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28 | December 5, 2019 | The wilmette beacon FAITH
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Faith Briefs
Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah Congregation
(3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette)
Families with Littles
Havdalah and Hanukkah
Beth Hillel will host
a “Families with Littles
Havdalah and Hanukkah”
event at 5:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 14. Dinner,
crafts, celebration and a
magic show will all be
part of this free event that
is open to the community.
RSVP at BHBE.ORG/
LITTLES
Trinity United Methodist Church (1024
Lake Ave., Wilmette)
Rutter’s Gloria
John Rutter’s “Gloria”
is one of the most exciting
musical settings of
the ”Glory to God in the
Highest” text by one of
the world’s most popular
living composers. The
“Gloria” will feature Trinity’s
incredible Reuter
organ, played by Andrea
Handley, (past Dean of
the North Shore Chapter
of the American Guild of
Organists). In addition, the
Trinity Chancel Choir and
friends will be joined by
CSO trombonist, Charlie
Vernon, and 6 other brass
Saper
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they wouldn’t dare to hurt
the Americans because the
repercussions were much
more severe and the world
was watching.”
She estimates 70 percent
of her community left in
those first few years while
Saper stayed behind and
lived under sharia law as a
Jewish woman.
Eventually, Saper and
her family left Iran in 1987
when a war with Iraq began.
For a time, the borders
were closed but when they
reopened, it became increasingly
difficult for Jewish
minorities to leave Iran.
players and two percussionists.
Dr. Julia Davids,
Director of Music Ministries,
will conduct. This
event will be at 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 8.
The Callipygian Players
Led by violinist Martin
Davids, The Callipygian
Players will perform
a concert of Baroque and
Renaissance holiday music.
The ensemble will be
joined by a quartet of singers.
This one hour candlelit
concert will feature carols
and instrumental pieces
to get you in the spirit of
the season. Tickets for this
7:30 Dec. 13 event are $25
at the door or at www.calplayers.org
Kenilworth Union Church (211
Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth)
Adopt-a-Family
On Saturday, Dec. 7,
over 100 local families will
be coming together to ensure
hundreds of Chicago
families have the Christmas
they deserve this year.
On this day from 9-11 a.m.,
participants in Kenilworth
Union Church’s Adopt-a-
Family program will fill a
Saper reveals many of
the details of her family’s
escape, including an
“Argo”-like flight to freedom,
in “From Miniskirt
to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary
Iran.”
“I always wanted to write
this memoir. What I experienced
was very unusual,”
Saper said. “I came of age
during the pre-revolution
and grew up as a teenager
very much like a western
girl. Iran was extremely
pro-American and then it
went the other way.”
After living in Houston,
Texas, for a short time and
Skokie for five years, Saper
and her family moved to
Wilmette in 1992. Her two
children went through the
truck with both needed and
wished-for items to benefit
the families of Christopher
House, a nonprofit serving
Chicago’s low-income
families. The truck will
be driven to Christopher
House later that same day.
This is Kenilworth
Union’s 26th year participating
in the program,
which Christopher House
calls Family-to-Family. A
record-breaking 113 local
families volunteered to
buy presents, some choosing
to help two or even
three families.
The church’s early investment
in the program
also helped it to grow into
the robust program it currently
is.
Kenilworth Union’s
Adopt-a-Family program
is headed up by Liz Dischner,
of Wilmette, and
Jessica LeFebvre, of Winnetka.
For more information,
please contact
Liz Dischner at Liz_dischner@yahoo.com
or 312-
590-0073.
Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden
Ave., Wilmette)
Children’s Classes
Children ages 7 to 10
are invited learn about
Manifestations of God
including, Krishna, Abraham,
Buddha, Christ,
Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of
the Bahá’í Faith), and other
Divine Teachers. Sunday
mornings from 10-11
a.m. Contact Ellen Price at
(847) 812-1084 for more
information.
Come and Sing
All singers welcome to
audition for the House of
Worship A Capella Choir.
Weekly rehearsals are on
Thursday evenings and
singing from 11 a.m.-1
p.m. on Sundays, plus
special events. Call Music
Director, Van Gilmer for
more info (847) 853-2330.
St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake
Ave., Wilmette)
Sunday Mass
Sunday Masses are held
at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30
a.m.
Submit information for
The Beacon’s Faith page
to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com
local school system and
graduated from New Trier.
“I love Wilmette. It’s
my home. I love going to
the library, the beautiful
Gillson Park,” Saper said.
“I’m very proud to be in
Wilmette. It’s accessible to
downtown by train. I think
it has the best of all.”
Once Saper got serious
about the book, she began
putting in long days and
nights as it took about four
years of concentrated effort
to complete. It was officially
released in October
and two months prior on
Amazon. She’s been making
the rounds promoting
the book with speaking
engagement at bookstores,
schools and other locations.
“The response has been
very good. I’m finally at
a place in my life where
I feel mature enough to
write it,” Saper said. “It
was a process to write this
story and I was very careful
to be respectful to any
ideology mentioned in the
book. Everything had to
be 100 percent true. I’ve
had Muslim friends tell
me they love the book.
I’ve concentrated on being
factual and not taking any
sides.”
To learn more about
Saper and her memoir,
“From Miniskirt to Hijab:
A Girl in Revolutionary
Iran,” visit jacquelinesaper.com.
WILMETTE
Wilmette Bowling Center
(1901 Schiller Ave.,(847)
251-0705)
■11 ■ a.m.-9 p.m. (10
p.m. on Friday, Saturday):
Glow bowling and
pizza all week long
Community Recreation
Center
(3000 Glenview Road)
■9 ■ a.m. Saturday, Dec.
7: Gingerbread workshops
■Dec. ■ 13-15: “The Nutcracker”
Downtown Wilmette
■5-8 ■ p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 5: Holiday Sip and
Shop
Village Hall
(1200 Wilmette Ave.)
■5 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec.
7: Tree lighting
NORTHBROOK
Pinstripes
(1150 Willow Road,
(847) 480-2323)
■From ■ open-close all
week: bowling/bocce
North Suburban YMCA
(2705 Techny Road)
■1-3 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec.
7: Holiday Giveback
Our Lady of the Brook
(3700 Dundee Road)
■7 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec.
7: Northbrook Symphony
GLENVIEW
Johnny’s Kitchen
(1740 Milwaukee Ave.
(847) 699-9999)
■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday
and Saturday: Live
Music
The Book Market
(The Glen Town Center)
■Running ■ until Dec.
14: Performances of
“Every Christmas Story
Ever Told”
Ten Ninety Brewing Co.
(1025 N. Waukegan
Road, (224) 432-5472)
■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday:
Trivia Night
Oil Lamp Theater
(1723 Glenview Road)
■Nov. ■ 29-Dec. 29:
Performances of “It’s a
Wonderful Life
Potato Creek Johnny’s
(1850 Waukegan Road)
■8:30 ■ p.m. Friday, Nov.
29: Rick Lindy
Saints Peter & Paul Greek
Orthodox Church
(1401 Wagner Road)
■10 ■ a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7: Holly
Jolly Holiday Faire
North Glenview Metra
Train Station
(3000 Old Willow Road)
■1:14 ■ p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7: Winter Wonderland
Train Ride
LAKE FOREST
History Center of Lake
Forest-Lake Bluff
(509 E. Deerpath)
■Friday, ■ Dec. 6: Portraits
of Nature by James
Lockhart: Art Show and
Sale
To place an event in The
Scene, email martin@northbrooktower.com.
Full listings
can be found at WilmetteBeacon.com.