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Faith Briefs
Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road,
Highland Park)
Weeknight Service
7-8 p.m. Thursdays,
church coffee bar. Weeknight
service is a place to
come, stay awhile, meet
people and then go make
a difference. For more
information, call (847)
234-1001 or email Brad at
bcoleman@cclf.org.
Men’s Breakfast Group
6:30-7:30 a.m. Tuesdays.
Panera Bread, 1211
Half Day Road, Bannockburn.
For more information,
contact Sean at seansmith797@gmail.com.
Trinity Episcopal (425 Laurel Avenue,
Highland Park)
Sunday Schedule
8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist,
St. Michael’s Chapel
8:45 a.m. – Fellowship
10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
with music, Main
Sanctuary
10 a.m. Sunday School
(on the 1st and 3rd
Sundays)
Men’s Bible Study Group
9-10 a.m. Saturdays
Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road)
Torah Study
9:15 a.m. Saturdays
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
(1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park)
Writer’s Beit Midrash
9:30-11 a.m. every other
Wednesday, The NSS Beth
El Writer’s Beit Midrash
meets in the Maxwell Abbel
Library. All fiction,
non-fiction, poetry, memoir
and essay writers (published
or not yet published)
are welcome for discussions,
exercises, camaraderie
and critique. Contact
Rachel Kamin at rkamin@
nssbethel.org for more information
and to be added
to the mailing list.
Open Conversational
Hebrew
10-11 a.m. Sundays.
Practice Hebrew conversation
and reading informally
with other participants.
Free. For information,
contact Judy Farby at
judyfarby@yahoo.com.
Daily Minyan
8:45 a.m.; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
7:15 a.m.; 7:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
7:15 a.m.; 6:15 p.m.
Friday
Immaculate Conception Parish (770
Deerfield Road, Highland Park)
Weekend Services
5 p.m. Saturdays
4-4:45 p.m. Sundays,
confession
8 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.
Sunday service
Confessions
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays
Sunday Connection
Scripture Group
10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays,
The Sunday Connection
is a women’s discussion
group based on the
readings for the following
weekend liturgies. Coffee
and camraderie following
each session. Everyone
welcome, no sign-up
necessary. The group is
located in the church’s
parish center.
Central Avenue Synagogue (874 Central
Ave., Highland Park)
Jewish Spirituality and
Mysticism Class
1:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Jewish Spirituality and
Mysticism Class open to
members and non members
discusses spiritual
applications of the weeks
Torah portion to contemporary
life. For more info
regarding other daytime
and evening classes please
call (847) 266-0770.
St. James Catholic Church (134 North
Ave., Highwood)
Catholic Charities Supper
6:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Parish Hall
Food Pantry
5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday,
lower level of school.
Worship Services
8 a.m. Monday through
Friday
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sundays
Noon Sundays with a
Spanish-language
Alcoholics Anonymous
7 p.m. Mondays in the
Lounge.
Submit information for The
Landmark’s Faith page to
Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com.
The deadline is
noon on Thursdays. Questions?
Call (847) 272-4565
ext. 34.
In Memoriam
Rita Lewis
Rita Lewis,
85, of
Highland
Park, Illinois,
died
on Feb. 20,
while skiing
in Bachelor Gulch with
her husband, Kenneth.
Rita was born in Harrisburg,
Penn. and graduated
with Bachelors and Masters
degrees from Northwestern
University, where
she met Ken. She was a
devoted wife and mother
and prolific artist. Rita will
be remembered for the joy
she brought to everyone
who knew her, whether it
was on the slopes or making
art that embodied her
spirit and reflected her
family life. Rita was a vibrant,
caring human being
who glowed with the
bright red, green, blue and
yellow colors she so loved.
She will be missed by her
husband, Ken and their
three children and their
spouses: Adam Lewis and
Merrilee Stanley, Bret and
Suzanne Lewis, Beth Lewis
and Mark Sonneborn,
their grandchildren Scott,
Nina, Isabelle, and Oliver;
her sister Joan Miller; and
their many friends.
