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" Yes, and...Capital Appeal Preview Event Atonement will be kicking off a Capital Appeal titled “Yes, and…” on January 28. We will have a preview event at the Barrington White House on Thursday, January 25 from 6:30 - 9 pm. If you are interested in making an advanced commitment and would like to be involved in this event, CLICK HERE to make your reservation . If you have questions please contact Jennie Kramer at 847-209-2756 or Kristin Powal at 815-540-4079. This event is open to all.

Family Fun Night Get in on the action at our next Family Fun Night, scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 4:30-7pm in the gym. We will break for pizza in the JAM room at 5:30. All families are welcome to join us—invite a friend or neighbor’s family to come along too! $5 per person with a $20 per family maximum. Register online so that we know how much pizza to order. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. Contact Kate Duncan at 312-371-0352 if you have any questions.

Artist Timothy Botts in Worship Timothy Botts, noted artist and calligrapher, will be at Atonement during worship on February 4. Tim illustrates biblical quotations as meditative and inspirational pieces, published in books such as Doorposts, and as fine art prints, cards and posters. He will be creating a piece during each of the three morning worship hours, based on the gospel reading of the day. You won’t want to miss this!

Fall Registration for ACDS Registration for the 2018/2019 school year began January 8, 2018 for members of Atonement and current families. Registration will open to the public on January 22, 2018 Atonement offers a unique and wide range of classes for your child aged 6 weeks old thru Full-day Kindergarten. For more information on the school please check out our website at www.churchofatonement.org/preschool . To schedule a tour please call the school office at 847-382-6360.

We are in the Season of Epiphany “I’ve had an epiphany”, we say when we have just come upon a new understanding, or recognized something we never saw before. The season of Epiphany brings a similar experience: we reflect on Jesus as he begins his ministry following his baptism, and make new illuminating discoveries about who Jesus is. Epiphany is the day and the season of the church year when we patiently watch and listen as God is quietly revealed before us once again. Sometimes, even when we try hard to do so, we just don’t see God in our everyday lives or in the events of our troubled world. With the busy Christmas season past, Epiphany gives us the time . . . (read more here)

Holy Land Tour Pastor Said Ailabouni Leading Holy Land Tour May 7-17, 2018 In a rich feast of experiences, travelers will visit and learn about sites that are holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee and Hebron. They will visit a settlement and a refugee camp, and speak with local people from a diversity of backgrounds. Two guides, one Israeli and one Palestinian, will facilitate this groundbreaking interfaith and multi-perspective tour of the Land we all “holy”. Brochures are at the Welcome Desk, or go to gracelg.org/interfaithtrip for more details. The deadline to sign up has been extended to the end of January.