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Faith Briefs
Faith Lutheran Church (680 West
Deerpath, Lake Forest)
Patriot Award
Presentation
April 15. Faith Lutheran
Church will be presented
with the Patriot Award
from Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve
for Pastor James Buckman
in his Air National Guard
duties. The National Committee
for Employer Support
of the Guard and
Reserve (ESGR) is a
Department of Defense
agency that promotes public
and private understanding
of the National Guard
and Reserve in order to
gain employer and community
support. ESGR is
comprised of a community-based
volunteer network
of more than 4,500
members, who serve on 54
committees (in every state,
the District of Columbia,
Guam, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands), implementing
employer support
programs within their local
communities.
Discipleship Class
6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
through March 31.
Those who would like to
find out more about Christian
faith and the ministry
are invited to join in the
Discipleship Information
Class. The next class begins
Wednesday, April 18.
For more information, or to
RSVP, contact the church
office at (847) 234-1868.
Men of Faith
8 a.m. Saturday (once a
month). The men of Faith
meet for an hour or so of
breakfast and a short Bible
study and discussion. All
men, members or not, are
welcome. This is typically
on the third Saturday
morning of the month.
St. James Lutheran Church (1380 North
Waukegan Road, Lake Forest)
Women of St. James
Spring Retreat
April 13-15. The Women’s
spring retreat is quickly
approaching, and there will
be opportunities to attend
all or part of the faith building
and fellowship events.
For more information, visit
www.stjameslutheran.org,
or contact the church office
at (847) 234-4859 or email
sholmstrom@stjameslutheran.org.
Union Church of Lake Bluff (525 E.
Prospect Ave., Lake Bluff)
Live Wires
4-5 p.m. Wednesdays,
Fellowship Hall. Live
Wires is the Union Church
youth group for fourththrough
sixth-graders.
The group meets for lively
discussion and fun activities.
Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N.
Waukegan Road)
The Bridge Young Adults
Group
7-9 p.m., every Wednesday.
All young adults
are welcome to join. For
more information, contact
TheBridgeCCLF@gmail.
com.
Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois
Road, Lake Forest)
Eucharistic Adoration
Each Wednesday, the
Church of St. Mary offers
Eucharistic Adoration following
the 8 a.m. Mass. A
rosary will be prayed each
week at 6:40 p.m. with
Benediction following at
7 p.m.
Christian Science Society (Gorton
Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake
Forest)
Testimony Meeting
7:30 p.m. first Wednesday
of each moth. Come to
Gorton Center for prayer,
hymns, and readings from
the Bible, with related passages
from the “Christian
Science” textbook, “Science
and Health with Key
to the Scriptures” by Mary
Baker Eddy. Then participants
share their own
healings and inspiration.
For more information, call
(847) 234-0820 or email
cssocietylakeforest@
gmail.com.
Bible Blast
5-6 p.m. Sunday evenings.
Bible Blast is a family
program for children
4 years old through fifth
grade. Guide your child’s
spiritual growth and biblical
literacy to a new level
through Bible Blast. There
is a one-time registration
fee of $45. Free childcare
is provided for 3 years old
and younger.
Submit information for
The Leader’s Faith page to
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com. The deadline is noon on
Thursday. Questions? Call
(847) 272-4565 ext. 35.
In Memoriam
Judd Wilson Leland
Judd Wilson
Leland, 87, of Lake Forest,
died March 21 from
complications related to
leukemia. Born in Waterloo,
Iowa on Dec. 17,
1930, he grew up working
dawn to dusk on the
fourth-generation Leland
family farm with his parents
Glen and Maude Leland,
and siblings George,
LuAnn and Mary Ellen.
He loved the farm, having
stated, “It was a hard,
challenging life with opportunities,
responsibility,
appreciation, caring compassion
and patriotism –
realizing there is a power
greater than ourselves.”
Leland graduated from
Waterloo East in 1948,
then Iowa State University
with honors in 1954,
after four great years as a
proud member of Farmhouse
and a lifelong Cyclones
contributor and
fan. He then served in the
U.S. Army Signal Corp.
1954-57 including being
stationed in Germany, and
he and Ramona shared
many fond memories of
their travels in Europe.
After returning from
Germany, he drove thousands
of miles a week
on the gravel roads of
Iowa as a cattle buyer for
Rath Packing to support
their young family, but
he worked long into the
night to graduate from
banking school, going on
to a 44-year career in agricultural
consulting first
at Waterloo Savings Bank
followed by First National
Bank of Muscatine. He
was in his element helping
people in the farming
industry and the lifestyle
he loved.
Leland was an active
and decorated member of
4-H, Future Farmers of
America and Boy Scouts
(in support of Scott and
Todd), and an ordained elder
and deacon of the Presbyterian
Church, always
giving of himself in support
of others. He devoted
his life to his family.
He is survived by Ramona,
his high school
sweetheart and loving
wife of 66 years; Scott
and Jane Leland and their
son Isaac; Todd and Barbara
Leland and their
children Audrey, Julia
and Henry.
A reception in celebration
of Leland’s life will
be held at Lake Forest
Place at a future date to be
announced by the family,
and all will toast the man
who could light up a room
and engage anyone he met
leaving a smile on their
face. Memorial contributions
may be directed to
the Geneva Foundation of
Presbyterian Homes, 8707
Skokie Blvd., Suite 400,
Skokie, IL 60077.
Patricia Wiegand
Patricia Wiegand (nee
McNeil), 87, of Lake Forest,
died March 31. She
was the beloved wife of
the late Ronald G. Wiegand
(2005).
She is survived
by
her children,
Catherine
(Jack) Herrmann,
William
(Mary) Wiegand
Wiegand,
Tom (Margaret) and David
(Daniella); nine grandchildren
including, Patricia
Herrmann, Jacqueline
(Sam) Halligan, Victoria,
William Jr., Charles, Christopher,
and Katherine; sister-in-law,
Arline Nelson.
No Visitation. Interment
St. Mary Cemetery Lake
Forest. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions
may be made to Catholic
Charities, 721 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com with information about
a loved one who was part of
the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff
communities.
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writing music, but it’s completely
my job.”
The piece doesn’t have a
title just yet, but Stephenson
said that may come
as he starts writing, or after
it’s completed. In the
meantime, he will meet
with Vernon prior to writing
the music to give Stephenson
an idea of how he
wants it to sound and mesh
with the ensemble.
“[What will] happen
more than anything, is I
will just hear [Vernon’s]
personality in his sound,
because just like we all
have different speaking
voices, we all have different
sounds on our instruments,”
Stephenson said.
“I’ll hear his personality
and it’ll give me ideas [on
how to write the piece].”
Normally, Stephenson
doesn’t meet with the soloist,
because many of the
pieces he writes are for
people or ensembles not
in the area. He’ll write the
piece based on what he’s
told by the soloist, what
he hears off recordings, or
with background knowledge
he already has.
“[Vernon] might just do
something totally at random
and I’ll be like ‘Oh
there we go, I’m going to
feature that.’ It’s very important
for me to hear how
he plays,” he said. “I mean
I already sort of have an
idea because he’s been in
the orchestra a long time
and I’ve heard the orchestra.
But hearing him up
close and personal will be
hugely important for me.”
Those wanting hear Stephenson’s
piece in-person
might have to wait until
2019, but it’s worth it.
“It’s a dream come true
for me, it literally is,” Stephenson
said. “When I was
in high school, I used to
play recordings of the Chicago
Symphony nonstop,
listening to them over and
over again, and so now to
get to write a piece... I mean
these are the best players,
and to get to put music on
their stands, written by me
is going to be really cool.”