays.
The church invites all to
spend some quiet time with
the Lord. Eucharistic adoration
will be held in the Day
Chapel. First hour is vocal
prayer, followed by silence.
For more information, contact
the front office at (708)
361-4754.
Standing Stone Church (Robert Davidson
Center, 14700 Park Lane, Orland Park)
Sunday Services
9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Hour of Prayer
6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Children and Youth Activities
7 p.m. Wednesdays
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300
W. 167th St., Orland Hills)
H.O.P.E. Employment
Support Ministry
7 p.m. first Tuesday of
the month in the Parish
Hall. Helpful Outreach for
People seeking Employment
welcomes all faiths and denominations
and offers support,
fellowship, guidance
and information for the employed,
unemployed or those
in a career transition. Every
month, H.O.P.E. also provide
a guest speaker to support
those in transition. For
more information, call (708)
403-0137.
AA Meetings
7-9 p.m. every Thursday
in the Church Hall.
Rosary Prayer Group
9:30 a.m. every Tuesday
and Thursday. The Rosary
Prayer Group gathers in the
church after mass to offer
intentions with the intercession
of Mary, and pray the
decades of the rosary while
contemplating the scenes of
our Lord’s life, death and
resurrection.
Weekday Service
9 a.m. Monday through
Friday.
Saturday Service
5 p.m. every week.
Sunday Services
7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10
a.m. and 11:30 a.m. every
week.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Editor Bill
Jones at bill@opprairie.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 20.
Information is due by noon on
Thursdays one week prior to
publication.
In Memoriam
Dorothy M. Denton
Dorothy M. Denton (nee
Komarek), 85, of Orland
Park, died Feb. 8. Wife of
the late Robert; mother of
David (Nona) and Robert
(Cindy); grandmother of
Courtney (Nick) Walsh, Megan,
Brianna, Matt and Mike
Denton; sister of Adeline
Froit, the late George and
Raymond Komarek; also
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
at Modell Funeral Home and
Cremation Services. Interment
at Abraham Lincoln
National Cemetery.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email Editor
Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.
com with information about a
loved one who was a part of the
Orland Park community.