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Faith Briefs
Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart (St.
Francis Woods, 9201 W. St. Francis Road,
Frankfort)
Annual Fundraiser for
Franciscan Sisters
5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
22, The Odyssey, 19110
S. Ridgeland Ave., Tinley
Park. Fraternitas 2019, the
annual fundraiser for the
Franciscan Sisters of the
Sacred Heart, will be held
at The Odyssey. The theme
this year is “County Fair”
and will include a cash
bar, munchies, midway
games, and dinner. $100
per person. To register,
text your $100 per person
to (815) 671.4256 under
the “Greatest Immediate
Need” fund or go to www.
elexiogiving.com/App/
Giving/fssh. For more information,
contact Gerry
at (815) 464.3882 or geraldine.guzaitis@fssh.net.
Live Videoconference with
Father Richard Rohr, OFM
1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 13, Franciscan Sisters
of the Sacred Heart
Motherhouse Auditorium,
9201 W. St. Francis Road,
Frankfort. Father Richard
Rohr will appear live
by videoconference at St.
Francis Woods in Frankfort
for an afternoon of
teaching and conversation.
He will speak for the first
portion of the program followed
by a Q & A session.
The afternoon will also
include music, light refreshments
and conversation.
The fee is $20. Father
Rohr is a Franciscan priest,
founder of the Center for
Action and Contemplation
in Albuquerque and
academic dean of the Living
School for Action and
Contemplation. The mission
of the Living School
is to produce compassionate
and powerfully learned
individuals who will work
for positive change in the
world, based on awareness
of our common union
with God and all beings.
Father Richard is a prolific
author. A few of his books
are “Falling Upward,”
“Eager to Love: The Alternative
Way of Francis
of Assisi” and “The Universal
Christ.” Register at
portforprayer.org/events/
richard-rohr-live-videoconference/.
Scripture Reflection
9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays
in the Assisi Center. Sr.
Marilyn Renninger, OSF,
leads a reflection and sharing
on the upcoming Sunday
readings and how it
applies to daily life. Participants
may come to as
many or as few as their
schedules allow. No fee
and no registration. Just
sign in at the Front Desk.
Spiritual Direction
By appointment, five
Sisters at St. Francis
Woods in Frankfort who
are trained Spiritual Directors
offer Spiritual Direction
sessions at Franciscan
Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
The fee is $50. The Sisters
are: Janice Keenan, OSF,
(815) 469-4883; Norma
Janssen, OSF, (815) 464-
3808; Mary Shinnick,
OSF, (815) 464-3807;
Joyce Shanabarger, OSF,
(815) 464-3803; and Sr.
Nancy Roberta Schramm,
OSF, (815) 464-3848.
Lighthouse Fellowship (8128 W. Lincoln
Highway, Frankfort)
Group Prayer Meeting
7 p.m. Wednesdays. All
are welcome.
Revolution Youth Group
7-9 p.m. Wednesdays.
This youth ministry is
for those in grades 7-12.
Meet for worship, games,
food and Bible study. Enter
through the upper-west
doors. For more information,
call (815) 469-0611.
Men’s Prayer Group
8-9 a.m. Saturdays.
Bible Study
9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays.
These small groups
meet at the church and are
open to anyone who wants
to attend, offering a place
to ask questions and get
answers without being put
on the spot. Coed groups
for students and adults of
all ages are offered along
with men’s and women’s
groups. For more information,
call (815) 469-0611.
Peace Community Church (21300 S.
LaGrange Road, Frankfort)
Worship Services
9:30 a.m. Sundays. The
church offers a staffed
nursery during the service.
For more information, visit
www.peaceinfrankfort.
org.
Sunday School
11 a.m. Classes for all
ages.
Food Pantry
Peace’s food pantry is
open the first Sunday of
every month. For more information
on the pantry’s
services, email deacons@
peaceinfrankfort.org.
Women’s Inductive Bible
Study
9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. Childcare
available for morning
classes.
