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26 | October 18, 2018 | The wilmette beacon FAITH
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Faith Briefs
First Congregational Church of Wilmette
(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Weekly Youth Activities
Open to the Community
Every Wednesday, the
church’s children and
youth ministry offers opportunities
for fun, friendship,
spirituality, and service.
Kids Club (K–grade
6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In the
evening, the Confirmation
Class (grades 7 & 8) meets
at 6 p.m. And the Senior
High Youth Group gathers
at 7:15 p.m. The two
evening youth groups have
a tasty dinner together at
6:45 p.m. — sometimes
chicken, sometimes pasta.
Learn about the church
community at www.fccw.
org or contact for more
details: (847) 251-6660 or
1stchurch@fccw.org.
Winnetka Covenant Church (1200
Hibbard Road, Wilmette)
Fall service hours
Sunday school for all
ages starts at 9:30 a.m. and
worship at 10:45 a.m.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
(1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Knitting and crocheting
At 7 p.m. every Tuesday,
all are welcome to
knit for charity or work on
your their own projects.
Kenilworth Union Church (211
Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth)
Project Kids 4 Kids
Children from first
through sixth grade are
invited for a Knot Blanket
Making activity and Fellowship
with pizza from
4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 23. This service
project will benefit our
friends at La Casa Norte.
$15 per person is requested
to help cover the cost
of supplies for this event.
RSVP to Anne Faurot.
Exploring Grief
The group meets every
other from 7–8:30 p.m.
Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 29,
Dec. 13 and Dec. 27 at Kenilworth
Union Church.
This free series provides
a confidential, supportive,
and educational environment
to grieve the loss of
a loved one or friend. All
community residents are
welcome to participate.
For more information and
to register for the fall or
spring sessions, contact
Joellen Hosler at 847-475-
6955 ext. 19. Sponsored by
Christ Church Winnetka,
Kenilworth Union Church,
and Winnetka Congregational
Church.
Congregation Sukkat Shalom (1001
Central Avenue, Wilmette)
Local Congregations Host
Interfaith Bruce Feiler
Lecture
Congregation Sukkat
Shalom, First Congregational
Church of Wilmette
and Kenilworth
Union Church are jointly
sponsoring a lecture by
acclaimed author Bruce
Feiler entitled, “Keeping
the Bible Alive: What Two
Decades Walking the Bible
Taught Me About Life,
Land, Love, and Camels.”
The Nov. 4 event, which
is open to the public, aims
to unite the community
through learning about
Feiler’s decades of travel
and the numerous cultures
he has immersed himself
in.
The lecture will be held
at Congregation Sukkat
Shalom at 7 p.m. on Sunday,
Nov. 4.
Trinity United Methodist Church (1024
Lake Ave, Wilmette)
Saturday Morning Bible
Study
Small group study with
two-hour meetings will
cover 60 percent of the
Bible. Facilitated discussion.
Materials fee is $40.
Contact Tom Board at
tom@trinitywilmette.org
for more information.
Pumpkin Patch
The 20th Annual Pumpkin
Patch at Trinity United
Methodist Church will,
again, change Lake Street
at Wilmette Avenue to a
sea of 3,500 orange pumpkins
until Oct. 31. Sales
of the many varieties of
pumpkins and gourds,
grown in New Mexico,
support our local and global
missions. Sales are open
every day all month on
Mondays-Fridays noon-6
p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-6
p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m.-
6 p.m.. Come take pictures
in our Patch decorations
and celebrate fall!
Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden
Ave., Wilmette)
Children’s Classes
Children ages 7 to 10
are invited learn about
Manifestations of God
including, Krishna, Abraham,
Buddha, Christ,
Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of
the Bahá’í Faith), and other
Divine Teachers. Sunday
mornings from 10-11
a.m. Contact Ellen Price at
(847) 812-1084 for more
information.
Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of
9th and Linden, Wilmette)
Holy Listening
Individuals gathers each
week from 10-10:45 a.m.
Saturdays in the upper
room at 524 9th St. to relax,
listen to a short passage
from scripture, reflect
and respond in prayer. Everyone
is welcome.
Submit information for
The Beacon’s Faith page
to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com
In Memoriam
Jack Buffington
Dr. Jack
Mortimer
Buffington,
94, died on
Oct. 9, at
his home in
Wilmette.
