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Save The Date - May 23, 2020
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Lake Bluff Cornhole Championships
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This Sunday @ the Community Church
"Drum Major Reflections"
Dr. Thomas Dickelman, preaching
Music Featuring Spirited Jazz
Honoring Saxman Kurt Yost
9 am Meditation
9 - 11 am Childcare
10 am Service
11 am Coffee & Treats
special thanks to Jane & Bob Miller
for greeting, treats & flowers...
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Roots & Wings -
Will Meet Next Sunday!
For our children's time @ worship this week we will share a very important 5 minute film for all to see on the Chapel Jumbotron!
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This Weekend!
Dr. Matt Dewar’s Winter Wellness Retreat
(A Few Spots Still Available!)
Due to a relatively quiet weekend at Joseph and Mary Retreat House they will allow us last minute reservations. Let
Zach
know if you’d like to join.
Saturday, January 18 - 10:30 AM
to Sunday, January 19 - 12 Noon
$100 covers accommodations and fare
The gist of the retreat in Matt’s own words:
“Begin the new year with a weekend of personal reflection and renewal. This retreat will focus on how to cultivate and maintain your well-being in the midst of day-to-day demands and stress. Specifically, we’ll explore how increased self-awareness can interrupt the often-unconscious internal states that lead to unhealthy lifestyle choices. By learning simple techniques to increase self-awareness and improve self-care, you'll start the new year off with healthier habits, clearer purpose, and improved well-being.”
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Gorton Chili Cook Off
Gorton is holding their first - ever Chili Cook Off and it's almost certain to be a hit. The Community Church team will be led by our very own
Chef Bryn Benson
- an award-winning Chili Chef! It will all be held Sunday, January 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Come be a "taster" for only $5 and sample the various chili! In addition, Laura Carney pottery will be available for sale. One of the competitors for chili will be Meg Barnhart's "Team Zen". The Community Church won the Lake Bluff BBQ Championship last fall - let's keep it going with chili!
For more info, contact
Pam
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MountainFilm World Tour -
at Gorton!
January 24 - 25
(limited tickets available - check now if you are interested!)
The Community Church gets revved up about MountainFilm, so much so that we’re a sponsor of the event. This year we’re taking our enthusiasm for the event up a couple notches and hosting the first annual Pre-Feature Film Party the hour before the screening of the feature film:
"The Weight of Water"
Weight of Water documents a man’s kayak journey down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The twist is he’s blind.
Weight of Water screens at 7 PM. Come early and save your seats then come upstairs to room 215.
5:30 - 7:00 pm Pre-Feature Film Party in room 215 at Gorton
(The Community Church Annex, known as the zen-den, the zendo, or Zach’s office, depending on who you ask).
Tasty fare and fine beverages have been selected for the party including two signature cocktails: Colorado River and The Grand Canyon created especially for this event by Bend Oregon’s slowest bartender.
Zach, John, Tom, and all kinds of other good folks will be on hand to pour you a beverage. Special care has been given to provide exceptionally tasty N/A drinks as well. Two signature N/A drinks created for this event are: Paddle Paddle Paddle and Eskimo Roll.
Come for the fun and stay for the film.
7:00 pm
Weight of Water screens in the John and Nancy Hughes Theater.
For more information on Mountain Film:
HERE
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Tuesday Night "Course in Miracles"
A second, A Course in Miracles Study Group (ACIM) will be meeting on Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM in Room 215 at Gorton Community Center beginning on January 23
rd
. The course will be facilitated by David Anderson with Darrell Bloom assisting. We will begin by reading,
A Course in Miracles Made Easy
, by Alan Cohen. The book is available at the Lake Forest Bookstore. You may join the group at any time. Another group already meets at 9:00 am on Thursdays in the same location and you join it.
