During Lent, we will have a poetry reading each Sunday morning.   Each Sunday a poem will be shared (the week previous to the reading a bio will be provided on the author). These poems will be an artistic enrichment as we give thanks for the depth and breadth of how we humans express faithful love and faithful struggles.  (Copies are in the narthex) If you would like to be a poem reader on March 24th, please see Pastor Julie. Sunday March 17 th , we will hear “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron (George Gordon). The poem relates to the Biblical account of Sennacherib's attempted siege of Jerusalem. According to the story as related in  2 Kings , the Assyrian army came "against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them." When the Assyrians were besieging  Jerusalem ,  Hezekiah  prayed to  Yahweh  in the  Temple , and  Isaiah  sent the reply from Yahweh to Hezekiah: "I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake" (2 Kings 19:34), and during the following night the  Angel of Yahweh  "smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand" (i.e. 185,000), so by morning most of the Assyrian army was found to have died, mysteriously, in their sleep (2 Kings 19:35), and Sennacherib went back to Nineveh."

Friday, March 22 nd The theme is “cook’s choice” Sign up in the lounge or click HERE

Join us on Saturday, April 6th 11:30 am for our Annual Ladies Tea. The theme is "Hand Needle Work And Ladies Hats". Sign up in the lounge or Click HERE .

We are cleaning out closets and we need your help! Please join us on Tuesday, March 26 @ 9:30 am for our "Closet Cleaning" event.

Our website got a bit of a "face-lift" this week. Please go to the website and see all the changes we made to the menu. If you can not find a page that you used frequently, please let the office know.

We are also exited to announce that we now have an Instagram account!  Follow our account by clicking here!

We are collecting items for the Schaumburg Food Pantry.   The pantry provides assistance to those in need within Schaumburg Township.  Items needed now are: Large cans of soup Chicken Noodle Soup Boxed Rice Boxed Pasta Cake Mix

April 3:  "Dumplin" by Julie Murphy

For the past 70 years, Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through the One Great Hour of Sharing offering to share God’s love with people experiencing need.  Your OGHS gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, food for the hungry, and community development that helps people find safe refuge, start new lives, and work together to strengthen their families and communities.  To learn more about One Great Hour of Sharing, visit pcusa.org/oghs When God’s people work together through One Great Hour of Sharing , the possibilities are endless.

The sign-up form for Worship Leader, Disciple on Duty, Usher/Greeter, Counter, Communion set-up & serving, Coffee Hour & Weekly flowers is available online. Click HERE to sign up. There is also a sign-up form for Coffee Hour in the lounge.