Faith

Every Sunday from 3-4:30 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church at 1145 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore offers a grief support group.

St. Catherine of Genoa will have a bi-lingual Mass at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The ladies of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in DeKalb are preparing for their annual Thanksgiving Bake Sale to be held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at 320 S. Second St., in the church hall.

Director Christine Monteiro and the Celebration Chorale invite everyone to “Let All Heaven and Nature Sing!” a Christmas cantata. This is the Chorale’s 15th annual Christmas cantata and they will be accompanied by the Celebration Chorale Orchestra for each of the three performances.

Sts. Peter & Paul Church’s Fall Festival will be held from 3-9 p.m. Sunday at the church at 5N939 Meredith Road in Virgil.

The Ladies of Trinity Lutheran Church, 303 S. Seventh St., DeKalb, are having their Annual Holiday Bake Sale from 7-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, in conjunction with the men’s monthly breakfast.

St. Catherine of Genoa would like to invite the public for an afternoon of reflection and prayer before the frenzy of the upcoming holiday season has a chance to take everyone away from the true work of the Advent season.

Everyone is invited to the 11th annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Outreach Committee of St. John Lutheran Church at 26555 Brickville Road in Sycamore.

Nov. 1 marked the culmination of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center’s six-month long Centennial Celebration featuring a 3 p.m. worship service with the Rev. William Diekelman, first vice-president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, as guest speaker. 

Winning an award was never the goal.

New Hope brings Shoutfest ’09

High school students at Cornerstone Christian Academy recently participated in their annual fall spiritual retreat.

They knew a time capsule was hidden somewhere within the walls. It was placed there 50 years ago, when Malta United Methodist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Whole-hog sausage breakfast planned

Shoutfest 09 will begin at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb.

Women at the Well-DeKalb will begin its seventh year with a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the St. Mary Ministry Center Gymnasium, beginning with a light dinner followed by an inspirational program given by Kathy Berkes.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road in DeKalb, will host its annual craft show from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday in the parish hall.

Santa may have workshops popping up all over Sycamore, as local businesses, churches and homes prepare to serve as collection points for Operation Christmas Child.

LOS ANGELES – When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.

Sycamore United Methodist will host the Blackwood Brothers in concert on Wednesday.

The 55th annual Women’s Fellowship of First Congregational Church Holiday Fruitcake Sale orders can be made after worship on Sunday on a sign-up sheet in the church narthex or by calling the church office at 815-758-0691, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by leaving a message at that number.

Area shoppers will have an opportunity to purchase unique and unusual Christmas gifts and, at the same time, support small producers in the United States and abroad at the Second annual International Holiday Market at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk.

First United Methodist Women of DeKalb’s 54th Annual “Holiday Bazaar” will be held from 7:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the church at Fourth and Oak streets.

Westminster Presbyterian Church of DeKalb invites community members who like “movies with a message” to view and discuss “Gran Torino” at 6 p.m. Sunday. This adult drama, starring Clint Eastwood as a surly, retired auto worker who gets drawn into the lives of his immigrant Hmong neighbors, is the second in Westminster’s Sunday evening Faith and Film Series.

Kishwaukee Bible Church and Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb will present a free concert by sacred music vocalists John and Mary Giger.

The Blackwood Brothers gospel quartet will appear at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Sycamore United Methodist Church.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church will present the first music recital of a new Artist Series at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1915 N. First St. in DeKalb. The concert will feature organist Jim Nerst-heimer and members of the Rockford Area Horn Club.

Halloween has a rich history, dating back to pre-Christian Europe.

DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen was among the 287 people who participated in the 2009 Sondra King Memorial CROP Walk to end hunger.

Good Shepherd Lutheran School will host its Door to the Holiday Craft Fair from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7 at 1111 Van St. in Elgin.