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30 | March 22, 2018 | The winnetka Current faith
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Faith Briefs
Winnetka Congregational Church (725 Pine
Street, Winnetka (847) 441-3400)
Palm Sunday
Join the church for a Palm
Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday,
March 25.
Maundy Thursday
Join the church for a Maundy
Thursday Mass at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 29.
Good Friday
Come and observe Good Friday
with the church at 7 p.m. Friday,
March 30.
Easter Sunday
Celebrate Easter with the
church at two Masses on Sunday,
April 1. The first Mass, at 6:15
a.m., will be a sunrise service
with communion on the church
lawn. The 10 a.m. Mass is a
sanctuary service with the Chancel
Choir, Bell Choir and Brass
Ensemble.
Weekly Worship
Join the congregation on Sundays
at 10 a.m. Nursery/childcare
is also available.
Christ Church (784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka
(847) 446-2850)
Easter Eve Vigil
The Easter Vigil Party is the
first celebration of Easter. Join
the church after the 7:30 p.m.
service in the McClain Room.
This is a bring a dish to sharestyle
event. Think one-bite appetizers
like mini quiches, pastries,
sushi, cheese puffs, mini meatballs
or crostini. Arrange your
snacks on an attractive plate and
place it on the buffet table in the
McClain Room before the service.
The church will do the rest,
including opening the wine.
Easter Day
Join the church at 9 and 11
a.m. on April 1 for Easter Choral
Holy Eucharist worship. Children
should bring a basket to
participate in the Easter egg hunt
following the 9 a.m. service.
Worship
Join the church every Sunday
at 8 a.m. for the Holy Eucharist
and 9:30 a.m. for the choral Holy
Eucharist. The nursery will be
open during both services. Gluten-free
communion wafers are
always available.
The Orchard (315 Waukegan Road, Northfield,
IL 60093)
Easter at The Orchard
Join the church at 9 and 10:30
a.m. on April 1 for Easter Mass.
Sunday Service
Sunday services are held at
8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Awana Clubs
Children ages 3 through fifth
grade can play games, memorize
Bible verses and learn Bible lessons
on Tuesdays from 6:30-8
p.m.
Youth Group
The youth group of middleand
high-school students meets
Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m.
to build a community around
God’s word, have small group
discussion, worship, prayer, play
games and have snacks.
Temple Jeremiah (937 Happ Road, Northfield
(847) 765-5000)
Shabbat
Shabbat services are held every
Friday evening and Saturday
morning. Temple Jeremiah
greets Shabbat through sermons,
lectures, music, discussions,
family worship and dinners in
the sanctuary or chapel.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1095 Gage St.,
Winnetka (847) 446-0856)
Sunday Mass
Sunday Mass is held at 7:30,
9 and 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Catholic Parish
(191 Linden St., Winnetka, (847) 446-7646)
Sunday Mass
Sunday Mass is held at 7:30
a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:45
a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Reconciliation occurs in the
church on Saturdays from 8:30–
9 a.m.
Submit information for The Current’s
Faith page to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
In Memoriam
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams,
a lawyer, judge,
World War II Navy veteran and
North Shore County Day School
graduate, died of
respiratory failure
March 4 at
age 92. He was a
resident of Manchester,
Mass., for
65 years. Adams
was a committed
and concerned
Adams
husband, father and friend, who
extended his expertise and humility
to public and community
service, the Town of Manchester,
the many institutions he served
and his love of the law. He was
a tenacious, life-long learner,
always curious and ready to
dive into new avenues of intellectual
inquiry. He graduated
from North Shore Country Day
School and Milton Academy
in Milton, Mass. At Milton, he
befriended Bobby Kennedy and
Dave Hackett; he and Kennedy
would continue their kinship at
Harvard. During World War II,
Adams flew in a PBM 5A Mariner
as a radioman and waist gunner.
He met his wife, Nina, at
her sister Priscilla’s barn dance
when she was 16. They wed three
years later in 1951. During their
66-year marriage, the Adamses
raised four children and adored
their seven grandchildren and
great-grandson. Following his
graduation from Harvard Law
School in 1952, Adams served as
the chief of the antitrust division
of the Massachusetts Attorney
General’s Office and served as a
special assistant attorney general
for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
He had been a longtime
partner and served as the
managing partner of the Boston
firm of Warner & Stackpole, prior
to its merger with K&L Gates
in 1999.
John F. Ball
John F. Ball, 87, a
Winnetka native and
retired television and film production
executive,
died March 9 at
his home in Greenwich,
Conn. Ball
was born in Winnetka
on April 26,
1930, to Edward
and Kathleen Ball.
He graduated from
Ball
New Trier High School in 1948
and earned a bachelor’s degree in
English from Princeton University
in 1952. Following his graduation,
he served as a lieutenant in
the United States Navy Destroyer
Force. While a student at Princeton,
he met his wife, Anne Firestone,
granddaughter of tire industry
pioneer Harvey S. Firestone,
during spring break in Miami.
They were married in 1957. Mrs.
Ball died in 2013. Following his
Navy service, Ball joined the CBS
Television network in New York
City, where he became director of
television special programming.
He was credited with development
of such classic television
programs as “Candid Camera,”
“Sing Along with Mitch” and
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” Ball
left CBS and joined the J. Walter
Thompson advertising agency in
1961, where he served as vice
president of television programming
and later as president of
Thompson’s documentary television
division Survival Anglia Ltd.
At Survival, he collaborated for
many years with British producer
Aubrey Buxton on an extensive
series of acclaimed wildlife documentaries.
Their 1972 film, “The
Incredible Flight of the Snow
Geese” won two Emmy awards
for cinematography and film
editing. In 1985, he established
John F. Ball Productions, Inc.,
which specialized in production
of films and videos for Catholic
and educational institutions. Ball
was a member of the Knights of
St. Gregory the Great, Knights of
the Holy Sepulcher and Knights
of Malta. In 1992, he was elected
a member of the American Association
of the Sovereign Military
Order of Malta. He also received
the Apostolic Blessing from Pope
John Paul II in 2003. He and his
wife were longtime supporters of
Pontifical North American College
in Rome, Italy, from which
they received the prestigious
Umilta Award in 2011. Ball was
an actor and songwriter. He began
his musical career at New
Trier High School, where he was
a founder and director of the Lagniappe
student musical-variety
organization. He went on to write
and perform in the Princeton
Triangle Club, where he served
as vice president. In 1952, he
appeared on “The Ed Sullivan
Show,” singing and dancing to
his original music. In addition
to his wife, Ball was preceded in
death by brothers Edward Ball
and Rev. David Ball and sister,
Kathleen Ball Crane. He is survived
by sons John F. Ball, Jr.,
of Chicago, and David F. Ball
(Lucy) of Darien, Conn.; daughter,
Sheila Ball Burkert (Randall)
of New York City, and eight
grandchildren.
Charles J. Benvenuto
Charles J. Benvenuto,
of Winnetka.
He was the
beloved husband
of Margaret nee
Stroud; loving father
of Sam (Valerie),
Will and Jack
Benvenuto
Benvenuto; dear son of Theresa
nee Smith and the late Carl Benvenuto;
fond brother of Patti Sagan,
Marie (Dan) Strelow, John
Benvenuto, Christine (Dave)
Hirschmann, Mark (Lori) Benvenuto
and Michael Benvenuto. A
funeral Mass was held March 16
at Sacred Heart Church in Winnetka.
Have someone’s life you’d like to
honor? Email Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.
com with information about a loved
one who was part of the Winnetka/
Northfield community.