Men’s Meeting
7-8:30 a.m. Saturdays in
the Fellowship Room.
Young Adult Bible Study
6 p.m. Wednesdays. Call
the church office for more
information at (815) 469-
2868.
Delta Club and Anchor
Youth Group
6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays.
Delta Club is for children
age 4 through fifth grade,
and Anchor Youth Group
if for junior high aged students.
Dinner for the children
and their families is
served weekly at 6 p.m.
Heritage Baptist Church (21739 S. La
Grange Road, Frankfort)
Worship Services
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Sundays. The church offers
a staffed nursery for
ages birth-two years, and
junior church for ages twofive.
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sunday school
for all ages.
Wednesday Night
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Truth Trackers Bible Club
for children starting at age
four through 6th grade
(September-May), For
12 Teens for grades 7-12,
nursery for ages birth-two
years, and Bible Study &
prayer for adults.
Ladies Bible Study
9 a.m. Tuesdays. (September-May)
Heritage Christian School
Heritage Christian
School is a ministry of the
Heritage Baptist Church,
serving students as young
as 4 and up to grade 12.
Call 815-464-9100 for
more information.
International Community Church (200 S.
Elsner Road, Frankfort)
Sunday Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Nursery
available. For more
information, visit www.ic
church.us.
Adult Sunday School
9 a.m. Sundays.
Teen Impact Group
10:30 a.m. Sundays.
Highpoint!
10:30 a.m. Sundays.
This children’s church
teaches character-building
virtues in a fun and interactive
way.
American Islamic Association (8860 W. St.
Francis Road, Frankfort)
Daily Prayer Services
For service times, visit
www.AIAmasjid.org.
Jum’ah Prayer Services
Fridays. Sermon at 1:10
p.m. followed by prayers
at 1:30 p.m.
The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St.,
Frankfort)
Spiritual Direction
By appointment. Personal
spiritual direction
session for men or women
with a male/female spiritual
director who is fully
trained and experienced
with 15 years of experience.
Free will donation.
To register, call (708)
334-1988 or email fami
lyhearthfrankfort@gmail.
com.
Needlecraft Workshops
10 a.m.-non Wednesdays.
Learn cross stitch or
crochet or work on your
own projects. There will
be free refreshments and a
free-will donation. Stop by
for a while, and sit a spell.
For more information or to
inquire about the possibility
of evening workshops,
call (708) 334-1988 or
email familyhearthfrank
fort@gmail.com.
Scripture Study
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays.
Join James Littleton,
national host of radio and
television series Forming
Faithful Families for this
scripture study, and find
hope and healing through
Scripture for your daily
walk with God. There will
be a free-will donation.
Endow Study
10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays
beginning Jan. 15. This
8-10 week class will focus
on educating on the nature
and dignity of women.
Cost is $35 and includes
refreshments. For more
information or to inquire
about the possibility of
evening workshops, call
(708) 334-1988 or email
familyhearthfrankfort@
gmail.com.
Book Club
10 a.m.-noon on the first
and third Thursdays, and
6-8 p.m. on the second
and fourth Tuesdays. The
Frankfort Literary Tea and
Scone Society Book Club
was inspired by the popular
“Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society”
book and movie. A presentation
of a classic will be
read out loud followed by
a lively discussion each
month. A $10 per month
donation includes refreshments
(book not included),
or $20 includes the book
cost.
St. Anthony Catholic Church (7659 Sauk
Trail, Frankfort)
Mass Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 7:30
a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
and noon Sundays.
Reconciliation
4-4:50 p.m. Saturdays.
Knights of Columbus
Meetings
7:30 p.m. every second
and fourth Tuesday of the
month in St. Anthony Hall.
The Knights help at parish
functions such as the
church picnic and their annual
pancake breakfast.
Bereavement Support
7 p.m. once a month
at the Padua Center. For
more information, call
(815) 469-3750.
Tuesday Morning Rosary
and Scripture Group
9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at
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