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16 | December 5, 2019 | the mokena messenger FAITH
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Faith Briefs
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515
115th Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m.,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
BUY IT!
8 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
Mokena School District 159
Truth in Taxation Notice of Proposed Levy
Young at Heart Senior Club
1 p.m. the first and third
Wednesday of the month.
Join the senior club for activities
and outings Sept.-
June. For more information,
call (708) 699-5018.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
St. John’s United Church of Christ
(11100 Second St., Mokena)
Christmas craft fair
Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase For
Mokena School District 159
I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase
for Mokena School District 159 for 2019 will be held on
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 7:00 PM at Mokena Elementary
School 11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena, Illinois. Any person desiring
to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing
district may contact Dr. Teri Shaw, Chief School Business Official,
11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena, Illinois, at (708) 342-4900.
II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or
abated for 2018 were $14,843,621. The proposed corporate and special
purpose property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $18,709,623.
This represents a 26.04% increase over the previous year.
III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building
commission leases for 2018 were $2,251,044.58 The estimated
property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission
leases for 2019 are $549,950. This represents a -75.57% decrease
over the previous year.
IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were
$17,094,666.02. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for
2019 are $19,259,573.00. This represents a 12.66% increase over the
previous year.
SELL IT!
FIND IT!
IN THE CLASSIFIEDS CALL 708.326.9170
11 a.m.-3 p.m., Dec. 8.
Join St. John’s UCC for a
Christmas craft fair with
handmade crafts, local
vendors, raffle prizes and
a children’s craft station.
Free entry to the event.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123, or visit
stjohnspreschoolmokena.
org.
Christmas cookie bake sale
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 14.
Church Service
8 a.m. traditional service,
9:45 a.m. contemporary
and family service
with children’s bible lesson
during adult worship
service. For more information,
visit stjohnsmokena.
org
Cards for a Cause
7 p.m. the second Monday
of each month. Bring
your tape, scissors and colored
pencils, if you have
them, and plan for a creative
evening with lots of
fun.
Bundles of Love
7 p.m. the second and
fourth Tuesday of each
month. Enjoy fun and fellowship
while making
baby quilts for infants baptized
at St. John’s and lap
quilts for shut-ins.
Mokena United Methodist Church
(10901 LaPorte Road, Mokena)
Annual Christmas cookie
sale
9 a.m.-noon Dec. 7.
Service
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
For more information, call
(708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Tuesdays at the
church. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Community Prayer
Gathering
2:30 p.m. every fourth
Sunday.
Breakfast
9 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month.
Marley Community Church (12625 W.
187th St., Mokena)
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare
is provided.
Sunday School
9-10 a.m. Sundays.
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
For more information,
email marleycommu
nitychurch@gmail.com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays.
For more information,
email marleycommunity
church@gmail.com.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in
the church basement. All
men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Worship
5 p.m. Saturdays and 9
a.m. Sundays.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
Mokena Baptist offers
Sunday School classes
for all ages. For more information,
call (312) 350-
2279.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512
Parker Road, Mokena)
GriefShare seminar
9:30 a.m. Dec. 14. “Surviving
the Holidays.” If
you have lost a loved one
and don’t know how you
will get through the upcoming
holidays, please
join us for this informative
group meeting. Contact
Gary DeVries for more
information at (708) 990-
9282 or the church office
at (815) 463-1125.
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be
sure to arrive early for our
Sunday Worship Service
to enjoy a hot, complimentary
cup of coffee every
week at the church. Following
the Christian Education
Hour (9:15-10:15
a.m.), all beverages can
be found just outside the
sanctuary.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049
LaPorte Road, Mokena)
Narcotics Anonymous
7-9 p.m. Mondays. All
those struggling or who
have struggled with a narcotics
addiction are welcome.
All meetings are
confidential. For more information,
call (708) 479-
0300.
Women’s Bible Study
8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays
and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Editor T.J.
Kremer at tj@mokenames
senger.com or call (708)
326-9170 ext. 29. Deadline
is noon Thursday one week
prior to publication.