A Course in Miracles, (ACIM) is a self-study spiritual-thought system that teaches the way of love and forgiveness. It has captivated the minds and captured the hearts of millions of people who no longer want to frame their life around fear. It seeks to provide an inner peace where fear and pain once, prevailed. Cohen takes the big-picture ideas of the Course and brings them down to earth in 22 concise, easy-to-read chapters.
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Family Bowling
The Community Church is going bowling on February 1 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Bertrand Bowling Lanes in Waukegan. This place is like stepping back in time with old style wood lanes (but the scoreboards keep score for you!) This event is for the whole family. 3 games plus shoes for $10. Signup sheet will be at the church website under
Sign Up Sheets.
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MLK Jr, Day Event
Meet at Market Square by the fountain at 12:45 PM. We will walk in honored memory of M.L.K. to the Church of the Holy Spirit for an inspiring service of recognition, remembrance, and gratitude to God for the life of Martin Luther King Jr. No RSVP necessary, just show up and walk with us (or meet us at CHS). Questions?
Contact
Zach
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Even More Stuff...
Women’s Meditation
reconvenes on Mondays, beginning Jan 27. Open to all women in want need of an hour respite & restoration. We will be loosely looking at Pema Chodron’s book
When Things Fall Apart
- books will be available - just show up! 7:00 pm @ Gorton 215.
If you haven’t sent your photo into Pam for the
"All New Family & Friends" directory
please send your family photo right away. The directory entries will be ending soon. Send in one of photos that you took over the holidays! Contact
Pam
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Community Contemplation Invites You To Meditate!
If you’re a long-time meditator looking for a group or if you’re someone with curiosity about meditation and would like to know more—we’ve got you covered.
Community Contemplation offers four opportunities per week for meditation:
Tuesday
at Gorton room 215 at 5:30 PM with Venu Tummalapalli
Wednesday
at Gorton room 215 at 9 AM with Zach Hancock
Friday
at Gorton room 215 at 9 AM with Steve Stein
Sunday
at Reid Hall room 100 at 9 AM with Zach Hancock
Every session runs 45 minutes start to finish
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Start thinking
Bocce
. March 7 at the Highwood Bocce Club. If anyone would like to get a little practice in between now and then that can be arranged. Contact John Corrigan
here
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The Community Church
Podcast with Matt Dewar
- Installment #2 - is available on your favorite podcast site as Dancing Bohemian or on our website
here
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Our good friends @ the
First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest
are offering the program
"Being Good Neighbors in a Red - Blue Land"
on Saturday, January 25 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. The program will feature Dr. Allen Hilton, Executive Director of House United, which helps groups collaborate across theological and political differences. The program will be held at the History Center LF & LB in Lake Forest. Call 847 234 6250 with questions.
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The Chicago Comedy All-Stars is a group of the best stand-up talent the Windy City has to offer. On-stage credits include The Tonight Show, HBO, Comedy Central, The Oprah Winfrey Show, America’s Funniest People, Showtime, Stephen Colbert and WGN to name a few. Enjoy a lineup of expert and seasoned comedians for a night of entertainment. February 8 @ 8:00 pm - PG rating, cash bar, John & Nancy Hughes Theater. For tickets and other info click
HERE
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Ken's Korner
Hi Folks,
Kurt Yost who has graced us with his saxophone playing many times over the years will be retiring from the wine business and moving to a warmer climate. I met Kurt in the early 1980 fresh out of college when I joined the Last Dance Band led by Tom Goetz in Lake Bluff and I’ve been playing in various bands with Kurt ever since. Kurt played for my wedding reception in 1981 and 38 years later played for my daughter Jen’s wedding reception in 2019! I’m going to miss Kurt deeply but wish him well in his retirement!
Come join fellow longtime bandmates Jeff Lackie, Jim Seidel, Eric VanDuyne and myself as we play one last Jazz service with Kurt at The Lili Reid Holt Memorial Chapel in Lake Forest this Sunday, January 19th at 10 am.
Ken
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