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Faith Briefs
In Memoriam
Grace Dodge Fuller Kirk
New Trier graduate Grace Dodge
Fuller Kirk was born on Dec. 2,
1926 and died Nov. 10. Kirk was
a resident of Winnetka at the time
of passing. She attended The Latin
School of Chicago and New Trier
High School, graduating with honors
and Northwestern University
graduating in the Alpha Lambda
Delta Society with Honors. A memorial
service will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at Lake Forest
Place, 1100 Pembridge Drive,
Lake Forest, IL 60045. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made
to: The Women’s Board of the Field
Museum 1400 South Lake Shore
Drive Chicago, IL 60605 American
Cancer Society 225 North Michigan
Avenue Chicago, IL 60601 Christ
Church 470 Maple Street Winnetka,
IL 60093 Info: or (847) 675-1990.
North Shore Congregation Israel (1185
Sheridan Road, Glencoe)
North Shore Alateen Meeting
Join the congregation for this
meeting from 7-8 p.m. every
Monday until Dec. 17.
Study the Talmud with Rabbi
Geffen - Fall Session
Join Rabbi Geffen from 1-2
p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, Dec. 3
and Dec. 17, as we continue the
study of Tractate Brachot. All
are welcome!
Florence Melton School of Adult
Jewish Learning-Combined Core
Year 1
The Melton Core class provides
a high-quality, meaningful
adult Jewish learning opportunity.
This class is held at
the Board of Jewish Education
Campus for Jewish Learning,
Northbrook from 7-9:15
on Tuesdays through April
2019. To register contact Rolly
Cohen at rolly@bjechicago.
org.
After Adult B’nei Mitzvah:
Onward!
Join the congregation from
6:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday Nov.
26 and Dec. 3 for this event,
which is for adults who have
already been called to the Torah
as adult b’nei mitzvah in out
NSCI Adult B’nei Mitzvah program,
here is an opportunity to
continue learning Hebrew and
prayer with our beloved teacher
Judy Weiss.
Ritual in Our Lives
From 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 26, explore with Rabbi
Greene opportunities to make
times of joy and times of struggle,
the great and the small,
meaningful in a Jewish way.
Taste of Judaism
This engaging class from
7-8:30 on Tuesday, Nov. 27,
on Jewish spirituality, ethics
and community is designed for
the curious beginner. Taught by
Rabbi Lisa Greene. Pre-registration
is required. Contrat Joy
Wasserman, jbwasserman@urj.
com 872-256-1818
New Member Night Out
Explore the many opportunities
NSCI has to offer you with
clergy, staff and members of the
board of trustees at an intimate
dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 28, at The Yummy Bowl
(1908 Sheridan Road). The dinner
is $20/person and make sure
to register at nsci.org/event/
newmembernightout.
Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.)
New Member Welcome Event
Get to know Am Shalom’s
clergy and other new members!
Join the congregation for dessert
and coffee at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 27, followed by a
brief program.
Raising Can-Do Kids: Navigating
the Trials and Tribulations of
Parenting
Join JCC Chicago, The Chicago
Early Engagement Initiative,
directed by the Union for
Reform Judaism and Coping
Partners, for a special event just
for parents to learn, laugh, mix
and mingle. Be part of the conversation
led by our partners,
Coping Partners, and Dr. Leigh
Weisz, Licensed Clinical Psychologist;
Michelle Winterstein,
LCSW; and Dr. Daniel Sorkin,
Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
Parents will learn: How to allow
for and embrace children’s
mistakes and failures; How to
instill a growth mindset in your
children; Why parents hover
and how to step back; How to
focus more on the process, not
the outcome; How to implement
chores in your household and
why this is so crucial.
This event is FREE, but
RSVP is requested. Free copy
of the book, “Raising Can-Do
Kids: Giving Children the Tools
to Thrive in a Fast-Changing
World,” by Richard Renda,
PhD. and Jen Prosek, will be
given to every pre-registered
guest.
