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newlenoxpatriot.com NEWS<br />
the New Lenox Patriot | December 6, 2018 | 5<br />
church<br />
From Page 4<br />
St. Paul Church in Manhattan.<br />
We’re here because of<br />
them.”<br />
Grace Episcopal Church<br />
has had several major milestones<br />
in its history, besides<br />
Millikin being the first openly<br />
gay priest, The Rev. Sue<br />
Sommer was the first female<br />
priest at Grace from 1999 to<br />
2006.<br />
“There was concern back<br />
in the day, when it was still a<br />
novelty,” Sommer said. “The<br />
community really embraced<br />
me, though. I thought, well,<br />
if I am going to be the first<br />
woman vicar, then I better<br />
do a good job of it.”<br />
Grace Episcopal Church<br />
also became well- known for<br />
its “ham dinner” fundraisers<br />
for many decades into<br />
the 1990s, which became a<br />
community-wide event in<br />
New Lenox. Since that tradition<br />
ended, lobster dinners,<br />
barbecues and Italian Nights<br />
replaced it.<br />
The gala earlier this month<br />
was a chance for the community<br />
and church parishioners<br />
to not only look back<br />
at how far the church has<br />
come, but to look forward in<br />
how far the church can go in<br />
the future.<br />
“The next 150 years<br />
should begin, we hope, with<br />
an influx of new families<br />
hoping to make this faith<br />
community their new spiritual<br />
home,” Millikin said.<br />
From the top of the bell<br />
tower to the red wooden<br />
doors facing the street, these<br />
not only signify the church<br />
as episcopal, but as an inviting<br />
and historic part of the<br />
New Lenox and surrounding<br />
communities.<br />
Check out www.gracenew<br />
lenox.org/history for more<br />
information on the church.<br />
Sue Sommer, the first female priest of Grace Episcopal Church, sits in a pew admiring the<br />
restored church’s worship room during a gala event last month honoring the church’s<br />
anniversary. She was with Grace from 1999 to 2006. Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd<br />
Century media<br />
police reports<br />
Elwood man charged after allegedly hitting co-worker<br />
Danny R. Master, 51, of<br />
133 Nick Drive in Elwood,<br />
was charged with battery<br />
Nov. 21 during an incident<br />
at Valvoline Express Care,<br />
on the 300 block of Alana<br />
Drive, which is where he<br />
works.<br />
Police said Master struck<br />
a 34-year-old co-worker,<br />
causing minor injuries but<br />
refused to seek medical<br />
treatment. After the investigation,<br />
police reportedly arrested<br />
Master and transported<br />
him to the New Lenox<br />
Police Department.<br />
Nov. 26<br />
• A New Lenox resident’s<br />
Target credit card information<br />
reportedly was stolen<br />
and used to make a $1,800<br />
purchase at the store.<br />
Another New Lenox resident’s<br />
Target credit card<br />
information reportedly was<br />
stolen and used to make<br />
a $2,800 purchase at the<br />
store. Police said the resident<br />
used the Target card<br />
to make a purchase and<br />
noticed later that day of<br />
the added fraudulent purchase.<br />
Nov. 25<br />
• A New Lenox resident’s<br />
personal checking information<br />
reportedly was stolen<br />
and used to cash a fraudulent<br />
check.<br />
• Shayne C. Turner, 22, of<br />
9818 Bent Branch Lane,<br />
Dallas, Texas, was charged<br />
with driving under the influence<br />
of alcohol when he was<br />
stopped at Lincoln Highway<br />
and William Street for allegedly<br />
speeding. In addition,<br />
he did not have a valid driver’s<br />
license and the vehicle<br />
was uninsured.<br />
and make fraudulent purchases.<br />
Nov. 23<br />
• A New Lenox resident’s<br />
wallet reportedly was stolen<br />
and credit cards were used to<br />
make numerous fraudulent<br />
purchases.<br />
• About $300 worth of alcohol<br />
reportedly was stolen<br />
from Jewel, on the 400 block<br />
of Nelson Road.<br />
Nov. 21<br />
• A pair of eyeglasses worth<br />
about $400 reportedly was<br />
stolen at Anytime Fitness,<br />
on the 800 block of Laraway<br />
Road, while the person was<br />
working out.<br />
Nov. 12<br />
• A fraudulent $100 bill reportedly<br />
was used at IHOP,<br />
on the 400 block of East Lincoln<br />
Highway.<br />
Nov. 11<br />
• A person’s wallet reportedly<br />
was stolen at Bulldog’s<br />
Ale House, on the 2300<br />
block of East Joliet Highway,<br />
and the person’s credit<br />
card was used to pay for<br />
someone else’s bill.<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: The New<br />
Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports<br />
are compiled from official<br />
reports found online on the<br />
New Lenox Police Department’s<br />
website or releases<br />
issued by the department and<br />
other agencies. Anyone listed<br />
in these reports is considered<br />
to be innocent of all charges<br />
until proven guilty in a court<br />
of law.<br />
United Methodist ChurchofNew Lenoxpresents<br />
“Let There BeChristmas”<br />
Christmas Cantata<br />
Presented by the Chancel Choir with 24 piecelive<br />
orchestra, featuring Liturgical Dancers and the<br />
Davidsmeier String Ensemble.<br />
Sunday,December9th at both<br />
9:00 and 10:45 am services<br />
www.umcnl.com<br />
339 W. Haven Avenue 815-485-8271<br />
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Grace Episcopal Church priest the Rev. Greg Millikin chats with parishioner Barb Plantz, of<br />
Mokena, before the gala began.<br />
Nov. 24<br />
• A New Lenox resident’s<br />
personal information reportedly<br />
was stolen and used to<br />
open multiple lines of credit<br />
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