Featured Events
Maundy Thursday Simple Supper
Apr. 2, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Join your church family for a simple supper before our 7:00 p.m. worship service. Please sign up to let us know if you’ll be attending, and if you are able to help with set-up, clean-up or providing food, please let us know that as well.
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Faith Formation
Sat, Apr 4, 9:45 a.m. sharp!
All preschool through 6th grade children are welcome to join us for this fun-filled family event! Bring a basket for collecting eggs and a breakfast item to share. The INDOOR hunt begins at 10 a.m. sharp! Don’t be late as the hunt goes quickly and you don’t want to miss out on the fun!
Lenten Series Bible Study: The Gospel of John
Weds., Feb. 18 thru Apr. 8, 5-6:30 p.m., Parlor
All are welcome to join us on Weds. evenings to study the Gospel of John. We’ll begin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18th and run through April 8th, with the exception of Mar. 25th when we will not meet. We WILL need the Weds. of Holy Week. Please signup to participate and receive weekly communications.
FCLC Fundraiser at Chipotle in Downers Grove
Wed., Apr. 8, 4 - 8 p.m., 1203 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove
Help raise funds for the First Congregational Learning Center (FCLC) by ordering dinner this Wednesday! 25% of event sales will be donated to the cause. Show this flyer if you order in-person at the restaurant, and for online orders for pickup use code: ZX2RKDH. Thank you for your support!
Climate Hope Affiliates Launch Meeting
Sat., Apr. 11, 9 - 11:30 a.m., Fellowship Hall
Concerned about the climate and our continued reliance on fossil fuels? Do you want to help, but don’t know where to start? Individual action is important, but as a group we can do so much more. We invite you to attend the launch meeting for the Downers Grove chapter of Climate Hope Affiliates (CHA). CHA is a national UCC organization which advocates for public policy reform with the goal of protecting our planet, and ensuring a livable future for our children. Please join us!
Hope is in Bloom - Spring Blood Drive
Wed., Apr. 15, 3 - 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Give hope this April and donate blood! Every donation saves up to three lives! To schedule, go to www.versiti.org/IL, load the Versiti Donor app, call (800) 7TO-GIVE. Remember to bring a photo ID, and be sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating. Call (800) 786-4483 with eligibility questions.
Climate Change Interactive Brainstorm & Lunch
Wed., Apr. 26, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Join the Mission & Justice Mission for this fun, interactive session! We’ll be joined by a presenter from Citizen’s Climate Lobby to help us brainstorm ideas about what we can do, as individuals and as a community, to help stop climate change! Lunch is incluced!
Men’s Book Club
Sat., Apr. 28, 8 a.m. , Parlor
Please join us at the end of the month to discuss our April book selection, The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas by Jerry Dennis. All are welcome to join us!
For more information, please contact Tom Eisenhart.
The Great Descent: DuPage PADS Fundraiser
Sat, May 9, exact time TBD
Pastor Scott and David Hersemann will pretend to be Batman and Robin again and walk down the wall at Hotel Arista at CityGate Centre in Naperville. You can read full details about this charity event online, and you can donate directly to either David’s fundraiser or Pastor Scott.’s fundraiser. Stay tuned for further details and find out who Pastor Scott and David will throw the gauntlet at this year!