RSVP on the congregation’s
website. Questions? Contact
Jody Benishay at 847.835.0008
or jbenishay@jccchicago.org.
St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church (556 Vernon
Ave.)
Advent Wreath Making
Come One, Come All to join
for the annual holiday tradition
of Advent Wreath Making at St.
Elisabeth’s. This year’s gathering
will be after the 10:00 a.m.
service on Dec. 2. Children and
adults can work together to create
beautiful wreaths to be used
in your homes during the season
of Advent and on into Christmas.
There will also be the opportunity
to help create Advent
wreaths for those who cannot be
with us on Dec. 2 or would like
help with their wreath-making.
There is a sign-up sheet on the
bulletin board in the hallway.
Christian formation
On Sunday mornings, drop
your child off at the second
floor rooms for Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd at 9:50 a.m. This
year, we are trying something
new, having all children come
at 9:50 a.m., and joining the
congregation at the beginning
of Holy Eucharist. After refreshments
all children are welcomed
back upstairs during the adult forum
time. Childcare continues to
be available for the younger ones
in the nursery on the first floor.
Of course, children of all ages
are also invited to stay in church
with their family.
Submit information for The Anchor’s
Faith page to m.wojtychiw@
22ndcenturymedia.com.
Stewart E. Kleinschmidt
New Trier graduate Stewart E.
Kleinschmidt died in November. He
was a resident of Illinois at the time
of passing. He graduated from New
Trier High School in Winnetka,
completed DeVry electronics training,
attended Northwestern University
in Evanston and was mentored
by German immigrant machinists.
Interment will be private.
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 Glencoe
community.
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experiences also helped her enjoy
and value what she learned
from the culture and many people
she met and lived with in Latin
America.
“I returned home with a more
open mind about the people and
what was important to them,”
Chevalier said. “I learned about
the danger of stereotypes. They
are not necessarily wrong stories
about a different culture, rather
incomplete ones.”
Chevalier was born in Paris,
France, and lived in a small town
outside the city until she was
about 5 years old.
“Some of my earliest memories
are of living there,” she
said. “When I came to the United
States to live, it was culture
shock and not just whether fork
tines should be faced up or down
when setting the table.”
She listed some differences.
“At mealtime, adults are
served first,” Chevalier said.
“Here it is children first. Children
abroad seem to be more
respectful. Sports teams are
separate from schools. Many
people outside the U.S. tend
to view Americans as having a
‘consumptive’ attitude. People
must have more things — more
clothes, more everything. People
stand in long lines to get
the latest iPhone when they
already have a good or newer
model.”
Chevalier and her family lived
in Chicago before moving to the
North Shore.
She attended Chicago’s
French school when they first
arrived. By third grade she was
living in Wilmette and went to
Central School.
“It was difficult for me because
I could speak English but
not write it,” Chevalier said. “I
had a hard time understanding
why my peers used the word
‘like’ so often in their speech.
“My mother helped me
through it all.”
She attended Highcrest Middle
School, which she credits for
helping her learn Spanish. Wilmette
Junior High School was
where she spent seventh grade
but she attended St. Francis
Xavier for eighth.
“I now think these experiences
of the different schools enabled
me to adapt to new places and
meet people more easily,” she
said. “The culture in Panama and
Nicaragua is a different way of
life. School is prioritized. Students
wear uniforms to show a
sense of equality. People watch
out for each other and not just
those with whom they are living.
Family and friends do not fall by
the wayside.”
Chevalier said she keeps in
touch with those she met in Panama
and Nicaragua. She plans return
visits once she finishes college
at the University of British
Columbia, where she is studying
environmental sustainability and
international relations.
“These people in Panama and
Nicaragua taught me what really
is important in life,” she said.
Find more info about Sophie
Chevalier’s service trips to Panama
and Nicaragua by emailing:
schevalier1965@gmail.com.