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Faith briefs
North Shore Congregation Israel (1185 Sheridan
Road, Glencoe)
Beyond Borders: The History of
the Israeli-Arab Conflict
This discussion-based class
will challenge everything you
thought you knew or believed
about this complex conflict, using
materials representing many
different points of view from the
19th century through today. This
is a Florence Melton School of
Adult Learning class. To register
contact rolly@bjechicago.org.
The class goes from 10-11:30
a.m. March 21, 28, April 4, 11
and 18, and May 2, 9, 16 and 23.
Coffee, Bagels & Prayer
Come enjoy coffee & bagels
and learn about the parts and
pieces of the Shabbat morning
service and their deeper meaning.
Together with Rabbi Daniels,
we will explore original Hebrew
texts and discuss the major
themes of each prayer. The next
sessions will be from 11:15 a.m.-
12:15 p.m. Saturday, March 23
and April 6.
North Shore Alateen
Worried about someone’s
drinking? You are not alone.
NSCI hosts meetings from 7-8
p.m. on Mondays for teens ages
12-19 whose life has been affected
by someone else’s drinking.
For more information on
Alateen, visit www.niafg.org or
call 312-409-7245
Adult Jewish Learning
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.
Holy Chanters
In this class you will learn to
chant Torah and Haftarah with
traditional cantillation. This
year’s class begins with Torah
cantillation in the fall and moves
to Haftarah in the spring. A basic
knowledge of Hebrew is helpful.
Classes run from 6-7 p.m. Monday
April 1, 8 and 29.
Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.)
An American in Paris
Join Cantor Staple, and friends
from Am Shalom, for An American
in Paris. Experience this
classic movie musical as you
never have before on the big
screen with the timeless music
of George Gershwin performed
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
This showing is from
3-6 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
Pack & Deliver Shabbat Bags
Make a difference for your fellow
congregants! One Friday a
month, we deliver Shabbat bags
to congregants who have been ill
or lost a loved one. To receive
email reminders about Shabbat
Bag Packing days, or to sign
up, contact Laurie Levin at laurielevin@gmail.com.
The next
packing days will be from 9-9:30
a.m. Friday, April 5 and May 10.
Share the Care
All ages are welcome for this
mitzvah opportunity. Spend the
hour getting to know the residents
of Brookdale Northbrook.
Play games, listen to music, create
crafts and more. The next
events are from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 and May 19.
Yoga with Claudia
Join Am Shalom for Yoga with
Claudia from noon-1:30 p.m. on
Thursdays.
“Almost Daily” Minyan
The “Almost Daily” Minyan
takes place at 5:45 p.m. on
Mondays and Thursdays during
the school months, and runs for
approximately 15 minutes. This
quiet and intimate service, held
in the serene worship space of
the Rosenfield Chapel, is the
perfect setting to remember a
Yahrzeit, to pray for healing,
and to calm and refresh your
soul.
St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church (556 Vernon
Ave.)
Maundy Thursday
On Maundy Thursday, April
18, the Lay Readers are hosting
an informal Agape (love) Supper
in the Dining Room. This recalls
Jesus’ last meal with his friends
and appeals to all ages. Children
will find the food to be friendly
and the symbols accessible. The
supper starts at 6:30 p.m.
LGBTQ Meeting
The LGBTQ team invites anyone
who is interested to join at
the next meeting at 6:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 27, at
church. Among other things, we
are planning a day of service at
the Center on Halsted plus a concert
featuring LGBTQ themes
and performers. Come help us
plan our special events for the
coming year.
North Shore United Methodist Church (213
Hazel Ave)
Family Promise
North Shore United Methodist
Church regularly provides overnight
accommodations, meals,
and companionship to families
with young children who are
homeless, or at risk for becoming
homeless. Volunteers are needed
to provide food, dine and spend
the evening with our guests, or
serve as overnight hosts.
Glencoe Union Church (263 Park Ave.)
4th Tuesday Volunteering Day at
a Just Harvest
Every fourth Tuesday of each
month, our church donates food
for suppers at A Just Harvest
https://ajustharvest.org/ in Rogers
Park and members of our
congregation volunteer to serve
the meal to homeless families
and individuals. Contact Colin
at colin@glencoeunionchurch.
org to be part of this giving opportunity.
Gentle Yoga
Join the church from 9-10 a.m.
every Monday and Wednesday
for yoga.
Submit information to
m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
In Memoriam
Marguerite Remien
Remien Cleary McNulty Remien,
101, of Glencoe, died
March 7 at her residence. Remien
was the beloved wife of
the late C. Jack Remien and Lt.
James J. McNulty, Jr., USN;
loving mother of Patrick (Betsy
Collins) McNulty; cherished
step-mother of Carol (Larry)
Hunsicker and the late C. Jack
(Eunice) Remien, Jr.; dearest
grandmother of Devin (Jennifer
Thaler) and Brennan McNulty;
fond sister of Dorothy A. (the
late Lathrop) Hoffman, James
M. (Ann) Cleary, Jr., Michael
(Laura) Cleary, the late Mary
Evelyn (the late Bill) Sundlof
and the late Jeanne (the late
Mick) Goessling. As her father
was asked to take different executive
positions in different cities,
Remien moved frequently in
her youth, attending seven different
high schools. She was one
of the few to attend St. Mary’s
in Indiana both for grade school
and in college, but she graduated
with a degree in journalism from
Northwestern University. An
editor at the Chicago Journal of
Commerce then assured her that
he wouldn’t hold that against her
and hired her. Remien initially
encountered Jim McNulty, her
first husband, in second grade at
Sacred Heart School in Hubbard
Woods. With changing school
enrollments, they did not meet
again until senior year at New
Trier High School, where they
eyed each other warily across
the corridor. Their first actual
friendship was spawned later,
when they accompanied their
respective parents to a book discussion
group. By the time they
finally married, Jim was a Navy
pilot. About 10 days after the
birth of their son, he was lost at
sea in the Aleutian Islands. Her
second husband, Jack Remien,
was a wonderfully kind and patient
man. After “courting” Remien
for over 10 years, she finally
agreed to marry him in time
for the “Parent’s Weekend” of
her son, then a sophomore in college.
They lived happily together
for 27 years until Jack’s passing
in 1990. Remien remained
for her final twenty-eight years
in the same house in Glencoe,
welcoming several hundreds of
friends and family to stay on visits.
She remained there until her
death, as she was determined to
do. Friends and family were the
most important thing to Remien,
and friends were typically promoted
to family whenever she
could find a plausible connection.
Other things Remien loved
were music and books. For music,
she sang in the church choir
at Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity
parish until she was 97. (She
drove herself to rehearsals, the
State of Illinois finally declining
to renew her driver’s license at
the age of 99.) For reading and
writing, she was an enthusiastic
member of the Winnetka Fortnightly,
where she could listen
to the writing of others and
read her own writing in her turn.
Predictably, her writings were
usually entertaining anecdotes
about friends and family. For
many years she wrote and edited
the annual Appeal for Funds
for St. Vincent’s Orphanage in
Chicago, as a volunteer. A Memorial
Gathering and Memorial
Mass was held Tuesday, March
19 at Sts. Faith, Hope & Charity
Catholic Church, 191 Linden
St., Winnetka. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to
Saint Mary’s College Development
Office, 110 Le Mans Hall,
Notre Dame, IN 46556.
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.