A member
of the
Buffington
“Greatest Generation,”
Jack was born Dec. 5,
1924 in Buhl, Idaho. Later,
his family moved to Glenwood,
Iowa, where he resided
until adulthood.
While in Glenwood,
Buffington began his
school years in a one-room
schoolhouse. At the age of
17, in the wake of Pearl
Harbor, he enlisted in the
Army Air Corps, becoming
a first lieutenant. A bomber
pilot, he commanded the
B-17, and later, the B-29.
Throughout his life, Buffington
valued and reminisced
about his experiences
serving his country.
He experienced the thrill
of a lifetime in 2015 when
he took the Honor Flight to
Washington, D.C. to pay
his respects to those who
served in WWII.
While stationed in Nebraska,
Buffington had
his pre-med training at the
University of Nebraska,
and later at Iowa State
University. Thereafter he
attended the University of
Nebraska medical school.
“Introspection” was an
important value to Buffington
and he felt that “I
have to understand myself
in order to understand others,”
a value which drew
him to psychiatry and
which he sought to inculcate
in his children. A lifelong
learner, he attended
the Chicago Institute for
Psychoanalysis, graduating
from the analytic
program in 1976 and becoming
affiliated with the
Institute as a Research Associate,
Clinical Associate,
and Continuing Education
faculty member. He was
always a valued member
of the analytic community,
and contributed a chapter
titled “Emerging Values
in a University Community”
to the volume Late
Adolescence: Psychoanalytic
Studies. He authored
numerous articles, papers,
and panel presentations
throughout his career.
Buffington served as
Director of Northwestern
University’s Student Mental
Health Service from
1974-1985. From 1970-
1995, he was also involved
at Evanston Hospital’s Department
of Psychiatry in a
variety of capacities.
Buffington leaves behind
his significant companion
in life for the past
10 years, Jean Sampson of
Wilmette and Winnetka.
Buffington’s greatest enjoyment
and fondest life
memories were his children,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
His first wife, Valucha
de Castro, preceded him in
death. Together, they had
three children, Paul (Lori);
Sandra, her two children,
Chalo (Eve) and Analucia;
and Gigi (Steve). Buffington
was also preceded in
death by his second wife,
Babette (Bobbie). She had
three children, whom he
adopted and considered
his own. They are Marilyn
Langworthy (James);
Carol Gerner (Philip),
their sons, Kevin and Brian;
and Margaret (Margie)
Guidarelli (Mark) and their
children, Jack (Brittney)
and their daughter, Emilia;
Jenny Guidarelli Ofman
(Rick) and their daughter,
Charlotte (Charley); Jeff,
Joe; and Joanie Hartmann
(Kevin).
The memorial service
will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26, at First
Presbyterian Church of
Wilmette, 600 9th St., Wilmette,
(847) 256-3010. A
reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made in
Jack’s memory to the Chicago
Institute for Psychoanalysis,
122 South Michigan
Avenue, Suite 1300,
Chicago, Illinois, 60603 or
to an organization of your
choice.
William ‘Bill’ Valentine
Haney, Ph.D
Professor William “Bill”
Valentine Haney, Ph.D.,
93, formerly of Wilmette,
died. Haney was a teacher,
author, consultant, musician,
ham radio operator,
and gardener. He was the
beloved husband of the
late Arlene R. Haney nee
Rassenfoss; loving father
of Thomas (Kathleen),
Michael (Susan), John
(Jacqueline), Jeanne (William)
Derocher, and Ellen
(David) Theisl proud
grandfather of Alexander;
Erin (Nathan) Fetting,
Andrew (Renee), and Peter;
Marielle and Aidan
Derocher; and Martika and
Jonathan Theis; cherished
great grandfather of Elsie
and Rose Fetting; and Mei
Haney; dear brother of Lavonne
(the late Dean) Conner
and the late Thomas
(Joanne) Haney and fond
brother-in-law of Joan
(the late Edward) Finch,
the late Sr. Carol Rassenfoss,
SP, and the late
Mary Ann (the late James)
Liska. Visitation and funeral
were Saturday, Oct.
13, at Elliott Chapel of
Please see Memoriam, 34