The funeral will be held
at the Edwards Interfaith
Chapel (32138 Highway
6, Edwards, CO) at 11:00
a.m. sharp on Monday,
February 25. Please wear
the bright colors that Rita
loved, along with her jewelry.
The family will greet
friends at their home at 1
Arrowhead, Condo B 203
(across from the Broken
Arrow) from 3:00 to 6:00
p.m. There will be a short
service at 5:45 p.m.
In lieu of flowers please
make contributions in
Rita’s honor to the Anderson
Ranch (https://
www.andersonranch.org/
workshops-at-the-ranch/
scholarships/), The Cycle
Effect (https://thecycleeffect.org/donate/),
or B’nai
Vail Rabbi’s fund (http://
bnaivail.org/about-us/giving-opportunities/).
Jack B. Thurlwell
Jack B. Thurlwell, 84
of Highland Park, passed
away Feb. 18. Jack spent his
career as a Highland Park
Postman for 35 years, after
retiring he drove a school
bus for District 113 for 15
years. Loving husband of
Celeste. Father of Jeff and
the late Janice. Dear brother
of Patricia Thurlwell.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to
American Heart Association,
208 S. LaSalle Street,
Suite 900, Chicago, IL
60604
Joan David
Joan Benjamin David,
94, passed away peacefully
at home, surrounded
by her family, on February
15th. Joan grew up in
Glencoe. She married the
love of her life, the late
Bob, in 1946. They raised
their family in Highland
Park and had 42 wonderful
years together. Joan is survived
by her four children,
Marianne (Joel) Paine,
Robin, Pam (Cheryl Lazar)
and Andy (Celia), as
well as by four grandchildren,
Katie Kelly, Cassie
(Paul) Stachowicz, Allison
(Kushal) Chakrabarti
and Peter (Chitra Panjabi)
David, as well as by one
great-grandchild, Maggie
Stachowicz. Joan is also
survived by her brother
John (Esther) Benjamin,
as well as many nieces and
nephews. Funeral services
will be private. For shiva
information, please call
Weinstein & Piser Funeral
Home: 847-256-5700. In
lieu of flowers, contributions
can be made to the
Chicago Botanic Garden.
Isabel Gibson
Isabel (Liz) Gibson
Iwanowski, born Feb. 19,
1943, in Hartford, Conn.,
departed this world on
Feb. 26. Isabel graduated
from Highland Park High
School on June 14, 1962.
She then attended Augustana
Hospital School of
Nursing graduating second
in her class graduating
on July 31, 1962. She
received her Bachelor of
Science and Masters degrees
from The College
of Saint Francis in May
1979. She was one of the
first licensed Nurse Practitioners
in the State of
Illinois. After working at
Augustana Hospital, Gottlieb
Hospital and Rush
Hospital, Isabel settled on
working as an industrial
nurse in private practice
specializing in risk management.
She retired from
the Greatlakes United
States Postal Service in
2011, to spend time golfing
and traveling with her
husband, George Iwanowski,
who predeceased
her in May 2013. Isabel
is survived by her brothers
Guy Gibson of Geneseo,
Ill.; Ralph Gibson,
of Largo, Fla.; her sister
Martha Gibson McGinnis,
Lombard, Ill.; her nieces
Rebekah Lazar of Lombard,
Ill.; Michelle Gibson
of East Moline, Ill.; Jenell
Smith of Camarillo, Calif.;
her nephews Adam
McGinnis of West New
York, N.J.; Robert Gibson
of Silverdale, Wash.
and Tim (John) Gibson of
Buckley, Wash. She is predeceased
by her brother
John (Woody) Gibson of
Camarilla, Calif.
Visitation will be held
Friday, March 8th from
8:30 a.m. until time of
prayers at 9:30 a.m. from
Brust Funeral Home, 135
S. Main St, Lombard, to
Sacred Heart Church, 114
S. Elizabeth, Lombard for
10 a.m. Mass. The burial
will take place immediately
following the Mass
at Queen of Heavens Cemetery,
Wolf Road, Hillside,
Illinois.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email erin@
hplandmark.com with
information about a loved
one from Highland Park or
Highwood.