News From Community Churchland Late Aug. '20

This Sunday: Worship @ the Gazebo The Rev. Veronica Johnson of the Union Church in Hyde Park and McCormick Theological Seminary will be making her annual trip to join our church and preach on Sunday, August 30. Veronica's message is titled "When We All Get to Heaven." Don't miss Veronica & the music of Derrick Stout who is back from battling Covid - 19. 10:00 a.m. start!

Great News For Folks Who Choose to Worship Online! This Sunday's online service will streamed live from the Village Green @ 10:00 a.m. We'll send the link to you Sunday morning via Constant Contact.

Rev. Sean Miller Begins His Ministry @ Community Church Sept. 1 The Rev. Sean Miller begins his service to our church and community on September 1. Sean is a well-known as a preacher and church leader, and comes to us after having served churches in Arlington Heights, Potomoc, Maryland and Greenwich, Connecticut. Normally, we'd have a big party to welcome him, but we will put that off until Covid is in the rear view mirror - and then we will have a REALLY BIG PARTY! Sean will be preaching at the Gazebo on Sunday, Sept. 6 - please join us for a nice CCLFLB welcome to Sean!

Community Church Picture of the Week!!! Our Office Manager Pam Campbell & her husband Doug were playing golf last Monday when Pam - somewhere off the fairway & looking for her golf ball - found this ball. A pretty interesting message, right? While Tom hits plenty of balls in the woods, it was not his golf ball...

Zach & Dave Fans Take Note! This 2 session Zoom study led by Rev. Zach Hancock & Dave Andersen is based on Thomas Keating’s The Human Condition. The short, 45-page book and study are a great fit for those seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Sessions will be on Wednesdays, September 2 & 9 @ 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Sundays September 6 & 13 @ 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Email Dave (dsandersen82@gmail.com) for more information.

An Editorial Message From Tom I recently received a newsletter from an organization that regularly honors and names an "Employee of the Month." Every time I read the accompanying story, I am moved by the dedication that the particular employee has demonstrated. Along those lines, I'd like to announce that for August, 2020 the Community Church has a five way tie for "Employee of the Month" between the following staff members: Pam Campbell Elliott Delman Peter Wolff Ken Hall John Corrigan I hope everyone has a sense of how blessed we are to have such a great team serving our church & community...

Lost & Found - Glasses were left in office this week and the chair is from the Gazebo. Contact Pam Campbell if they belong to you!

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Break Time for Our Food DRIVE We'll be taking a break from having our church truck open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7 days per week starting today. We will be back - it is just time to pause the program for a short time. Thanks to all for incredible support of this outreach effort!

Covid Comedy Relief @ Gorton Three seasoned Chicago Comedy All-Stars comedians will perform a 70-80 minute show on Friday night, September 25 at 7:30 p.m.in the Gorton Community Center parking lot. Spaces will be socially distanced to accommodate about 120 people. Tickets are $35 per ticket and are available on Gorton’s website. Place your order soon as the last comedy show sold out in February with 310 attending in the Hughes Theater. Bring your own chairs, concessions will be available.

Last but not least. I am about to drive to Florida where my sister Sue is having surgery - literally as I write this on late Thursday morning - for glioblastoma. Not sure when I will be back. The church is in incredibly capable hands! Thanks for keeping Sue in your thoughts and prayers, and please understand if I do not reply in a timely manner to emails, texts & calls. If you have a question in my absence, please contact Pam or Sean (starting Monday). Peace, TD