30 | January 17, 2019 | The wilmette beacon FAITH wilmettebeacon.com 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. Sunday Worship If you are looking for a faith community, the church invites you to worship with it on at 10 a.m. Nursery care will be provided for infants through age 2. Contact the church for more details about the service — (847) 251- 6660 or 1stchurch@fccw. org. And visit the website to learn about the church community: www.fccw. org. Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 Hibbard Road, Wilmette) Service hours Sunday school for all ages starts at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m. Community Kitchen On the first and third Thursday of each month a group meets in the church kitchen to prepare food for the Community Kitchen of A Just Harvest. They start working at about 1 p.m. and continue until the food is prepared, about 3:30. All are invited to come and participate in as much of that time as you are available. Serve at a Just Harvest On the third Thursday of each month the church has an opportunity to serve the food that was prepared in our kitchen for the Just Harvest Community Kitchen from 4:30-7:30 p.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) Worship All are welcome to worship at Kenilworth Union Church. Worship with Communion is at 8 a.m. in the Schmidt Chapel. Worship for All Ages and Children’s Chapel at 9 a.m. and Traditional Worship and Sunday School are at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Drop-in Breakfast Club for 7-12th graders runs from 10:15-11:30 a.m. with discussions. Infant and toddler care is provided at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Up to date information is at kuc.org. The Community Church of Wilmette (1020 Forest Avenue, Wilmette) Dinner set for Jan. 20 Everyone in the Wilmette community is invited to join The Community Church of Wilmette for Dinner Church at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20. The church thinks of Dinner Church as both a wonderful worship service and a great dinner party. Every Dinner Church begins with a story and music for the kids in the community. Afterward, all the kids are invited to the Children’s Activity Room for their own meal and playtime. Before dinner, we share our joys and concerns with one another along with communion. After the meal, we spend time reflecting on how we live out our faith in our daily lives. If connecting with a faith community is one of your New Year’s Resolutions, we encourage you to join us this month. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette) Sunday Worship Visitors are always welcome to join members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its weekly worship services on Sunday. As a membership, the church is a community where we’re all trying to be a little bit better, a little bit kinder, a little more helpful - because that’s what Jesus taught. Come worship with the church. Come serve with the church. Come learn who the church is, what it believes and how the teachings of Jesus can help you find joy and happiness. There are two congregations that meet on Sundays in the Meetinghouse located at 2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette. Sunday worship services start at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden Ave., Wilmette) Devotional Gatherings The Baha’i Temple is open to all for personal prayer and meditation every day from 6 a.m.- 10 p.m. Prayers are read aloud daily in the Auditori- Please see FAITH, 32 in memoriam Daniel Mark Cohen Daniel Mark Cohen, 70, of Wilmette, died. Cohen was the cherished son of the late Charles and Irene Cohen; loving father of Gabriella and Ariana Cohen. Daniel is also survived by his former wife Jerrilyn Musachia. Private graveside services will be held in New York. For information please call 847- 256-5700. Constance Tippens Jordan Constance Tippens Jordan, 96, a longtime resident of Wilmette, died Jan. 1. Jordan was born on July 12, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Mich. and grew up as the eldest child of Albert Harris and Constance Felt Tippens residing in Wyoming, Shaker Heights, Ohio, Lake Forest and Winnetka. She was a proud alumna of Ferry Hall (now a part of Lake Forest Academy) and a student of art in Boston, the University of Arizona, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She married the love of her life, Horace W. Jordan, in 1951 and for the next 60 years together they raised four children, Robert Y. Jordan, Constance Jordan Lochridge, David C. Jordan and Horace (Hob) W. Jordan, Jr. Jordan was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her sister Anne Buck, children Bob, Connie (Scott) and Hob (Diana); her grandchildren Kati (Stephen), Natalie, Scott, Calla, Gwen, Taryn and Charlotte; her great-grandchildren Wesley Kate, Blake, and Kendall; cherished sistersin-law, cousins and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son David and her husband Horace. In addition to her family, she dedicated her life to volunteer work. During World War II she worked for the Red Cross in Chicago and later she worked on behalf of the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Winnetka. She was the proud matriarch of her family and took great joy in sharing tales of family lore and her adventures as a daring roller skater and loving companion to her many dogs. She was a wonderful artist and shared her passion by giving multiple watercolor paintings to her family, particularly of her surroundings spent during winters in Rockport, Texas. Jordan was a passionate traveler, talented violinist with the Flute and Fiddle Club, determined golfer, avid swimmer and reveled in her weekends in Bridgman, Michigan. She also was an active member of the Town and Country Arts Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames. A private family service will be scheduled shortly. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in her name. Gerald Slocum Wroe Gerald Slocum Wroe, a New Trier graduate, of New Bern, N.C., born Dec. 10, 1934 to Gerald and Leola Wroe in St. Louis, died Jan. 7. He graduated from New Trier High School and attended Lawrence University and the University of California at Berkeley. He then joined the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1961. Wroe was a media executive with broad experience in marketing and magazine publishing. He was the Director of Corporate Marketing, for Meredith Corporation. After retiring he was a founding board member of Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, a non-profit arts organization. When he and his wife moved to Wilton, N.H. in 2002, he was the Director of Development for Northern Ballet Theatre in Nashua, N.H. He was a board member of Wilton Main Street Association, Wilton, N.H. and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library. Wroe is survived by his wife of 27 years, Eileen Callahan Wroe, his children, Peter Wroe and Polly Knowles. His son Michael predeceased him. Step-children, Michael and Brian Callahan, and grandchildren, Tim, Jess and Cameron Knowles. He also leaves 5 step-grandchildren, Ryan, Connor, Logan Callahan and Jack and Julia Callahan. A celebration of his life will be held this spring. Contributions in his memory may be made to Crystal Coast Hospice House, 100 Big Rock Way, Newport, NC 28570. Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? Email Michael Wojtychiw at m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury media.com with information about a loved one who was part of the Wilmette/Kenilworth community.
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